Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25833006-20141214001055/@comment-28584561-20141214011453

I actually like this theory, and you explained it so nicely but let's not give all the credit to Rose :3

Maybe Rose dwells within Steven's subconciousness and she helps him like any mother would, protecting him, giving him hope, making him feel loved.

My thoughts on the theory:


 * First let's establish the other theory that Steven can activate his gem and his powers through the power of love and the want to protect the ones he love. Whether he does it conciously or subconciously, it doesn't matter as long as he wants to protect the ones he cares for. Which can also explain why he summoned his shield, protect people with bubbles and what not.


 * In Too Many Birthdays, the Gems have stated that whatever Steven feels like his age is, he will become it. This doesn't need Rose's influence, this one is more of an innate ability than an active one.

*Lion 2: The Movie, Lion took Steven to the training room because when Lion heard Steven say " Lion isn't trained very well. But I'm not trained very well either . . ." Which causes Lion to take them to the training room to, well, train.


 * In Watermelon Steven, Rose's plants weren't made to attack, they were made to defend. Steven might have exaggerated a bit when he said that the watermelon steven's were attacking everyone when the only person they attacked was Ronald and that was because he attacked (spatula whack) Steven first. Steven might have little power at controling the WSs when they began their rampage except for one, alternatively Steven could've made one WS (baby melon) more sentient than the others.