1:46 haha, I really like this idea, it would be really interesting if the Diamonds are really as weak (if not weaker) as any other gem and are only in power because of their fear factor or maybe even the "song" weapon seen in Monster Reunion.
All in my head I thought that the stronger they are had to do with their gem type so quartz's are soldiers because quartz gems seem strong. And if diamond is 10 then to me it makes them out to be the strongest. I suppose I only thought this way because the diamonds were much larger than other gems and size seemed to be somehow related to how important a gem was in some ways, for instance Amethyst is small (a defect they call her). Pearls are skinny. Quartz soldiers are usually larger. But then we see Sapphire is small yet important D;
hasn't anyone noticed that pearl has her gem in her forehead (meaning she has intelligence), Garnets hands (strong and confident) Amethyst is her chest (love worthy. she is a lover, she has many emotions.) stevens stomach because of birth and birth is part of nature.
Oh my gosh, Peridot has poor cleavage and given that you say it's the Diamond's perfect cleavage that make them more susceptible to being injured it makes since she Peri on the other end of that scale has such a tough gem.
I'm sorry but around 30 seconds in you were saying about how we thought the diamonds were higher up and they were almost invisible and all I can think is do you say "Gem-etically speaking" instead of geneticlly speaking cause that's what I heard
Rose Quartz might have turned down the breaking point due to the pain of slaying her former leader. That's also why she had bismuth design a sword that won't shatter gems
Well, as we get to see so little of it, it's hard to pinpoint an exact timeline of the Gem War. The 2 or so years where the bulk of the story takes place, however, has an exact timeline.
ya that makes sense, but she'd have to had made the sword before bismuth introduced the braking point because rose proofed her after just like Steven did
Pink Diamond would have been natural, as all colored diamonds are. Colored diamonds are only naturally occurring, but are colored because of imperfections in the soil. All synthetic diamonds are perfect and clear. Colored diamonds aren't painted.
y'all need to solve how in the world did rose quartz shatter pink diamond if her huge sword - which is what ruby (eyeball) remembers is what shattered her - bismuth said her sword could never shatter a gem, she should know she's the one who made it for rose. - sooo how in the world did she shatter her? - besides diamonds aren't easily shattered, even if you manage to poof one, stepping on it would prove pointless - especially since rose was also barefoot - and where the heck are pink diamonds shards?
Alexandrite's Providence rose most likely shattered PINK DIAMOND before the events of the answer we can conclude this because blue diamond was on the planet and why would blue diamond be there if it was pink diamonds colony that means she most likely came to earth after pink diamond was shattered to take over for her in the episode the answer we see ROSE fighting bare handed without her sword meaning bismuth probably didn't join them yet or at least hadn't created the sword yet so she most likely shattered her with her hands keep in mind that rose is crazy strong as she broke a control panel with her fist, stopped a Ferris wheel and ripped its seat out so it's not hard to imagine she has enough strength to shatter a diamond
mastergoku4321 I always thought rose still had her sword because she kept slicing her enemies (like the ruby giant) also I thought ruby and sapphire were on a different planet because there were so many gems, it would make it strange to seem that there were many even though earth was in its infant state of colonization. - but I guess that would make sense as to why ruby and Sapphire jumped off a cliff and there was just more forest and dirt instead of gem citys
It appears a Rose Quartz is a defensive type of Quartz, meaning Bismuth probably made the sword even before rose rebelled, as Rose doesnt appear to have very many offensive attacks other than throwing her shield and punching. But when we DID see her attack,she destabilized a 3 ruby fusion. So she could have had a sword,but used her hand to actually punch Pink Diamond in the gem.
well ya she said roses sword could cut through a gems fiscal form in an instant , but I also get what you're saying she must have shattered her with something else
You're so close to 10,000! I remember finding your videos when you had about 2 or 3 thousand subs. Keep up the great work and we'll be at 100k before you even know it!
Something I did notice was that Ruby and sapphire are the same gem with different pigmentations in our world, with a hardness of 9, but their fusion of Garnet bumps the hardness down to 7, where a Quartz lies. This can also be applied to Malachite. Lapis, as stated, is a 5, and Jasper is a 7, but Malachite is a 4 on the Mohs hardness scale. Heck, even bismuth is made to look like she's more than the hardness of her real life counterpart, which is at a staggering 2! The one fusion I've noticed has stayed the same hardness of her counterparts is Smoky Quartz, which has two Quartz gems at 7 staying at 7. I haven't looked into fusions such as Sugilite, Sardonyx, Opal, Rainbow Quartz and Alexandrite yet, but I'd say it's safe to assume that the hardness is lower than their components, especially with fusions that garnet is part of due to her being softer than her two components already. It almost feels as if SU is backwards in hardness and brute strength. Bismuth is seen as a strong warrior and blacksmith but if her real life counterpart was put in the circumstances she's putting her weaponry into, shed be Gem dust. If we follow this kind of logic, the Diamonds would actually be easier to shatter than we make it out to be. Everything we know about gemkind is backwards to us. There's only a select few diamonds in SU but in our world, there are places where one could simply pick diamonds off the ground.
"How to train your diamond" -Add two cups of rebellion -Add one spoon of shattering -Pour in a bag of tragedy -Let it wait they say Comedy = Tragedy + Time and the Diamonds DO have a long livespan
From what has been seen by Pink's Palanquin and her seat on the moon base, Pink Diamond is MUCH smaller than Blue and Yellow Diamond, so she'd also probably be a bit weaker too.
omg I will never forget that u love us WHY R YOUR OUTROS ALWAYS ON POINT I JUST LOVE THEM!!!!! and also I don't think that the diamonds r what they r thought of by the gems they try to pose as intimidating and perfect but can be snapped , cracked or even shattered we saw this when peridot was speaking to yellow diamond instead of keeping her cool yellow diamond lost it she went full super sayain blue on peridot Mel anyways another reason why I think this is true is ( and I know u mentioned it in the bid but I have nothing to do) why the track would blue diamond just run while the crystal gems literally just walked right up to her doorstep when they arrived she was just like "nope nope nope nope m not dealing with this crap today screw u guys I am going home" so... yeah the diamonds will obviously have some crazy abilities and an epic fusion (hopefully ) but maybe their only trump card is the corruption song idk anyways that's just what I think PS. that editing with the frog topnotch!
SliceofOtaku while they pretend they can't avoid them for example when the crystal gems came blue diamond ran away showing a sense of fear and when peridot annoyed yellow diamond she showed a sense of anger I really want to hear the whole pink diamond thing though when is that happening ( and I appreciate u too or videos always give me something to think about that's why u r one of my favourite theorists :)
4:52 I started coughing right before you made that pun and I started laughing when I was about to cough and I choked on my freaking cough I love that pun
Well, they are really tough. In the episode “Reunited” Blue got a barn dropped on her and then had two arm ships crash on her and was completely unharmed.
interesting. very interesting. so maybe... hmmmm. i know the crewniverse based each gems characteristics off their real life properties. they probably used different properties for how strong the are and how durable they are. (if they based them off any properties at all) for that reason, i wouldn't be surprised if the diamonds were either glass canons like you said, or brick walls who were super hard to shatter but couldn't do much in terms of offensive. but the idea of glass canons seems most interesting to me.
It's like the deifying of pharaohs of ancient Egypt or the importance of bloodlines in not-so-ancient Europe; it's all socialized/a projection. Plus, I think the ideas about which Gems are Rare & which are common probably have more to do with the production side of things. Rubies may be rare on Earth, but the components to make a ruby may be common on previously claimed planets.
for 3:20 to 3:47 in the video I think ruby are just guards because it harder to shader them also ruby's don't have powers (maybe if you count being over heated)when sapphire can tell the future so that's why I think that
Well Lapis has her water powers, but irl lapis lazuli gems can be harmed by water. Same way with Bismuth, we saw her walk through lava and her whole theme was a blacksmith, but irl you can melt and make bismuth crystals in your own oven. So maybe the diamonds are actually pretty soft and the only reason we think they're tough is because we're used to think that? And maybe MAYBE the crewniverse chose lapis' and bismuth's themes to foreshadow the whole diamond thing ,':^) ?
I've never thought they were more impervious to breaking than a regular gem. As you said there may be different levels as to how easily they poof, it seems that part varies (along with the times until regenerating or whatever they call it) however, I assumed the breaking or shattering of the actual gemstone itself would be similar (like you said, hit it with a hammer any gem would be shattered), BUT, I DO THINK it would be more about how difficult they would be to poof because I think the odds of shattering a diamond while they were still projecting their body would be low because of their ability to block their gem from a blow, but once poofed, I would think they would be as easy to break as any other gem (or at least close), so pair their size with possibly being difficult to poof, possibly knowing how to fight, with their army of guards and technology, plus any other advantages I'm missing, that would still add up to being harder to shatter (more difficult not literally harder). I don't think anyone on the show has ever actually referred to the diamonds as being impossible to shatter have they? I know Peridot would go on and on about how great the diamonds are/were but that was more like a brainwashed cult member spouting the propaganda they were fed rather than any firsthand knowledge. Also, I really want to see if the diamonds can fuse together and make some ultimate warrior/dictator. Can't wait for January 30th!!!
If you're going to reference "The Answer", you need to remember that the whole attack where Blue Diamond fled was supposed to be a trap. They used Sapphire's future vision to set up an ideal situation...effectively baiting Rose and Pearl into a trap. That's why Blue Diamond fled, because the trap was sprung. Her job was complete.
Why are there only 3 or 4 diamonds? What if they are multiple diamonds that are fused together? Or is it that they generate more light to create their forms?
Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but I think I should point out that while real life diamonds are the hardest substance, they are also brittle. Further, it isn't the hardness of a weapon that cracks things: its the level of force.
If you see who is this girl of and its steven universe mambey its rose quarts in diffrent form (ik you know its steven is rose but mambey stevens gem a part was cut off a bit and it reformed rose quarts)
Hey Slice. Have you even made a video about "Why the crystal gems bubble others?" In Ocean Gem, pearl says, that they bubble them "because that's the best we can do... FOR NOW" So, what it they bubble them waiting for rose to come back and heal them from corruption?
I would like to point out when you said no gem has been cracked in a combat situation but what about the time Steven fought Bismuth wouldn't that count as something?
What if the gems or diamonds somehow refused pink diamond and it was only cracked…since gems can survive when their gem is cracked could it bring back pink diamond?? And maybe she would fight against yellow diamond!!! Gaaarrr
So if sapphire and ruby are 9s then is garnet 18? Or is she just another 9? If she is an 18 then she could destroy a diamond like it's nobody's business
this does make sense. I mean, why else would no one really talk about how physically strong a diamond is? All we ever hear is that they exist or praises from the gems that follow them. That would definitely explain why Blue Diamond wanted to be absolutely clear that Rose and Pearl wouldn't harm her when she asked Sapphire, possibly several times prior to The Answer, what the outcome of that day's fighting would be. Maybe she feared being next?
TUTORIAL:HOW TO SHATTER YOUR DIAMOND IN 3 EASY STEPS: STEP 1:Acquire Rose Quartz STEP 2:Pay Rose Quartz in defective gems to shatter a diamond of your choice STEP 3:Lay back and enjoy the show that will continue for 10,000 years STEP 4(BONUS):Realize you're a monster
I think our hardness scale in the real world refers at least mildly to a gems durability in the show. As you noted, it definitely does not equate to social status but it may still apply in the same way it does in te real world. Consider Peridot, she can take a lot of damage as shown in the shot of her with the rock. Peridot is relatively high on the hardness scale (7) while a gem like Pearl is easily poofed just by being stabbed by a hologram. This makes a bit of sense as a pearl has a hardness scale of just 2.5-4.5, which is relatively low. I think the Diamonds are still extremely "durable" and can take a lot of hits but I still think that, like you said, they can still be more vulnerable than is admitted by them or their subjects.
Omg. When blue diamond says "you will be broken for this" in the answer, it looks just like the shatter mark left by pink when she punches the mirror. It was blue. She feels guilty
I would advise you to see the difference between "scratching"', "breaking"/"chipping", "durability", and "shattering". When looking at all of these (Rather than just hardness,) the Gem hierarchy makes sense when we use ALL knowledge available. If you take and compare all factors of one crystal (I say crystal because bismuth isn't a gem but it does have a crystal structure,) to all others available, making yourself (In a simple description) a 'periodic table' of the gem hierarchy. Cherry-picking only helps the few force a point. If you use all evidence available a clear understanding can be reached. You probably just didn't realize how much you were cherry picking and that's fine. So long as you learn. (I am actually working on "a 'periodic table' of the gem hierarchy" and would love to have someone to converse about it with. If you're up for it.)
I know its a simple response but wouldn't the Alexandrite and Malachite be the closest gems we see to what a Diamond can do? their all comparably giant and Gem's raw power seems connected to their size.
I don't see your point mainly being that Pearls are not dedicated to war and combat, Amethysts are. The very fact Amethyst cant overpower Pearl simply by raw power speaks volumes of her strength.
what if pink diamond wasn't shattered? We've yet to see what's inside that chest on lions island in the pocket dimension. What if she's bubbled in there?
I think you're right. it's pretty easy to crack the gem itself if given the opportunity, and it's also pretty easy to poof a gem if they aren't trained well. are we sure the diamonds have been trained in combat? I feel like as royalty, they very well may have been sheltered or just never questioned because the other gems are so loyal. it seems as though the diamonds are more intellectual than brutal and value science more than violence. I really feel like the diamonds personal abilities and brains are what make them superior to the other gems if for any reason.
I keep thinking that the Diamonds would be the final bosses in Steven Universe which would make sense. Plus I do hope they go much more in depth on homeworld and the diamonds and heck see the past of the actual scene of rose shattering pink diamond. i still wonder if pink diamond really is shattered or not Lion is still a big mystery though and i still want to see some info on lions case
Rose and Peridot are both 7's Right? Peridot with her enhancement is about the same size as Rose Correct? When Peridot Lost her enhanced parts,she's the same height as Steven if I'm not mistaken. See my point!?
Maybe their ranking their basing off has to do with their actual clarity? I haven't looked into it but I noticed that a lot of gems personalities line up with their gemstones metaphysical properties from my hippie friends lol
Wait,i thought lapis's gem was cracked by bismuth,on her story in episode "same old world".The crystal gem warrior that killed her was bismuth,isnt obvious on how she look like
It's entirely possible that the "hardness" scale has only to do with a gem's physical form. Peridot has been shown to be a really durable gem, as is Rose/Steven(?). With the new Diamond powers that we saw in "Wanted" it's possible that a Diamond isn't really that difficult to shatter after the physical form has been poofed (as difficult as THAT may be). And Blue doesn't seem at all surprised that Pink was shattered by a sword during the trial. Steven suggests that Pink was shattered with the Breaking Point, but Blue exclaims "It was a sword!" more in sadness or anger than surprise. But that's just a theory, I don't know.
My theory, based on what you said, is that the Diamonds's physical form is the hardest among all gems to poof, but not their gems, again by using something you just showed us, peridot's physical form çan take a ton of damage without poofing, which could be related to the hardness of a peridot in our wolrd, the same could be the case for the Diamonds, they are like any other gems, whether they like it or not, but their physical forms are extremely difficult to poof.
so, with the hammer analogy, if steven is half human, could he theoreticaly be a rose quartz tipped hammer? Unlike the gems that have been created and brainwashed to belive the diamonds are invincible, steven can use his human half to break the mold? just a thought.
I think the diamonds are the hardest gem to break considering that Quarts gems are so hard to break, and so are peridots. And weve seen how much our good friend Peridot can take
if a diamond can shatter another diamond but its harder for a normal gem to do so...would it be likely that yellow diamond shattered pink diamond? and past the blame onto rose and rose accepted her fate because she lost her diamond (possible PTSD?) and did not say a thing to anyone because she blames herself for involving pink diamond into the rebellion?
It's not the cracking and shattering they have to worry about, they have worry about getting to the Diamond and getting away from the Diamond after you successful shatter them. Afterwards you still have to deal with the fall out. That's basically what Rose had to go through.
I think that possibly, while Rubies are rare on Earth, they could be very common on other planets that he Diamonds have colonized. Here on Earth Quartz is a fairly common gem. So, what did Homeworld make when they started colonizing the Earth? Quartz soldiers.
Vivian Morales you know what I was going to argue this but it very may well be a possibility. Because bismuth did say "she said the same thing" then rose bubbled her. She very well may have taken it to pink diamond then locked it back up. But the only thing with that is bismuth was the only one who could open her smithing room
Just like Steven, Rose must have poofed Bismuth inside the forge while Bismuth was holding the breaking point on her arm. After bubbling Bismuth, Rose later shattered Pink D. with the breaking point before hiding it back in the forge. As for how did Rose open up the forge to return the weapon, she probably left the lava room idle and the door open after poofing Bismuth, before later returning to shut down the forge.
"Where else would a being as fragile as a human live, while a being as powerful as a Diamond, perish?" Stevenbomb 5 came out a month after this video, I know, but that's a hint I guess? Unless she meant powerful status-wise aha.
When I heard, “Diamond Cleavage”. I was about to reach for my phone to comment on that, but then he said not to sexualize it, and I burst out laughing.
I think that the hardness scale maybe different on SU than what we know, maybe Rose had a stronger weapon (Not the BreakingPoint) to shatter Pink Diamond or The Diamond Authority are easy to shatter like glass
Miku Electra Diamonds in real life are yes, very hard, but that makes them very brittle, so can indeed shatter like glass. All Gems met so far have stayed true to the properties of their real life counterparts so it's only logical for the Diamonds to be easy to shatter
What if pink diamond was never shattered, and only faked it? What if she ordered her pearl to poof and bubble her while keeping herself and pink diamond safe.
I have a therory that from my igfs (info grabbed from serese) that lion is Pink diamond because maybe rose didn't want to shatter pink diamond maybe she cried and it brought Pink diamond back to life as a magical pink diamond and that's my theory.
I think the hierarchy of Gem world is based on our perception of gemstones. Diamonds are seen as symbols of wealth and rarity while rubies don't get the same treatment as their diamonds counterparts or at least to my knowledge. Diamonds are treated as more valuable and rare while pearls and quartzes are not treated that way or at least not to that level. So the audience being no different than Homeworld is true.
10/10 tutorial will try out on my diamond in the future will comment on results
Why can't we sexualize what you say??Seourisly why?
Kitsune Zakuro same
Make sure to do a review when you do so you can tell us if this tutorial is effective or not
same
well you've had 5 months to test what are the results?
1:46 haha, I really like this idea, it would be really interesting if the Diamonds are really as weak (if not weaker) as any other gem and are only in power because of their fear factor or maybe even the "song" weapon seen in Monster Reunion.
SliceofOtaku True!
SliceofOtaku you forget eyeball getting cracked
It's a caste system. I always think of the one India supposedly no longer has.
All in my head I thought that the stronger they are had to do with their gem type so quartz's are soldiers because quartz gems seem strong. And if diamond is 10 then to me it makes them out to be the strongest. I suppose I only thought this way because the diamonds were much larger than other gems and size seemed to be somehow related to how important a gem was in some ways, for instance Amethyst is small (a defect they call her). Pearls are skinny. Quartz soldiers are usually larger. But then we see Sapphire is small yet important D;
hasn't anyone noticed that pearl has her gem in her forehead (meaning she has intelligence), Garnets hands (strong and confident) Amethyst is her chest (love worthy. she is a lover, she has many emotions.) stevens stomach because of birth and birth is part of nature.
Some Person In The Internet wow never thought of it that way!
no that's not, I just always have been thinking of that.
this was state long ago. I'm sorry your late
Some Person In The Internet every one knows well o knew that
Well pearl is also super emotionnal, she LOVE rose and care for steven.
Oh my gosh, Peridot has poor cleavage and given that you say it's the Diamond's perfect cleavage that make them more susceptible to being injured it makes since she Peri on the other end of that scale has such a tough gem.
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it is hard not to sexualize that.
Bartholomule01
Diamonds got that cleavage
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I'm sorry but around 30 seconds in you were saying about how we thought the diamonds were higher up and they were almost invisible and all I can think is do you say "Gem-etically speaking" instead of geneticlly speaking cause that's what I heard
SliceofOtaku there's a secret diamond it's green diamond because when we first seen Jasper's ship
It was a pun. And yeah, Peridot said it.
Elle The Gamer .
invincible*
Laura Hebert gemetically is actually a canon term in the show.
DIAMOND CLEAVAGE!!! 😃😃😃😃 Sorry, i had to do it! Love u man!
Lets Talk Cartoons lmao ❤❤
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Lets Talk Cartoons →_→ diamond b..boobs where!? ←_←
Rose Quartz might have turned down the breaking point due to the pain of slaying her former leader. That's also why she had bismuth design a sword that won't shatter gems
ZONE13 But Jasper was born during thr middle/end of the war.
Well, as we get to see so little of it, it's hard to pinpoint an exact timeline of the Gem War. The 2 or so years where the bulk of the story takes place, however, has an exact timeline.
ya that makes sense, but she'd have to had made the sword before bismuth introduced the braking point because rose proofed her after just like Steven did
This is my favorite video that you have made so far. Keep it up SliceofOtaku
angelofdarkness1515 and.
angelofdarkness1515 i just wanna say i love the profile pic i love raven she is actually she is my fave super hero ❤❤❤
To be fair, painted diamonds are weaker than a natural diamond. Which is why pink diamond was defeated and shattered by Rose Quartz.
Pink Diamond would have been natural, as all colored diamonds are. Colored diamonds are only naturally occurring, but are colored because of imperfections in the soil. All synthetic diamonds are perfect and clear. Colored diamonds aren't painted.
@@mr_voytech this comment was posted before the 'single pale rose'
Episode aired o-o
And Eyeball was cracked in space(Bubbled)😉👍
George Emanuel *Eyeball
Pepe de frog? 3:09
y'all need to solve how in the world did rose quartz shatter pink diamond if her huge sword - which is what ruby (eyeball) remembers is what shattered her - bismuth said her sword could never shatter a gem, she should know she's the one who made it for rose. - sooo how in the world did she shatter her? - besides diamonds aren't easily shattered, even if you manage to poof one, stepping on it would prove pointless - especially since rose was also barefoot - and where the heck are pink diamonds shards?
and for the comment below - ruby (eyeball) doesn't remember bismuth shattering pink diamond - she remembers rose did it
Alexandrite's Providence rose most likely shattered PINK DIAMOND before the events of the answer we can conclude this because blue diamond was on the planet and why would blue diamond be there if it was pink diamonds colony that means she most likely came to earth after pink diamond was shattered to take over for her in the episode the answer we see ROSE fighting bare handed without her sword meaning bismuth probably didn't join them yet or at least hadn't created the sword yet so she most likely shattered her with her hands keep in mind that rose is crazy strong as she broke a control panel with her fist, stopped a Ferris wheel and ripped its seat out so it's not hard to imagine she has enough strength to shatter a diamond
mastergoku4321 I always thought rose still had her sword because she kept slicing her enemies (like the ruby giant) also I thought ruby and sapphire were on a different planet because there were so many gems, it would make it strange to seem that there were many even though earth was in its infant state of colonization. - but I guess that would make sense as to why ruby and Sapphire jumped off a cliff and there was just more forest and dirt instead of gem citys
It appears a Rose Quartz is a defensive type of Quartz, meaning Bismuth probably made the sword even before rose rebelled, as Rose doesnt appear to have very many offensive attacks other than throwing her shield and punching. But when we DID see her attack,she destabilized a 3 ruby fusion. So she could have had a sword,but used her hand to actually punch Pink Diamond in the gem.
well ya she said roses sword could cut through a gems fiscal form in an instant , but I also get what you're saying she must have shattered her with something else
You're so close to 10,000! I remember finding your videos when you had about 2 or 3 thousand subs. Keep up the great work and we'll be at 100k before you even know it!
Something I did notice was that Ruby and sapphire are the same gem with different pigmentations in our world, with a hardness of 9, but their fusion of Garnet bumps the hardness down to 7, where a Quartz lies. This can also be applied to Malachite. Lapis, as stated, is a 5, and Jasper is a 7, but Malachite is a 4 on the Mohs hardness scale. Heck, even bismuth is made to look like she's more than the hardness of her real life counterpart, which is at a staggering 2! The one fusion I've noticed has stayed the same hardness of her counterparts is Smoky Quartz, which has two Quartz gems at 7 staying at 7. I haven't looked into fusions such as Sugilite, Sardonyx, Opal, Rainbow Quartz and Alexandrite yet, but I'd say it's safe to assume that the hardness is lower than their components, especially with fusions that garnet is part of due to her being softer than her two components already. It almost feels as if SU is backwards in hardness and brute strength. Bismuth is seen as a strong warrior and blacksmith but if her real life counterpart was put in the circumstances she's putting her weaponry into, shed be Gem dust. If we follow this kind of logic, the Diamonds would actually be easier to shatter than we make it out to be. Everything we know about gemkind is backwards to us. There's only a select few diamonds in SU but in our world, there are places where one could simply pick diamonds off the ground.
"How to train your diamond"
-Add two cups of rebellion
-Add one spoon of shattering
-Pour in a bag of tragedy
-Let it wait
they say Comedy = Tragedy + Time
and the Diamonds DO have a long livespan
how dare you.
OMG the music tho......I LOVE IT X3
lol
I mean, height has always been a decent indication of a gem's power but whatever.
From what has been seen by Pink's Palanquin and her seat on the moon base, Pink Diamond is MUCH smaller than Blue and Yellow Diamond, so she'd also probably be a bit weaker too.
It seems a gems hardness in real life is converted to how hard it is to poof them. So peridots are 7 and they are extremely tough to poof
The fusion between Ruby and Sapphire for the first time came after the "shattering" of pink diamond
is it just me or does he sound like awestruckvox
yea,he does
finally someone agrees with me everyone else i try to talk to irl just denys it on the spot
Deadly Panda true...true...
Deadly Panda YES YES YES😂
Crazy Dónut they did a video together
The Diamonds will still(most likely)be the final bossed due to their status, even if they're easy to shatter.
DIAMOND FUSION
omg I will never forget that u love us WHY R YOUR OUTROS ALWAYS ON POINT I JUST LOVE THEM!!!!! and also I don't think that the diamonds r what they r thought of by the gems they try to pose as intimidating and perfect but can be snapped , cracked or even shattered we saw this when peridot was speaking to yellow diamond instead of keeping her cool yellow diamond lost it she went full super sayain blue on peridot Mel anyways another reason why I think this is true is ( and I know u mentioned it in the bid but I have nothing to do) why the track would blue diamond just run while the crystal gems literally just walked right up to her doorstep when they arrived she was just like "nope nope nope nope m not dealing with this crap today screw u guys I am going home" so... yeah the diamonds will obviously have some crazy abilities and an epic fusion (hopefully ) but maybe their only trump card is the corruption song idk anyways that's just what I think PS. that editing with the frog topnotch!
SliceofOtaku while they pretend they can't avoid them for example when the crystal gems came blue diamond ran away showing a sense of fear and when peridot annoyed yellow diamond she showed a sense of anger I really want to hear the whole pink diamond thing though when is that happening ( and I appreciate u too or videos always give me something to think about that's why u r one of my favourite theorists :)
Josh Nanya
4:52 I started coughing right before you made that pun and I started laughing when I was about to cough and I choked on my freaking cough I love that pun
You're good and so am I, it was great
Great video as always, by the way!
SliceofOtaku also lapis-lazuli's gem was cracked by bismuth
I really love how you always ask about our opinion in the end of every video ;) I agree with most of your theories tho XD keep up the good work!
Well, they are really tough. In the episode “Reunited” Blue got a barn dropped on her and then had two arm ships crash on her and was completely unharmed.
What I'm more concerned about is how will you get footage now that Kisscartoon is down!
Liam Biniares I'm so sad about that :(
its down?
Liam Biniares But there is link to kissanime.to and then to there replacement of kisscartoon
you sould see S4 of steven on youtube blue Diamands face!!!
interesting. very interesting. so maybe... hmmmm. i know the crewniverse based each gems characteristics off their real life properties. they probably used different properties for how strong the are and how durable they are. (if they based them off any properties at all) for that reason, i wouldn't be surprised if the diamonds were either glass canons like you said, or brick walls who were super hard to shatter but couldn't do much in terms of offensive. but the idea of glass canons seems most interesting to me.
It's like the deifying of pharaohs of ancient Egypt or the importance of bloodlines in not-so-ancient Europe; it's all socialized/a projection.
Plus, I think the ideas about which Gems are Rare & which are common probably have more to do with the production side of things. Rubies may be rare on Earth, but the components to make a ruby may be common on previously claimed planets.
keep up the great work
for 3:20 to 3:47 in the video I think ruby are just guards because it harder to shader them also ruby's don't have powers (maybe if you count being over heated)when sapphire can tell the future so that's why I think that
hehe i see that pepe meme in their
Well Lapis has her water powers, but irl lapis lazuli gems can be harmed by water. Same way with Bismuth, we saw her walk through lava and her whole theme was a blacksmith, but irl you can melt and make bismuth crystals in your own oven. So maybe the diamonds are actually pretty soft and the only reason we think they're tough is because we're used to think that? And maybe MAYBE the crewniverse chose lapis' and bismuth's themes to foreshadow the whole diamond thing ,':^) ?
Wait what do you mean we weren't created to service the Diamonds? Do you mean to tell me I've been polishing White Diamond for 6000 years for nothing?
I loved this it was super interesting and I subscribed because every episode I have seen has been extremely interesting
*clicks on video*
*sees ad about diamonds*
Why are coincedences so amazing
I've never thought they were more impervious to breaking than a regular gem. As you said there may be different levels as to how easily they poof, it seems that part varies (along with the times until regenerating or whatever they call it) however, I assumed the breaking or shattering of the actual gemstone itself would be similar (like you said, hit it with a hammer any gem would be shattered), BUT, I DO THINK it would be more about how difficult they would be to poof because I think the odds of shattering a diamond while they were still projecting their body would be low because of their ability to block their gem from a blow, but once poofed, I would think they would be as easy to break as any other gem (or at least close), so pair their size with possibly being difficult to poof, possibly knowing how to fight, with their army of guards and technology, plus any other advantages I'm missing, that would still add up to being harder to shatter (more difficult not literally harder). I don't think anyone on the show has ever actually referred to the diamonds as being impossible to shatter have they? I know Peridot would go on and on about how great the diamonds are/were but that was more like a brainwashed cult member spouting the propaganda they were fed rather than any firsthand knowledge. Also, I really want to see if the diamonds can fuse together and make some ultimate warrior/dictator.
Can't wait for January 30th!!!
If you're going to reference "The Answer", you need to remember that the whole attack where Blue Diamond fled was supposed to be a trap. They used Sapphire's future vision to set up an ideal situation...effectively baiting Rose and Pearl into a trap. That's why Blue Diamond fled, because the trap was sprung. Her job was complete.
Why are there only 3 or 4 diamonds?
What if they are multiple diamonds that are fused together?
Or is it that they generate more light to create their forms?
I love how you edit your videos
MR. DIAMOND, MEET MR IRON PICKAXE.
omg just came to your Channel and I absolutely loved it so I decided to sub hope to see more fab videos in the future! x3
Honestly you always make so much sense
but he's wrong from current info.
If you haven't already please make a vid on this
Can diamonds get corrupted
Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but I think I should point out that while real life diamonds are the hardest substance, they are also brittle. Further, it isn't the hardness of a weapon that cracks things: its the level of force.
You're so right! This video is amazing
I just find it hilarious that there was a diamond ad right before this video...XD
Like, I just burst out laughing lol
If you see who is this girl of and its steven universe mambey its rose quarts in diffrent form (ik you know its steven is rose but mambey stevens gem a part was cut off a bit and it reformed rose quarts)
White Diamond's Weakness: Being on camera.
Yellow Diamond: Being called a clod.
Blue Diamond: Did you just assume the weapon?
Pink Diamond: Swords.
so is does Garnet have the equilivant power of a diamond since ruby and sapphire are right under diamond.
is it me or is it that every time you talk, it looks like the gems are actually saying what your saying. idk that's cool tho. keep up the great work!
Hey Slice.
Have you even made a video about "Why the crystal gems bubble others?" In Ocean Gem, pearl says, that they bubble them "because that's the best we can do... FOR NOW" So, what it they bubble them waiting for rose to come back and heal them from corruption?
They bubble them because what else are they suppose to do with the corrupted gem. Rose or Steven haven't been able to heal them
they where bubbling before steven show any sort of power, also the thing that makes me asking that is the "at least, for now"
"Are the diamonds impervious or is it not all it's *cracked* up to be?"
I can't be the only one who noticed.
im guessing that the events of "the answer" take place after pink diamond's demise
so blue diamond would of course be a bit nervous at rose's arrival.
Holy, 19 videos and you already at 10,000 subs :O
I would like to point out when you said no gem has been cracked in a combat situation but what about the time Steven fought Bismuth wouldn't that count as something?
Cross Ex
No, because she was poofed, not cracked.
What if the gems or diamonds somehow refused pink diamond and it was only cracked…since gems can survive when their gem is cracked could it bring back pink diamond?? And maybe she would fight against yellow diamond!!! Gaaarrr
So if sapphire and ruby are 9s then is garnet 18? Or is she just another 9? If she is an 18 then she could destroy a diamond like it's nobody's business
Fun fact: Garnets in real life are actually a 7-7.5!
Ren Does Cosplay, so two strong gems make
. A weaker gem....... Logic
I loved the line ‘not all they’re cracked up to be.’
3:25 i agree with this but but remember they only make quartz on earth so sapphire might be rare then ruby in homeworld [i bad grammar ;-;]
Thanks so much for staying till the end of this vi- *clicks away*
this does make sense. I mean, why else would no one really talk about how physically strong a diamond is? All we ever hear is that they exist or praises from the gems that follow them. That would definitely explain why Blue Diamond wanted to be absolutely clear that Rose and Pearl wouldn't harm her when she asked Sapphire, possibly several times prior to The Answer, what the outcome of that day's fighting would be. Maybe she feared being next?
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Hey i have question where diamonds came from i searched it but nothing
I think our hardness scale in the real world refers at least mildly to a gems durability in the show. As you noted, it definitely does not equate to social status but it may still apply in the same way it does in te real world. Consider Peridot, she can take a lot of damage as shown in the shot of her with the rock. Peridot is relatively high on the hardness scale (7) while a gem like Pearl is easily poofed just by being stabbed by a hologram. This makes a bit of sense as a pearl has a hardness scale of just 2.5-4.5, which is relatively low. I think the Diamonds are still extremely "durable" and can take a lot of hits but I still think that, like you said, they can still be more vulnerable than is admitted by them or their subjects.
Thanks for this information of how to shatter my Diamond, Otaku. I'll be right back.
Omg. When blue diamond says "you will be broken for this" in the answer, it looks just like the shatter mark left by pink when she punches the mirror. It was blue. She feels guilty
I would advise you to see the difference between "scratching"', "breaking"/"chipping", "durability", and "shattering".
When looking at all of these (Rather than just hardness,) the Gem hierarchy makes sense when we use ALL knowledge available.
If you take and compare all factors of one crystal (I say crystal because bismuth isn't a gem but it does have a crystal structure,) to all others available, making yourself (In a simple description) a 'periodic table' of the gem hierarchy.
Cherry-picking only helps the few force a point. If you use all evidence available a clear understanding can be reached.
You probably just didn't realize how much you were cherry picking and that's fine. So long as you learn.
(I am actually working on "a 'periodic table' of the gem hierarchy" and would love to have someone to converse about it with. If you're up for it.)
I know its a simple response but wouldn't the Alexandrite and Malachite be the closest gems we see to what a Diamond can do? their all comparably giant and Gem's raw power seems connected to their size.
Jose Ssegovia
Amethyst is shorter than Pearl but she's just as strong.
I don't see your point mainly being that Pearls are not dedicated to war and combat, Amethysts are. The very fact Amethyst cant overpower Pearl simply by raw power speaks volumes of her strength.
what if pink diamond wasn't shattered? We've yet to see what's inside that chest on lions island in the pocket dimension. What if she's bubbled in there?
I think you're right. it's pretty easy to crack the gem itself if given the opportunity, and it's also pretty easy to poof a gem if they aren't trained well. are we sure the diamonds have been trained in combat? I feel like as royalty, they very well may have been sheltered or just never questioned because the other gems are so loyal. it seems as though the diamonds are more intellectual than brutal and value science more than violence. I really feel like the diamonds personal abilities and brains are what make them superior to the other gems if for any reason.
I have a question how can she shatter pink diamond when roses sword cant shatter a diamond
Is it possible the toughness of a Gem's body is based on what gem they are?
Thanks for the tutorial. I'm comin for them
I keep thinking that the Diamonds would be the final bosses in Steven Universe which would make sense.
Plus I do hope they go much more in depth on homeworld and the diamonds and heck see the past of the actual scene of rose shattering pink diamond. i still wonder if pink diamond really is shattered or not
Lion is still a big mystery though and i still want to see some info on lions case
Rose and Peridot are both 7's Right? Peridot with her enhancement is about the same size as Rose Correct? When Peridot Lost her enhanced parts,she's the same height as Steven if I'm not mistaken. See my point!?
Maybe their ranking their basing off has to do with their actual clarity? I haven't looked into it but I noticed that a lot of gems personalities line up with their gemstones metaphysical properties from my hippie friends lol
Wait,i thought lapis's gem was cracked by bismuth,on her story in episode "same old world".The crystal gem warrior that killed her was bismuth,isnt obvious on how she look like
Lansze Bonifacio she was poofed
she was poofed put into a mirror, the homeworld gems had a stampede and it resulted from cracking her gem
It's entirely possible that the "hardness" scale has only to do with a gem's physical form. Peridot has been shown to be a really durable gem, as is Rose/Steven(?). With the new Diamond powers that we saw in "Wanted" it's possible that a Diamond isn't really that difficult to shatter after the physical form has been poofed (as difficult as THAT may be). And Blue doesn't seem at all surprised that Pink was shattered by a sword during the trial. Steven suggests that Pink was shattered with the Breaking Point, but Blue exclaims "It was a sword!" more in sadness or anger than surprise. But that's just a theory, I don't know.
My theory, based on what you said, is that the Diamonds's physical form is the hardest among all gems to poof, but not their gems, again by using something you just showed us, peridot's physical form çan take a ton of damage without poofing, which could be related to the hardness of a peridot in our wolrd, the same could be the case for the Diamonds, they are like any other gems, whether they like it or not, but their physical forms are extremely difficult to poof.
so, with the hammer analogy, if steven is half human, could he theoreticaly be a rose quartz tipped hammer? Unlike the gems that have been created and brainwashed to belive the diamonds are invincible, steven can use his human half to break the mold? just a thought.
I think the diamonds are the hardest gem to break considering that Quarts gems are so hard to break, and so are peridots. And weve seen how much our good friend Peridot can take
I think pink diamond was like amethyst, her chair was so small that peridot could sit in it, and have you seen pink diamond's stairs?
what episode in this time: 4:22?
if a diamond can shatter another diamond but its harder for a normal gem to do so...would it be likely that yellow diamond shattered pink diamond? and past the blame onto rose and rose accepted her fate because she lost her diamond (possible PTSD?) and did not say a thing to anyone because she blames herself for involving pink diamond into the rebellion?
Great video👏🏼
It's not the cracking and shattering they have to worry about, they have worry about getting to the Diamond and getting away from the Diamond after you successful shatter them. Afterwards you still have to deal with the fall out. That's basically what Rose had to go through.
2:59 did anyone see the Holly Blue Aggate?
I think that possibly, while Rubies are rare on Earth, they could be very common on other planets that he Diamonds have colonized. Here on Earth Quartz is a fairly common gem. So, what did Homeworld make when they started colonizing the Earth? Quartz soldiers.
i think rose used the breaking point on pink diamond
Vivian Morales you know what I was going to argue this but it very may well be a possibility. Because bismuth did say "she said the same thing" then rose bubbled her. She very well may have taken it to pink diamond then locked it back up. But the only thing with that is bismuth was the only one who could open her smithing room
stoops then how did rose get in?
I was thinking that!
Just like Steven, Rose must have poofed Bismuth inside the forge while Bismuth was holding the breaking point on her arm. After bubbling Bismuth, Rose later shattered Pink D. with the breaking point before hiding it back in the forge. As for how did Rose open up the forge to return the weapon, she probably left the lava room idle and the door open after poofing Bismuth, before later returning to shut down the forge.
Me too
"Or not all they're cracked up to be?"
*three seconds later*
haha i get it.
"Where else would a being as fragile as a human live, while a being as powerful as a Diamond, perish?" Stevenbomb 5 came out a month after this video, I know, but that's a hint I guess? Unless she meant powerful status-wise aha.
true, because ruby's I think are actually on an 8 or 9 on the hardness scale, while garnets are lower
I think that perfect cleave title gos to rose quartz 😏😏😏
When I heard, “Diamond Cleavage”. I was about to reach for my phone to comment on that, but then he said not to sexualize it, and I burst out laughing.
"not all that they're CRACKED up to be."
I see what you did there. ;3
Heh "not all they're *Cracked* up to be"
The Annihilator 117 That is not very funny considering I'm already broke. (To be honest, I'm dying of laughter inside. LOLOLOLOLOLOL).
I think that the hardness scale maybe different on SU than what we know, maybe Rose had a stronger weapon (Not the BreakingPoint) to shatter Pink Diamond or The Diamond Authority are easy to shatter like glass
Miku Electra
Diamonds in real life are yes, very hard, but that makes them very brittle, so can indeed shatter like glass. All Gems met so far have stayed true to the properties of their real life counterparts so it's only logical for the Diamonds to be easy to shatter
What if pink diamond was never shattered, and only faked it? What if she ordered her pearl to poof and bubble her while keeping herself and pink diamond safe.
I have a therory that from my igfs (info grabbed from serese) that lion is Pink diamond because maybe rose didn't want to shatter pink diamond maybe she cried and it brought Pink diamond back to life as a magical pink diamond and that's my theory.
*"The diamonds are not all they're CRACKED up to be"* XD
I think the hierarchy of Gem world is based on our perception of gemstones. Diamonds are seen as symbols of wealth and rarity while rubies don't get the same treatment as their diamonds counterparts or at least to my knowledge.
Diamonds are treated as more valuable and rare while pearls and quartzes are not treated that way or at least not to that level. So the audience being no different than Homeworld is true.