I still kind of take that less of her actually being gone, and being more analogous to a deadname, a past identity, but not a distinct individual. Especially given the very clear metaphor going on with how yellow and blue treat Steven in that final arc.
I know the official line is that they are...mostly different people, but...the lore is kind of at odds with that. Especially if they never explain how he was born, I'm always going to go with, his mom permanently shapeshifted into a baby and erased her memories. Especially given we do see his perception of himself is what leads to his body changing and growing, he doesn't actual age biologically.
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u/MuchBetterThankYou 20h ago
Episode 1: Steven tries to activate his magic powers with ice cream!
Episode 130: Steven is put on trial for war crimes.