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Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#37176: Aug 2nd 2016 at 7:36:48 PM

[up]x5 That's what I always thought too. She was probably still a solider, but of the defense/field medic variety. It also fits in with the trend that all gems have personality traits designed to fit their jobs. Rose had increased empathy compared to other gems (it seems), which would make her more willing to heal people during battle when there was risk to herself.

edited 2nd Aug '16 7:37:28 PM by Cailleach

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#37177: Aug 2nd 2016 at 7:40:29 PM

[up] Gems don't have personality traits designed for their jobs. The Rubies pretty much prove that with them all having wildly different personalities. If they could control their personalities, then it would be weird for them to have free will to decide to rebel in the first place.

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#37178: Aug 2nd 2016 at 7:41:14 PM

[up]x5 Mang, that would make for a hilarious troll ending.

edited 2nd Aug '16 7:41:30 PM by randomness4

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#37179: Aug 2nd 2016 at 7:42:38 PM

Whatever Rose's status was, she does have a lot of unique powers for one Gem. I feel like there should be an explanation for that.

Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#37180: Aug 2nd 2016 at 7:43:01 PM

[up][up][up] I mean that in the absolute vaguest sense. Whether through design or through training, all the gems we've met so far do have personalities that would fit their job well (Except the Rubies...)

edited 2nd Aug '16 7:43:10 PM by Cailleach

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#37181: Aug 2nd 2016 at 7:44:42 PM

[up][up]She was a defensive powerhouse medic, that's a pretty powerful combo.

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Mr.Badguy Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#37182: Aug 2nd 2016 at 7:44:57 PM

It might be significant that the Rebellion era Rubies were all gung-ho fighters, but the Era 2 Rubies were wacky dorks, though that's maybe just because it makes for a more interesting episode.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#37183: Aug 2nd 2016 at 8:10:17 PM

That's true, but I do wonder... aren't there other Rose Quartzes? Were they just not deployed (or poofed) at the time of the corruption?
Even if there are more rose quartz gems, I wouldn't assume their powers are even similar.

Whatever Rose's status was, she does have a lot of unique powers for one Gem. I feel like there should be an explanation for that.
I don't know about the number of powers, but I feel the most likely reason for their uniqueness is that gems have powers derived from their personality and emotions, and Rose's were very atypical.

When was the last time we got a bunch of episodes that weren't part of a Steven Bomb or a special event?
"Nightmare Hospital" to "Too Far", though the only difference between how they aired those and the "In Too Deep" episode is advertising and one episode (6 vs. 5).

diyedas Since: Feb, 2010
#37185: Aug 2nd 2016 at 8:24:39 PM

Ponytail Amethyst is super cute. I approve.

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#37186: Aug 2nd 2016 at 8:25:50 PM

Even if there are more rose quartz gems, I wouldn't assume their powers are even similar.
Why wouldn't you assume that?

I don't know about the number of powers, but I feel the most likely reason for their uniqueness is that gems have powers derived from their personality and emotions, and Rose's were very atypical.
With Steven and Peridot it seems like their powers were always there, until they discovered how to activate them.

edited 2nd Aug '16 8:32:29 PM by xanderiskander

SilentColossus (Don’t ask)
#37187: Aug 2nd 2016 at 8:27:21 PM

The two Rubies we see in "The Answer" are not developed enough as characters to really determine much aside from we know that our Ruby is not as aggressive as them, and is generally more neurotic and hotheaded than combative.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#37188: Aug 2nd 2016 at 8:28:57 PM

[up][up]Because this Rose's abillities are based on The Power of Love, which I doubt Homeworld would make a regular thing.

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#37189: Aug 2nd 2016 at 8:37:19 PM

Well, if other gems powers are controlled by emotions we haven't seen many that are restricted by it aside from Steven. Lapis has no problem using her powers when she feels different emotions. And I'm not sure Peridot's powers are based on emotion at all.

The only other ones I can think of are Ruby and Sapphire. Ruby's feet lighting on fire when she's angry / excited, and Sapphire freezing things, when she's feeling...I'm not sure it's hard to tell with her.

edited 2nd Aug '16 8:42:04 PM by xanderiskander

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#37190: Aug 2nd 2016 at 8:44:32 PM

Emotions cause unintentional use of powers is all those scenes showed.

Stephen is the only one who relies on emotional control.

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SilentColossus (Don’t ask)
#37191: Aug 2nd 2016 at 8:48:16 PM

Pearl relies on concentration and discipline, while Amethyst's powers come from impulse and being free-spirited. Different Gems have different methods of accessing their power, seemingly dependent on their personality.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#37192: Aug 2nd 2016 at 8:50:39 PM

Even if emotions didn't control Rose's powers like they do Steven's, Rose's healing tears were stated to come from her empathy for others.

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#37193: Aug 2nd 2016 at 8:58:08 PM

[up] I didn't say Rose's powers weren't controlled by emotions. They clearly state they were. I'm saying it doesn't seem to limit the powers of any of the other gems, when their emotional state changes. You'd think we'd see other gems powers fail more often because of their emotions changing if that were the case.

[up][up] Impulsiveness isn't an emotion. It's when you act based on your emotions. Neither is concentration or discipline, really.

edited 2nd Aug '16 9:01:12 PM by xanderiskander

randomness4 Ghost '11 from The Land of Inconvenience Since: Sep, 2011
Ghost '11
#37195: Aug 2nd 2016 at 9:04:11 PM

Yeah, that's pretty much what I expected her to do...

I wonder if HW has college.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#37196: Aug 2nd 2016 at 9:13:48 PM

I'm a little disappointed that the last two episodes haven't had updates for KBCW or Peridot's twitter.

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
#37197: Aug 2nd 2016 at 9:17:58 PM

Honestly, I hope we get more information about the Diamonds. There's being vague to maintain a sense of mystery, and then there's knowing literally nothing about them aside from their names and that they're, in one way or another, the Big Bads. I don't think White Diamond has even been mentioned by name yet. When you don't know what they're fighting against, you don't get a sense of urgency or tension. With Jasper, the threat is there because it's in their face. But it seems like even she's completely forgotten that she works for an intergalactic empire that our heroes have no chance of fighting in their current state.

The show might even thrive on something vague. It could be something as simple as "Yellow was our strength, White was our intelligence, Blue was our restraint, and Pink was our heart." Show a portrait of each, and you have your Big Bads (and Big Good) established. Not knowing anything about the villain(s) can only work if all of the main characters don't know anything about them. But one set of questions to Pearl or Garnet (or even Greg) can get Steven and the audience all of the backstory they want. I guess what I'm saying is that any answer at all, vague or not, is better than acting like there's no question to ask.

Jeez, I wrote a bit of a rant.

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Cailleach Studious Girl from Purgatory Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Studious Girl
#37198: Aug 2nd 2016 at 9:23:51 PM

[up] I agree with this

diyedas Since: Feb, 2010
#37199: Aug 2nd 2016 at 9:27:05 PM

The reason why we're not getting info on them is pretty simple, they're not important to the plot yet. They're not a threat to Earth right now so I don't see the point in the show talking about them until they become relevant. Steven Universe episodes are 11 minutes, they have other things that the creators want to focus on and things that are more important in show at the moment.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#37200: Aug 2nd 2016 at 9:27:53 PM

Yeah, I think that has always been one of the shows weak-points.

Like, it's a bit mitigated by the fact that the Crystal Gems obviously don't like talking about it, but other times things don't come up because it seems like Steven just has no interest in them or never thinks to ask, which makes no sense in his position.

Like, he had to be told that the Gems originally invaded Earth, something that should have been blatantly obvious to him with everything that he's gone through.

edited 2nd Aug '16 9:28:22 PM by LSBK


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