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Kitsukami wrote: Airbenderedacted wrote: Aside from her looking far too small to be a fusion of two Gems, there's the fact of the matter that fusion Gems summon two different weapons from each gem and combine them if they desire to. If she really were a fusion she would summon one weapon from one gemstone and a different kind of weapon from the other. Garnet's gems materialize identical gauntlets.

This isn't necessarily true! In Opal's case, she did not use Pearl's Spear or Amethyst's Whip exclusively...instead using a Giant Bow (which could be comprised of a spear-like arrow and a whip-like drawstring) and Sugilite who used the Mace (comprised of Amethyst's Whip and Garnet's Glove). Maybe the fusion of the two gems that comprised Garnet had two weapons that created a pair of Gloves to act as Garnet's?

I do have to agree about the size being an issue...which could again be explained by the Gems' ability to shapeshift, which Amethyst displays quite often and proudly. Who knows? Yes, but Opal was still able to summon Amethyst's whip and Pearl's spear from their respective gems before forming the bow and arrow. Sugilite's flail was also Garnet's gauntlets and Amethyst's whip before they fused into a single weapon. Fusions can't summon fusion weapons instantaneously because the Gems that fuse together in order to create them each had their own signature wepons that they summoned from their gemstones, (wherever their gemstones are located on their body.) Opal can't just materialize her bow and arrow because neither of her gems summon that weapon; she first has to summon Amethyst's whip and Pearl's spear and then combine the two. If Garnet were really a fusion Gem, she would have to combine two different weapons in order to form her signature gauntlets.

As for the temple door, garnets can come in blue! It's an extremely rare occurence though, and the fact that her gems on the door are blue and red garnets probably represents something really important about her character that we aren't aware of at this point in the show yet.