Salmon Tourmaline is a Crystal Gem, and an original character created by Tumblr user elitesora. KJD has drawn art of this character for commission.
Appearance[]
Salmon Tourmaline has a short and slim body with two arms and legs, a flat chest, and wide waist. Her skin is light salmon and she has multiple salmon and light salm salmon splotches on her skin. She also has salmon eyes with slight eyelashes, a small nose, and full lips. Her hair is light peach and is long and voluminous, being layers. Her gemstone is on her chest and is light pink.
Pre-regeneration (debut)[]
She wore a sleeveless light peach dress with a White Diamond insignia on it along with an ivory necklace and matching gloves. Overtop of her dress she wore a salmon and light salmon skirt with a scalloped edge, ivory tights, and salmon ballet flats with pom poms.
Post-regeneration (current)[]
She now wears a deep salmon and very light salm crop top with a dull red star, transparent dull red sleeves, matching shorts, and very tall deep slam on socks with dull red trims, very light salmon tipped toes, and very light salmon pom poms.
Personality[]
Salmon Tourmaline possesses standard Gem abilities, bubbling, shapeshifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability.
Abilities[]
Salmon Tourmaline possesses standard Gem abilities, bubbling, shapeshifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability.
Skillset[]
- Agility: Salmon's agility is blatantly superior to other gems. She can run/jump great feats with much less strain.
- Parasol Proficiency: With her summon weapon, a parasol, she can do multiple things; Float from heights, use it as a staff, shoot lasers and even control a light salmon tractor beam that can move and throw inanimate objects with ease.
Unique Abilities[]
- Photographic Memory: She has the ability to remember and recall any and all past experiences/events with ease. Anything she has personally witnessed with her eyes is logged into her memory with no trouble recollecting any of it.
- Memory Projection: Salmon is able to project the memories of herself either as holographic images or onto reflective surfaces.
- Tourmaline Telepathy: All Tourmaline's are able to read/sense the thoughts of other Tourmaline gems. Salmon can transmit information from herself to another and can also receive information from another Tourmaline.
History[]
Salmon was created at least thousands of years ago, originally made for White Diamond and given to Pink as a gift. Salmon has traveled to hundreds of different colonies and witnessed event after event on Homeworld-- recording countless logs for Homeworld. She was given to Pink Diamond in preparation for the colonization of the Earth. Eventually, after Pink's shattering, Salmon was back under White Diamond’s authority.
Salmon is an aristocratic Gem who only knows her precious life of luxury. At first, she was very dedicated to her job, loving her role and her duties. Because of the nature of her job and the perfectionist nature of Gem society, Salmon developed this mindset as well. It influenced her work which wasn't left unnoticed by the Diamonds. For her work, she was gifted a pearl, giving her a prestigious status.
Eventually, everything changed when she was ordered to go to Earth after the shattering of her Diamond to report her findings. Shocked by this decision, she tried to convince her higher ups to reconsider but they ignored her. This made Salmon incredibly angry and started her disdain for the Diamonds. She ended up in the battlefield during the Gem War where she met Rose Quartz.
Salmon joined the Crystal Gems after Rose Quartz educated her, though it was more so Salmon could spy and watch how Rose conducted herself. At first, Salmon's true intentions were to observe Rose Quartz and the other rebels to record their battle strategies and report back to Homeworld; she would've been a hero who helped stopped the villainous rebel, Rose Quartz. But as time went on, Salmon grew to respect the various life forms on earth and found herself wanting to stay. She's had her ups and downs and tried to repair the Homeworl
Gemology[]
- Salmon tourmaline is a variety of tourmaline that can have varied chemical formulas.
- It has a large range of colors, going from peach and salmon colors to deep pinks and reds.
- It is, like other tourmalines, a semi precious stone that is used for jewelry, being faceted into gemstones and such.
- Salmon tourmaline like other types of tourmaline can be found in a wide range of countries, some examples being Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Russia, and more.
- It is thought to help with healing and immune system issues.
Gemstone[]
| Image | Description |
|---|---|
| Salmon Tourmaline’s gemstone is located on her chest. It is shaped like a a fluid and rounded trapezoid with seven facets, and it also has a silver ring that is hidden in her skin. |
