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Painite..Every anime or cartoon that deals with alien invaders...and I mean EVERY single one..one of the main plot points is to not underestimate the trute power of humans. "Soft and Fleshy" does not diminish their power at all especially because Stevonnie IS still a gem and the shield Steven wields makes up for any weakness in flesh. Ronaldo is a horrible representation of human strength or the potential of it. Steven has grown tremendously in a season and now that the fire is lit, his growth will only grow exponentially faster. I don't see why it would take more than a season for Steven or Stevonnie to beef up to Garnet's or a diamond's level. In an anime, which SU pretty much is at this point, the main characters gain strength quickly all the time especially if at the beginning they were incredibly weak. Didn't take Goku long for him to get to Vegeta's level after being thrashed by Raditz. Didn't Ichigo long to get to captain level. Didn't take any of the Final Fantasy characters much long at all to become strong if you look at the game's timeline. Don't underestimate the potential Steven and Connie have and don't underestimate humans and gems working together. Pearl and Amythest form the powerful Opal but they can barely hold that fusion together if they're even a little surprised. Stevonnie lasted for hours. Those two have a strong link and there's bound to come a lot of power with that. Its classic shounen anime rules. Also, I would LIKE to see 3 gems, but I think one Gem with more power allows for more thorough buildup in tension and in character. Frieza was able to mop the floor with the Z fighters single handedly. It's a bit less scary if it takes three supreme villains to maintain a threat than it does one vicious one.