Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26285761-20150702074516/@comment-26285761-20150703064748

Judgekoo wrote:


 * Lapis's Water Generation is most likely water derived from air, maybe even from the air inside the cracks of her Gem. It may also be from condensed water in/on any part(s) of her Gem. Regardless, if Lapis was able to just create water out of thin air, she wouldn't need the ocean.

The first time she took them out they were well above the atmosphere for any water particles to be floating in the surrounding area. And judging by the size of her wings, water condensed around her gem wouldn't do. If you have a choice of expending energy to make water or use what's already in front of you, which would you chose?


 * Amethyst's Hair-Blade. (I would've called it her Hair-Cut.) It is probably possessed by all Gems. Garnet easily cut through solid rock when journeying through the Sea Spire, and Pearl's hologram, which has the same or less physical strength as/than Pearl, easily cut down Pearl's favorite tree. (poor Bird Mom.)

Did Holo-Pearl and Garnet use their hair to cut through those things? No. It's like saying that a sword and an axe are the same weapon because they both can cut through things.


 * Possibly Pearl's Nephelokinesis, because she could've manufactured the clouds that followed her command, and also because that would be a part of Hydrokinesis. If Pearl truly had this ability, she would have shown signs of Hydrokinesis or Nephelokinesis a long time ago.

Again, practicality is the word. You use what's already in front of you (or around you for that matter) instead of expending more energy. Pearl also has shown the ability to control sand, but has never used it since. Even the slightest mental control of such elements would render someone a -kinetic person.


 * Peridot's Interface Creation, Wall Scaling, and Electrokinesis. They could be the results of Peridot wearing devices in or on her body. After all, she has only been shown to perform these feats in one outfit, and can move body parts at will. Also, the Electrokinesis and Interface Creation: one is probably a manipulation of the other.

Considering Pearl can make holograms from her gem, it wouldn't be far to assume that Peridot can do it with her fingers. And, they aren't organic. So she could easily be more of a technology based gem than the others. Considering that there's also a gem that has no body of its own but can possess inanimate objects. Also, Gems don't change clothes unless they regenerate.


 * Garnet's Electrokinesis could be an ability every pure Gem has, if Peridot truly generates her own Electrokinesis.

Pearl, Amethyst, Rose, Jasper, and Lapis don't share this ability though. Unique doesn't always mean that only one gem has it, it can mean that it is different from everything else, in a way.


 * Also, Lapis and Malachite's Hydrokinesis and Water Constructs abilities should be considered one thing.

That's why Water Constructs fall under a sub-power of Hydrokinesis. They're basically just one thing but "water constructs" expound a bit more on the subject. I'm going to answer each comment listed in its own paragraph, just to be clear.

Good point.

No, they didn't use their hair, but that doesn't mean they can't. After all, Amethyst only used her hair once. I wish someone could tag Rebecca Sugar into the conversation, so that she could confirm/deny abilities not yet used.

Good point.

Actually, that would be too far. Gems have the ability to storetheir bodies, and some have the ability to summon things from their Gem as well. Fingers are completely different. Also, her fingers are the exact same color as her skin, and look like fingers. We must assume they are organic. Gems can't own their own bodies and then possess small objects, it doesn't work that way. You are basically saying that Peridot is a possessed complete robot, which seems rather unlikely. Also, Gems can change clothes whenever they want, this has been shown on numerous occasions.

If it is different than everything else, then only one Gem has it.

Something can't be a sub-power of itself.