A former playmate of Pink Diamond abandoned in a space garden for 6,000 years. She returns with a rejuvenator weapon and a toxic drill to destroy Earth, driven by grief and rage, but ultimately finds closure and leaves with the Diamonds.
Their conflict drives the central plot and becomes a path toward mutual change.
Spinel arrives intending to kill Steven and destroy Earth, while Steven confronts her, destroys the injector, and helps her find closure.
Pearl / Yellow Pearl provides the key narrative link to Spinel's history.
Pearl / Yellow Pearl is the only reset Gem who knows who Spinel is, and her recovered memories reveal Spinel's past.
Bismuth identifies the mechanism behind Spinel's attack.
Bismuth recognizes Spinel's scythe-like weapon as a Rejuvenator used to reset rebellious Gems.
Peridot exposes the environmental danger created by Spinel.
Peridot discovers that Spinel's drill is injecting a toxic chemical that will kill all life on Earth.
Spinel directly disrupts Garnet before Garnet returns to the defense effort.
Spinel uses the Rejuvenator on Garnet, and Garnet later recovers her memory during the final crisis.
Amethyst is one of Spinel's victims and later returns to the team.
Spinel uses her weapon to reset Amethyst, forcing Steven to recreate their shared experiences to restore her memory.
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