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[[folder: Beach City and its Residents]]

[[WMG: Most kids, or at least those in rural areas like Beach City, are not formally educated but are instead expected to take up their parents' trade.]]
Connie is the only character we know goes to school, and as we know, her parents are super strict AND her mother is a doctor, so she could be expected to become a doctor as well. We never hear Peedee, Ronaldo, Lars, Sadie, or the Cool Kids talk about school or college, and most of them work for their parents. Sadie and Lars seem to work full-time at the Big Donut. Yellowtail wants Sour Cream to be a fisherman, there have been multiple generations of Mayor Deweys...It's not just Steven who doesn't go to school.

[[WMG: Greg's Music was unpopular because he was trying to make 80's style music in the late 90's]]
Sour Cream is in his teens and Marty was with Vidalia when Greg was playing 80's style rock in Beach City. That means that Greg was playing 80's style rock in 1995-1999. No wonder it was unpopular, it was out of fashion.

[[WMG: Yellowtail, Onion, and sometimes Sour Cream are speaking another language.]]
The "gibberish" they're uttering is just this world's version of Norwegian, or a similar country. Or rather, the BlahBlahBlah non-speakers hear. (Sour Cream could be heard talking into his ipod this was before getting hit in the head in ''Shirt Club.'' His slower "Whomp Whomp" is his speaking with an accent, since he uses both languages.

[[WMG: Steven will form a FiveManBand with the side characters]]
One episode will entail [[TheHero him]] leading a group to fight off a monster with [[TheLancer Peedee]], [[TheSmartGuy Connie]], [[TagalongKid Onion]], [[TheBigGuy Lars]] and/or [[TheChick Sadie]].
* Given the events of their island adventure, you might want to reverse the roles of Lars and Sadie.

[[WMG: People are eventually going to try to run the Gems out of town.]]
After a particularly nasty fight that leaves much of Beach City in ruins, some people have decided that having the Gems in town is more trouble than it's worth. The Gems all leave, perhaps going to live in some abandoned Gem temple or ruins. When Beach City is in danger they get called back.
* Partially confirmed by "Rising Tides/Crashing Skies". Ronaldo tried to convince the gems to leave beach city. He goes back on his word later, though.

[[WMG: Onion is the [[HeroicMime silent protagonist]] of a video game.]]
No one knows what he says because dialogue isn't the player's responsibility, and he does whatever amuses him because he knows it's not real.

[[WMG: Onion is evil and will get worse.]]
The fact that The Gems didn't punish Onion at all at the end of "Onion Trade" will lead to him committing [[FromBadToWorse even more evil]] acts in the near future.

[[WMG:Onion is autistic and mute.]]
Onion has autism and he can't talk. He finds other ways to communicate. Alternatively, he's mute but not autistic. Either way he can't talk because he doesn't know how or is physically incapable of talking. Even his sigh in "Steven's Lion" wasn't vocal at all. Perhaps he has selective mutism and he only talks to his brothers and dad?
* Jossed. Onion does communicate vocally with his father. It's incomprehensible gibberish to Steven's viewpoint.
* Many people with autism can communicate just fine with parents and close family members. This probably shouldn't be jossed just yet.

[[WMG: Steven's father has no real custody of his son]]
From the Gem trio's weariness, it sounds like he's not a very smart guy. He also is homeless, doesn't have a real high paying job and sleeps most of the day. It could be that he wasn't even married to Rose and Steven is his love child. It could be that he realized how unfit he would be to raise a child and gave him over to the gems.
* It's probably safe to assume all of the above is canon unless [[WordOfGod specifically shown otherwise]].
* I dunno about this one, guys. [[StevenUniverseS1E18BeachParty After this week's episode,]] it's implied that the general public doesn't really know this.
--> '''Mr. Pizza:''' You're such a nice boy, Steven! Why do you hang out with those animals?
** See how easily this could turn into "I'm calling child services"?
* Well, according to this in-charcter article from [[http://www.newsarama.com/23160-steven-universe-the-character-on-steven-universe-the-series.html Newsarama]] Greg ''did'' take care of Steven, because the Gems aren't good with babies.
--> '''Greg:'''I mean he’s got Rose’s Gem so… sooner or later we knew his powers might come out somehow, and I’m not much help in that department? I mean, the Gems didn’t know much about raising a baby. That I get, I had that covered. But I don’t know much about being a Gem. They sure do, they’re really exceptional Gems. They’re really thoughtful, you know… they really try their best to understand people.
** So, Greg took care of Steven right up until Steven's powers began manifesting, and the Gems took over almost full time, and now Greg stays out of the way. The Crystal Gems are good people, but they don't have much patience for things they deem unnecessary or irrelevant. They fight to protect humans, but they have little concern for collateral damage like Kofi's sign. Just because the Gems don't care for Greg, doesn't mean he's completely useless.

[[WMG: The town was built over the ruins of an old civilization]]
The same civilization that built the statue the gems live in. Until something happened and destroyed it. leaving only the statue standing.
* Maybe it was built by the Gem civilization. Or even the Crystal Gems themselves.

[[WMG: Mayor Bill Dewey has aides named Tom and Crow.]]
Come on! [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 You know he does!]]

[[WMG: Greg's tape from "House Guest" has healing powers.]]
The tape fixed the geode, maybe it has magic? Like maybe it was a gift from Rose before she died. It would explain why Greg was so confident it would work. You can even see the tape sparkling towards the end of the episode, which is something Steven's spit sometimes does.
Of course, if this is the case, that would mean Greg's leg was healed before Steven got involved.

[[WMG: Greg is poor]]
The guy lives in van so he probably doesn't have enough money buy himself a house.

Alternatively...

[[WMG: Greg makes his big bucks by dealing drugs.]]
He simply hides it by pretending to be poor.
* Why drugs? He owns the car wash, so he has at least some income. It could be that he's so accustomed to living out of a van from his traveling band days that he keeps it up instead of buying a more normal place.
* It's Truth in Television. Many drug dealers deliberately live in poverty in order to hide their lifestyles from authorities and rival dealers. It's a life style of always looking behind your back.
** People, if [[FriendToAllLivingThings Rose Quartz]] herself liked him enough to marry him, he must have a very big heart. How could he do something so immoral as dealing drugs?
** [[NobleDemon Who says there can't be big hearted drug dealers?]]
** Who says that everyone living unconventionally has to be a drug dealer? Again, dark for the sake of being dark, not realistic or deep.
** Think of it this way; Greg's business is failing and yet Steven lives pretty good, with phones and video games. Obviously, Mr. Universe has something going on the side.
** If he's affording those things for Steven, it would be suspicious he himself doesn't even have a house if anyone asked. The money he had at ready to give Steven during Onion Trade was also a plastic sack of quarters than if he was rich (and Steven hypothetically would already know to an extent, on basis of being gifted) he could just buy the figure, really. Also the Crystal Gems (Pearl specifically) have mentioned some notion of knowledge how money works, as for buying the Cookie Cats and also mentioning in Space Race if a store carried something to help build her rocket. Personally, it seems more likely to be things provided by the Crystal Gems.
* Greg did inherit a mansion from an uncle. Maybe instead of losing the deed, as he put it, Greg sold the house and used the money for Steven.

[[WMG: Greg owns a house. The Gems live in it.]]
That house over the temple doors wasn't always there; it wasn't built until after the home video from ''Lion 3: Straight to Video'' was made. Greg paid for the house construction, and his income goes towards maintaining the house. He doesn't make enough to afford an apartment, so he stays in the van.

[[WMG: (Unless Rose isn't gone for good) Greg will eventually gain a SecondLove.]]
What so you want Steven to have another mom? I sure hope the bride is not Pearl or Garnet (leave the gems alone, Greg)
* And in Adventure Time fashion, Greg will end up losing his shot at romance.

[[WMG: There's a nudist beach somewhere in Beach City.]]
* Wouldn't be a beach city without one.
** Probably not the beach where Frybo was defeated. [[PleasePutSomeClothesOn So put your underwear back on, Steven.]]

[[WMG: Ronaldo Fryman wrote this entire page]]
Even the parts that contradict each other. Perhaps even this very entry!
* That's just what they ''want'' you to think!

[[WMG:Beach City is a substitute for Ocean City in a split apart United States]]
At some point in time (most likely 1789, when the States were the weakest due to the power the Articles of Confederation gave to the states), infighting started to occur within the U.S., eventually ending in the splitting apart of the US into different factions and such. That is why Delmarva is an actual state, most likely part of a federal nation trying to regain control over the U.S. (Note how Delmarva is near Maryland, the location of the U.S. Capitol) in former Northeastern United States, and why the Department of Justice's seal is a broken up snake, because it represents how the States did not cooperate with each other and ended up failing as a combined nation.
* Considering the next state over from Beach City's is called "Keystone," and looks to be analogous to Pennsylvania, putting Beach City somewhere in New Jersey makes sense. Beach City does have a cheesy Northeast summer tourist town vibe happening.
** Beach City is (explicitly?) located in Delmarva, which is an actual name for a region comprised of parts of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, thus the name. There's also an Ocean City, Maryland, which is probanbly the city that Beach City replaces, not Ocean City, NJ.

[[WMG: Lars is biracial.]]
Seeing as Ian JQ confirmed on his blog that Lars is "not white", one can assume that he's possibly biracial. If there's any indication from the fact that black redheads do exist in real life, then he's probably just half white/half black.
* Even without accepting the pilot as canon (in which Lars has black hair), it is still possible that he is not biracial, but merely dyes his hair red. The flashback in Horror Club does not really clarify whether red is his natural hair colour. Also, he may be biracial with both POC parents, not necessarily white/something else
** Also it's possible for Black and Hispanic people to be naturally ginger, So Lars could be a natural redhead with no white heritage.

[[WMG: There are spies secretly monitoring the Crystal Gems and their activity in Beach City and around the world.]]
Because you would have to be pretty stupid not to try and keep track of the super powered aliens battling other, crazy super powered aliens and have some sort of contingency plan/s in case something got out of hand.
** And it will be reveled that it was some sort of background character shown right from the show's beginning.
*** [[spoiler:My money's on Connie's parents. They say they move around a lot, their very over protective of Connie; especially when she gets around the Gems, since they basically been Ensemble Darkhorses, the revelation would blow people out of the water.]]

[[WMG: Greg didn't know that Steven's birth meant Rose would be leaving him until the last minute.]]
In the home movie Greg seemed a little too happy about the pregnancy for someone who knew what it would result in. Also, Rose seemed to be making sure Greg wasn't listening when she recorded her message to Steven.

[[WMG: The first time Amethyst shapeshifted into Rose for Greg he kissed her in a moment of weakness.]]

[[WMG: Losing Rose sent Greg into clinical depression, and he's only just starting to pull out.]]
He was a carefree, slacker ManChild in his youth, but he had goals and ambitions and at least something resembling a musical career. After losing Rose, he gave up on all that, and took over the car wash to try to be "responsible" and have a "Real Job" to take care of his son.

[[WMG: Steven doesn't live with Greg because Greg lives in the van]]
That's it. It's not that he's not responsible or doesn't want Steven -it's that he realizes it's better for Steven to live with someone that can provide for him. The gems -as far as he knows -have a house and can feed him, and they have time to watch him. He has to work at the car wash and his living conditions aren't exactly fit for a kid.
That's why Steven visits him and he's still a good part of Steven's life. If he wasn't allowed custody of Steven, then why would the gems let him visit?

[[WMG: Onion and his dad ''aren't'' human.]]
* They are aliens from another planet-one that the Gem Homeworld took over.
** And they are actually Snake people.
[[WMG: Onion isn't human. He's a Gem.]]
One popular theory on Tumblr says that Onion is Yellow Diamond, and thus the show's primary villain.
* The skin colors of other Gems matches the color of their gems. Onion is an odd shade of yellow...
* He's suspiciously adept with Gem technology, namely, the duplicator wand.
* His behavior alone raises eyebrows. It's like he's not familiar with human norms or morals. The utter lack of emotion he displayed in regards to ''explosively destroying his motorcycle'' being particularly notable. And then there's how he used the duplicator to hurl ''cars'' at the Crystal Gems with every apparent intention to harm or even kill. [[EnfantTerrible This is not normal behavior for a human child]].
* Ronaldo's rant about "polymorphic sentient rocks" has been eerily spot-on so far. The last part of it was ''"they'll take any form."''
* Steven isn't entirely sure if Onion's human. Considering Steven lives with a bunch of aliens, he should have a pretty good idea about how to tell "human" from "not human".
* The hardest diamond ever made was made from carbon ''[[http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/06/toughest-ever-synthetic-diamond-made-carbon-onions onions]]''.
* The most incriminating piece of evidence: Gems don't have ears [[note]]Best seen with Pearl, whose hair isn't large enough to cover them up[[/note]]. ''Neither does Onion.''

* Counterpoint: All of the important Gems so far have been LargeAndInCharge: Garnet is the biggest Crystal Gem, Rose Quartz was bigger than Garnet, the Diamonds in the mural were as big as Rose, Jasper is bigger than Peridot. Yellow Diamond will probably be at least 12 feet tall. (That, and Onion is male, and Steven is supposedly the first male Gem.)
** We don't know Onion's age, though. Assuming this WMG is right, Onion would have been born/reincarnated from Yellow Diamond after Steven. Keeping consistent with Word Of God that Steven is the first gem who is a boy.
** To both above points, not necessarily. Both of Garnet's components, Sapphire and Ruby, are quite small, appearing to be about the same size as Onion in comparison with Steven--no dice on the "large and in charge" front. As for Onion being a boy, well, we don't know for sure. He's never spoken a single real word (so we can't judge from his voice), and since he's a child he shows absolutely no sexual characteristics (so we can't judge his sex by the absence of breasts, hips, sexual organs, etc.). The only confirmation of his gender we receive is from other characters referring to him. Since he's nonvocal, he could very well be a girl and just not have the ability or desire to tell anyone.
*** Also, he's got a (step)father and at least one (step/half)sibling. That means he had another parent at one point, AND he associates with humans (unlike nearly all other gems). I'm calling a definite no in advance on Onion secretly being a gem.
**** We have least one case of a gem not confirmed to be affiliated with Rose Quartz who has bonded with a human (The Lighthouse Gem). And we have yet to see Onion's mother....
** Gems are shapeshifters. It's entirely possible that Onion's shapeshifted into a tiny boy ''specifically because'' nobody expects Yellow Diamond to be tiny and a boy. Amethyst did, after all, shapeshift on multiple occasions into a male cop and a male wrestler. However, thanks to MorphicResonance, anything a Gem shapeshifts into retains their voice. Hearing a male child speak in the voice of a grown woman would be deeply suspicious... but when was the last time we heard Onion speak?
* Steven himself recently noted that Onion never actually eats his food, theorizing that he just hates food. Kinda like a [[Characters/StevenUniverseCrystalGems certain someone else we know]]

[[WMG: Onion and his father aren't gems, but they ARE aliens...based off of foods.]]
It's practically in their names! Onion and Yellowtail are from some other race of beings, these ones based off of foods instead of gemstones. They could be one of the alien species displaced by the gems, or even have been brought there thousands of years ago as simple servants. Like gems, they might have their namesake food on their body: Yellowtail could be hiding a fish growing out of his body under that hat or raincoat, or Onion's little cape might hide an onion in his back.
* This has really worrying implications for a town with whose families include Pizza and Fyman, as well as Onion's likely relatives, Vidalia and Sour Cream. With Onion and Yellowtail that makes 11 in a town of like 15 people.

[[WMG: There is some significance to Connie's parents' voice actors.]]
Both Creator/CrispinFreeman and Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn are long time prominent anime voice actors. It could just be alluding to Connie being fan of anime, something not yet seen directly in the show (her use of GratuitousJapanese in one episode could be a subtle hint). Or maybe it will involve a reference to a certain work they were both in, though that could be anything from Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex to Anime/DigimonFrontier.

[[WMG: Greg was around for the Gem War.]]
He seemed really suspicious when he said it wasn't like he was around at that time.

[[WMG: The uncle Greg mentioned that left him a mansion deed is the same one showing up in that episode where Steven's crazy uncle shows up]]

[[WMG:Greg's real last name isn't universe like Connie's parent suspected]]
It might have legally changed it to that but it not his birth name. Considering that throw away line about a rich uncle it could be his entire family is rich and Greg had a major falling out with them.
* Rose didn't understand the concept of stage names and kept returning Greg's mail because it was addressed to a Mr Jones and no such man lives here. Eventually he gave up and just legally changed it.

[[WMG: Greg's farmer's tan isn't from the sun; it's the result of an energy blast generated by Rose Quartz as she gave up her physical form to give birth to Steven.]]
In the video tape in "Lion 3: Straight To Video" (which was shot before Steven's birth), Greg's skin is a uniform shade of light pink.
* Greg is also wearing clothes that fit into the outline of his tan then; in future episodes, he wears a tank top instead of a tee shirt, meaning we can see his farmer tan.
* So he gets to live the rest of his life wearing mild burn scars that commemorate the day that he lost the love of his life? Harsh.

[[WMG:The Cool Kids' [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals similarities]] to the Crystal Gems will be important later on.]]
* Sour Cream wants to be a DJ instead of a fisherman like his stepdad wants. Pearl became a Gem warrior instead of whatever she was meant to be. Might not be important but be clues to what might be revealed. Could this mean that Amethyst has a calmer "twin sister" (Maybe Citrine), Buck has a split personality and Pearl has a younger, destructive "sibling"?

[[WMG: Greg's real name is Starchild Universe.]]
He got into the habit of going by Greg because Starchild Universe is a hell of thing to be called as a kid. Maty kept calling him Starchild to get under his skin.

[[WMG: Greg 'saw' the War, and reacted to that knowledge in a similar way Steven did]]
Greg tries to explain the Gem invasion and resulting war as a way to convince Steven they have to leave town. Steven just responds by deciding this is exactly why they ''can''t'' leave the Crystal Gems behind. Perhaps at one point in their relationship Rose used her Room to show Greg the truth behind the Gems' history on earth.

(Perhaps this was out of simple honesty, perhaps a ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies situation. For all we know Rose and Greg shared similar uncertainties about their relationship; he thinks he's a 'dope', she sees this NiceGuy becoming attached to her, but knows she's experienced [[WarIsHell terrible things]] that may not be over).

Except rather than seeing the Gems as 'invading aliens' as Rose feared, he decides that the ones who stayed - Rose in particular - are just people trying to make up for past actions. And, naturally, Greg just loved Rose all the more for this.

[[WMG:Greg lives in the van because he never bought a house in the town]]
Greg didn't originally live in this town and more or less settled here on basically a whim because of Rose. Of course probably did not have the money one would need to buy a house or even a stable enough income to rent an apartment. The house Steven lived might have been built for him and Rose to live together in, but of course when Rose died the rest of the gems kicked Greg out.

[[WMG: Sadie is related to Sour Cream and Onion somehow.]]
They might be cousins. Sadie looks similar to Onion, not just with hair and skin color, but the same head shape.
* Barbara, Sadie's mom, has hair that comes to similiar "points" like Vidalia's does, so maybe the two are sisters?

[[WMG: Vidalia belongs to a race of echinda-like beings]]
Vidalia belongs to a race of humanoids who inspired the ancient myths of echindas in Greek mythology with the ability to give birth to near perfect clones of either themselves or their mates, depending on which of them has the greater amount of will, and the offspring will also have the opposite personality of their human parent. The reason the echinda can easily blend into human society seemlessly is because the myth about them being so warped throughout history most don't make the connection, and because their lack of human features/possession on non-human features are either so minute nobody actually notices. If the above [=WMGs=] that Sour Cream and Onion are half-brothers is correct, it would explain Onion's lack of ears, as he's actually ''not'' human, but few people [[FailedASpotCheck actually notice]] or [[ElephantInTheRoom really care]].
* And what is the etymology of the name Echidna? [[SnakePeople That's right!]]

It also explains the boys' personalities: While his father Marty is a complete hedonistic scumbag who's business knowledge extends only to swindling people, Sour Cream himself is a nice guy who's pretty chill about most things and has a natural talent for [=DJing=]. Meanwhile, while Yellow Tail is a hardworking, boisterous family man, Onion is a budding criminal sociopath with violent tendencies.

[[WMG: Vidalia painted the portrait of Rose Quartz hanging above the door in the temple.]]
In "Onion Friend" we learn that she and Amethyst were friends and that Vidalia painted dozens of portraits of her. Amethyst could have introduced Vidalia to Rose sometime before Steven was born.

[[WMG: Connie will play a more important role in the future than we realize.]]
[[http://inklins.tumblr.com/post/114461572579/as-this-other-post-states-connies-surname See here]]
It stems from the possible meaning of Connie's name in the Hindi language.
* The new opening for the show has her carrying Rose's sword, so, that's further evidence for the theory. Along with the sword training episode the new opening debued in.

[[WMG: Ronaldo will eventually become the EvilCounterpart to Steven.]]
Ms. Sugar is fond of foreshadowing. Remember back in "Garnet's Universe" where the antagonist "Ringo" was basically another version of Ronaldo?

[[WMG: An ancestor of Onion and Vidalia, or the Frybo family, was a sentient plant creature created by Rose Quartz]]
* In Watermelon Steven, it's established that Rose could create grow plant life to "act as her defenders"--Steven can also grow sentient plants with his saliva.

[[WMG: Vidalia's pregnancy was what inspired Rose Quartz to have a baby in the human way]]
Amethyst and Vidalia mentioned in "Onion Friend" that they used to hang around with Greg, which means that Vidalia probaly met Rose aswell. Vidalia surely was in her early to middle months of pregnancy when they met, and surely kept hanging out after Sour Cream was born since Amethyst remembers him as a toddler or little boy. Rose must have got curious about human reproduction and Greg explained her mostly about the emotional meaning of having a baby and what it represented to a couple; most likely he mentioned that he'll like to have one someday (or maybe Rose herself asked him) and from there Rose the resolution of trying to have a baby human style and went to Vidalia for informantion about what it was requited.

[[WMG: William Dewey was a Dutchman, or at least had Dutch ancestry.]]
De Weij - also spellable as De Wey - is a plausible Dutch surname. And to the ProudMerchantRace Dutch, who had sailing as one of their hats, Dewey's maritime incompetence would have made him even more of a laughingstock and failure than to most.

[[WMG: Connie’s father is Japanese]]
His facial features are noticeably more Asian than Middle Eastern and his skin is lighter than his wife’s. Adding to the theory is when Connie said “itadakimasu” before eating (unless she’s just really cultured). In Japanese culture, if a man marries a woman of higher status (since his wife is a doctor), the man changes his last name to his wife’s.

[[WMG: Lars' parent(s) are abusive]]
So far, he's the only non-adult character on the show who's parentage has yet to be confirmed or even hinted at, and it would make perfect sense considering his personality. Plus, given the show's knack for handling darker subjects, especially ones having to do with adults and their relationships with children, it really feels like something the show could handle well without breaking tone.
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[[folder:Other Gems and Gemkind in General, part 1]]

[[WMG: Peridot's weapon is either too combat-inefficient or too embarrassing.]]
Hence why she never uses it. Why? [[RuleOfFunny Well...]]
[[WMG: Before gemstones get buried deep into the ground and start to suck the life force of the planet they are in, they are no different than real life gems.]]
Lapis Lazuli's gem didn't dissolve in water because its magic allows it to keep itself together even in water.

[[WMG: All Gems are latently psychic.]]
Garnet's future vision is more obvious, but all gems have incredible powers of suggestion. For example, the relaxed ExtraStrengthMasquerade; people (other than Ronaldo) don't seem to notice the Gems being different. This is due to a general "Don't bother us" field they give off to humans. Especially prevalent in "Nightmare Hospital" where the doctors think the Fusion Experiments are humans.
* Pearl focuses this onto Connie during "Sworn to the Sword", her obsession with the past and Connie's similar feelings of self-worth magnified the effect. When people say Pearl brainwashed Connie, it's literal.
** A lot of this is to allow fusion. When two or more minds can directly interact and influence each other, latent abilities come about that wouldn't otherwise.
*** And now we have Steven being able to see into Lapis' mind while dreaming.


[[WMG: Gems are afraid of their physical form getting hurt.]]
Even though they can regenerate, without a physical body they can't sense what's happening around them and their gem becomes vulnerable.
* They also can't move around or communicate, but yeah, that's also probably part of it.

[[WMG: Gems can't release their physical forms and retreat to their gems at will.]]
It's an involuntary process that happens only when their physical form is sufficiently damaged. Otherwise, they maintain a physical form, whatever that may be.
* Evidenced by the fact that Pearl retreated in mid-sentence while trying to reassure Steven.

[[WMG: Varieties of Quartz all have an illogical side to them.]]
* Amethyst is reckless and emotional.
* Rose Quartz loved the Earth so much that she decided to stop existing as herself.
* Jasper appears to be impatient and angry most of the time. She even said illogically that going to Earth is a waste of her time, despite her time being potentially infinite.

[[WMG: Redundant parts in a gem fusion indicate the compatibility of the component gems.]]
Most fusions tend to have extra arms, and facial features like eyes or mouths seem to come in multiples based on the fusion. These redundancies may exist to allow gems with conflicting personalities some division of action, rather than breaking apart with ever subtle disagreement. Very compatible gems will have few, or even no extra parts, while very conflicting gems will have many extra parts.

[[WMG: There may be other 'long-term' gem fusions [[spoiler: like Garnet]]]]
[[spoiler: Garnet]] may not be the only gem fusion who prefers to stay fused, her existence brings up the possibility that there could be other gem fusions like her who prefer to stay fused. Not to mention Sugilite, who refused to defuse until she got smacked on the head. If there was actually going to be another 'long-term' fusion (There should be a shorter term for this), my guess is that it will be a black and white homeworld gem fusion who will rival [[spoiler: Garnet's red and blue]]
** My money's on Diamond and Onyx.
** I'd place my bet on Carnelian (also known as Sard) and Onyx forming Sardonyx.
*** Jossed. Sardonyx is the name of the fusion between Garnet and Pearl.
*** Additional Jossed: Fusions on Homeworld are meant to be exclusively for fighting and exclusively between gems of the same type. [[spoiler: Ruby, a bodyguard to the noble Sapphire (meant as noble rank), accidentally fused with Sapphire to protect her and was sentenced to ''execution''!]]

[[WMG: Pearls are a class of gems that were created with the purpose of being servants and sentient storehouses.]]
They were a large group who rebelled against the Homeworld Gems and sided with Rose Quartz. "Our" Pearl is the only one left.
* Notably, when Jasper speaks of Pearl in "The Return," the terms she uses are strange and out of place, as Pearl is referred to as "some lost, defective Pearl." The other Gems are referred to in specific, singular language, with Pearl being the only one of the group given a description that may apply to a group. The term "defective" also implies some purpose that Pearl is deviating from by being a Crystal Gem. Whatever Pearl may end up being, there's clearly something more about her that hasn't been revealed yet.
* In "Sworn to the Sword", Pearl's song includes the line "Deep down, you know you weren't built for fighting." Given that the Gems are a warlike species, that seems a little odd. What ''was'' she "built for"? It might hint at the root of her insecurity: no matter how good a fighter, strategist or teacher she may be, she still feels that she can't excel, because it's not what she was programmed to do. Thus, she's "defective". When left to her own devices, she ''likes'' chores and is naturally mothering, so servant (chores) or caregiver (her nurturing personality) would seem to be roles that she is predisposed to.
* To extend this, and build on a couple of other WMGs, perhaps Pearls aren't the only other mass-produced gem; perhaps all gems are, and there's a rigid caste system based on your gem type.
* In "Friend Ship" Pearl refers to herself as "just ''a'' Pearl" and claims that she needs someone to tell her what to do, hinting that she really is part of a series of Gems meant to follow the orders of stronger Gems.
* Adding to this theory, the reason the Pearls were so loyal to Rose is [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe because she was the first Gem to treat them like living individuals with hearts and thoughts of their own as opposed to disposable commodities.]]
** Confirmed; on Homeworld, we see that Pearls are expected to obey their masters' every whim regardless of their own feelings. Unfortunately if this guess is true, not all Pearls made it out all right since Blue Diamond has a Pearl in Garnet's story in "The Answer" who barely reacts to [[spoiler: Blue Diamond ordering Ruby's execution for fusing with Sapphire in the process of saving the blue Gem]] despite obviously not liking her owner's actions.

[[WMG: Alternatively, Pearls are supposed to be some sort of diplomatic caste]]
Diplomats should be well spoken and eloquent, and they should be well-versed on a variety of things. She is both these things. However, diplomats are also supposed to be good at reading people, and that is something Pearl is not, hence defective. Her expertise in other fields simply reflect her desire to branch out.
* Given what we've seen of the Gems, diplomacy seems fairly low on their list of priorities.
** Jossed; basically they're meant to be living decorations.

[[WMG: A male equivalent to the crystal gems will be introduced in later seasons]]
This is thinking along the lines of the above theory. Were other crystal gems to be introduced we have seen they are an energy based race which is exclusively female so we know what to expect. Now this troper is GenreSavvy enough to know if their is an all female race then surely their is an all male race correct? But what would make this male equivalent different is that instead of being based off birthstones like; Rose Quartz, Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Steven. This all male species is based off either elements of the periodic table.For an added bonus these Metals would be something akin to GenderFlip that like birthstones correspond to a certain month.
* This Male Equivalent to each Gem would be like the following example;
** January: Aurum. TheLeader, "His" power of choice be the MagicTouch to Garnet's PowerFist
** February: Aeris. TheBigGuy, "His" power of choice be ShockAndAwe to Amethyst WhipItGood
** June: Argentum . TheLancer, "His" power of choice be BlowYouAway to Pearl's BladeOnAStick
* Except the Crystal Gems aren't exclusively female. Steven's a guy.
** But Steven is also half-human. See the theory below.
* It has been confirmed that the Crystal Gems are an all female with Steven being the first male Gem, thus lending some credence to this theory.
** WordOfGod has stated that the Crystal Gems have NoBiologicalSex and they only somewhat resemble female humans but actually don't have a gender. Steven is, in fact, the first Crystal Gem with any gender at all.
** Jasper from "The Return" and "Jailbreak" came off as more masculine than the other gems revealed so far.
** Jasper's still referred to with female pronouns by Garnet and the show's staff.

[[WMG: The Crystal Gems, as they appear normally, are not in their natural form.]]
The gems can shape-shift easily, and Amethyst has shape-shifted into more than one man, a cat, and other things. Seeing as how they are aliens, their default form is probably neither female nor humanoid nor even animal. It's quite possible that the gem is their only permanent anatomic feature. They just all choose to appear as women while on Earth.
* Partially true, but mostly not. Their bodies are "an illusion," and they can [[spoiler: retreat into their gems for several weeks if mortally injured]].
* It does seem that the human woman appearances are their [[ShapeShifterDefaultForm default forms]]. If only because we see them take these shapes in both artwork and upon regeneration. Even Homeworld Gems have a feminine, humanoid appearance (though they don't technically have a sex).

[[WMG: Gems really are just magical gemstones.]]
They form like regular gems on whatever planet they come from. Except with magic. This explains how they normally come to be if they can't reproduce without sacrificing their physical form.

[[WMG: Each Gem has a special unique power in addition to the weapon.]]
The show establishes that there are certain powers that all Gems have. Shapeshifting is directly stated, and it's implied that they all have great physical strength. I propose that, in addition to each Gem having a unique weapon, they also might have unique powers.
* Pearl can create holograms, Garnet can see multiple timelines, and Amethyst is far more adept at shapeshifting than other Gems. Lapis Lazuli can control the ocean.

[[WMG: If an inexperienced Gem gets too scared, stressed, or upset, the powers can potentially activate and get out of control.]]
Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl are really calm and relaxed with Steven because they don't want his powers activating out of fear or stress and causing a lot of destruction. Steven's cat-growing problem got a lot worse when he started to panic.

[[WMG: There are different classes/levels of Gems.]]
They have some differing abilities and physical characteristics. Garnet is a different class/level from Pearl and Amethyst, hence why she has two gems and a third eye.
* Although somewhat confirmed in that the gems do seem to differ significantly in size and strength, at least the part about Garnet is Jossed: her unusual characteristics are the result of her being [[spoiler: a fusion between two small, weak gems named Ruby and Sapphire]]

[[WMG: Corrupted gems are from a failed attempt at healing shattered ones.]]
It's not insane to think rose would be heartbroken over shattered gems, on her side or not, so perhaps she tried to heal them, but it failed and turned them into corrupted gems, some on her side, some not, the centipeedle may be one that was on her side, and that's why it took such a liking to Steven.

[[WMG: Gems will return from healed monsters.]]
As other [=WMGs=] pointed out, it's implied that the monsters may be corrupted Gems. It's been mentioned that Rose was looking for a way to "heal" them. Mentioning this is a ChekovsGun, so the Crystal Gems may figure out a way to heal them and bring back the Gems.
* The monsters being corrupted Gems was outright stated in the series itself, not just implied.

[[WMG: Gems are this universe's means of interstellar travel.]]
Which is how all the monsters get to Earth. Similarly the Crystal Gems use a "gem" technology to travel the universe.

[[WMG: The Crystal Gems are using "AFormYouAreComfortableWith"]]
They are implied to be aliens, and Amethyst displayed the ability to shapeshift. It is very likely they would use that power to fit in better in different planets of the universe.
* Alternatively, they could be using the form that [[ShapeShifterDefaultForm THEY are more comfortable with,]] which makes more sense. If they cared about keeping up appearances with humanity, they'd keep up with the culture a little more. Or maybe care about if they got banned from a pizza joint that they wrecked.
** Most likely the case. Peridot appears in a humanoid form, and in "On the Run", the holes the new Gems came out of are the size and shape for humanoids.

[[WMG: Gems originally came to Earth in search of some resource.]]
Some Gems ended up falling in love with Earth, but others continued to care only about the resources. When the latter group started to do things that hurt the Earth and its inhabitants, the former group got mad and a war started.
[[spoiler: The Gems were using the Earth to create more Gems, but it's implied the process hurts the planet. The Crystal Gems decided to defend the Earth from the others.]]

[[WMG: There are at least three "types" of gems]]
We have the 'Crystal' Gems who watch over earth, we have the 'Corrupted' Gems which are the monsters we see being faced all the time and then there are the 'Imprisoned' Gems, such as Lapis.
Think about it, she clearly wasn't corrupted as she was no monster and was clearly trapped inside that mirror and was "supposed to only follow orders", so it's quite possible that she was a criminal of some sort and that was her punishment.
Giving another meaning to the above theories of what it means that Lapis has gone back home; it is possible that the Corrupted and Imprisoned Gems on Earth are criminals and Earth might even be an execution planet, which is why the Crystal Gems are worried about the implications of their home planet knowing about what's going on.

[[WMG: All Gems can summon a familiar which have its own nature based on the Gem who created it.]]
* Pearl's has an obedient nature (Holo-Pearl, who's single-minded and robotic).
* Steven's has a reliable nature (Lion, who doesn't do anything he's told but will always be there when he's needed).
* Garnet's has a destructive nature.
* Amethyst's has a chaotic nature.
All familiars die only when the gem of the Gem who created them gets damaged: if only their bodies get badly damaged, they retreat to the gem. When gems are corrupted, their physical form and their familiar merge to create a monster gem.

[[WMG: The Centipeedle will be the first gem monster of the series to get un-corrupted.]]
She got tamed, that's definitely a good sign.

[[WMG: Lapis' wings are her gem weapon.]]
Her gem glowed as they formed and they did not appear to be drawn from the water in the tower, which would suggest that they came from her gem itself.

[[WMG: The Gem home planet has all sorts of rock and crystal formations.]]
From space, the planet looks like a big, sparkling gem. It may have a ring around it like Saturn does, which, upon closer inspection, is made up of smaller gems.

[[WMG: If an Obsidian Gem appears, it will have a bladed weapon.]]
Obsidian is known for being very sharp, after all.
* If they're a villain, they could be responsible for many of the gem shards.
* And that bladed weapon will be a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macuahuitl macuahuitl]].

[[WMG: The Moon goddess statue will be another trapped gem, like Lapis.]]
* If this is true, her name will probably be Selenite (also known as moonstone).

[[WMG: The Gem race goes to other worlds in search of new magic.]]

[[WMG: Lapis Lazuli was a member of the Crystal Gems.]]
As in, she was part of the same team as Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and Rose. That would explain the blue dot on the door. She seemed to have at least some knowledge of the Earth, and lost faith in it, so that could suggest she was there for some time.
* To explain why Garnet uses both the red and blue dots to enter her own room, maybe Lapis left out of bitterness and so Garnet took her room and combined it with her own. Maybe no one did this to Rose's room because it was left as a sort of memorial to her.
** Well, plus Steven has Rose's Gem, and he could still use the room.
** [[spoiler: Garnet uses two gems because she's a fusion of Ruby and Sapphire.]]

[[WMG:Members of the Gem race came to Earth in order to find some way to perpetuate their species.]]
Being genderless and likely in danger of extinction due to corruption, they decided to try and save their race in some form by hybridizing with a race that could reproduce. After thousands of years, most Gems (such as Lapis) lost faith in this plan and succumbed to corruption. Rose has been the only successful one, likely to her power over life, and even she had to give up her physical form. Steven is, therefore, the last hope of the Gem race.
* [[spoiler: It seems the Gems were using Earth's natural resources to create new Gems.]]

[[WMG: Gem shards are broken gems.]]
As in, they are gems that were shattered beyond traditional repair. Something along the lines of them being unidentifiable to any one previously non-corrupted/broken gem, possible being remains found at a "gem battleground" which would explain all the different looks to the arms in Secret Team.
** Pearl was observing them in the Rose Quartz bubble in hopes that some remnant of her healing powers were having an effect on them.

[[WMG: Gems can create "children" and Lion was one of Rose's.]]
The first episode showed the Cenipeetle could create smaller copies of itself without gems, so I thought maybe all gems have this ability. However, the way they are created is not like how children are born, and instead they are more like familiars than actual children. As an add on, since Lion looks a little like Rose and has no visible gem, and it was confirmed Lion is not Rose, maybe he's her familiar.

[[WMG: The true source of gem magic is [[EmotionalPowers channeled and focused emotion]].]]
Steven was in the most control of his powers during the mid season finale due to his determination to save everyone. At other times, his powers fluctuate and have random effects. Perhaps this is because Steven is still a child, and emotion regulation skills don’t fully develop until adulthood. As such, his powers are beyond his control until moments where he is focused enough to tap into them. Gems may have a more natural ability to control their emotions as well as thousands of years of experience backing them up, but they can still slip at times. Pearl and Amethyst were too panicked to shapeshift at one point during Secret Team, for instance. And there are also moments where gems let their emotions go haywire, such as Garnet and Amethyst’s loss of control as Sugilite and Lapis Lazuli’s sheer will to go home possibly amplifying her power. However, human emotions may be more powerful than gem emotions, since Lapis Lazuli was no match for Steven’s shield. Therefore, Steven may be potentially the most powerful gem ever. [[TheChessmaster And that may have been part of Rose’s plan all along.]].

[[WMG: Non-Crystal Gems actually live in a totalitarian galactic empire.]]
Lapis Lazuli thought what the Crystal Gems did was terrible. The Crystal Gems mainly seem to believe in the beauty of humanity, per Rose's speech. Thus, regular, non-crystal gems like Lapis are actually part of a galactic authoritarian empire that uses their immortality and magic to dominate all other sapient life. That's also why they have to constantly check the teleporters to make sure no one can get to Earth - sure, Pearl would like to leave for a bit, but it's mainly to keep other gems OUT and prevent them from conquering the human race
Calling it now.
* And that very empire is run by snake people.

[[WMG: Lapis Lazuli is related to Pearl.]]
Basically like sisters or something, Lapis has the same face and hairstyle as Pearl, they both are slim and have blue eyes, they also have beach related powers (Lapis controls the ocean and Pearl can control sand) also not to mention pearls come from oysters. I won't be surprised if they are related.
* Personally [[LiuMeow I]] always thought Peridot would have some relation to Pearl (the only two Gems so far with their gems in the same area).

[[WMG: The human forms that the Gems are in are actually a common form for them.]]
Why does Lapis take a form of a human even when she's trying to use all of her energy to get home? It's because that form is actually like a power efficient form for Gems. It may not be their ''true'' true form, but it actually is a form that easy for them to take. There is also the fact that when the centipeedle monster is restoring itself, it's trying to take a human form.
* Peridot further supports this theory. She appears in a humanoid form.

[[WMG: Gem Society is darker than has been let on.]]
The Way the Crystal Gems reacted to [[spoiler: Lapis and Peridot's appearances in Ocean Gem and Warp Tour]] makes it seem like they REALLY don't want other gems to know where they are. Why is this? Could it be that Gem society as a whole is darker than it initially seems, Similar to the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] or, given [[spoiler: Peridot's Robotic Appearance]] perhaps [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Autobot High Command]]?
* Considering the earlier usage of the term 'Gem-Dominated', perhaps something more...[[Franchise/StarWars Imperial]], or even [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} like Krypton if Zod's viewpoint dominated]].

[[WMG: Peridot's sleepy eyes]]
Look at Peridot's eyes, [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/steven-universe/images/1/1b/PeridotPNG.png/revision/latest?cb=20150109162336 they have bags under them and they look droopy at times]], gems don't need sleep so there's not a real explanation behind Peridot's sleepy eyes. But however Amethyst looked physically tired in "Lion 3: Direct to Video", [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/steven-universe/images/c/c5/SU_amethyst_tired.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141205212451 she looked like she hadn't slept in days]]. As we know, Amethyst loves to sleep so we get her sleepy face but Peridot. Maybe she loves to sleep like Amethyst but can't because she has to repair warp pads and stuff through out the Galaxy. Or creating repair bots is too tiring for her or she's physically fighting stress of her everyday job, tiring her out.

[[WMG: Centipeetle will be healed and will fight on the side of the Crystal Gems.]]
The appearance of [[spoiler:Peridot]] seems to be hinting at a future conflict between the Crystal Gems and the Gems on the Gem homeworld. This might result in some battling, and we can assume that there are lots of Gems on the homeworld, versus the four Crystal Gems. The Crystal Gems won't stand much of a chance... Unless they can get some more allies. Centipeetle will be healed, and grateful to Steven, will help the Crystal Gems. The same might happen to other Gem monsters.

[[WMG: The Gem Homeworld is both the supreme leader of the Gem government and the "mother" of all existing Gems.]]
Gems comes from a living planet that is literally a supermassive Gem hanging out in space, possibly flying around under its own power. It "births" Gems by breaking off proportionally minuscule pieces of itself, that then create bodies through their magic powers. Every individual Gem is like a tiny piece of an enormous jigsaw puzzle, and they can fit together with each other to make bigger pieces, and if the Homeworld were ever to be destroyed, it would spawn billions of Gems floating free in space that could fuse with each other to recreate the planet.

[[WMG: Homeworld is actually a humongous billion-gem omnifusion.]]
Like the theory above, but with a somewhat darker twist. It will be written like a combination of an Elder God and Brahman, horrifying in its powers and appearance but also the origin and end of all Gemkind. It may be wise beyond comprehension, mad beyond comprehension, or both; no-one is really sure which.

[[WMG: Gem production.]]
All Gems (Except for Steven, an exception) were produced by a larger creature similar to a Mollusc, Possibly called Abelone, That produces Gems as semi-sentient antibodies against attack. Similar to how a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydra_%28genus%29 Hydra]] Buds off new organisms.
* As a bonus, Abelone is also called 'Mother of Pearl' and reflects many different colours.
* Well, Peridot was starting to say "kindergarten" before that robonoid interrupted her, so gems do have some sort of access to children.
** Yes maybe the "kindergarten" is where new gems are made or trained. "Kindergarten"? Do gems start as children?
** [[spoiler: The kindergarten is where the Gems from the homeworld created new gems to carry out their purposes on Earth.]]

[[WMG: Gems can create more Gems in a way, but it might be difficult or require a lot of resources.]]
Hence the suggestion that the Gem race takes over other worlds. Why does a species that doesn't need food, water, or even atmosphere to survive need to conquer other planets? Maybe they need the resources to create new Gems and thus continue their race. Steven is likely the first Gem to be produced in a different way.
* [[spoiler:It seems like the Gems used giant drills to inject something in the Earth, which produced new Gems, but all the other life around the kindergarten is non-existent.]]

[[WMG: There are different types of Gems, characterized by the placement of Gems on their bodies and their abilities.]]
Both Pearl and Peridot have their gemstones on their foreheads. Pearl sometimes creates holographic projections, something we haven't seen other Gems do, but Peridot is seen doing something similar, creating a holographic touch screen computer. It's possible that there are multiple different types or classes of Gems, with one class having gemstones on their foreheads, another with gemstones on their stomachs, and so on. Individuals in a group share abilities that aren't seen in the other groups. Different groupings of Gem would also explain Garnet having so many differences from the other Gems. It's likely that in Gem society, Gems are given roles and duties based on their type. In the Crystal Gems, Pearl seems to be the strategist of the group, even if that's not an officially assigned role. Like Pearl, Peridot seems intelligent, and it seems she was sent out to investigate the warp pads on Earth. A popular theory is that Garnet is a fusion of two Gems, but she may just be a different type of Gem. She has two gemstones, making her doubly powerful, so Gems in her group are likely used as fighters.

[[WMG: There are more factions of gems other than the star-emblem crystal gems and the diamond/rhombus emblem homeworld gems]]
We know that there is likely a difference between the crystal gems and the other gems, and one way that difference is seen is by their emblems: The Crystal Gems have a star incorporated into their design. Meanwhile, Peridot has a diamond/rhombus emblem, Lapis's clothing can be interpreted as having a diamond/rhombus cut in half by her midriff, and both Holo-Pearl and Pearl's space suit feature the same diamond/rhombus (likely foreshadowing SOMETHING). However, the gem fighting rose on the mural in Serious Steven (with the images to the left and right possibly being either the same gem or different yet similar looking gems) has a triangle on her design, not a diamond/rhombus. Plus, [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/750d53ea8ab666f9a84a5fc890b0e138/tumblr_nipxyp3mdz1qdi5kdo1_1280.png the original storyboard version of the mural]] features a gem with the diamond/rhombus instead of rose. It might be possible that the triangle gem/gems are part of a separate faction from both the diamond/rhombus gems and the crystal gems.

[[WMG: The corrupted Gems aren't just regular Gems turned into monsters, they're specifically the Gems that were created in the Kindergarten.]]
Hence why Pearl was so terrified by the Kindergarten, since a birthplace for new Gems (even Gems meant to take over the earth) doesn't seem all that horrific on its own. This could also be hinting at why Amethyst herself already seems slightly feral (especially when her personality overpowers both her and Garnet while they're fused into Sugilite.) Maybe the Kindergarten gems are already slightly corrupted since they're being made in ways that are unnatural for Gemkind.

[[WMG: The Gems are a planetary virus]]
The virus structures in "On the Run" are literal viruses. If you look in the background, some of them were in position to inject something into the crust, with hundreds of human figures surrounding them once they hatched.
Viruses work by injecting their DNA into a cell, tricking it into making innumerable copies of the virus. Eventually these destroy the cell. What if the Gems reproduce in a similar fashion, but on a planetary scale?
If the Crystal Gems didn't rebel, they would've continued 'hollowing out the Earth', as Ronaldo suggested in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E31KeepBeachCityWeird Keep Beach City Weird]]. Eventually, the crust would've been too structurally weak to support itself and collapse, [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt wiping out all life on earth.]] Once it was completely processed into new gems, they would then seek a new world to infect and reproduce.

[[WMG: Several corrupted Gems will be healed and join the Crystal Gems.]]
Going off of the above theory that the corrupted Gems we've seen were all born on Earth, they wouldn't have attachment to the Gem Homeworld, but they might be attached to Earth. They could also be grateful that the Crystal Gems kept them rather than destroyed them, while Homeworld Gems didn't seem to do much. (and if Peridot is any indication, mainstream Gem society might not have much tolerance for Gems that can't work)

[[WMG: Gems are created specifically from gemstones.]]

[[WMG: Gem creation requires some kind of biological life force.]]
If it only requires gems or rock, there would be countless lifeless planets to mine from, no need to go on Earth... Unless Gem creation does somehow require biological life. The Kindergarten is completely devoid of plant or animal life, even though it was abandoned long ago, suggesting that the Gem creation process damages biological life.

[[WMG: The identity of the Gem on that god-forsaken ceiling that spoiled the whole backstory of series]]
For those of you that are new here, [[http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140112234227/steven-universe/images/thumb/b/b1/SeriousStevenClip14.png/500px-SeriousStevenClip14.png there was a screenshot]] in “[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E8SeriousSteven Serious Steven]]” that showed us a vast painted ceiling depicting Rose Quartz confronting another Gem with a large triangular gemstone spread across her chest and notable AnimeHair. Other details on that ceiling included us for many future [[TheReveal Reveals]] in the show (largely, the war between the Crystal Gems and Homeworld), but there has always been endless speculation on who that other Gem is. Such speculations include, but are far from limited to:
* It’s the Centipeetle.
* It's Peridot.
* It’s the leader of the Gem Homeworld, or at least a high-ranking commander there.
* Her name is Diamond, since diamonds are the most famous [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking and unbreakable]] of all gemstones. Plus, it would complete the AccidentalTruth Ronaldo shouted out at the end of “[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E31KeepBeachCityWeird Keep Beach City Weird.]]” (Preemptive apology for [[OCs everyone that named their gemsona “Diamond".]])
** It depicts the Yellow Diamond character that Jasper mentioned in [[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48TheReturn The Return]]?
* It’s TheHeavy that's going to be in “[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E48TheReturn The Return.]]”
* Her power involves GemstoneAssault, since the picture features quadrilaterals floating around her. That also would draw some nice parallels to Lapis Lazuli’s MakingASplash (a Gem that does not attack directly with weapons).
* It’s a guy.
** If they were different at all, they'd be more androgynous in contrast to the feminine-looking Gems, since the Gems are neither guys nor gals.

[[WMG: The Snake People [[AbusivePrecursors created]] the Gem race.]]

[[WMG: The corrupted Gems are Gems made on Earth that didn't have their creation process finished.]]
They were made on Earth, but something went wrong and the Gems born went unfinished. The conflict between the proposed Gem factions may have interrupted the creation process.

[[WMG: The lighthouse gem, if it is ever healed, will be drawn to either Lars or Ronaldo.]]
If the gem ends up being more attached to Lars, it's because of how similar they are. If it's Ronaldo, it's because of all the time they (sort of) spent together while the Gem was a lighthouse, and because of their mutual strained relationship with Lars.

[[WMG: There will be a gem that's an EvilCounterpart to Steven]]
Much like Steven, he/she is a half-breed whose mother gave up her physical form. However, unlike Greg, this gem's father resented him/her for it and disowned him/her. This gem would grow up to be prejudiced towards humans. Also, bonus points if this gem's father is Mayor Dewey, because he totally looks like the kind of sleaze that would have an illegitimate child.
** Replace with Mayor Dewey with Marty for two reasons. 1. Mayor Dewey is shown to love his son. 2. Marty is already shown to be the kind of guy that one-night-stands women.

[[WMG: The god of the Crystal Gems was EarthAllAlong]]
Which makes sense since gems grow from the earth. She gave up her physical form to give life on earth.

[[WMG: Most Gems don't live as long as the Crystal Gems have.]]
As a world-conquering warrior race, they get into much bigger danger than the Crystal Gems do, and not all of them may have access to healing. Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl may be some of the oldest living Gems.

[[WMG: Yellow Diamond is the "Ceiling Gem" the one see on the Mural fighting Rose]]
Think about it, who better to fight Rose than the Homeworld Leader?
* Alternatively, she could be the figure [[http://i.imgur.com/vybLHgf.jpg just to the right.]] You know, [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience with the yellow coloring and the yellow background?]]
** Here's another thought about that mural and the enemy Rose is fighting: Does anyone else think the enemy is standing on waves of water? And the diamond-thingy Rose is holding kind of reminded me of a mirror at first. With action lines indicating it's either expelling some kind of energy...or sucking something in...Just a thought.

[[WMG: Jasper is a more successful product of the Kindergarten]]
Not only is Jasper physically similar to Amethyst in terms of basics look (especially the hair) she's also share Amethyst's fighting tendencies. She also calls Amethyst an "overcooked runt" is ''very suggestive.

[[WMG: The corrupted Gems are the result of an experiment gone horribly wrong.]]
The experiment was intended to make them more powerful.

[[WMG: The corrupted Gems are the result of some weapon making them that way.]]

[[WMG: The Corrupted Gems are the result of the war between Rose Quartz & her allies and the other Gems.]]
Whether they be the result of combat damage, an experiment, magic, weaponry, the hate/anger involved in war, or what, it was still the direct result of the war that they ended up that way.
* It's also why they were so afraid of Steven trying to bond with the Centipeedle in Monster Buddies, and why they never released Lapis from the mirror. Even if the Gems had been former allies, they might not be emotionally past what they went through and might immediately lash out blindly at any other Gem (Lapis's reaction to seeing them in "Mirror Gem" only strengthened that fear).

[[WMG: There are three leaders of the homeworld, one of whom has been defeated]]
In Serious Steven and Jailbreak, a certain insignia constantly appears: a triangle with three smaller triangles inside of it. Jasper namedrops Yellow Diamond, and judging from the iconography in the show, Yellow Diamond must be one of the triangles in the insignia. The other two triangles would have to be Blue Diamond (indicated by a blue triangle) and White Diamond (indicated by a white triangle). This is further fueled that in Serious Steven, there are three distinct yet similar gems depicted on the ceiling. White Diamond is the one who fought Rose Quartz in the war for Earth. Jasper and Peridot are both subordinates of Yellow Diamond for they share similar uniforms with a yellow diamond insignia.

[[WMG: Some Gems have the same gemstone.]]
We know there have been points in time where there were thousands of Gems at the very least, and that's probably still true. There are only so many types of gemstones and rocks in existence, so some Gems probably have the same stone.
* Plus Jasper called Pearl "Some lost, defective Pearl", which implies that there are Pearls that aren't lost and defective.
* Plus plus when Peridot spoke with Steven she said "That's a relief. So tell me - Have Stevens replaced humans as the dominant species on earth?", which might be taken to mean that Kindergarden was supposed to replace humans with Amethysts.

[[WMG: The Homeworld Gems wanted to take Steven for experimentation and study.]]
There's a chance that they might come back for him in a future episode. They might be especially interested in the fact that certain Gem weapons don't work on him.

[[WMG: The Homeworld Gems, after learning about Steven, may try to create more biological Gems.]]

[[WMG: The Kindergarten functions by sucking life force from the surrounding environment and focusing it into naturally occurring gemstones.]]
That's how it "makes" new living Gems, why there's no organic life in its general vicinity, and why it appears to be located in some sort of quarry.

[[WMG: The corrupted Gem Monsters were created by some sort of 'biological' weapon]]
We know that approximately 5,000 years ago, there was a huge battle for the Earth, and that Rose and her forces won. Having lost through traditional tactics, the Homeworld gems tried a different approach; they attempted to evacuate as many of their people off the planet, then bombarded it with some sort of magical or chemical agent. Rose Quartz was able to protect only a few of her closest friends- those who now form the Crystal Gems- in her protective bubble.

However, when they emerged after the danger had passed, they found every Gem left on the planet- both of Rose's troops, and those Homeworld gems who hadn't escaped in time- had been corrupted. The Homeworld then left Earth to sit for a few thousands of years, figuring that the now mindless beasts would destroy themselves, leaving Earth to be easy picking later down the line.

[[WMG: Protecting the planet Earth was not the only reason for the gem rebellion]]
When Jasper comes to Earth, to basically criticizes the Crystal Gems for being a RagtagBunchOfMisfits- they're a “lost, defective Pearl”, an “overgrown runt” and two Gems so weak they have to remain fused to be at all effective. She's also incredibly ''disgusted'' that “Rose” would have assumed some incredibly weak form. It seems that the Homeworld may place incredible emphesis on being “strong”, leaving everyone else as outcasts. Rose Quartz, however, was willing to protect them and give them a home. The rebellion was in part about the acceptance of 'different' gems, not just protecting the Earth's original wildlife.

[[WMG: There are other groups of rebellious Gems.]]
They don't know about the existence of the Crystal Gems (Peridot's initial reaction implied they're believed to be dead on the Homeworld - possibly a rumor spread by the survivors of those who fought Rose Quartz to discourage any other defectors), but somehow they find out (a high-ranking mole leaks the info Peridot gave to Yellow Diamond?) and begin coming to Earth to help them fight back.

[[WMG: The form that Fusions take is based on the nature of their parts' relationship]]
* Fusions fueled by ThePowerOfLove, such as [[spoiler: Garnet]], whose parts have [[DiscountLesbians the closest thing two full Gems can have to a romantic relationship]] and is, in her own words, "[[IAmSong made o - o - o - of lo - o - o - o -ve]]", and Stevonnie, whose parts have [[PuppyLove the closest thing two 8-year olds can have to a romantic relationship]], fuse together very well, having a perfectly humanoid form and not splitting apart easily.

* Fusions fueled by [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship or camaraderie]], such as Opal, Sugilite, Alexandrite, and possibly that thing depicted by the statue exterior of the gem temple, merge slightly less well. They are fairly humanoid, but they have multiple pairs of arms. Also their fused gem weapons don't appear instantaneously but have to be assembled. And they are not as stable, sometimes only able to remain fused only as long as they have a mutual interest in performing a specific task. And sometimes they are not as nice as the sum of their parts, as shown with [[ToxicFriendInfluence Sugilite]].

* Fusions fueled by ThePowerOfHate take the form of monstrous abominations, as shown with the six-armed, zero-legged Malachite. However they are surprisingly stable fusions, reflecting the ability of hatred to metaphorically "hold you prisoner".

[[WMG: Lapis will have to unfuse from Jasper in order to help the Crystal Gems fight off the next wave of Homeland Gems]]
Just think about it. Lapis has more or less cemented her willingness to help Steven, and therefore the Crystal Gems as a whole, by fusing into Malachite in the first place. She's an incredibly unique gem as a whole, the first to have two names in canon, and there's just so much love for her as a character (not to mention just how sympathetically and easily relatable she was written) that there's no way that she's just going to get PutOnABus for the rest of the show.
** Not to mention malachite is extremely poisonous when added in water, while Lapis is probably able to artificially amplify the water pressure to keep the fusion stable, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Lapis is also making the ocean poisonous]]

[[WMG: Pearl and Lapis Lazuli will fuse to form Aquamarine]]
When Lapis Lazuli reappears, there's going to have to be an accounting since she's the resident AntiVillain KnightOfCerebus. Pearl is the one who was responsible for the Mirror and undoubtedly has some form of guilt over imprisoning a functioning Gem for so long, especially since she's the one Crystal Gem most empathetic to Lapis's being trapped on Earth. She is also the scholar of the Gems, and she would be able to pass on her knowledge about Rose and the purposes of the Crystal Gems to Lapis in the conversation of a fusion if a reconciliation is attempted. Aquamarines are associated with courage, communication and peaceful passage through the sea, and they also would make a striking visual representation of a fusion, especially one [[http://smithsonianscience.si.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/NHB2012-00834.jpg based on the largest cut aquamarine in the world.]]
* Well, it would take an ocean to end Pearl's thirst...

[[WMG: Lapis didn't fly straight from Earth to Homeworld.]]
Considering what an incredibly long flight that would be, even at super speed, maybe she just flew to the nearest gem-controlled planet with a functioning Galaxy Warp and warped the rest of the way.

[[WMG: There are no Gems that appear male because there is an entirely separate species of Metals that appear male.]]
The male equivalent of a Gem would be a Metal. They're probably not as well known or are dying out because the Gems took over their home. That would explain the bubbled Bismuth in Lion's mane: Rose Quartz probably wanted to help out other planets as well as Earth from being controlled by Gems, but failed in doing so with this specific planet. The Bismuth might be one of the last of its kind.

[[WMG: There was some sort of power struggle in the Homeworld Gems' empire that kept it from bothering with Earth until the events of "Warp Tour".]]
Either Gem civilization was [[AfterTheEnd totally disrupted]] and it's only just now recovered to the point of being able to use the Galaxy Warp, or the winner(s) of the struggle focused their efforts on securing the ''important'' parts of the Gem Empire before bothering with an ugly, organics-infested backwater like Earth. It could be that a three-way fight between Blue, White, and Yellow Diamond occurred (with Yellow eventually winning).
* If that conflict heavily thinned their numbers, it might explain why they could only spare ''one'' powerful, warrior-type gem to protect Peridot on her mission to [[spoiler: investigate the continued presence of Crystal Gems on Earth.]] Hoping that Jasper and the power of the ship's exterior weapons would be enough to [[spoiler: subdue or kill all the Crystal Gems on Earth (they only knew of three, but for all they knew there could have been more)]] was a calculated risk that they had to make due to limited resources; it may not have been simply out of hubris that they [[spoiler: neglected to send a large army.]]
* A war between gems would make sense. The basic weapon of the Homeworld gems is a Gem Disruptor which apparently only works on Gems. Steven wasn't as affected by it as much as Crystal Gems, normal humans probably wouldn't react to it at all. If the Homeworld was united and ruled by a single group with no rebellious factions there would be no need for such a weapon.

[[WMG: Certain aspects of Gems, such as their abilities and possibly personalities, depend on where they were created.]]
Jasper and Amethyst have similar character designs, rough personalities, and are the only Gems we've seen do the spin attack. It's pretty safe to assume there's some connection there. Jasper and Amethyst may have come out of the same Kindergarten. This might also explain why Peridot has a more robotic appearance than other Gems, if she was created differently. Going off this, it's probably safe to assume that there are other Gems who share similarities to Pearl, Peridot, Lapis, and others.

[[WMG: Gem creation doesn't require biological life, but it does require some kind of rare resource.]]
If all Gem-dominated planets had biological life, it seems odd that Rose would focus on saving Earth rather than any of the others. At the same time, dealing with biological life forms would be a hassle, even moreso if lots of Gems disagree with using those planets, so there must be something special about Earth for the Homeworld Gems to fight for it.

[[WMG: Lapis wasn't technically imprisoned, but instead, that was her "job".]]
I found it very odd that such an overpowered gem like Lapis would be "just a mirror", her outfit also doesn't seem fit for battle at all (like Sapphire's) and she doesn't seem to be a criminal who was imprisoned and would actually explain why in hell she was in the mirror.

Then it hit me: "Planet Gem" is probably a jewel-themed Cybertron, completely devoid of life (as gems seem to be closer to constructs) ''and'' water, making Lapis a third-class "useless" citizen, the kind of which are tasked with lesser tasks and transformed into objects to better do their thing.

Since this is the "norm", it also explains why the other Crystal Gems (Rose included possibly) couldn't really care about Lapis and only became concerned of the situation when she started to show that she was still alive and kicking.

Before anyone mentions, yes, Rose also uses an outfit improper for combat, but given that her power is healing and her main gem-materialized weapon is a shield, it's possible that she was merely a nurse who either proved herself to be a strong general and got such a position or became a self-appointed general during her rebellion against "Planet Gem".

[[WMG: Jasper is a Fusion Gem.]]
She is the only non-fusion gem shown so far to have both visible pupils and visible irises, whereas all the other non-fusion gems only have pupils. This inconsistency would make more sense if Jasper herself was also a fusion.
* Unlikely given how little she thinks of fusions and we don't see her having any semblance of having a composite weapon or a second gem anywhere on her. So I'd say it's just "crazy murder eyes" and/or done on purpose to push her a little into the uncanny valley.
* Maybe she thinks little of fusion because she doesn't know she is one. When Garnet and Amethyst stayed fused for too long they began to lose their individuality. Sugulite claimed she was herself and was sick of being split up. Perhaps Jasper is the result of a pair of gems merging their minds completely. Jasper either has no memories of this or is in denial.
* Or maybe she is strongly hostile to fusion ''because'' she is a fusion (whether she knows it or not, see "Jasper is a forced fusion" below), in a case of YouAreWhatYouHate. Steven Universe has a lot of gender politics in it, and might well be referring to the view that [[ArmouredClosetGay the most ardent homophobes are in fact latent homosexuals]].
* Gem fusion is normally done with a dance(like in DBZ), however there may be other methods of fusion(also like DBZ).Perhaps she simply aggregated another gem into her form, possibly they were of the same stone which would explain the lack of a second gem.
** We know of forced fusion thanks to ''Keeping It Together''.
** Keeping it Together also revealed that (part of) Peridot’s objective for coming to earth was to check on the Kindergarten and the status of the force fusions buried there, and homeworld picked Jasper to send with her on it. The Cluster also showed that Forced Fusions only have one gem, with multiple colors, so Jasper wouldn't need a second gem. (
** Plus, the forced fusions there were gem shards of murdered gems, which bring a lot of problems into the mix. First being that two shards still wouldn’t be a full gem, but also that they’re still in some way alive, possibly even retaining memories. That would naturally create conflict in the fusion. But, if you add in the theory of Jasper being the result of a Kindergarten, then you can side step both of those problems. Gem World would have two blank, fully formed gems to smash together instead.
* The size of the fusions also seems to be relevant to this theory. Opal was very tall, but still could fit inside the temple house. Sugulite was much larger, stories tall even. Alexandrite was of comparable height to Sugulite. Malachite was also around that size, so it may be due to her being composed of more than two gems like the other giant fusions.
* It should also be worth mentioning that Malachite had '''SIX''' arms like Alexandrite, rather than 4 like the others.
* Another thing to consider: does any other single gem have more than one skin color? Granted, the Crystal Gem fusions don't either, but it could mean something.
* A theory vid on youtube suggested that before Jasper and Lapis, all 3+ fusions have the suffix "-ite". Could this be a hint that Malachite is also a 3-gem fusion?

[[WMG: Lapis was on Rose's side during the war, but very reluctantly.]]
She new who the Crystal Gems were, and said she never believed in Earth. She may have only joined because she did not want to be with the Homeworld Gems.

[[WMG: Pearls are considered second-class citizens on the Homeworld.]]
They're the only organic gemstones we've seen, which might relegate them to lower class.

[[WMG: Gems with double names are some sort of nobility or leadership and are more powerful than normal gems]]
So far only three gems who don't have a single name were introduced: Rose Quartz, Lapis Lazuli and Yellow Diamond. Rose was a powerful leader of the rebellion, Lapis was so powerful around water that Crystal Gems stood no chance against her and Yellow Diamond is some sort of leadership figure among the Homeworld Gems.
* That said, Lapis was imprisoned inside a mirror being used as a mere object and is only powerful around big bodies of water, on a desert she would be useless. Plus, she didn't even seem to have a gem weapon and was overall quite submissive in her ways. So she being a noble seems unlikely, unless she was part of some dethroned nobility or gems have types matched with a tasked "job" and doing a poor enough job can get you demoted into an object; making Lapis indeed a "leader" or something, but she failed so miserably at her entrance test that she ended up in a mirror to log gem history.

[[WMG: Jasper was not made in the Earth's Kindergarten. She served as a template for the Gems created there]]
Jasper calls Amethyst a runt which could hint at her being considerably older than Amethyst. Furthermore her comments on being there and respecting Rose's tactics would suggest that she was an already seasoned warrior rather than a fairly young one.
* This actually makes a lot of sense. At the very least she seems to be Amethyst's template.

[[WMG: Peridot was created in a Kindergarten and is younger than Amethyst.]]
Despite to seem to be a very smart Gem, there are instance of she being a little...off. For what it looks in 'Marble Madness', she wasn't even sure which species was the superior one on Earth, did not recognize neither Garnet, Amethyst nor Pearl, and she wasn't even sure what the 'Crsytal gems' are.
* She could well be a younger Gem, but the fact that she didn't know much about Earth or the Crystal Gems only means that she's working from out-of-date information: Earth has been cut off from the Gems' warp network for thousands of years, and it's likely that the members of Rose Quartz's rebellion were assumed to be dead or otherwise lost.
* If she was created in the Kindergarten, it's unlikely that she'd be younger than Amethyst. When Amethyst came out of her hole, she was alone, implying that other Gems in the area had left previously. (the "overcooked runt" line also suggests she was in longer than normal)

[[WMG: All Gems can bubble things, but they'd need to be linked to some special area to be able to warp their bubbles anywhere.]]
The Crystal Gems specifically are linked to their temple, which is what allows them to open its door through their gemstones. It's this link that allows them to send anything they bubble (whether it's a gemstone or a bag of chips) to the temple's Burning Room.

[[WMG: Gems were created by super advance humans, but then literately blew them back to the stone age.]]
That's why even the home world gems are humanoid despite really having no reason to. (before then one could argue that the crystal gems had a more alien look but just made themselves human to blend in a little better) In the distant past humans created gems to serve some sort of purpose but they backfired upon them. Perhaps earth was just a colony for advance humans and they remain the last ones still living. It tends to be esoteric knowledge that only the oldest gems even still remembers most gems forgetting their creation.
* It may also be why Rose Quartz decided to defend Earth specifically: It's implied that the Gems have conquered other worlds, yet Rose seems to have confined her efforts to Earth. The origin of Gems was lost until they arrived on Earth, and Rose learned it was either their original homeworld or housed the last remnants of their creators: She decided to rebel not just from a general love for living things, but to try and make amends for the Gems wiping out the rest of Mankind, and maybe because she knew that humans could do great things and wanted to see the species advance again. Most of the Gems' tech would have been taken or adapted from their human creators, which might explain why there are organic elements (the Crystal Heart, the contents of the Kindergarten machines, Rose's plant-based powers) in an otherwise inorganic society.

[[WMG: All currently living gems are in fact, fusions. This quirk in their biology is also the reason for their planet conquering.]]
Fusions appear to be their a form of reproduction... Two individuals come together to create a new individual. Of course, the obvious problem with this is that the gem population would decrease by half every generation. There is another method for creating brand new individuals without sacrificing the parents. But perhaps this method is difficult and requires huge amount of resources... More then their home world can sustain. So they go other planets and gather their resources from there.

[[WMG: The Snake People created the gems, but were BenevolentPrecursors]]
The Snake People created the Gems as [[{{Magitek}} mystical crystal-energy automatons]] millions of years ago, out of a love for the gemstones they pulled from the ground. They taught the Gems the ways of magic and of life, but unlike their creations, they were mortal, and lived on a dying planet (if making the Gems didn't already destroy it). The Gems learned the secret of their creation from the sneople before they died out, and they abused that secret to conquer other worlds and make whole armies. As for why the Gems are humanoid when sneople clearly wouldn't be, the Snake People might've visited Earth and been inspired by humans...or maybe Steven himself visits them in a future episode via time travel!
* Steven's status as a half-Gem would probably come up at some point, most likely when a situation calls for one of his powers, ex. his shield; without knowing the Gems' origin, Steven would have no reason ''not'' to be as open as usual with the Snake People, leaving them with the seed of an idea for human-shaped beings with gem-based powers. But maybe the world of the Snake People isn't suitable for organic beings, or they just want to see if they can boost their creations' abilities and make them stronger, like the Crystal Gems (who Steven would have undoubtedly talked about), leading to the creation of human-looking, but wholly inorganic, Gem-based beings... who would then proceed to destroy or abandon the Snake People, setting off to conquer worlds and create an empire. [[StableTimeLoop Steven is indirectly responsible for the creation of the Gems!]]

[[WMG: Fusions are looked down upon by gem society for being too impractical for most gems to do.]]
From what I seen on the show getting a stable fusion is probably very difficult and very rare. The best most gems can even get is something like Opal who broke apart relatively quickly, if the fusion breaks in the middle of a fight you're screwed.. or you get something like Sugillate who can't be controlled and will probably cause massive chaos and destruction. The very worst being something like Jasper's and Lapis's fusion where both parties are conflicting with each other. In general fusion's more trouble then it's worth for most most generals so they pretty much just leave it as absolute last desperate resort.
** Following on from this, we know that the Homeworld Gems ultimately lost the war on Earth, leaving very few of Rose's followers alive (one could interpret Greg's words as meaning ''only'' the Crystal Gems we know). Perhaps the conflict on Earth was the "absolute last desperate resort" that caused the commanders to order Fusions to be used among their remaining troops. And maybe it even backfired; some think that the statue outside/surrounding the temple is the fused form of Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl, and ''Rose''. Several smaller, badly-suited fusions could have fought, and lost, against one ''massive'' one (going by Alexandrite's size) who had the advantage of being supported by [[AllLovingHero a Gem like Rose]].
*** The strawberry fields are ''full'' of ancient Gem weapons, some of which are Sugilite-sized. Considering how Garnet describes it- "A maelstrom of destruction and death"- it's easy to imagine any number of poorly-joined fusions rampaging across the battlefield as a last resort.
** Fusions like Sugilite can't be controlled, but they can be beaten by one determined opponent- like Pearl. Gem society probably considers fusions to be unstable and dangerous, but also simply over-rated, a last resort of those too weak to stand on their own. Considering how much Jasper likes to fight, she may have sparred with- and defeated- fusions before. Garnet, however, is so in sync with her selves that she can properly channel her power.

[[WMG: Fusions were a key part of the Crystal Gem's victory on Earth.]]
Like it said above, the battlefield had many weapons that only a fusion could yield. However, the Homeworld is shown to both dislike fusion, and not being the strongest advocate for open emotions and communication. Rose and her rebellion, on the other hand, were in part founded on the ideals of acceptance and love (And someone like Garnet to advise). AKA the Crystal Gem fusions were much stronger and able than the last resort fusions of Homeworld.
It also adds to Jasper's own dislike, she calls it a cheap trick for weaker gems, which she probably thought of the whole rebellion as.

[[WMG: A Gem's first fusion is roughly the Gem equivalent of a SacredFirstKiss]]
It does require a high degree of emotional intimacy, after all. Plus, it would be really, ''really'' [[RuleOfCute cute]].

[[WMG: Lapis and the Sea Spire are connected somehow.]]
The Sea Spire's themes feature a melancholy piano far more similar to Lapis's than Pearl's- and while Pearl expresses considerable concern over the Sea Spire, she doesn't seem to have too much of a personal connection to it or they would have repaired it beforehand. "Water Damage" also features the same sort of discordant, ominous sounds that Lapis's more energetic, angry themes do- compare "Water Damage" and "I Am Lapis Lazuli". A few other thoughts:
* The Red Eye from Laser Light Cannon was early foreshadowing of Peridot, as she is later revealed to be the one that sent it. This means that it's entirely possible other seemingly unrelated early-series enemies/locations were actually foreshadowing of later enemies. Lapis herself creates a huge, vertical tower out of the ocean, similar to the layout of the Spire.
* Pearl describes the Sea Spire as a sanctuary for Gems on earth- it could have retained this function during the war as a safe-house. Compared to this, Lapis doesn't seem to have been an active fighter either for or against Rose's army- she doesn't have either Rose's symbol or the star, combined with claiming she never believed in earth means she probably wasn't a Crystal Gem and speaking of them like she isn't one furthers it; but on the flipside, she also expected the Crystal Gems to at least try and help her, which she wouldn't expect of an enemy. If the Spire was in fact a wartime sanctuary, it's very probable that's where Lapis spent at least part of her time on Earth.
* The Spire seems to have been badly damaged at the past, even before decaying over time- the Crystal Gems were going to repair it before they saw the new damage- it could have been attacked at one point during the war, which would make it a very likely scenario for where Lapis's gem was cracked.
* Visually, Lapis's tower and the Sea Spire have many things in common- Steven spends time on the top of both, with loving attention given to the starry sky overhead- he interacts with something at the top of the tower integral to the entire thing, and both towers collapse from underneath him in a downpour of water (but both times he's ultimately unharmed).

[[WMG: Tying into the above, the Crystal Gems are going to find Malachite at the sea spire.]]
The only reason Jasper was able to put up any kind of fight against Lapis dragging them into the sea was by grabbing onto the ground. Once they were submerged, Lapis would have the power and means to take them virtually anywhere- and it's likely she'd want to be a good ways away from Beach City for Steven's sake. Attack The Light is 1. confirmed canon and 2. shows that the Sea Spire continued to exist after it flooded in Cheeseburger Backpack. Also, Steven still has the moon goddess statue and it's been at least one full lunar cycle since then- they never explicitly said they had only ONE shot at repairing the tower, and with Lapis's power it'd be easy for her to bring it to the surface again.
* Additional guess that the moment Steven were to find out there'll be a second attempt to save the Sea Spire, he'll insist on being part of the mission. Because he believes that taking part in a successful second attempt may finally help him [[ItsAllMyFault forgive himself]] for [[MyGreatestFailure their botched first attempt]]. If they manage to save Lapis in the same mission, that would make for one unexpected sweet bonus.

[[WMG: Physical size correlates to power in Gems.]]
Hence why most Gem fusions tend to be very large, and why the most powerful Gems we've seen so far (Jasper and Rose) are huge.
* Correlates to ''physical'' power, that is, as Lapis Lazuli had the strongest ability seen but wasn't particularly large.
* ''Reformed'' seems to support this theory. When Amethyst tried to take a larger form, she wasn't able to maintain it in combat.

[[WMG: Gems become corrupted through emotional distress.]]
Consider a few things. First, it's implied that many of the current Gem monsters got that way during or before the big war for Earth. War is extremely stressful and some Gems might've broken during the pressure, or it made them crazy and feral. Second, not all of the Gem monsters behave entirely monstrous. Centipeetle was tamed fairly easily and it cared for Steven enough to risk her life. Lighthouse Gem only attacked when it was hurt. Even the underwater monster was more interested in the glow bracelet. If the monster state is formed out of emotion, then it would explain why the monsters behave differently. Third, "Reformed" shows how an injured Gem can reform in a bad state. Gem monsters may have reformed quickly while under distress, resulting in them coming out as they monsters they feel like.

[[WMG: Peridot is an upgraded version of a Pearl.]]
Going in line with the theory that Pearls are serving drones created for higher-class Gems. Perhaps, after the war--either because Pearls ran out, or were seen as weak, or because the Homeworld Gems didn't want to be associated with Pearls anymore--they began to harvest Peridots instead. Reasons:
* Peridot has her Gem on her forehead, like Pearl.
* She uses holograms, like Pearl.
* She runs the ship and her equipment with great technical ability, like a motherboard.
* Peridot has no idea who the Crystal Gems are, leading to the idea that she was made after the war.
* She is easily flustered, like Pearl.
* Jasper commands her to control the ship in a somewhat domineering way, as if Peridot is below her.
** Another point here is that a moment before, Peridot is speaking against Jasper's commands and reminding her of the point of the mission. I also believe that this means she is Yellow Diamond's Peridot.

[[WMG: Jasper has a bad past with fusions.]]
Jasper obviously hates fusions, but seems skilled at it - she fuses with Lapis very easily. Maybe she had a regular fusion partner in the past (maybe even to the level of Ruby and Sapphire), but was betrayed.
* Alternatively it could be because of how the Homeworld saw and dealt with fusions. [[spoiler:It seems they forced-fused the shards of dead Gems with disturbing results, making them look like monsters.]]

[[WMG: The Kindergarten creates flawed and incomplete synthetic Gems.]]
Every Gem we've spent a significant amount of time with except for Amethyst has exhibited a special unique power: Garnet has CombatClairvoyance, Pearl can create holograms and Lapis Lazuli has hydrokinesis. Rose Quartz has been said to be able to create specialized plant life[[note]]"See Lars and the Cool Kids" and "Watermelon Stevens"[[/note]]. Even Peridot seems to be able to easily create and control machines. Amethyst has only ever shown abilities that all Gems seem to have, such as her Crystal Weapon and shapeshifting. This is because The Kindergarten creates gems that do not have unique powers, either as a flaw of the production process or as a way for the Gem Homeworld to quickly create an army of Gems that are less powerful but plentiful, and able to be put down quickly if needed.
* The spin attack has only been seen in Amethyst and Jasper. It doesn't joss your theory, but we haven't seen enough Gems to know if some special powers are seen in multiple Gems but not all.

[[WMG: Peridot's fingers are her summoned weapon, possibly a [[GatlingGood rotary gun]] of some kind or at least usable as projectiles.]]
Because a gem has no use for prosthetics, and if all they do is make holograms then they seem far less advanced than Pearl.

[[WMG: The Homeworld Gems are a DyingRace.]]
The OhCrap reaction the Crystal Gems gave when the found out that the Homeworld Gems are coming back for them made it sound like the series was going to go out on a BolivianArmyEnding as soon as their ships could get to Earth. Instead, then send 3 Gems, only one of which would qualify as a willing warrior. Considering they were successful in the past, the Homeworld would be justified in sending dozens, if not hundreds, of soldiers to absolutely make sure the Crystal Gems were done away with. There might not be that many gems left anymore, if there is a special quality a planet needs to house a Kindergarden. The one on Earth is non-operational, and the one on the Homeworld may be out of juice. If there was another one, they could use it to give birth to thousands of more gems, but, given the aforementioned personnel shortage, those two may be the only ones.

In conclusion, unless Steven can figure out of to heal dead gems, the entire race is basically extinct.
* Considering the length of their lifespans and the ambiguity of their exact methods of reproduction (it does take an extremely long time for gemstones to form in RealLife), it could be easily inferred that their natural "birth" rates are unfathomably low by human standards. As mentioned elsewhere on the page, assuming this problem has been around that long, this may have been their motivations for coming to Earth in the first place.

[[WMG: Lapis Lazuli is Blue Diamond]]
NOTE: This theory goes hand-in-hand with the W.M.G. of "The Diamonds represent elements" and the popular theory that [[http://dixiesaurer.tumblr.com/post/114656766020/palolabg-stevemanrp-jay-oracle-so-everyones Rose is actually Pink Diamond]]. Please read those, if you will.

This theory is that Lapis is Blue Diamond, but decided to drop the title or lost it for whatever reason. I believe that she may have been kidnapped from the Homeworld and imprisoned in the mirror, due to her "not believing in" Earth and desperately wanting to return to Homeworld.

If Lapis ''is'' Blue Diamond, then she may have been on bad terms with Rose and the other Diamonds, possibly because she couldn't pick a side. This is due to her being held captive by Yellow Diamond in "Jailbreak". It may also be possible that the Diamonds removed her title as Blue Diamond and ''let'' her be captured???

Similar to how Jasper and Peridot have yellow diamonds no their outfits to show their loyalty to Yellow Diamond (who may actually be Citrine or Amber, but that's not the point of this W.M.G.), Lapis has a blue diamond on her dress. But the reason that I believe that she ''is'' Blue Diamond, and not just loyal to her, is carried on in the "The Diamonds represent elements" W.M.G. Please read that, as well.

* Her gem isn't a diamond shape, though... Steven also captures something that looks very much like a blue diamond in "Horror Club". It seems more likely that Lapis simply served under Blue Diamond, like Jasper and Peridot serve Yellow Diamond.

[[WMG: The Diamonds each represent an element.]]
Note: This is coupled with the theory that Rose [[http://dixiesaurer.tumblr.com/post/114656766020/palolabg-stevemanrp-jay-oracle-so-everyones was actually a Diamond]] and the W.M.G. that Lapis Lazuli is Blue Diamond. Please read those, as well.

The Diamonds each represent an element: Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, and Lightning(?).

Yellow Diamond is Lightning. Many parts of the ship rely on electricity or some other electric-like power. The Destableizers shock the Gems, the controls are clearly holograms, and what I assume is the power source electrocutes Jasper at the end of her and Garnet's fight. The arrival of the ship is also preceded by all the power in Beach City going out.

Blue Diamond (Lapis Lazuli) is Water. Obviously, this theory is coming from Lapis's power of water, and her having water-wings from her Gem. When Steven removes her Gem from the mirror, water collects around them in an almost diamond-like pattern.

Pink Diamond (Rose) is Earth. Rose wanted to fight for Earth. Rose could control plant life, which the most major clue. A rose is a plant. This, and Lapis's control over water, could mean that Yellow Diamond can control electricity.

So, as such, Green Diamond and White Diamond control air and fire. It's impossible to tell which is which, of course, if this theory is true.

[[WMG: Being called 'color' Diamond is not one type of Gem, but a title passed between powerful Gems.]]
Originally five Diamonds ruled Homeworld, but they died and new Gems took their places. These Gems were powerful, far more then a normal Gem. And they did not have to be actual Diamonds to inherit the title. Lapis was once Blue Diamond, but knew after so long trapped a new Blue Diamond would have replaced her ('Do you even know who I used to be').
Rose was also Pink Diamond, but still an actual Rose Quartz. After seeing what could be done with the power of a Pink Diamond, resisting either three of the other colored Diamonds or all four (depending on what Lapis did during the war) the position of the Pink Diamond was removed and never given to a new Gem.

[[WMG: Steven will become the next Pink Diamond and lead Gemkind into an age of peace.]]
Related to the above and speaks for itself.

[[WMG: Gems normally hate being with Gems of the same type]]
The reason is that they are to similar. Imagine two of our Pearl, contently arguing over what goes where, what strategies are better, who is more skilled or graceful. They would never get along. This is why Gemkind has no concept of names, there is never enough of one Gem type in the area to warrant need for names. They are just called by their gem.
** Jossed; it's common for groups of the same Gem to work together and only fusions between Gems of the same type are allowed.

[[WMG: Centipeetle's gem (in her normal form) either replaces one of her eyes or is her only eye.]]
Because that's how she is in her monster form, and Jasper's gem is in place of her nose.

[[WMG: Centipeetle's gem (in her normal form) replaces one breast.]]
Her real name will be Amazonite!

[[WMG: Gem monsters are the result of experimentation by Homeworld Gems.]]
Since we now know that Homeworld Gems have no qualms about experimenting on Gems, the monsters may have been a result of experiments. The Gems that became monsters may have had it forced on them. The Homeworld Gems might've done it as a way to improve abilities, or simply have more powerful warriors.

[[WMG: Jasper is [[spoiler: a forced fusion]].]]
It's been suggested that she's a fusion before, largely due to her colored irises with separate pupils (something only fusions have). [[spoiler: But she could be the result of a successful forced fusion experiment, hence why she only has one visible gem and her two-toned skin.]] The real question is whether or not she knows this - [[spoiler:given the nature of forced fusions]], there's a very real chance she doesn't.

[[WMG: If Jasper returns she will [[spoiler: order Perdiot to put the forced fused gems out of their misery]]]]
Jasper has spent goodness knows how long FORCED into a fusion. So in a surprising moment of EvenEvilHasStandards, she will [[spoiler: have sympathy for them and order Perdiot to put them down as genuine mercy]] because she knows what it feels like.

[[WMG: Peridot will be killed by [[spoiler: one of the forced fused Gems]]]]
It's implied the [[spoiler: forced fusions]] recognized Garnet. Peridot will order one of the perfected ones to try and kill the Crystal Gems, but during the battle, Steven will get through to it and [[spoiler:[[TheDogBitesBack it will turn on Peridot and shatter her Gem.]]]]

[[WMG: Peridot will test [[spoiler: one of her experiments on Jasper.]]]]
We've seen just how sociopathic Peridot is; any asset that is no longer useful in her eyes tends to end up destroyed, and anything that gets in the way of her goals she deals with using lethal measures. Jasper, having pulled Peridot away from the Kindergarten, [[spoiler: delaying her experiments]], gotten her only way off Earth destroyed, and wound up trapped at the bottom of the ocean, would probably be seen as such by Peridot in her current mental state. If they ever run into each other again, Peridot will no longer see her brutish bodyguard as necessary.

[[WMG: Bismuth will likely be a very important and powerful character in a future season.]]
Someone has pointed out that the fused gems in Keep It Together were mutations of the Bismuth crystal. It could be that Homeworld was trying to recreate Bismuth because Bismuth could possibly be a very powerful fighter and they don't know where the real Bismuth is. This could also explain why Bismuth is not only bubbled away, but kept in Lion's mane, where only Steven has access to it. Bismuth could've asked Rose Quartz to keep them bubbled until they were needed once again.

Alternatively, Bismuth could've been corrupted and Rose didn't want Bismuth to run amuck on Earth. Homeworld still would've wanted to get their hands on them, because Rose thought Homeworld could use Bismuth against her, so Rose somehow took down Bismuth to revert them into their crystal form and bubbled them until Rose could find a way to restore them.

[[WMG: Malachite's weapon is a winged helmet.]]
Lapis Lazuli's weapon appears to be her wings (she fights by manipulating water, but her wings are formed from her gem). Jasper's weapon is a helmet. Therefore, a winged helmet.

[[WMG: Lapis will eventually be a SixthRanger of the Crystal Gems.]]
She'll be freed from Malachite, but because of her actions towards Jasper and withholding information from Homeworld, she'll be labeled as a traitor. So, Lapis will probably stay on Earth. However, since she also "never believed in this place" and is likely still pissed off at the Crystal Gems for never freeing her, she won't really want to completely join them. At the same time, Lapis will probably not want to leave Steven, so she'll pop over to visit him every now and then and partake in missions that require her power.

[[WMG: Diamonds are perfect fusions.]]
From what we've seen Diamonds are powerful, respected Gems with special ability (maybe even element related) that would be fitting of a perfect fusion.
From what we've seen we have two examples of almost perfect fusion: Garnet and Stevonnie. Garnet is mentally perfectly in sync (but has the extra eye), and Stevonnie is physically perfect but mentally out of sync. The Diamonds would be perfectly in sync physically and mentally, so much so that if any extra gem(s) was covered they would be mistaken for a powerful normal gem. That is also why fusion is 'looked down upon', so nobody can reach their level of power or uncover their secret.
* Rose Quartz was likely part of Pink Diamond, and perhaps the Bismuth she has kept hidden away was the other half.
** Lapis Lazuli could have been a component of Blue Diamond, and was proud to be so. She was then stolen, sealed away, and even cracked (once in the mirror first) to prevent anyone from getting her back. And whoever formed Blue Diamond found someone new to form with, making her useless.
** Well, Homeworld only permits fusion between the same type of Gem so maybe ruling gems are fusions between Diamonds.

[[WMG: Most of the Metals who came to Earth died from corrosion.]]

[[WMG: The Gem Homeworld doesn't have water, or very little.]]
It's why Peridot and Jasper are not particularly worried about Lapis. They don't actually know how dangerous she can be.

[[WMG: The Gem Homeworld was invaded.]]
* Meaning the Homeworld has been taken over by (Cyborg-like) advance gem technology.
* Yellow Diamond and Peridot are generation of cyber gems that currently control the population of Crystal Gems.
* They travel to various worlds rich in mineral and harvest a colony of Crystal Gems as servants.

[[WMG: Peridot is a Dwarf.]]
Her forearms and calfs look artificial and disproportionate to her upper arms and thighs respectively, and the fact that she was able to detach her foot without having it disintegrate in the episode "Friend Ship" supports this.
* Confirmed as of Catch and Release. Her actual height is closer to Steven without her limb enhancers.

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[[folder:Other Gems and Gemkind in General, part 2]]
[[WMG: Gem society is stagnant.]]
Yes they are making technological progress but Gem society has been stagnant since the Crystal Gem rebellion, Homeworld used the rebellion as an excuse to strengthen the ruling caste and crack down on individual liberty stifling any cultural developments that could have happened ensuring the top of the system remains powerful while everyone else suffers. On a related note Steven is something entirely new and this makes him a much greater threat to the established order of Gem society then any rebellion, he is the physical embodiment of change.

[[WMG: Bismuth is just a normal gem.]]
Metals do have a crystal structure when observed at a small enough scale just as gemstones do, perhaps metals are bellow pearls on homeworld treated as barely sentient workers easily reproduced and fixed if they get broken but also very hardy and difficult to dispose of by any way besides melting. Given it's unusual properties Bismuth could be somewhere between a metal type gem and a gemstone type gem.

[[WMG: Yellow Diamond has the Ability to Weaponize Light.]]
The mural from Serious Steven shows what appears to be Yellow Diamond with a sun-like halo behind her. There's also the fact that Rose's pink shield ability was utilized in the prison chamber in the episode "Friend Ship," through the use of rose-colored crystals. So it wouldn't be far-fetched to assume that the prison cells from the gem warship use the exact same method.

[[WMG: The Diamonds (or at least one of them) will be Voiced by Jennifer Hale.]]
It's likely that the Diamonds are the most powerful gems in the series. So why not have them be voiced by Jennifer Hale, a voice actress known for playing the roles of powerful women like [[MassEffect Female Shepard]]?

[[WMG: Peridot's weapon is actually an ability.]]
The ability to adapt to anything, specifically. When she gets captured by Amethyst easily, the next time she shows up she has [[WallRun several]] [[InstantFlightJustAddSpinning escape techniques]] and [[ShockAndAwe a counter for Amethyst's whip]]. After not actually attacking the gems in any of her encounters she suddenly has [[ArmCannon a weapon]] in Friend Ship. She also detaches a body part when being held down by it at the end of the episode.

It may not only apply to powers either, as she [[http://starcrusherr.tumblr.com/post/124383286700/look-at-her-copying-his-expressions-look-at-these mimics several of Steven's expressions over the course of the episode.]]

[[WMG: Gem's main weapon needs time to "recharge" before they can be reformed.]]
In friend-ship when Amethyst was restraining the gears to try to save Pearl and Garnet and the whip just breaks, she didn't just immediately create a new one and tried to continue to restrain it. Also in the same episode Steven did imply it took a lot of energy out of him to summon the shield that many times in one day.

[[WMG: Gems were first created by [[HigherTechSpecies powerful aliens]] to be their servants.]]
If those aliens were organic, biological, animal life-forms and humanoid in shape, then it may explain why the Gems are humanoid even though they have no obvious reason to be. Unfortunately those aliens may have been of the NeglectfulPrecursors variety, using gems for corrupt purposes such as trying to conquer the galaxy. They are probably not around anymore, and so long gone that few gems remember they ever existed. However, there may be artifacts of their rule over the gems in the Homeworld Gem power structure and culture.

[[WMG: The Crystal Gems' "feminine" appearance are at least in part a product of human influence.]]
It is not something that all Gems inherently possess. Currently, all the Crystal Gems harbor an unquestionably "female" appearance - though that definition of "femininity" is already fairly broad, they're clearly presented as female characters. The Homeworld Gems, however, don't necessarily portray either gender; Lapis Lazuli, who is actually quite feminine, aside, they are actually quite ambiguously "gendered" in terms of their appearance, an in fact, as the entire 'concept' of gender is fairly alien to them, and given their bodies are simply physical projections of their identity from their gem, it's more or less entirely about presenting themselves as an image that they identify with or are comfortable with, whether that is "feminine", "masculine", or neither/a mixture of both. This is especially obvious in characters like Peridot, who doesn't have 'any' distinct gendering aspects, and Jasper, who appears at first glance somewhat more like a girl, but behaves in a very masculine manner - she is basically a 'male pro wrestler' in terms of both her design and demeanor. What little we've seen of Yellow Diamond so far suggests similar ambiguous or lack of gendering traits, and the mural images and other such relics also depict Gems in a very vague, non-gendered manner.

It is likely that the Crystal Gems, who sympathized with humans and vowed to protect them, saw both beauty and strength in the human race but in women in particular, and gradually began to adopt certain visual elements of human women over time as it was somewhat relatable to what they were used to already.

On a related note to the above, it's likely that Ruby and Sapphire's appearances are more akin to their time pre-Earth, as Ruby, similar to Jasper/Peridot, is very nonbinary in appearance (although Sapphire is clearly what humans would consider feminine, similar to Lapis Lazuli); as fusions essentially become a single "consciousness" that can grow and change on its own (much like single gems) with only general influence from its constituent gems, Ruby and Sapphire as individuals likely do not change much in appearance (as they don't spend much time separated) while Garnet as a single being continues to evolve. (This is also suggested by how impersonal they are with Steven when separate, as seen in the episode 'Keystone Motel', despite knowing who he is and how important he is to them/Garnet - they simply don't feel the same 'personal attachment' to him when they're separated.)

[[WMG: the Gem Homeworld is (or was) Venus]]
Venus has been called 'an Earth gone wrong', which may be more true then we know. In this Universe Venus once held beautiful, crystal based life. But the process used in the Kindergarten drained the planet of all resources, until it was no longer able to fullly support the creatures that drained it. The Gems looked to the stars and their planetary neighbor, Earth. Earth was considered a fresh start, but the Gems in charge started up the drainage process again, spurring a Rebellion.

[[WMG: Rose Quartz's absence is why the Home World got even worse.]]

Going off the theory that Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond, Lapis' general personality towards earth was just one of annoyance rather than one of actual malice. She wanted nothing to do with Earth period, and was horrified by the Homeworld when she got there. Comparing her to the psychopathic Jasper and the sociopathic Peridot, it seems like things have just gotten worse since they left. Why? Because Rose was the TokenGoodTeammate among the Diamonds, being the loving person she is, and was keeping Gemkind from growing ever worse as time went on. But once she was gone, so was TheHeart of the Homeworld's leadership. It's not Rose's fault, but she was the one thing that kept the Homeworld from going to Hell, Just no one realized it until she was gone.

[[WMG:The Homeworld Gems we've seen are just the leadership, not the species as a whole.]]
The leaders of the Crystal Gems ARE monsters like Jasper and Peridot, but most Crystal Gems are just normal civilians living under an oppressive regime.

[[WMG: Instead of a weapon, Yellow Diamond posses the power of TimeStandsStill]]
And is exactly as dangerous with it as you'd expect someone to be. She's either strong enough to simply crush her opponents bare handed while time is stopped, or has an exotic collection of weapons (NotSoDifferent from Rose's armory) she picks from for sport. Being borderline invincible in conventional combat because of this, Steven will need to employ TalkingTheMonsterToDeath.

[[WMG:Yellow Diamond's power is being a ManOfKryptonite for other Gems]]
Her power is to disrupt Gem's physical body, like the Gem Disruptors and the forcefields of the cell, which are yellow. This makes it very difficult for Gems to defeat her (if they don't have a powerful shield like Rose Quartz did)...but this means Steven (or Stevonnie) will pull a [[Manga/OnePiece Luffy vs Enel]] and Steven's immunity will give him the advantage needed to beat her.

[[WMG: The Homeworld Gems have only recently discovered Faster-Than-Light travel.]]
Or rather, they only had the Galaxy Warp, which requires a companion warp on the other side to be useful. Gems would roam the stars in slower-than-light spaceships, building warp pads at their colonies to connect the empire. Time wasn't much of an issue, because Gems are immortal HardLight projections who don't need to eat or breath. Space isn't an issue, because Gems could retreat inside themselves and be packed away until planet-fall. Because of this physiological advantage, Gem Homeworld could carve out a functioning empire on a scale that's impossible for us humans.

Homeworld never returned to Earth before because of the time and resources it would to send an army. Even if they built a fleet and stuffed it full of Gems, it would take a massive amount of time before the army arrived. The Homeworld Gems would be flying blind, heading towards an enemy who quite possibly had millennia to prepare new, deadly weapons, much like Jasper and Peridot first defeated the Crystal Gems. Homeworld did use a super weapon to end the war, but they had to abandon Earth as well, and for all they knew, Rose Quartz and her rebellion simply shrugged off the damage and rebuilt themselves. It was safer for Homeworld to write Earth off as a lost cause, and focus on internal matters.

Now, though, Yellow Diamond has access to FTL technology. She can send out a spaceship with a lone (expendable) technician on board to scout out the Earth, and learn about the situation in a matter of days. She can dispatch a troubleshooter like Jasper as needed. And, now she knows that there are only three Crystal Gems left on the entire planet, and- depending on how many spaceships she has- Yellow Diamond can send an army whenever she pleases.

[[WMG: There are no fusion-only names in Gem society.]]
Because if there were, most of them would be reserved for unique combinations that may never exist. Fusions know their own names when they're "born" because there are single Gems on Homeworld with similar appearance and abilities.

[[WMG: Yellow Diamond is [[LargeAndInCharge at least as tall as Rose was]].]]
Going by the SDCC 2015 preview, she stands a good deal taller than even Jasper. Assuming that Rose was Pink/Rose Diamond in the past, this would seem to indicate that increased size and power is standard among the Gem elite.

[[WMG: Peridot consciously generates a robotic body]]
It's established that gems control the design of their outfits and have to consciously design them (note that Amethyst "fixed" part of her clothing that didn't fit properly after regenerating) in addition to whatever morphology exists in their bodies. If they can replicate fabric that way, why not more complex materials? Given Peridot can easily build robots, perhaps she integrates mechanical parts into her body in the same way (or designed her form with the technology her robots use in mind, instead of the more human/organic design other gems seem to prefer).

[[WMG: Peridot's body is some sort of prosthesis]]
She's a gem with some sort of disability which prevents her from forming a proper body, so she uses a robotic substitute to interact with the world.
* Or, given her technological disposition, she may have made herself some PowerArmor to make up for her lack of physical strength. Strictly speaking, she doesn't need it, but it's nice, especially in combat situations.

[[WMG: The Fusion experiments that Peridot performed in the Kindergarden are highly illegal in the Homeworld]]
It's gotten clear at this point that the Homeworld Gems aren't out to reactivate the Kindergarden and resume Gem production, but are instead using Earth as a test-ground for cruel and unethical fusion experiments. But why go through all the trouble of reactivating an ancient warp system and utilising antiquated technology from thousands of years ago when you could do it all in state of the art labs on some Gem-controlled planet? The answer is simple: because it's a carefully guarded secret. The show rarely falls into generic black and white morality, so it would make sense for the Homeworld Gems to have some moral and standards concerning their own kind, even if they don't understand the value of organic life. This would also explain why Peridot and Jasper are the only ones sent to Earth -- more Gems would mean more chances for leaks. The reason why Peridot says that Earth has "an expiration date" is because she knows that Yellow Diamond is going to destroy the planet to wipe out all the traces of the experiments once they're done.

[[WMG: Gem monsters are a result of mental state, not a physical problem.]]
Many fans suspect that Gem monsters come about when their gemstones are cracked or broken, but all of the Gem monsters we've seen had had their gemstones intact. The Gems are a race of shapeshifters, their physical bodies being projections that they can change at will. In the episode "So Many Birthdays", Steven's physical form changes based on his mental state. If Gem monsters formed because something was wrong with their gemstone, then Rose/Steven should be able to heal it. Gems turn into monsters when they lose control of their mental state. This could be related to the war, with Gems fighting so much that they see themselves as monsters, and their physical form soon reflects this.

[[WMG: Peridot will lose her cyborg limbs if she pulls a HeelFaceTurn.]]
Going with the "Peridot is a cyborg" theory, if Peridot were to switch sides, she would lose her artificial limbs--either voluntarily as [[GoodCostumeSwitch a symbolic gesture of her rejecting the other Homeworld Gems]] or by some accident--and leave her with only her natural Gem form and abilities. Her subsequent character arc would then have her learning to live without her enhancements and as well as learning how to properly use her Gem powers.
** Partially jossed. Turns out [[spoiler: they were actually limb enhancers to make her look bigger and to assist in manipulating her various gadgets. She's actually no bigger than Steven.]]

[[WMG: Gems don't actually need a fusion dance to fuse. It is simply a polite formality.]]
This theory came about after seeing Friend Ship. How DID Pearl and Garnet do a fusion dance in such a small, cramped space? The answer: they didn't. The fusion dance is simply the way gems give permission for their partner to fuse with them. Since they were in such a cramped space and it was an emergency, Pearl and Garnet merely gave spoken permission to one another.

There are actually a few other things that could back this up too: when Jasper asked Lapis to fuse with her, she says "Just say Yes." Lapis doesn't say anything, but instead gives her her hand and the two dance. Secondly, when Greg and Rose dance in "We Need To Talk", they don't fuse. You could say that this is because Greg is human, but it may also be because Rose didn't know he was trying to fuse with her, simply because she thought that, as he was human, he wouldn't be able to.

Finally, notice that Ruby and Sapphire never do a full dance in order to fuse. You could say that that is show of their love, and indeed it could be: Ruby starts to dance with Sapphire, but the two of them already know they don't need each other's permission, because they love each other THAT much.
* Alternatively, dancing could just be the easiest way to synchronize gems, but some gems may be good enough at fusion to not actually need to synchronize.

[[WMG: The other two Gems ruling the home world will not be diamonds.]]
As befitting the SortingAlgorithmOfEvil they will be Wurtzite and Lonsdaleite.

[[WMG: Yellow Diamond was TheChessmaster behind the Rebellion.]]
Yellow Diamond was a contemporary of Rose Quartz who knew about her strange affinity for organic life and her opposition to Homeworld ideas about MightMakesRight. So she arranged for Rose and a RagtagBunchOfMisfits to transfer to a life bearing world marked for Kindergartens, correctly guessing Rose would finally be motivated to openly rebel. Then, once all of Yellow Diamond's rivals and any troops who were not directly under her thumb were planetside, YD called back all troops loyal to her, such as Jasper, and set off the WMD that wiped out everyone not under Rose's shield. With all her rivals dead and the public rocked by a terrorist insurgency that killed thousands of brave patriots Yellow Diamond assumed absolute power in the name of a safe and secure society.
** That's pretty much what Palpatine did during the Clone Wars.

[[WMG: The Gem Homeworld outlawed permanent fusions.]]
Hence why Garnet's "I will fight for" part in the extended theme says "the place where I'm free to live together and exist as me"; she wouldn't have been allowed to do that on the Gem Homeworld. Further supported by Jasper's disdain for fusions and the fact that Peridot doesn't seem to understand how they work.

[[WMG: Malachite will be a permanent fusion]]
It has been established that fusions (At least Fusions that aren't as Stable as [[spoiler: Garnet]]) have a chance to override the original personalities that made up their parts (See, Sugilite's debut). And that the chance increases the longer the fusion goes on. Lapis and Jasper are currently at the bottom of the Sea, with Lapis using both the fusion and her aquakinesis to imprison Jasper. But it can only last so long until the Malachite persona overwrites her component personalities, and unlike Sugilite, the process will be complete, rendering the psychological effects irreversible.

[[WMG: When Malachite gets out of the water (if she does), she will have a different appearance]]
Although I think it would be more like creative liberties. Also, Malachite seems to be an unstable fusion, therefore, when Jasper takes the control of the fusion, the appearence of Malachite could change.

[[WMG: Lapis is not losing herself, at least not unintentionally]]
Lapis' tone when she says "We're Malachite now!" actually doesn't sound like a woman who is slowly losing her identity; she sounds more like someone who has resigned herself to her fate. Afterward, Malachite's scream sounds remarkably like she's telling Steven to "GO!" as if demanding that he leave and stop interfering. This might mean that Lapis is ''intentionally'' allowing herself to be lost in the fusion so that she can keep Jasper contained.

This would make sense, too, as Lapis likely knows that in order to do so she will have to keep the fusion stable and that can't happen unless they are ''both'' restrained.

[[WMG: Homeworld is going to see AlwaysChaoticEvil as a DeniedTrope.]]
* Rebecca Sugar did say that the show wouldn't have antagonists in the conventional sense. Instead of a planet full of a bunch of [[AliensAreBastards Bastard Aliens]], or even a small controlling elite ruling over everyone else with an iron fist, it's much more representative of the way real Governments work, with bureaucracy, political arenas, popular opinion, the media, and more playing a role. The real problems arise when you have unscrupulous hardliners like Yellow Diamond and her ilk put in a position where they can use the lack of transparency and accountability inherent in the system to pursue their own political agendas. If the Symbol Peridot and Jasper both wear is indeed a military denotation, it could bean especially sharp commentary on expansionism, colonialism, and heavy-handed foreign policy.

[[WMG: Yellow Diamond will be everything Rose wasn't]]
It makes sense; thus far, all of the Homeworld Gems have been foils to the Crystal Gems (Jasper to Garnet, Peridot to Pearl, Lapis to Amethyst) so it only fits that Yellow Diamond would be a foil to Rose Quartz.

[[WMG: Humans aren't as ignorant of Gem stuff as they seem.]]
You don't have a whole war going without some people noticing. Perhaps humans are very aware of the existence of gems, though since it been thousands of years since the whole homeworld gem invasion and we were left with only four gems in existence that seem to prefer their privacy Gem stuff became more of a subject of history. Perhaps there like a common agreement between nations to basically leave the remaining gems alone and keep out of their affairs maybe because Rose Quartz is a good diplomat and convinced to do so, or because if they did try to just take them and their tech to a lab to be experimented on they be on their own with dealing with the gem monsters and they still do not quite the firepower to deal with them. Basically people know the gems exist and a big war happened, maybe even they know about things like Kindergardens but with there being only 4 gems, now 3 gems and a hybrid it wasn't like a lot of people would meet the gems.....though that could be one of the attractions of beach city, to see one of the last remaining gems on earth (though you bother them at your own risk.)

[[WMG: Peridot has spent most of her life locked up and experimented on.]]
She acts very childlike because even if she's not that young, she's been isolated and traumatized for so long. She ''never'' learned compassion. She thinks nothing of the terrifying fusion experiments because to her, it's all completely normal, she's probably seen worse! And since there may be something janked with her physical form from all the experiments, she's the beta tester for her cyborg parts, which is why she doesn't completely understand how to use them and all their functions.

[[WMG: The four members of the Diamond Authority are considered sisters.]]
Because RuleOfCool, and they could probably explain it off as them all being "born" at the same time or from the same rock or something like that. Plus, it would add an extra layer of intrigue to Steven's relationship with them if the Pink Diamond theory becomes canon.

[[WMG: The Diamond Authority were the first four gems to ever exist.]]
And personally, I'd like to think they all came into existence simultaneous with the creation of the universe, however you imagine that went down.

[[WMG: Only one member of the [[FanNickname Diamond Authority]] was actually a diamond.]]
The ruling body of Homeworld has yet to actually be named. While Peridot and Jasper used to report to Yellow Diamond, making it likely that she's the yellow entity that the often repeated symbol refers to, it hasn't been confirmed that the others are also diamonds. Given the caste system that Homeworld seemed to possess, it's possible that a high ranking Quartz gem was also a member. A pink one, maybe.

[[WMG: Serial Number Names]]
It's already been made clear that there are multiple Gems of the same gem type in existence; or at the very least this is true for Pearls and Peridots as of "Back to the Barn." All Gems also go by the name of their gem type, but with multiple gems of the same type they would need a way to differentiate them from each other and with what we know of their Home world so far I think that it would that their full names would include a serial numbers, their gem type and maybe even the location they were made at.

[[WMG: The structure of the Gem society]]
I originally posted this in the comments, before "The Answer" aired. It confirmed a small part of this WMG, while leaving the rest still out in the air.

The Gems originally evolved/were created without the strict social order they now exhibit, as evidenced by their physical ability to empathise with others and grow beyond their "programming". These early Gems had strong, broad-scoped and unique abilities that surpass those exhibited by the newer models by an order of magnitude. But their formation depleted the minerals of the Homeworld, resulting in increasingly weaker and smaller Gems being born with more limited abilities. So the early Gems decided that the new generations would have to become more specialised to be any good at anything. This was the start of the caste system. They were divided into aristocrats, who handled the decision-making, and had the greatest amount of resources expended in their creation, warriors who were physically strong but less versatile and prone to single-mindedness, and workers, who physically weak and specialised in highly specific tasks that they were supposed to follow for the rest of their lives.

But even this system didn't stop the decline of the planet's condition. New generations of aristocrats and warriors were increasingly weaker than their predecessors, and so the Gems decided to expand their territory by colonising an xenoforming new planets for their needs. The Gems produced on other planets relied increasingly on mass production, with thousands or millions of nigh identical Gems being made to serve the needs of the expanding empire. And so the Gems became the mechanistic, rigid culture that we know today, run by narrow-minded drones who can't see beyond the duties of their own caste, while whatever aristocrats remain have fallen out of the loop and just live in luxury on the Homeworld, pretending that nothing has changed from the past.

In this WMG Rose Quartz, Lapis Lazuli and Sapphire are aristocrats, signified by their more humanoid anatomy and dress-code, Amethyst, Jasper and Ruby are warriors, and Pearl and Peridot are ofcourse workers, albeit from highly different specialisations. Ruby and Sapphire were among the last non-worker Gems produced on Homeworld and are stunted and (relatively) weak because of it, which is also probably what originally gave them common ground in spite of their very different castes. Rose Quartz is unique and from the ancient stock, not a later specialised model Gem. The same may or may not apply to Yellow Diamond.

[[WMG: The Diamond Authority has their own specializations]]
This assumes that Rose Quartz was Pink Diamond. Each Diamond has an area of specialty in making a functioning society. Blue Diamond focus on infrastructure and materialistic in nature while White Diamond is more spiritual and focus on society's caste system as a sense of moral order. Yellow Diamond works as the intellect, focus on technological development and the sciences while Pink Diamond works as the heart, focus on the arts, morale and such.

When Pink Diamond rebelled, it caused an imbalance in the Homeworld Gem's society. Making Homeworld more utilitarian and goal oriented, losing its moral compass and care of others that is Pink Diamond's specialty.

[[WMG: Each Diamond Faction has its own SlaveRace.]]
Pearls are a SlaveRace that anyone who can afford it can own. However each Diamond faction has a SlaveRace that is easy for members of that faction to afford. Lapis is a Blue Diamond slave whose master was either killed in battle on Earth or who sent Lapis to Earth to fight because they could. Whatever the other factions' SlaveRace gems are/were, the Pink Diamond faction slaves are no longer faction-exclusive because Pink Diamond is no longer a faction.

[[WMG: Homeworld is responsible for making Mars lifeless.]]
They had started the colonization process, but the Crystal Gem Rebellion and [[spoiler: Ruby and Sapphire's betrayal]] forced them to abandon the Sol System, leaving Mars in a lifeless state before they could create a single Kindergarten or Spire. They may have also been forced off by Martian military forces when they found themselves unable to counter the tripods, so they brought one of the planets they converted into a battle station into the Sol System, and turned Mars into a lifeless rock, before the Crystal Gems destroyed it, its fragments scattered to the solar wind, thus forming the asteroid belt (this station was bigger than Jupiter).
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[[WMG: Peridot is a cyborg gem]]
The homeworld gem world are getting into cybernetics to further enhance themselves. Could be a relatively recent development Since Jasper doesn't seem be cybernitcally enhanced.

[[WMG: Amethysts are the compact form of Jaspers.]]
This is building on the theory that there are more than one of each kind of gem, and that they are made for certain roles. Jaspers and Amethysts are intended as combat units. Amethysts are smaller and weaker but make up for it by being more agile and having a whip. Jaspers tend to look down on Amethysts as being "runts".

[[WMG: Peridot [[HeelFaceTurn will grow to love Earth,]] as Steven predicted.]]
* Not the OP here. [[MeaningfulName It's actually all in her name.]] [[ThemeNaming (I know, big surprise.)]] Anyway, here's a quote from the ''[[http://maybeiwasserious.tumblr.com/post/113784845579/ Crystal Dictionary:]]''
--> This stone is a powerful cleanser. Releasing and neutralizing toxins on all levels, it purifies the subtle and physical bodies, as the mind. [[DefrostingTheIceQueen It opens, cleanses and activates the heart]] and solar plexus chakras [[TheAtoner and releases “old baggage.” Burdens, guilt and obsessions are cleared. Peridot teaches that holding onto people, or the past, is counterproductive. Peridot shows you how to detach yourself from outside influences and to look to your own higher energies for guidance.]]

When Jasper came to Earth and started talking smack about the gems, she called Pearl a "defective" or "defected" Pearl. This started my thinking. Pearl had a sort of infatuation with Rose when she was around, a mix of extreme admiration and extreme loyalty. Pearl was certainly ready to follow Rose to the ends of the Universe (such as a primitive fledgeling world like Earth) and oppose her homeworld and possibly her friends. It's also somewhat alluded and some people have theorized that Rose is some sort of royalty, or at least a noble, with her military prowess. I have heard few individuals speculate Rose may have even been a Rose Diamond at some point. Another point, Pearl is able to make training holograms and pictures, and is more than capable at fixing/operating any sort of tech she comes across, and can even build a somewhat functional spaceship out of garbage. Pearl could have a lot of uses on a battlefield or around the house. What if Pearl is a part of a serving class for the nobility? I think Pearl could be some sort of factory made butler for high ranking officials and military generals. it would explain some things

[[WMG: lion is a corrupted gem]]
* and the bubbled object in his mane is his gem.

[[WMG: Corrupted gems are from a failed attempt at healing shatterd ones.]]
It's not insane to think rose would be heartbroken over shatterd gems, on her side or not, so perhaps she tried to heal them, but it failed and turned them into corrupted gems, some on her side, some not, the centipeedle may be one that was on her side, and that's why it took such a liking to Steven.

** [[spoiler: Garnet uses two gems because she's a fusion of Ruby and Saphire.]]

Basically like sisters or something, Lapis has the same face and hairstyle as Pearl, they both are slim and have blue eyes, they also have beach related powers (Lapis controls the ocean and Pearl can control sand) also not to mention pearls come from oysters. I won't be suprised if they are related.

The Way the Crystal Gems reacted to [[spoiler: Lapis and Peridot's appearances in Ocean Gem and Warp Tour]] makes it seem like they REALLY don't want other gems to know where they are. Why is this? Could it be that Gem society as a whole is darker than it initially seems, Similar to the [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lords]] or, given [[spoiler: Peridot's Robotic Appearence]] perhaps [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Autobot High Command]]?

** [[spoiler:The kindergarten is where the Gems from the homeworld created new gems to carry out their purposes on Earth.]]

We know that there is likely a difference between the crystal gems and the other gems, and one way that difference is seen is by their emblems: The Crystal Gems have a star incorporated into their design. Meanwhile, Peridot has a diamond/rhombus emblem, Lapis's clothing can be interpreted as having a diamond/rhombus cut in half by her midriff, and both holo-pearl and Pearl's space suit feature the same diamond/rhombus (likely foreshadowing SOMETHING). However, the gem fighting rose on the mural in Serious Steven (with the images to the left and right possibly being either the same gem or different yet similar looking gems) has a triangle on her design, not a diamond/rhombus. Plus, [[http://41.media.tumblr.com/750d53ea8ab666f9a84a5fc890b0e138/tumblr_nipxyp3mdz1qdi5kdo1_1280.png the original storyboard version of the mural]] features a gem with the diamond/rhombus instead of rose. It might be possible that the triangle gem/gems are part of a separate faction from both the diamond/rhombus gems and the crystal gems.

Not only is Jasper physically similar to Amethyst in terms of basics look (espically the hair) she's also share Amethyst's fighting tendecies. She also calls Amethyst an "overcooked runt" is ''very suggestive.

--> This stone is a powerful cleanser. Releasing and neutralizing toxins on all levels, it purifies the subtle and physical bodies, as the mind. [[DefrostingTheIceQueen It opens, cleanses and activates the heart]] and solar plexus chakuras [[TheAtoner and releases “old baggage.” Burdens, guilt and obsessions are cleared. Peridot teaches that holding onto people, or the past, is counterproductive. Peridot shows you how to detach yourself from outside influences and to look to your own higher energies for guidance.]]

* It's also why they were so afraid of Steven trying to bond with the Centipeedle in Monster Buddies, and why they never released Lapis from the mirror. Even if the Gems had been former allies, they might not be emotionally past what they went throughand might immediately lash out blindly at any other Gem (Lapis's reaction to seeing them in "Mirror Gem" only strengthened that fear).

[[WMG: Fusions were a key part of the Crystal Gem's victory on earth.]]

The OhCrap reaction the Crystal Gems gave when the found out that the Homeworld Gems are coming back for them made it sound like the series was going to go out on a BolivianArmyEnding as soon as their ships could get to Earth. Instead, then send 3 Gems, only one of which would qualify as a willing warrior. Considering they were successful in the past, the Homeworld would be justified in sending dozens, if not hundreds, of soldiers to absolutely make sure the Crystal Gems were done away with. There might not be that many gems left anymore, if there is a special quality a planet needs to house a Kindergarden. The one on Earth is non-operational, and the one on the Homeworld may be out of juice. If there was another one, they could use it to give birth to thousands of more gems, but, given the aforementioned personel shortage, those two may be the only ones.

The reason is that they are to similar. Imagine two of our Pearl, contently arguing over what goes where, what strategys are better, who is more skilled or graceful. They would never get along. This is why Gemkind has no concept of names, there is never enough of one Gem type in the area to warrant need for names. They are just called by their gem.

[[WMG: Jasper is [[spoiler:a forced fusion]].]]
It's been suggested that she's a fusion before, largely due to her coloured irises with separate pupils (something only fusions have). [[spoiler:But she could be the result of a successful forced fusion experiment, hence why she only has one visible gem and her two-toned skin.]] The real question is whether or not she knows this - [[spoiler:given the nature of forced fusions]], there's a very real chance she doesn't.

[[WMG:If Jasper returns she will [[spoiler:order Perdiot to put the forced fused gems out of their misery]]]]
Jasper has spent goodness knows how long FORCED into a fusion. So in a surprising moment of EvenEvilHasStandards, she will [[spoiler:have sympathy for them and order Perdiot to put them down as genuine mercy]] because she knows what it feels like.

[[WMG:Peridot will be killed by [[spoiler:one of the forced fused Gems]]]]
It's implied the [[spoiler:forced fusions]] recognized Garnet. Peridot will order one of the perfected ones to try and kill the Crystal Gems, but during the battle, Steven will get through to it and [[spoiler:[[TheDogBitesBack it will turn on Peridot and shatter her Gem.]]]]

There are actually a few other things that could back this up too: when Jasper asked Lapis to fuse with her, she says "Just say Yes." Lapis doesn't say anything, but instead gives her her hand and the two dance. Secondly, when Greg and Rose dance in We Need To Talk, they don't fuse. You could say that this is because Greg is human, but it may also be because Rose didn't know he was trying to fuse with her, simply because she thought that, as he was human, he wouldn't be able to.

[[WMG: Human's aren't as ignorant of Gem stuff they seem.]]

When Pink Diamond rebelled, it caused an imbalance in the Homeworld Gem's society. Making Homeworld more utilitarian and goal oriented, losing its moral compass and care of others that is Pink Diamond's specialty.[[/folder]]

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* and the bubbled object in his mane is his gem.

[[WMG: Gem don't actually need a fusion dance to fuse. It is simply a polite formality.]]

Metals do have a crystal structure when observed at a small enough scale just as gemstones do, perhaps metals are bellow pearls on homework treated as barely sentient workers easily reproduced and fixed if they get broken but also very hardy and difficult to dispose of by any way besides melting. Given it's unusual properties Bismuth could be somewhere between a metal type gem and a gemstone type gem.