Theory: Gem monsters

I think I speak for all of us when I say that it’s still a big mystery as to how gems are turned from human appearance into monsters.

At first I thought it was because of damage to their gems, like how we saw Amethyst’s body going through phases when she cracked her gem, but that idea falls apart when you see that none of the monster gems are actually damaged.

But than it dawned on to me: what if gems monsters are actually reborn gems that had their personalities perverted from what their original symbolism was suppose to be?

To make it easier to understand let me give you an example:

Pearl- ‘Pearls attune the wearer to ebb and flow of life. They are calming and centering. They give purity and promote faith, charity, and integrity, truth and loyalty. They especially enhance personal integrity. They help one connect with the Goddess, the ultimate feminine energy, and bring love energy.’





Amethyst- ‘Amethyst has a gently sedative energy that can promote peacefulness, happiness, and contentment. It also is said to bring emotional stability and inner strength. This stability and strength not only helps one hold firm in one’s life.’





Garnet- ‘Garnet is a protective energy stone which is especially known for protection from evil’ (future vision), ‘Emotionally, considered a stone of increasing commitment, honesty, hope, and faith.’





Rose Quartz- ‘Rose quartz is often called the “Love Stone.” It’s energetic hallmark is that of unconditional love that opens the heart chakra. This makes rose quartz a stone for every type of love: self-love, family, platonic, romantic, and unconditional.’

In other words, all of the Crystal gem’s personalities reflect those of gemstones symbolic meaning.





But than we have Homeworld gems:

Peridot- ‘Periodot is associated with the heart chakra…It is a stone of compassion. It has a friendly energy.’





Jasper- ‘The “Nurturing Stone;”..Jasper is known metaphysically as a stone of gentleness, comfort, and relaxation…In the mental and emotional realms, Jasper is primarily about peace and relaxation.’





Notice how horribly both Peridot and Jasper deviate from the symbolism that their gems represent? Peridot completely lacks compassion for all living creatures and even her own droids. And Jasper? The 1st thing she would do is “Hulk smash!”.





Now assuming that personality preversion begun at the time of war on Earth, the gems that weren’t shattered; when they tried to regenerate, (and remember that gems visually take on the form that reflect the gem’s symbolism, like how Pearl, lost her ballerina outfit, but her new one still reflects her personality) the gem’s symbolism would conflict with the personality they were grown with.

Which would explain in “Monster Buddies” when the Centipeetle tried to regenerate, her physical appearance briefly took on a humanoid form, before it turned into monster, showing the inner conflict of 2 opposite personalities, resulting in creation of the gem’s bestial nature.

Perhaps, if the gem is thought the quality that it’s suppose to symbolize. maybe the corruption can be removed, thus restoring its original humanoid construct.





Why did it all happen? Rose’s war.

When Rose and her followers refused to destory Earth with Kindergarten to increase the gem population, the Gem Triumvirate had to create more soldiers for the war efforts, which, needless to say is kinnda like trying to teach a book worm to handle a gun or have a pacifist kill somebody; having a person go against its own nature can have really bad results.

And the present time gems? well I guess the war effort method just stuck to make the whole civilization more productive.







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BONUS:

You all remember Peridot’s escape in Jail Break, right?

And than her escape pod’s reveal in Joy Ride.

But what happend to peridot? Isn’t anyone bothered by the fact that she just left her escape pod where they found it? Sure it had a dent in it, but other than that it was still functional as Steven proved it. So why would she just abandon the only working piece of Gem homeworld technology behind while stranded on an alien world she hardly knows?

Not unless something horrible happend to her as result of crash.

And remember, on 30th April the episode title is “Reformed” and the synopsis reads ”Steven, Amethyst and Garnet chase after a monster who has been loose in the Temple.“

If we’re gonna be seeing a monster reformation, who could it be? Peridot herself perhaps?

