Rose Quartz (Pink Diamond)

Rose Quartz's History

Pink Diamond was a Homeworld Gem and a member of the Great Diamond Authority that continued to rule over the Gem race in her absence.

Originally in charge of Earth's colonization, she took the form of a Rose Quartz after her fellow Diamonds refused to allow her to abandon the colony and spare life found on the planet. As her plans escalated into an all-out war Pink faked her own shattering in an effort to finally drive Homeworld away from Earth, taking on Rose's appearance as her default form afterwards.

She was first depicted in her original form as a mural in "It Could've Been Great" and as a reflection during Stevonnie's dream sequence in "Jungle Moon". She made her official debut in "A Single Pale Rose".

Ancient History

Pink Diamond was created at an unknown point millennia ago. She was part of a quartet of Diamonds known as the Diamond Authority who ruled all of Gemkind with a strict caste system.

In her early days, she wasn't allowed to carry out the typical duties of an actual Diamond, instead, she hosted balls and parties to celebrate the other Diamonds' accomplishments.

Pink had a very close relationship with the other Diamonds, at times playing a game in which she would sink below the water and sing while White, Yellow, and Blue would stay above the surface trying to guess the song's name. She was even allowed to name a batch of Pyrite "Fool's Gold," making White furious. However, their relationship was strained by the duties the Diamonds had kept in place of their assumed roles, something that hurt Pink and Blue deeply.

At one juncture, Pink watched Yellow send out a fleet of Gems to begin colonizing an inhabited planet at the Moon Base orbiting said planet. Pink was fascinated by the duties of a Diamond but frustrated at the same time because Yellow had numerous colonies and she couldn't have one of her own. After Pink demanded a colony, the two argued. The exchange ended with Pink walking away and angrily smashing one of the Moon Base's windows out of frustration.

On another occasion, Pink accompanied Blue to the Kyanite colony and begged her to let her keep the organic worms that lived on the planet, which Blue allowed. However, the worms began infesting the palaces of Homeworld and chased the Pearls around. Because of this, Blue was forced to throw Pink into the Prison Tower and scold her for misbehaving. As revealed in "Change Your Mind", Pink was locked away in the Prison Tower numerous times by Blue over her repeated misdemeanors.

8,000 Years Ago

Tired of repeated rejections from Yellow and Blue, Pink directly petitioned White Diamond for a colony of her own. However, White also denied her request, alleging that Pink "wasn't fit to run one. Furious, Pink threw a destructive tantrum that cracked Pink Pearl's gem and traumatized her so severely that when her gem was restored her physical form still manifested with a permanent, large crack over her left eye. As Blue had previously warned, Pink Diamond's Pearl was taken away by White Diamond and was eventually replaced by a new, "default". Pearl and a pink Spinel who would act as her personal assistant and "best friend" respectively. Pink's original Pearl was placed under the control of White Diamond using her gem-controlling power and would go on to serve as a false "White" Pearl to White Diamond for the next 8,000 years.