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Anhydrite wrote: I love this theory! My only issue is that I think Rose is still quartz. The three gems we have seen associated with quartz have visual similarities and could be related. Gigantic plumes of  thick  parted   hair, h eavyset builds,  parted hair, rounded limbs...

So now I'm not sure.

It is pretty simple to combat that assertion, Gems have the ability to shapeshift. When you look at the temple hieroglyphics of Rose's battle against one of the diamonds in"Serious Steven", It is pretty easy to see that they do not look similar at all. If Itoma0911's theory is correct, Rose Quartz gave up her status to live among common gems. Diamond trying to pass a a quartz would be pretty easy to pick when you compare the differences between the Diamond pictured and other gems. Rose had therefore had to shapeshift her appearance to blend in easier with other quartz type gems. Yet even a shapeshifting gem has traces of their true identity (i.e. when the Garnet and Amethyst play steven tag in "Keep Beach City Weird", despite supposedly shapeshifting into steven, they each maintain their original coloration), Rose has always been portayed in a more detailed manner with  aura of light around her compared to the other gems which possibly hints at something greater.

Also note in the picture to the left the shape of the object, Rose is using in the battle against the Diamond. See it... she is using a pink-hued diamond. (Also just a quick side note: Rose appears to be battling Blue Diamond who may be wielding ice or crystal, to the right, appears to be Yellow Diamond engulfing in fire or sunlight,  and to the left, is probably White Diamond and object of human devotion, covetting, and greed)

Also for the theory of the diamonds being co-rulers with color designated factions, Note that the Crystal Gems do not fit one color scheme, they are all different colors with the only thing tying them together is the fact that they are essentially all flawed weak misfits as evidenced by the way Jasper addresses them. Amethyst is the "overcooked runt", Pearl is "some lost,defective Pearl", while Garnet, despite being the strongest Crystal Gem, is a fusion of two relatively small gems (Sapphire and Ruby) whose powers only slight exceed those of unfused gem like Jasper. That being said I think that upon giving up her status to live among the lower gems, Rose saw the unfair treatment of the underclass gems and the beings on a gem-harvested planet (i.e. Humans), which resulted in her leading an army of misfits in open rebellion.