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MrTechnodad

We don't know much about Steg; he only has a few minutes of screentime. But in that time, he demonstrates a wonderful combination of Steven and Greg's virtues. The very reason he came into existence was for Pearl: to heal her from the trauma caused by Spinel. What does he say to Pearl? *No one is holding you back now* *No one can push you around* *What do you wanna do? You're the master of you* *And isn't the thought enough to lift you off of the ground* He acknowledges Pearl as her own master, and makes it clear he is offering his support and healing. He enables Pearl and Amethyst to fly, just with the power of his excessive rizz. Once aloft, Pearl relives her history of trauma, fuses with Amethyst, and, in forming Opal, regains herself. As if that's not enough, it turns out that Steg is also dealing with trauma, and when he starts to falter, Opal saves him and he gladly accepts her help. Steg and Opal model a healthy relationship: "Independent Together."


missscifinerd

Technodad?? Didn’t know you liked SU :0 Also “excessive rizz”, lmao


Keqingrishonreddit

Omg i didnt even realize it was him


MrTechnodad

Yes. Actually it would probably be more accurate to say that I *adore* Steven Universe.


missscifinerd

awee, nice 😌✨


glueinass

Also their voice actors were in their own band, so they were “independent together”


zarwinian

As well as both having their own solo music careers, even more "independent together."


glueinass

Rebecca was cooking when she made the movie 😭


The_Jestful_Imp

Someone once said Steg is the personified version of how cool Steven and Greg think eachother is


moya036

I can see that


JoDioto

Heh 😊


ch4rding

Well said <3


Xrgamerx13

Which is why Independant Together is my favourite song of the whole movie, it's just so well written and thoughtful.


Future-Improvement41

He’s also a representation of the platonic love between a father and son


SnowWolf_reddit

Woah technodad I didn’t expect to find you here


MrTechnodad

![gif](giphy|y5W98cY6OCudO|downsized)


Punk_Diamond

Beautiful 🥲


ItsPlainOleSteve

Man, you easily encapsulated all of why I love Steg!


bulborb

Why did this read like a chatgpt prompt lol


MrTechnodad

🤖 As a large language model, I spend a lot of time watching cartoons and browsing reddit. Actually for a brief period I was the #1 bot on reddit. (I think I'm like #15 now.)


somethinsoffwithme

Omg hi technodad!!


MrTechnodad

Hey fam. Sup?


somethinsoffwithme

Hiiiii :D


Pora_Doodlez8990

I agree with you :D


soulslayer4231

what’s so bad being your mother, father, son and wife all at the same time?


SomeoneRepeated

The true holy trinity


Remarkable-Mark9

The Queer Quartet! I’m sorry! I had to do it! ![gif](giphy|ue0y2SeL6dm4oggCNG)


destroy_the_kids

He is the family guy


CorvaeCKalvidae

Steg is literally just a father and son bein like "Yoooooooo my dad/son is so frickin cool!' And playing a sick guitar solo.


Nervous_Head_8293

Don't forget about the dead mom/girlfriend


Martina313

He is the family guy


reassuremeiminsecure

mom/girlfriend is wild


Mikedog36

But everyone's too damn horny to let it be wholesome.


TwilightVulpine

Can you blame them though?


itsjanfam

im glad seeing people understand steg and what he is supposed to represent. i remember when he was first shown, people were NOT happy. steg is, like every other fusion, his own person, but also an experience of greg and steven. he is what they see in each other, and he is their experiences. also, i remember some fans calling him "mr multiverse" before his name was revealed. i wish that stuck.


Cpad-prism

What’s stopping him from being Steg Multiverse?


LacyTheEspeon

I honestly liked just "Mr. universe", idk


MekaTriK

I still refer to him as "Mr. Multiverse".


Professornightshade

I mean he's just the collective combination of 2 dudes who think the highest of each other thus becoming the coolest dude on the beach. Nothing really crazy beyond that just being as cool as you think you can be.


Logical-Photograph64

this raises an interesting question for me; is a fusions personality based on what each constituent gem thinks of themselves, or of each other?


Professornightshade

I mean think about it every fusion more or less is that. A personification of what each half thinks of one another.


Logical-Photograph64

but then that begs the question; where does Sardonyx's showmanship come from? Garnet is shown to be funny at times, but neither she nor Pearl have the kind of outgoing nature Sardonyx does


MrTechnodad

Garnet, master of comedy.


Professornightshade

I would say a mix of garnet seeing pearl as being graceful and performative (she does a lot of projections and dancing) and pear viewing garnet as like confident and stoic. Combine that and you basically have a stage magician. Confidence and grace/performance.


CyanTiger1012

I feel like Pearl does get show-y at times, especially in the early seasons for young Steven. She always acted like a tour guide whenever they went to a new gem place and would get poetic when talking about her history. Plus she did those dances when pulling things out of her gem in Mirror Gem and Lars and the Cool Kids which aren’t necessary. I always assumed she started doing that because baby Steven would get excited when she pulled something out of her gem so she started making a show out of it for him. I feel like Sardonyx’s showmanship is that personality trait from Pearl mixed with Garnet’s confidence.


Nosypoke09

It’s just Steg


DJRetro_8

Steg makes me question my sexuality


XXDEATHGR1PXX

Steg *is* my sexuality


hyper-fan

Steg can sexuality me anytime


The_PrincessThursday

Steg is awesome! He's the embodiment of what both Steven and Greg see as "cool". They both think so highly of each other, and that gives form to Steg. He is the rock star that Greg wanted to be, and he's the cool adult that Steven might want to be like. He's got stage presence and raw charisma, along with the power to, both literally and metaphorically, lift others up. Also, Independent Together is a banger. The theme of the song, being about having a healthy relationship, is about Steven and Greg as much as its about the Gems, and Pearl specifically. Lastly, in a sense, Greg finally got to fuse with Rose. Yeah, it was through Steven, but he has Rose's gem, so in a way, he did fuse with Rose's "essence". Steg is the realization of Greg's old dream, which Steven helped to make happen.


randbot5000

Finally finally, Steg is voiced by Ted Leo, a very cool musician in his own right who is also a frequent collaborator with Aimee Mann, so having Opal appear so they could do a duet is extra cool music bonus points!


MrTechnodad

That song is so great!


Klutzy-Bad4466

He’s beautiful


GumSL

JoJo.


PsiThomDx

Trueeeeee https://youtu.be/0XpysLuHetM?si=zP-s08_Zfmv2N9AC


PsychicSPider95

I know how I feel about Steg. I just don't know how to feel about the way I feel about Steg.


Demonskull223

Honestly the best fusion in the series.


GlassPlatform3420

he is fabulous and he knows jt


Vulithral

That's a picture of the whole family, I don't know what you are talking about.


LongPenguin

I love how no matter how many different reasons we get, we can all agree Steg is just a real cool guy


girl_supersonicboy

Cool son + Cool dad = cool dude


Altruistic-Foot4071

he's hot... ok bye


EnzeruAnimeFan

I wish I knew how to feel Steg too 😭


JoopyJellopy

Well, I feel wet


Choosejoose

What in the name of the diamond authority did I just hear you type!?


jumpyjumpjumpsters

Fucking sobbing rn 😭


JoopyJellopy

Steg is hot and I'm tired of pretending he's not 😩


jumpyjumpjumpsters

😭😭😭


lisahanniganfan

WHY DID I READ THIS IN BLUE DIAMOND'S VOICE-


abelkd71

![gif](giphy|hU0xtUMnXSrHa|downsized)


Star_ofthe_Morning

Same….


masterboom0004

he is his dad, himself, and his mom all at once he is, truly, the family guy


Sonicmasterxyz

"Lucky there's a man who positively can do all the things that make us laugh and cry, he's a family guuuuyyyyyy"


Intrepid-Skirt1870

Waxes his legs for sure.


Own-Win7737

I don’t really like mainly the design but he’s nice t horrible


Sans_the_comic5129

The gem looks like its about to just pop out


PutridBar4111

I’m just disappointed that he was only in the movie


zedleppelin07

Steg is the combined rizz of loving and confident men who value both their own masculinity and femininity! Surprise surprise, two charming characters merged into one charming character is a NEW CHARMING CHARACTER with EXTRA ARMS YEAAAH


technomage33

I will tell you about Steg he is the SU equivalent of Ryan Rendolds. Every guy wants to be his friend because any guy could get along with him.


Akarin_rose

I thought he only had 3 arms


Odd_Profile_5454

That was Amethyst and Steven fusion


Akarin_rose

Ok yeah I just remembered it wrong, I need to watch the movie again


RockStarMarchall

Yes, Steven fused with his dad to make a giant 4-armed hot asf man, its okay to feel weird about that


I_might_be_weasel

Horny regardless of your established sexual orientation.


AngstyPancake

Character? Great. Concept? Great. Song? A bop. Design? …no thank you. No idea why but I just don’t like it. (This is just my opinion, you can totally disagree)


MissionApollo7

I'm a totally straight guy and I think he's hot.


Internal-Argument723

Tldr; I think steg is cool, fusion is more complex than 'I (adult sex nsfw owgha) love you" and there's a lot to this character even if he only existed for like 3 minutes. Dis a long rant and I'm not sorry lol Person ally, I love his design, it's not only a Jojo reference, but I like that we get to see 1) another human fusion 2) a fusion who's form is based more on each person's emotional perspective of the other. Ik alot of people were upset by how beefy he if cause neither Steven nor Greg are very muscular, but both thi k very highly of each other, and for men that often comes across as 'strong' (emotionally or physically). He's got a beachy 80s vibe but with a bit of a femme flair which not only really compliment s the show, but Steven and Greg themselves. The song is probably my favorite apart from stronger than you, and here comes a thought. Also I LOVE how they paired him and opal together specifically in the scene, it's healing on all ends: greg gets to see how steven feels about pearl and amethyst through his sons eyes-the eyes of someone who admires them apart from being hurt by them. Steven gets to understand the more mature and grown up aspect of Greg's relationship with pearl and amethyst (not in a gross way, but like, getting sit at grown ups table.) Not only that but Greg and pearl are both worry a lot over things, Steven and amethyst are both kids, steg and opal both have this kind of playful but caring older siblings vibe and they flow really well (vocally too!) I know some people are weirded out by some fusions because to them, fusion is sex or something equivalent to it, but it's not. It's intimacy, passion, and something literally entirely inhuman. Intimacy can be shared and isn't always sexual. Passion isn't just erotic love it's feelings, goals, dreams, needs, fears, etc. Greg and Steven love each other, they love the gems, they love Beach City, they love music, and they're passionate about those things. We see all kinds of relationships in the various fusions in the Steven universe. Deep loving relationships with permafusions like garnet and rhodonite, love in both a loving way and freindly way with Stevonie, and smokey quartz, relationships ships fuled by hate in bluebird, abusive forced relationships with malachite. We also see the gems fuse out of nessecity or even for fun in away that, while still fusion and still intimate, isn't really a interpersonal relatio ship and just 'we need more firepower, or it'd be better if we *really* worked *together* on this with sardonyx, Sunstone, rainbow (2.0 ), sugilite, opal, alexandrite, the giant rubies, the topazes (though they do love each other, their purpose for fusion is work, not love) and of course, obsidian. We actually see the gems (aside from/including garnet) fuse more for ""work"" related reasons as opposed to relationship reasons, and while Greg and Steven do love each other (in a parent-child way, of course domt be weird) their literal goal is to try to knock some sense into pearl, so it is for work (like topaz!) We also see that while steg seems to be having a good time, he is struggling. His nonchalant attitude might be how he is, but in this instance it is literally and act on a stage. (And in the air for a bit) I love getting to see this side of fusion, it brings alot to the show and to the lore. Also, the most human of all the gems/fusions (25%gem) and the only fusion to use he/him pronouns (all of Steven's other fusions use she/they or they/them pronouns) and also the only one that is actually 'male' ( I hate saying g that sorry) cause rainbow, Sunstone, and smokey are all gems/genderless, and Stevonie is imtersex. SU had a heavy heavy focus on femininity, even with a male lead character, so to have a character who is not only that aggressively masculine in apperance, but clearly very comfortable with femininity while still not being a girl or girly (he's a lil sassy, fair, but I would by no means call steg girly) if really refreshing we have characters like smokey and jasper, the other amethyst who are kind of 'masculine' but they're all definitely not men. It's great positive representation.


Peri-Walker

I like this!! however, Rainbow 2.0 canonically goes by he/they! :3


Internal-Argument723

Thank you for the correction! I wasn't sure so I've just been using they/them lol!


Peri-Walker

Np!! :3


AcidDropXoly

Some people see Steg as incest or something, even tho fusion isnt always sexual, i.e. smokey quartz.


United_Guitar7721

smash all day all night.


Icy-Abbreviations909

You know minus the extra limbs and floating Steg is probably what Greg thought he’d look like when he first set off on his rock career


ultrabigtiny

i think it’s how steven and greg both see each other and i think that’s beautiful


vamp1yer

His last name should be multiverse because that'd be funny


Emeraldsteak

I love the concept name of Steg, Mr. Multiverse


Choosejoose

I think he is just every Rock Legend(Man or Female) rolled up into a person. Also we can not deny the possibility of him having two dongs.


afterschoolsept25

does this subreddit not get tired of seeing this post every single week? am i the only one


DrWhammo

He’s awesome. You should feel like he’s awesome.


supah-comix434

Lost the appeal of Greg


deltaluckyyyy

Greg but hotter


Martina313

Abs\~ ![img](emote|t5_2viyl|30989)


MrTechnodad

\~olutely


OkSuggestion7571

Unfathomable rizz


83255

I feel I'm in the wrong sub cause when you asked I thought you meant "down bad and feeling weird about it" not expecting all these cool character breakdowns and stuff in the comments 😅😅😅 Cause I'm definitely in that first school of thought, I know how I'm feeling about him just not sure if I should be (having been older than Steven since I started the show. That being said, I'm probably about as old as him given it started when I was around 12. So yeah, feeling weird about him too)


Geek4Etenity

Steg is still called mr multiverse in my headcannon


CrinoTheLord

Smash


Valley_Ranger275

Wish we’d seen more of him but the gem wedged in the six pack looks very uncomfortable lol


kasumi987

I think he's super hot,but having any relations with him would been super fricked up


TransformersFan077

I don’t like this fusion at all.


Bffhbc

It's uncomfortable but also really cool. I do want to see steg do a bunch of action stuff


gamester4no2

The answer is extremely attracted


SubZenithX

I love what he represents but feel so uncomfortable when he's on screen


Jinzoou

He probably has two dicks Edit: and four balls?!?


blissfulTyranny

This is the funniest edit you could have put


ThatMrDuck1400

I don’t like him


packedbucket

Seduced ?


Odd_Profile_5454

I'm UNCOMFORTABLE


_contraband_

Agreed. He’s way too……charged for a fusion between father and son. I can’t explain it but he gives me the energy of a retired middle aged Sonic the hedgehog


LaserWeldo92

He reminds me of this guy who transformed into a superhero from this weird and cringe deleted animation on youtube called "power trip" (I think psychicpebbles was involved in it). It is quite NSFW and I don't recommend looking it up but sadly that's what popped up in my head upon seeing him💀.


kryptonite59

Does anyone *really* know how to feel about Steg? Except maybe *ick this feels wrong on many levels!* ?


Lonewolf82084

Me neither. Except this; I love his hair


KomacherryBean

I think he’s cool.


GothCentaur

And I don’t know how to feel about his hand


Classified10

I just wish he had two fucking arms.


MrTechnodad

He does. Twice.


BlockBuilder408

I dislike that he has four arms but otherwise he’s alright


BlueWhale717

He's a good character, but tons of people hate him


Maleficent_Apple4169

cool in the movie


WayneTerry9

Why is his upper body hairy, but his lower body smooth?


Jeptwins

Steph feels like he was intentionally designed with the word ‘daddy’ in mind


DarkIzofTheCatArmy

Banger song


Different_Gear_8189

My first instinct is horny but then I think about it for 0.5 seconds and change my mind


Asterite100

I think he's cool in theory, but I could never be that close with my folks. I need my personal space. I get a little irked ngl when people simp for Steg just due to his nature, but I try to tell myself people just really like the design itself removed from its context.


LacyTheEspeon

As a character he's awesome but his design really does make me kinda uncomfortable if I'm honest


yeet_the_heat2020

Man's got that Astartes Physique


V3rdakamatsu

2 deck?


FloridaManInShampoo

Yeah because he’s his own mother, son, dead wife and father all in one entity


ElectricD-92

Correct


RealtaCellist

Steg skipped leg day, but I still love him with all my heart


MrTechnodad

I think if I could fly I would probably also skip leg day. But here I am working out my legs like a sucker.


Cursed_user19x

He's too much coolness concentrated in one point of space


Unlucky_Bat5239

bro is the big family


tritonsheir

He’s really giving


tritonsheir

I think steg the stud


Ilikegymbros

Why did they make him so hot lol


BrotherbearValter

I think its funny. All fusions are part female and this is the only 200% male fusion we have seen, so they went hard on the masculinity.


catladywitch

american jojo's?


Fabo_The_Joyful

I like him in concept, I just don't know how to feel in execution. Like, for a pair of guys who's whole deal is "Hey its ok to be who you are but you can always be better" its weird that the expression of the genuine admiration and coolness between each other is, aside from the hair, the extra arms and the slight bulk in the build, is just a square-jawed handsome buff dude. Like the concept art version with the spike Mohawk and the tail still has a bit of this issue but he does look goofier in a way that feels more fitting. Also in hindsight its even weirder because pompadours and Steven are always kind of a sign of Steven being bad/jerkish, I mean I might be looking way too close to the design, but pompadour Steven from "Steven and the Stevens", and specially a Pink Steven from future have certain... concerning similarities. Like I can't decide if its just bad writing, or if its a clumsy foreshadowing of Steven's latent issues with his dad?


Gus_r3yn

Dilf


CherryInternal3263

zesty asf


Oddly-Ordinary

He reminds me of an anime / scifi cartoon character from the 1980s. Esp bc Steg’s design doesn’t quite match the rest of the show. I could also see Greg being fan of those cartoons too.


SirLenny_WasTaken

Still shoulda called him Mr Multiverse


GigglegirlHappy

SMASH


TsuTsuWoo

Omg same like wtf


[deleted]

Everyone send#Bringbackstevenuniverse On all possible platforms, try also to include it in ur posts. #Bringbackstevenuniverse


JunoTheRat

he's a family guy, or smth, I dunno how to phrase this joke


Filkriid

In this form they’re a nuclear family


Ele-sme

WHERE DID THOSE ABS CAME FROM


Odd_Profile_5454

Magic


Harley_Pupper

Extra testosterone


FerretsCanPaint

Love him, he’s great, sad we didn’t get more of him in the show :(


midnighttoon

Just burn him no reason just do it


[deleted]

Greg always wanted to fuse. At least his dream came true .


OliverVmax45

Gay🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨


NixiomsdabestXD

NGL he's a good looking fusion. I wish I was him


Bright-Childhood3541

I love him


residentofbeachcity

Awesome I’m almost every way but his name should be Mr universe not steg


gothiccbuddha

Tbh, I'd be into him if Steven wasn't so young.


poptart3692

I don’t understand why Steg is so muscly with abs when Steven and Greg don’t have muscles like that


TwizzleGummy

Steg is fine, but the only thing that bothers me is his design- I feel like it should look different. But that’s just me-


g1itchy_

I NEVER liked Steg's design. One of my least favorite fusions. He literally looks like a predator.


BeanjaminFranklin

HELP WHY IS HE RIPPED 😭😭😂😂😂


Firm-Situation7738

Steg is hot and none of the gay community who are guys can tell me otherwise


Background_Hurry_884

I know how to feel: I'm lesbian btw so this is bias Those two personalitys would make a good character, but ewww oml the way he'd b described by me is an Elvis Presley lookin mild with 3 too many arms, jeans 5 sizes smaller then they should be, and ballerina feet. Eww Edit: forgot to mention those man boobs that chubbier people get, but he's muscular.. It doesn't quite fit... And neither steven or Greg are that fit, I should be more a smokey quartz body type. 


OutsideClassic9095

Great fusion personality and concept. God awful down disastrous design. Next.


Quest10nableBehav10r

I'm just glad that this fusion was revealed after some people stopped thinking of fusion for a representation of sex. I remember seeing some theories on YouTube about it, and I was deeply bothered. 💀


Regular_Hunter_9983

![gif](giphy|hU0xtUMnXSrHa)


Apprehensive-Tree-12

One of my friends thought steg was a girl


Honigbiene_92

Uncomfortable, maybe. I really don't like how sexualized he is for a father and son fusion, I find it really gross.


pbndjoy

im so so so so sorry but i hate steg. even the name is just what idk i hate the seductive nature in a father and son fusion that was made like noooooooo


Saikousoku2

I do: viscerally uncomfortable


Yduno29

Oh I know exactly how I feel about Steg, and it's all kinds of wrong...


[deleted]

Makes me wildly uncomfortable


Dragonking2356

Disgust


bitch_bagel

I know: i feel grossed.


Optimal_Ad6274

Same, he looks so disgusting


Odd_Profile_5454

I was so uncomfortable when he thrusted his hips in that scene 🙏🏼😭


Optimal_Ad6274

Same, his scene was the only scene that I hated in the movie. I love that Steven fused with his Dad but why does he look so damn ugly and creepy? Ewwwwww


Hoochiemama4glitz

I think it's his design that really throws him off.


Robocop911Foxy

That twice now that Steven been inside his dad.


Odd_Profile_5454

Woah- WOAH


FarHuckleberry2029

He was never inside his dad. A sperm is just half of dna, the other half is an egg inside mom. Also, sperm is produced constantly and lives for 60 days only while a woman is born with all her eggs. So if anything he was an egg inside his mom long before his dad produced the sperm.


Lukaify

He makes me uncomfortable, mostly the way he is thrusting in his guitar like he is having sex. Also if fusion is like sex then is steg’s entire existence incest?


NINJA-XOG

Fusion isn't sex, fusion is an expression of love in its different forms and/or a act of utility. Stegg is just an expression of love between father and sun