Gem Weapons

Gems can summon special "weapons" from the gemstones on their body. Each Gem has their own method for retrieving weapons, and all weapons contain the wielder's stone.

Garnet's Gauntlets


Garnet is the only member of the team to regularly dual-wield her weapon, as she has two gems (one on each palm). Her gauntlets cover her whole hand and her wrist in a bulky dark red and light red cover; the underside of the base have a yellow star pattern. The fingers are red with black at the tips. Both gauntlets have knuckles embedded with light red garnets, which are strong enough to easily break through rock. Both of her gauntlets are adorned with a yellow star at the back hand area.

She summons them by mentally connecting with the energy of the universe and channeling it through her gems. This allows her gauntlets to materialize from her gems. She can also use them as rocket fists as seen in "Watermelon Steven" and increase their size as shown in "Warp Tour."

Pearl's Spear


Pearl wields a spear that consists of a glowing pearlescent blade with a similarly colored pommel and a white grip. The blade is wrapped around the grip, only opening when she grabs it. Her weapon seems to have three forms: wand, spear, and bow and arrows (when fused with Amethyst's whip.)

Pearl puts her hands near her forehead and pulls her weapon from the gem. In "Together Breakfast" her weapon is destroyed by the Evil Spirit, but in the next battle she is able to summon a new weapon. Pearl is seen dual wielding her weapon in "Ocean Gem." In the episode "Watermelon Steven," her spear is revealed to have a range attack: her spear in its wand form shoots an energy blast. "On the Run" reveals that the spear can shoot multiple bullet-like energy shots at its target.

Amethyst's Whip


Amethyst bears a multi-tailed violet whip. Her whip has a purple amethyst as the handle knot and the handle itself is purplish grey. The whip has a cross-guard in the form of a white star. The lash is dark purple and is divided into three different segments with gems on the ends. Multiple shards of amethyst are embedded on the main lash, which inflict additional damage and further restrain the target.

Amethyst summons her weapon with confident nonchalance by putting her hand close to her chest and simply pulling it from the gem. Like Garnet, she can wield two weapons as seen in "Together Breakfast." It can cut through metal and other materials. In "Ocean Gem" and "Coach Steven," it is demonstrated that the whip can stretch long distances, is durable enough to lift boulders, and can support Sugilite's Flail. In the episode "On the Run," it is revealed that when the whip is lashed hastily, it triggers a violet energy wave that once it reaches the ends, it creates an explosion at its target.

Steven's/Rose's Shield


Steven wields a defensive weapon: a spiraling pink shield. The spiral is decorated with thorns, and the center of the spiral is shaped like a rose. It appears to generate a sound wave that interferes with magic, shown as it disrupts Lapis Lazuli's control over her water constructs in "Ocean Gem."

In "Bubble Buddies," he accidentally activates his gem and creates an indestructible bubble shield. Little is known of the abilities of this weapon (if it is one) or the method to summoning it. The bubble shield also seems to be rather heavy despite its size and thickness, given that while Steven and Connie fall into the ocean they sink rapidly. However in "Lion 2: The Movie," Steven's bubble shield is destroyed for the first time by a fireball shot from a robot. In "Island Adventure" Steven's bubble pops while running from the monster, suggesting that when he is startled his bubble becomes weak.

In "The Return", Steven manages to summon a larger version of the shield, which successfully deflects the gem ship's laser. However summoning the larger shield renders Steven nearly unconscious and forces him to his knees, suggesting that it requires a greater amount of energy to use than the smaller version.

It is also possible his desire to protect what he loves and feelings of passion for something summons his weapon or bubble. For example Connie's endangerment triggers a bubble shield.

Matt Burnett confirmed on Tumblr that Steven wields his mother's shield. It is unknown why the Crystal Gem's are so surprised when Steven first activates the shield. In "The Test" Pearl states that one of Steven's greatest accomplishments is being able to summon his mother's shield, however he is usually seen summoning a bubble shield.

Rose's Sword


Rose's weapon is a long sword used for sword fighting and deflecting objects. Lion is currently in possession of the weapon, which lies in the pocket dimension inside his mane.

Lion allows Steven to pull the sword from his mane in "Lion 2: The Movie" during a battle with a robot from the training room. Steven does not attempt to utilize his mother's sword; he does not think while fighting Lapis Lazuli's water constructs in "Ocean Gem."

Opal's Bow and Arrows
Opal's weapon is a opalescent long bow that fires arrows made of energy. The bow is roughly as tall as Opal herself. Because Opal is a fusion of Amethyst and Pearl she can summon either Amethyst's whip or Pearl's spear. Pearl's weapon is the body of the bow while Amethyst's weapon is the string. She crosses and fuses both weapons together to form her bow. Her arrows are summoned when the bow is drawn back. These arrows cause a large explosion and emit a bright light on impact. The arrows are also capable of splitting into several smaller arrows and attacking multiple targets at once. Targets pierced by these arrows have their remaining gems bubbled.

Sugilite's Flail
Sugilite's weapon is a giant flail. When Garnet and Amethyst fuse into Sugilite, they can also fuse their weapons (a pair of gauntlets and a whip) into a giant, dark purple flail. A longer version of Amethyst's whip acts as the supporting strand of the flail, and a giant fused version of Garnet's gauntlets acts as the bludgeon. The bludgeon (the fused gauntlets) is adorned with a silver star-shaped ring that connects the bludgeon to the whip-like part of the flail. Sugilite's flail is thrashed around, causing mass destruction and crushing all opposition with the massive bludgeon. When used properly, the flail can smash hundreds of pillars into rubble in minutes. She uses its momentum to destroy large objects and utilizes its surface area to disrupt the balance of her opponents.

Jasper's Crash Helmet
Jasper's weapon is a red-orange, square helmet with a diamond shaped extension on the front and a visor to protect her eyes and her gem. However, Garnet was able to break her visor by smashing her Gauntlets on both sides on the helmet. Like Rose she wields an object of defense, but Jasper uses it primarily for offense. When using her helmet, she often charges or headbutts the opponent. She can also store energy with a spin dash attack and releases it when she charges, creating an orange aura around her for the duration of the attack.

Trivia

 * Crystal Gem's weapons are summoned via the magical link each warrior has with their gem. While the items can be broken or lost in combat, a Gem can re-summon a weapon later when they have the energy. Pearl's spear was the first one destroyed, being snapped in half in "Together Breakfast" and being eaten in "Giant Woman." Steven's bubble shield was the second weapon destroyed in "Lion 2: The Movie" by the robot guardian.
 * The majority of the Gems' weapons are medieval: Garnet's gauntlets, Amethyst's whip, Pearl's spear, Steven's shield, Rose's sword, Opal's bow and arrows, Sugilite's flail, and Jasper's helmet.
 * In addition to their signature weapons, a Gem may possess a collection of other weapons they acquired over time. Pearl has a battle-axe, which was mentioned in "Onion Trade," and a wide range of presumably human-crafted swords. Rose Quartz's collection consisted of varying weapons and suits of armor.
 * It was at one time mentioned by a crew member on a social networking site that the Gems can summon more than one of their signature weapon at a time. This is demonstrated in the episode "Together Breakfast": Amethyst uses two of her signature weapons. Pearl is also shown to have this ability; she summons an additional spear in "Ocean Gem."
 * Like the Crystal Gems' outfits, their signature weapons have stars on them.
 * Garnet's gauntlets have large stars on the back of the hand and star designs at the hole of the gauntlets near the wrists.
 * Amethyst's Whip has a star-shaped cross guard.
 * Opal's bow has two star-shaped cross guards shaped like stars.
 * The bludgeon on Sugilite's flail is adorned with a silver ring shaped like a star.
 * Of all the Crystal Gems' weapons introduced so far, Sugilite's flail is by far the largest. Height wise, the gauntlet-like bludgeon part of the flail is about as tall as the fusion gem Opal.
 * Each of the Crystal Gems' weapons match the color of their respective gem.
 * Lapis Lazuli, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Stevonnie, Alexandrite, and Malachite's weapons are unknown.
 * Gems are able to own and master modes of weaponry beyond their gem weapons.
 * Pearl has a collection of swords that she keeps in her room.
 * It is revealed in "Lion 2: The Movie" that Rose Quartz owns a vast collection of flails, battle axes, and armor.
 * When "pulling" a weapon the user puts their hand to their gemstone and literally pulls it from the gem. When "summoning" a weapon, the weapon forms in or around the user's gem. Garnet, Steven, and Jasper cannot pull their weapons.
 * Jasper is the only one outside of the Crystal Gems who is shown summoning a weapon.
 * In Marble Madness when Amethyst and Garnet broke Peridot's screen they formed a weapon that appeared to be reminiscent of Sugilite's flail

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