Yes, There Are Villains in Steven Universe

"There are no true villains in Steven Universe." You've heard that, right? You've probably even heard that Rebecca Sugar said it. But she didn't. Steven Universe has villains, and it's pretty self-evident that it does. But why do people think it's not supposed to?
It's all because of a big game of Telephone that people have this misconception about Steven Universe and its villains. Always check the source, people!
If you want to read the article where Ms. Sugar mentioned the lack of iconic villains in Steven Universe, Gizmodo still has it up: gizmodo.com/steven-universe-i...

[@robbie_the_mastermind2176]

“Fusion is just a cheap trip to make weak Gems Stronger.” - Jasper - Jail Break

[@Peridotwo]

*[I certainly do not miss the time i was a villain]*

[@nerner266]

Uh, you clearly have not digged into this enough. I've been in the community since 2016, and I know this idea comes relatively recently into play. That's not a coincidence. In that time, between 2018 and 2020, Rebecca Sugar made a lot of interviews and a lot of Con-Panels and she said a lot of interesting things. "The show has no villains" is definitely one of them. So, untrue, Rebecca has said in several points that the show has no villains. On the top of my head I clearly remember them talking about it in the livestream for the End of an Era artbook, in response to the question relating Rose being the villain, to which they said, something along the lines of: We never came of a place to intend Rose as a villain, it was always from a place of understanding. She has a lot of internal issues, just like everyone else in the show. We wrote the show with the idea that there is only one villain, and the villain is self-hatred. Or if you really, really want a character, maybe perhaps... [doesn't end the sentence]. I think she also mentioned it in an interview towards the end of the original show. Like she's said it a lot of times man. Fandom says a lot of stupid shit but this is not one of them.

[@Carabas72]

Links and exact, verifiable quotes, or it didn't happen.

[@DirtyImpala]

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[@chasethemaster3440]

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