Malachite

"No! I'm not Lapis anymore... We're Malachite now."

"Malachite" is the fusion of Jasper and Lapis Lazuli, who first appeared in the episode "Jail Break". She is currently held at the bottom of the ocean, at an unknown location.

Appearance
Malachite is a massive fusion, nearly equal in size to Sugilite. She possesses six arms, of which the lower four function as legs. She has four eyes with light-teal irises and pointed teeth. Her first set of eyes function as eyebrows. Her eyes change shape based upon who is controlling her, with her eyes being small and catlike when Jasper controls her and larger, round when Lapis controls her. Her wavy, pale-green hair, styled in a star, like Alexandrite's, is a short bob like Lapis', but wild and frizzy like Jasper's. Her skin is light sea-foam green with dark-teal stripes, and its pattern is similar to Jasper's. She has two torsos joined together, similar to a Centaur. Her upper-torso and arms are longer and more slender, while her lower-torso and four limbs are more muscular. The upper half of her outfit, a deep-green and greenish-black stretched halter top, has a pattern like Lapis' suit with a neckline like Jasper's, while its lower half is a greenish-black " uniform" similar to Jasper's with a V-neck "collar" that connects to form a Yellow Diamond insignia serving as a waistband for her upper torso.

History
"Let's stay on this miserable planet... together!"

Malachite makes her first brief appearance at the end of the episode "Jail Break" where Jasper, despite her belief fusion is a cowardly tactic used by weak Gems to make themselves stronger, "persuades" a distraught Lapis Lazuli to fuse with her after the Gem Warship's crash. Lapis's consciousness, revealing the fusion as a trap to contain Jasper and prevent her causing further damage, soon restrains a startled Malachite in chains of water, dragging her to the bottom of the sea near Beach City.

Many of the following episodes revolve around, but do not feature, Malachite herself, as the Crystal Gems are actively searching for her at the bottom of the sea. In the episode "Love Letters," it is revealed that Garnet regularly patrols the ocean in search of her.

She makes her next major appearance in "Chille Tid" where Steven is able to enter the fusion's realm in his dreams and contact both Lapis and Jasper inside of Malachite. Once inside, he observes the incessant power struggle for control of their unstable fusion. Steven's interference allows Jasper to temporarily gain the upper hand before Lapis wrests it away from her, refusing his offer to help her.

In the end, Lapis finally loses herself to the fusion, likely meaning that Malachite is finally herself -- clearly a different situation compared to the mental war between the two components up to this point. Because of their new bond, Malachite is no longer restrained on the sea floor. Jasper and Lapis' fusion is still based on anger and mistrust, as Garnet mentioned, but it is no longer fueled by Lapis' fierce desire to keep Steven safe by imprisoning Jasper. This may be because Gems (especially in unstable fusions) will lose their individuality after being fused for too long, like seen when Sugilite went on a rampage after Garnet and Amethyst were fused for a long period of time and trapped themselves in a psychotic episode. However, Steven claims Lapis is still in control after his dream, so Malachite's current situation is unknown.

Crystal Gems
Like Jasper and possibly Lapis, Malachite highly dislikes the Crystal Gems, who are seen as traitors to the Gem Homeworld. The whole reason for her being fused was to destroy them. Upon being fused, she prepared to fight them, but because of Lapis' will, she trapped herself at the bottom of the ocean.

Steven Universe
Little is known about Malachite's feelings towards Steven due to the little screen time she has been given. However, she may have a sense of protecting him because she told him to go when she emerged from the Malachite Realm and she exiled herself in order to protect him from Jasper.

Personality
Due to being a fusion, Malachite's personality is a twisted combination of both Jasper and Lapis' character traits. However, because of her being a very unstable fusion held together with anger, their personalities are present rather than merging into a new one (much like how Alexandrite displayed the individual personalities of Amethyst, Garnet, and Pearl rather than merging into one). Once formed, she was shown as having Jasper's disdain for the Crystal Gems and wishing to see them destroyed, but Lapis' consciousness was later shown to be the most dominant, as she was able to overpower Jasper's.

In "Chille Tid", Lapis is shown to be struggling to maintain her dominance over Jasper, it is also clear that if Lapis is distracted for the shortest period of time, Jasper can gain control. At the end of the episode, Malachite's personality starts to dominate and suppress Lapis' own, much in the same way Pearl was afraid it would happen to Amethyst and Garnet when fused into Sugilite for too long. It ends on a chilling note with Lapis refusing the name Lapis and proclaiming that they are Malachite now, indicating that Malachite's own true personality is formed and is taking over. It is unknown if Jasper has also lost herself to the fusion.

Abilities
Malachite presumably possesses standard Gem abilities and traits.

Unique Abilities

 * Hydrokinesis: Malachite inherits Lapis' power to manipulate water and liquid material.
 * Water Constructs: Malachite is capable of forming water into various constructs that she can control. She has shown to form hands out of water that she can use to smite enemies. She is also able to form chains to entangle or trap enemies with.

Season 1

 * "Jail Break" (debut/semi-antagonist)

Season 2

 * "Full Disclosure" (flashback)
 * "Love Letters" (mentioned)
 * "Chille Tid" (dream realm)
 * "Nightmare Hospital" (mentioned)

Trivia

 * Malachite is similar to Alexandrite, in the fact that the Gems involved are incompatible to the point that the personality of the fusion herself doesn't form but rather the individual personalities are stranded in the Malachite Realm fighting each other over control.
 * Jasper seems to have more control over Malachite's body, while Lapis Lazuli seems to have more control over her hydrokinesis. This is seen in "Jail Break", when she struggles against the water chains, and referenced in "Chille Tid" when Lapis mentions holding Jasper down with the weight of the ocean.
 * In her sheet in the Guide to the Crystal Gems, appears that she only has a gem in her nose; this is probably because it's redacted with Steven's point of view.
 * Her eyes are shown to change shape depending on who is controlling the fusion. When Jasper is speaking, the eyes are cat-like, and when Lapis is in control, the eyes are round.
 * Malachite is the only fusion (who has spoken) not to have a new voice; rather, she has only inherited the voices of her two constituent Gems. Whichever Gem is dominant, their voice is placed over the other (ex. if Lapis is dominant, her voice is placed over Jasper's and vice versa).
 * Malachite's arms function as mobile legs.

Gemology
Gemstone Information


 * Malachite is thought to possess protective qualities, acting against obstacles or dangers and taking risks, similar to Lapis' behavior after she fused.
 * Malachite is also associated with demanding respect, similar to how Lapis and Jasper fought for control.
 * Malachite is a green copper carbonate mineral.
 * Malachite is related to azure-malachite, which consists of azurite and malachite.
 * Malachite is a traditional gemstone for the thirteenth wedding anniversary.
 * As for the zodiac, it is regarded as a stone for Capricorn and Scorpio.
 * Malachite often has distinctive concentric bands in varying shades of green. It typically occurs in aggregate form, as botryoidal (grape-shaped) masses.
 * Malachite in real life is highly toxic unless sealed, this may represent Jasper and Lapis' relationship. Most sealing dissolve in water.

Gemstone(s)
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