I have to admit, I've been wondering about the differences between Era 1 and Era 2 gems side-by-side. I think the only case of it, per Word of God, was that Leggy (of the YD Ruby Squad) was a fairly fresh Ruby, and the only difference shown between her and all of the other Rubies were psychological (i.e. acted pretty nervous and green in the field). Well, there was also the possibility of weapon generation, which we've seen CG Ruby and Eyeball do, but looking back at what Peridot said about Era 2 gems, that could be just that Era 2 Peridots don't have weapon generation but that a warrior caste gem like a Ruby would (rereading the quotes, the syntax is a little fuzzy, so while it certainly sounds like Peri indicated that all Era 2 gems can't make weapons, she might have meant that only about Era 2 Peridots).
Based on the physical resemblance between Leggy and every other Ruby, I'm kind of inclined to believe that the gems aren't much different outwardly. Of course, given that Rubies are heavily hinted to be low on the totem pole in the first place, maybe the differences are just way less pronounced between eras that low. Of course, that said, it wouldn't surprise me if Peridots aren't exactly high-end gems, either. I think a clearer indication would probably actually be if an Era 2 Bismuth showed up - if a significantly smaller and less bulky Bismuth was shown working for Homeworld as an Era 2, then I think there might be a stronger indication that Era 2 equals smaller.
edited 11th Jan '17 1:46:15 PM by 32_Footsteps
Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.While on the topic of Era 1 and Era 2, what do they mean exactly? I mean, I'm pretty sure Era 2 comes after Era 1, but what was the event that marked the end of Era 1? Was it Pink Diamond's death? I would have thought that for an empire that's been around as long as the Gems have they would have more than two eras.
Also, why did Rose decide to call her rebellion the "Crystal" Gems? Like is there a specific reason she chose that name?
Steven's displayed a type of telepathy, so it might be a Rose Quartz ability.
Which means, we'll never ever never see it in actual usage.
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.You know, I had an odd idea about the Fusion Cuisine episode the other day. Instead of bringing Alexandrite to the restaurant, what if Steven had Sardonyx pose as his mother, and had Amethyst pose as his sister?
Amethyst is already a Cool Big Sis figure to Steven, and I imagine that Sardonyx would make a more charming dinner guest than Alexandrite (who, truth be told, doesn't have much of a personality of her own, and who the Gems had little experience with anyway).
I guess the writers wanted to wait until the Season 2 Pearl/Garnet arc to reveal Sardonyx, but I still think it's a neat idea.
No beer?! But if there's no beer, then there's no beef or beans!But would Sardonyx be able to eat? Actually, do you think Alexandrite will ever get a personality? Because she doesn't have one yet. I mean, the other fusions are just two characters stuck together, and that seems to involve finding a personality trait they both posses and exaggerating that, but I guess the staff has a hard time doing that with three characters jammed together.
Hmm... good question. On one hand, unlike Alexandrite, Sardonyx has been used enough to develop a unique personality all her own, so just because Pearl finds eating revolting doesn't mean Sardonyx would. On the other hand, that doesn't necessarily mean she would, either.
Maybe Steven could bring along Sugilite? Actually, that's a terrible idea from multiple angles. Forget I said that.
Technically Alexandrite is four characters jammed together, but that's just splitting hairs.
No beer?! But if there's no beer, then there's no beef or beans!The fusion experiments are Cluster prototypes.
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.So it occurred to me that the failure of Rose's rebellion may have actually made life worse for the gems under the Diamonds.There's bound to have been a crackdown on possible dissent,especially on their more distant colonies,but especially on Homeworld,which probably went from being oppressive to a totalitarian dystopia as the resource shortages hit them,and without the materials to create new gems or create superior ones they sort of grounded to a halt production wise
The resource shortage is probably the main reason Gem empire didn't swiftly reconquer the earth after the corruption hit,aside from the possible fallout,the gem empire couldn't afford to send legions of troops when a good majority were probably on the Earth when it got hit,I mean they had a Galaxy warp which would have saved them a journey but that's broken in places and their other option is to send starships,but they probably don't have the numbers to manage a huge starship so they go with smaller groups like the rubies and Jasper,hell Jasper probably wouldn't have gone AWOL if they had had larger squad that didn't just consist of her and Peridot
Either way,neither side came off well,the crystal gems have lost a significant part of their force,and Homeworld is still reeling from losing so many gems and Pink Dimond.Yellow Dimond probably realises what a disaster the Earth colony was so reactivating the cluster becomes a priority,destroying the Earth means destroying the memory of the rebellion completely,and finally having a victory over Crystal gems.
edited 15th Jan '17 10:34:52 AM by Ultimatum
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you are right in some thing but wrong in others: first the rebelion didnt lose considerable forces it, they lose ALL OF IT, and as far the diamond are concern the rebelion is dead and that planet is just the dead resting place of her sister.
I think the problem is that while they "won" they didn't have a way of restocking their numbers,they had just one planet under their control,Homeworld probably had/has hundreds of planets under their control. and the means to produce new gems
edited 15th Jan '17 11:56:22 AM by Ultimatum
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edit:Any reason would be a fair remark yes,like I dunno someone at least mentioning it.it was pretty major
edit:You have a gem that can see into the future,telepathy is hardly a stretch,but whatever
edited 11th Jan '17 1:44:56 PM by Ultimatum
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