Gem Homeworld

The Gem Homeworld otherwise known simoly as the Homeworld, is a major location in the animated series Steven Universe. It's the home planet of the Gem race and is the main headquarters for the Homeworld Gems.

Description
Details about the Gem Homeworld are left mysterious as not much is known about the planet other than that the Gems come from there and other small speicific details. The location of the Homeworld appears to be in a separate galaxy according to Garnet in "Log Date 7 15 2" and there appears to be a caste system set up theree as well. As revealed by Pearl in "The Return" the Homeworld appear to have control over multiple planets as impied by Pearl saying that Earth isn't under Gem control.

Background
Around 6,000 years ago, the Gem Homeworld had began expanding their new empire and found Earth in the process. The Homeworld began to set up various Gem structures like Kindergartens to mass produce Gems for the Homeworld. However, Rose Quartz couldn't stand to see the Gem Colony be fully completed as all organic life on Earth would die and as a result, she founded the Crystal Gems and started a rebellion against the Gem Homeworld and defected from Homeworld as well. This lead to the beginning of The Rebellion where Homeworld lost and was forced to retreat but not before both sides suffered heavy casualties and The Cluster was implated within the Earth's core at an unknown time.

Mirror Gem/Ocean Gem
In the episode "Mirror Gem", Lapis Lazuli is the first Homeword Gem to be introduced where it's revealed that she's been trapped in a mirror for a long period of time and only now has been released. She attacks the Crystal Gems but also befriends Steven and reveals her plans to return home back to the Homeworld and stole the Earth's ocean to do so. On the top of the ocean tower Lapis has made, she stares off into space where pink glimore is shown which is the possible location of the Homeworld and after Steven heals her gem, she grows her water wings and flies back to Homeworld.

Space Race
Pearl mentions that the Galaxy Warp served as a method of transportation to the Homeworld via the inactive Homeworld Warp.

Warp Tour
Peridot makes her debut as the second Homeworld Gem to be introduced. She teleports to Earth from the Homeworld and repairs a damanged Homeworld War Pad with her Robonoids. She checks up on her mission in a status update and then leaves after dsicovering a waffle sticker left behind. Garnet then procedes to destroy the pad with her gauntlets.

The Message
Lapis appears again where she has returned home but things have changed dramatically. Lapis mentions how Homeworld has gotten more advanced since the last time she remembered it and warns Steven that the Homeworld is sending reinforcments to deal with the Crystal Gems for meddling with their affairs.

The Return/Jail Break
The Crystal Gems discover that a Gem Warship has entered the Earth's atmosphere and is heading towards Beach City. The Gems try to stop it but the ship lands on Earth and right infron of their base. Peridot steps out where she shows her superior, Jasper, the targets of their mission. Jasper then grabs Lapis and asks her if they're at their base to which she says yes. Japser then fights the Crystal Gems and wins and everyone else is taken on board the Gem Warship. Onboard, Steven manages to break out and does the same for Ruby and Sapphire as well and discovers that Lapis is also in jail as the ship is set back to Homeworld. Ruby and Sapphire reunite and fuse back together as Garnet and fight Jasper while Steven frees Amethyst and Pearl and subdues Peridot so they can take over the ship. The ship ends up crashing and everyone survives but Jasper forces Lapis to fuse as Malachite but then Lapis forced Malachite underwater where the two of them currently remain fused.

Friend Ship
The Crystal Gems head to an ancient Gem Colony Warship where they hope to find more information about the Homeworld there since the ship was used as transportation between Homeworld and Earth. While there, they run into Peridot where she's trying to get into contact with Homeworld and she manages to escape but looses a foot in the process.

Catch and Release
Peridot is seen at a warp pad where she forces Steven into trying to fix it so she can get back to Homeworld as she has lost all her robonoids, a foot, and Yellow Diamon hasn't responded to her distress call. Steven tries and fails and Peridot ends up getting captured after retreating back into her gem. She then gets freed by Steven only to reveal her small and real appearance.

When it Rains
One day it rains and Steven goes outside and tries to convince Peridot but she hesitates. She reveals that there's no rain on the Gem Homeworld and is unknown about rain in general. According to Peridot, the Homeworld saw Earth as uneeded and decided to use it for experiments and one of them just happened to be The Cluster which is currently deep within the Earth's core and is still incubating. The only way to stop it is to destroy it befroe it completes incubating or get off Earth in general which props the Crystal Gems to begin planning to drill down and destroy the Cluster to save the Earth.

Back to the Barn
Peridot mentions the Homeworld while she explains the planet's caste system. She mentions how Pearls are ment to be servants revealing Pearl's position on the Gem Caste System truely is.

The Answer
As a gift for Steven's birthday, Garnet tells him how Ruby and Sapphire met. A flashback is shown where Ruby and Sapphire first met 5,750 years ago where Sapphire was a Homeworld Gem Aristocrat and was a member of Blue Diamond's court and was an underling of hers. Sapphire tells Blue Diamon that the rebels would come and loose but it doesn't go as she forsaw it and as a result, she flees with Ruby and defects after Ruby was to be executed by Blue Diamond's orders for fusing with Sapphire.

It Could've Been Great
The Crystal Gems have finished their drill and are ready to get to the Earth's core when Peridot says they need the cordinates. The gems then head up to an abandoned moon base where they find the control room and reveal the Homeworld's original plans for Earth and how a fully completeed Gem Colony would've killed all organic life on Earth which Rose Quartz was against completely resulting in her insitgating the Rebellion. The gems then leave but not before Peridot took a gem communication device with her.

Message Recieved
Peridot, now with the device, betrays the Crystal Gems by trying to run away and get into contact with her superior, Yellow Diamond. Peridot succedes and gets into contact with Yellow Diamond, but is irked by her request to have The Cluster finish incubating and destroy the Earth. After Yellow Diamond says that she wants Earth's destruction, Peridot lashes out saying that there's things worth protecting and knows more than Yellow Diamon ever could. Peridot then ends the transmission and she becomes a Crystal Gem after being branded a traitor to the Homeworld.

Log Date 7 15 2
After the disasterous transmition with Peridot and Yellow Diamond, Peridot is now a Crystal Gem as she's been branded a traitor for her actions. At night, Garnet points out that the Homeworld is located on another galaxy and is outside of the Milky Way.

Current Inhabitants

 * Gems
 * Yellow Diamond
 * Blue Diamond (most likely)
 * Blue Pearl (most likely)
 * Yellow Pearl

Former Inhabitants

 * Garnet
 * Ruby
 * Sapphire
 * Pearl
 * Rose Quartz
 * Peridot
 * Malachite
 * Lapis Lazuli
 * Jasper