Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25480732-20140929234257/@comment-25442014-20141002230632

The thing regarding about the gems not recognizing him could be because Lion has taken on more civilized traits. Look at the centipeetle, it's an insectoid monster. Maybe Lion was a monster like that at first, and as Rose continued to tame him he took on more earthly traits.

Then, when Rose, excuse me for using the term, 'died', Lion retreated away from the temple and during that time he became a lion-like creature, completing the transformation from corrupted gem to beastial gem.