If true, it would make sense why lapis' waterwings are so crude. She might just have learned to summon her gem "weapon" and was still refining the design before she was imprisoned in the mirror. Either she learned this while being friends with the crystal gems, or she was perceived as a bigger threat as a homeworld gem gaining the edge of gem weaponry.
True, but she might have discovered the gauntlet after being with rose. Because a scene before, she didn't use it while fighting against rose. So... AJ theory stands pretty good, although I wonder which is Sapphire's weapon. Maybe both of them have gauntlets.
+julio carlos well I made this theory myself that Sapphire doesn't have an actual weapon(like lapis) and ice is here weapon. This ice combined with Ruby's gauntlet makes a reinforced gauntlet and little red ice knuckle busters. but I just made that up so...
Evin Lee it that were true, I feel like that would mean no blue diamond based gem has an actual weapon they could summon. They wouldn't be meant for combat, since they're weapon seems to be more elemental than physical
Daisy Deluxe yes that seems to be it... Like pearls, there not made to fight their mostly dressy aristocratic type gems. All the blue factions we've seen wear dresses like so type of monarchy. Interesting
+Dylan Cabreros actually in the episode where peridot was first revealed, with all the little sphere robots, she says something like "this site has been compromised" and then plants a bomb on the warp pad, killing the robots as she teleports off. if one looks closely at that shot peridot can be seen taking that bomb from her forehead gem. it's worth going back n looking at it.
But ruby can summon gauntlets (or at least a gauntlet) too, as seen in keystone motel. Plus, Peridot states that Lapis Lazulis typically enjoy water and *flying,* seeming to indicate that Lapis's wings are not actually a summoned weapon but a feature which all Lapis Lazulis share.
Ck Velasco But the theory that all gems need to learn how to summon their weapons is 50 % kaput at this point. In Too Far, when Amethyst uses her whip to cut off the drill head, Peridot says that she "can do everything a normal Quartz soldier can do," which means that at least all Quartz gems are created knowing the means used to summon their weapons. This fits in with how Amethyst summons her weapon in Gem Glow. That doesn't mean that this is just as easy for other Gems, because it would make sense that non-warriors would not be created with the knowledge of their weapon's functioning.
if Lapis Lazulis weapon is hydrokinasis, that mean Ruby have two weapon that is pyrokinesis and gauntlet, saphire have cryokinesis as her weapon to....
two LATE It's Lapis's WINGS that are her weapon, her hydrokinesis is just an additional ability. Same w/ Ruby - her weapon is her gauntlet, and her pyrokinesis is an additional ability.
Wolfy da Wolf But that doesn't mean they can still summon the same weapons. Just because Opal, for example, remembers summoning both Pearl's spear and Amethyst's whip, but that doesn't mean that Pearl gains the ability to summon a whip, or Amethyst the ability to summon a spear.
AJ, you have quite possibly blown my mind with this theory. I have neither noticed the obvious lack of summoned weapons in the flashback, nor has this concept ever crossed my mind. I think it is no understatement to say: Well done.
Theory Idea: [Why is the ship that Peridot and Jasper come in, a giant hand?/Is the hand part of a even bigger human/gem looking ship?] I haven't seen almost anyone talk about this and I wonder if just no one has thought of it maybe.
+Crystal Suraci My best guess is that some time after Garnet figured out how to summon her weapon, she split into Ruby and Sapphire and they were able to discover their individual weapons. It would make sense that Garnet's weapon is a larger and more powerful version of Ruby's weapon since emotions seem to play a large part in the summoning process and Ruby is much more emotional than Sapphire.
Here's my theory on it: Only gems made for fighting can summon a weapon aka quartz gems, rubies, and any other. Lapis, peridot, sapphire and pearl, were not made specifically for fighting- lapis has water wings, not really a weapon, and could be used for her specific purpose. Peridot, we haven't seen her summon or use her gem for anything really, even when she was threatened with Steven by the forced fusions, she may not have one because she may be a smart enough engineer to create things like limb enhancers. Sapphire- honestly idk, she has to use her gem for something because Garnets fused weapon is more than a single weapon. And pearl- she has a weapon BECAUSE SHE CAN STORE THINGS, she is the only gem who can do this, peridot even said pearls are to look pretty and hold your stuff for you- so she has her spear in her gem placed by her. We have seen her summon other things from her gem in the past. This may explain why during the answer she used twin swords instead of her spear.
I think what you said about a Gem's emotions, being able to express themselves and it's connection to their powers makes a lot of sense. It explains what we now know about Peridot.
+Ryan Williams but its been scene by pearl in ocean gem that gems can summon multiples of their weapons. so garnet's weapon is simply 2x ruby's weapon.
AJ Universe that is why i said "seemingly" The standard gem would have no clue about it and if there was knowledge about it in some higher cast, that knowledge wouldn't be being trickled down and the majority of gems wouldn't know about it's existence. As you said, since gems are genetically able to summon weapons, back before the diamond authority the ancient gems probably would have known about weapons, fusion, gem powers, ect. and this stuff would have become forbidden knowledge when the diamonds took over. in a similar way to how sword smithing and metal working would often become forbidden in lands that were taken over by the emperors of our past, apart from the weaponsmiths for their private armies.
I have a little theory myself, regarding summoning a gem's weapon. Remember in the very first episode of Steven Universe, Pearl explains to Steven how she summoned her weapon, but, that method doesn't work for Steven. Then, she came to Amethyst, telling her that he needs to dance like a leaf. Amethyst immediately reacts as if she knows what Pearl taught Steven, asking him if it was the pedal method. What if, before Pearl taught Steven about summoning a gem weapon, she taught Amethyst first. Which would explain how she knows what Pearl was teaching Steven. What do you think?
since Garnet's gauntlets are from Ruby's experience in summoning her weapon, what if she taught Sapphire how to summon her weapon or she found out on her own. what would she summon? what is it about a gems characteristics that make the weapon. since the weapon comes from a gems own characteristics, what is it about each gems weapon that matches to the gems personality? here's some of my thoughts: Pearl- precision, focus, straight forward= long, acurate spear Amethyst- wild, free, swaying back and forth, able to tie bonds and snap with a sting= swaying, stinging whip Steven/Rose Quartz- caring, loving, would protect those they love from any danger= protective shield Garnet- strong, sturdy, heavy, powerful= great strong gauntlets Jasper- powerhouse, headtrong, impulsive = strong rushing helmet You can fill in the rest if you like
I think its interesting that the crystal gems have adapted their summoned weapons for battle while lapis (who did not take part in the rebellion) has... water wings, for flying. This means that they definitely adapted, if not created, these weapons specifically for the rebellion. I'm still baffled by lapis' water wings however.
+Reptilian Army if this was made before the episode with ruby showing her gauntlet doesn't that mean it wouldn't have shown the episode of the home world gems and the rebellion happening?
+ManaWisp Not according to one of the head writers on the series, Matt Burnett. According to him, Ruby's weapon is "a gauntlet just like Garnet's. Just smaller."
this have supports my theory that gems weapons evolve and change over time. for intensence when pearl summons her weapon it looks like a short sword of some kind but then she lengthens it to make it more like a spear. but we've seen her use and almost prefer swords so my thought was that the twin lance swords were her original summoning weapon but over time evolved to be (sometimes) twin spears that she can sometimes use as swords.
Garnet didnt have the gauntlets because she is garnet. Ruby had the gauntlents and garnet just summoned two of them like when amethyst summons two whips and pearl summons two spears.
>Do all Gems with the same gem type have the same Summon weapon? (Because some Gem are really look a lot alike, Example: Sapphire's guard's Ruby, three of them look alike even the fusion form only bigger ) >Do all Gem's have Unique Gem Weapon even with the same gem type (Yes/no/Maybe/hmmm) (I don't know, because no two same gem fought together & against each other ) >Or Is It really unique to everyone regardless whether they possess the same type of gem? >If ever, do every Summon Gem Weapon are unique to it's Summoner, >Do Gem Weapon pick there form from its wielder's Personality? Physicality? Choice? Skill? Etc.
This is actually REALLY interesting, If what you stated is true then that means garnet's weapon is original and when ruby summon's her weapon it a degraded version of it. And judging by the fusion rules of the fusion being more than just the sum of the fusion then i would think the weapon ruby summoned is around 1/4 the strength of garnet's two weapons......i like this theory. Nice Vid
Homeworld gems are hypocrites because they probably heard of gems summoning weapons and CRAFTED their's and when they acknowledged fusion, they FORCE-FUSED
Just a thought, is it possible the crystal gems utilisation of this ability helped to swell their numbers, as they were an outfit offering individuality and the power to fight for yourself, fighting for yourself personified by the gem weapon.
can you do a character analysis starring peridot. (kinda like pearl) here are some facts 1. she can't summon a weapon. 2. she must be handicapped with the limb enhancers to actually defend and attack. 3. she is always on either side of the line between the CG and HG during her small state.
honestly, when i saw the title and stuff, i thought "bullcrap, what about x, what about y?" well, you addressed EVERY SINGLE REASON! you are by far the most efficient SU theorist i have seen. i went from "no way" to "this could actually be a thing" very quickly. very good theory!
+Aaron Navarro From what I can tell, Sapphire's weapon seems to be the glasses, which seem to have the ability to focus Garnet (and sapphire's) future vision.
+Davi Aiex Heleno No, Garnet summons the shades from Garnet's gems. Each of them at least once. When she is Garnet, she doesn't have a Ruby gem and a Sapphire gem anymore, she has two Garnet gems, and they can each do anything that the other can.
AJ Universe I remember that both in the first episode we see Garnet's eyes and in Jailbreak, she summons it from the gem in her left palm, just like how Opal summons her spear from the forehead gem and the whip from the chest gem and not one instead of the other, if Sapphire's weapon was the glasses Garnet would summon them from her right palm gem
While Ruby did summon a weapon in Keystone Motel, I think it's possible that Sapphire would also have a gauntlet. Ruby summoned her weapon on the hand without her gem. If Sapphire did the same, that would mean that when they summoned their weapons as Garnet, they would be protecting each other's gems. Since they did show a need to protect each other even when they'd first met, it seems likely that this would be the case.
garnet's weapons are from ruby. If u look on the episode when steven,greg, and garnet went on a trip, they were in a diner, when ruby got mad she summoned her weapon on her left hand, which is a gauntlet
I don't think that's the case. In the fight against Lapis after she stole the ocean, Pearl cut water Pearl in half. The two halves formed to water Pearls. Pearl said something like "I hate fighting me" and summoned TWO of her spears. I think Garnet just summons two gauntlets because she can, and it makes more sense to have two gauntlets (as she has two hands) than for Pearl to have two spears (dual wielding spears is probably harder than dual wielding fists)
I like the idea that the lack of individuality was the thing keeping the gems from being about to summon their weapons. Originally I had thought that the gem would need to be taught how to summon their weapon and that was what was holding back all the gems at the cloud arena. They weren't soliders, they were just a bunch of randoms. But the idea that Homeworld didn't know they even could summon the weapons fills in why the rubies never summoned their weapons either. One thing which wasn't quite apparent at the time this episode came out (either that or you forgot) is that our Ruby did have a gauntlet of her own that she summoned. Meaning that Garnet's gaunlets are based off that. Still uncertain what Sapphire's weapon is though.
+Nathan Brown Every weapon has to come from some part of the Gem's personality. Isn't it possible that Garnet tapped into the parts of herself that come from Ruby when she learned to summon her weapon? And that Ruby, by drawing on those same parts of herself, learned to summon the same weapon?
I REALLY accept this theory. A very well-thought concept. The Crystal Gem's belief in personal identity is integral to summoning their own core powers.
Mabye the diamonds new about it but didn't tell anybody else because they may over throw them? I dunno it just kinda popped up when I was watching this (sorry if this is a bad theory)
This makes so much sense. Lapis was trapped in the mirror for so many years, and was given so much time to meditate, learning about herself. It shaped her, and so now she just wants to be free, which is obviously why she has wings! And then the Crewniverse has mentioned that Jasper is a much more complex character than just what we've seen so far.
Assuming Ruby didn't know how to summon a weapon and that they discovered their gauntlets for the first time as Garnet, which is very likely and fitting to that theory, unfused Ruby knows it's possible after they are separated in future. Keystone Motel is in present, it's not a flashback episode, they had plenty of time to practise summoning weapons.
After watching this, I think that only higher ranking gems/warriors like Jasper were allowed to summon their weapon on Homeworld. In the flashback with Pearl protecting Rose on the battlefield (Sworn to the Sword), both Rose and the warrior gem she's fighting have their Summoned Weapons out (the shield and the helmet respectively). Yet Pearl, a common gem (as stated by Peridot) used only swords, and the Rubies (also a common gem as stated by Garnet) only used their fists. As for the weapons at the battlefield, they were made for gems that had no such Summoned Weapon (a shield and a helmet can only get you so far in a fight). That also explains why Peridot hasn't used her Summoned Weapon; despite having said that Pearls were beneath her, she's still a pretty common gem, as implied when Yellow Diamond asked her which Peridot she was. When the Crystal Gems were at the Diamond Base on the moon, Peridot made a point that the seat Steven sat in was for Elite Gems only, and she was initially opposed to sitting in it herself which is farther proof that she's in a lower class, which supports my theory about her not summoning her weapon. Let me know your opinion on this
Maybe she just recognizes one gauntlet as part of herself. I noticed that she doesn't summon her weapon with her gem hand, which I thought would be a given. It's possible weapon summoning is almost like shapeshifting, but they are using the weapon as an energized extension of one's gem rather than manipulation of their illusionary bodies
+R_exana i dont think its her. i mean, it is a very blue location, and there are only so many blue gemstones, so it could be "a" lapis. but its probably not the same one from the show
+Yerm Terragon (blagu10) Indeed, the odds are high that there are multiple Lapis. That being said, we know that each type of gem doesn't have a uniform appearance; we've seen three Pearls and they were markedly different. Even the Rubys, who were otherwise identical, had their gems on different parts of their bodies. She looks as spot on as a silhouette can be, and has her gem in the same area. Add to that, Lapis was implied to have fought on the home world's side, and the clues all point to it being her. It's certainly not conclusive, but it's a pretty big coincidence.
That's true and all but it could be, her gem, it's on her back. And if she was under blue diamond it would explain why she might've been trapped. Maybe by punishment from Blue Diamond, because I feel Pearl would've remembered putting someone in a mirror (unless Rose forgot to mention it) Also if Lapis had been one of the more common gems and been of a lower class she probably wouldn't have been so eager to go back to homeworld. Plus her attire seems like it would be something of a higher class. Though who knows maybe being stuck in the same place for a while would upset you enough to leave the entire planet
Wow one of my favorite theories of yours Cause it explains alot of things that I've been wondering about, not only the thing in the answer but also why Lapis' weapon is water
first, i'm so glad you did a theory about this. I have been pointing this out to my friends for so long. second, while watching the answer we know that gems of the same kind have the same cuts, just different placements. shown by the three ruby's. in the flash back we can see our lapis but as a shadow, and we see two other lapis shadows but it looks really different. so maybe gems of a higher status are able to have some freedom and change how they look, while lower gems like rubys and jaspers who are soldiers, are not aloud to change anything.
That explains so much about why the Crystal Gems would have been able to win the war. I never bought much in to the theory that Rose was Pink Diamond and therefore had an army... This makes so much more sense
It's also interresting that it seems that all gems of a specific type don't seem to have the same weapon, such as with Steven and his shield. The others were surprised to see that his gem weapon was a shield, even though Rose had the same weapon. If all rose quartz gems had a shield, then they wouldn't be surprised about it.
Wow, I love this theory. It explains the flashback really well and also ties together a bunch of loose ends such as how Rose and Pearl were able to take on Blue Diamond's entire court alone. Plus, it would fit with the overall theme of individuality making people stronger, especially in the case of fusion weapons where multiple individual strengths add up to something greater. However, while the bit about Garnet's gauntlets being unique to her alone is some interesting theory-crafting, I personally think that the gauntlets were originally Ruby's weapons. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain how Ruby was able to summon one outside of fusion in "Keystone Motel." Also, Matt Burnett mentioned recently that Sapphire does not have a Gem Weapon (twitter.com/mcburnett/status/709559473069629440). Whether that means that she is incapable of summoning weapons period or she simply never learned remains to be seen, but regardless it would be strange for Ruby to "inherit" the ability from Garnet while Sapphire does not.
This is a huge support for the theory that gems are the result of a technological singularity (along with a BUTTLOAD of other stuff). I'd like you to do a theory on that. (I also asked on tumblr, since you asked me to direct requests there)
I had this thought for a short while and was waiting for your next theory video to share it. There's this detail that's been annoying me once I started to think about it, Garnet says "You can see homeworld's galaxy from here" we had no idea how far HW was until then, and after learning about how far HW (homeworld) is a lot of the things that happen throughout the series seems a lot more far fetch and I know it's a show and you have to have a suspension of disbelief and there wouldn't be a story otherwise but HW has to be a few thousand lightyears away and they have the ability to get to earth in like a few days, maybe a week from what we see from The message and The Return and peridot shooting robots from HW is a lot more impressive, think about how much you would need to calculate to hit a target a few thousand light years away and fuckin lapis somehow flew back to HW in less than a year my whole point of this is why the fuck do they care about earth if they … and I hit the limit
+Garaa9900 Homeworld is more than 2.537 billion light years away, actually. The stars that Garnet references are part of the Andromeda galaxy, which means that Homeworld is a cluster of planets somewhere within that galaxy. which is almost twice the size of ours. So yeah, it is a pretty impressive feat. Especially Lapis flying all of the way there, under her own power, in something like a month's time. That means she was travelling more than 9 million light years per day. I'd really like an explanation at some point as to how that is possible.
Really cool video! Too many theorists focus on sharing what they think about popular theories (For example, there are loads of videos on the "Rose is pink diamond" theory), and not enough explain the other magical stuff in the series, like the weapons and corrupted gems. Love it! On a related note, if we sent you a theory over tumblr, would you be willing to discuss it or do you prefer to find/think up theories on your own?
maybe it uses a lot of energy from there gem and in home world they try not to use a lot of there gem energy instead they use gem tech because it is more constant and more reliable then gem energy
Hey AJ, you know how they have a giant statue of the crystal gems fusion behind the house on the mountain, why are the hands and arms all destroyed? Probably because of aging and everything, but it doesn't seem that they would fall off of the body in those general areas, as if they were thrown or something. Any ideas? Awesome video by the way!!!
+TorpedoToons Probably years of fighting battles there. It's made clear that many of the Crystal Gem's enemies are drawn to the temple. I mean, take a look at the Season 1 finale. The giant hand ships blasts right into the hill.
Brilliant as always. I hope this is true, as I've also been wondering about the physical weapons lying around, including Rose's sword. Maybe we'll have some light shed on this when Peridot allows herself enough individuality to summon hers :D
it does make sense since we saw all those abandoned weapons in the strawberry field. I wondered why there was so many if these if the Gem Weapons dissapear after being thrown or like in stevens case in the beggining his dissapered when he didnt have the right thoughts or conrol over it
your theory is kinda good but about garnet it is interesting to see now that Ruby's weapon is a gauntlet like garnet's I believe her gauntlet are not fusion weapons because sapphire was never able to summon weapon. Instead garnet's gauntlet are just "optimised" but the boost of power that fusion offers. Moreover I believe that some gems abilities come as their weapons. sapphire future vision is a tactical weapon, peridot's technological skills is the same ( according to herself she knows "nothing without her tech" but manage to build a robot without them. so maybe her ability comes as a technological knowledge )
I think the diamonds probably knew about the weapons if they were the first ever gems, and they didn't tell the other originally because it would have gave them individuality. This theory is really good, I was thinking along the lines of this
+AJ Universe I personally have a theory that gems may use other gems as a form of fuel for machinery, when the gems caught peridot and she reformed, she thought that they were going to harvest her, which is an odd use of wording to say the least, this is supported partially by thefact gem shards could be used to bring things to life. it would give more reason for homeworld to need to create kindergardens on various planets and world fit in with what homeworld would do to a gem that they find "useless"
I think this theory is amazing I mean of course it's a theory it could be proven wrong but there's so much evidence behind and it's so inspiring that you think gems could win because of their individuality just amazing
i found one flaw but not a big one: near the end you say that garnet (dont know how to spell her name) you said her weapon the gauntlets are hers not ruby or uhhh the blue ones (also forgot) but in the episode where steven greg and garnet go to the motel garnet splits up and later in that episode in the diner ruby uses her summond weapon which is a smaller verison of garnets gauntlets so i just found that as a small flaw
Honestly, I'll admit that I posted this before the video was completely over (At about 4:40 in fact), but I just needed to say this when I heard it: The thought that one of the CGs learned how to summon their weapon, then tried to convey how to other CGs is likely not possible to improbable. In Gem Glow, we see each of the Crystal Gems try to teach Steven how to summon his shield, all with similarly failing results. And this was them trying to teach several years after gem weapons were discovered. Think, if Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst don't know EXACTLY how summoning a gem weapon works (tuning in to the emotion which best encompasses their personality and using that to make the weapon), and instead tell him how he's supposed to do it via example, it's very, *very* unlikely any other gem would be able to do this when they discovered it.
Its true that Ruby has her own Gauntlet, as seen in "Keystone Motel", but its possible that this is because Garnet's Summoned weapon is the gauntlets. The theory in this video suggests that the 'invention' or 'reinvention' of Summoned Weapons uses a part of the Gem's being, and is summoned using the memory of a Gem's personal mindset. If we assume Garnet was the one to learn to use the Gauntlets, it would be HER that discovered them, rather than a combination of Ruby's and Sapphire's weapons. that being said, and looking at the weapons used by Opal, Sardonyx, and Sugilite; we can theorize that a possible secondary Gem weapon would be available for use by Garnet by means of fusing Ruby and Sapphire's weapons. This assumes that Sapphire's Summoned weapon wasn't also influenced by Garnet's Gauntlets. I'm Curious what AJ Universe's theories are regarding this.
I have a question: When gems shape shift, will there gem change size as well? I would say this isn't possible due to gems only able to shape shift there bodies, but in the episode cat fingers, amethyst transforms into a blue jay and her gem appears to shrink. What are other peoples opinion on this?
I think gem size changes depending on the physical form of the gem. I think amethyst's gem shrinks when she becomes a bird because it looks more comfortable. It's the same reason why gemstones get bigger on a fusion.
What I'm interested in is why is Ruby able to summon her gauntlet with her right hand when her gem is in her left Palm? Can she switch which hand she summons it with? Is she able to summon a gauntlet for each hand, simultaneously?
I believe everyone has missed the fact that Sapphires summoned weapon is the star that gets added to all the other weapons. there are many time we see it on its own and even being added to garnet's gauntlets after they are summoned,
This would explain why Lapiz was attacked. It also opens more holes in her story. However I do think jasper still summons her weapon, and likely this is just something more common to quartz gems.
The "Garnet discovered her weapon as Garnet"-thing would also explain, why Ruby, the one time her weapon was shown, had a gauntlet instead of a distinct weapon relatively unique to her. That kinda was odd to me, when I first noticed it. Though another explanation might be, that Garnet has become so much of what she is, that her 'own' weapon doesn't feel like her anymore.
Wait! I don't know if this has already been brought to light, but Ruby can summon the gauntlet by herself as a weapon. In Keystone Motel, we see her do it in the diner to smash the table with the infamous "I am an eternal flame, baby!" quote. So I always assumed that Garnet was in possession of two separate powers (that being Future vision from Sapphire and the Gauntlets from Ruby). I'm not sure if that has anything to do with the theory, but I do think it's well worth noting!
This channel seems fairly popular. I'm not even subscribed and yet I see this in my recommendations the very day it was shared, at only 4.5k views and less than 5 hours in.
what would Jasper's reason for summoning her Crash helmet might be? could it be the enjoyment of fighting and her pride of fighting a challenge? it would be quite interesting if Jasper changed sides she'd have a small Zuko episode where she can't summon her helmet because she's now fighting alongside the gems she previously tried taking down.
This is a wonderful theory!!! I seriously see zero flaws with this. I have a similar theory relating to Why Jasper fused with Lapis? As we know Homeworld was opposed to cross gem fusion. So, why did Jasper fuse with Lapis if it is forbidden? Well, think about this. Garnet is fighting for The Crystal Gems. Rose starts to realize how powerful Garnet is. She's a fusion of a weak solider and an aristocrat, but if a wonderful fighter. What if Rose had Garnet teach the other crystal Gems the art of fusion. This gave the Crystal Gems another edge Homeworld didn't have. The diamonds discovered this, and after a while started respecting the tactic and having their soldiers attempt fusion. After some time they realized it happened through dance, thus explaining the way Lapis and Jasper fuse. They then started using cross-gem fusions to fight. But, they realized the risk of gems defusing in battle. So, they came up with an idea. Forced fusions. They took dead warriors and stuck them them together
Perhaps (to the people talking about ruby) perhaps she discovered it as Garnet, and Ruby redid it as herself? and the two gauntlets is just some sort of ability garnet has?
+Ethan Sullivan That's what I was trying to get across. I'm glad at least one person got it. As for the two gauntlets, every Gem can summon multiple copies of their weapon. Garnet is no different. Neither is Ruby. If she wanted to summon two gauntlets, she could.
+Ethan Sullivan I agree with you and Aj about Ruby. Remember the epsisode Keystone motel when Ruby summoned her gauntlet, it was the same gauntlet as Garnets so Aj could be right that Garnet learned to summon her weapon and then Saphire and Ruby learned how to summon the same weapons as if they are still fused
Yes but usually a fusion of 2 gems would combine their weapons (Opal's bow, Sardonyx's hammer) but perhaps somewhere inside Ruby's gem, there was a Summoned Weapon (a gauntlet). Ruby didn't know about it, but she then realized when she was fused with Sapphire (Garnet), she summoned a gauntlet. (Garnet's Gauntlets). The next time they unfused, Ruby tried to summon her Gauntlet, and it worked. As we see in Keystone Motel, Ruby's Gauntlet is very much smaller then Garnets. Possibly Ruby had that Gauntlet, she just didn't know she could summon it. Perhaps in the war, when Ruby and Sapphire were still Garnet, Rose taught Garnet how to summon a weapon, or maybe she taught Ruby and Sapphire individually. Sapphire didn't understand, but Ruby succeeded. But that's just my theory.
I agree! This theory would explain why Rose had such an extensive arsenal before their modern awaking/Renaissance. If Gem society/battle style had been based around their own individualized power sets/weapons, there would be no need so many external weapons. Comparatively, none of the modern Gems seem to have or regularly depend on external weapons (except Peridot in her limb extenders & the Gem poofer rod thing from Prison Break), suggesting that they do not feel the need to augment their natural abilities. Great theory & video-thanks!
+alleycatfire actually it would still be a viable option to have another weapon in combat to give you more options say you got a bow/crossbow/musket while you can long range for days all it would take to kill you is a speedy opponent to get close between shots or reloading so in case of that you have a melee weapon like a dagger or baton
I'm not saying that there aren't potential uses and advantages to augmentation, I am saying that, as evidenced by the patterns displayed by current Gems, they rely heavily, if not exclusively, on their Gem Weapon. They COULD use other weapons but DON'T. I agree with the theory that the same would have been true in their past (had they had Gem Weapons, we would have seen them)...meaning that the reason past gems relied so heavily on hand to hand combat and external weapons is that they had not yet discovered their Gem Weapon. Yes, it is possible that the theory is false and past gems just didn't use their Gem Weapons, instead opting to use others, but that doesn't seem to fit as well.
Idk if this was said already but, doesn't ruby summon her gauntlet in the keystone episode? And if so, would that mean sapphire would be able to summon it too?
Or maybe it's like the Storm Troopers. They didn't summon weapons cause they weren't supposed to win the battle. The enemy (Rose and Pearl) was supposed to get in, and none of the gems wanted to actually defeat them.
you should do a theory on the probable conection between lapis and rose because i saw more to the craced gem part and why does lapis like steven so much
+Denny Mairosse What do you mean why does Lapis like Steven so much, he freed her from years and years of imprisonment, healed her gemstone allowing her to go home and was pretty much her only friend of earth at the beginning.
i just realised it might just be because of stevens perception of garnets story. One of the reasons if when ruby speaks about jasper: ''She popped out with her helmet on and shattered (insert nuber here) crystal gems before the sun went down.''
I really like the theory. Only problem I see is Jasper who most definitely summons her weapon and unlike other gems (who have strong individuality) strictly follows home world orders and thats it. Its possible she discovered this ability because she has more to her character that we know.
But all the fusions seem to have their own weapon such as Opal with her bow and arrow. I guess it would be the gems working together but still to be noted. Also perhaps the scene was made less graphic for Steven by Garnett. He already knows about all about Pearls sword skills and so leaving it out wouldn't make much sense but Rose, Ruby and Sapphire all have powers unknown to Steven (besides Ruby's gauntlet). Maybe the writers wanted the scene short and to keep some secrets? idk my theory, Love these videos btw Thanks AJ!
+Cassie Pena A bow that is made of Pearl's spear and Amethyst's whip. It comes from the parts of her that are still Pearl and Amethyst. But that is only because Pearl and Amethyst existed and learned to summon weapons before Opal was even first formed. And no, Garnet did not tone down her flashback for Steven's benefit. We were not seeing it as she was describing it to Steven, or from Steven's point of view, we were seeing it as she remembered it. We know this because there are vividly detailed characters and events in the flashback that are not mentioned in Garnet's narration. If it were from Steven's point of view, there would not be such vivid detail included in the design of, for example, Blue Diamond, and the Rubies would all have the same gem placement as the Ruby that Steven knows.
Why would they (the rubies) all have the same placement? They are different beings no matter the perspective. And I'm not saying that it is from Steven's point of view. The animation was detailed but things like colors and back grounds were simplified into a story telling tone. If we were seeing it as a memory the animation would not have been different. Just as we see in Greg or Pearl's recollections.
I think that Gem weapons were discovered during the War. As you mentioned, the Gems didn't use their weapons during the fight in Blue Diamond's Court. What if during the War the Gems (Homeworld and Crystal) unlocked a new ability -- their weapons? During Pearl and Connie's song "Do it For Her/Him", we see (a) Jasper with her crash helmet on and Rose with her shield summoned while battling during the War.
In the episode Keystone Motel, Ruby summoned her gauntlet when they were eating breakfast to smash the table.
THATS WHAT IM SAYIN'!
Keira Rose but that's when Garnett was already fused for years and was just infusing for the 4 or 5 time for anger
If true, it would make sense why lapis' waterwings are so crude. She might just have learned to summon her gem "weapon" and was still refining the design before she was imprisoned in the mirror.
Either she learned this while being friends with the crystal gems, or she was perceived as a bigger threat as a homeworld gem gaining the edge of gem weaponry.
But she makes the giant hand with water so perfectly
Finally, I've been waiting for someone to explain the weapons!
uh Ruby has a gauntlet...
True, but she might have discovered the gauntlet after being with rose. Because a scene before, she didn't use it while fighting against rose. So... AJ theory stands pretty good, although I wonder which is Sapphire's weapon. Maybe both of them have gauntlets.
+julio carlos well I made this theory myself that Sapphire doesn't have an actual weapon(like lapis) and ice is here weapon. This ice combined with Ruby's gauntlet makes a reinforced gauntlet and little red ice knuckle busters. but I just made that up so...
Evin Lee it that were true, I feel like that would mean no blue diamond based gem has an actual weapon they could summon. They wouldn't be meant for combat, since they're weapon seems to be more elemental than physical
Daisy Deluxe yes that seems to be it... Like pearls, there not made to fight their mostly dressy aristocratic type gems. All the blue factions we've seen wear dresses like so type of monarchy. Interesting
I believe peridots weapon might be a tooth brush. Peridot "is this a weapon?"
+Dylan Cabreros actually in the episode where peridot was first revealed, with all the little sphere robots, she says something like "this site has been compromised" and then plants a bomb on the warp pad, killing the robots as she teleports off.
if one looks closely at that shot peridot can be seen taking that bomb from her forehead gem. it's worth going back n looking at it.
+TaraKaboom WHOA!!! Thanks!
+Dylan Cabreros lol
+TaraKaboom
Maybe peridots have extra dimensional storage, similar to pearls? I don't find it likely she'd have an EMP mine for a weapon.
+TaraKaboom could that have also been a storage thing, or is that just something pearls can do?
But ruby can summon gauntlets (or at least a gauntlet) too, as seen in keystone motel. Plus, Peridot states that Lapis Lazulis typically enjoy water and *flying,* seeming to indicate that Lapis's wings are not actually a summoned weapon but a feature which all Lapis Lazulis share.
Actually her weapon is Hydrokenisis idk if I spelled that right but it is more of an a ability but that is just my opinion
Ck Velasco But the theory that all gems need to learn how to summon their weapons is 50 % kaput at this point.
In Too Far, when Amethyst uses her whip to cut off the drill head, Peridot says that she "can do everything a normal Quartz soldier can do," which means that at least all Quartz gems are created knowing the means used to summon their weapons. This fits in with how Amethyst summons her weapon in Gem Glow.
That doesn't mean that this is just as easy for other Gems, because it would make sense that non-warriors would not be created with the knowledge of their weapon's functioning.
if Lapis Lazulis weapon is hydrokinasis, that mean Ruby have two weapon that is pyrokinesis and gauntlet, saphire have cryokinesis as her weapon to....
two LATE It's Lapis's WINGS that are her weapon, her hydrokinesis is just an additional ability. Same w/ Ruby - her weapon is her gauntlet, and her pyrokinesis is an additional ability.
Wolfy da Wolf But that doesn't mean they can still summon the same weapons. Just because Opal, for example, remembers summoning both Pearl's spear and Amethyst's whip, but that doesn't mean that Pearl gains the ability to summon a whip, or Amethyst the ability to summon a spear.
AJ, you have quite possibly blown my mind with this theory. I have neither noticed the obvious lack of summoned weapons in the flashback, nor has this concept ever crossed my mind. I think it is no understatement to say: Well done.
Theory Idea: [Why is the ship that Peridot and Jasper come in, a giant hand?/Is the hand part of a even bigger human/gem looking ship?] I haven't seen almost anyone talk about this and I wonder if just no one has thought of it maybe.
+Christian Skaflestad I feel like homeworld is a synthetic planet built in the shape of a body and the ships are a part of it.
That's a cool idea Llilian. I'm not sure if I like it or not but I think homeworld is probably something like that.
+Christian Skaflestad there's also the large eye in the series earlier so perhaps they'll combine
Oh yeah I forgot about that thing.
+Christian Skaflestad don't forget the tounge
doesn't ruby have a tiny gauntlet though?
+Mr.chang cooler She does when she goes "I AM AN ETERNAL FLAME, BABY!"
What about Ruby's gauntlet she used to make it known she's an "eternal flame, baby!"
+Crystal Suraci dont forget the theory that says that Garnet glasses are actually Saphire weapon.
+Crystal Suraci My best guess is that some time after Garnet figured out how to summon her weapon, she split into Ruby and Sapphire and they were able to discover their individual weapons. It would make sense that Garnet's weapon is a larger and more powerful version of Ruby's weapon since emotions seem to play a large part in the summoning process and Ruby is much more emotional than Sapphire.
Last time I was this early....
You were expecting a joke huh? Well NO! I'm sick of these comments.
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+Baldemoto YOU EXPECTED A COMMENT, BUT IT WAS I! DIO!
But that was a joke...
No, but I expected a comma after 'joke'. Grammar, Stanley.
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Here's my theory on it:
Only gems made for fighting can summon a weapon aka quartz gems, rubies, and any other. Lapis, peridot, sapphire and pearl, were not made specifically for fighting- lapis has water wings, not really a weapon, and could be used for her specific purpose. Peridot, we haven't seen her summon or use her gem for anything really, even when she was threatened with Steven by the forced fusions, she may not have one because she may be a smart enough engineer to create things like limb enhancers. Sapphire- honestly idk, she has to use her gem for something because Garnets fused weapon is more than a single weapon. And pearl- she has a weapon BECAUSE SHE CAN STORE THINGS, she is the only gem who can do this, peridot even said pearls are to look pretty and hold your stuff for you- so she has her spear in her gem placed by her. We have seen her summon other things from her gem in the past. This may explain why during the answer she used twin swords instead of her spear.
I think what you said about a Gem's emotions, being able to express themselves and it's connection to their powers makes a lot of sense. It explains what we now know about Peridot.
Didn't Ruby summon a gauntlet in Keystone Motel?
+Ryan Williams but its been scene by pearl in ocean gem that gems can summon multiples of their weapons. so garnet's weapon is simply 2x ruby's weapon.
perhaps home world did not allow it like they did not allow cross fusion
+Isaiah Stegall the same episode "The Answer" shows that Homeworld seemingly did not know about fusion either.
True
+NoESanity To be fair, no one ever says that no one knew about cross Fusion. I think that the Diamonds knew. But that's another theory altogether.
AJ Universe that is why i said "seemingly"
The standard gem would have no clue about it and if there was knowledge about it in some higher cast, that knowledge wouldn't be being trickled down and the majority of gems wouldn't know about it's existence.
As you said, since gems are genetically able to summon weapons, back before the diamond authority the ancient gems probably would have known about weapons, fusion, gem powers, ect. and this stuff would have become forbidden knowledge when the diamonds took over. in a similar way to how sword smithing and metal working would often become forbidden in lands that were taken over by the emperors of our past, apart from the weaponsmiths for their private armies.
NoESanity Good points.
I wonder why gem weapons are reminiscent of medieval/other ancient weapons. Think maybe we'll see a gem with more modern weaponry?
+Vector Vent peridot's weapon will be modern
+Vector Vent
Modern wepeons for them apear to be gem destablizer like the one Jasper used
I have a little theory myself, regarding summoning a gem's weapon.
Remember in the very first episode of Steven Universe, Pearl explains to Steven how she summoned her weapon, but, that method doesn't work for Steven.
Then, she came to Amethyst, telling her that he needs to dance like a leaf.
Amethyst immediately reacts as if she knows what Pearl taught Steven, asking him if it was the pedal method.
What if, before Pearl taught Steven about summoning a gem weapon, she taught Amethyst first. Which would explain how she knows what Pearl was teaching Steven.
What do you think?
since Garnet's gauntlets are from Ruby's experience in summoning her weapon, what if she taught Sapphire how to summon her weapon or she found out on her own. what would she summon? what is it about a gems characteristics that make the weapon. since the weapon comes from a gems own characteristics, what is it about each gems weapon that matches to the gems personality?
here's some of my thoughts:
Pearl- precision, focus, straight forward= long, acurate spear
Amethyst- wild, free, swaying back and forth, able to tie bonds and snap with a sting= swaying, stinging whip
Steven/Rose Quartz- caring, loving, would protect those they love from any danger= protective shield
Garnet- strong, sturdy, heavy, powerful= great strong gauntlets
Jasper- powerhouse, headtrong, impulsive = strong rushing helmet
You can fill in the rest if you like
Lapis - Kind, Protective, Wandering Free, Trapped: Water Wings
I think its interesting that the crystal gems have adapted their summoned weapons for battle while lapis (who did not take part in the rebellion) has... water wings, for flying. This means that they definitely adapted, if not created, these weapons specifically for the rebellion. I'm still baffled by lapis' water wings however.
Well Ruby Has A Gauntlet
Yes, because she does have the ability. Also, I think this was made before that episode came out...
(Nevermind)
But yea, maybe we'll see Sapphire's weapon in the future.
+Reptilian Army if this was made before the episode with ruby showing her gauntlet doesn't that mean it wouldn't have shown the episode of the home world gems and the rebellion happening?
+ManaWisp Not according to one of the head writers on the series, Matt Burnett. According to him, Ruby's weapon is "a gauntlet just like Garnet's. Just smaller."
this have supports my theory that gems weapons evolve and change over time. for intensence when pearl summons her weapon it looks like a short sword of some kind but then she lengthens it to make it more like a spear. but we've seen her use and almost prefer swords so my thought was that the twin lance swords were her original summoning weapon but over time evolved to be (sometimes) twin spears that she can sometimes use as swords.
Garnet didnt have the gauntlets because she is garnet. Ruby had the gauntlents and garnet just summoned two of them like when amethyst summons two whips and pearl summons two spears.
Well, in the episode where Steven went in pearls gem she had at least 20 spears
I think it's an intelligent theory I hope they expand on this in the show in the future.
hehe. you said "even steven"
>Do all Gems with the same gem type have the same Summon weapon? (Because some Gem are really look a lot alike, Example: Sapphire's guard's Ruby, three of them look alike even the fusion form only bigger ) >Do all Gem's have Unique Gem Weapon even with the same gem type (Yes/no/Maybe/hmmm) (I don't know, because no two same gem fought together & against each other ) >Or Is It really unique to everyone regardless whether they possess the same type of gem? >If ever, do every Summon Gem Weapon are unique to it's Summoner, >Do Gem Weapon pick there form from its wielder's Personality? Physicality? Choice? Skill? Etc.
This is actually REALLY interesting, If what you stated is true then that means garnet's weapon is original and when ruby summon's her weapon it a degraded version of it. And judging by the fusion rules of the fusion being more than just the sum of the fusion then i would think the weapon ruby summoned is around 1/4 the strength of garnet's two weapons......i like this theory. Nice Vid
Homeworld gems are hypocrites because they probably heard of gems summoning weapons and CRAFTED their's and when they acknowledged fusion, they FORCE-FUSED
Just a thought, is it possible the crystal gems utilisation of this ability helped to swell their numbers, as they were an outfit offering individuality and the power to fight for yourself, fighting for yourself personified by the gem weapon.
can you do a character analysis starring peridot. (kinda like pearl)
here are some facts
1. she can't summon a weapon.
2. she must be handicapped with the limb enhancers to actually defend and attack.
3. she is always on either side of the line between the CG and HG during her small state.
honestly, when i saw the title and stuff, i thought "bullcrap, what about x, what about y?" well, you addressed EVERY SINGLE REASON! you are by far the most efficient SU theorist i have seen. i went from "no way" to "this could actually be a thing" very quickly. very good theory!
What about when Ruby summoned her gauntlet at the diner in motel keystone to break the table?
+Aaron Navarro From what I can tell, Sapphire's weapon seems to be the glasses, which seem to have the ability to focus Garnet (and sapphire's) future vision.
+NoESanity Neat, what an interesting idea. Thanks. :)
+NoESanity Garnet summons the glasses from Ruby's gem, not Sapphire's.
+Davi Aiex Heleno No, Garnet summons the shades from Garnet's gems. Each of them at least once. When she is Garnet, she doesn't have a Ruby gem and a Sapphire gem anymore, she has two Garnet gems, and they can each do anything that the other can.
AJ Universe I remember that both in the first episode we see Garnet's eyes and in Jailbreak, she summons it from the gem in her left palm, just like how Opal summons her spear from the forehead gem and the whip from the chest gem and not one instead of the other, if Sapphire's weapon was the glasses Garnet would summon them from her right palm gem
Great theory, its pretty well thought out and seems probable. Keep up the great work AJ!
While Ruby did summon a weapon in Keystone Motel, I think it's possible that Sapphire would also have a gauntlet. Ruby summoned her weapon on the hand without her gem. If Sapphire did the same, that would mean that when they summoned their weapons as Garnet, they would be protecting each other's gems. Since they did show a need to protect each other even when they'd first met, it seems likely that this would be the case.
garnet's weapons are from ruby. If u look on the episode when steven,greg, and garnet went on a trip, they were in a diner, when ruby got mad she summoned her weapon on her left hand, which is a gauntlet
+Mia Childers they can do both
+Ramon III Tuble or just one
I don't think that's the case. In the fight against Lapis after she stole the ocean, Pearl cut water Pearl in half. The two halves formed to water Pearls. Pearl said something like "I hate fighting me" and summoned TWO of her spears.
I think Garnet just summons two gauntlets because she can, and it makes more sense to have two gauntlets (as she has two hands) than for Pearl to have two spears (dual wielding spears is probably harder than dual wielding fists)
gauntletss are made in pairs in real life so It totally make sense
I like the idea that the lack of individuality was the thing keeping the gems from being about to summon their weapons. Originally I had thought that the gem would need to be taught how to summon their weapon and that was what was holding back all the gems at the cloud arena. They weren't soliders, they were just a bunch of randoms. But the idea that Homeworld didn't know they even could summon the weapons fills in why the rubies never summoned their weapons either. One thing which wasn't quite apparent at the time this episode came out (either that or you forgot) is that our Ruby did have a gauntlet of her own that she summoned. Meaning that Garnet's gaunlets are based off that. Still uncertain what Sapphire's weapon is though.
in keystone motel ruby can summon a guntalet
Ikr I was like how is that garnets own made up weapon if ruby summons a gauntlet
+Nathan Brown Every weapon has to come from some part of the Gem's personality. Isn't it possible that Garnet tapped into the parts of herself that come from Ruby when she learned to summon her weapon? And that Ruby, by drawing on those same parts of herself, learned to summon the same weapon?
Its very possible and sorry for going against the video you probably worked very hard on. Also thank you for helping me come to that understanding.
Nathan Brown It's cool. The point of these videos is to spark discussion, and expand understanding.
+AJ Universe Garnett's gauntlets are rubies gauntlets not Garnett's just saying
I REALLY accept this theory. A very well-thought concept.
The Crystal Gem's belief in personal identity is integral to summoning their own core powers.
Mabye the diamonds new about it but didn't tell anybody else because they may over throw them?
I dunno it just kinda popped up when I was watching this (sorry if this is a bad theory)
I like it!
This makes so much sense. Lapis was trapped in the mirror for so many years, and was given so much time to meditate, learning about herself. It shaped her, and so now she just wants to be free, which is obviously why she has wings! And then the Crewniverse has mentioned that Jasper is a much more complex character than just what we've seen so far.
so about the garnet discovering the gauntlets as a fusion, didn't ruby summon a gauntlet when she was unfused on the that road trip episode
Yeah.
Assuming Ruby didn't know how to summon a weapon and that they discovered their gauntlets for the first time as Garnet, which is very likely and fitting to that theory, unfused Ruby knows it's possible after they are separated in future. Keystone Motel is in present, it's not a flashback episode, they had plenty of time to practise summoning weapons.
She did. But I want to see sapphire 's weapon!
Victoria King twitter.com/mcburnett/status/709559473069629440
Sapphire might have the same thing because Garnet has two Glauntlets.
After watching this, I think that only higher ranking gems/warriors like Jasper were allowed to summon their weapon on Homeworld. In the flashback with Pearl protecting Rose on the battlefield (Sworn to the Sword), both Rose and the warrior gem she's fighting have their Summoned Weapons out (the shield and the helmet respectively). Yet Pearl, a common gem (as stated by Peridot) used only swords, and the Rubies (also a common gem as stated by Garnet) only used their fists. As for the weapons at the battlefield, they were made for gems that had no such Summoned Weapon (a shield and a helmet can only get you so far in a fight). That also explains why Peridot hasn't used her Summoned Weapon; despite having said that Pearls were beneath her, she's still a pretty common gem, as implied when Yellow Diamond asked her which Peridot she was. When the Crystal Gems were at the Diamond Base on the moon, Peridot made a point that the seat Steven sat in was for Elite Gems only, and she was initially opposed to sitting in it herself which is farther proof that she's in a lower class, which supports my theory about her not summoning her weapon. Let me know your opinion on this
One nit pick in keystone motel ruby is seen with 1 gauntlet
+chris kamara yes, but she could have just learned it from being garnet for thousands of years
Maybe she just recognizes one gauntlet as part of herself. I noticed that she doesn't summon her weapon with her gem hand, which I thought would be a given. It's possible weapon summoning is almost like shapeshifting, but they are using the weapon as an energized extension of one's gem rather than manipulation of their illusionary bodies
Awesome theory! and you can see on Sworn To The Sword that pearl is using a regular sword in the flashbacks
2:55 Lapis is in that shot????? o-o
OH SHIT !
+R_exana Holy shit I think you're right...
+R_exana i dont think its her. i mean, it is a very blue location, and there are only so many blue gemstones, so it could be "a" lapis. but its probably not the same one from the show
+Yerm Terragon (blagu10)
Indeed, the odds are high that there are multiple Lapis. That being said, we know that each type of gem doesn't have a uniform appearance; we've seen three Pearls and they were markedly different. Even the Rubys, who were otherwise identical, had their gems on different parts of their bodies. She looks as spot on as a silhouette can be, and has her gem in the same area.
Add to that, Lapis was implied to have fought on the home world's side, and the clues all point to it being her. It's certainly not conclusive, but it's a pretty big coincidence.
That's true and all but it could be, her gem, it's on her back. And if she was under blue diamond it would explain why she might've been trapped. Maybe by punishment from Blue Diamond, because I feel Pearl would've remembered putting someone in a mirror (unless Rose forgot to mention it) Also if Lapis had been one of the more common gems and been of a lower class she probably wouldn't have been so eager to go back to homeworld. Plus her attire seems like it would be something of a higher class. Though who knows maybe being stuck in the same place for a while would upset you enough to leave the entire planet
Wow one of my favorite theories of yours
Cause it explains alot of things that I've been wondering about, not only the thing in the answer but also why Lapis' weapon is water
Omg this theory is SO GOOD and explains SO MUCH.
Once again I'm amazed.
I've had an idea similar to this bouncing around in my head, but I've been to busy to really think about it. Nice to see it done properly!
first, i'm so glad you did a theory about this. I have been pointing this out to my friends for so long. second, while watching the answer we know that gems of the same kind have the same cuts, just different placements. shown by the three ruby's. in the flash back we can see our lapis but as a shadow, and we see two other lapis shadows but it looks really different. so maybe gems of a higher status are able to have some freedom and change how they look, while lower gems like rubys and jaspers who are soldiers, are not aloud to change anything.
That explains so much about why the Crystal Gems would have been able to win the war. I never bought much in to the theory that Rose was Pink Diamond and therefore had an army... This makes so much more sense
It's also interresting that it seems that all gems of a specific type don't seem to have the same weapon, such as with Steven and his shield. The others were surprised to see that his gem weapon was a shield, even though Rose had the same weapon. If all rose quartz gems had a shield, then they wouldn't be surprised about it.
Wow, I love this theory. It explains the flashback really well and also ties together a bunch of loose ends such as how Rose and Pearl were able to take on Blue Diamond's entire court alone. Plus, it would fit with the overall theme of individuality making people stronger, especially in the case of fusion weapons where multiple individual strengths add up to something greater.
However, while the bit about Garnet's gauntlets being unique to her alone is some interesting theory-crafting, I personally think that the gauntlets were originally Ruby's weapons. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain how Ruby was able to summon one outside of fusion in "Keystone Motel." Also, Matt Burnett mentioned recently that Sapphire does not have a Gem Weapon (twitter.com/mcburnett/status/709559473069629440). Whether that means that she is incapable of summoning weapons period or she simply never learned remains to be seen, but regardless it would be strange for Ruby to "inherit" the ability from Garnet while Sapphire does not.
I was so inpresst by your Garnet learns how to summoning her weapon as a fusion theory! This explains a lot... :'D
This is a huge support for the theory that gems are the result of a technological singularity (along with a BUTTLOAD of other stuff).
I'd like you to do a theory on that. (I also asked on tumblr, since you asked me to direct requests there)
your theories always seem to have an element of truth in them that makes them seem almost completely true!
I had this thought for a short while and was waiting for your next theory video to share it. There's this detail that's been annoying me once I started to think about it, Garnet says "You can see homeworld's galaxy from here" we had no idea how far HW was until then, and after learning about how far HW (homeworld) is a lot of the things that happen throughout the series seems a lot more far fetch and I know it's a show and you have to have a suspension of disbelief and there wouldn't be a story otherwise but HW has to be a few thousand lightyears away and they have the ability to get to earth in like a few days, maybe a week from what we see from The message and The Return and peridot shooting robots from HW is a lot more impressive, think about how much you would need to calculate to hit a target a few thousand light years away and fuckin lapis somehow flew back to HW in less than a year my whole point of this is why the fuck do they care about earth if they … and I hit the limit
+Garaa9900 Homeworld is more than 2.537 billion light years away, actually. The stars that Garnet references are part of the Andromeda galaxy, which means that Homeworld is a cluster of planets somewhere within that galaxy. which is almost twice the size of ours. So yeah, it is a pretty impressive feat. Especially Lapis flying all of the way there, under her own power, in something like a month's time. That means she was travelling more than 9 million light years per day. I'd really like an explanation at some point as to how that is possible.
Yes! I've been thinking this for a while, just glad I'm not the only one.
Really cool video! Too many theorists focus on sharing what they think about popular theories (For example, there are loads of videos on the "Rose is pink diamond" theory), and not enough explain the other magical stuff in the series, like the weapons and corrupted gems. Love it!
On a related note, if we sent you a theory over tumblr, would you be willing to discuss it or do you prefer to find/think up theories on your own?
maybe it uses a lot of energy from there gem and in home world they try not to use a lot of there gem energy instead they use gem tech because it is more constant and more reliable then gem energy
Hey AJ, you know how they have a giant statue of the crystal gems fusion behind the house on the mountain, why are the hands and arms all destroyed? Probably because of aging and everything, but it doesn't seem that they would fall off of the body in those general areas, as if they were thrown or something. Any ideas? Awesome video by the way!!!
+TorpedoToons Probably years of fighting battles there. It's made clear that many of the Crystal Gem's enemies are drawn to the temple. I mean, take a look at the Season 1 finale. The giant hand ships blasts right into the hill.
Does anyone know who the third gem at 5:32 is? I've really only seen more recent episodes, but I'm thinking it might be early Garnet
Yeah now that we've been told that Jasper emerged with her helmet, this theory is basically void
about Garnett weapon the gauntlets are rubies which is shown in the episode when Steven traveled to the motel as seen when ruby at the diner
The one issue I saw was that in the motel episode, ruby summons only one of the gauntlets. perhaps meaning sapphire has the other?
Yes, but we don't see much blue on Garnet's Gauntlets.
+Stefanos Kelaiditis maybe they are just combined
Brilliant as always. I hope this is true, as I've also been wondering about the physical weapons lying around, including Rose's sword.
Maybe we'll have some light shed on this when Peridot allows herself enough individuality to summon hers :D
Your theory makes sense and one question,can you please make a video of what would be the weapons of the diamonds
it does make sense since we saw all those abandoned weapons in the strawberry field. I wondered why there was so many if these if the Gem Weapons dissapear after being thrown or like in stevens case in the beggining his dissapered when he didnt have the right thoughts or conrol over it
your theory is kinda good but about garnet it is interesting to see now that Ruby's weapon is a gauntlet like garnet's I believe her gauntlet are not fusion weapons because sapphire was never able to summon weapon. Instead garnet's gauntlet are just "optimised" but the boost of power that fusion offers. Moreover I believe that some gems abilities come as their weapons. sapphire future vision is a tactical weapon, peridot's technological skills is the same ( according to herself she knows "nothing without her tech" but manage to build a robot without them. so maybe her ability comes as a technological knowledge )
I think the diamonds probably knew about the weapons if they were the first ever gems, and they didn't tell the other originally because it would have gave them individuality. This theory is really good, I was thinking along the lines of this
+AJ Universe I personally have a theory that gems may use other gems as a form of fuel for machinery, when the gems caught peridot and she reformed, she thought that they were going to harvest her, which is an odd use of wording to say the least, this is supported partially by thefact gem shards could be used to bring things to life. it would give more reason for homeworld to need to create kindergardens on various planets and world fit in with what homeworld would do to a gem that they find "useless"
I think this theory is amazing I mean of course it's a theory it could be proven wrong but there's so much evidence behind and it's so inspiring that you think gems could win because of their individuality just amazing
i found one flaw but not a big one: near the end you say that garnet (dont know how to spell her name) you said her weapon the gauntlets are hers not ruby or uhhh the blue ones (also forgot) but in the episode where steven greg and garnet go to the motel garnet splits up and later in that episode in the diner ruby uses her summond weapon which is a smaller verison of garnets gauntlets so i just found that as a small flaw
I love this theory! I think that for the most part, this will match up with the canon explanation in the show
Honestly, I'll admit that I posted this before the video was completely over (At about 4:40 in fact), but I just needed to say this when I heard it:
The thought that one of the CGs learned how to summon their weapon, then tried to convey how to other CGs is likely not possible to improbable.
In Gem Glow, we see each of the Crystal Gems try to teach Steven how to summon his shield, all with similarly failing results. And this was them trying to teach several years after gem weapons were discovered. Think, if Pearl, Garnet, and Amethyst don't know EXACTLY how summoning a gem weapon works (tuning in to the emotion which best encompasses their personality and using that to make the weapon), and instead tell him how he's supposed to do it via example, it's very, *very* unlikely any other gem would be able to do this when they discovered it.
Its true that Ruby has her own Gauntlet, as seen in "Keystone Motel", but its possible that this is because Garnet's Summoned weapon is the gauntlets. The theory in this video suggests that the 'invention' or 'reinvention' of Summoned Weapons uses a part of the Gem's being, and is summoned using the memory of a Gem's personal mindset. If we assume Garnet was the one to learn to use the Gauntlets, it would be HER that discovered them, rather than a combination of Ruby's and Sapphire's weapons. that being said, and looking at the weapons used by Opal, Sardonyx, and Sugilite; we can theorize that a possible secondary Gem weapon would be available for use by Garnet by means of fusing Ruby and Sapphire's weapons. This assumes that Sapphire's Summoned weapon wasn't also influenced by Garnet's Gauntlets. I'm Curious what AJ Universe's theories are regarding this.
I have a question: When gems shape shift, will there gem change size as well?
I would say this isn't possible due to gems only able to shape shift there bodies, but in the episode cat fingers, amethyst transforms into a blue jay and her gem appears to shrink.
What are other peoples opinion on this?
No, their gems don't change size.
I think gem size changes depending on the physical form of the gem. I think amethyst's gem shrinks when she becomes a bird because it looks more comfortable. It's the same reason why gemstones get bigger on a fusion.
What are your thoughts on the episode "Bubbled" where eyeball ruby summons a dagger to attack Steven with? How was she able to summon her weapon then?
What I'm interested in is why is Ruby able to summon her gauntlet with her right hand when her gem is in her left Palm? Can she switch which hand she summons it with? Is she able to summon a gauntlet for each hand, simultaneously?
+MattsGameplay Yes, and yes.
I believe everyone has missed the fact that Sapphires summoned weapon is the star that gets added to all the other weapons. there are many time we see it on its own and even being added to garnet's gauntlets after they are summoned,
This would explain why Lapiz was attacked. It also opens more holes in her story. However I do think jasper still summons her weapon, and likely this is just something more common to quartz gems.
The "Garnet discovered her weapon as Garnet"-thing would also explain, why Ruby, the one time her weapon was shown, had a gauntlet instead of a distinct weapon relatively unique to her. That kinda was odd to me, when I first noticed it.
Though another explanation might be, that Garnet has become so much of what she is, that her 'own' weapon doesn't feel like her anymore.
Wait! I don't know if this has already been brought to light, but Ruby can summon the gauntlet by herself as a weapon. In Keystone Motel, we see her do it in the diner to smash the table with the infamous "I am an eternal flame, baby!" quote.
So I always assumed that Garnet was in possession of two separate powers (that being Future vision from Sapphire and the Gauntlets from Ruby).
I'm not sure if that has anything to do with the theory, but I do think it's well worth noting!
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Amazing theory. Never thought of it like this before.
This channel seems fairly popular. I'm not even subscribed and yet I see this in my recommendations the very day it was shared, at only 4.5k views and less than 5 hours in.
what would Jasper's reason for summoning her Crash helmet might be?
could it be the enjoyment of fighting and her pride of fighting a challenge?
it would be quite interesting if Jasper changed sides she'd have a small Zuko episode where she can't summon her helmet because she's now fighting alongside the gems she previously tried taking down.
This is a wonderful theory!!! I seriously see zero flaws with this. I have a similar theory relating to Why Jasper fused with Lapis? As we know Homeworld was opposed to cross gem fusion. So, why did Jasper fuse with Lapis if it is forbidden? Well, think about this. Garnet is fighting for The Crystal Gems. Rose starts to realize how powerful Garnet is. She's a fusion of a weak solider and an aristocrat, but if a wonderful fighter. What if Rose had Garnet teach the other crystal Gems the art of fusion. This gave the Crystal Gems another edge Homeworld didn't have. The diamonds discovered this, and after a while started respecting the tactic and having their soldiers attempt fusion. After some time they realized it happened through dance, thus explaining the way Lapis and Jasper fuse. They then started using cross-gem fusions to fight. But, they realized the risk of gems defusing in battle. So, they came up with an idea. Forced fusions. They took dead warriors and stuck them them together
Perhaps (to the people talking about ruby) perhaps she discovered it as Garnet, and Ruby redid it as herself? and the two gauntlets is just some sort of ability garnet has?
+Ethan Sullivan That's what I was trying to get across. I'm glad at least one person got it. As for the two gauntlets, every Gem can summon multiple copies of their weapon. Garnet is no different. Neither is Ruby. If she wanted to summon two gauntlets, she could.
Yay!
+Ethan Sullivan I agree with you and Aj about Ruby. Remember the epsisode Keystone motel when Ruby summoned her gauntlet, it was the same gauntlet as Garnets so Aj could be right that Garnet learned to summon her weapon and then Saphire and Ruby learned how to summon the same weapons as if they are still fused
Aren't the gauntlets rubys? She summoned it in the Keystone Episode when her and sapphire was arguing
Yes but usually a fusion of 2 gems would combine their weapons (Opal's bow, Sardonyx's hammer) but perhaps somewhere inside Ruby's gem, there was a Summoned Weapon (a gauntlet). Ruby didn't know about it, but she then realized when she was fused with Sapphire (Garnet), she summoned a gauntlet. (Garnet's Gauntlets). The next time they unfused, Ruby tried to summon her Gauntlet, and it worked. As we see in Keystone Motel, Ruby's Gauntlet is very much smaller then Garnets. Possibly Ruby had that Gauntlet, she just didn't know she could summon it. Perhaps in the war, when Ruby and Sapphire were still Garnet, Rose taught Garnet how to summon a weapon, or maybe she taught Ruby and Sapphire individually. Sapphire didn't understand, but Ruby succeeded.
But that's just my theory.
I agree! This theory would explain why Rose had such an extensive arsenal before their modern awaking/Renaissance. If Gem society/battle style had been based around their own individualized power sets/weapons, there would be no need so many external weapons. Comparatively, none of the modern Gems seem to have or regularly depend on external weapons (except Peridot in her limb extenders & the Gem poofer rod thing from Prison Break), suggesting that they do not feel the need to augment their natural abilities. Great theory & video-thanks!
+alleycatfire actually it would still be a viable option to have another weapon in combat to give you more options say you got a bow/crossbow/musket while you can long range for days all it would take to kill you is a speedy opponent to get close between shots or reloading so in case of that you have a melee weapon like a dagger or baton
I'm not saying that there aren't potential uses and advantages to augmentation, I am saying that, as evidenced by the patterns displayed by current Gems, they rely heavily, if not exclusively, on their Gem Weapon. They COULD use other weapons but DON'T. I agree with the theory that the same would have been true in their past (had they had Gem Weapons, we would have seen them)...meaning that the reason past gems relied so heavily on hand to hand combat and external weapons is that they had not yet discovered their Gem Weapon. Yes, it is possible that the theory is false and past gems just didn't use their Gem Weapons, instead opting to use others, but that doesn't seem to fit as well.
This would also explain why we haven't seen Peridot's weapon and why she relied on her limb enhancers so much.
True I guess we have to wait and see how the series grows
Idk if this was said already but, doesn't ruby summon her gauntlet in the keystone episode? And if so, would that mean sapphire would be able to summon it too?
A long time ago, the Diamonds peacefully exploit planets for the good of Homeworld, but everything changed when the crystal gems attacked.
Or maybe it's like the Storm Troopers. They didn't summon weapons cause they weren't supposed to win the battle. The enemy (Rose and Pearl) was supposed to get in, and none of the gems wanted to actually defeat them.
interesting theory
you should do a theory on the probable conection between lapis and rose because i saw more to the craced gem part and why does lapis like steven so much
+Denny Mairosse What do you mean why does Lapis like Steven so much, he freed her from years and years of imprisonment, healed her gemstone allowing her to go home and was pretty much her only friend of earth at the beginning.
in the keystone state episode Ruby was able to summon a single gauntlet so would sapphire have the other gauntlet?
is it posible to change your sumon wepion like with shape shifting
i just realised it might just be because of stevens perception of garnets story. One of the reasons if when ruby speaks about jasper: ''She popped out with her helmet on and shattered (insert nuber here) crystal gems before the sun went down.''
I really like the theory. Only problem I see is Jasper who most definitely summons her weapon and unlike other gems (who have strong individuality) strictly follows home world orders and thats it. Its possible she discovered this ability because she has more to her character that we know.
But all the fusions seem to have their own weapon such as Opal with her bow and arrow. I guess it would be the gems working together but still to be noted. Also perhaps the scene was made less graphic for Steven by Garnett. He already knows about all about Pearls sword skills and so leaving it out wouldn't make much sense but Rose, Ruby and Sapphire all have powers unknown to Steven (besides Ruby's gauntlet). Maybe the writers wanted the scene short and to keep some secrets?
idk my theory,
Love these videos btw
Thanks AJ!
+Cassie Pena A bow that is made of Pearl's spear and Amethyst's whip. It comes from the parts of her that are still Pearl and Amethyst. But that is only because Pearl and Amethyst existed and learned to summon weapons before Opal was even first formed.
And no, Garnet did not tone down her flashback for Steven's benefit. We were not seeing it as she was describing it to Steven, or from Steven's point of view, we were seeing it as she remembered it. We know this because there are vividly detailed characters and events in the flashback that are not mentioned in Garnet's narration. If it were from Steven's point of view, there would not be such vivid detail included in the design of, for example, Blue Diamond, and the Rubies would all have the same gem placement as the Ruby that Steven knows.
Why would they (the rubies) all have the same placement? They are different beings no matter the perspective.
And I'm not saying that it is from Steven's point of view. The animation was detailed but things like colors and back grounds were simplified into a story telling tone. If we were seeing it as a memory the animation would not have been different. Just as we see in Greg or Pearl's recollections.
We better get an episode about this, like a flashback on the war.
I think that Gem weapons were discovered during the War. As you mentioned, the Gems didn't use their weapons during the fight in Blue Diamond's Court. What if during the War the Gems (Homeworld and Crystal) unlocked a new ability -- their weapons? During Pearl and Connie's song "Do it For Her/Him", we see (a) Jasper with her crash helmet on and Rose with her shield summoned while battling during the War.