Talk:The Rebellion/@comment-3426243-20160104023205

Hmmm... this is just a small problem i have, but as far as we know via flashbacks, it seems most gems like pearl or rose for that matter did not wear armor into battle. Now assuming they are using steel weapons, this doesn't make sense. Gems are in fact are less durable than humans when it comes to piercing damage, as seen in the episode where pearl was stabbed by a steel cutlass blade from holo pearl.

Now while gems are more durable blunt trauma wise, any internal damage significant enough will make them withdrawn from combat. While humans may bleed out and slowly die, or can go on with the wound, as long as no major vessels or organs have been punctured.

The armor of the fallen could be gem armor, however it is human based, and we know that many gems died using weapons that were not their own. Pearl's sword for example was a forged blade, not made by her gem. Hence why there are many swords left on the field.

Now to recap: Gems are using hand made blades and medieval (like)  weapons along with some magical artillery (light cannons ect..) but much of it is ground based tactics as far as we know, as gems cannot fly, unless in a craft. Humans had to have been present as Greg stated, and depending on where the gem war happened, would determine what race of human fought.

Assuming the war was 1,000 years from  3,500-2,500 BC, many copper/early bronze age cultures could have participated. Now the gems weapons are superior, being made of some kind of either space metal, or steel. Don't doubt mankind's capabilities in this conflict though. By now we would have in some places, Copper arrows, bronze swords and leather armor. IE: Uruk, Babylon.

Now all these things cry back to, if gems wore some type of armor, maybe they would of lasted longer. I mean even in concept that would be pretty cool, Some epic diamond like gem armor for the homeworld. Or shard like armor/ Finely cut gemstone designs for rose or her armies.

At some point, i plan to make my own story of the war, because of the enormous timeline, there are so many opportunites for battles/tactics for any warfare enthusiasts.