One of the more recent episodes (Kindergarten Kid) has shown Peridot to be one resilient gem, but is she really as tough as she seems? Or does her “resilience” in this episode actually fit in well with what we’ve already seen on the show so far? I believe (coupled with gem type) a gem’s ability to be poofed relates to what kind of damage they’re taking. Let’s have a look at some previous poofings to show what I mean.

Impaling:

By now we have seen quite a few gems be poofed due to impaling, these include.



Pearl way back in Steven the Sword Fighter. In this, Pearl is impaled with a sword and is shown to talk for a few seconds before eventually poofing.

Next we have Bismuth and, yet again like Pearl, after being impaled by Rose’s sword, she’s shown to talk for a few seconds before she poofs.

We also have the impaling of Centipeetle from monster buddies. Yet again, takes a few seconds to finally poof.

Lastly we have Jasper (well, half corrupted Jasper) who was impaled by Peridot and once again, is able to hold form for a few seconds before poofing.

Not to mention also explaining how Sadie managed to poof that Gem monster back in Island Adventure.



So what do these have in common? Not only are all gems guaranteed to poof once impaled, but are able to briefly hold their form before doing so. This shows us that impaling is a pretty sure fire way to poof gems.



Next up is pressure:

We’ve seem quite a few gems poof due to pressure being exerted on them.



We see it with Amethyst and the slinker, all three times.

We see it with Peridot and Garnet’s neat bear hug.

We see it with the corrupted Quartz from Crack the Whip.



Point being, pressure can we used to poof gems pretty effectively, next!

Pulling Out (Pun intended?):

Can only really think of two times or maybe three (Cluster experiments) that this has happened.

One in Gem Hunt when Jasper rips out the corrupted Quartz.

And another when Peridot pulls out the corrupted gem in Kindergarten Kid (Which is kinda assumed that this happens after the fall)



Now leading to my last point, what’s the one thing we really haven’t seen gems poof because of? Fall damage/ bludgeoning. A gem can usually be shown to take quite the bruising, and noticeably this doesn’t cause a gem to poof (but bruises and tears are shown to be visible on their form).

Notable examples being Jasper and Lapis both being able to survive the fall and explosion in Jailbreak without a bubble like Steven’s. Not to mention the fight between Jasper and Garnet and all the punches thrown.



And most recently, Peridot in Kindergarten Kid



Really the only time we’ve seen a gem poof due to bludgeoning is when Jasper poofs Amethyst in Crack the Whip. Guess that’s a testament to Jasper’s power (also note this was done with a gem weapon).

So there you have it! A little guide to the conditions in which gems can be poofed based on what we’ve seen in the show so far, of course all speculations, but fun to think about. Sorry this ended up being so long, until next time.

