Top 5 Dead Or Alive: Connie Maheswaran (Steven Universe)

Steven Universe ain’t your average cartoon show. We got the crystal gems teaching Steven about his history as well as teaching the viewers about consent, breaking gender stereotypes, relationships, and everything progressive under the sun. We’ve seen the gems and Steven in action, however, there is one person that’s been leveling up for the longest, and although she is only a a human, that’s not stopping her from becoming a monster. Enter Connie Maheswaran. We’ve seen this girl’s potential, loyalty, intellect, and sense of adventure grow with ever cameo and appearance. As of the episode “Sworn to The Sword,” we see Connie is going to be playing a role in the war to come with the invading gems. That was the final signal needed to let it be known that Connie just got drafted to Top 5 Dead Or Alive.

  1) “All I See Is Me & I’m A Mother Lovin’ Mirror Full”

Connie is one of a multitude of diverse characters from Steven Universe. We know she is Indian and that her last name translates as “Lord of The Universe” (Translation is Hindi /Surname is Tamil). With a last name meaning Lord of the Universe you know damn well that’s major foreshadowing. We’ve seen Connie in the thick of things ever since day one of her appearance. She a woman of color that been on the forefront of repping her set. Although Connie has stated that she doesn’t want to be a burden, whenever she has been on an adventure she has been a big help either physically or strategically. Connie is way more than…