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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#52651: Jan 8th 2018 at 6:46:26 PM

I get the feeling the culmination of the Crystal Gems' character arcs will coincide with Steven fusing with them, ala Smoky Quartz. Looking forward to Garnet-Steven and Pearl-Steven fusions.

[up] You'd think an egomaniac like Pink Diamond would have insisted her personal Pearl have a more pinkish color scheme in the same way Blue Diamond and Yellow Diamond's Pearls have color schemes like their Diamonds.

edited 8th Jan '18 6:47:45 PM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#52652: Jan 8th 2018 at 6:51:48 PM

God, I want Steven-Rainbow Quartz. Make them just as graceful and elegant as Rose-Rainbow Quartz, even with a bit of Steven chub.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#52653: Jan 8th 2018 at 6:52:55 PM

One thing people have been saying to support the "CG Pearl originally belonged to White Diamond" theory is that Pearl has her gem in the same place as White Diamond (forehead), which is true of Yellow and Blue's Pearls as well. We've only seen White Diamond's mural, but the murals all have the correct gem placement for the other diamonds so we can trust it to be correct.

I dunno that it really means anything but I thought it was an interesting observation.

Crossover-Enthusiast from an abaondoned mall (Lucky 7) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#52654: Jan 8th 2018 at 6:57:21 PM

Speaking of Rainbow Quartz, I wonder what her weapon is.

I hope it's an umbrella.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#52655: Jan 8th 2018 at 6:58:00 PM

there's no way she belonged to a Diamond. Diamond's Pearls are all varying shades of a singular color, the same color as the Diamonds themselves, and our Pearl has a lot of different colors. Pearl has very light cream-colored skin, orange hair, blue eyes, and typically wears blue, orange, and pink.
All but two of those colors come from clothing, which Pearl has changed. And even her hair color is kind of weird: I'd call it orange, but Guide to the Crystal Gems lists it as "pink".

Speaking of Rainbow Quartz, I wonder what her weapon is. I hope it's an umbrella.
Still relevant.

edited 8th Jan '18 6:59:05 PM by thatother1dude

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#52656: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:00:18 PM

[up]What about her blue eyes?

I feel like the gem placement is a coincidence/an attempt to keep the designs looking compatible. Rhodonite's Pearl is on her chest, you think that means anything?

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Actually, Rhodonite is almost entirely pink, and the reddish tint and black outfit can be chalked up to the Ruby. If the Pearl placement is just a coincidence, maybe half of Rhodonite is Pink Diamond's Pearl.

edited 8th Jan '18 7:02:49 PM by PushoverMediaCritic

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#52657: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:00:59 PM

She explicitly said she was in service of a Morganite (pink Beryl Gem)

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#52658: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:02:00 PM

Oh yeah, duh. I forgot.

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#52659: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:04:27 PM

[up][up]Which sort of demonstrates how small our comparison pool is: we only know one Pearl that specifically served a non-diamond, but since she's part of a permafusion and her master is only known by name, we can only guess how similar they are to each other.

firewriter Since: Dec, 2016
#52660: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:05:41 PM

I still wonder when are we are going to have White Diamond formerly introduced.

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.
#52661: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:09:17 PM

It is especially noticeable that she hasn't shown up, considering how we've had several scenes between Blue and Yellow at this point, and neither of them have so much as alluded to any Diamonds other than themselves and Pink.

And yet, everything points to the character existing...and since Pink's symbol was removed from the Diamond emblem, she should still exist.

Hmm...maybe White Diamond was lost in a way that they felt they couldn't talk about, in a way that Pink's shattering wasn't?

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RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#52662: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:11:26 PM

If WD WAS shattered though, it had literally nothing to do with the war. She was part of the corruption attack that ended it. Unless she somehow got shattered doing that.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
firewriter Since: Dec, 2016
#52663: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:14:20 PM

I don't think she is shattered. I think she is even more disconnected with her subjects than Yellow and Blue Diamond.

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#52664: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:15:20 PM

That's what I'm going with. That she's like, virtually never present in any Gems's lives.

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M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#52665: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:15:36 PM

My personal headcanon is that WD is offworld either taking a vacation or overseeing one of her many colonies.

edited 8th Jan '18 7:15:49 PM by M84

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#52666: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:17:46 PM

I assume what ever is going on with her is just common knowledge and not something considered worth worrying over.

edited 8th Jan '18 7:18:49 PM by LSBK

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.
#52667: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:18:46 PM

Perhaps.

I still feel like we should have gotten something about her by now.

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Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#52668: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:20:09 PM

I don't think White Diamond is shattered either (that would be really underwhelming), but I couldn't tell you what's up with her or why she's not been around or been mentioned since we have so little to go on. Her being somewhere else managing a colony or whatever does make a lot of sense though.

[up] Nobody mentioned Pink Diamond for a long time either. It took until like what, season 3 until someone (Jasper) mentioned them by name? There's probably a reason we haven't see her (like Pink Diamond's shattering making her taboo).

edited 8th Jan '18 7:24:11 PM by Draghinazzo

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
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#52669: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:21:52 PM

The only weird thing for WD is that she didn't show up at the Trial. Or even be name-dropped at said trial.

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#52670: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:23:25 PM

I thought that was weird too, but it's possible that she's away on another planet or something like M84 said and so couldn't be present.

RhymeBeat True colors from Eastern Standard Since: Aug, 2009 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
True colors
#52671: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:24:25 PM

Yeah it just feels like someone should at least have mentioned, she exists, but isn't there for (insert reasons here)

The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.
thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#52672: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:25:27 PM

I still wonder when are we are going to have White Diamond formerly introduced.
When I thought the show would end this season, I figured we'd get at least some explanation for her absence, even if she's doesn't become a significant character. Since it's looking more likely the show will go past season five, even that's out the window.

I think she is even more disconnected with her subjects than Yellow and Blue Diamond.
That's the only thing we almost do know about her.

Personally, I like the idea that, besides being distant from Homeworld affairs, she's some robotic/computerish thing with no emotional connection to the other diamonds. Granted, given the writing style of this show, that seems unlikely.

In what may or may not be a related note, the huge size disparity between Pink and Yellow/Blue leads credence to the theory that the enormous "statue" of White Diamond actually is White Diamond.

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.
#52673: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:25:39 PM

It's the Trial that's the weirdest for me, yeah. You'd think that an important legal proceeding on Homeworld would justify mentioning her in, like, the court record or something. Maybe they just did that before Steven went in...

[up] I have thought about that. It might be really interesting, actually - White's so far beyond everyone else that she doesn't even walk around like them.

edited 8th Jan '18 7:27:02 PM by KarkatTheDalek

Oh God! Natural light!
thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#52674: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:35:06 PM

That said, the light in the "Same Old World" flashback had a mix of colors including white, which suggest White Diamond is either ambulatory regardless or that the corruption power has a really long range.

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.
#52675: Jan 8th 2018 at 7:37:28 PM

Maybe she was ambulatory back then, but has since then become totally detached, perhaps because of Pink's death?

Ooh, I really like that theory.

Also, I'm not the only one who thinks that Centi was a Nephrite under White, right?

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