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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#31551: May 17th 2016 at 6:26:23 PM

[up][up]She had a couple sympathetic qualities. She was comic relief, and Steven liked her. But Steven's afraid of Jasper, and we've never been given any reason to like her.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#31552: May 17th 2016 at 6:27:25 PM

Besides the fabulous villain cape in her debut episode.

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ScottPilgrim2013 Why aren't you laughing? from Arkham Asylum Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
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#31553: May 17th 2016 at 6:28:03 PM

[up][up]Doesn't help that she doesn't appear often and when she does, she doesn't really do that much.

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#31554: May 17th 2016 at 6:29:23 PM

Again, let's wait until something happens.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#31555: May 17th 2016 at 6:30:02 PM

She's only appeared twice...since the Season 1 finale.

edited 17th May '16 6:33:59 PM by randomness4

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#31556: May 17th 2016 at 6:30:53 PM

WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS.

Seriously, I get this train of discussion from Reddit all the time. I've been through this debate nearly 20 fucking times now. Just stop it already.

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ScottPilgrim2013 Why aren't you laughing? from Arkham Asylum Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
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#31557: May 17th 2016 at 6:33:26 PM

Not like theirs much to talk about right now without going into leak-territory. I think everything else from last week's episodes haven't discussed over.

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AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
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#31558: May 17th 2016 at 6:34:22 PM

Well I'd bring up some shit 4Chan tried to start with the fanbase, but then again I think that counts as importing drama.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#31559: May 17th 2016 at 6:34:35 PM

It's the creator's job to use their time well enough to make me open up to the idea of sympathizing with a character. Not my fault they spent most of it showing that character fighting the good guys and then putting her on a bus.

edited 17th May '16 6:37:11 PM by xanderiskander

ScottPilgrim2013 Why aren't you laughing? from Arkham Asylum Since: Jun, 2013 Relationship Status: Waiting for Prince Charming
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#31560: May 17th 2016 at 6:35:26 PM

@Adric Yeah, let's not bring up whatever the hell 4chan did. Last we thing we need is to bring in drama to the thread.

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#31561: May 17th 2016 at 6:38:33 PM

So then, how about we discuss other things? Like, for example, what type of gem could Centipeedle be?

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#31562: May 17th 2016 at 6:43:26 PM

I think it's pretty likely Centipeetle is Chrysoprase. The black rings on Chrysopase stones could explain the pokeball shape.

Plus they could just call her Chrys.

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#31563: May 17th 2016 at 6:45:09 PM

Makes sense, though I'd always wanted her to be Emerald.

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
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#31564: May 17th 2016 at 6:49:49 PM

Jasper doesn't seem to care too much for romantic love, which makes her, if not likable, then at least more relatable to me.

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InAnOdderWay Since: Nov, 2013
#31565: May 17th 2016 at 6:50:48 PM

My view on the Jasper situation is that, whether she's Good, Evil, or Neutral, she's lawful. And unless cornered into a really, really bad situation (which we have seen her in, and she could very well be in one now), she won't lash out without reason. She's not a chaotic evil character, not the sort to start shit to start shit. She has some sense of honor, and I'd like to believe that she conducts herself highly enough to have a sense of self-preservation enough to not do something stupid for the glory of Homeworld. She has reason to harm the gems, and considering the shit she's been through an action like that would make sense, but that would more just be more of a showcase of Jasper on the ropes. What I'm more curious of is how Jasper acts outside of that. How strong of a code does she have? Interesting questions to ask, not so interesting to argue wildly about.

Lapis hasn't done the best things, whether or not her actions were reasonable for circumstance, and she is, well, dangerous. She could lash out again, which is why it's important for her to feel safe with the Crystal Gems, Peridot included. Planet-scale hydrokenesis ain't nothing to fuck with. As for how that may affect Jasper's return, it's up in the air. Safe to say though, they aren't going to meet until Jasper's in a much better state of mind, and even then it's hard to say if they'll ever be on good terms even if Jasperredemption happens (fitting with the themes of the show).

Back on topic, quartz is the most popular option, it makes sense to me. I don't really speculate too hard on gem types, because they usually tend to not be too important.

edited 17th May '16 6:57:36 PM by InAnOdderWay

hcobb Since: Jan, 2001
#31566: May 17th 2016 at 7:00:56 PM

Only one of the HW gems tried to squash Steven like a bug seconds after meeting him.

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#31567: May 17th 2016 at 7:04:07 PM

My guess for Jasper is that she'll start as a Knight Templar, and will grow into a Tautological Templar. Burnett kind of implied in a tweet about the characters Mt G colors, that she's extremely lawful, but also a hypocrite.

Also I just realized that Mask island is probably the same island that Steven, Sadie, and Lars were trapped on that one episode.

edited 17th May '16 7:06:31 PM by xanderiskander

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#31568: May 17th 2016 at 7:16:17 PM

[up][up]And she didn't think he was an ultra-powerful rebel leader at the time, either.

And now, she's flookin' adorable.

edited 17th May '16 7:17:43 PM by Ruise

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InAnOdderWay Since: Nov, 2013
#31569: May 17th 2016 at 7:22:46 PM

[up][up] I'm pretty sure that it's literally the same island.

I don't see Jasper as a hypocrite, it's just that her moral compass is aligned to Homeworld. It's consistent, at least right now, just not really favorable towards Earth, or life, or happiness.

That being said, I do credit the show's handling of Peridot, who is basically the closest the show's ever gotten to a flat out bigoted (and, from a certain point of view, "privileged", though I hate to use the term) character in a show all about celebrating differences and diversities. It doesn't help that Peridot is the most "literally me" character ever conceived, which makes her easier to relate to, and root for, as opposed to the harsh exterior of Jasper, and Lapis's tragic backstory that implies that at some point in the distant past Lapis had the power to smile.

edited 18th May '16 5:01:37 AM by InAnOdderWay

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#31570: May 17th 2016 at 7:23:44 PM

It is the same island. I'm pretty sure it's also appeared in another episode, too.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#31571: May 17th 2016 at 7:25:41 PM

[up]If it did appear another time, the only other one I can think of is Warp Tour.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
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#31572: May 17th 2016 at 7:44:07 PM

Yes that is the episode.

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xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#31573: May 17th 2016 at 7:46:25 PM

Just not a very noteworthy appearance is all.

GarnetRebeller96 Since: Nov, 2015
#31574: May 17th 2016 at 7:57:39 PM

1) Her trying to drown the kids, attacking Greg's van and making the ocean tower, all happened while her gem was cracked. She was arguably insane & panicking at the time. Amethyst couldn't even speak right when her gem was cracked, and hers was much smaller.

That really doesn't justify her actions.

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#31575: May 17th 2016 at 8:05:28 PM

Sure it does. She wasn't herself at the time. It just doesn't for you, personally.


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