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Is anyone else under the impression that both Peridot and Jasper aren't all that high up on the food chain where Homeworld is concerned?

Hear me out. Peridot reported to her superiors about gems living on what might potentially be considered a "backwater" planet that hasn't had any records of gems living there for thousands of years.

If you where her superiors would you take her one hundred percent seriously? Probably not, but you would have to know that it would be possible for gems to exist on that planet, so you would have to at the very least send her with a single escort for protection on the "off" chance that there are gems of an opposing faction keeping Peridot, who is essentially just a maintenance worker/engineer, from doing her work.

I'm under the impression that Jasper is just a soldier, possibly at the very most a sergent or lieutenant, some one who has some tactical responsibility, but is still low in the chain of command enough that she has to report things to someone above her. In this case, Yellow Diamond.

That being said if have seen some implication that the rareity of certain gems affects their social standing.

Pearl was refered to as "A" lost and defective pearl, implying that there are more of her. And Amethyst was an "overcooked" runt.

Both Pearl and Amethyst are gems that can be easily manufactured. And are probably easily made in places like "kindergartens". (Yes I know that Pearl is from the gem home world, but doesn't mean she wasn't born in a kindergarten there.)

Jasper made these statements about them as if they were fact, and only after seeing the two of them for the first time.

Jasper is also a common gemstone, as its just a color variation of quartz.

That aside. Yellow Diamond is aparently someone who has to manage the tasks and reports of those like Peridot and Jasper. If she was a ruling figure in any capacity she would have someone else that Jasper would report to, someone who would also decide whether or not something is worth bothering her with.

That being said Yellow Diamonds are the most common form of Diamond that can be found right along side brown Diamonds.

But a yellow diamond is still a diamond, its the hardest substance on earth, it has an incredibly high resistance to heat (in that it has to be hotter than 7000 degrees farenheight before it will even begin to melt), and it also conducts it. A gem like that, someone who is nearly invulnerable but there aren't many of in comparison to gems like amethysts, would be perfect for low to mid level ranges of political and martial authority. There's enough of them that they could be wide spread, and the areas and forces they govern would potentially always have leaders ready and physically able to lead them.

What's that? But those are just facts where real life diamonds are concerned what if they have nothing to do with alien space gems!?

Well I do have a bit of evidence to back me up in that corner.

Garnet. Garnet can swim in lava and is resistant to heat in general.

Real life garnets are rather similar. Oh I'm sure they wouldn't stand up to being thrown in lava... or at the very least you wouldn't see them again. BUT they are heat resistant. So much so that heat treatments and irradiation (methods that are used to alter the color of a gem) don't affect them what so ever.

That fact alone is a clear inspiration for Garnet's ability to tolerate submersing her self in lava.

And if actual physical characteristics are being taken into consideration where Gem physiology is concerned. Anyone who is a variation of diamond is a nearly indestructable badass. And there for perfect for positions of authority, they will almost always be available to lead.

Now back to the subject of rareity. IF yellow diamonds, the most arguably common variety of diamonds, are responsible for overseeing operations like Peridot's task of reactivating kindergartens and are commanding officers for those like Jasper. Then other Diamonds are most likely higher up the ladder than Yellows. "Colorless" Diamonds are fairly common, but not so much as Yellow Diamonds. colorless diamonds are only so because they have few to no impurities affecting their chemical structure. I'm sure where natural diamonds are concerned, escaping the process of forming with out any semblance of impurity is unlikely as even most colorless diamonds have a yellowish or brownish tint.

Seing as colorless diamonds are much more rare than yellow diamonds, I'd hazard a guess that they're the gem homeworld equivalent of generals or senators/govenors.

The rarest and most valueable Diamonds are ones that are saturated with blue, green, or pink colors. These would be our presidents/queens/kings/Ruling Council and quite possibly the most powerful..... or maybe just the most long lived/wisest.

I'm betting that those three variations of Diamonds are at the top of what ever hierarchy exists on homeworld.... assuming there is one.

TANGENT: (This part has only a little to do with the above theory, bare with me and please keep an open mind if you decide to read it XD)

My brain exploded while writing this, because it occured to me that one of the rarest and most valuable diamonds there are, are PINK diamonds.

We also know that Rose Quartz liked to keep secrets. FROM EVERYONE.

What if Rose, who may have been "born" as Pink Diamond, hadn't wanted to be a leader of any sorts? Like think about it?

You're just born, and everyone suddenly expects you to be one of the highest members of society? "Crack" under pressure? I wouldn't be surprised if young Rose, who knew nothing about the universe, would suddenly vanish, and then just start going by the name Rose Quartz instead of Pink Diamond. Suddenly she's much lower on the food chain and she's free to run about and explore the universe as she pleases forming her own thoughts and ideas because no one expects much of a gem related to quartz because its rather common.

And then when she's older and running around Earth, She sees what her people are doing to the planet and forms a rebellion, and then just naturally falls into the position of leader and starts naturally corralling other gems to stand beside her in defense of the Earth and its natural inhabitants.

(this part is just a MAJOR shot in the dark, but please let me know of your thoughts on the theory)

END TANGENT! 