Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26447369-20150602054134/@comment-26447369-20150818001253

In order for Gems to fuse, they need to have a common goal in mind, or synchronize in terms of feelings/emotion, etc. Jasper's goal was to get revenge on the Crystal Gems, while Lapis' goal was to get revenge on Jasper for holding her prisoner, right after she got back to Homeworld after being trapped in a mirror for over thousands of years. The common goal here was revenge, which was what allowed them to fuse so effortlessly. When it comes to the physical state/appearance of Malachite, she is more monstrous other fusion Gems, similar to Sugulite. Now, when it comes to size, Malachite, a fusion of two Gems, is as tall as Sardonyx, a fusion of three Gems. Malachite is so big because not only because the amount of Gems fused, but because of those Gems' power/strength. Lapis is by far the strongest Gem we've ever seen on this show. I mean, her Gem was cracked, yet she was able to create perfect clones of the Crystal Gems at the same time as taking the entire ocean into space, so I'm assuming her strength and how incompatible she is with Japser(which also shows monstrosity in the physical form) led to the large size of Malachite. As of now, Lapis is in control while Jasper is fighting for it. If Jasper got control, she would either unfuse, or, since it looks like they can't(Lapis says "We're Malachite now".), she'd destroy, just like Garnet says. They've lost themselves while fighting for control in Malachite's body... It's sad.