Thread:NilePro/@comment-4536113-20150725165605/@comment-4536113-20150730000344

Alright, I restored it briefly and this is your content:

It can be speculated that there is a certain type of "Caste System" present in the Gems ' homeworld. While it is only a theory, it is partially supported by certain remarks made by certain characters.

==Caste Tree== =Diamond= Due to the mention of Yellow Diamond as well as the appearance of multiple, differently-coloured "Diamond Emblems" Seems to imply that Diamonds are the highlanders of the Gem hierarchy and control or rule over all other gems. This could be based, in part, on the fact that Diamonds are the hardest known natural mineral.

=Quartz= Though it is based more on speculation, the high number of Quartz-based Gems ( Amethyst, Rose Quartz , and Jasper ) seems to suggest a second-in-command caste, or, at the very least, a caste that is very useful to the Diamonds. A common trait among the Quartz Gems (Not counting fusions) is a thick, or burly build, and strength-based powers and abilities. This could make Quartz Gems ideal for "Heavy Lifting".

=Silicate= Garnet and Peridot are both vastly different from one another, but they are both shown to have an equal amount of under-handed intelligence, Garnet using down-to-earth, blunt methods in battle and conversation, with Peridot utilizing predictions and adaptation to certain scenarios as a method of gaining the upper hand in a fight. Lapis is the oddball, however, as she's uninterested in the Gem War. These could all suggest that Silicate Gems are Direct Infantry, or possibly Tactical Assault Units.

=Corundum= Ruby and Sapphire could easily be considered a possible Working Caste. This can be inferred possibly due to their very small size. This is primarily speculation, as Ruby and Sapphire are the only Corundum Gems in the series thus far.

=Pearl= Judging by lines spoken by Jasper in " The Return " and by Pearl in " Friend Ship " it would seem that Pearls are a kind of Servant Caste, not meant to fight, but instead support the other Castes and serve under them, like lackeys.

==Fusion Castes== Fusion Gems often change the properties of their base gems, it can possibly be inferred that Fusions either, do not have a caste, have Fusion-exclusive castes, or form into castes that are higher than their base Gem Castes.

=Opal= Opal is a Silicate Caste fused from a Pearl Caste (Pearl) and a Quartz Caste (Amethyst). Since Pearls are low-caste, and Quartz are high-caste, it makes sense to come out with a caste in between them.

=Sugilite= Sugilite is a Silicate Caste formed of two Corundum castes (Ruby and Sapphire) and a Quartz Caste. By extension, Garnet is a Silicate caste. One could theorize that merging with a middle-class caste formed from low-class castes could balance the high-caste of Amethyst, causing the caste to remain the same as Garnet.

=Alexandrite= Alexandrite is unique for being the first Fusion Gem to NOT share a caste with another Gem. Formed from a Pearl Caste, two Corundum Castes(one Silicate Caste) and one Quartz Caste, Alexandrite is a Beryl Caste. It can be taken as three castes of varying classes transcending the system and creating a new caste, or finding a place in between two other castes.

=Garnet= Created from two Corundum Castes, Garnet is a Silicate Caste.

=Malachite= Being the second Gem to have a unique Caste, Malachite is the fusion of a Silicate (Lapis) and a Quartz (Jasper). Malachite is a Carbonate. Considering that Garnet is two Corundums fused into a Silicate, and Lapis is a pure Silicate, it can be assumed that this effects the Caste.

=Rainbow Quartz= Fused from a Quartz Caste and a Pearl Caste, Rainbow Quartz is, as the name suggests, a Quartz Caste. As the fusion may have originally been fueled by romantic feelings between Pearl and Rose Quartz, giving it a consistent Caste instead of evening it down to the Silicate Caste.

=Sardonyx= Fused between two Corundums and a Pearl, Sardonyx is a Quartz-class. The nature of the fusion is actually unknown. There doesn't seem to be any explanation for why it's a Quartz Caste when fused from lower Castes.

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