azure-emerald:

I’ve seen a lot of people recently talking about the purpose of Peridot’s eyewear in the show.

A lot of us, myself included, initially believed her visor was there to help protect her gem, which would make sense given how skittish she seems to be around physical combat. However, as has been pointed out by a few people, her gemstone actually seems to protrude through it.

Therefore, this would basically rule out protection being its primary function.

So what is its purpose? There have been a few theories but I think it’s actually a lot less complicated or spectacular than we may think.

Personally, I believe it’s basically the equivalent of some really advanced yellow safety glasses.

These are glasses that function to block out blue light, the kind that is generally given off by terminals and computer monitors. They help to reduce eyestrain, making things appear sharper and clearer when exposed to blue light.

Keep in mind that Peridot is a technician, always working around technology of some kind. It’s a safe bet that she’s probably going to be in front of computer screens pretty often. Sure, they’re more advanced than what we have here on Earth but they’re still going to give off some sort of light. Yellow lenses would certainly be helpful for this sort of job!

As for why her gem protrudes through it; this may be so that, if she does ever attempt to summon her weapon (assuming she has one), her visor won’t get in the way of allowing her to do so.

Well considering the fact that it didn’t stay with her other armour when she poofed and when she regenerated it was still present, I don’t think she’s actually wearing glasses. I think her face is actually color like that similar to how Jasper’s body is multicolored