Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26661996-20150712083141

I came to the realization the other day. I was walking home thinking about Rose Quartz and Greg's relationship and how Steven was born, and it made me come to the crazy realization.

Steven is technically a Fusion of sorts.

As stated by Garnet:

"First you need a gem at the core of your being. Then you need the body that can turn into light. Then you need a partner you can trust with that light." ~Garnet

This is what she stated as the 3 basic requirements in order for Gems to fuse.

Then I looked at the description of what Fusions are

""Fusion Gems" are the product of two or more Gems (Or one time with a human) who fuse together, creating an entirely separate entity. Fusions are commonly formed in states of emergencies."

Steven isn't necessarily a Fusion Gem, but Rather a Human and Gem Fusion.

It's already stated that Steven is half human, multiple times as a matter of fact. But by being half human, half gem, that means he's the product of the love of Rose Quartz and Greg. (You could say that in a certain a "dance" was performed to conceive him)

We know that Steven has the genetics of Greg because he is half-human, and instead of it being only implied, it's stated and displayed by his inability to properly perform certain gem tasks such as fully shapeshifting and controlling his shapeshifted form, or Retreating into his gem (Which has not yet been shown to be impossible. Most likely Steven will just die, if he's too damaged.)

The reason I say he's a Pseudo-Fusion is because he has a part of Greg within him (Being made from his genes and all), and his mother gave up her physical body to conceive him (Almost as if she's shapeshifting into him permanently and in a sense, fusing with the human genetics placed into her artificial womb).

Since he's half-human, he can't just split the human part of himself with the gem part, because his body is physical and made up of flesh and meaty junk. So he's vulnerable like a human, but being half-gem gives him many abilities that rank him above the average human. He's just a kid now, but when he grows, most likely his physical appearance will be a direct byproduct of that of his mother and father (Although I doubt he'll retain any physical traits of his mother too greatly).

So recaping:

Gem fusions are the merging of two bodies of gems to create a new entity.

Steven is the result of the genetics of his father and the body of his mother, thusly making him the two bodies merged (or fraction of Greg's body).

Fusions also retain the traits of the two gems that make them up, being able to use their weapons, and even fuse their weapons, and possessing certain personality traits.

Steven retains the traits of a human, being vulnerable physically, and having a physical body, he's also playful and immature like his father, but carries maternity, and compassion like his mother, along with her abilities to heal, summon a gem weapon and barrier, and many other gem abilities.

This was just a random thought that popped into my head, so do with it what you will.

You don't have to believe this, but to me, based on this evidence, I will from this point on consider Steven to be a Pseudo-Fusion. Most gems are born from minerals in the earth anyway, all singular and whatnot. 