Nephrite

Do-Gooder
Full Name	The Centipeetle Mother
Alias(es)	The Centipeetle, Centi (by Steven)
Origin	Steven Universe
Occupation	Homeworld Gem Captain (formerly), Mother of the centipedes (as corrupted).
Powers / Skills	Gem Abilities, high strength, acid spit, climb walls.
Hobby	Invading (formerly), eating potato chips, hanging out with Steven.
Goals	To invade and destroy Steven and the Crystal Gems (formerly). To save Steven from being crushed by a stalactite, to reunite with her crew (all succeeded).
Family	No information
Friends / Allies	No information
Enemies	No information
Type of Hero	Insectoid Heroine, Tragic Heroine

The Centipeetle Mother is a character and former recurring antagonist in Steven Universe. She was the host of the centipeetle group that raided Steven's bedroom in "Gem Glow." She also appears in "Monster Buddies", where Steven tames the Centipeetle Mother in her smaller form (which she acquired after Steven popped her bubble) and sacrifices herself to save Steven. Steven promised her she would heal her up someday. In Monster Reunion, she was almost healed thanks to Steven's spit and gained enough consciousness of her past. She remains with her crew on their colony ship.

Appearance

The Centipeetle Mother takes the form of a giant centipede-like creature. She is composed of roughly thirteen (visible) dark-green segments (excluding the head and the rear) that each bear one pair of similarly colored legs. The final segment bears no legs, but what appears to be a pair of mandibles. Each of these segments is covered on the top side with a hard crystal covering. Her head is composed primarily of a gigantic pair of jaws/mandibles with a gem in the back of the "mouth". This gem is circular in shape and colored light green with dark-green contour lines surrounding the circumference of the gem, connecting to a circular shape. Her gem seems to act as her iris, being in the middle of what would rationally be a sclera. She also features a green crystal protuberance on the base of the head that forms a broken horn-like structure. She has a flowing, light-cream colored mane immediately behind her head.

After being released from the bubble in "Monster Buddies" and regenerating, she appears in an all-around reduced form. Her body is reduced to only two segments, and her mane, head, and secondary mandibles have been reduced in size as well probably indicating that she has to grow over time. This can be seen as the Centipeetle Mother grows throughout the episode. Her gem now comprises the entirety of her whole eyeball instead of just the iris, and the gem on her head is now gone.

In "Monster Reunion", Steven recovers his healing powers back and proves it with the Centipeetle. While her mind is still damaged by the Diamonds, her form takes on a more humanoid appearance thanks to Steven's healing. Her body appears more humanoid, and her head is slightly different than her fully corrupted form, her eye is no longer inside of her mouth. She also has what appears to be a sort of pincer on her rear. She wore torn-up light gray clothing, and what appears to be a bodysuit similar to Pearl's in "Space Race".

Abilities

The Centipeetle Mother is capable of eating with her mouth despite its eye being located in its jaw and blocking its throat, thus making her so that there is no visible means of having the ingested food reach any sort of stomach.

Unique Abilities

• Hybrid Arthropod Physiology: Due to having the appearance of two arthropods, specifically a centipede and a beetle, the Centipeetle Mother has the innate abilities of both organisms.
• Chilopodan Physiology: Like a centipede, the Mother uses her jaws to attack enemies or prey. Both employ deadly substances in her attacks. The centipede uses venom while the Mother uses a corrosive liquid.
• Coleopteran Physiology: Like a beetle, the Mother's defenses are increased due to the hard gem-like covering on each segment possesses.
• Climbing Skills: She is able to climb vertical walls and sheer cliff faces.
• Creature Creation: The Centipeetle Mother has the ability to produce and command Centipeetles that aid her in battle.
• Corrosive Liquid Generation: She can produce an extremely corrosive substance that can easily erode various materials, ranging from wood to stone to ice. She can use this corrosive substance as a projectile to attack from afar or assault enemies with a constant torrent of the substance to easily break down their defenses.
• Rotative Spitting: In "Monster Buddies", the small Centipeetle Mother is seen to be able to rotate her head many times. She utilized this in that she spun her head rapidly and sprayed her corrosive substance, showering the immediate area in a manner extremely similar to that of a sprinkler.

Trivia

• The Centipeetle Mother was the fisrt corrupted gem introduced in the series.
  • She was also the first to be bubbled and reformed by Steven.
• It was revealed in the episode Ocean Gem that the Centipeedle, along with other monster was previously a gem. Later, the Centipeetle explained she, her crew and the remaining Crystal Gems and Homeworld Gems became corrupted, turning them into the monster they are now.
  • When the Centipeetle Mother was reforming herself after she escaped from the bubble, she took a humanoid form before taking her latest form.
  • Furthermore in Monster Reunion, she mentioned the Great Diamond Authority as the responsible of the corruption. She also remembered the corruption as giant light accompanied with a song.
• She can still eat with her mouth, even though her eye is also in her mouth.
• The gem in her mouth somewhat resembles an Emerald colored Poké-Ball from the Pokemon series.
• Steven befriended the Centipeedle, to the extent that she sacrificed herself in order to save Steven.
• She has a phobia of Garnet's gauntlets because Garnet threatened her with them in the temple.
• In her Semi-Corrupted form, she somewhat resembles Zorak from Space Ghost.
• Many fans speculated the Centipeetle Mother used to be a Gem called Malachite, but Ian Jones-Quartey confirmed that the corrupted Gem that she used to be is not Malachite.

Gallery

Centipeetle Mother's gemstone is located in the Oropharynx (back of the throat) and doubles as the eye.

The Centipeetle's debut regeneration.

The Centipeetle Mother as she appeared in Gem Glow.

The Centipeetle Mother after it turned into its small form in "Monster Buddies".

The Centipeetle Mother as she appeared in Monster Reunion.

Centipeetle transformation after being released from bubble by Steven.

Acid emitted from Centipeedle Mother that disintegrates the floor.