Talk:The Trial/@comment-31239421-20170530121328/@comment-30566621-20170530163545

Actually, I take Blue Zircon's defense as strongly implying that the Crystal Gems Pearl was formerly Pink Diamond's Pearl. The way that Zircon sounded when mimicing Pink!Pearl sounded very much like how CG!Pearl sounds. Also note that the Pearls seem to match their Diamonds' personalities, and we still don't know what Pink Diamond was like--it's quite possible that she was an uptight, systematic person just like CG!Pearl has been.

Additionally, Lars' Head pretty much proves that Lion is just a healed/resurrected lion. Now it is possible that Pink Diamond's shards are hidden somewhere in the pocket dimension in Lion's mane, but I don't think Lion himself actually has Pink's shards embedded in him.

As far as why Pink was shattered by another Diamond, most likely she was trying to find a compromise and/or middle ground between the other Diamonds and the Crystal Gems, and either White or Yellow wanted Pink out of the way. It's implied that Pink Diamond didn't go as far as to join the Crystal Gems (why else would Rose take the blame/make everyone believe she shattered Pink? There are few ways in which that would actually empower her position). And as some people have speculated, she seems to have been removed from the Diamond Authority sigil with a suspicious speed. If we take those facts together with the fact that Zircon confirms that only Diamonds are believed able to shatter other Diamonds through simple weapons or even hand-to-hand attacks, I very much suspect White/Yellow decided to off Pink, and worked it around so that Rose Quartz appeared to take the blame (quite possibly even smuggled Rose in, leading Rose to believe she'd be poofing Pink but then Pink shatters due to White/Yellow somehow influencing or empowering Rose's attack, which would cause Rose to truly believe she'd shattered Pink and thereby make her rationalize what happened mentally).

Finally, note that Yellow has shown a tendency to be hot-headed and impulsive. Personally, I think the attack on Pink was premeditated and well-planned. That doesn't feel like Yellow--I suspect White is indeed the perpetrator.