Steven Universe
TV Show • 2013 • Animation
ReportA young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
This tv show contains 87 potentially triggering events.
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Your Triggers
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Abandonment
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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SiRenfield
Eh that’s more parental death, although Sour Cream’s father walked out on him when he was six
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Abuse
Are there abusive parents?
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DeenGray
You could make the argument that the Diamonds are like abusive parents to Pink, but the show's crew had debunked the gems having any family relations. Plus, Connie's mom is initially very strict towards her, but she eventually changes her ways.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
36 supporters
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jdpamv
The Diamonds are coded as abusers (and they're even comparable to N*zis, for that matter) and get a rather quick and undeserved redemption arc.
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Is someone stalked?
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Various townspeople are stalked and kidnapped by Aquamarine near the mid-end of Season 4.
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Kyle
Lapis and Jasper's fusion is interpreted to be an abusive relationship
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Lapis is shown being drawn towards an abusive dynamic with Jasper in which Lapis can subjugate Jasper. She resists it in the end, but the idea of "abused becoming the abuser" seems to be presented uncritically by the show. There are other points where this theme shows up in her dialogue too.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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sushi
During the second half of the last season, Steven is constantly ignored and gaslit by the Diamonds, intentionally or not, who refuse to call him by his name or correct pronouns until the final episode. It may be uncomfortable for some viewers, due to its similarities to the situation of a transgender person being misgendered by their family.
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ShannonBristol
White, Blue, and Yellow Diamond are all strongly implied to have abused Pink Diamond emotionally.
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Addiction
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Is there addiction?
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Anonymous
Some see Jasper as having been addicted to being Malachite, but that's more analogous to something like Stockholm syndrome.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
15 supporters
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AnonymousFriends
I don't think there's any alcohol in the show at all. Not even a glass of wine or anything
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Animal
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Anonymous
Lion did die, but it's not shown on screen
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Are animals abused?
174 supporters
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Kyle
Cat fingers "are killed" with water.
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BriarRosePatch
There is a movie series in universe in which a robotic dog fights crime but he is a robot
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Is there a dead animal?
96 supporters
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LVKendo
There’s a scene where lion is shown consuming a lizard, which has been torn in half. There’s no blood or gore, but you can see bone and the top half of the body is missing.
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Does a cat die?
149 supporters
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KathyT154
In various episodes Steven has living catfingers, who try to overtake his body. He „kills“ those cats with water though.
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Does a pet die?
140 supporters
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HoppipHarvest
No, but a pet is implied to have died and been revived in the past.
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Are there spiders?
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ShannonBristol
There are spider-like creatures.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Closest thing is when Amethyst jokes about being "The Crocodile" and gets a very vaguely croc type face for a moment.
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Are there snakes?
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HoppipHarvest
They don’t have any arms!
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Are there sharks?
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personassociation
S1
E13
Shark is portrayed in the painting.
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Are there bugs?
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CLODS101
In the episode “Onion Gang”, Steven, Onion, and Onion’s friends have a bug race. If one has sensitivities to seeing bugs crawling, you might want to skip this part of the episode. At the end of the race, Onion’s friends tell Steven to squash the bug he got, as it won. His particular bug is a Stag Beetle. No bug is actually squashed as Steven refuses to squash it. Onion comes by Steven’s house later to return the bug. Also, some Corrupted Gems look like bugs. The Centipeedle, one of these monsters, is very millipede-like. The Heaven Beetle and Earth Beetle look exactly like beetles, however, unlike the Centipeedle, who is sometimes seen attacking the Crystal Gems, the Heaven and Earth Beetle aren’t hostile and are calm towards the Gems
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Assault
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starcatz
S2
E20
No, but Peridot is punched in the face.
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Is someone held under water?
19 supporters
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dido
(Early Series Spoiler) Lapis "I've drowned a lot of people" Lazuli attempts 2 drown two characters onscreen.
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Is rape mentioned?
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frzysk
No, but the concept of fusion is often used to talk about consent, so some things comparable to rape happen in the show.
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
19 supporters
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Jasper, who can be easily described as a bully, often fights/beats up Amethyst or the other main characters
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Is someone restrained?
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Yes and reasonably often too
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sushi
While no one is assaulted, the episode Alone Together features a character being approached at a party by someone who wants to dance with them, and keeps pushing and getting in their personal space even after being told no. This doesn't escalate, but it may be uncomfortable for some viewers.
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Anonymous
No literal rape whatsoever, although it is possible to interpret fusion as a metaphor for sex, and multiple nonconsensual fusions occur onscreen. Although these scenes can be thematically similar to rapes, the imagery shown is not similar. You just see two characters dance, glow, and turn into one big character.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Anonymous
Steven shaves a single chin hair at the very beginning of "Reunited".
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Are any hands damaged?
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Dracos002
Not permanently, but Steven can turn his fingers into cats. In the first episode that this happens in, he doesn't know how to undo it.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Anonymous
Any time Steven goes inside Lion's mane he has to hold his breath, and sometimes starts suffocating if he's in there too long, though he always manages to come up for air.
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Is there cannibalism?
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Quasar
S5
E18
No cannibalism but in Single Pale Rose a character swallows non-living gem shards which might make viewers uncomfortable
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Is someone crushed to death?
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There are multiple scenes where gems are crushed and poofed.
For example there's a scene whers Amethyst is crushed by the slinker and poofed
For example there's a scene whers Amethyst is crushed by the slinker and poofed
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Is someone buried alive?
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CharaViolet
Gems emerge from the earth rather than being born, however, this is pictured as them jumping out of a hole in a wall rather than anything similar to being buried.
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Is there body horror?
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SiRenfield
The Cluster
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Is there amputation?
25 supporters
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LauraMcG
The gems fight various monsters, sometimes by slicing off their limbs. It is not graphic, and the monsters always "poof" then. They are not killing the monsters. Also, when broken gem shards reform, they form as disembodied arms and legs.
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Does a head get squashed?
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ironbob12343boi
Although in one episode, a gem threatens to crush a human's head, it doesn't happen
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Yes, there are several scenes in most episodes where characters are out of breath
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
74 supporters
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CassetteMeower
No genitals are seen on characters
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Does someone become unconscious?
6 supporters
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DeenGray
Whenever Steven astral projects
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Does someone break a bone?
21 supporters
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Anonymous
Greg's leg is injured and presumably broken in "Ocean Gem", with no visible wound. The following episode "House Guest" centers around him recovering from this injury, and he is fully healed by the end of the episode.
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Does someone have a seizure?
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HoppipHarvest
No, but cracked Gems sometimes glitch, and the effect is a little bit similar.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
48 supporters
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Colleen Werner
In the episode Cat Fingers" a character's fingers grow tiny cat heads.
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Is someone tortured?
72 supporters
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Anonymous
more so punishments than torture. in a very non-brutal you-can-show-your-kids way. someone is attached to another through fusing and is brought to the bottom of the ocean. lapis was trapped in a mirror until she was brought out.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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moonstone
no, but somebody does get seriously injured from a fall
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Is there eye mutilation?
87 supporters
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8BitMonkey
No eyes are shown being injured, mutilated, or removed. The closest thing is one Gem who is already missing an eye, but it's far from graphic since she isn't human. There's a shallow monochrome dent where her eye used to be.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Whenever Pearl makes a holographic version of herself, someone ends up stabbed. It's not graphic though. It's a kid's show.
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Is there excessive gore?
81 supporters
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Dreamdust1600
There is no blood or gore
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
18 supporters
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In the episode "Three Gems and a Baby," a young Steven is taken from Greg by the Crystal Gems as they drive away in his van.
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Does a kid die?
44 supporters
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Breanna
A teenager dies and is revived a bit later in the episode. Seeing as a teenager is not yet an adult, it constitutes as a child dying.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Anonymous
S1
E37
None of the minor characters are drawn in a sexualized way or engage in sexual behavior, but some people consider fusion as a metaphor for sex, and minors do perform this. Usually when minors do it, fusion is NOT sexualized at all. The one scene that might be uncomfortable is in Alone Together when the gems are trying to teach Steven how to fuse for the first time. They demonstrate performing sexualized dances to fuse with each other, and then Steven awkwardly tries to perform the same dances. It’s not sexual when he does it and played for laughs though
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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cephaloncas
A brief mention of Greg having to check a motel mattress for them in the road trip episode. none shown but other types of bugs including beetles are
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Yes, Steven does this several times, especially in season 5
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Does a major character die?
22 supporters
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HoppipHarvest
The major characters who die onscreen are never permanently dead. The only really dead major characters is Rose Quartz, who died before the events of the series (and there are no flashbacks to her death).
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Does a non-human character die?
22 supporters
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EmIsHere
Sort of. The closest thing gems have to death is shattering. (Their gem breaking into multiple shards.) But gem shards are shown to still have some consciousness, so they're not really dead. Also, Rose Quartz sort of "died" to give birth to Steven. But since her gem is intact it is greatly debated if she is really, fully gone.
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Does someone die?
12 supporters
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When gems die it is called being "shattered" There are many mentions of it throughout the series. One human character dies at some point after hitting his head then gets revived.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
20 supporters
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0
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AnonymousFriends
Animated so no. The voice actors are super inclusive too
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a family member die?
21 supporters
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HoppipHarvest
Before the events of the series.
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Does a parent die?
20 supporters
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Steven S.
Rose Quartz, the main character's mother, died in childbirth before the events of the show, and her death is discussed often.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
26 supporters
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probablyapineapple
in the episode "cheeseburger backpack" a plush toy named mr. queasy explodes.
in the episode "mirror gem" a teddy bear gets stabbed by pearl's spear.
in the episode "mirror gem" a teddy bear gets stabbed by pearl's spear.
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Is someone kidnapped?
7 supporters
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101
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ironbob12343boi
In the episode "Jailbreak" the gems and Steven have been kidnapped, thhough they escape.
In the "5 nights at beach city" event, several people are kidnapped, but eventually escape.
In the "5 nights at beach city" event, several people are kidnapped, but eventually escape.
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Does someone cheat?
16 supporters
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14
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CLODS101
Overall, no, however, Rose Quartz started her relationship with Greg around the same time as her relationship with Pearl. It’s unknown if Rose and Pearl were still in a romantic relationship then, however, Pearl was very hurt by Rose’s neglect to her after meeting Greg. The situation is sort of like cheating.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
8 supporters
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wellalbeedarned
The episode Horror Club" leads the viewer to believe that a location is haunted, though it is later proved otherwise.
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Are there jump scares?
53 supporters
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18
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Anonymous
No but Frybo is legitimately terrifying
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Is there a shower scene?
10 supporters
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CassetteMeower
Peridot is seen hiding in Steven’s shower when locked in his bathroom, but she’s not seen taking a shower.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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HoppipHarvest
The show takes place near the ocean, and some scenes are set in the middle of the ocean or another body of water.
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Are there clowns?
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Anonymous
Steven is dressed as a clown for the birthday episode but it is not in the context of a scary clown like IT. He has innocent intentions.
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Is someone possessed?
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Anonymous
In "Change your Mind" (S4E29), the antagonist possessed the 3 crystal gems, 2 diamonds, and another pearl has been. For the crystal gems and diamonds, the whole process is shown, with their color and individuality being lost, and is shot like a horror film.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
23 supporters
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2
In many episodes, locations called "kindergartens" are shown. Kindergartens are areas where gems have been made by popping out of the wall leaving a hole the size of their body behind. The walls are covered in body shaped holes, so not exact circles but could still be triggering.
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EmIsHere
Only occasionally. Steven briefly shaves his face during the wedding episode.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
89 supporters
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Anonymous
Multiple times, it is not visible on screen however you do hear the sounds.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
20 supporters
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KatanaNovaCat
Steven does while transformed into a baby in "Steven's Birthday".
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Is there farting?
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ethanthealien
There's a joke in "Mirror Gem" where Steven fake-farts and there's a mirror with a gem trapped inside it who repeats the fake farting.
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Is someone eaten?
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HoppipHarvest
In "Giant Woman", Steven is eaten by a giant bird, but the Gems save him and he is unharmed.
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Does someone spit?
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Alii
Steven has healing spit, and there is multiple scenes where he licks his hand then wipes it on someone, usually an injured person.
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Is there audio gore?
39 supporters
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j_lolz
nope! no audio or visual gore.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
26 supporters
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3
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Rubies3
Connie’s father is a private security guard. He protects property but is actually pretty impotent. Connie thinks her dad’s job is very cool and goes along to do it with him one episode. He is not the police but definitely tries to act like a cop.
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Is there incarceration?
1 supporters
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AnonymousFriends
No "traditional" jail or prison. Alien and space jails. Also mental prisons. Also a zoo full of humans
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LGBTQ+
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Yes
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
30 supporters
Yes
25
No
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Sleepyfroggi
Character gets called the same name as his mom and is referred to with she/her pronouns.
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Is there bisexual cheating?
20 supporters
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1
No
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mejoc
I clicked "no," but there is a love triangle between Pearl Rose and Greg where it's unclear if Rose started seeing Greg while she was still with Pearl. Pearl makes a comment about having been fine with Rose seeing other people before because they never really mattered until Greg, so it still wouldn't really be cheating, but I think it's worth noting if this type of thing upsets you.
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
20 supporters
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starcatz
No, the show in general is very accepting of queer people and Beach City seems to be located in a fairly respectful place of that sort of thing.
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
7 supporters
Yes
17
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0
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HoppipHarvest
Sometimes, entire ancient Gem locations are destroyed.
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
18 supporters
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21
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CLODS101
No, however, Gem Destabilizers use an electric-like current that can poof Gems. This electric-like current is much like the powers of Yellow Diamond. The current can also be used as a barrier, as seen in “Jailbreak”
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Are needles/syringes used?
29 supporters
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7
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CLODS101
No, however, the Gem Injectors at the Prime and Beta Kindergartens only slightly resemble needles/syringes. For those sensitive only to objects that look like or are needles the Gem Injectors won’t trigger any sensitivities. However, if one is sensitive to objects that can remind one of a needle than you might want to keep an eye out on the person with the sensitivities to see how they react to seeing one
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Is there a mental institution scene?
25 supporters
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0
No
97
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CLODS101
Steven and Connie go to a hospital, but a mental hospital is never seen in the show
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Is there a hospital scene?
11 supporters
Yes
142
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0
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Anonymous
In the episode Nightmare Hospital" Steven and Connie sneak into a hospital after hours where they are attacked.
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Does someone have cancer?
1 supporters
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1
No
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0
No, however if you are looking into the fandom there is a popular theory that Steven dies from it
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Mental Health
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Yes
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No
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Rubies3
It is not graphic at all, but Pearl frequently allows herself to be essentially knocked unconscious or beaten to exhaustion in battle even when it’s unnecessary and unwanted. She feels the desire to sacrifice her body for others because she considers herself useless. The reasoning behind her self-sacrifice is similar to self harm and could be disturbing. She also tries to impress this mindset onto a young girl but is stopped.
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Is autism misrepresented?
30 supporters
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0
No
10
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SiRenfield
Not explicitly confirmed in the show itself but Peridot is hella autistic coded
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
31 supporters
Yes
13
No
21
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AutisticRegressorTeto
Pearl did some not-so-great things as a result of trauma (like forcing Garnet to fuse w her), but she is shown empathy and it's still treated as not ok.
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Yes
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
18 supporters
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0
No
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Anonymous
S5
E18
No, but the episode A Single Pale Rose takes place in what may remind systems of a headspace
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Is there autism specific abuse?
38 supporters
Yes
38
No
28
28
Anonymous
No character is confirmed to be autistic, but some are coded as such. The only instance that vaguely resembles autism-specific abuse is in "Too Short to Ride" where an autistic-coded character's tablet, which is implied to be her comfort item, is forcibly taken from her and thrown away.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
69 supporters
Add comment
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20
Is reality unstable or unhinged?
19 supporters
Yes
11
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KatanaNovaCat
S1
E19
In the episode Rose's Room, Steven goes into a room that creates simulations of anything he asks for. Steven then seemingly leaves and walks around town, but eventually realizes that he never actually left the room and is actually in a wonky simulation generated by it.
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Yes
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0
Is there misophonia?
31 supporters
Yes
20
No
1
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AnonymousFriends
Amethyst eats like a little gremlin and makes a lot of mouth noises
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Are there anxiety attacks?
23 supporters
Yes
122
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1
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Kkvega
An episode is dedicated to helping Connie deal with negative thoughts. It’s a happy ending.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
29 supporters
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36
Is there body dysphoria?
14 supporters
Yes
13
No
3
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Anonymous
S5
Kind of. [SPOILERS]
Steven experiences a lot of his mothers memories and sometimes this is expressed with him not knowing if he is fully himself or not. A lot of homeworld gems also make fun of stevens appearance because they still think he's Rose/Pink in a disguise. He is dressed in feminine clothes when he’s captured by the diamonds
Steven experiences a lot of his mothers memories and sometimes this is expressed with him not knowing if he is fully himself or not. A lot of homeworld gems also make fun of stevens appearance because they still think he's Rose/Pink in a disguise. He is dressed in feminine clothes when he’s captured by the diamonds
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Is there body dysmorphia?
27 supporters
Yes
127
No
11
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jen.m.denton
In episode Reformed" Amethyst keeps trying to change her form to what she thinks Garnet wants her to be.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
16 supporters
Yes
114
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9
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Anonymous
In the episode Friend Ship" (s2 ep15) Pearl and Garnet are trapped in a shrinking enclosed pit which eventually becomes almost small enough to crush them. However, they do get out of it before any (physical) damage is done.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
35 supporters
Yes
11
No
80
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nwaynway
No, but may be unsettling to see some of the gems discuss why they don’t eat.
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Yes
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Inuit
In order for Steven to be born his mother had to give up her body. She knew she had to give up her body and did it anyway.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
38 supporters
Yes
40
No
1
10
Deny005
Almost every character does, but it doesn't have a name in show
1 comment | Add comment
Noxious
Are there underwater scenes?
7 supporters
Yes
13
No
0
2
zombigutz
Two characters are trapped underwater in a bubble in an early episode.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
6
No
4
Is there shakey cam?
35 supporters
Yes
45
No
43
17
Laea
The episode "The Big Show" is made as we were seeing a video tape that Steven recorded on an old camera
3 comments | Add comment
Does a baby cry?
13 supporters
Yes
36
No
0
3
MossMan
There are a few episodes where the main character is a baby, and can be heard crying.
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
12
No
0
Is there obscene language/gestures?
5 supporters
Yes
0
No
27
0
AnonymousFriends
None. Very PG.
1 comment | Add comment
Are there flashing lights or images?
42 supporters
Yes
104
No
1
10
Isurehopeitdoesnt
In a couple episodes, but most of the time it's very soft colours and lighting.
12 comments | Add comment
Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
13 supporters
Yes
14
No
0
3
One of the main characters admits to watching the main character sleep often, it’s glossed over and clearly because she doesn’t understand sleep due to not needing it, but it does happen
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Is the fourth wall broken?
12 supporters
Yes
29
No
2
5
Anonymous
The character sunstone breaks the 4th wall often
2 comments | Add comment
Pregnancy
Yes
0
No
27
Yes
1
No
96
Are there babies or unborn children?
13 supporters
Yes
27
No
1
4
Dreamdust1600
There are episodes where steven is a baby and backstory episodes where rose is pregnant
2 comments | Add comment
Is there childbirth?
18 supporters
Yes
90
No
8
23
anonamus
One character, Onion, attempts to show Steven a videotape of his birth. This is not shown onscreen, but there is a few seconds of audio before the video is turned off.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
1
No
92
Does a pregnant person die?
16 supporters
Yes
101
No
7
11
CLODS101
Steven’s mother Rose Quartz died offscreen from giving birth to Steven, however, that doesn’t necessarily count. Other than that, there are no instances of a pregnant women dying
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Prejudice
Are there homophobic slurs?
39 supporters
Yes
12
No
48
12
BriarRosePatch
A character named garnet is symbolic of a gay relationship, and the antagonists call her unnatural.
4 comments | Add comment
Is there ableist language or behavior?
39 supporters
Yes
72
No
10
23
Anonymous
While not among humans, multiple Gems are subject to this. These behaviors are treated as harmful and are not encouraged.
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
65
Yes
2
No
55
23
57bees
A character named Renaldo is a conspiracy theorist and talks about “snake people” and how they take over the government and control people, which is similar to the antisemitic “lizard people” conspiracy theory irl. However he gives up on this theory after all the evidence points to it not being true, after a full episode talks about disproving his weird theories. Other than that, there are no direct antisemitic implications.
2 comments | Add comment
Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
33 supporters
Yes
0
No
54
27
StrongFish91
Steven crossdresses in "Sadie's Song" and no joke is made of it. Quite refreshing.
3 comments | Add comment
Yes
128
No
5
45
Anonymous
Stevonnie is occasionally called she, but only by people who don't know better, and it's very rare.
In recent episodes, however, Steven has been called she multiple times, as well as called by what could be interpreted as a deadname, even after he asks them to stop,
In recent episodes, however, Steven has been called she multiple times, as well as called by what could be interpreted as a deadname, even after he asks them to stop,
4 comments | Add comment
Does an LGBT person die?
28 supporters
Yes
179
No
14
47
Anonymous
Rose Quartz was strongly implied to be bisexual and dies permanently before the events of the show, and her girlfriend Pearl grieves her, but it should be noted many characters are LGBT and continue to survive and be happy in love.
6 comments | Add comment
Are there fat jokes?
50 supporters
Yes
8
No
105
37
fireweed15
The show is extremely body positive. In an early episode, Steven and his human friends start working out (lifting weights, mild calisthenics), but that's because Steven wants to be strong like one of the Gem fusions.
4 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
19
Is a minority is misrepresented?
24 supporters
Yes
5
No
17
0
SourpussMaggie
One art book for the show includes concept art for a bizarre racist caricature, though this character concept for “Concrete” obviously did not make it into the show, and Rebecca Sugar has since apologized on behalf of the animator who drew Concrete.
1 comment | Add comment
Does the black guy die first?
18 supporters
Yes
2
No
88
10
CharaViolet
The only characters that die in the show are Rose Quartz and, for a brief moment, Lars, before being resurrected. Rose Quartz is an alien, but she has pale peach skin and is thus white-coded. Lars is Filipino, not black, and he is immediately brought back to life.
1 comment | Add comment
Is there hate speech?
26 supporters
Yes
62
No
40
24
Anonymous
It's not against real minorities, but there's lots of disparaging language against fusions and other “off-colorsâ€. Gems are even called “defectiveâ€. I don't think it's really a big thing, but it's close enough to real hate speech to be off-putting at times. It can be really close to real world ableism at times, but these views are always presented as a bad thing. In any case, i think it's close enough to be wary, especially if you have triggers relating to this.
6 comments | Add comment
Race
Is there blackface?
30 supporters
Yes
0
No
15
3
SiRenfield
A cut character that’s featured in the art book but obviously they got rid of that design and was never used on the show (and even got that same art book recalled after there were enough protests)
2 comments | Add comment
Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
34 supporters
Yes
9
No
16
7
SiRenfield
Technically Rose and Greg albeit of the supernatural circumstances variety
1 comment | Add comment
Religious
Is religion discussed?
11 supporters
Yes
0
No
11
3
SiRenfield
It’s actually implied religion does not exist in the world of the show as there’s no holidays
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
10
Sex
Are there nude scenes?
40 supporters
Yes
10
No
12
5
Season 1 episode 5 Steven is naked and his butt is shown but nothing else inappropriate
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
21
Yes
0
No
15
Yes
3
No
17
Are there incestuous relationships?
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82 supporters
Add comment
Yes
2
No
102
Is there sexual content?
52 supporters
Yes
13
No
126
14
01010011
There is no sexual content in this show.
5 comments | Add comment
Yes
0
No
12
Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
19 supporters
Yes
0
No
30
6
CassetteMeower
Steven cries a lot due to dealing with a lot of stress, and his friends try to help him calm down and comfort him when he’s upset. It’s really sweet :)
1 comment | Add comment
Sickness
Yes
0
No
11
Yes
0
No
22
Yes
0
No
20
Yes
0
No
21
Social
Yes
0
No
21
Is someone homeless?
5 supporters
Yes
3
No
21
11
Dreamdust1600
Stevens father lives in his van but this is by choice
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
11
No
0
Yes
0
No
16
Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
3 supporters
Yes
0
No
97
15
Anonymous
This world has no Holidays, so no Santa
1 comment | Add comment
Yes
0
No
12
Does it have a sad ending?
50 supporters
Yes
4
No
82
10
CLODS101
Most episodes have happy endings.
3 comments | Add comment
Vehicular
Yes
23
No
0
Does a car crash?
19 supporters
Yes
106
No
3
20
nikieturtlegoo
In one of the filler episodes, Steven and Connie have a car race with a jerk named Kevin. They have an anxiety attack while driving and spin off the road. Neither the children nor the car are hurt, and they easily get back on the road with no trouble, but they do lose control for a brief period.
4 comments | Add comment
Does a plane crash?
10 supporters
Yes
80
No
18
13
Anonymous
it is not necessarily a plane and more of that of an alien ship. they are often seen coming to earth in one way or another but none are brutal.
3 comments | Add comment
Is someone hit by a car?
18 supporters
Yes
77
No
0
18
Alii
I believe multiple people have been hit by Greg's van, although this is for comedic affect and the characters are fine moments after
1 comment | Add comment
Violence
Does someone drown?
16 supporters
Yes
39
No
62
30
mokudokus
Lapis tries to drown Steven and Connie, making a waterball surrounding their head, making them unable to breath but they dont die as they're freed by Greg.
3 comments | Add comment
Is there blood/gore?
53 supporters
Yes
7
No
86
5
CLODS101
Characters are seen doing things that may injure them, but are not injured in the end. A character dies onscreen, however, it’s non-graphic
3 comments | Add comment
Is there a nuclear explosion?
6 supporters
Yes
38
No
49
31
Anonymous
While there's no nuclear explosion, there is a weapon of mass destruction in the form of a huge blast of light comparable with radiation that leaves countless individuals severely physically disfigured and mentally damaged.
2 comments | Add comment
Is there gun violence?
23 supporters
Yes
3
No
68
7
CLODS101
Overall, no, however, nearly every Gem has a weapon that they summon from their Gemstone. Gems are seen using these weapons frequently. Various different weapons are seen being used by the Gems but none of them are a gun in any way. Pearl can shoot lasers from her spear/trident however, which is kind of gun-like.
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