Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-3965346-20150904221653/@comment-26225030-20150908140452

Stevonnie will be the strongest fighter that the CG have. Pearl said that Connie was practically an expert already, and Ian JQ said that "all of rose became half of steven" so he is a magical powerhouse--eventually he'll find what he needs to tap into all of his powers. Combine that with the powerup that comes from fusion itself and their total in-sync relationship, Stevonnie will be right next to or above Garnet at the climax of their growth in this series.

Look at Sworn to sword, Steven can fight just fine without a sword and he's still practically a noob. Captain America shows us that a shield can be a perfectly viable weapon, and from the first time we saw the shield we see that it can be used as a ranged weapon too.

But Steven and Connie will be fighting together most of the time I'm sure of it. Their whole dynamic has been complementary. They cover each other's weaknesses and are perfectly in sync--so much so that they fuse with ease, the teamwork that they showed in the fight with Pearl required zero communication between the two, and the romance that is forming between them makes it even stronger. Steven has never had to fight entirely on his own yet, I'm sure that he will and that will show great character growth, but this show is all about relationships of different kinds. "Steven won't always be there to protect you." "Yes I will" "You don't know that" "Yes I do!"

I believe in Steven. Don't you?