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BlueBlaze64 The Watcher on the Tower from Empire City Since: Sep, 2012 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Watcher on the Tower
#32376: May 25th 2016 at 5:57:23 PM

Kindergarten Kid is definitely going to be a "The Answer" type episode of Amethyst's origin story and how she met Rose, Pearl and Garnet.

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KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#32377: May 25th 2016 at 6:03:53 PM

That strikes me as the most likely scenario. Hopefully we don't have to wait to long for something similar for Pearl.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#32378: May 25th 2016 at 6:09:02 PM

[up][up]Sensible guess.

However...it could be about Gems that come out of Kindredgartens during the War.

[up]That might be the simplest one, they could make it interesting.

edited 25th May '16 6:10:06 PM by randomness4

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hcobb Since: Jan, 2001
#32379: May 25th 2016 at 6:24:26 PM

wild mass guess We'll get Pearl's backstory when Rose releases her from her vow of secrecy in the final season.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#32381: May 25th 2016 at 7:31:37 PM

Hey I want to talk about this:

"It Runs in the Family: Potentially hoarding items for the Universe family. Greg comments that his aviator uncle and aunt never really threw anything away, much like with his storage, making him wonder if their family has a problem. "

is not that medical term? I have seen some show people who got adicted to colecting things, on the other Hand I never saw Steven with this so I wonder if just a greg thing.

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#32382: May 25th 2016 at 7:36:10 PM

I wonder if Amethyst got it from Greg

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SalFishFin Since: Jan, 2001
#32383: May 25th 2016 at 7:42:25 PM

She got her hair from Greg...

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#32384: May 25th 2016 at 10:00:55 PM

@bottom of last page: yeah, exactly like that! How much Harsher in Hindsight would Amethyst's fight scenes be, both in- and out-of-universe, if they revealed that her signature weapon's original purpose was to punish rebellious Gems, as is a purpose of Real Life whips?

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#32385: May 25th 2016 at 10:10:18 PM

Her whip is closest in design to the kinds used to make loud sounds that tell animals when to start moving.

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#32386: May 25th 2016 at 10:11:07 PM

Speaking of weapons, is it possible that Peridot just doesn't have one? We've never seen a weapon from Sapphire either, and it doesn't seem like either even has one, otherwise they'd have used them by now.

Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#32387: May 25th 2016 at 10:12:29 PM

Way-too-late quoteing

Which makes me wonder how the CG's will cope with Lapis and Peridot. Peridot's the same as the CG's, in that she's also not made for fighting, but Lapis is gamebreakingly strong, which is probably why she's being Put on a Bus now rather than later.

Lapis really doesn't have to be put on a bus for a third time, I don't think.

She's extremely strong in her element, and her element is around a lot of places on earth, to be sure. On the other hand, the way the show has unfolded makes me think it ain't a big deal. First of all, the whole monster-of-the-week formula has become pretty much a thing of the past in recent seasons. The show's more focused on the overarcing plot of Homeworld threats, and character interactions. So even if Lapis manages to completely trivialize any monster threats in the Beach City area, that's really not a problem for the story. Secondly, Homeworld is a gamebreaker beyond what even Lapis could probably deal with in a direct fight. Whatever Yellow Diamond brings to bear against Earth next is likely to make Peridot's hand-ship seem cute in comparison.

Also, I think it'd be hilarious to see Lapis casually ocean-slap a random monster attack unfolding in the background while holding a conversation with Steven.

edited 25th May '16 10:13:42 PM by Enlong

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#32388: May 25th 2016 at 10:14:20 PM

P-dots weren't made to fight...

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Court Dragon
#32389: May 25th 2016 at 10:16:25 PM

Neither was Pearl. And she eventually got her spear.

I say "eventually", since The Answer showed her during the invasion only using swords.

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#32390: May 25th 2016 at 10:23:00 PM

All Gems can get weapons, not all were made to have them.

It's a skill to learn since they can be broken...but can be summoned brand new or more than one.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#32391: May 25th 2016 at 10:25:33 PM

The staff have said Lapis has her water power instead of a weapon. Sapphire's clairvoyance may be the same, but Peridot clearly just hasn't found hers yet. She might not ever because, unlike Pearl or Steven, Peridot has shown no interest in getting stronger. She does want to improve herself, but through learning to understand things and people better.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#32392: May 25th 2016 at 10:29:02 PM

It'd be pretty inconvenient to have a weapon that only comes out of your back.

Lapis' water is her weapon...because it comes out her back gem, but she can also control surrounding water.

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#32393: May 25th 2016 at 10:33:55 PM

wild mass guessPeridot's weapon will be a flintlock rifle.wild mass guess

I just had to share something that seemed incredibly awesome.

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Ruise Nyanpasu~ from your subconscious Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
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#32394: May 25th 2016 at 11:50:45 PM

I like the idea of Peridot being the Wade and just inventing things. She doesn't need a gem-weapon or to become adept at direct combat. I wouldn't be surprised if she did get a weapon, but I'm meh towards that.

edited 25th May '16 11:51:28 PM by Ruise

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randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#32395: May 26th 2016 at 12:16:38 AM

Pearl doesn't have to be the only techie of the group.

Perry winkle could actually improve Peral's craft by familiarizing her with the standards of modern Gem technology. That's really crucial info which can really help in the long run.

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hcobb Since: Jan, 2001
#32396: May 26th 2016 at 6:29:51 AM

Compare the results of Pearl's jammer vs. Peridot's robots before answering who has the stronger weapon.

wild mass guess Peridot wants the barn so she can turn it into a drone lab, but these drones shall be more explorers than weapons.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#32397: May 26th 2016 at 10:54:41 AM

I have a question: the whole thing with gem in homeworld would be strict hierachy or outright caste system? the garnet episode have vibe of the first, with a romantic view of earth as "the final frontier" and the whole drama of saphire and ruby can be ether look as analogic of class relationship(the noble saphire with the ruby grunt) or caste system being broken.

Also, maybe is just Garnet being unrelable narrator but modern homeworld seen to be a techocratic nightmare, if gem remind me of the eldar cross with vulcan, homeworld seen to be the necrons.

How do you imagine homeworld to be?

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MightyMatilda Mr. Clueless from New Jersey, USA Since: Jan, 2015
Mr. Clueless
#32398: May 26th 2016 at 11:04:01 AM

To tell you the truth, I don't see any real difference between a caste system and a class system, except that maybe one is slightly more strict than the other.

But to answer your question, it seems to be a caste system.

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#32399: May 26th 2016 at 11:18:59 AM

[up]that in theory, in a class system you can move forward or get worse, here it seen you at set for life in some type in one labor and cant interact with other gems, so yeah is probably a caste system, granted modern homeworld seen to put that up to eleven compare to old homeworld.

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#32400: May 26th 2016 at 11:20:14 AM

A claste system.

Gems are made for their roles, so I imagine that Homeworld is very Diamond-focused. Everything for the glory of the authority, and the good of the race.

Grand architecture and everything working like clockwork, but maybe minor imperfections are what influence gems to rebel.

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