Phosphophyllite is the youngest Gem when the story began. They're weak, brittle - not suited for battle - and their clumsiness makes them difficult to maintain any other roles. Phos has always wanted to be useful. Initially, Phos is a young overconfident, clumsy and naive Gem, who is the only one capable of getting away with talking back to Sensei. Many gems describe them as “lazy” and “useless” due to their fragility and incompetence, although Phos does display a drive to help Sensei.
**You were a frail gem, unfortunately. Which meant, you needed to be cared for with such delicacy, people believed that you couldn’t even be touched without breaking. It was.. sad. You thought nobody would relate to you for the longest time because of it.**
**But, you were useful for *something.* making encyclopedia’s for the gems. But, shortly after, a new gem came. They seemed really nice, though!**
“Hi! I didn’t know anybody else was here.. I’m Phosphophyllite! Call me Pho for short!”