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I don't think he's Rose, because while magic I'm pretty sure he's organic. Remember in "Friend Ship" and "Jailbreak" when Steven felt physical strain after using his shield generating powers to much? Well similar strain is shown in "Cry for Help" when after teleporting the Crystal Gems WHILE having Steven in his pocket dimension, he showed signs of definite fatigue. Pure gems don't get tired from physical strain, they get tired from mental strain as shown in "Chille Tide", so that would mean that Lion is either not a pure gem, or a gem construct of some sort.

My theory? When Rose gave birth to Steven, half of her essence combined with Greg's DNA while the OTHER half created Lion. This would make Lion Steven's twin brother in some weird sense.