After Pearl unintentionally inspired Pink Diamond to disguise herself as a Quartz soldier to have fun on her colony, Pink began to have second thoughts about her invasion after becoming enamored with the organic life on Earth. Pink and Pearl finally developed a true friendship, with Pearl hugging and thanking her. When Pink's pleas to end the colonization were dismissed by the other Diamonds, she began a rebellion against her Homeworld as Rose, and Pearl was the first to fight alongside her. She looked up to Rose for guidance and support, and she developed romantic feelings for her over time, even imagining that she met her on Earth. Rose did not force Pearl to fight with her, and even told her that she didn't have to, but Pearl wanted to. Rose then called her, "My Pearl", and held her hand, which indicated she saw Pearl as her own person and looked up to her. Rose and Pearl's original goal was to wipe every gem off of earth and live together. Psammokinesis: Pearl is shown manipulating a small amount of sand to create figurines in "Giant Woman". It is currently unknown how much sand she can control at one time. This ability has only been shown once so far. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw0k1z

Pearl's disgust for eating might be from watching Pink Diamond eat the gem shards she created to fake her shattering. Pearl looked disgusted before Pink Diamond ate them.

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It is heavily implied that Amethyst also owns a phone or has owned one in the past. She knows how to use one and also has a few phone cases in her room. Originally, Pearl saw Lion as just an average wild animal, being a little uneasy about Steven keeping him because of his probably dangerous nature. However, in "Rose's Scabbard", she gains a different kind of unease due to him containing Rose's sword and thus having some connection to Rose. This knowledge distressed her greatly as Rose supposedly told her everything, causing her to resent Lion to the point where she ran away with Rose's Scabbard to the Gem Battlefield. After gaining encouragement from Steven, she seems to respect Lion a bit more while still feeling tenuous about him in general. In "The Answer", it is confirmed that Pearl and Rose had been together since, at least, the year 3734 BCE. After they saw Garnet's fusion, they went to the woods as Rose was amazed after seeing the fusion. As they talked, Pearl tried to fuse with Rose but immediately apologized, saying that a pearl and a diamond couldn't fuse, and asked to be replaced. Rose protested, and Pearl finally told Rose the fantasies she had about her while blushing, and asked if she should stop imagining. Rose told her to never stop and they almost fused into Rainbow Quartz for the first time, Pearl is the only member of the four original Crystal Gems to never have her name in an episode title. Pearl possesses standard Gem abilities: bubbling, shapeshifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability.

Gem-tech Interfacing: While not to the extent of Peridot, she is first shown in " Jail Break" and later shown in "Friend Ship", to be able to interface and control Gem technology such as the Gem Warship and, to a greater extent, Peridot's escape pod. When she interfaces with Gem-tech, her eyes become overlapped with what looks like a programming code. Though stating during the same episode that Steven no longer wishes her to watch him sleep, she is observed intently watching him sleep when he wakes up from his first dream during "Chille Tid".Unfused Gems: Amethyst • Biggs Jasper • Bismuth • Lapis Lazuli • Larimar • Pearl • Peridot • Ruby • Sapphire • Snowflake Obsidian In "Bubbled", Garnet mentioned one of the reasons for Rose Quartz shattering Pink Diamond was so Pearl could be free. In "Rose Buds", she is shown to be uncomfortable around the three Rose Quartz as they remind her of Rose/Pink. I have to admit, it's remarkable that a Pearl such as yourself could become such a... knowledgeable technician.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2e4gmx/i_am_rebecca_sugar_creator_of_steven_universe_and/cjw29koIn "Gem Harvest", when the Gems meet Andy DeMayo for the first time, Amethyst resents "some new Greg" intruding in their business, to which Pearl adds, " Our Greg is clearly the superior one," showing that Pearl has come to hold Greg in genuine esteem, a marked improvement from her previous resentment-tinged chilly détente with him. Humans just live short, boring, insignificant lives, so they make up stories to feel like they're a part of something bigger. They want to blame all the world's problems on some single enemy they can fight, instead of a complex network of interrelated forces beyond anyone's control.

Pearl originally sees Connie as just Steven's friend. When Connie asks her if she can take sword-fighting lessons in "Sworn to the Sword", Pearl initially expresses doubt. However, she is touched to the point of tears by Connie's passion and willingness to defend Steven, and thus mentors her in the art of sword fighting. During early training, Pearl relates Connie to herself and Steven to Rose, and, as such, she begins to instill in Connie a precept that she once followed herself with regards to Rose: to risk her life to protect Steven. However, Pearl soon learns from her mistake, realizing how much Steven and Connie care for each other. Now, Pearl thinks that Connie is an expert on sword fighting and that she and Steven can be great knights together.Groups: Light Army • Blue Monsters • Green Monsters • Indigo Monsters • Orange Monsters • Red Monsters It has been confirmed in "A Single Pale Rose" that Pearl was formerly a subordinate of Pink Diamond. Before this, other hinted moments include: Aliens: Beetle Aliens • Bird Blob Aliens • Ungulate Aliens • Worm Aliens • Flower-Like Aliens • Minor Alien Characters Both Ian Jones-Quartey and Rebecca Sugar made Pearl an anti-hero as a way to make her relatable - Pearl displays some of the vices characteristic of an anti-hero, such as selfishness, that viewers can easily relate to and understand.