Talk:White Diamond/@comment-24435322-20180724000537/@comment-36313397-20180724100713

Well, we saw that when the Diamonds tried to heal Centipeetle, Yellow restored the physical form (just as she could destroy it). Blue restored her mind and control over her behavior, just as she normally makes Gems lose control over their behavior and start crying. I know a lot of people are saying White controls the mind, and Blue emotions,  but I think that it's clear that she was able to be restored to her full mental state with only Blue and Steven - without White. Perhaps Blue represents the mind and emotions.

Pink represents life, clearly, but I expect also personality, soul, memory, whatever you want to call it - only Steven's involvement let Centipeetle regain any semblance of herself. Steven can do astral projection, too, enter people's dreams...etc. I think White represents the Gem itself - that's why she's needed to make any changes permanent.

So, with Blue and Yellow, they were able to corrupt the physical form and suppress the minds of the Gems, and with White they could make it last. Without Pink, it didn't kill as anticipated. Yes, I think Pink/Steven could have used their powers for evil - it's just their personality that makes them help people with their powers. (Just like the other Diamond's - I laughed when Blue said how they didn't usually heal people).

I can't quite figure out why the Corrupting Light could even destroy the personality of the Gems, without Pink's help. Any ideas? Maybe just millenia of being unable to control their form or actions did that?