Sugilite

"Sugilite" is the fusion of Garnet (and to an extent, Ruby and Sapphire) and Amethyst) that first appeared in "Coach Steven."

Appearance
Sugilite is a massive fusion; along with equally gigantic Alexandrite, she is one of the largest, tallest characters seen as of yet. She is a monstrous-looking; her face features four eyes located under a strong brow and a final fifth one above it - each being a different color. Her mouth is twisted into a grin and filled with sharp, pointed teeth. She has a giant plume of spiky, dark violet hair in a style similar to Amethyst's untamed hair. Her skin color is a more pinkish shade of purple than Amethyst's, and she wears a ripped, dark purple, black and burgundy costume similar to Garnet's body suit and likewise wears a visor covering her four lower eyes. She has rips/cuttings in her leggings that are similar to Amethyst's. Her gems are located on her chest and on the palms of her lower hands.

Personality
Sugilite cares for herself, first and foremost. Though she carries out mission objectives, she does not do anything that she does not want to and does not hesitate to use force to achieve personal desires. She combines Garnet's headstrong, unwavering nature with Amethyst's desire to do whatever she pleases as well as her negative attitude towards authority. The resulting personality is a volatile mix; the resulting personality is highly unstable as well as dangerous. This causes at least one dangerous situation, wherein Sugilite, enraged that she was left behind during a mission and asked to unfuse, viciously attacks and severely injures Pearl.

Despite her destructive nature, she seems to retain an attachment for Steven; she avoids targeting him directly during her rampages -- but ironically she inadvertently causes a chunk of debris to fly off at Pearl, who deflects it and hits Steven in the face -- and wants to impress him with her strength, asking if he wanted "to see something cool?" and showing him how she combines Garnet and Amethyst's weapons into her flail when he agrees.

Abilities
An absolute juggernaut in combat, Sugilite uses her sheer strength and size to overpower and crush any opposition.

Though not as acrobatic and nimble as Opal, Sugilite makes up for it by sheer size; her long legs allows her to cover a lot of ground quickly and leap long distances. Sugilite has no known weaknesses, except her own recklessness. In "Coach Steven", she is only defeated when Pearl outsmarts her by luring her up the hill behind the Crystal Temple. She then used her spear to trip Sugilite, causing her to tumble down the side of the temple and comically get hit on the head by her own flail, thus knocking her out and ending the fusion.

Unique Abilities

 * Weapon Proficiency; Flail: Her weapon is an enormous flail that uses Amethyst's whip for a rope, and Garnet's fused gauntlets as a bludgeon. Using this weapon Sugilite easily smashes through buildings, reducing a defunct Gem Communications Hub to rubble.

Trivia

 * Sugilite is the first member of the Crystal Gems to act as an antagonist in the series.
 * It is unclear if Alexandrite or Sugilite is the largest character seen thus far; they both appear to be eight to nine times taller than Steven if you measure up to the top of their head.
 * However, if you take hairstyle into account, Alexandrite is the clear winner.
 * Sugilite's shades bear slight resemblance to Roy Koopa's from the Super Mario Bros. series.
 * Though this is probably a coincidence.
 * Sugilite could be based on an Oni, which is a Japanese demon, due to the gemstone being first discovered in Japan by Professor Ken-ichi Sugi.
 * She also strongly resembles the Hindu goddess Kali. Kali is often portrayed with four arms and a very destructive nature. Sugilite's long and somewhat wild-looking dark hair also resembles common portrayals of Kali. While Kali is often described as violent, she's still usually seen as a destroyer of evil. Some legends even show her with a caring, maternal side.
 * Sugilite demonstrates in "Coach Steven" that if multiple Gems are fused for too long, they can slowly lose their individuality in favour of the new personality of the Fusion Gem.
 * Sugilite also seems to have sugilite gemstones as fingernails faceted in different shapes. The index is shaped as a star while the rest appear to be square.(It is also possible that on the other hand,her fingernails have the triangle shape on them due to these facets are on Ruby and Sapphire's gemstones.)
 * Sugilite is the only known Crystal Gem with three gemstones.
 * She was the first fusion Gem whose full transformation was seen on screen while Opal's transformation was interrupted and not seen, this also goes for Alexandrite.
 * The second was Garnet.
 * The third was Malachite.
 * Sugilite, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Alexandrite, Jasper, Malachite, and Peridot have not been seen bubbling away gemstones.
 * Since Sugilite has Garnet's third eye, it is possible that she also posses her precognition - or "future vision" - ability.
 * The next time she is formed, Sugilite (and Alexandrite) will likely have slightly different outfits due to Garnet's regeneration in "Jail Break".

Gemology
Learn more about the sugilite gemstone here.


 * In gemstone mythology, sugilites are known to increase balance of the mind and soul, and serves as protection from anger and negative feelings.
 * This is ironic, given Sugilite's dangerous and unstable nature.
 * Sugilite is not a traditional birthstone.
 * Sugilite is believed to provide positive energy and to help its wearer to focus on desired achievements.
 * Additionally, sugilite is thought to reduce stress and encourage feelings of spiritual love.

Sugalite