Steven Universe Theory - Gem Weapons

[@crisiskit2]

In the episode Keystone Motel, Ruby summoned her gauntlet when they were eating breakfast to smash the table.

[@laurenhatter6824]

THATS WHAT IM SAYIN'!

[@jaquintobbs674]

Keira Rose but that's when Garnett was already fused for years and was just infusing for the 4 or 5 time for anger

[@pauldickhoff3594]

If true, it would make sense why lapis' waterwings are so crude. She might just have learned to summon her gem "weapon" and was still refining the design before she was imprisoned in the mirror. Either she learned this while being friends with the crystal gems, or she was perceived as a bigger threat as a homeworld gem gaining the edge of gem weaponry.

[@teetee1324]

But she makes the giant hand with water so perfectly

[@BlackCat-du6mj]

I believe peridots weapon might be a tooth brush. Peridot "is this a weapon?"

[@awfulwoman]

+Dylan Cabreros actually in the episode where peridot was first revealed, with all the little sphere robots, she says something like "this site has been compromised" and then plants a bomb on the warp pad, killing the robots as she teleports off. if one looks closely at that shot peridot can be seen taking that bomb from her forehead gem. it's worth going back n looking at it.

[@cuppoclout4125]

+TaraKaboom WHOA!!! Thanks!

[@imbored6362]

+Dylan Cabreros lol

[@thermophile1695]

+TaraKaboom Maybe peridots have extra dimensional storage, similar to pearls? I don't find it likely she'd have an EMP mine for a weapon.

[@masterofthecontinuum]

+TaraKaboom could that have also been a storage thing, or is that just something pearls can do?

[@trashleyiscashley6847]

Here's my theory on it: Only gems made for fighting can summon a weapon aka quartz gems, rubies, and any other. Lapis, peridot, sapphire and pearl, were not made specifically for fighting- lapis has water wings, not really a weapon, and could be used for her specific purpose. Peridot, we haven't seen her summon or use her gem for anything really, even when she was threatened with Steven by the forced fusions, she may not have one because she may be a smart enough engineer to create things like limb enhancers. Sapphire- honestly idk, she has to use her gem for something because Garnets fused weapon is more than a single weapon. And pearl- she has a weapon BECAUSE SHE CAN STORE THINGS, she is the only gem who can do this, peridot even said pearls are to look pretty and hold your stuff for you- so she has her spear in her gem placed by her. We have seen her summon other things from her gem in the past. This may explain why during the answer she used twin swords instead of her spear.

[@Rakned]

But ruby can summon gauntlets (or at least a gauntlet) too, as seen in keystone motel. Plus, Peridot states that Lapis Lazulis typically enjoy water and *flying,* seeming to indicate that Lapis's wings are not actually a summoned weapon but a feature which all Lapis Lazulis share.

[@ckvelasco264]

Actually her weapon is Hydrokenisis idk if I spelled that right but it is more of an a ability but that is just my opinion

[@Rakned]

Ck Velasco But the theory that all gems need to learn how to summon their weapons is 50 % kaput at this point. In Too Far, when Amethyst uses her whip to cut off the drill head, Peridot says that she "can do everything a normal Quartz soldier can do," which means that at least all Quartz gems are created knowing the means used to summon their weapons. This fits in with how Amethyst summons her weapon in Gem Glow. That doesn't mean that this is just as easy for other Gems, because it would make sense that non-warriors would not be created with the knowledge of their weapon's functioning.

[@TheMr767]

if Lapis Lazulis weapon is hydrokinasis, that mean Ruby have two weapon that is pyrokinesis and gauntlet, saphire have cryokinesis as her weapon to....

[@Rakned]

two LATE It's Lapis's WINGS that are her weapon, her hydrokinesis is just an additional ability. Same w/ Ruby - her weapon is her gauntlet, and her pyrokinesis is an additional ability.

[@Rakned]

Wolfy da Wolf But that doesn't mean they can still summon the same weapons. Just because Opal, for example, remembers summoning both Pearl's spear and Amethyst's whip, but that doesn't mean that Pearl gains the ability to summon a whip, or Amethyst the ability to summon a spear.

[@simplifiedspike9702]

What about Ruby's gauntlet she used to make it known she's an "eternal flame, baby!"

[@matheusbainy8042]

+Crystal Suraci dont forget the theory that says that Garnet glasses are actually Saphire weapon.

[@faithnunez1362]

+Crystal Suraci My best guess is that some time after Garnet figured out how to summon her weapon, she split into Ruby and Sapphire and they were able to discover their individual weapons. It would make sense that Garnet's weapon is a larger and more powerful version of Ruby's weapon since emotions seem to play a large part in the summoning process and Ruby is much more emotional than Sapphire.

[@christianskaflestad4429]

Theory Idea: [Why is the ship that Peridot and Jasper come in, a giant hand?/Is the hand part of a even bigger human/gem looking ship?] I haven't seen almost anyone talk about this and I wonder if just no one has thought of it maybe.

[@llilian7843]

+Christian Skaflestad I feel like homeworld is a synthetic planet built in the shape of a body and the ships are a part of it.

[@christianskaflestad4429]

That's a cool idea Llilian. I'm not sure if I like it or not but I think homeworld is probably something like that.

[@danielmckeown3290]

+Christian Skaflestad there's also the large eye in the series earlier so perhaps they'll combine

[@christianskaflestad4429]

Oh yeah I forgot about that thing.

[@staticshotaop561]

+Christian Skaflestad don't forget the tounge

[@umissedme2]

I think what you said about a Gem's emotions, being able to express themselves and it's connection to their powers makes a lot of sense. It explains what we now know about Peridot.

[@ThatKidFresh777]

Finally, I've been waiting for someone to explain the weapons!

[@OriginalGameteer]

uh Ruby has a gauntlet...

[@juliocarlos7131]

True, but she might have discovered the gauntlet after being with rose. Because a scene before, she didn't use it while fighting against rose. So... AJ theory stands pretty good, although I wonder which is Sapphire's weapon. Maybe both of them have gauntlets.

[@EvinLee-oj9qv]

+julio carlos well I made this theory myself that Sapphire doesn't have an actual weapon(like lapis) and ice is here weapon. This ice combined with Ruby's gauntlet makes a reinforced gauntlet and little red ice knuckle busters. but I just made that up so...

[@OriginalGameteer]

Evin Lee it that were true, I feel like that would mean no blue diamond based gem has an actual weapon they could summon. They wouldn't be meant for combat, since they're weapon seems to be more elemental than physical

[@EvinLee-oj9qv]

Daisy Deluxe yes that seems to be it... Like pearls, there not made to fight their mostly dressy aristocratic type gems. All the blue factions we've seen wear dresses like so type of monarchy. Interesting

[@robertodavidson3071]

I have a little theory myself, regarding summoning a gem's weapon. Remember in the very first episode of Steven Universe, Pearl explains to Steven how she summoned her weapon, but, that method doesn't work for Steven. Then, she came to Amethyst, telling her that he needs to dance like a leaf. Amethyst immediately reacts as if she knows what Pearl taught Steven, asking him if it was the pedal method. What if, before Pearl taught Steven about summoning a gem weapon, she taught Amethyst first. Which would explain how she knows what Pearl was teaching Steven. What do you think?

[@PurlaneMauve]

Last time I was this early.... You were expecting a joke huh? Well NO! I'm sick of these comments.

[@kalilinx8922]

lol

[@Templarfreak]

+Baldemoto YOU EXPECTED A COMMENT, BUT IT WAS I! DIO!

[@Robert-sj6ho]

But that was a joke...

[@caden639]

No, but I expected a comma after 'joke'. Grammar, Stanley.

[@krakaraka7272]

+Trendy Toons I love you

[@lawsonjohnson1288]

AJ, you have quite possibly blown my mind with this theory. I have neither noticed the obvious lack of summoned weapons in the flashback, nor has this concept ever crossed my mind. I think it is no understatement to say: Well done.

[@kupaakaleo137]

since Garnet's gauntlets are from Ruby's experience in summoning her weapon, what if she taught Sapphire how to summon her weapon or she found out on her own. what would she summon? what is it about a gems characteristics that make the weapon. since the weapon comes from a gems own characteristics, what is it about each gems weapon that matches to the gems personality? here's some of my thoughts: Pearl- precision, focus, straight forward= long, acurate spear Amethyst- wild, free, swaying back and forth, able to tie bonds and snap with a sting= swaying, stinging whip Steven/Rose Quartz- caring, loving, would protect those they love from any danger= protective shield Garnet- strong, sturdy, heavy, powerful= great strong gauntlets Jasper- powerhouse, headtrong, impulsive = strong rushing helmet You can fill in the rest if you like

[@midorigurin416]

Lapis - Kind, Protective, Wandering Free, Trapped: Water Wings

[@violin2971]

I think its interesting that the crystal gems have adapted their summoned weapons for battle while lapis (who did not take part in the rebellion) has... water wings, for flying. This means that they definitely adapted, if not created, these weapons specifically for the rebellion. I'm still baffled by lapis' water wings however.

[@mrchangcooler]

doesn't ruby have a tiny gauntlet though?

[@jeremkwe7639]

+Mr.chang cooler She does when she goes "I AM AN ETERNAL FLAME, BABY!"

[@bananajoe113]

I think it's an intelligent theory I hope they expand on this in the show in the future.

[@rturae]

I wonder why gem weapons are reminiscent of medieval/other ancient weapons. Think maybe we'll see a gem with more modern weaponry?

[@capdone6110]

+Vector Vent peridot's weapon will be modern

[@GhostEmblem]

+Vector Vent Modern wepeons for them apear to be gem destablizer like the one Jasper used

[@h.cschannel]

this have supports my theory that gems weapons evolve and change over time. for intensence when pearl summons her weapon it looks like a short sword of some kind but then she lengthens it to make it more like a spear. but we've seen her use and almost prefer swords so my thought was that the twin lance swords were her original summoning weapon but over time evolved to be (sometimes) twin spears that she can sometimes use as swords.

[@kofukune]

Didn't Ruby summon a gauntlet in Keystone Motel?

[@XxdarkanimevampirexX]

+Ryan Williams but its been scene by pearl in ocean gem that gems can summon multiples of their weapons. so garnet's weapon is simply 2x ruby's weapon.

[@baggiepack179]

>Do all Gems with the same gem type have the same Summon weapon? (Because some Gem are really look a lot alike, Example: Sapphire's guard's Ruby, three of them look alike even the fusion form only bigger ) >Do all Gem's have Unique Gem Weapon even with the same gem type (Yes/no/Maybe/hmmm) (I don't know, because no two same gem fought together & against each other ) >Or Is It really unique to everyone regardless whether they possess the same type of gem? >If ever, do every Summon Gem Weapon are unique to it's Summoner, >Do Gem Weapon pick there form from its wielder's Personality? Physicality? Choice? Skill? Etc.

[@MegaDogTrainer]

This is actually REALLY interesting, If what you stated is true then that means garnet's weapon is original and when ruby summon's her weapon it a degraded version of it. And judging by the fusion rules of the fusion being more than just the sum of the fusion then i would think the weapon ruby summoned is around 1/4 the strength of garnet's two weapons......i like this theory. Nice Vid

[@cuppoclout4125]

Homeworld gems are hypocrites because they probably heard of gems summoning weapons and CRAFTED their's and when they acknowledged fusion, they FORCE-FUSED

[@korvincarry3268]

honestly, when i saw the title and stuff, i thought "bullcrap, what about x, what about y?" well, you addressed EVERY SINGLE REASON! you are by far the most efficient SU theorist i have seen. i went from "no way" to "this could actually be a thing" very quickly. very good theory!

[@isiahstegall9332]

perhaps home world did not allow it like they did not allow cross fusion

[@NoESanity]

+Isaiah Stegall the same episode "The Answer" shows that Homeworld seemingly did not know about fusion either.

[@isiahstegall9332]

True

[@AJUniverse]

+NoESanity To be fair, no one ever says that no one knew about cross Fusion. I think that the Diamonds knew. But that's another theory altogether.

[@NoESanity]

AJ Universe that is why i said "seemingly" The standard gem would have no clue about it and if there was knowledge about it in some higher cast, that knowledge wouldn't be being trickled down and the majority of gems wouldn't know about it's existence. As you said, since gems are genetically able to summon weapons, back before the diamond authority the ancient gems probably would have known about weapons, fusion, gem powers, ect. and this stuff would have become forbidden knowledge when the diamonds took over. in a similar way to how sword smithing and metal working would often become forbidden in lands that were taken over by the emperors of our past, apart from the weaponsmiths for their private armies.

[@AJUniverse]

NoESanity Good points.

[@jadeharnum1289]

first, i'm so glad you did a theory about this. I have been pointing this out to my friends for so long. second, while watching the answer we know that gems of the same kind have the same cuts, just different placements. shown by the three ruby's. in the flash back we can see our lapis but as a shadow, and we see two other lapis shadows but it looks really different. so maybe gems of a higher status are able to have some freedom and change how they look, while lower gems like rubys and jaspers who are soldiers, are not aloud to change anything.

[@kirasensei5120]

Garnet didnt have the gauntlets because she is garnet. Ruby had the gauntlents and garnet just summoned two of them like when amethyst summons two whips and pearl summons two spears.

[@Realgar_J]

Well, in the episode where Steven went in pearls gem she had at least 20 spears

[@Garaa9900]

I had this thought for a short while and was waiting for your next theory video to share it. There's this detail that's been annoying me once I started to think about it, Garnet says "You can see homeworld's galaxy from here" we had no idea how far HW was until then, and after learning about how far HW (homeworld) is a lot of the things that happen throughout the series seems a lot more far fetch and I know it's a show and you have to have a suspension of disbelief and there wouldn't be a story otherwise but HW has to be a few thousand lightyears away and they have the ability to get to earth in like a few days, maybe a week from what we see from The message and The Return and peridot shooting robots from HW is a lot more impressive, think about how much you would need to calculate to hit a target a few thousand light years away and fuckin lapis somehow flew back to HW in less than a year my whole point of this is why the fuck do they care about earth if they … and I hit the limit

[@AJUniverse]

+Garaa9900 Homeworld is more than 2.537 billion light years away, actually. The stars that Garnet references are part of the Andromeda galaxy, which means that Homeworld is a cluster of planets somewhere within that galaxy. which is almost twice the size of ours. So yeah, it is a pretty impressive feat. Especially Lapis flying all of the way there, under her own power, in something like a month's time. That means she was travelling more than 9 million light years per day. I'd really like an explanation at some point as to how that is possible.

[@mattat0_gt479]

Well Ruby Has A Gauntlet

[@lauraf.3702]

Yes, because she does have the ability. Also, I think this was made before that episode came out...

[@lauraf.3702]

(Nevermind) But yea, maybe we'll see Sapphire's weapon in the future.

[@beehappy622]

+Reptilian Army if this was made before the episode with ruby showing her gauntlet doesn't that mean it wouldn't have shown the episode of the home world gems and the rebellion happening?

[@AJUniverse]

+ManaWisp Not according to one of the head writers on the series, Matt Burnett. According to him, Ruby's weapon is "a gauntlet just like Garnet's. Just smaller."

[@lewa18]

Wow, I love this theory. It explains the flashback really well and also ties together a bunch of loose ends such as how Rose and Pearl were able to take on Blue Diamond's entire court alone. Plus, it would fit with the overall theme of individuality making people stronger, especially in the case of fusion weapons where multiple individual strengths add up to something greater. However, while the bit about Garnet's gauntlets being unique to her alone is some interesting theory-crafting, I personally think that the gauntlets were originally Ruby's weapons. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain how Ruby was able to summon one outside of fusion in "Keystone Motel." Also, Matt Burnett mentioned recently that Sapphire does not have a Gem Weapon (twitter.com/mcburnett/status/709559473069629440). Whether that means that she is incapable of summoning weapons period or she simply never learned remains to be seen, but regardless it would be strange for Ruby to "inherit" the ability from Garnet while Sapphire does not.

[@ramirol6319]

can you do a character analysis starring peridot. (kinda like pearl) here are some facts 1. she can't summon a weapon. 2. she must be handicapped with the limb enhancers to actually defend and attack. 3. she is always on either side of the line between the CG and HG during her small state.

[@yasminraveh599]

Awesome theory! and you can see on Sworn To The Sword that pearl is using a regular sword in the flashbacks

[@theultimateusukfan]

hehe. you said "even steven"

[@johnpellegrinoconnors3843]

I like the idea that the lack of individuality was the thing keeping the gems from being about to summon their weapons. Originally I had thought that the gem would need to be taught how to summon their weapon and that was what was holding back all the gems at the cloud arena. They weren't soliders, they were just a bunch of randoms. But the idea that Homeworld didn't know they even could summon the weapons fills in why the rubies never summoned their weapons either. One thing which wasn't quite apparent at the time this episode came out (either that or you forgot) is that our Ruby did have a gauntlet of her own that she summoned. Meaning that Garnet's gaunlets are based off that. Still uncertain what Sapphire's weapon is though.

[@alecadams5494]

garnet's weapons are from ruby. If u look on the episode when steven,greg, and garnet went on a trip, they were in a diner, when ruby got mad she summoned her weapon on her left hand, which is a gauntlet

[@ramoniiituble414]

+Mia Childers they can do both

[@ramoniiituble414]

+Ramon III Tuble or just one

[@dragonslayrornstein285]

I don't think that's the case. In the fight against Lapis after she stole the ocean, Pearl cut water Pearl in half. The two halves formed to water Pearls. Pearl said something like "I hate fighting me" and summoned TWO of her spears. I think Garnet just summons two gauntlets because she can, and it makes more sense to have two gauntlets (as she has two hands) than for Pearl to have two spears (dual wielding spears is probably harder than dual wielding fists)

[@ramoniiituble414]

gauntletss are made in pairs in real life so It totally make sense

[@syrusthedemon721]

Just a thought, is it possible the crystal gems utilisation of this ability helped to swell their numbers, as they were an outfit offering individuality and the power to fight for yourself, fighting for yourself personified by the gem weapon.

[@michellewiesand7235]

Mabye the diamonds new about it but didn't tell anybody else because they may over throw them? I dunno it just kinda popped up when I was watching this (sorry if this is a bad theory)

[@caden639]

I like it!

[@MelodicDragon97]

After watching this, I think that only higher ranking gems/warriors like Jasper were allowed to summon their weapon on Homeworld. In the flashback with Pearl protecting Rose on the battlefield (Sworn to the Sword), both Rose and the warrior gem she's fighting have their Summoned Weapons out (the shield and the helmet respectively). Yet Pearl, a common gem (as stated by Peridot) used only swords, and the Rubies (also a common gem as stated by Garnet) only used their fists. As for the weapons at the battlefield, they were made for gems that had no such Summoned Weapon (a shield and a helmet can only get you so far in a fight). That also explains why Peridot hasn't used her Summoned Weapon; despite having said that Pearls were beneath her, she's still a pretty common gem, as implied when Yellow Diamond asked her which Peridot she was. When the Crystal Gems were at the Diamond Base on the moon, Peridot made a point that the seat Steven sat in was for Elite Gems only, and she was initially opposed to sitting in it herself which is farther proof that she's in a lower class, which supports my theory about her not summoning her weapon. Let me know your opinion on this

[@awesomeman1234567890]

What about when Ruby summoned her gauntlet at the diner in motel keystone to break the table?

[@NoESanity]

+Aaron Navarro From what I can tell, Sapphire's weapon seems to be the glasses, which seem to have the ability to focus Garnet (and sapphire's) future vision.

[@awesomeman1234567890]

+NoESanity Neat, what an interesting idea. Thanks. :)

[@charaviolet8172]

+NoESanity Garnet summons the glasses from Ruby's gem, not Sapphire's.

[@AJUniverse]

+Davi Aiex Heleno No, Garnet summons the shades from Garnet's gems. Each of them at least once. When she is Garnet, she doesn't have a Ruby gem and a Sapphire gem anymore, she has two Garnet gems, and they can each do anything that the other can.

[@charaviolet8172]

AJ Universe I remember that both in the first episode we see Garnet's eyes and in Jailbreak, she summons it from the gem in her left palm, just like how Opal summons her spear from the forehead gem and the whip from the chest gem and not one instead of the other, if Sapphire's weapon was the glasses Garnet would summon them from her right palm gem

[@Dukeofnachos]

While Ruby did summon a weapon in Keystone Motel, I think it's possible that Sapphire would also have a gauntlet. Ruby summoned her weapon on the hand without her gem. If Sapphire did the same, that would mean that when they summoned their weapons as Garnet, they would be protecting each other's gems. Since they did show a need to protect each other even when they'd first met, it seems likely that this would be the case.

[@christastrophe1523]

in keystone motel ruby can summon a guntalet

[@jokersjynx]

Ikr I was like how is that garnets own made up weapon if ruby summons a gauntlet

[@AJUniverse]

+Nathan Brown Every weapon has to come from some part of the Gem's personality. Isn't it possible that Garnet tapped into the parts of herself that come from Ruby when she learned to summon her weapon? And that Ruby, by drawing on those same parts of herself, learned to summon the same weapon?

[@jokersjynx]

Its very possible and sorry for going against the video you probably worked very hard on. Also thank you for helping me come to that understanding.

[@AJUniverse]

Nathan Brown It's cool. The point of these videos is to spark discussion, and expand understanding.

[@piggygamer7779]

+AJ Universe Garnett's gauntlets are rubies gauntlets not Garnett's just saying

[@jasondeutschbein8102]

I REALLY accept this theory. A very well-thought concept. The Crystal Gem's belief in personal identity is integral to summoning their own core powers.

[@onlychrisallthetime]

One nit pick in keystone motel ruby is seen with 1 gauntlet

[@ultimagamer3976]

+chris kamara yes, but she could have just learned it from being garnet for thousands of years

[@YanzerTheRagdoll]

Maybe she just recognizes one gauntlet as part of herself. I noticed that she doesn't summon her weapon with her gem hand, which I thought would be a given. It's possible weapon summoning is almost like shapeshifting, but they are using the weapon as an energized extension of one's gem rather than manipulation of their illusionary bodies

[@brookbouvier7749]

your theory is kinda good but about garnet it is interesting to see now that Ruby's weapon is a gauntlet like garnet's I believe her gauntlet are not fusion weapons because sapphire was never able to summon weapon. Instead garnet's gauntlet are just "optimised" but the boost of power that fusion offers. Moreover I believe that some gems abilities come as their weapons. sapphire future vision is a tactical weapon, peridot's technological skills is the same ( according to herself she knows "nothing without her tech" but manage to build a robot without them. so maybe her ability comes as a technological knowledge )

[@mrhopadopalus]

so about the garnet discovering the gauntlets as a fusion, didn't ruby summon a gauntlet when she was unfused on the that road trip episode

[@AJUniverse]

Yeah.

[@Risuization]

Assuming Ruby didn't know how to summon a weapon and that they discovered their gauntlets for the first time as Garnet, which is very likely and fitting to that theory, unfused Ruby knows it's possible after they are separated in future. Keystone Motel is in present, it's not a flashback episode, they had plenty of time to practise summoning weapons.

[@silveroak_9600]

She did. But I want to see sapphire 's weapon!

[@Risuization]

Victoria King twitter.com/mcburnett/status/709559473069629440

[@moldycake3288]

Sapphire might have the same thing because Garnet has two Glauntlets.

[@nareushardin8990]

Wow one of my favorite theories of yours Cause it explains alot of things that I've been wondering about, not only the thing in the answer but also why Lapis' weapon is water

[@rexaoats4399]

2:55 Lapis is in that shot????? o-o

[@paulaguimaraes4087]

OH SHIT !

[@poopbuDDiesfan]

+R_exana Holy shit I think you're right...

[@YermTerragon]

+R_exana i dont think its her. i mean, it is a very blue location, and there are only so many blue gemstones, so it could be "a" lapis. but its probably not the same one from the show

[@MyOldName]

+Yerm Terragon (blagu10) Indeed, the odds are high that there are multiple Lapis. That being said, we know that each type of gem doesn't have a uniform appearance; we've seen three Pearls and they were markedly different. Even the Rubys, who were otherwise identical, had their gems on different parts of their bodies. She looks as spot on as a silhouette can be, and has her gem in the same area. Add to that, Lapis was implied to have fought on the home world's side, and the clues all point to it being her. It's certainly not conclusive, but it's a pretty big coincidence.

[@MixedUpLittleWorld]

That's true and all but it could be, her gem, it's on her back. And if she was under blue diamond it would explain why she might've been trapped. Maybe by punishment from Blue Diamond, because I feel Pearl would've remembered putting someone in a mirror (unless Rose forgot to mention it) Also if Lapis had been one of the more common gems and been of a lower class she probably wouldn't have been so eager to go back to homeworld. Plus her attire seems like it would be something of a higher class. Though who knows maybe being stuck in the same place for a while would upset you enough to leave the entire planet

[@thermophile1695]

This is a huge support for the theory that gems are the result of a technological singularity (along with a BUTTLOAD of other stuff). I'd like you to do a theory on that. (I also asked on tumblr, since you asked me to direct requests there)

[@reneegrubler5454]

Idk if this was said already but, doesn't ruby summon her gauntlet in the keystone episode? And if so, would that mean sapphire would be able to summon it too?

[@AJUniverse]

+Renee Elliot I never said that Ruby couldn't summon a weapon, just that it might be that Garnet learned first. And no, Sapphire would not get a gauntlet. She is entirely calm and pacifistic. She wouldn't get such a violent Weapon.

[@Kaala00]

+AJ Universe But what if the reason Garnet just gets the gauntlets is because Sapphire's "weapon" is actually just the future vision, and not that Garnet learned her weapon as a fusion. And Sapphire would've known how to tap into hers because she was higher up in the gem caste system and because her weapon was essential for the well being of homeworld so they allowed it. Just, speculation I guess, but I find it very likely.

[@AJUniverse]

***** Future Vision cannot be Sapphire's Summoned Weapon, because she doesn't summon it. ALL GEMS have an object that they can summon from their gemstone which serves some purpose in battle. All of them. No exceptions.

[@thermophile1695]

+Kaala Sapphire's Summoned Weapon is likely Garnets glasses (since she can summon them like a weapon), although it would manifest as either a monocle or a contact on Sapphire.

[@natalieV77]

maybe it uses a lot of energy from there gem and in home world they try not to use a lot of there gem energy instead they use gem tech because it is more constant and more reliable then gem energy

[@gastonbarboza3568]

That explains so much about why the Crystal Gems would have been able to win the war. I never bought much in to the theory that Rose was Pink Diamond and therefore had an army... This makes so much more sense

[@EllaBananas]

I've had an idea similar to this bouncing around in my head, but I've been to busy to really think about it. Nice to see it done properly!

[@neftaliherrera3160]

Yes! I've been thinking this for a while, just glad I'm not the only one.

[@clarkparker7877]

I think this theory is amazing I mean of course it's a theory it could be proven wrong but there's so much evidence behind and it's so inspiring that you think gems could win because of their individuality just amazing

[@AngryEyesJustInCase]

This makes so much sense. Lapis was trapped in the mirror for so many years, and was given so much time to meditate, learning about herself. It shaped her, and so now she just wants to be free, which is obviously why she has wings! And then the Crewniverse has mentioned that Jasper is a much more complex character than just what we've seen so far.

[@RavenFlag]

I was so inpresst by your Garnet learns how to summoning her weapon as a fusion theory! This explains a lot... :'D

[@ultimagamer3976]

+AJ Universe I personally have a theory that gems may use other gems as a form of fuel for machinery, when the gems caught peridot and she reformed, she thought that they were going to harvest her, which is an odd use of wording to say the least, this is supported partially by thefact gem shards could be used to bring things to life. it would give more reason for homeworld to need to create kindergardens on various planets and world fit in with what homeworld would do to a gem that they find "useless"

[@IiHikarii]

Omg this theory is SO GOOD and explains SO MUCH. Once again I'm amazed.

[@alleycatfire]

I agree! This theory would explain why Rose had such an extensive arsenal before their modern awaking/Renaissance. If Gem society/battle style had been based around their own individualized power sets/weapons, there would be no need so many external weapons. Comparatively, none of the modern Gems seem to have or regularly depend on external weapons (except Peridot in her limb extenders & the Gem poofer rod thing from Prison Break), suggesting that they do not feel the need to augment their natural abilities. Great theory & video-thanks!

[@zeonthefox]

+alleycatfire actually it would still be a viable option to have another weapon in combat to give you more options say you got a bow/crossbow/musket while you can long range for days all it would take to kill you is a speedy opponent to get close between shots or reloading so in case of that you have a melee weapon like a dagger or baton

[@alleycatfire]

I'm not saying that there aren't potential uses and advantages to augmentation, I am saying that, as evidenced by the patterns displayed by current Gems, they rely heavily, if not exclusively, on their Gem Weapon. They COULD use other weapons but DON'T. I agree with the theory that the same would have been true in their past (had they had Gem Weapons, we would have seen them)...meaning that the reason past gems relied so heavily on hand to hand combat and external weapons is that they had not yet discovered their Gem Weapon. Yes, it is possible that the theory is false and past gems just didn't use their Gem Weapons, instead opting to use others, but that doesn't seem to fit as well.

[@DelightfulDevin626]

your theories always seem to have an element of truth in them that makes them seem almost completely true!

[@adamdejulius9848]

Great theory, its pretty well thought out and seems probable. Keep up the great work AJ!

[@woihjsd]

Agree - Because I couldn't figure out what Sapphire's weapon would be to combined into Garnet's weapon. The first fusion weapon we see is Opal and she summons both Pearl and Amethyst's weapon to combined it together for her bow. The same is true for all the other fusions; Sugalite and Sardonyx summoned separate weapons then combined them to make their new one. But Garnet doesn't combine a weapon, hers just summon together automatically. I bet it has something to do with individuality, like you said. Since Garnet is always fused, she isn't "Sapphire and Ruby", she is Garnet. So that all makes sense to me!

[@krasotabella9675]

This is a wonderful theory!!! I seriously see zero flaws with this. I have a similar theory relating to Why Jasper fused with Lapis? As we know Homeworld was opposed to cross gem fusion. So, why did Jasper fuse with Lapis if it is forbidden? Well, think about this. Garnet is fighting for The Crystal Gems. Rose starts to realize how powerful Garnet is. She's a fusion of a weak solider and an aristocrat, but if a wonderful fighter. What if Rose had Garnet teach the other crystal Gems the art of fusion. This gave the Crystal Gems another edge Homeworld didn't have. The diamonds discovered this, and after a while started respecting the tactic and having their soldiers attempt fusion. After some time they realized it happened through dance, thus explaining the way Lapis and Jasper fuse. They then started using cross-gem fusions to fight. But, they realized the risk of gems defusing in battle. So, they came up with an idea. Forced fusions. They took dead warriors and stuck them them together

[@jasonstum4939]

The only problem I have with this is that Rose is clearly using her shield in one of the clips where pearl is still using a sword instead of her spear. Its possible that it could have simply taken pearl longer to get a hold on the ability though. Being a pearl, individuality probably comes even less naturally for her than it does other gems. Still, I think being as close to rose as she was, if Rose was one of the first people to have learned the ability she would have made it a priority to teach pearl. But, again the CGs tried to teach Steven and that didnt really work. Was just kinda something he had to figure out for himself. Either way! Good theory. Keep em coming.

[@IceFireofVoid]

It's also interresting that it seems that all gems of a specific type don't seem to have the same weapon, such as with Steven and his shield. The others were surprised to see that his gem weapon was a shield, even though Rose had the same weapon. If all rose quartz gems had a shield, then they wouldn't be surprised about it.

[@SunScourge]

Brilliant as always. I hope this is true, as I've also been wondering about the physical weapons lying around, including Rose's sword. Maybe we'll have some light shed on this when Peridot allows herself enough individuality to summon hers :D

[@OtakuChefAD]

Its true that Ruby has her own Gauntlet, as seen in "Keystone Motel", but its possible that this is because Garnet's Summoned weapon is the gauntlets. The theory in this video suggests that the 'invention' or 'reinvention' of Summoned Weapons uses a part of the Gem's being, and is summoned using the memory of a Gem's personal mindset. If we assume Garnet was the one to learn to use the Gauntlets, it would be HER that discovered them, rather than a combination of Ruby's and Sapphire's weapons. that being said, and looking at the weapons used by Opal, Sardonyx, and Sugilite; we can theorize that a possible secondary Gem weapon would be available for use by Garnet by means of fusing Ruby and Sapphire's weapons. This assumes that Sapphire's Summoned weapon wasn't also influenced by Garnet's Gauntlets. I'm Curious what AJ Universe's theories are regarding this.

[@quacknaround]

But all the fusions seem to have their own weapon such as Opal with her bow and arrow. I guess it would be the gems working together but still to be noted. Also perhaps the scene was made less graphic for Steven by Garnett. He already knows about all about Pearls sword skills and so leaving it out wouldn't make much sense but Rose, Ruby and Sapphire all have powers unknown to Steven (besides Ruby's gauntlet). Maybe the writers wanted the scene short and to keep some secrets? idk my theory, Love these videos btw Thanks AJ!

[@AJUniverse]

+Cassie Pena A bow that is made of Pearl's spear and Amethyst's whip. It comes from the parts of her that are still Pearl and Amethyst. But that is only because Pearl and Amethyst existed and learned to summon weapons before Opal was even first formed. And no, Garnet did not tone down her flashback for Steven's benefit. We were not seeing it as she was describing it to Steven, or from Steven's point of view, we were seeing it as she remembered it. We know this because there are vividly detailed characters and events in the flashback that are not mentioned in Garnet's narration. If it were from Steven's point of view, there would not be such vivid detail included in the design of, for example, Blue Diamond, and the Rubies would all have the same gem placement as the Ruby that Steven knows.

[@quacknaround]

Why would they (the rubies) all have the same placement? They are different beings no matter the perspective. And I'm not saying that it is from Steven's point of view. The animation was detailed but things like colors and back grounds were simplified into a story telling tone. If we were seeing it as a memory the animation would not have been different. Just as we see in Greg or Pearl's recollections.

[@jynxfurta9158]

I love this theory! I think that for the most part, this will match up with the canon explanation in the show

[@k9spot1]

Seems legit great theory. My only idea is that I think sapphire's weapon (Ruby's being the gauntlet(s)) is her sunglasses which I think enhance her future vision.

[@NoESanity]

All of it except for the part at the end seems pretty right on. it also explains why peridot doesn't have a weapon, she probably does but as a simple engineer she would never have been trained to use it like a soldier would have. As for the Garnet thing. The episode Keystone Motel clearly shows Ruby using the gauntlets.

[@AJUniverse]

+NoESanity It shows Ruby using A gauntlet, with a very different design.

[@thegarunixking1101]

I also think that a gems personality factors into what their weapon is, and that personality is somewhat hardwired into them. Here are examples (most of them): Rose/Steven: Very defensive and protective, so they get shields Pearl: Quite literally strait edged, with a rigid way of doing things. Sure she's a Pearl, but her neatness and ocd still shine thru. Amethyst: Flexible, goes any way, see where I'm going? Garnet: Tough, very hands on. Jasper: A very headstrong individual (see what i did there?) Lapis Lazuli: Maybe this is reaching, but since she's so desperate to be free, that's where her wings come from. She wants to fly away. Also something should be said about Fusion Weapons. Spoiler alert if you havent seen the leaked clip Giant Fight, but Alexandrite never summons a weapon combining all three weapons of the gems. She uses the weapons individually of opal, sardonyx, and sugilite, but doesnt put them together into whatever the combination would be of all three (my two cents is its a boxing glove bow and arrow. Take opals bow, and put a gauntlet on the arrows)

[@chelseasanchezmartinez3246]

it does make sense since we saw all those abandoned weapons in the strawberry field. I wondered why there was so many if these if the Gem Weapons dissapear after being thrown or like in stevens case in the beggining his dissapered when he didnt have the right thoughts or conrol over it

[@cassermck]

I think the diamonds probably knew about the weapons if they were the first ever gems, and they didn't tell the other originally because it would have gave them individuality. This theory is really good, I was thinking along the lines of this

[@MatsuyoRific]

I had a pretty similar theory, but with less details. I think we'll learn more about this through Peridot, who will have to learn it from the other Crystal Gems

[@AskACamgirl]

Wait! I don't know if this has already been brought to light, but Ruby can summon the gauntlet by herself as a weapon. In Keystone Motel, we see her do it in the diner to smash the table with the infamous "I am an eternal flame, baby!" quote. So I always assumed that Garnet was in possession of two separate powers (that being Future vision from Sapphire and the Gauntlets from Ruby). I'm not sure if that has anything to do with the theory, but I do think it's well worth noting!

[@rushil1498]

We can see that Ruby's Weapon is a smaller version of a gauntlet in the episode "Keystone Motel" . Just like three rubies fused just make a bigger ruby, I think it's fair to say that sapphire's weapon is also a gauntlet and when they fuse, Garnet has bigger gauntlets because sapphire's and ruby's combined make a big one. All gem fusions we have seen have bigger weapons when they fuse This is my opinion, please do not take it seriously.

[@jirehjirehjirehjireh]

I really like the theory. Only problem I see is Jasper who most definitely summons her weapon and unlike other gems (who have strong individuality) strictly follows home world orders and thats it. Its possible she discovered this ability because she has more to her character that we know.

[@delvinbrazier8683]

about Garnett weapon the gauntlets are rubies which is shown in the episode when Steven traveled to the motel as seen when ruby at the diner

[@michaelavaldez1207]

+AJ Universe Hey AJ. Girlfriend of mine proposed something very interesting that I hadn't seen spoken about. She mentioned that it was odd that the Rebellion, aka the Crystal Gems, were vastly outnumbered during the battle against Homeworld. I was showing her your video theory about Corrupted Gems, and she said that Rose's healing abilities were probably a big part of why they were so successful. I mean, it isn't a common ability, so far as we know. It was specific and original to Rose Quartz. Just an interesting idea.

[@Trippy.Daisies]

+AJ Universe Ive had a theory for a while now, and idk if it was already done or not, but its about what the Diamonds were all in charge of. I could be way off, but here goes. Blue Diamond: I think BD was in charge of diplomacy and order between the Gem colonies and Homeworld. Yellow Diamond: I think YD was in charge of war tactics, training other Gems to fight, and/or in charge of creating newer Gem Technology. White Diamond: We dont know a lot about WD, but I think she was in charge of communications and travel between the colonies and Homeworld. The warp pads and the Communication Hub have white diamonds on them, but it could be just how they designed them.l, idk. Since we dont know too much about WD, I could be way off. Pink Diamond: Lets assume that Rose is or is half of PD (although its pretty unlikely). Given her healing powers, PD could be in charge of restoring and healing damaged or broken Gems. She couldve also been responsible for creating the kindergartens too.(I think you touched on this subject about PD before tho) Well, thats it. I hope you can look into this and see if there's any evidence to back up any of this.

[@AJUniverse]

+Opal The Beast I plan to do a theory on this at some point down the line. We have some of the same ideas.

[@Trippy.Daisies]

+AJ Universe Thanks😀 I was really nervous because I didnt know if someone already did this or not. With the episodes "The Answer" and "Message Recieved" where we get some insight on Blue Diamond and Yellow Diamond, it would be cool to discuss what each of the Diamonds were in charge of.

[@brodericksiz625]

I actually reached very similar conclusions myself, regarding this matter, though I didn't think of some of the details you brought up...

[@piscestheaquamarinedragon1088]

OK here is a theory. What if the gems who control elements such as lapis and sapphire don't have weapons per say but just use the element its self. Think about it sapphire could easily fire ice shards or freeze her opponents and lapis could use water to break them. I do realize that ruby can control her body temperature to rise and possibly imbue a weapon with fire but I believe that she has a weapon because rubies are meant to fight while sapphires could be tacticians and/or nobles.

[@pwojo9776]

Just my theory: What if the Diamonds have this ability to suppress weapon-summoning, maybe even turning it on/off? Like how in the Fullmetal Alchemist series, Father can turn off alchemy with just a movement of his fingers. It's not too far off, he is a gem in a sense (a massive Philosopher Stone is his core), he is in theory the most powerful and feared entity in the series (much like a Diamond), and like gems alchemists can conjure up weapons of their choice (The Elric brothers and many others transmute spears and blades, Armstrong and many other alchemists transmute projectiles).

[@gillythegoblin563]

Rose had her shield in battle, so I don't know about learning it after or during. I think it would've been a little surprising for the rest of the gems, unless they just figured they summoned it from their gem natural like. My theory is that a gem has a choice of their weapon, but it has to come from the gem's personality traits. Rose, as you theorized in a resent video, could have controlled the Kindergarten stuff, thus making her more nurturing and motherly, so she'd obviously want to protect what's she's created, as a sort of "Mother Gem". This could explain why Steven can summon all sorts of Shield-based "weapons" like the Bubble Shield with Connie and even Roses Shield. I do like the theory that Garnet created their Gauntlet weapon, being a Leader and strong gem, her strength represents physically. I think, though, that Ruby had more to do with the Gauntlet then Sapphire because Sapphire has her Sight. Pearl is very presise, smooth and clean. She likes everything to be perfect, so a staff is an obvious choice. It fits her so well. Lapis is a caged bird, and with her Water Telekinesis and will to get away from anything created the Liquid Wings. Quick to flee. I do know from the most recent Steven Universe Episode that she had them during the battle. All I can think is that she was always struggling to be free from the confines of society or something. Amathyst is snarcky, sassy and can give you whip lash (hehe) with the moods she wears. She's usually goofy and carefree but that's obviously a mask. showing her depression she holds for being made in a place like The Kindergarten. She also has the Spin Dash like Jasper, so maybe that's a shared trait between the Quartz or something? Speaking of Jasper, she's headstrong and faces her problems head-on. Tough, powerful, and a hard pill to swallow. So, the Head Ram thing could just represent her straightforward attitude. That's just my Theory on the matter.

[@ecnonomosstan5811]

Really cool video! Too many theorists focus on sharing what they think about popular theories (For example, there are loads of videos on the "Rose is pink diamond" theory), and not enough explain the other magical stuff in the series, like the weapons and corrupted gems. Love it! On a related note, if we sent you a theory over tumblr, would you be willing to discuss it or do you prefer to find/think up theories on your own?

[@FuzzyImages]

This would explain why Lapiz was attacked. It also opens more holes in her story. However I do think jasper still summons her weapon, and likely this is just something more common to quartz gems.

[@billcipherfankamenvorvanov9208]

Amazing theory. Never thought of it like this before.

[@isabellasursi8175]

It also explains how the Crystal Gems won the war. My guess is that even with weapons that they themselves summoned, they were still at a disadvantage. Think of it as the Revolutionary war: my guess is that Homeworld, even without summoning weapons of their own, had bigger militia advantage against the Crystal Gems. With summoning weapons, maybe that played in to how the crystal gems were able to win the war in the first place.

[@boldaslions9197]

I think that Gem weapons were discovered during the War. As you mentioned, the Gems didn't use their weapons during the fight in Blue Diamond's Court. What if during the War the Gems (Homeworld and Crystal) unlocked a new ability -- their weapons? During Pearl and Connie's song "Do it For Her/Him", we see (a) Jasper with her crash helmet on and Rose with her shield summoned while battling during the War.

[@ethansullivan1564]

Perhaps (to the people talking about ruby) perhaps she discovered it as Garnet, and Ruby redid it as herself? and the two gauntlets is just some sort of ability garnet has?

[@AJUniverse]

+Ethan Sullivan That's what I was trying to get across. I'm glad at least one person got it. As for the two gauntlets, every Gem can summon multiple copies of their weapon. Garnet is no different. Neither is Ruby. If she wanted to summon two gauntlets, she could.

[@ethansullivan1564]

Yay!

[@moonchild3143]

+Ethan Sullivan I agree with you and Aj about Ruby. Remember the epsisode Keystone motel when Ruby summoned her gauntlet, it was the same gauntlet as Garnets so Aj could be right that Garnet learned to summon her weapon and then Saphire and Ruby learned how to summon the same weapons as if they are still fused

[@magicmonkeyking]

I believe everyone has missed the fact that Sapphires summoned weapon is the star that gets added to all the other weapons. there are many time we see it on its own and even being added to garnet's gauntlets after they are summoned,

[@carlisaunders3594]

I think that Garnet may have been the one to sommon her weapon first but then separated to see if it work for Ruby and Sapphire. Since in Kystone Motel at the diner Ruby says the famous line "I'm and eternal flame baby" and somons a smaller version of the gontlets minus the crystal knuckles which can be assumed to be Sapphire's crystal brass knuckles.

[@moldycake3288]

I just wanted to point out that in the episode, "Keystone Motel" that Ruby summons the Giant-Fist thing on the hand with the gem in it. If Garnet can form the Giant-Fist with both of her hands, which have gems on them, and Sapphire has a gem on her hand. Sapphire should have the ability to do the Giant-Fist, even if it is never seen in the show. Should Sapphire's future-vision be her side power? Also, there are multiple Rubies and Peridots. In the episode where Peridot betrays Yellow Diamond, Yellow Diamond says "Which Peridot?" meaning there are many. And you know the Ruby Squad. Thanks for reading!

[@damarisibrahim7791]

Actually, about garnets gauntlets, if you want the episode keystones motel, you'll notice at the world's best diner, ruby has his own gauntlets. Sapphire is a sophisticated aristocratic gem, who has the power to see into the future. This is probably why she doesn't have a physical weapon, thus garner having both abilities.also,you kind of disproved yourself. Rose had the shield during, and even before the war. The beginning, Although seemed kinda reasonable, but still overall, wasn't a bad theory.

[@bradley8614]

Maybe Homeworld knew that individualism was dangerous and could lead to rebellion and (singing and summoning weapons) hence their strict hierarchy

[@BiggestBirch]

this would prove why peridot cant summon her weapon. She wasnt around then to learn this ability not to mention she has been on 'home world' for who knows how long. Like she said she was only able to read a hundred reports when in the kindergarten. She wasnt on earth then so ahe wouldnt have been anywhere close to the rebellion.

[@heart-song]

AJ, I always LOVE all your videos, this is a really interesting theory! The only thing I disagree with is your saying that Garnet's gauntlets are Garnet's own weapons. I believe those are still Ruby's weapons (although it may be true that she did not learn to summon them until she existed as Garnet) and that Sapphire's weapon is Garnet's shades.

[@peach6648]

The thing is, Ruby has a gauntlet as well. Sapphire has shown no weapon. 1 gauntlet+unknown=2 bigger gauntlets. I think that sapphire has no weapon of her own, but the power to help others and upgrade their weapons. When Ruby is fused with Sapphire, her gauntlet becomes two much bigger gauntlets.

[@MIkeDye200202holla]

+AJ Universe Note that in "Keystone Motel" ruby did summon a gauntlet.

[@AJUniverse]

+MIke Dye Right. I never said that Ruby couldn't summon a weapon, just that it might be that Garnet learned first.

[@MIkeDye200202holla]

+AJ Universe ok gotcha. Keep up the great theories!

[@PancakeMonster67]

I love this theory! And (sorry if someone has already said this, I haven't scrolled that far down into the comments) I think your theory on Garnet's Weapon being a fusion Weapon is also reasonable, which I have an opinion on myself that I was just thinking of earlier before I watched this video. I think that because Garnet figured out her Weapon when she was already fused is why Ruby was able to use her own mini gauntlet later on when she and Sapphire unfused. However, (as far as I'm concerned) hasn't been seen summoning two as Garnet does, which I think is because she needs to summon her Weapon from her gem specifically (notice where all the other Weapon-summoning gems get theirs from), and she only has her gem on one hand, whereas Garnet has a gem in each hand. That's probably why Garnet can summon both, which would make sense that it would come from both Ruby's and Sapphire's gems because it's Garnet's personal Weapon, as well as the combined Weapon fusions usually have.

[@PancakeMonster67]

That being said, I also believe the reason Garnet's combined Fusion Weapon isn't anything added to the gauntlets is because Sapphire's Weapon is her future vision. However, she was able to use this before. Well, maybe being a rare gem enables her to still remember how to use her Weapon (going win the theory that gems could user hem before but forgot how). OR because she is an aristocratic gem gave her a reason never to need a physical Weapon because she was always protected. Another reason, similar to the one I just mentioned, could be because Garnet discovered her Weapon after being fused, and Sapphire didn't need one because she didn't see herself being separated from Ruby too often in the future. (Keep in mind, my citing Sapphire as "rare" and "aristocratic" is from Garnet specifically stating her as so in the episode where garnet tells her fusion story [the name of the episode escapes me at the moment])

[@touksyo]

Ok, I have a theory based off of the small scene in The Answer, right before Pearl and Rose jump off in the air. When Pearl is about to attack Garnet and Rose says "Wait. *grabs Pearl's arm* , this is- Let's go." Ok. Why did Rose stop Pearl from "poofing" the other gems? My theory is that after Rose realized that different types of gems could fuse, and that she and Pearl could fuse and use the fusion (Rainbow Quartz) as a war tactic against Homeworld. Then, when Garnet falls down the hill and joins the still forming crystal gems, one of the reasons Rose and Pearl wanted Garnet to join them was to teach them how to fuse. Of course, that is not the only reason the pair wanted Garnet to join. I should really start my own channel I have so many ideas/theories... Oh well Guess I'll help AJ instead 😂👌🏼😜