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Howdoyoudo90 wrote: I think Lion is a part of Rose. In "Marble Madness", Connie mentions the book series "The UnFamiliar Familiar" which I'm almost certain is a reference to the "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Phillip Pullman.

For those unfamiliar, the books follow the adventures of a girl named Lyra, who comes from a world where every human has a spirit animal(daemon) that is a reflection of their personality. The concept is based on the "Catholic" idea of the body, the soul, and the spirit, with daemons being a physical manifestation of the spirit. Daemons are almost always the opposite gender of their humans, as they reflect another apsect of our own consciousness (as we've addressed, Lion being male, and Rose technically being female.)

In her video tape, Rose mentioned how HALF of her would become Steven, and I've always wondered what the other half was. Clearly she gave up her physical form, and I believe her soul resides within the gem and Steven, leaving Lion as the spirit. It would explain why Pearl and the others never knew of Lion - he didn't physically exist until Rose "died." Rose didn't say half of her would become Steven, she said that she would become half of him. all of Rose = half of Steven