MSC Plays Also, Jasper doesn't see herself as 'weak', like she does with Ruby and Saphire. So she fusing with Lapis is most likely something completly different in her eyes.
The answer is easy: Each gem is created with a specific purpose and exists for that purpose only. To diverge from the purpose you exist for is literaly an abomination. Hence, Pearl IS Nothing, because she was created to be nothing but a lowly servant (which would explain her habbit of being the only one doing any housework, even preventing others to do it). Think of Qunari from Dragon Age series. It's Communism to the extreme, but as long as people are willing to live by the set rules that were set, it's okay. The flashback giant gem was Jasper, because she looks like her, which would assume that Jasper's can be grown in different sized... much like Amethyst who's just a smaller version of Jasper, because she got "overcooked".
Amethyst could use her shapeshift to look like jasper but that doesn't mean its her what I'm saying is maybe another gem fusion that has a similar look to jasper
Turmoil just because it looked like Jasper doesn't necessarily mean it was DEFINITELY Jasper herself. judging from the way both Amethyst and Jasper look I'm guessing a lot of them, those 'kind' of gems had similar appearances. unless that's what you mean, that that was another Jasper gem, in which case ignore everything I just said lol.
As for Forced fusion being punishment, I have to disagree, because Peridot was sent to Earth for sole purpose to check on the progress of the fusion clusters. They were experiments, not punishment. Why would the Trumvirate care about the fate of their prisoners if they can't add anything useful to the Homeworld?
Turmoil It could easily combine both. Of course they are experiments, but they could also be used as a way to punish the rebels and/or show others what happens with those who rebel.
Turmoil I think I was a mix of punishing those in the rebellion and a sick science experiment to see what forced fusion would create. Getting back at those who defied them and also creating new monsters for them to use.
Faith Greenfield The goal was simple: take a stregnth of one gem and remove all of its weakness', repeat the process 4 times; the end result would be a Perfect fusion, with great power and none of the weakness' of other gems and not being dependant on relationship.... theoretically.
***** Garnet has a very clear oppinion on fusion and the part of her that said that was most likely Ruby, who seems like the kind of person to jump to conclusions in her rage. That doesn't mean the statement is not true, but it doesn't mean the same as if Yellow Diamond or even Peridot would have said it.
You refer to the size of a gem like something that determines how strong they are and which class they belong to. I think the gemkind and their society are more complex than that. Gems were indeed made for different purpose, but it's specifically the fighters that should be large. I don't think the size is that important for e.g. intellectual gems. So, my point is that you can only conclude about power levels by comparing size within one class. For instance, Jasper being a combatant kind is clearly stronger than Ruby. However, the relative size is not that much important if gems of different classes are compared. Lapis Lazuli being a bright example. Despite having a twig-like stature and being a non-combatant kind, she is still able to keep large beefy Jasper in control within Malachite. Also, from what Lapis was saying, I can assume that she is some sort of a noble gem and it's her immense power that makes her special. Another indication of a gem's status may be uniqueness and utility of their abilities for the Home World. I would bet that Sapphire with her future vision is much more highly-ranked than Ruby. Also, pearls should be less valuable than peridots because they are less independent. But it's really hard to prove with that information we have now.
Sergey Tretiakov Sapphire being higher rank than Ruby would very much explain her incredibly intricate/feminine appearance in comparison with Ruby's. Pretty princess dress = Maybe an actual princess? Except not a princess, but the idea of nobility.
+ThatWhiteGirlDoes Maybe she was actually a princess. There are commonly 4 types of precious gems that are recognized : diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. So what if they were actual noble gems ? I have another headcanon in which gemstones are supposed to be situated on symmetrical parts of the body, like the chakra points, otherwise the gem would be "uncomplete" and lack a certain stature or strenght. The only gems we've seen with unsymmetrical gemstones so far are ru and sapph, every other gem have theirs on the central axis of their body. What if ruby and sapphire were meant to be even greater, royal gems, but they ended up being malformed, and thus they can't truly live alone on their own, they feel lonely and uncomplete, and appear to be the smallest gems of the series. (Jasper referring to them as "weak gems" might actually be because of that unsymmetrical stature, not because rubies and sapphires are weak in general, seriously they litteraly are precious gems how could they be naturally "weak" like jasper is implying, there's gotta be something wrong that happened for them to be so small and terrified of being alone) Also in response to the first comment about sapphire's uniqueness : in the episode about future vision Garnet specifically said she was the only one who could see the future, maybe sapphire actually is the only one with future vision, maybe other sapphires can't even do it, maybe she's the only one with one eye ; and that (plus the future vision) is a result of her malformation? As for Ruby ; rubies are considered the most resistant natural material on earth right behind diamonds. What if rubies are created to be some sort of bodyguard/protectors because of their extreme resistance to any kind of shit (physical damage, extreme temperatures/pressions, the fucking lava, etc.) and so they are like the ultimate defensive soldiers (symbolism of rubies also states that they are gemstones of protection and passion, if this isn't ruby's main character arc then I dont know why I'm still watching this show) but they're really really hard to harvest and so kind of rare. Ruby being malformed was like a fail to harvest a gem that is already too difficult to create ; so homeworld authorities could have put a lot of pressure into her so she would act like the complete and really strong gem she is supposed to be. She would train hard every single moment of her life, being stressed out 24/7, having no freedom, no liberty. She would eventually wants to rebel and let her raging fire explode from time to time. Whereas Sapphire was kept because she could see into the future and no one can do that, can you fucking believe this she might have been of a great use for the diamonds seriously. Idk I could go on for hours with these theories man I just love this show too much.
Sushi's Art I enjoy your theory but when I said "except not a princess" I only meant that Homeworld seems to not have a need for princesses, as everything we've seen thus far points to the Diamond Authority being more of a dictatorship, and in dictatorships the next in line to rule is not necessarily family of the dictator, it's whoever the dictator says it is; in order to be a princess, one must be the daughter/relative/married-in-relative of nobility. Your theory is wonderful insofar as how deep you've gone with it and how well it works, I was just correcting my own word choice.
Also, I feel that people seem to be reading far into this theory. I think it's much more simple than this, Homeworld doesn't hate fusion itself, they hate love and romantic attraction. This is why Jasper is willing to fuse to become stronger but detests Garnet for what she is, a public display of affection. This hatred would only have been reinforced after Rose's successful rebellion, as she was obviously a very affectionate and loving person and likely encouraged other gems to be similarly affectionate and loving her and Garnet being the perfect examples for this outlook on life (likely the reason Garnet was blaming herself for the fusion experiments as she was likely the first real display and example to others for love) This show is really trying to be deep with the sociopolitical messages here, against homophobia or similarly hateful ideals and this hatred of love is perfectly representative of that, not just for homosexuality but for all peoples.
Nothing_New It should also be noted that even platonic attraction seems to be frowned upon. The fact that the Crystal Gems are a team and actually care about each other seems not to be a Homeworld norm, from the reactions of Peridot and Jasper, and Lapis is surprised when Steven tries to befriend her and misinterprets his small kindness as a desire to change sides. It's even implied that Lapis had never had a friend prior to Steven. Jasper especially seems to think that if it isn't useful on the battlefield, it ought not to exist, and friendship does little more than loyalty to a sovereign would on the battlefield. And, everyone had a platonic/ideal love of Rose, everything we have seen suggests anyone who saw her that wasn't a Homeworld Gem looked up to and admired her. And Homeworld seems to hate it.
ThatWhiteGirlDoes That's very true actually. It also shows in how Jasper and Peridot treat each other and the other gems when you think about it, there's no affection and very little in the way of real respect. It's totally business-like and devoid of any form of emotional investment. To think that homeworld would despise attachment or emotion enough that it's displayed to such an extreme is vastly different to the actions of the Crystal Gems. Though not at all a foreign concept to sci-fi dystopian genres, where industry and productivity take such a priority that emotion must be eliminated. I mention this as I've actually noticed several indications that points to homeworld being such a dystopia, such as the pearl clone theory. This is just another interesting comparison and insight to homeworld culture.
Nothing_New That is possible, and actually *both* ideas might be right. They could detest fusion for both reasons. I also like how the show has examples of different types of loving relationships and how even if they aren't "normal" they are still good ones because of that love. Examples: Garnet herself, Rose and Greg (two different species), and the fact that Steven's family itself is not traditional but they are still a family because they love each other. The show's examples of love and how it makes the Crystal Gems stronger does lead me to think that love itself and affection might be shunned on homeworld. They are viewed as the enemy and usually an animosity that strong stems from different social beliefs.
Pearls in reality are created, not formed under the ground after thousands of years, so the gem government could mass produce them. If we were to get a look at Pearls on the Gem homeworld they would all be slaves. The Pearl we know has been liberated by her master, who doesn't view other lifeforms as less than herself. And now she even has another life form looking up to her and respecting her in the form of Steven. The reason she's so good at chores is because she was created to do them. Having order is so important to her because it's literally what she was created for.
Personally i assumed the reason Amethysts muscles were unsustainable was because 1 it wasnt shapeshifting, second she worked so little on that body while pearl took so much time repairing hers. The design Amethyst was going for might've been such a sudden change that her body wasnt used to it being that way. Could also be that her body was unbalanced, resulted from her rushing her regeneration, and thus the bodywas not only unsustainable but that might've been caused from being unstable and the reason the arm deflated could've maybe been because the body tried to stabilize itself. another though is the more used the gem is of the body, the more easily it might've been to replicate the same form and even faster. that might've been the reason Amethyst looked similar in the other forms she tried. other form i think she might be used to would be the purple puma as she transformed into that form in 'Ocean gem' while battling. Just a theory though.
It says it on tumblr. I guess there was an interview with Rebecca Sugar and she said "we aren't ready to show yellow diamond yet" and that the silhouette was Amber
kitkatpaddywak Here ya go: didyouknowstevenuniverse.tumblr.com/post/123905449015/source-x-it-seems-the-mysterious-silhouette To tell you the truth I kinda want it to be false! I really wanted to see yellow diamond T_T
Finally we get a theory about this!! Also: this could also be the reason why Lapis was trapped in a mirror. Let me explain myself: in the episode where Lapis is revealed, Pearl says they found the mirror somewhere in space, and we all know Lapis is one of the most powerful gems, and if the diamonds kind of "fear" fusion, they could have seen Lapis as a threat, and so broke her gem, trapped her and throwed her to space, as crystal gems dont seem to know about her. When Lapis returns back, she doesnt exactly get a warm welcome, but gets in conflicts. Does this mean they still remember who she is, and she gives information to homeworld about where they are, etc.
I agree with this theory completely! First time I heard "Do it for her" I instantly assumed Pearl was referring to herself as well as Connie, which was pretty obvious when she kept saying "Do it for her" then correcting herself and saying "Do it for him". Hell I can't wait for this show to advance even further.
one more theory. is the sand pillow a gem too? if lapis was a gem trapped in the mirror and able to control water. could there be a gem trapped in the pillow able to control sand?
It says in one of the episodes that all the monsters they've been fighting and the gems they have been collecting are corrupt gems that they're bubbling until they can find a way to restore them
coldcorogon Nah, Matt confirmed that it was a corrupted gem and that they come in all kinds of shapes and forms. Check DEEEEEP into his twitter account.
coldcorogon Pretty sure you're correct here since it was seemingly sentient in some way, and they say everything they fight (even if it's a temple) is a corrupted gem. My question is how does trapping a gem in a pillow turn them into a temple rather than a person? And with no damage to the actual gemstone how did it become so corrupted that it could no longer even form said temple properly?
Oh to everyone saying that Lapis Lazuli could take everyone down, isn't there a theory that she is Blue Diamond? Like the Blue Diamond on the crest we see in most episodes. And in the crest Yellow Diamond is still under the White Diamond which makes me wonder if there's an actual White Diamond or if it's the representation of all the diamonds fused together - the original gem. Anyways. Lapis Lazuli probably abstained from the war. While the Crystal Gems seem very fearful of her she seems totally disinterested in the whole divide.
M. Avery As far as I could make sense of it, I think there is a hierarchy with the diamonds, but they have different responsibilities. Yellow Diamond could be the one handling the 'foreign' things and/or the training of new and better gems to fight(hence the interest in the cluster), while Rose as Pink Diamond would have been responsible for hatching(which is why she was on Earth and her caring for everything coupled with her hobbies of growing stuff after the kindergarten was shut down). I don't know what Blue Diamond would do and while I think Lapis could likely be Blue Diamond we see the blue symbol on newer pictures and Lapis was on Earth for a few thousand years at least. So if she was Blue Diamond, the position has most likely been given to someone else. Blue Diamond would maybe handle the society matter. White Diamond would be something like the Queen then, the one ruling(she is always on top of it after all) and handling the laws.
1 following the tri diamond theory, lapis's attire would suggest that she worked for blue diamond because of the blue cross cross pattern. that peridot and jasper have 2. rose quartz
I doubt Lapis is blue diamond, if she was I don't think jasper would have treated her like she was worthless. also it would just be pointless displaying Yellow, White and Blue diamonds symbol
M. Avery Making Lapis be Blue Diamond would negate the idea that she is inextricably linked to water. Lapis Lazuli, one of the first known stones to be shattered into dust for paint pigments and the blue used for oceans, rivers, etc., in paintings for centuries, would have a clear link to liquids, especially water. Blue Diamonds have no such history.
You forgot to mention how jasper called amrthyst "an over cooked runt" that makes me really believe that if there are other amethysts that they are larger than the one we know and love. My theory is that if she is a runt that would account for her being thicker. Like a little person how their bond are smaller so the normal amount of muscle has to be bunched up instead of spread evenly around
I think it's a little silly to say that Homeworld, overall, hates fusion. Given that Peridot had been experimenting with force fusion and she and Jasper are the only two Homeworld gems we've experienced so far, I think it's safe to say that Jasper's views aren't reflective of the whole. Rather, I think Jasper's simply got a superiority complex of being a "purely strong" gem, not bending to fuse at the first sign of trouble like the rest of her army. As for the "Just a pearl" comment, I think that much pretty much clears with being right. The gems are reflective of real-world gems. Pearls, in the real world, are easy to make and cultivate. They're plentiful and, for some reason, elegant. Having that reflected in the Steven Universe Universe makes sense. An easily replaced little helper to high-class gems makes sense. At the same time, fusion seems to follow the same logic. Certain gems and minerals, in the real world, are created by natural mixtures. Fusions, so to speak. That reflects into the show with things like Garnets. Garnets can't just be on their own. They're a group of minerals in differing compositions. Essentially making garnets a very base form of fusion, able to be made by plenty of gems resulting in different colors. For our Garnet, it's a sapphire and a ruby, resulting in a purple gem, obviously making Garnet a pretty easy tell for someone who deals with all sorts of gems all over the universe, like Jasper.
They hate fusion because they aren't getting any! Player haters, all of em'. "But I think you're just mad that you're single!" Jasper had to go to the Poke'mart and pick up a burn heal after that one.
The one thing that stood out to me the most was the fact that amethyst wasnt really a part of the war that happened thousands of years ago on earth. She was around, but she wasnt actually there herself. You can refer back to the episode where garnet has the giant purple axe from the fields.
Your theory makes sense. And I was thinking about it. Also, consider that when Ruby and Sapphire spoke to each other in the episode where they discover the forced fusions, while Garnet speaks to, er, herself (technically Ruby and Sapphire speaking to each other) she says "They've been here all along!" and "That's why we couldn't find them." This leads me to believe that some of the gems who rebelled were taken as prisoners of war and hidden long ago. I think it's generally safe to assume that the war was absolutely destructive, as the Crystal Gems seem to have to pick off stragglers of the war (in the earlier episodes where they destroy some corrupted gems) and that they can never seem to find any actual Crystal Gems. But this also brings up another really good point. Why was Lapis Lazuli trapped in a mirror? I mean, she DID want to go BACK to the homeworld and seemed to be able to overpower the Crystal Gems yet she couldn't overpower Jasper, so it seems the logical conclusions is that Lapis fought for the Homeworld AGAINST the Crystal Gems, but likely against her own will. This is why she sees no justice in being trapped in that mirror by the Crystal Gems and why she seems to have some concern for Steven and (at times) the Crystal Gems + Earth. There's definitely a lot to dig into in Steven Universe (about as much as Adventure Time).
I had to put my headphones in to really hear this but interesting! I don't actively find theories so this is honestly the first time I'm hearing about this. xD I really hope this gets clarified soon in the show!!!
4:22 - arguably shorter and 'chubbier' body types can be amazing fighters : harder to knock down, stronger and solid blows, you're able to get under the reach of opponents, you can wear heaver armour, shields provide better cover. The tolkien Dwarves are a fine example of smaller and wider statures being beneficial. ( I suppose thats a whole different topic than this video though)
I think that that larger gem was in fact an amethyst, as in S1 EP48-The return Jasper refers to amethyst as a puny 'overcooked' runt inferring that something went wrong during her creation which would explain her build and hight differing from rose's opponent. So maybe home world was against fusions and the 'cluster' was their captives being punished by using there greatest strength.
I like to think that gems can change their shape to be stronger and such but they don't because they just regenerate to what feels right to them. Like at the end of the episode Reformed amethyst said, " it's what felt right" The reason Why amethyst's form that she took that she tried to use to make her stronger was "Unstable" because, like all of the other forms she took, she just rushed into it. Your theory is good too though. Very well thought out! ^-^
And when pearl said, "deep down you know you weren't built for fighting but that doesn't mean you're not prepared to try!" I think pearl was talking about both Connie and herself. To me the song is pretty much pearl telling Connie about how she used to serve rose and teaching Connie how to serve Steven the same way she served rose
iLovesmarties3956 :3 I think she was talking about herself and Connie, too. People keep trying to make it one-or-the-other, but, based on what we know of Pearl, "You weren't built for fighting" refers to both her feelings on humans and on herself.
This is a very good theory, well thought out, something I wanted to see was since I heard a theory that Rose Quartz was the pink diamond, what if all 4 diamonds fused? That'd be crazy.
I think this is a very well thought out theory. It would definitely explain all the Easter eggs in some of the episodes leading up to The Return & Jail Break. One theory of my own is the idea of different levels of fusion that go way beyond the basic formula of just 2 Gems to become 1. I had spoken with another friend about the idea of 3 becoming 1, or even 4 into 1. We thought out that gems from home world where much more capable of fusing with multiple partners at once versus just 2. Especially in the aspect of war, perhaps they might have had facilities where they taught gems to fuse together to become the ultimate warrior as shown in the mid Season 2 episode "Rose's Scabbard" where all the weapons where abandoned & where much larger than most of the gem weapons we've seen. Where as the fusion between gems like Pearl, Ruby & Saphire, Amethyst, etc are on a more personal level & can only be done with 2 gems. For this reason along with kindergarten breeding gems only to be forced to fuse could be another reason Rose & her army fought against Jasper and her armies in the first rebellion war. Perhaps they felt that Fusion was meant to be done on a more spiritual & personal level rather than for war & following orders. So with that being said, perhaps this is why Garnet, Amethyst & Pearl all came together to join Rose. Perhaps Pearl was once apart of a higher class of similar types of Pearls that might have been more conservative & easily manipulated into believing that forced fusion & breeding was okay. Once Pearl met Rose & was enlighten by her ideas she started to rebel against her kind thus leading to the possibility of her being banished from the higher pearl class and joining Rose, Garnet & Amethyst. Garnet of course being Ruby & Saphire felt strongly about their fusion & wanted to fight to protect the right to fuse on that same personal & spiritual level. Amethyst of course being a product of Kindergarten felt lost & confused but adopted by Rose, Garnet & Pearl thus leading to them forming the Crystal Gems.
Interesting theory. If it proves true, I'd wager that what makes Garnet different than other garnets is her hair. It's very distinctive, and likely a tell for the fact that a Ruby is part of the fusion.
(Couldn't reply to your comment for some reason) @nightdumo I'm sorry about that, the headphones I use amplify the audio from the computer so I guess i had it set high enough that it sounded normal to me
In the episode where lapis takes the ocean u can see a giant sword in the sand thats believed to be the weapon of the fusion of garnet,amethyst,rose,and pearl. If that is their weapon then the giant axes that stayed on the battleground could be the leftover weapons of fusions
+kitkatpaddywak hey, i actually watched another video about anythest, that made sense , not saying this didnt make sense, but the vid says that the giant gem in pearls flashback is an amythest, and our amythest is not suposed to be this way.
Well now after Too Far it seems like every gem doesn't feel the same about fusion. We all know what Jaspet thought it was, but she quickly changed her mind :P And now when she's Lapis' prisoner... She can't think little ofxusion anymore, but I don't think she likes it either. And now about Peridot... she said that Garnet made her "uncomfortable". Imagine yourself in a situation, where you move to a country where everyone is holding a loaded gun in their hands alk the time because it's not illegal there :^( That might be how Peridot feels, since she is still scared.
Can I just point out that that 'huge gem' in the battle scene with Rose and Pearl was Jasper. It certainly appears that she is a lot bigger than other appearances (though actually looking at her she is dang huge anyway) but it certainly is her, and it's important to note that Rose looks similarly big in that scene. Whether they grew bigger intentionally (which I'd think is certainly possible for such powerful gems) or whether this was an artistic choice, a play on perspective, it's quite obvious that that is Jasper in that scene.
This was a great video! You should definitely do more. Could you cover the idea that Rose could be Pink Diamond? There are a lot of videos covering the topic, but I'd like to hear your opinion and view of the subject.
There's a theory that the gem we see in the flashback is an amethyst and thats what amethysts are supposed to look like but this theory does make a lot of sense.
about the garnet thing, i always imagined that some gems, like garnet, could only be attained through fusion. that would make sense to me and it would explain why jasper knew right away. also, naturally, garnet is found in larger chunks, so its more likely that two smaller gems, like natural ruby and sapphire, would form a normal-ish sized fusion
You have some very awesome and interesting points. Also, it's not the first time I've heard of there possibly being more than one of a specific gem. I believe the theory of there being more is more than accurate. I mean, there's not a whole ton of actual gems and having multiples of them could more likely create a planet, society, or whatever homeworld is.
Just a note fore everyone, please try to watch this with annotations on, because I seem to be getting the same concerns and questions about this theory over and over again, and I've addressed them in annotations in the video.
+kitkatpaddywak I don`t see every gem having multiples of eachother being too plausible, given that otherwise there would have been more Crystal Roses, Yellow Diamonds, Peridots, Lapis Lazulis, and what have you. And the reason I bring that up is because we have to consider the nature of Rose's and Steven's powers. If healing and the like is such a rare/unique ability, does that not cancel out the premise of multiples in the first place? Pearl is a rather common type of precious material, and can be created artificially. What if a Pearl is designed to be.... Say.... A servant-caste, or even low-soldier caste gem? Designed to be expendable. I like the idea that fusion hate is a means of maintaining status quo, but the other part of that theory I can't buy, because of the power-reasons, and that the naming convention would get to be...... Confusing. If there were 300 Lapis Lazulis living in relative proximity on homeworld, wouldn't it make more sense to actually NAME them, rather than refer to them by type?
pretty good theories, actually really good considering that i saw some based on theories leaked from writers/creators. however I'm hesitant to assume that Garnet is just one gem out of many as too amethyst. Amethyst is an "overcooked runt"(Jasper) so its believed she was left behind and join the rebellion and since Garnet is a fusion i would infer that most gem's fusion differs on which gems fuse and their relationship with each other, making it a more unique based on gems.
i really liked the video the only thing s that when you said jaser just knew that garnet was a fusion, right away i remembered that jasper had already seen ruby and sapphire.
The gem which looks like Jasper in the flashback could be Jasper and Yellow Diamond fused together since it is bigger and has a different helmet. Yet what gets me is why Jasper, after the rebellion would still make the comment: "Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak gems stronger."
Theory sounds really good, I just don't think Amethyst wasn't a gem built for fighting. Sure, she's chubby and short, but she has a whip, she's good at shape shifting, they made her from the kindergarten. They would've destroyed her if she couldn't fight.. I also think fusion is shunned because every gem has a purpose on Homewold, and when a fusion between an offense gem and a defense gem they would be angry, mianly because their best defense player is about to go fight.
In Friend Ship, Pearl could have been referring to pearls as a mineral rather than a Gem, but I guess that wouldn't really explain the whole "I'm useless on my own" thing.
In the mural showing Rose fighting Yellow Diamond or whoever it may be, I always got the vibe that those smaller beings surrounding Rose represented a bunch of Garnets. Maybe Rubies and Sapphires sided with Rose due to mistreatment in the caste society so they fused to create a bunch of stronger warriors for fighting the Homeworld army. Garnet is a very strong warrior capable of going head to head with Jasper, but as Ruby and Sapphire they wouldn't be able to do much in a war. I'm going with the theory that Jaspers were cloned or created in kindergartens, particularly Amethyst's, which explains the 'overcooked runt' comment and her similarities to Jasper such as the rolling attack, hair, stocky build.
And I also think the way that Jasper was able to determine that Garnet was a fusion right of the back, was because of the glasses Garnet wears. Think about it, we've only seen those shades on Garnet, Sugilite, and Alexandrite, which are fusions. Even Sardonyx wears a pair of tinted glasses. Maybe the glasses are a calling card of fusions. But then again it is a thought because Opal, Stevonnie, Rainbow Quartz, and Malachite aren't wearing glasses.
I'm surprised I haven't seen this suggested yet but Jasper probably knew Garnet was a fusion because you can probably only get a garnet through fusion. Same with the other fusions. Like, they probably can't make/find naturally occurring single-gem alexandrites, you would likely need the appropriate gems to fuse in order to get one. But at the same time, no gems could fuse and make a pearl.
Nice theory I saw another one about Amethyst through I like more is that she wasn't complete when rose found her which is why she's small and that the gen in Pearl's flash back is an Amethyst that is complete after being made.
I always thought Jasper knew Garnet was a fusion because there are no other Garnets on the home planet. Fusions create a unique being rather than a pre-existing one. Aside from being powerful, they're unpredictable and don't have an existing role in gem society. That makes them outliers and, therefore, seen as a threat.
I actually heard a theory that the gem that Rose fought in the flashback was an Amethyst type gem and that Amethyst herself was "undercooked", making her much smaller than she should have been
there's also the issue of the corrupt gems. They could have been gems who turned themselves into weapons for the invading gems. But they were abandoned when the invaders lost the war. Gem monsters could have been used to counter the rebels fusions.
At 7:19 where you say the gem is a fusion, there is another theory that says it could be a fully formed amythest. In the show amythest is refered to as "undercooked" and "puny". As if to say she is not what she is suppposed to be. Also the big gem from the projection looks like amythest, hair and all.
i think i know how jasper figured out garnet is a fusion at first glance is easy. height may have some play in it because fusions tend to be taller then what the were before. also ruby's body type is muscular and sapphire's is very slender. when u look at garnet, her arms is slender but the rest of the body is muscular. if u look at other gems, their body type is consistent for the most part but when they fuse, their body types are mixed together including added limbs.
1:52 And that's just the cave painting.2:22 It was also somewhat implied by Jasper.3:43 I know damn well she's talking about more than just Connie.5:55 Is that what you think or what they told you to think? Either way, I don't care...6:32 Yeah, in the rematch, after remembering to break the destabilizer.7:19 Oh, and that's NOT Jasper. It just happens to look like her.7:40 Now that's a scary thought. Welp, that's my 50 cents on all this...
I really enjoyed this video, but I must say, fusion is also seen as a very difficult thing to control, Garnet herself stated that even she can be able to lose control, and become like Sugilite, the fact that she is able to overcome this and stay fused so long without both losing control or de-fuse, like Opal did, Fusion is, we can say, a form of powerful love, that only a few gems are able to experience correctly towards other gems(like Saphire and Ruby, or Pearl towards Rose), that's why Garnet can stay in control because of the feelings of the gems that form her. Also, another thing, we only know for know that there might be multiple pearls, but we can assume that other gems might be unique, much like every gemstone in the real word is different from the others, even different from the same kind of gemstone.
Love the vid! P.S please invest in a pop filter, it'll up the audio quality 10 fold, as well as take away the sound of your mouth opening and closing when you're talking. Just some friendly advice 😊
I think on the part of the verse now hearing this theory "deep down you know you're not built for fighting". I think that it means both herself and Connie
I actually like this theory of yours. I have formed a theory myself that's in synergy with this one. I believe that gems individual physical powers actually determine your role in the hierarchy in the gem world as well as your leadership skills and following. So Pearls could be leaders in the homeworld if they were born with more or specific types of powers like Jasper and Rose. I feel that Rose could have been accepted into the Diamond Authority because of her abilities as an individual gem. I think that the Diamonds powers/abilities that puts them at a greater advantage over other gems is that they have diamond title worthy abilities (abilities of diamonds). I draw proof from the mural that we see in the temple in the episode "Serious Steven" that I believe to be Yellow Diamond in the far right, Blue and Rose in the middle and White to the far left of the mural. Yellow Diamond's Powers could be the the power to cut through anything with ease. Based on the properties of diamonds industrial use and the fact that she has blade like things swirling around her depiction in the mural to what seems like a sun. White Diamond has the ability to manipulate all forms of light and energy, because in the mural the people below her look like their shielding their eyes as opposed to reaching towards her. Blue Diamond as the ability to manipulate matter through gravitational force. That's why we see her moving what looks like to be water and rocks around her while fighting Rose. And Pink Diamond (Rose?) would have the ability to be virtually indestructible like a diamond. Rose is shown to be repelling whatever Blue Diamond is throwing at her. Alluding to Rose's/ Steven's abilities to form a protective bubble as well as a shield and to heal.
Ok, don't know if it was already mentioned or not, but towards the end, you said that the Homeworld is making the fusions to 'get back at the Crystal Gems' (paraphrasing). I think it's more like how they are trying to weaponize it. The giant red eye Peridot was using was a gem since it was poofed and bubbled away but it was de-civilized, removed of its emotions and caring. Used only as a weapon to test out and keep certain areas secure. What if, for the war, they did resort to fusions based on mutual need to overpower the Crystal Gems but didn't like it, since they would have to share themselves with either other same level gems or those of a lesser class. So instead, they plan to make fusions like they made the monsters, forcefully and without the gems consent (probably). To test how well they could force fusion, they used the shattered bits of the Crystal Gems that happened during the war (like a new weapon they wanted to use, but weren't able to try it out since they were routed from the area). That's why Garnet almost split up during 'keep it together', because it was Crystal Gems that had died during the war who were being forced into fusion with others without the feeling, passion or consent that they had as a fusion. And I think I saw in the comments about how Garnet may have been the first to fuse out of love, which also makes sense and helps explain why this forcing of the issue and why Homeworld wants to force the issue, would be deemed 'their fault'. They were the first fusion to willing fuse and fight. So in turn, Homeworld had to do their own kind of thing with it. Sorry for the long comment, my mind really wanted to talk about it :)
I always thought the clusters were Rose's way of trying to rebuild the gem race or start a new one on earth either so she could ensure it would be defended in her absence or because she was curious. But the rest of it I could totally see.
the only reasons i can think of are #1: becuase if gems fuse the higher class gems might be worried that the fusion will be stronger than them and the higher class gems would lose their place. #2: each gem has their own purpose and is made for no other reason but that one specific purpose (such as pearl who im guessing was made for serving higher class gems since she loves to clean and she specifically says "i need somone to tell me what to do") and to have two of them merge together might just lead to confusion and chaos!!!! thats two theories i have anyway.
guys the biggest hole there is, in the flashback when rose was fighting that big gem with the axe,that is a amythest gem.First off in the newest episode too far,peridot says that anthest is defective,should be AT LEAST (which means she could be bigger) twice her size and,yes I do believe they would of used fusions ty o fight,but I'm pretty sure they would not make smaller people fight for the more stronger gems.
If we're talking about their height then u guys gotta notice when amethyst says this hole was built for me, she's the same size implying she wasn't meant to grow
eurenton99 Ruby has fire powers we've seen her evaporate a pool in minutes, Sapphire has ice powers she could easily freeze water and Rose Quartz had plant powers that could easily absorb water to become stronger what makes you think Lapis can take yellow diamond just because she has water powers?
When fighting the Crystal Gems, Lapis had the entire ocean at her disposal.. So she clearly had the advantage, I'd assume she'd be virtually powerless without any water nearby.. But that being said; she must contain a lot of power to control that much water and being able to use it to do several things at once.. We still don't know what Yellow Diamond is capable of, so I wouldn't jump to conclusions just yet :)
eurenton99 Sorry, gotta disagree. Lapis is a very strong gem when next to a *water source,* as her power is controlling water. If homeworld had no water, a resource not even necessary for gems, she'd be flattened easily.
Garnets dont exist, one garnet, fusion is not on homeworld, 2 gems cant = another gem that exists, they create the fusion by combining, for example debut of Opal, and Opal im in the return episode, New opal had a different costume due to pearl, but homeworld does indeed dislike fusion because of many theoretical reasons: 1. Government over thrown, Yellow diamond is shorter than Alexandrite, if Yellow Diamond battled Alexandrite yellow diamond would be overwealmed.. What if gems were to over thrown, for say 100 gems disagreed, so they created a mega fusion or fusion army, yellow diamond probably dis agrees, or second thoeory: they do not want the rolls of each gem to be different, by that i mean say Ruby was a farmer, and Sapphire was a fisherman, if they combined because of love, what would happen?
Chris the Koala I agree to it. If Yellow Diamond is the most powerful Gem, then it shouldn't be allowed for anyone to be stronger than Yellow Diamond. That would lead on to Fusion Being Banned, so that way the Government doesn't have to fight over a leader. Yellow Diamond would be the ultimate authority forever if they didn't use Fusion.
5:05. I have a problem from here to 5:11. I feel this way because Jasper could have been in combat with Garnet in the big war. Jasper could have defeated Garnet, which makes her unfuse and retreat into their gems (like in jailbreak), making Jasper see that Garnet is a fusion. In Jailbreak, Jasper knows that Garnet is a fusion then because she sees them retreat to heal inside their gems. Then, Jasper would know as a fact that Garnet is a fusion. Garnet COULD have been seen by Jasper in the episode where they follow the robot sent by Peridot and made it into the Kindergarten. Steven goes up and talks a bit to Peridot, then Peridot tries to smash him. Garnet jumps in and saves him. Jasper COULD have been there, and Peridot could have been trying to hide her from everybody, by showing her from afar. Jasper might have seen Garnet's two gems then, too. That's all I'm saying, I know ABSOLUTELY nothing, done NO research. Just a theory from my information of the episodes.
i guess you did forget that Jasper Fought in the gem Civil War, wich means that large gem fighting rose could be Jasper, and the Axe Garnet brought home could belong to Jasper during the war
I'm not sure if Pearl was referring about herself or Connie in Sworn to the Sword, when she sang, "Deep down, you know, you weren't built for fighting..." I think that it may have been a little bit of both. However, if she was not built for fighting, then why does she have a weapon? The fact that each gem gets a weapon (and Pearl's weapon is a spear) should prove that she was, in fact, built for fighting. At least to some extent. I watched another theory on TH-cam that said Pearl was a guardian-class gem; and Pearl was assigned to Rose Quartz to be her body guard. (There was another theory that said that Rose was Pink Diamond, on the same level as Yellow Diamond, but I digress.)
A hole in your appearance theory is the gems' changing forms ability. Not only can they change into a bigger and smaller things (As proven by Amethyst's almost constant changing) They were smaller when Greg first met them, and looked younger. They grew as tim went on. Also, about the builds- Does anyone remember when Amethyst changed to look almost /exactly/ like Pearl?
SheWolfthewolf In Cat Fingers, but that wasn't a form Amethyst was going to stay in, she shapeshifted. It would be different as when Amethyst reformed to mimic Pearl she was still stout. And they probably got popped a couple of times, Amethyst even says she did.
while most of the theory is sort of sound the forced fusion gems were an experiment. This is stated by paradox just before she is caught by steven coming out of the underground labs. It is possible that the "Diamond authority" as many have been calling it, were trying to create gem fusions that could not be broken.
i just noticed that when the fusion came out, they looked exactly like pearl in the episode pilot. though some of them are facing the other direction, since they look like that, i think pearl would be the best one to fight it but that's just what i noticed
i feel like they were making those fusions when they found out that there were crystal gems still on earth as peridot said that gems died off thousands of years ago. Plus it wouldn't take as long as thousands of years for them to form fusions
I don't know how valid this is, but I noticed that the largeness of a gem could come from how well the gems get along/how good they are for each other. That also could be said for how normal they look (how many arms, legs, eyes, etc). If you look at Garnet, she looks normal, only her third eye is different because ruby and sapphire have different views on things. she has two legs and two arms and isn't huge. now compare her to a fusion like malachite with her four legs and eyes. she's also huge as shit. theres also Alexandrite to look at. Garnet, Pearl and Amethyst don't all three get a long too well a lot, which could explain why shes so huge, I mean she even has two mouths..... anyway, thats just my take on fusions....sorry if it's stupid
Sydney Elizabeth Yeah, I'm not sure if I agree with that theory, because Opal is more normal looking than Sugilite(with Sugilite having 5 eyes, and Opal only having 2), but I think Amethyst gets along better with Garnet better than she does with Pear, because Amethyst and Pearl argue all the freaking time whereas I only remember Amethyst and Garnet having one argument(which is in Reformed). Maybe the reason why Sugilite is so unstable is because she is made up of three gems whereas Opal is made up of only two gems. The multiple eyes and arms probably don't mean a thing, and they are just for show. I'm not saying you are wrong or anything. I'm just sharing my opinion.
But Opal really is only formed in times of pressure which forces Amethyst and Pearl to get along i.e Steven getting eaten/ Homeworld Gems coming. And as for the unstable-ness of Sugilite she is also mostly a combination of a more angry and frustrated Gem.
There is a theory to do with the gem Rose was fighting that says that gem could've been an amethyst. This is supported is someways by the statement jasper makes about our amethyst which basically says she's not a regular amethyst. The gem rose fought could be an amethyst that is regular in comparison to other amethysts. I'm not too sure weather you have covered this or not or even if it's very reliable but I do see that it could be true.
It seems weird to me that Ruby and Sapphire would be lower class gems because rubies and sapphires are considered precious gemstones (as opposed to semi-precious). The four precious gemstones are diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. Since the four diamonds are the highest ranked gems on the show, I had always guessed that that meant that the writers were going for that sort of thing. Though, diamonds are known to only be able to be scratched by other diamonds, so the rankings could have to do with strength of the gem?
So many people are saying that the opponent Rose and Pearl are fighting is Jasper, but like, that still has to be a fusion then, under the "Height and build are pre-determined" part of the theory that everyone seems to be overlooking.
TyrannyforSupper I think so too. She clearly adresses Steven as 'Rose' and speaks to him as if he would be speaking to her, then suddenly tells her "I was there, you know"? If she would have fought her, Jasper would surely have thought Rose would remember her.
TyrannyforSupper Then again, Jasper also recognizes Rose's symbol and shelf when Steven protects the gems from the ship's blast. I think that Jasper has seen and knows exactly what Rose normally looks like. She just thinks that Rose shapeshifted. That's why Jasper asked why Rose had taken that form, I.e Steven
Your theory is really good, but i'm not so sure I'm convinced on there being more garnets. I think the reason why there were multiple pearls is because they could have been a special prototype for servants, but I think that's it. But I could be wrong, and your theory is great! :))
Gems match their characteristics As in, pearl is the way she is because of her gem properties, perfect, petite, and such Same with all gems. Garnet also, she only seems like a fusion, not from size (explained by her gem properties, garnet is very tough and used for structures) But her outfit shows a split-looking design. Also she references in the theme, "I will fight for the place where I'm free" so she could be some sort of criminal to the gem government. The gem government sees fusion as meshing two beings together. Jasper could be a home world fusion as well. "The Cluster" is made up of different colored limbs. Jasper has orange and red colored skin. She also has detailed eyes, meaning she's a fusion. (Fusions of only 2 gems have detailed eyes though) she may be unaware because as garnet said "you forget you were ever alone" and Jasper could've been "fused" without knowing. Jasper is a bit "blunt" because she maybe a fusion of two violent gems or one peaceful and one violent. But this is just my theory.
My theory is that only certain gems can exist as fusions, thus Jasper automatically recognizing Garnet because Garnets can only exist being a fusion. Idk, thats what i like to think.
What I have to add to this theory is how Yellow Diamond and Jasper have pupils and irides (plural form of iris). This may not seem like much, but Yellow Diamond (or at least we can assume) is a high ranking gem. People theorize that if a gem has irides, they're a fusion, but what if they were just very powerful and high in rank. Lapis is pretty powerful, but didn't have irides. Probably since she was trapped in it, and not supposed to be an actual gem. Garnet is powerful, and has irides. So does Opal. My point is, Garnet is not an actual high ranking gem, nor is Opal or Sugilite. I feel they don't like how they fake being powerful, especially if Garnet is made up of two weak gems.
+kitkatpaddywak So, how does this explain Purple Puma? How can Amethyst utilize such a form with the size/power restraints? Is she simply larger in size, but not stronger, so it's within the limitations, or is there some other explanation?
Forgot to say, "ite" (alexandrite, sugilite, malichite) in Steven universe means a fusion of more than 2. Not counting sardonyx because pearl has always broken the rules when it came to fusion properties.
Why does Homeworld hate fusion so much? "Because fusion is just a weak tactic to make weak gems stronger." -Jasper 2015
MSC Plays Yet Jasper is a hypocrite and she fuses with Lapis...
MSC Plays I READ THAT RIGHT WHEN JASPER SAID fusion is just a weak tactic to make weak gems stronger
Jasper probably only said that to try and put Garnet down. She may not disagree with fusion, she might have just committed hypocrisy.
Bleh Oh maybe, good point.
MSC Plays Also, Jasper doesn't see herself as 'weak', like she does with Ruby and Saphire. So she fusing with Lapis is most likely something completly different in her eyes.
The answer is easy:
Each gem is created with a specific purpose and exists for that purpose only. To diverge from the purpose you exist for is literaly an abomination. Hence, Pearl IS Nothing, because she was created to be nothing but a lowly servant (which would explain her habbit of being the only one doing any housework, even preventing others to do it). Think of Qunari from Dragon Age series. It's Communism to the extreme, but as long as people are willing to live by the set rules that were set, it's okay.
The flashback giant gem was Jasper, because she looks like her, which would assume that Jasper's can be grown in different sized... much like Amethyst who's just a smaller version of Jasper, because she got "overcooked".
Amethyst could use her shapeshift to look like jasper but that doesn't mean its her what I'm saying is maybe another gem fusion that has a similar look to jasper
Turmoil just because it looked like Jasper doesn't necessarily mean it was DEFINITELY Jasper herself. judging from the way both Amethyst and Jasper look I'm guessing a lot of them, those 'kind' of gems had similar appearances. unless that's what you mean, that that was another Jasper gem, in which case ignore everything I just said lol.
Turmoil The giant gem wasn't Jasper. Jasper said herself that she never got to meet Rose in person during the war.
Qunari 4 life
Also like Divergent
As for Forced fusion being punishment, I have to disagree, because Peridot was sent to Earth for sole purpose to check on the progress of the fusion clusters. They were experiments, not punishment.
Why would the Trumvirate care about the fate of their prisoners if they can't add anything useful to the Homeworld?
Turmoil It could easily combine both. Of course they are experiments, but they could also be used as a way to punish the rebels and/or show others what happens with those who rebel.
Turmoil I think I was a mix of punishing those in the rebellion and a sick science experiment to see what forced fusion would create. Getting back at those who defied them and also creating new monsters for them to use.
Faith Greenfield
The goal was simple: take a stregnth of one gem and remove all of its weakness', repeat the process 4 times; the end result would be a Perfect fusion, with great power and none of the weakness' of other gems and not being dependant on relationship.... theoretically.
Garnet said it was punishment but it's probably also an experiment
***** Garnet has a very clear oppinion on fusion and the part of her that said that was most likely Ruby, who seems like the kind of person to jump to conclusions in her rage. That doesn't mean the statement is not true, but it doesn't mean the same as if Yellow Diamond or even Peridot would have said it.
You refer to the size of a gem like something that determines how strong they are and which class they belong to. I think the gemkind and their society are more complex than that. Gems were indeed made for different purpose, but it's specifically the fighters that should be large. I don't think the size is that important for e.g. intellectual gems. So, my point is that you can only conclude about power levels by comparing size within one class. For instance, Jasper being a combatant kind is clearly stronger than Ruby. However, the relative size is not that much important if gems of different classes are compared. Lapis Lazuli being a bright example. Despite having a twig-like stature and being a non-combatant kind, she is still able to keep large beefy Jasper in control within Malachite. Also, from what Lapis was saying, I can assume that she is some sort of a noble gem and it's her immense power that makes her special. Another indication of a gem's status may be uniqueness and utility of their abilities for the Home World. I would bet that Sapphire with her future vision is much more highly-ranked than Ruby. Also, pearls should be less valuable than peridots because they are less independent. But it's really hard to prove with that information we have now.
Also we now know that ruby and sapphire have fire and ice powers…
Margaret Brode thermokinesis*
Sergey Tretiakov Sapphire being higher rank than Ruby would very much explain her incredibly intricate/feminine appearance in comparison with Ruby's. Pretty princess dress = Maybe an actual princess? Except not a princess, but the idea of nobility.
+ThatWhiteGirlDoes
Maybe she was actually a princess.
There are commonly 4 types of precious gems that are recognized : diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires. So what if they were actual noble gems ?
I have another headcanon in which gemstones are supposed to be situated on symmetrical parts of the body, like the chakra points, otherwise the gem would be "uncomplete" and lack a certain stature or strenght. The only gems we've seen with unsymmetrical gemstones so far are ru and sapph, every other gem have theirs on the central axis of their body.
What if ruby and sapphire were meant to be even greater, royal gems, but they ended up being malformed, and thus they can't truly live alone on their own, they feel lonely and uncomplete, and appear to be the smallest gems of the series. (Jasper referring to them as "weak gems" might actually be because of that unsymmetrical stature, not because rubies and sapphires are weak in general, seriously they litteraly are precious gems how could they be naturally "weak" like jasper is implying, there's gotta be something wrong that happened for them to be so small and terrified of being alone)
Also in response to the first comment about sapphire's uniqueness : in the episode about future vision Garnet specifically said she was the only one who could see the future, maybe sapphire actually is the only one with future vision, maybe other sapphires can't even do it, maybe she's the only one with one eye ; and that (plus the future vision) is a result of her malformation?
As for Ruby ; rubies are considered the most resistant natural material on earth right behind diamonds. What if rubies are created to be some sort of bodyguard/protectors because of their extreme resistance to any kind of shit (physical damage, extreme temperatures/pressions, the fucking lava, etc.) and so they are like the ultimate defensive soldiers (symbolism of rubies also states that they are gemstones of protection and passion, if this isn't ruby's main character arc then I dont know why I'm still watching this show) but they're really really hard to harvest and so kind of rare.
Ruby being malformed was like a fail to harvest a gem that is already too difficult to create ; so homeworld authorities could have put a lot of pressure into her so she would act like the complete and really strong gem she is supposed to be. She would train hard every single moment of her life, being stressed out 24/7, having no freedom, no liberty. She would eventually wants to rebel and let her raging fire explode from time to time.
Whereas Sapphire was kept because she could see into the future and no one can do that, can you fucking believe this she might have been of a great use for the diamonds seriously.
Idk I could go on for hours with these theories man I just love this show too much.
Sushi's Art I enjoy your theory but when I said "except not a princess" I only meant that Homeworld seems to not have a need for princesses, as everything we've seen thus far points to the Diamond Authority being more of a dictatorship, and in dictatorships the next in line to rule is not necessarily family of the dictator, it's whoever the dictator says it is; in order to be a princess, one must be the daughter/relative/married-in-relative of nobility. Your theory is wonderful insofar as how deep you've gone with it and how well it works, I was just correcting my own word choice.
Also, I feel that people seem to be reading far into this theory. I think it's much more simple than this, Homeworld doesn't hate fusion itself, they hate love and romantic attraction. This is why Jasper is willing to fuse to become stronger but detests Garnet for what she is, a public display of affection. This hatred would only have been reinforced after Rose's successful rebellion, as she was obviously a very affectionate and loving person and likely encouraged other gems to be similarly affectionate and loving her and Garnet being the perfect examples for this outlook on life (likely the reason Garnet was blaming herself for the fusion experiments as she was likely the first real display and example to others for love)
This show is really trying to be deep with the sociopolitical messages here, against homophobia or similarly hateful ideals and this hatred of love is perfectly representative of that, not just for homosexuality but for all peoples.
Nothing_New Aw that's really nice theory! if that's the shows message, then that would be amazing! :3
Nothing_New It should also be noted that even platonic attraction seems to be frowned upon. The fact that the Crystal Gems are a team and actually care about each other seems not to be a Homeworld norm, from the reactions of Peridot and Jasper, and Lapis is surprised when Steven tries to befriend her and misinterprets his small kindness as a desire to change sides. It's even implied that Lapis had never had a friend prior to Steven. Jasper especially seems to think that if it isn't useful on the battlefield, it ought not to exist, and friendship does little more than loyalty to a sovereign would on the battlefield. And, everyone had a platonic/ideal love of Rose, everything we have seen suggests anyone who saw her that wasn't a Homeworld Gem looked up to and admired her. And Homeworld seems to hate it.
ThatWhiteGirlDoes That's very true actually. It also shows in how Jasper and Peridot treat each other and the other gems when you think about it, there's no affection and very little in the way of real respect. It's totally business-like and devoid of any form of emotional investment. To think that homeworld would despise attachment or emotion enough that it's displayed to such an extreme is vastly different to the actions of the Crystal Gems. Though not at all a foreign concept to sci-fi dystopian genres, where industry and productivity take such a priority that emotion must be eliminated. I mention this as I've actually noticed several indications that points to homeworld being such a dystopia, such as the pearl clone theory. This is just another interesting comparison and insight to homeworld culture.
Nothing_New That is possible, and actually *both* ideas might be right. They could detest fusion for both reasons.
I also like how the show has examples of different types of loving relationships and how even if they aren't "normal" they are still good ones because of that love. Examples: Garnet herself, Rose and Greg (two different species), and the fact that Steven's family itself is not traditional but they are still a family because they love each other.
The show's examples of love and how it makes the Crystal Gems stronger does lead me to think that love itself and affection might be shunned on homeworld. They are viewed as the enemy and usually an animosity that strong stems from different social beliefs.
Pearls in reality are created, not formed under the ground after thousands of years, so the gem government could mass produce them.
If we were to get a look at Pearls on the Gem homeworld they would all be slaves. The Pearl we know has been liberated by her master, who doesn't view other lifeforms as less than herself. And now she even has another life form looking up to her and respecting her in the form of Steven. The reason she's so good at chores is because she was created to do them. Having order is so important to her because it's literally what she was created for.
Personally i assumed the reason Amethysts muscles were unsustainable was because 1 it wasnt shapeshifting, second she worked so little on that body while pearl took so much time repairing hers. The design Amethyst was going for might've been such a sudden change that her body wasnt used to it being that way. Could also be that her body was unbalanced, resulted from her rushing her regeneration, and thus the bodywas not only unsustainable but that might've been caused from being unstable and the reason the arm deflated could've maybe been because the body tried to stabilize itself.
another though is the more used the gem is of the body, the more easily it might've been to replicate the same form and even faster. that might've been the reason Amethyst looked similar in the other forms she tried. other form i think she might be used to would be the purple puma as she transformed into that form in 'Ocean gem' while battling.
Just a theory though.
DA MotoNeko a gem theory
9TDF dang, that's a good one! XD
Thank you
Ivore Surkuri yea, that's something that makes me assume this theory is likely
The gem turning around in the SDCC extended opening isn't yellow diamond, actually. It was cleared up by the creators that the gem is actually Amber.
Jude Tanueco is it? Sorry to be a bother but where did they say that?
It says it on tumblr. I guess there was an interview with Rebecca Sugar and she said "we aren't ready to show yellow diamond yet" and that the silhouette was Amber
Do you have a link to it? I'm not saying I don't believe you but I'd like to source it in the video if it is indeed true.
kitkatpaddywak Here ya go: didyouknowstevenuniverse.tumblr.com/post/123905449015/source-x-it-seems-the-mysterious-silhouette
To tell you the truth I kinda want it to be false! I really wanted to see yellow diamond T_T
kitkatpaddywak Hahaha!!! You know what? Disregard my last post! I saw it first on my phone so it didn't say at the bottom: "This is a joke Blog" XD
Finally we get a theory about this!! Also: this could also be the reason why Lapis was trapped in a mirror.
Let me explain myself: in the episode where Lapis is revealed, Pearl says they found the mirror somewhere in space, and we all know Lapis is one of the most powerful gems, and if the diamonds kind of "fear" fusion, they could have seen Lapis as a threat, and so broke her gem, trapped her and throwed her to space, as crystal gems dont seem to know about her.
When Lapis returns back, she doesnt exactly get a warm welcome, but gets in conflicts. Does this mean they still remember who she is, and she gives information to homeworld about where they are, etc.
I agree with this theory completely! First time I heard "Do it for her" I instantly assumed Pearl was referring to herself as well as Connie, which was pretty obvious when she kept saying "Do it for her" then correcting herself and saying "Do it for him". Hell I can't wait for this show to advance even further.
one more theory. is the sand pillow a gem too? if lapis was a gem trapped in the mirror and able to control water. could there be a gem trapped in the pillow able to control sand?
It says in one of the episodes that all the monsters they've been fighting and the gems they have been collecting are corrupt gems that they're bubbling until they can find a way to restore them
coldcorogon Nah, Matt confirmed that it was a corrupted gem and that they come in all kinds of shapes and forms. Check DEEEEEP into his twitter account.
coldcorogon Pretty sure you're correct here since it was seemingly sentient in some way, and they say everything they fight (even if it's a temple) is a corrupted gem. My question is how does trapping a gem in a pillow turn them into a temple rather than a person? And with no damage to the actual gemstone how did it become so corrupted that it could no longer even form said temple properly?
Oh to everyone saying that Lapis Lazuli could take everyone down, isn't there a theory that she is Blue Diamond? Like the Blue Diamond on the crest we see in most episodes. And in the crest Yellow Diamond is still under the White Diamond which makes me wonder if there's an actual White Diamond or if it's the representation of all the diamonds fused together - the original gem. Anyways. Lapis Lazuli probably abstained from the war. While the Crystal Gems seem very fearful of her she seems totally disinterested in the whole divide.
M. Avery As far as I could make sense of it, I think there is a hierarchy with the diamonds, but they have different responsibilities. Yellow Diamond could be the one handling the 'foreign' things and/or the training of new and better gems to fight(hence the interest in the cluster), while Rose as Pink Diamond would have been responsible for hatching(which is why she was on Earth and her caring for everything coupled with her hobbies of growing stuff after the kindergarten was shut down). I don't know what Blue Diamond would do and while I think Lapis could likely be Blue Diamond we see the blue symbol on newer pictures and Lapis was on Earth for a few thousand years at least. So if she was Blue Diamond, the position has most likely been given to someone else. Blue Diamond would maybe handle the society matter.
White Diamond would be something like the Queen then, the one ruling(she is always on top of it after all) and handling the laws.
1 following the tri diamond theory, lapis's attire would suggest that she worked for blue diamond because of the blue cross cross pattern. that peridot and jasper have 2. rose quartz
I doubt Lapis is blue diamond, if she was I don't think jasper would have treated her like she was worthless. also it would just be pointless displaying Yellow, White and Blue diamonds symbol
M. Avery Making Lapis be Blue Diamond would negate the idea that she is inextricably linked to water. Lapis Lazuli, one of the first known stones to be shattered into dust for paint pigments and the blue used for oceans, rivers, etc., in paintings for centuries, would have a clear link to liquids, especially water. Blue Diamonds have no such history.
You forgot to mention how jasper called amrthyst "an over cooked runt" that makes me really believe that if there are other amethysts that they are larger than the one we know and love. My theory is that if she is a runt that would account for her being thicker. Like a little person how their bond are smaller so the normal amount of muscle has to be bunched up instead of spread evenly around
i got to say, this is alot better quality then alot of SU theory videos iv seen, id love to see more content from you
Really great video. Good editing, good examples, great approach to exploring these theories. Keep the videos coming!
I think it's a little silly to say that Homeworld, overall, hates fusion. Given that Peridot had been experimenting with force fusion and she and Jasper are the only two Homeworld gems we've experienced so far, I think it's safe to say that Jasper's views aren't reflective of the whole. Rather, I think Jasper's simply got a superiority complex of being a "purely strong" gem, not bending to fuse at the first sign of trouble like the rest of her army.
As for the "Just a pearl" comment, I think that much pretty much clears with being right. The gems are reflective of real-world gems. Pearls, in the real world, are easy to make and cultivate. They're plentiful and, for some reason, elegant. Having that reflected in the Steven Universe Universe makes sense. An easily replaced little helper to high-class gems makes sense. At the same time, fusion seems to follow the same logic. Certain gems and minerals, in the real world, are created by natural mixtures. Fusions, so to speak. That reflects into the show with things like Garnets. Garnets can't just be on their own. They're a group of minerals in differing compositions. Essentially making garnets a very base form of fusion, able to be made by plenty of gems resulting in different colors. For our Garnet, it's a sapphire and a ruby, resulting in a purple gem, obviously making Garnet a pretty easy tell for someone who deals with all sorts of gems all over the universe, like Jasper.
They hate fusion because they aren't getting any! Player haters, all of em'.
"But I think you're just mad that you're single!" Jasper had to go to the Poke'mart and pick up a burn heal after that one.
The one thing that stood out to me the most was the fact that amethyst wasnt really a part of the war that happened thousands of years ago on earth. She was around, but she wasnt actually there herself. You can refer back to the episode where garnet has the giant purple axe from the fields.
Your theory makes sense. And I was thinking about it.
Also, consider that when Ruby and Sapphire spoke to each other in the episode where they discover the forced fusions, while Garnet speaks to, er, herself (technically Ruby and Sapphire speaking to each other) she says "They've been here all along!" and "That's why we couldn't find them."
This leads me to believe that some of the gems who rebelled were taken as prisoners of war and hidden long ago. I think it's generally safe to assume that the war was absolutely destructive, as the Crystal Gems seem to have to pick off stragglers of the war (in the earlier episodes where they destroy some corrupted gems) and that they can never seem to find any actual Crystal Gems.
But this also brings up another really good point. Why was Lapis Lazuli trapped in a mirror? I mean, she DID want to go BACK to the homeworld and seemed to be able to overpower the Crystal Gems yet she couldn't overpower Jasper, so it seems the logical conclusions is that Lapis fought for the Homeworld AGAINST the Crystal Gems, but likely against her own will. This is why she sees no justice in being trapped in that mirror by the Crystal Gems and why she seems to have some concern for Steven and (at times) the Crystal Gems + Earth. There's definitely a lot to dig into in Steven Universe (about as much as Adventure Time).
This show has so much depth into everything they show. The gems, humans and the different teleported areas.
I just wanted to say great work and keep up the great theories I really enjoyed this theory and I am definitely gonna subscribe to you
Jasper knows Garnet is a fusion because of the number of eyes she has.
I had to put my headphones in to really hear this but interesting! I don't actively find theories so this is honestly the first time I'm hearing about this. xD I really hope this gets clarified soon in the show!!!
4:22 - arguably shorter and 'chubbier' body types can be amazing fighters : harder to knock down, stronger and solid blows, you're able to get under the reach of opponents, you can wear heaver armour, shields provide better cover. The tolkien Dwarves are a fine example of smaller and wider statures being beneficial. ( I suppose thats a whole different topic than this video though)
Jasper: fusion is just a cheap way to make weak gems stronger
Jasper: lapis fuse with me!
I think that that larger gem was in fact an amethyst, as in S1 EP48-The return Jasper refers to amethyst as a puny 'overcooked' runt inferring that something went wrong during her creation which would explain her build and hight differing from rose's opponent. So maybe home world was against fusions and the 'cluster' was their captives being punished by using there greatest strength.
I like to think that gems can change their shape to be stronger and such but they don't because they just regenerate to what feels right to them. Like at the end of the episode Reformed amethyst said, " it's what felt right" The reason Why amethyst's form that she took that she tried to use to make her stronger was "Unstable" because, like all of the other forms she took, she just rushed into it. Your theory is good too though. Very well thought out! ^-^
And when pearl said, "deep down you know you weren't built for fighting but that doesn't mean you're not prepared to try!" I think pearl was talking about both Connie and herself. To me the song is pretty much pearl telling Connie about how she used to serve rose and teaching Connie how to serve Steven the same way she served rose
iLovesmarties3956 :3 I think she was talking about herself and Connie, too. People keep trying to make it one-or-the-other, but, based on what we know of Pearl, "You weren't built for fighting" refers to both her feelings on humans and on herself.
This is a very good theory, well thought out, something I wanted to see was since I heard a theory that Rose Quartz was the pink diamond, what if all 4 diamonds fused? That'd be crazy.
When pearl says "I'm just a pearl, I'm useless on my own" she's talking about actual pearls, like the ones in clams.
I think this is a very well thought out theory. It would definitely explain all the Easter eggs in some of the episodes leading up to The Return & Jail Break.
One theory of my own is the idea of different levels of fusion that go way beyond the basic formula of just 2 Gems to become 1. I had spoken with another friend about the idea of 3 becoming 1, or even 4 into 1. We thought out that gems from home world where much more capable of fusing with multiple partners at once versus just 2. Especially in the aspect of war, perhaps they might have had facilities where they taught gems to fuse together to become the ultimate warrior as shown in the mid Season 2 episode "Rose's Scabbard" where all the weapons where abandoned & where much larger than most of the gem weapons we've seen. Where as the fusion between gems like Pearl, Ruby & Saphire, Amethyst, etc are on a more personal level & can only be done with 2 gems.
For this reason along with kindergarten breeding gems only to be forced to fuse could be another reason Rose & her army fought against Jasper and her armies in the first rebellion war. Perhaps they felt that Fusion was meant to be done on a more spiritual & personal level rather than for war & following orders. So with that being said, perhaps this is why Garnet, Amethyst & Pearl all came together to join Rose. Perhaps Pearl was once apart of a higher class of similar types of Pearls that might have been more conservative & easily manipulated into believing that forced fusion & breeding was okay. Once Pearl met Rose & was enlighten by her ideas she started to rebel against her kind thus leading to the possibility of her being banished from the higher pearl class and joining Rose, Garnet & Amethyst. Garnet of course being Ruby & Saphire felt strongly about their fusion & wanted to fight to protect the right to fuse on that same personal & spiritual level. Amethyst of course being a product of Kindergarten felt lost & confused but adopted by Rose, Garnet & Pearl thus leading to them forming the Crystal Gems.
Interesting theory. If it proves true, I'd wager that what makes Garnet different than other garnets is her hair. It's very distinctive, and likely a tell for the fact that a Ruby is part of the fusion.
When pearl says "I'm just a pearl, I'm useless on my own" she's talking about actual pearls, like the ones in clams I'm guessing.
(Couldn't reply to your comment for some reason) @nightdumo I'm sorry about that, the headphones I use amplify the audio from the computer so I guess i had it set high enough that it sounded normal to me
In the episode where lapis takes the ocean u can see a giant sword in the sand thats believed to be the weapon of the fusion of garnet,amethyst,rose,and pearl. If that is their weapon then the giant axes that stayed on the battleground could be the leftover weapons of fusions
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+kitkatpaddywak hey, i actually watched another video about anythest, that made sense , not saying this didnt make sense, but the vid says that the giant gem in pearls flashback is an amythest, and our amythest is not suposed to be this way.
jasper is fusion look at her eyes and compair with pearl, amethyst, her skin color is mix just like garnet
+Anh Ngoc no she is not a fusion since she only has one gem and Fusions gems have two or more gems on their body. With the exception of stevonnie.
Well now after Too Far it seems like every gem doesn't feel the same about fusion. We all know what Jaspet thought it was, but she quickly changed her mind :P And now when she's Lapis' prisoner... She can't think little ofxusion anymore, but I don't think she likes it either.
And now about Peridot... she said that Garnet made her "uncomfortable". Imagine yourself in a situation, where you move to a country where everyone is holding a loaded gun in their hands alk the time because it's not illegal there :^( That might be how Peridot feels, since she is still scared.
Awesome video!! Your theory is really well analysed
I always just thought that the gem in Pearls flashback was Jasper because it has her helmet, hair and build
Can I just point out that that 'huge gem' in the battle scene with Rose and Pearl was Jasper. It certainly appears that she is a lot bigger than other appearances (though actually looking at her she is dang huge anyway) but it certainly is her, and it's important to note that Rose looks similarly big in that scene. Whether they grew bigger intentionally (which I'd think is certainly possible for such powerful gems) or whether this was an artistic choice, a play on perspective, it's quite obvious that that is Jasper in that scene.
This was a great video! You should definitely do more. Could you cover the idea that Rose could be Pink Diamond? There are a lot of videos covering the topic, but I'd like to hear your opinion and view of the subject.
Heather Darkthrush I wanted to avoid doing theories that had already been done on youtube, but if enough people want my take, I'd be happy to!
There's a theory that the gem we see in the flashback is an amethyst and thats what amethysts are supposed to look like but this theory does make a lot of sense.
about the garnet thing, i always imagined that some gems, like garnet, could only be attained through fusion. that would make sense to me and it would explain why jasper knew right away. also, naturally, garnet is found in larger chunks, so its more likely that two smaller gems, like natural ruby and sapphire, would form a normal-ish sized fusion
You have some very awesome and interesting points. Also, it's not the first time I've heard of there possibly being more than one of a specific gem. I believe the theory of there being more is more than accurate. I mean, there's not a whole ton of actual gems and having multiples of them could more likely create a planet, society, or whatever homeworld is.
how did my eyes water when you played the flashback awesome theory btw
Just a note fore everyone, please try to watch this with annotations on, because I seem to be getting the same concerns and questions about this theory over and over again, and I've addressed them in annotations in the video.
+kitkatpaddywak
I don`t see every gem having multiples of eachother being too
plausible, given that otherwise there would have been more Crystal Roses, Yellow Diamonds, Peridots, Lapis Lazulis, and what have you. And the reason I bring that up is because we have to consider the nature of Rose's and Steven's powers. If healing and the like is such a rare/unique ability, does that not cancel out the premise of multiples in the first place? Pearl is a rather common type of precious material, and can be created artificially. What if a Pearl is designed to be.... Say.... A servant-caste, or even low-soldier caste gem? Designed to be expendable. I like the idea that fusion hate is a means of maintaining status quo, but the other part of that theory I can't buy, because of the power-reasons, and that the naming convention would get to be...... Confusing. If there were 300 Lapis Lazulis living in relative proximity on homeworld, wouldn't it make more sense to actually NAME them, rather than refer to them by type?
Can you just put them in the description? I'm on mobile and miss half the content this way
Well, fuck the cellphone users then
pretty good theories, actually really good considering that i saw some based on theories leaked from writers/creators. however I'm hesitant to assume that Garnet is just one gem out of many as too amethyst. Amethyst is an "overcooked runt"(Jasper) so its believed she was left behind and join the rebellion and since Garnet is a fusion i would infer that most gem's fusion differs on which gems fuse and their relationship with each other, making it a more unique based on gems.
When the cluster is changing, you can see silhouettes of the gems that make up the cluster!
Your voice is surprisingly pleasing to the ear.
i really liked the video the only thing s that when you said jaser just knew that garnet was a fusion, right away i remembered that jasper had already seen ruby and sapphire.
The gem which looks like Jasper in the flashback could be Jasper and Yellow Diamond fused together since it is bigger and has a different helmet. Yet what gets me is why Jasper, after the rebellion would still make the comment: "Fusion is just a cheap tactic to make weak gems stronger."
Theory sounds really good, I just don't think Amethyst wasn't a gem built for fighting. Sure, she's chubby and short, but she has a whip, she's good at shape shifting, they made her from the kindergarten. They would've destroyed her if she couldn't fight.. I also think fusion is shunned because every gem has a purpose on Homewold, and when a fusion between an offense gem and a defense gem they would be angry, mianly because their best defense player is about to go fight.
In Friend Ship, Pearl could have been referring to pearls as a mineral rather than a Gem, but I guess that wouldn't really explain the whole "I'm useless on my own" thing.
In the mural showing Rose fighting Yellow Diamond or whoever it may be, I always got the vibe that those smaller beings surrounding Rose represented a bunch of Garnets. Maybe Rubies and Sapphires sided with Rose due to mistreatment in the caste society so they fused to create a bunch of stronger warriors for fighting the Homeworld army. Garnet is a very strong warrior capable of going head to head with Jasper, but as Ruby and Sapphire they wouldn't be able to do much in a war. I'm going with the theory that Jaspers were cloned or created in kindergartens, particularly Amethyst's, which explains the 'overcooked runt' comment and her similarities to Jasper such as the rolling attack, hair, stocky build.
And I also think the way that Jasper was able to determine that Garnet was a fusion right of the back, was because of the glasses Garnet wears. Think about it, we've only seen those shades on Garnet, Sugilite, and Alexandrite, which are fusions. Even Sardonyx wears a pair of tinted glasses. Maybe the glasses are a calling card of fusions. But then again it is a thought because Opal, Stevonnie, Rainbow Quartz, and Malachite aren't wearing glasses.
Lapis appears to be a "low class" gem, yet she was able to control all water on the entire planet with a CRACK IN HER GEM!!!
I'm surprised I haven't seen this suggested yet but Jasper probably knew Garnet was a fusion because you can probably only get a garnet through fusion. Same with the other fusions. Like, they probably can't make/find naturally occurring single-gem alexandrites, you would likely need the appropriate gems to fuse in order to get one. But at the same time, no gems could fuse and make a pearl.
I also think this is why "yellow diamond" is so powerful. Diamonds are the roughest type of crystal, maybe she is a reference to that with her rank
Nice theory I saw another one about Amethyst through I like more is that she wasn't complete when rose found her which is why she's small and that the gen in Pearl's flash back is an Amethyst that is complete after being made.
I always thought Jasper knew Garnet was a fusion because there are no other Garnets on the home planet. Fusions create a unique being rather than a pre-existing one. Aside from being powerful, they're unpredictable and don't have an existing role in gem society. That makes them outliers and, therefore, seen as a threat.
What's the video at 0:59 , I haven't seen it and it looks pretty cool :P
I actually heard a theory that the gem that Rose fought in the flashback was an Amethyst type gem and that Amethyst herself was "undercooked", making her much smaller than she should have been
there's also the issue of the corrupt gems. They could have been gems who turned themselves into weapons for the invading gems. But they were abandoned when the invaders lost the war. Gem monsters could have been used to counter the rebels fusions.
At 7:19 where you say the gem is a fusion, there is another theory that says it could be a fully formed amythest. In the show amythest is refered to as "undercooked" and "puny". As if to say she is not what she is suppposed to be. Also the big gem from the projection looks like amythest, hair and all.
i think i know how jasper figured out garnet is a fusion at first glance is easy. height may have some play in it because fusions tend to be taller then what the were before. also ruby's body type is muscular and sapphire's is very slender. when u look at garnet, her arms is slender but the rest of the body is muscular. if u look at other gems, their body type is consistent for the most part but when they fuse, their body types are mixed together including added limbs.
1:52 And that's just the cave painting.2:22 It was also somewhat implied by Jasper.3:43 I know damn well she's talking about more than just Connie.5:55 Is that what you think or what they told you to think? Either way, I don't care...6:32 Yeah, in the rematch, after remembering to break the destabilizer.7:19 Oh, and that's NOT Jasper. It just happens to look like her.7:40 Now that's a scary thought. Welp, that's my 50 cents on all this...
I really enjoyed this video, but I must say, fusion is also seen as a very difficult thing to control, Garnet herself stated that even she can be able to lose control, and become like Sugilite, the fact that she is able to overcome this and stay fused so long without both losing control or de-fuse, like Opal did, Fusion is, we can say, a form of powerful love, that only a few gems are able to experience correctly towards other gems(like Saphire and Ruby, or Pearl towards Rose), that's why Garnet can stay in control because of the feelings of the gems that form her.
Also, another thing, we only know for know that there might be multiple pearls, but we can assume that other gems might be unique, much like every gemstone in the real word is different from the others, even different from the same kind of gemstone.
Love the vid! P.S please invest in a pop filter, it'll up the audio quality 10 fold, as well as take away the sound of your mouth opening and closing when you're talking. Just some friendly advice 😊
I think on the part of the verse now hearing this theory "deep down you know you're not built for fighting". I think that it means both herself and Connie
I actually like this theory of yours. I have formed a theory myself that's in synergy with this one. I believe that gems individual physical powers actually determine your role in the hierarchy in the gem world as well as your leadership skills and following. So Pearls could be leaders in the homeworld if they were born with more or specific types of powers like Jasper and Rose. I feel that Rose could have been accepted into the Diamond Authority because of her abilities as an individual gem.
I think that the Diamonds powers/abilities that puts them at a greater advantage over other gems is that they have diamond title worthy abilities (abilities of diamonds). I draw proof from the mural that we see in the temple in the episode "Serious Steven" that I believe to be Yellow Diamond in the far right, Blue and Rose in the middle and White to the far left of the mural.
Yellow Diamond's Powers could be the the power to cut through anything with ease. Based on the properties of diamonds industrial use and the fact that she has blade like things swirling around her depiction in the mural to what seems like a sun. White Diamond has the ability to manipulate all forms of light and energy, because in the mural the people below her look like their shielding their eyes as opposed to reaching towards her. Blue Diamond as the ability to manipulate matter through gravitational force. That's why we see her moving what looks like to be water and rocks around her while fighting Rose. And Pink Diamond (Rose?) would have the ability to be virtually indestructible like a diamond. Rose is shown to be repelling whatever Blue Diamond is throwing at her. Alluding to Rose's/ Steven's abilities to form a protective bubble as well as a shield and to heal.
Ok, don't know if it was already mentioned or not, but towards the end, you said that the Homeworld is making the fusions to 'get back at the Crystal Gems' (paraphrasing). I think it's more like how they are trying to weaponize it. The giant red eye Peridot was using was a gem since it was poofed and bubbled away but it was de-civilized, removed of its emotions and caring. Used only as a weapon to test out and keep certain areas secure.
What if, for the war, they did resort to fusions based on mutual need to overpower the Crystal Gems but didn't like it, since they would have to share themselves with either other same level gems or those of a lesser class. So instead, they plan to make fusions like they made the monsters, forcefully and without the gems consent (probably). To test how well they could force fusion, they used the shattered bits of the Crystal Gems that happened during the war (like a new weapon they wanted to use, but weren't able to try it out since they were routed from the area). That's why Garnet almost split up during 'keep it together', because it was Crystal Gems that had died during the war who were being forced into fusion with others without the feeling, passion or consent that they had as a fusion. And I think I saw in the comments about how Garnet may have been the first to fuse out of love, which also makes sense and helps explain why this forcing of the issue and why Homeworld wants to force the issue, would be deemed 'their fault'. They were the first fusion to willing fuse and fight. So in turn, Homeworld had to do their own kind of thing with it.
Sorry for the long comment, my mind really wanted to talk about it :)
I always thought the clusters were Rose's way of trying to rebuild the gem race or start a new one on earth either so she could ensure it would be defended in her absence or because she was curious. But the rest of it I could totally see.
the only reasons i can think of are
#1: becuase if gems fuse the higher class gems might be worried that the fusion will be stronger than them and the higher class gems would lose their place.
#2: each gem has their own purpose and is made for no other reason but that one specific purpose (such as pearl who im guessing was made for serving higher class gems since she loves to clean and she specifically says "i need somone to tell me what to do") and to have two of them merge together might just lead to confusion and chaos!!!!
thats two theories i have anyway.
guys the biggest hole there is, in the flashback when rose was fighting that big gem with the axe,that is a amythest gem.First off in the newest episode too far,peridot says that anthest is defective,should be AT LEAST (which means she could be bigger) twice her size and,yes I do believe they would of used fusions ty o fight,but I'm pretty sure they would not make smaller people fight for the more stronger gems.
My ears exploded when Jasper talked first time. It was so loud.
PJ Loves Breadstickz I'm so sorry ^^; it was not my intention, I promise.
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If we're talking about their height then u guys gotta notice when amethyst says this hole was built for me, she's the same size implying she wasn't meant to grow
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The thing is. Lapis could easily take down yellow diamond. Lapis can control water and was able to easily fight all of the Crystal gems.
eurenton99 Ruby has fire powers we've seen her evaporate a pool in minutes, Sapphire has ice powers she could easily freeze water and Rose Quartz had plant powers that could easily absorb water to become stronger what makes you think Lapis can take yellow diamond just because she has water powers?
Which supports the theory that Lapis Lazuli is blue diamond.
You both sound like idiots.
When fighting the Crystal Gems, Lapis had the entire ocean at her disposal.. So she clearly had the advantage, I'd assume she'd be virtually powerless without any water nearby.. But that being said; she must contain a lot of power to control that much water and being able to use it to do several things at once.. We still don't know what Yellow Diamond is capable of, so I wouldn't jump to conclusions just yet :)
eurenton99 Sorry, gotta disagree. Lapis is a very strong gem when next to a *water source,* as her power is controlling water. If homeworld had no water, a resource not even necessary for gems, she'd be flattened easily.
I love and agree with this theory. Your an awesome youtuber!
Garnets dont exist, one garnet, fusion is not on homeworld, 2 gems cant = another gem that exists, they create the fusion by combining, for example debut of Opal, and Opal im in the return episode, New opal had a different costume due to pearl, but homeworld does indeed dislike fusion because of many theoretical reasons: 1. Government over thrown, Yellow diamond is shorter than Alexandrite, if Yellow Diamond battled Alexandrite yellow diamond would be overwealmed.. What if gems were to over thrown, for say 100 gems disagreed, so they created a mega fusion or fusion army, yellow diamond probably dis agrees, or second thoeory: they do not want the rolls of each gem to be different, by that i mean say Ruby was a farmer, and Sapphire was a fisherman, if they combined because of love, what would happen?
I think you're wrong
peacemakers 101 you need to say a REASON why... so they know where they made a mistake.
Chris the Koala I agree to it. If Yellow Diamond is the most powerful Gem, then it shouldn't be allowed for anyone to be stronger than Yellow Diamond. That would lead on to Fusion Being Banned, so that way the Government doesn't have to fight over a leader. Yellow Diamond would be the ultimate authority forever if they didn't use Fusion.
Couldn't have put it better myself :D
5:05. I have a problem from here to 5:11. I feel this way because Jasper could have been in combat with Garnet in the big war. Jasper could have defeated Garnet, which makes her unfuse and retreat into their gems (like in jailbreak), making Jasper see that Garnet is a fusion. In Jailbreak, Jasper knows that Garnet is a fusion then because she sees them retreat to heal inside their gems. Then, Jasper would know as a fact that Garnet is a fusion. Garnet COULD have been seen by Jasper in the episode where they follow the robot sent by Peridot and made it into the Kindergarten. Steven goes up and talks a bit to Peridot, then Peridot tries to smash him. Garnet jumps in and saves him. Jasper COULD have been there, and Peridot could have been trying to hide her from everybody, by showing her from afar. Jasper might have seen Garnet's two gems then, too. That's all I'm saying, I know ABSOLUTELY nothing, done NO research. Just a theory from my information of the episodes.
i guess you did forget that Jasper Fought in the gem Civil War, wich means that large gem fighting rose could be Jasper, and the Axe Garnet brought home could belong to Jasper during the war
I'm not sure if Pearl was referring about herself or Connie in Sworn to the Sword, when she sang, "Deep down, you know, you weren't built for fighting..." I think that it may have been a little bit of both. However, if she was not built for fighting, then why does she have a weapon?
The fact that each gem gets a weapon (and Pearl's weapon is a spear) should prove that she was, in fact, built for fighting. At least to some extent.
I watched another theory on TH-cam that said Pearl was a guardian-class gem; and Pearl was assigned to Rose Quartz to be her body guard. (There was another theory that said that Rose was Pink Diamond, on the same level as Yellow Diamond, but I digress.)
A hole in your appearance theory is the gems' changing forms ability. Not only can they change into a bigger and smaller things (As proven by Amethyst's almost constant changing) They were smaller when Greg first met them, and looked younger. They grew as tim went on. Also, about the builds- Does anyone remember when Amethyst changed to look almost /exactly/ like Pearl?
SheWolfthewolf In Cat Fingers, but that wasn't a form Amethyst was going to stay in, she shapeshifted. It would be different as when Amethyst reformed to mimic Pearl she was still stout. And they probably got popped a couple of times, Amethyst even says she did.
while most of the theory is sort of sound the forced fusion gems were an experiment. This is stated by paradox just before she is caught by steven coming out of the underground labs. It is possible that the "Diamond authority" as many have been calling it, were trying to create gem fusions that could not be broken.
i just noticed that when the fusion came out, they looked exactly like pearl in the episode pilot. though some of them are facing the other direction, since they look like that, i think pearl would be the best one to fight it but that's just what i noticed
Your theory was the best in my opinion
i feel like they were making those fusions when they found out that there were crystal gems still on earth as peridot said that gems died off thousands of years ago. Plus it wouldn't take as long as thousands of years for them to form fusions
Clustering is another way of "intimacy" towards Gems in a negative way.
I don't know how valid this is, but I noticed that the largeness of a gem could come from how well the gems get along/how good they are for each other. That also could be said for how normal they look (how many arms, legs, eyes, etc). If you look at Garnet, she looks normal, only her third eye is different because ruby and sapphire have different views on things. she has two legs and two arms and isn't huge. now compare her to a fusion like malachite with her four legs and eyes. she's also huge as shit. theres also Alexandrite to look at. Garnet, Pearl and Amethyst don't all three get a long too well a lot, which could explain why shes so huge, I mean she even has two mouths.....
anyway, thats just my take on fusions....sorry if it's stupid
Sydney Elizabeth Yeah, I'm not sure if I agree with that theory, because Opal is more normal looking than Sugilite(with Sugilite having 5 eyes, and Opal only having 2), but I think Amethyst gets along better with Garnet better than she does with Pear, because Amethyst and Pearl argue all the freaking time whereas I only remember Amethyst and Garnet having one argument(which is in Reformed). Maybe the reason why Sugilite is so unstable is because she is made up of three gems whereas Opal is made up of only two gems. The multiple eyes and arms probably don't mean a thing, and they are just for show. I'm not saying you are wrong or anything. I'm just sharing my opinion.
But Opal really is only formed in times of pressure which forces Amethyst and Pearl to get along i.e Steven getting eaten/ Homeworld Gems coming. And as for the unstable-ness of Sugilite she is also mostly a combination of a more angry and frustrated Gem.
Garnet fought in the war with jasper... It's possible jasper knew that garnet was a fusion from then.
There is a theory to do with the gem Rose was fighting that says that gem could've been an amethyst. This is supported is someways by the statement jasper makes about our amethyst which basically says she's not a regular amethyst. The gem rose fought could be an amethyst that is regular in comparison to other amethysts. I'm not too sure weather you have covered this or not or even if it's very reliable but I do see that it could be true.
It seems weird to me that Ruby and Sapphire would be lower class gems because rubies and sapphires are considered precious gemstones (as opposed to semi-precious). The four precious gemstones are diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. Since the four diamonds are the highest ranked gems on the show, I had always guessed that that meant that the writers were going for that sort of thing. Though, diamonds are known to only be able to be scratched by other diamonds, so the rankings could have to do with strength of the gem?
where did you get those pictures at 2:31? they are amazing!
tailynne rush I think I just googled "Steven Universe Pearl old vs new" or something like that
I found it!
So many people are saying that the opponent Rose and Pearl are fighting is Jasper, but like, that still has to be a fusion then, under the "Height and build are pre-determined" part of the theory that everyone seems to be overlooking.
suiankumori thats not jasper, im pretty sure Jasper implied that she never met Rose Quartz when she first landed on earth with peridot
TyrannyforSupper I think so too. She clearly adresses Steven as 'Rose' and speaks to him as if he would be speaking to her, then suddenly tells her "I was there, you know"? If she would have fought her, Jasper would surely have thought Rose would remember her.
TyrannyforSupper Then again, Jasper also recognizes Rose's symbol and shelf when Steven protects the gems from the ship's blast. I think that Jasper has seen and knows exactly what Rose normally looks like. She just thinks that Rose shapeshifted. That's why Jasper asked why Rose had taken that form, I.e Steven
Simba GC Maybe they met before, maybe Jasper saw her on the battlefield but never fought her directly.
Your theory is really good, but i'm not so sure I'm convinced on there being more garnets. I think the reason why there were multiple pearls is because they could have been a special prototype for servants, but I think that's it. But I could be wrong, and your theory is great! :))
Gems match their characteristics
As in, pearl is the way she is because of her gem properties, perfect, petite, and such
Same with all gems.
Garnet also, she only seems like a fusion, not from size (explained by her gem properties, garnet is very tough and used for structures)
But her outfit shows a split-looking design. Also she references in the theme, "I will fight for the place where I'm free" so she could be some sort of criminal to the gem government.
The gem government sees fusion as meshing two beings together.
Jasper could be a home world fusion as well. "The Cluster" is made up of different colored limbs. Jasper has orange and red colored skin. She also has detailed eyes, meaning she's a fusion. (Fusions of only 2 gems have detailed eyes though) she may be unaware because as garnet said "you forget you were ever alone" and Jasper could've been "fused" without knowing. Jasper is a bit "blunt" because she maybe a fusion of two violent gems or one peaceful and one violent.
But this is just my theory.
My theory is that only certain gems can exist as fusions, thus Jasper automatically recognizing Garnet because Garnets can only exist being a fusion. Idk, thats what i like to think.
What I have to add to this theory is how Yellow Diamond and Jasper have pupils and irides (plural form of iris). This may not seem like much, but Yellow Diamond (or at least we can assume) is a high ranking gem. People theorize that if a gem has irides, they're a fusion, but what if they were just very powerful and high in rank. Lapis is pretty powerful, but didn't have irides. Probably since she was trapped in it, and not supposed to be an actual gem. Garnet is powerful, and has irides. So does Opal. My point is, Garnet is not an actual high ranking gem, nor is Opal or Sugilite. I feel they don't like how they fake being powerful, especially if Garnet is made up of two weak gems.
+kitkatpaddywak
So, how does this explain Purple Puma? How can Amethyst utilize such a form with the size/power restraints? Is she simply larger in size, but not stronger, so it's within the limitations, or is there some other explanation?
In an indirect kiss, isn't it just kinda unintentionally pervertive that Steven has to cry on Amethyst's gem that's located on her chest?
Forgot to say, "ite" (alexandrite, sugilite, malichite) in Steven universe means a fusion of more than 2. Not counting sardonyx because pearl has always broken the rules when it came to fusion properties.