Talk:Demantoid/@comment-33274462-20191202171701/@comment-29311048-20191205231505

The rule of thumb for me is: Same name, same VA. Sure, Hessonite, Pyrope and Demantoid are all subcategories of Garnets but while they are all in one group, they're still distinct from one another, similar to the Diamonds I guess. There are only 3 real exceptions to this rule. For one there's Carnelian, who only had one speaking line so it kinda makes sense they wouldn't hire a new VA for her and Kimberly Brooks gave her a very distinct voice so to the average viewer it wouldn't be obvious it's the same VA. Then there's also Padparadscha, who might've been important and distinct enough for her own VA but at least Erica Luttrell also voiced her very differently. It's also plausible that Padparadscha is only the name for the defective type of Sapphire, as aside from her color she "should've" been just like our Sapphire. She is supposesd to also have functioning Future Vision, serving the same purpose to Homeworld as our Sapphire, thereby counting as the same kind of Gem. The third thing is Aparna Nancherla voicing Nephrite, the Jades and Lemon Jade. Nephrite is a type of Jade and all the Gems present at the Era 3 ball are Jades as far as we know, even though they look very distinct from each other. The Jades also didn't really have enough speaking lines to warrant hiring a new actress. And if Jades are generally voiced by Aparna, then it would make sense for a fusion of two Gems voiced by her to also be voiced by her.