Talk:Steven Universe (character)/@comment-26677518-20150714203605/@comment-7600550-20150715075124

The problem is that is that Steven was shown to be resistant (if not immune) to the effects of Gem destabilizing technology in "Jailbreak". Peridot tried to use one on him and he was able to grab onto the end of it with few problems.

As for him being able to retreat into his gem, I'm still kind of conflicted on that. It's true that he's half-human, but that didn't stop Stevonnie from happening. In fact, Stevonnie is made from a full human (Connie) becoming light for a moment in order to fuse. I could be grasping straws here, but I still don't think it should be totally discounted yet.