Gem Weapons

Members of the Crystal Gems can summon special weapons from the gems on their body. Each Crystal Gem has their own method for retrieving their weapons, which they each try to teach to Steven in the first episode. Although he is unable to call his weapon at will, it was revealed as a shield. All the weapons have glowing parts that seem to be made of the wielder's stone.

Garnet's Gauntlets


Garnet is the only member of the team to regularly dual wield her weapons, since she also has two gems (one on either palm). She summons them by mentally connecting with the energy of the universe and channeling it through her gems. The gauntlets then appear on her hands from thin air. Both gauntlets have knuckles made of garnets. Hers are the only weapons that don't have a constantly glowing part.

Pearl's Spear


Pearl wields a spear that consists of a glowing cyan blade with similarly colored pommel and a white grip probably made of pearl. To summon it, Pearl trusts in her years of precise training, puts her hands near her forehead, and pulls her weapon from the gem. The blade is wrapped around the grip, only opening when she grabs it. In "Together Breakfast," her weapon was destroyed by the Evil Spirit, but by the next battle, she was able to summon another.

Amethyst's Whip


Amethyst bears the only long range weapon, a glowing violet whip. The handle seems to be made of amethyst. Amethyst summons her weapon with nonchalance by putting her hand close to her chest and simply pulling it from the gem. The leash has small pieces of amethyst on it, so it causes more damage and makes it harder to break free from a bind. Like Garnet, she can wield two weapons as seen in "Together Breakfast." It's also known it can cut through metal.

Steven's Shield (formerly Rose Quartz's Shield)


Steven wields the only defensive weapon, a spiraling pink shield. His shield also shoots off the beam attaching it to the gem and sends the disc flying. It's shown that the spiral has thorns on it, and the center of the spiral itself is shaped like a rose. This could possibly mean that the shield was once Rose Quartz' as well, seeing as how Steven possesses her gem.

In Bubble Buddies, he accidentally activates his gem and creates an indestructible bubble shield. Not much is known of the abilities of this weapon or the way of summoning it. The Bubble shield also seems to be rather heavy dispite its size and thickness, given that when Steven and Connie fell into the ocean they sank very fast.