lake superior agate, or just ‘red agate” if ur lazy
she was originally planted among pink diamond’s first quartzes by YD to keep an eye on things and sort of…smother-parent YD style. but she turned traitor not long afterward, and was never heard from on homeworld again
an artilleryman and veteran motivational speaker, red was a considerable boon to the rebellion. once she turned her charisma and passion from punishment to motivation, she turned out to be quite a positive force-as well as a destructive one
red doesn’t care much for humans, but has always believed in a better future for gems. she wants more for her quartzes than just colony after colony-she wants life with MEANING, even if that meaning is different than what homeworld wants for gems
red has the near toxic charisma of a leader or…televangelist. her aggression is nearly infectious, making her an asset when troops need motivating…but she has trouble in any other situation. socially, she just doesn’t have much of an understanding of gentleness or reaching out-she’s never really been close to anyone, and will often be so needlessly confrontational that she makes things awkward with her peers, even unintentionally
she just doesn’t know what she is outside of a conflict. as a gem, she’s never really been allowed to stray outside of her role, so once the war is over…what is she, any more, if not a war machine?
despite her good intentions, red’s zeal can get ahead of her. she tends to take things too far or ignore warning signs in pretty much all walks of her life. she has only ever fused with other agates for combat purposes
unlike most quartzes or lower level troops, red is a good liar and good at manipulation. this alienates her a lot from her peers