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<div class="quote">Crossover Enthusiast wrote:<div class="quote">RidleyKraid187 wrote:
I think the fusions are just designed based on what looks cool. I don’t believe for a second that Steven’s bond with his dad “isn’t strong enough”, nor do I believe that with any of the other four-armed fusions.</i></div>
This this this!! I think Fluorite flew the whole "extra body parts/general monstrousness is based on stability" thing out out the window anyway, since she's a giant multi-armed caterpillar with a humanoid head and who is incredibly strong and stable.
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<p>did you guys seriously forget that steven's powers were being weakened severely? after separating the fusion, didn't you see how deprived of life/energy he was? the fact that his powers were being weakened most likely had an impact on steg as a fusion.
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<p>Aside from suddenly ending, I don’t think the look of the fusion was different because of Steven’s power deficiency. There’s absolutely no evidence supporting that. I think you’re trying way to hard to explain something that doesn’t really need an explanation?
</p><p>Rebecca has stated in the past that there weren’t any set “rules” for how a fusion should look. Extra arms, legs, mouths, eyes- generally meaningless. Sunstone has a fireball for a head for cripe’s sake! For Steg, they liked the four-armed muscular anime looking guy idea, and went with that because it was cool (and very visually unique- Steg as a concept could’ve easily had a boring design since Steven and Greg don’t have a ton of visual differences.)
</p><p>If you want to headcanon that idea, I can’t stop you, but if Steg shows up again, don’t be surprised if he doesn’t look too much different.
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