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"Steven the Sword Fighter" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the American animated television series ''Steven Universe''. The episode, written by Joe Johnston and Jeff Liu, shows Pearl (Deedee Magno) getting injured and retreating into her gem to heal and make a new body to project after she tries to teach Steven (Zach Callison) the art of sword-fighting using Holo Pearl, a holographic version of herself. In the United States, the episode originally aired on Cartoon Network on April 9, 2014, the first new episode to air on the series' new Wednesday time slot. Pianist Aivi Tran and sound designer Steven Velema of the musical group Aivi & Surasshu composed one of the episode's soundtracks to resemble the "broken facsimile" nature of Holo-Pearl. The episode was viewed by 1.098 million viewers, becoming the thirty-sixth most watched episode aired by the network for the week of April 7 to April 13, 2014. ==Plot== While Steven (Zach Callison), Garnet (Estelle), Amethyst (Michaela Dietz) and Pearl (Deedee Magno) are watching a fictional Japanese movie titled ''Lonely Blade'', Pearl critiques the film's sword fighting techniques and offers to show Steven how it is really done. To give him a proper demonstration, Pearl summons "Holo-Pearl", a holographic version of herself to spar with. After Pearl wins a sparring match with Holo-Pearl, she begins to show Steven the basics of sword fighting, but he wants to learn the movie's techniques. While Pearl is distracted talking to Steven, Holo-Pearl drags her sword through Pearl's chest, which causes Pearl to lose her physical form, leaving nothing but her gemstone. Although Steven is distraught at first, Garnet and Amethyst assure him that Pearl has simply retreated into her gem, and once she has healed, she will regenerate into a new body. Two weeks pass and Pearl is still inside her gem, healing. Steven decides to use Holo Pearl as a replacement for the real Pearl. However, Holo-Pearl only knows how to sword fight, seeing everything as a potential opponent. Garnet and Amethyst urge Steven to stop using it and wait for the real Pearl to return. After Holo-Pearl cuts down the real Pearl's favourite tree, Steven becomes infuriated and tries to drive Holo-Pearl away. Later that night, Holo-Pearl continues to try and challenge Steven in combat, even though he repeatedly refuses. Eventually, Steven hits his breaking point and fights back against Holo-Pearl, accidentally activating her "advanced" mode. After an intense fight, Steven is able to destroy Holo-Pearl permanently. Garnet and Amethyst hear the commotion and come to check on Steven. While Steven is explaining what he has learned, Pearl finally regains her physical form, with a new outfit variation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steven the Sword Fighter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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