Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26289669-20150408020948/@comment-675805-20150521210928

I think you people need to stop assuming Lapis, Ruby, and Sapphire don't have weapons. Just because Sugilite and Opal appear to lack unique weapons doesn't mean they don't have one, likewise, just because garnet doesn't use Ruby's and Sapphire's weapons doesn't mean they don't have one.

As far as we can tell, their weapons are just extensions of themselves (with the possible exception of Rose's sword, which might be an actual sword, as well as the disruptor weapons), which essentially means they could potentially summon any weapon they wanted if they were skilled enough. The only reason Steven can't is because he's not skilled enough yet and doesn't even understand how Rose's shield works.

Additionally we really have no idea what Jasper really meant by "weak gems" as she wound up forcing Lapis to fuse with her, though like I said, it was most likely an assumption of weakness relative to her strength.

Lapis chose not to directly fight in melee combat, so we actually have no idea if she has a weapon or not.

Simply put this thread is in fact another giant waste of time because there's not enough evidence for or against this theory, though the circumstantial evidence leans toward it not being the case, and substantial evidence already disproved part of it as it's already been confirmed that stretching is just part of shapeshifting, and I'm pretty sure Garnet does not have superspeed, and even if Sapphire does, it would likely be something all gems are capable of because they don't rely on lungs and cardiovascular systems, plus Jasper's spin-dash could most likely match that speed. It's also probably worth noting that while Garnet may not be as fast as Sapphire, she still was able to dodge TWO of Jasper's full speed spin-dash attacks, before blocking a third.

Same with Ruby's super-strength (which is listed as her unique ability for some odd reason). There's no reason to believe other gems couldn't muster that much power (Again, Jasper already proved this by keeping pace with Garnet after Garnet learned about the disruptor weapon, and Garnet is more powerful than both Ruby alone AND Jasper).