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32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#55526: Jun 28th 2018 at 8:46:07 AM

Agreed - in fact, part of my belief is the supposition that they have not yet found out about The Cluster's neutralization.

What's interesting to note is what their response will be. I can imagine they might attempt to unbubble The Cluster at first, but considering that The Cluster bubbled itself, I predict that would just result in a very rapid self-rebubbling.

They might attempt another shot of The Corruption again, to try to get "stragglers," but that seems like an awful lot of effort for a very small number of enemies. Of course, There Is No Kill Like Overkill.

That said, I can think of something that they might try to do that would also make a seismic shift in the show - they find a corrupted gem and demonstrate how to un-corrupt it, then commanding the uncorrupted gem to attack The Crystal Gems. It would finally solve the question Steven himself has wondered about for a while (how to reverse corruption), create new potential adversaries (plus lets us get Jasper back in the mix), and sets the stage for a grand finale.

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#55527: Jun 28th 2018 at 9:06:45 AM

[up] I am now imagining said uncorrupted Gem going "What? No! You did this to me, screw you!" After being ordered to attack them.

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32_Footsteps Think of the mooks! from Just north of Arkham Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
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#55528: Jun 28th 2018 at 9:26:39 AM

Yeah, there is that potential prospect as well (plus the prospect that the Diamonds accidentally reverse corruption on someone who was already a Crystal Gem, outright boosting the protagonists' strength). That said, I don't think the Diamonds are the sort who think things all the way through (I don't think Pink is an outlier there), so I could see them doing it regardless.

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MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
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#55529: Jun 28th 2018 at 9:31:20 AM

On the other hand, knowing that they were the ones that corrupted this hypothetical gem, means that they'd also know that they are willing to do it again if they disobeys (assuming the Gem in question isn't a Crystal Gem).

thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#55530: Jun 28th 2018 at 9:51:47 AM

I expect Homeworld won’t find out the Cluster’s bubbled until there’s some other reason keeping them away from Earth.

Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#55531: Jun 28th 2018 at 10:11:56 AM

Even if said uncorrupted wasn't a crystal gem I don't think they'd be all that helpful to the Diamonds, given it was them who corrupted them in the first place.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#55532: Jun 28th 2018 at 10:47:42 AM

You're assuming they'd know that, or that the Diamonds couldn't convincingly lie to that Gem, or that a promise of de-corruption other Gems wouldn't will their cooperation regardless.

If Centipeetle had to choose between uncorrupting her crew or helping the enemy she'd been fighting in the first place, even knowing they weren't necessarily the "enemy" now, what would she pick?

[down] Corrected

Edited by sgamer82 on Jun 28th 2018 at 12:02:27 PM

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#55536: Jun 28th 2018 at 2:29:21 PM

and Beach city gets destroyed

oh no

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#55537: Jun 28th 2018 at 4:22:39 PM

If diamonds can cure corruption, it has to be at a cost greater than replacing most gems, otherwise they'd have done it already. That cost would also have to be something they could fulfill while on Earth. And why would they do that instead of just bringing/calling for gems off-planet?

I can think of a scenario where Blue and Yellow came to Earth alone and get stranded when their ships are destroyed, which is amusing in some ways, but problematic in a lot more.

But really, what would they want any kind of reinforcements for? The Crystal Gems are vastly outpowered, Blue and Yellow are barely outnumbered, and any gems they uncorrupted would be way weaker than them.


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WillKeaton from Alberta, Canada Since: Jun, 2010
#55538: Jun 28th 2018 at 5:00:34 PM

A lot of the corrupted Gems are Crystal Gems, so the Diamonds would have no reason to uncorrupt them unless they could be certain they're uncorrupting loyal soldiers.

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#55539: Jun 29th 2018 at 2:01:19 AM

"Uncle Andy saves the day"

"Onion steals a spaceship"

I want these to happen so badly.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#55540: Jun 29th 2018 at 5:08:46 AM

If not one of the arm ships, then the Sun Incinerator or Star Skipper (assuming it's fixed/replaced).

That brings up a question: after getting (back) to Earth, would the Off Colors care? Do they want to keep pirating and fighting Homeworld, or just settle down?

xanderiskander Since: Mar, 2012
#55541: Jun 29th 2018 at 1:35:29 PM

I think they'd want to settle down. The reason they wanted to go to Earth is that Steven told them it's a place they could be themselves right? Although if they keep the ship there's no reason they couldn't do both I guess.

Edited by xanderiskander on Jun 29th 2018 at 4:35:22 AM

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#55542: Jun 29th 2018 at 2:55:16 PM

I just had a whole dream about how much I want an Adventure Time/Steven Universe crossover, and I really do. Steven and Finn had very similar character development but approached it from different ends of the spectrum. Steven was an naive, gentle kid who had to learn that the world is a lot darker and has situations where there's no other option but violence, while Finn started out as a naive, aggressive kid who had to learn that the world has a lot more shades of grey and situations he can't just punch his way through.

I also can't help but want to see the Crystal Gems interacting with the various princesses from Adventure Time.

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#55543: Jun 29th 2018 at 6:23:33 PM

> That brings up a question: after getting (back) to Earth, would the Off Colors care? Do they want to keep pirating and fighting Homeworld, or just settle down?

Of course they'd care,I think they would happily give up the space piracy and the battle against Homeworld if it meant they could settle down without having to worry about Homeworld breathing down their necks,they spent a long time evading the robernoids in the underground,and then they were evading Homeworld in a stolen Starship..

If they did settle on Earth I figure they'd stay together but gravitate towards areas where they feel secure but familiar like the Kindergartens,I'm well aware it doesn't sense to settle on a new planet then hide but when you've spent most of your existence evading capture and fearing for your life it's very ingrained behaviour and hard to change

Lars probably wouldn't want to give up on being a space pirate captain though,it's been a blast for him.

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Edited by Ultimatum on Jun 29th 2018 at 6:30:12 AM

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#55544: Jun 29th 2018 at 7:10:21 PM

Of course they'd care,I think they would happily give up the space piracy and the battle against Homeworld if it meant they could settle down without having to worry about Homeworld breathing down their necks
I was asking if they'd care if their ship was stolen. If they don't want to go off world anytime soon, they might not.

Lars probably wouldn't want to give up on being a space pirate captain though,it's been a blast for him.
He misses Earth, though, so he might try to do both.

I'm sure he wouldn't pressure the others into going back to space, but might try to find a new crew (I don't think he'd tr to go it alone).

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#55545: Jun 29th 2018 at 10:14:11 PM

Unless he got into a really bad fight with the rest of the Off Colors, Lars definitely wouldn't try to go on his own. They said it themselves in "Lars of the Stars" - they never would've gotten as far as they did without each other.

An extended trailer for Heart of the Crystal Gems. It's mostly old clips, but there are some new ones in there.

There's also a narrator that reminds us that yes, the Diamonds are still very terrible people, even if they are sympathetic.

Edited by Crossover-Enthusiast on Jun 29th 2018 at 1:14:42 PM

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ObligatorySarcasm Since: Aug, 2016
#55546: Jun 30th 2018 at 6:17:42 AM

Alot of that promo came off as And That's Terrible.

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thatother1dude from Land of the Ill, Annoyin' Since: Jan, 2001
#55547: Jun 30th 2018 at 10:01:04 AM

I was watching O.K. KO this morning, and had to pause the video several minutes to laugh when I found out Koala Princess is an actual character in this show.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#55548: Jun 30th 2018 at 10:36:25 AM

Gem gets shattered!?...uh oh

I've been expecting someone to get shattered for a while now. The more they dance around a terrible possibility, the more it leads to seeing it happen eventually.

Like how we've seen the end result of corruption for a while, and heard about the event time and time again, so us seeing it onscreen (with Jasper) was inevitable.

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#55549: Jun 30th 2018 at 12:50:58 PM

Well, if someone were to be shattered, who would it be? And who would be the one doing it?

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#55550: Jun 30th 2018 at 12:52:04 PM

Bismuth or Jasper, if there is any desire to maintain Status Quo Is God.


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