Talk:Gem Weapons/@comment-38798450-20190430120433/@comment-26182384-20190430150846

I personally think the concept of Gem Weapons is quite similar to Bleach's concept of Zanpakutō, in that they are a part of the user, summoned from their own selves instead of constructed externally, and whose power can be unlocked/obtained through a combination of martial training and soul-searching. As with Souls, we know all Gems possess some degree of Spiritual/Magical Power and Abilities, which vary according to caste as well as from Gem to Gem, and can be trained and refined into a multitude of shapes. While it's almost a given that (Era-1) martial oriented Gems such as Quartzes, Rubies and Topazes are born with the ability of Weapon Summoning or at least have more ease at achieving it, the point of the series is that, just like Shinigami, any Gem can train their powers if they find the right mindset and environment, regardless of the role assigned to them by the Caste System. As we saw in 'The Answer', Pearl initially didn't have her signature spear (and it is safe to assume most Pearls don't have any Weapon whatsoever), relying instead on constructed weapons such as swords; but her approach to Weapon Summoning in 'Gem Glow', as well as her backstory of always striving to keep up with Rose, imply she trained herself (for a long time and through different styles if her extensive collection of weapons is any indication) until she became able to summon it. As a side note, I agree that Diamonds more likely that not have no innate Weapon Summoning, probably because they are so sure of their superior power they think it's pointless to waste time an effort in a task better left to their soldiers... which ironically came back to bite them when one of them changed their mind, faked her death and developed a shield capable to withstand the combined full power of the other three, trumping their plan to completely wipe out the Earth and beginning a chain of events that would culminate with the fall of the Authority.