Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25539649-20150620190612/@comment-25807710-20150622015829

I was a fan of the "fusions have pupils" idea as a way of identifiying fusion gems based on physical attributes (as well as confirming or denying Garnet being a fusion when that was a hot topic, hehe) because that seemed to be a solid way to define a fusion, considering that limbs no longer proved helpful with the advent of Malachite. But then we were thrown another curveball in the form of Rainbow Quartz, who just has Pearl and Rose's eyes stacked on top of each other, no pupils. And if we're talking eyes, we should also probably mention that only 3/5 of Sugilite's eyes have pupils. This being the case, how can we rely on Jasper's pupils as a way of confirming or denying that she is a fusion? It certainly would be ironic if she was, and that might explain Malachite's many arms (legs?), but it appears that the Cluster is homeworld's first attempt at forced fusion, and I'm pretty sure big hand-finger hand is not what Peridot was aiming for.

Even though this is kind of relevant to the general discussion, since it's a Sardonyx post, I'll add my thoughts about her. If she is a fusion, I'm thinking she's the Cluster, on account of the Cluster's gem melting into one gem before Garnet bubbles it away (a little bit after half-way through the episode, go look. It's interesting and troubling.). If this were an animation error, the change would have been between two scenes-changes, or a quick flash. The gem clearly melts into a (possibly) more stable form. If Sardonyx is not the Cluster, I don't think she is a fusion, because I find it hard to believe it's the week of Garnet + Pearl's fusion, and also I think Malachite/Jasper + Lapis is an issue for a different time. In addition to the latter, and to combat the Jasper + another gem fusion ideas, Jasper has seen the bad in a fusion that is not well-matched. If perchance she returns, it will definitely not be in an attempt to throw herself into another place of potential weakness, like she found in Malachite.

I'm personally hoping that Sardonyx, if not the Cluster, is a revived corrupted Gem. I want to meet another Crystal Gem, and I'd also like more insight on the corruption of Gems or if the corrupted Gems are even Crystal Gems at all. If they were, that would explain how they got on Earth, but if not, I'd like to meet a Gem who's experienced corruption and can possibly explain it.