Talk:Topaz/@comment-3965346-20170630222028/@comment-3965346-20170702030333

I think the reason why Blue Topaz's gem is flat on the bottom because she's corrupted, it has been shown with Centipeetle that corruption can alter a gemstone's appearence. And we don't know if Topaz's gems are pointed either, we haven't seen her poof yet, so, it's hard to tell what an actual Topaz gem looks like in full. But, for now, I'm going to say that Blue Topaz's corruption made her gem flat on the bottom unless confirmed otherwise. I don't think gem shape as anything to do with Era-1 and 2, I think it's the same as each era but an Era-2 gem simply has less capabilities than an Era-1 gem.

Also, the Topaz fusion and her components seem to be Era-1 gem(s), she can do things we've seen an Era-1 gem do, like demonstrate gem powers (yes, Peridot has ferrokinesis but compared to what Topaz can do, it's something a typical Era-2 gem can't do) and summon a tangible weapon (Aquamarine can't do that so she has a wand that's like a hairbow in her hair and Peridot can't do that either but her ferrokinesis makes up for it like Lapis' hydrokinesis). Also, unlike the Era-2 gems we've seen, who are young gems, Topaz acts more like an adult than a child, so, we know that Topaz is an older gem since she acts like adult. So, she's an Era-1 gem, she has the powers of an Era-1 gem and can do things an Era-2 can do. In short, I think Blue Topaz's gem looking like that is simply a product of corruption and I think we already know that Topaz is indeed an Era-1 gem, no doubt about it.