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Lilduders wrote: Jay T. Dawgzone wrote: Yugioh z wrote: Gnx486 wrote:

I guess the official name of their species could simply be Gems, GAP probably thought they were the last uncorrupted Gems so they started calling themselves Crystal Gems to distinct themselves from others. Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. That or crystal gems are a subset of the overall species. GAP and Steven produce weapons from their gems, and that seems to be a natural occurrence. Lapis' gem doesn't produce a weapon, just wings. I wonder if there's meaning in that, that some gems are naturally prone to combat while others aren't. I do think it's possible that Lapis might not be able to summon a weapon, but facing GAP she was powerful enough she didn't need a weapon Yea, when Steven healed her, she summoned wings instead of an actual weapon. Unless, Gems or Crystal Gems can secretly summon wings from their gems.

Considering that gems can shape shift, I'd say they could easily sport wings if they wanted to. In fact, Amethyst did when she shifted to that bird form briefly in Cat Fingers. Yeah, in Cat Fingers Pearl said that gems could change parts of their bodies (so i guess growing wings does count).