Well, in “The Answer”, Pearl was alongside Rose, calling herself a Crystal Gem.
And that was before the rebellion was over. So we know Pink Diamond wasn’t shattered YET. (Because it was her shattering that ended the war.)
At the very least, Pearl wasn’t Pink Diamond’s Pearl, that defected because she was shattered.
(Sidenote, Sardonyx also has pink diamonds on her feet, so despite what I’m about to say, there’s evidence for BOTH.)
I don’t know how Pearl would have been Pink’s though, because Pearls are supposed to “stand around” and “hold you things for you”. The Pearls we’ve seen are ALWAYS glued to their Diamond’s side. It was expected that Pearl would stick close to Sapphire when she was acting as “hers” in The Zoo.
I mean, Blue Pearl goes like fifteen feet from Blue Diamond in Steven’s Dream, and Blue asks, “Pearl, what are you doing?” Despite being deeply absorbed in her moment of grieving, she noticed and asked.
How would Pearl have been able to have been absent enough, without her absence being noticed, for long enough to double-play Pink Diamond?
There’s some evidence there that Pearl was assigned to White Diamond– namely that Pearls are made-to-order, and both Blue and Yellow Pearls match their Diamond’s gem placement, color/aesthetic, and personality.
Pearl’s gem is on her forehead, just like White Diamond’s mural. Her hair is short and framing her face up front, and pointed upwards in the back. Again: elements noticeable in White Diamond’s mural. (Although: Pink’s hair also points up and back.)
But most telling of all, Pearl’s gem and skin are white– just like a certain Diamond we yet know NOTHING about…
And even when Gems are shapeshifting and reforming, they seem utterly unable to change their color scheme.
oooh i thought it was unknown whether ‘the answer’ happened before or after pink diamond was shattered? i certainly didn’t know, but you say it was before because the shattering ended the war? where does it say that in the show, i must be forgetting it? o.o
but yeah, as you’ve already read from my past theory post, i believe our pearl was made for white but then moved to pink’s court for whatever unknown reason, which is how she met rose.
having said this, i don’t use her hair-style as evidence of this, as it looks different in ‘we need to talk’ than it does in the present, and not really like white diamond’s style.
i totally agree though, i still think she was white’s.
i wanna discuss with you now who you think shattered pink, having watched steven bomb 6. :3