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The Gems all have a different magical weapons that they summon through their gems. Since the Gems are their true selves, the weapons naturally reflect their user.


  • Garnet has a pair of gauntlets that are projected out of the gems embedded in her hands, representing her as The Stoic, hands-on leader of the Crystal Gems.
  • Amethyst, the fun-loving party animal, uses a whip to wildly thrash around on any opponent.
  • Pearl, the elegant but neurotic Lady of War, gets a spear and has a collection of swords in her room. She treats combat as a discipline and has several tools for the sake of practice and teaching.
  • The titular character Steven, a Friend to All Living Things, has a shield that he inherited from his equally-loving mother. His mother also used a sword that is not projected out of a gem, but is instead summoned out of Lion, representing her willingness to fight for those she wants to protect.
  • Peridot's "limb enhancers" aren't her Gem weapon, but they're her main, and seemingly only, offensive weapon. With them, she can Wall Run, use a Tractor Beam built into her palm, use her Floating Limbs fingers to fly like a helicopter, and fire a Hand Cannon. This personifies how Peridot's greatest strength is her technological genius. Without them, she can only Wimp Fight with Steven. Later she does develop a minor talent for Magnetism Manipulation, but that just reinforces the theme about her mind being her greatest asset.
  • Lapis Lazuli does not have a weapon. Instead, she has the power to control water. Her official summoned weapon appears to be her fluid wings.
  • Jasper prefers to face her challenges head-on and overpower them. Her "weapon" is a spiked-helmet she uses as a bludgeon.
  • In "Keystone Motel", we see Ruby summon just one of Garnet's gauntlets. She's very emotional and likely to attack what's upsetting her. Sapphire can be assumed to have the other.
  • Left Topaz and Right Topaz wield identical maces that combine into a two-headed version- a sort of pugil stick- when fused. They're silent muscle for Aquamarine and are armed with simple bludgeons to get the job done.
  • Aquamarine has a powerful magic wand capable of immobilizing victims, but it's ambiguous if it's a summoned gem weapon or an artifact of Homeworld technology.
  • It's also worth noting that when two Gems fuse, their weapons combine into a new one too:

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