Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26084413-20150207080549/@comment-28584561-20150207100356

'' "Does anyone besides me think Amethyst is a sort of a "franken-gem"? She's not from Gem home world but was "grown" in Gem Kindergarden." ''

We don't really know how the other gems came to be, so saying Amethyst as a "fraken-gem" is kind of moot. If Amethyst and other earth-created gems experienced the same process as the homeworld gems then they aren't franken-gems, they were just created at different places. Mind you, this is all speculation (even yours) due to the fact that actual concrete proof has yet to be shown in the show.

"All G Gems are tall perfect specimens save Amethyst. She's short, heavy, has a cleft lip and a googly eye."

The base fusions of Garnet beg to differ. Also, if we assume that the Centipeetle Mother is also an earth gem, your assumption would be null as her anthropomorphic form is tall. Peridot also has a wave for a mouth.

"She likes to eat and sleep but isn't really sure why. (Maybe she has to!)"

This is probably the weakest argument here. She has stated it herself that even though Gems don't need to eat or sleep, she eats and sleeps because it feels good. Isn't that reason enough?

"She is more easily damaged and takes longer to heal."

Garnet's attacking style is having strong defenses while having strong offensive power. Pearl's attacking pattern is mostly precision and accuracy. Amethyst's attaking style is raw power with reckless abandon. So ofc Amethyst gets hurt a lot more than the other gems, as her attacking style needs her to get close and attack with all her might without thinking about a plan. Healing depends on how serious the injury was, considering her playstyle, you'd assume she'd be healing a lot more.

"She also has low self esteem and likes to buck authority."

Considering her past, I wouldn't blame her for being really angsty. Also, Rebecca has stated that each gem represents a level of development of a human. With Steven bein codependent,  Amethyst being counter dependent,  Pearl being  group-dependent, Garnet being independent, and Rose being transcendent. Being counter dependent is all about disobeying and distrusting authority.