<p>Remember that statue, from all the way back in episode 3?
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<p class="caption">The Moon Goddess</p> </figcaption></figure>Some people have pointed out that it resembles a statue in Steven the Sword Fighter. But what about the other statues? <figure class="article-thumb tright show-info-icon" style="width: 180px">
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<p class="caption">All the way to the left, you can see a gem with a similar build, face, and hairstyle to the moon goddess</p> </figcaption></figure><p>Five pillars are shown with statues, and it's only logical to assume that the three with their backs facing us have statues on their front. That adds up to eight. How many phases of the moon are there? Eight. Two statues can even be seen with phases of the moon above them.
</p><p>I think that this gem may change her form based on the phases of the moon. Either that, or there are 8 different moon goddesses for each phase (which I think is unlikely)
</p><p>So, this is obviously a very powerful and influential gem. She was worshipped, took many forms, and is connected to the Sea Spire in some way. A statue carved in her likeness has the power to restore it. What if the spire itself was created as a monument to the Moon Goddess? Her followers could go to the very top and worship while the light of the moon shines down on them.
</p><p>There's one problem, though. Everything about the spire screams "Blue Diamond." Countless blue triangles pattern the tower. Blue diamond spakles appear all around, not unlike the pink diamonds around sites associated with Rose. Even the Moon Goddess Statue itself holds a gem that resembles a diamond. Could the two be related somehow?
</p><p>Take a look at another statue that Pearl shows Steven:
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</figcaption></figure>The fountain statue has a blue diamond located on its chest. What if it's a statue of BD? What else do you notice about it? Four arms, about twice as tall as the two gems next to it... Seems like a fusion to me.
<p>But why would a leader of a world that looks down on fusion be a fusion? Simple: they don't look down on fusion. They simply look down on Garnet because they think she's doing it wrong. Peridot is afraid of her (AKA Garnet makes her "incredibly uncomfortable"), because she's always combat-ready, even when she's not fighting, like a "war machine." Jasper wants Ruby and Sapphire to learn their places in the gem hierarchy instead of pretending to be something they're not ("I've seen what you really are.")
</p><p>Now that we've concluded that BD is a fusion, we should figure out who her components are. The evidence I've presented earlier seems to suggest that the Moon Goddess is one of them. One of the gems next to the statue even has the same white dress and long, bouncy hair as Moonstone (that's what I've decided to call the Moon Goddess). Maybe the other gem is Moon's fusion partner.
</p><p>So, all we need to do is find a powerful blue gem with wings and pointy hair, probably fond of water and towers, and hinted at being high-ranking.
</p><p>Hmmmm...
</p><p>Lapis has been theorized to be Blue Diamond before ("Did you even wonder who I used to be?!"), but other fans are quick to point out that her very next line is "I'm Lapis Lazuli!" If she meant to allude to her identity as Blue Diamond, why would she assert her identity as Lapis Lazuli immediately after that? Because she <i>
used to be</i> Blue Diamond, but she <i>
is</i> Lapis (this goes with my
theory that gems literally become the fusion rather than part of it when they fuse).
</p><p>I haven't even posted this yet and I can already hear the screams of "But wait! The 'Blue Diamond' statue in the Sea Spire looks nothing like the other two depictions of Blue Diamond!" Guess I'll have to address that point if I want my theory to be accepted, huh?
</p><p>Most people assume that
this statue from Sworn to the Sword is meant to be Blue Diamond. The thing is... The "White Diamond" and "Pink Diamond" statues look nothing like WD and PD.
</p><p>The Pyramid Mural depicts a gem in an upside down triangle (the upside down pyramid) and the obelisk containing a table cut white diamond in its chest looks just like the gem in the mural. The
"White Diamond" statue has a nose gem like Jasper.
</p><p>You have to look a little harder to notice what's wrong with PD's supposed statue.
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</figcaption></figure>Part of it is still intact- her right leg. Whoever this statue is of has wide hips and thighs, but narrow calves.
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Rose doesn't have narrow calves. Her legs are thick all the way down. While it's possible she could have had a skintight bodysuit instead of her usual flowing dress before the war, she couldn't have changed her body type. If gems could, I'm sure that Pearl and Amethyst would have by now. Alexandrite would have just shrunk herself down for the entire dinner with Connie's parents.
</p><p>And the mural? It depicts a blue gem fighting Rose. That gem probably lost, since Rose's side won the war. And how do you defeat a fusion? You split her up. The two-armed blue gem is one of BD's components. She's obviously not Lapis, but she doesn't resemble Moonstone that much, either. Or does she? The Moon Goddess has eight forms, remember? The blue gem in the mural could be one of Moonstone's other forms.
</p><p>Okay... what else will people say to try and debunk my theory? Oh, right- "If Lapis is so important to Homeworld, why doesn't anyone treat her that way?" Well, look how popular she is compared to Moonstone. Unlike her fusion partner, she has no statues, no spires, no anything in her likeness to suggest that she was ever well-known on Homeworld. Even the BD statue seems to be wearing a draping article of clothing, like a poncho, or a shawl, that would cover up the gem on her back. Poor Lapis might have just been used for fusion by a more important gem and given none of the credit for leading the empire. Makes Jail Break look a lot darker, doesn't it? Or, if you want a happier explanation, there's always the theory that Lapis resided in
another dimension (I'll make a post on that later).
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</p><p>Wow, this is a REALLY long post! You know something's wrong with the education system when you'd rather write a 20 paragraph essay analyzing a children's cartoon than do your homework.
</p><p>Feel free to add to, criticize, etc my theory in the comments below!
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