Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26123278-20150301141431/@comment-5376172-20150301175801

Genome Soldier86 wrote: @EpicOruUlterra,

No offense taken, you're right that gemkind is definitely more advanced than humanity currently is in this universe. However, we really haven't been shown much of the human world outside of Beach City and some locations. The military R&D is always working on developing new weapons and technology, so the ones in SU could potentially have weaponry that could be effective against gems. The TMNT EPF had secret advanced laser based weapons, likely due to R&D or reverse engineering captured alien tech. Sadie defeated a corrupted gem with a spear and she's not a trained professional soldier, warrior, etc.

As for humanity surviving an alien invasion, it depends on the various factors involved. Most of the time we lose, but sometimes we can not only survive but win. I would like to think a alien invasion like this homeworld gem one would force humans to put aside their differences and fight our common foe. We can always go back to waging war on ourselves once the xenocide seeking alien threat is dealt with. Not that I'd want that, but hey human nature and all...

I think Steven Universe is the right kind of show to have a competent military. It's done a great job so far balancing out both the good and bad aspects of humanity. I'm not expecting something approaching one of my childhood favorite cartoons, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. I do admit that I'd rofl if after suffering defeat Diamond or one of her Great Diamond Authority lackies yells, "Diamond Authority, retreat!" XD

@YoungAndy13,

Yeah, I can see the government and military trying to adopt gem technology to our own and weaponry.

I've got deep respect for the military, so I really don't like it when they are portrayed to be essentially dumb. Sometimes I find it funny, cause humans are sometimes dumb, but Ben 10 Omniverse really annoyed me with its portrayal.

Also, there's the possibility that the American military and government is under control or being manipulated by the Great Diamond Authority, the Diamond on the back of SU's American dollar bill. So, perhaps the military will be misguided protagonists for a while.

Yeah, you make some pretty good points. I guess we'll have to see where the show takes it.