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Nearhza wrote:

Painite wrote: I think Owey is right. I imagine Peridot is looking for the "cluster" which are probably hibernating gems from the kindergarden which she refers to differently. Stevonnie has limited fighting ability against any gem Okay let me lay out all the foreshadowing as to why Stevonnie is going to be almost overpowered:::: Rose thought humans had amazing potential and were beautiful. Ian confirmed that Rose actually shapeshifted a womb for Steven to be born. Steven was no accident. Rose knew that losing her would damage the teams overall power, but only temporarily because she would be reborn as Steven even stronger because not only is he a gem he's a human. Garnett said that Steven will be able to do things that Rose could not. That's Steven with all the gem power and human power. Connie ADDS to the human power and with a focused and prominent mind. Connie has shown efficiency with a sword and is very analytical. Do you think it was Steven doing all those flips that Stevonnie was doing? No. That's Connie. Connie has serious skill that has the potential to be trained into greatness. So take Rose's shield, her Sword, Connie's Mind, Steven's emotions and strength and that means Stevonnie is a PURE POWERHOUSE. Alone Together, Lion 2, and Open book were all examples of how close and powerful their link is. Stevonnie can't beat any gem? I'm sure with training or even with a little more experience Stevonnie could surpass Garnet in a fight. Glad to finally see someone else point that out. Gem abilities seem to be emotion-driven, hence why weaker gems have been able to beat stronger and more experienced gems when they were backed by powerful emotions. For example, Garnet was able to beat Jasper (love) and Amethyst was able to fight the more experienced Pearl to a standstill (rage). Since Steven has the full spectrum of human emotions, his powers are going to be different and more powerful than any gem in existence.

On top of that, "Lion 2" foreshadowed that Stevonnie will use Rose's Sword in the future, since it literally took both of them working in tandem to use her sword. "Steven the Swordfighter" proved that Steven does not have the mental discipline to learn swordfighting, but based on "Open Book" it seems that Connie already knows the basics. I'm sure Pearl would be more than happy to teach Connie, plus that would give the show staff a chance to show a different side of Pearl's personality and possibly get her to warm up more to humans.