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<p>OMG IT IS!
</p><p>That's the confirmation i needed, kinda weird they can resize their gemstones btw, since it's from earlier episodes, animation errors and proportion issues are less likely, so this is cannon
</p><p>We can have human sized diamonds! :DD
</p><p>Good eye :DD
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<p>BTW, cannon (two n's) =
this If you're talking about
official content in fiction, that word only has one "n"
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canon Just thought you might want to know; I get homophones mixed up all the time.
</p><p>I always liked that infographic though, and it's a reasonable thought to think the gem would stay the same size. Maybe we can think of it like an organic being's DNA, which also has the ability to condense. Honestly, I only knew to look for this because of someone's post on a reddit thread. I wanted to see if it was true too.
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<div class="quote"><i>I have a theory, yes, but while there's a lot of evidence for it, I ask that this be taken with a grain of salt.</i></div>
I understand; this applies to every theory out there, now that we're questioning the original story.
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<div class="quote"><i>Unless, she IS the defacto leader, and Yellow Diamond is just a figurehead for how SHE thinks the universe should be.</i></div>
I can believe this. In fact, I have a "mini theory" that YD is/was at some point WD's protegee, so she then "does her bidding" out of habit. This is further supported by YD's depiction as rational and pragmatic (like a forehead gem), despite being a chest gem.
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<div class="quote"><i>watching not just her own soldiers be shattered, but also those who were practically her family slaughtered outright just because they thought differently.</i></div>
Are you referring to the CG's here? If not, who is her "family"?
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<div class="quote"><i>Why else would there be no other Rebellions popping up on other worlds? Not saying this kickstarted rebellions elsewhere, just that it likely has happened before and since in isolated incidents</i></div>
This is what I thought originally too. It's possible that the right combination of gem (i.e., Rose Quartz) and circumstances kickstarted the Rebellion on Earth. Based on what other gems have said, RQ's seem to be the first gem of their kind, created solely by PD, which makes it all the more compelling.
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<div class="quote"><i>She also knew Yellow was ungodly stubborn, hence why she quietly let her take charge despite how objectively more powerful White is.</i></div>
Assuming this is true, do you suppose YD knows what happened? I ask because I'm not sure about the dynamic here. Is YD willing to accept what WD did b/c she
offered her power? If that's the case, I would start to question YD's grief. A lot of fans might feel that this makes YD too shallow and unsympathetic of a villain. These people will argue that it contradicts the premis of the show. Still, I can't rule it out.
<p>On the other hand, if YD knew but was <i>afraid</i> of defying WD, I'd better understand her grief; perhaps she's conflicted over her compassion toward PD and her desire for normalcy in Gem Society.
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<div class="quote"><i>Yellow and Blue would have a scapegoat for the blame, rather than looking at their own system and wondering what is wrong with it.</i></div>
I like this. It's even more powerful when you consider that the remaining gems loyal to Homeworld also consider RQ public enemy #1.
<p>Overall, I'd say your theory makes a lot of sense, which is why I think it's more plausible than the other "PD was good and must be destroyed" theories. In fact, I've entertained this theory early on, but ended up settling on another possibility. As I stated earlier, you're bound to encounter fans who are reluctant to believe a Diamond would shatter one of her own over Authority, but since we know so little about WD, we can't state for certain it's false either. After all, she is the probable progenitor of modern Gem Society, a Utilitarian society that's existed in a virtually closed society for thousands of years.
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<p>Well, naturally I meant the Crystal Gems; like I said, she likely saw all of her Gems as family to some capacity, hence why she'd offer either surrender or more likely a peace negotiation that'd end the senseless shard-shed.
</p><p>That might be, and given what a Rose Quartz can apparently do, I suppose that is one of those lightning striking twice moments.
</p><p>This is the part where I say once more to take this with a grain of salt; it's true what you say, White Diamond hasn't even been given a full mention yet in the show (or if so, it was in-passing at best), so we can't say with certainty just WHAT the dynamic is fully.
</p><p>But if I had to hazard a guess, I'd say White Diamond pretends to be the subservient one to keep making Yellow think she's still the most powerful. Thereby, making her and Blue think they're judge, jury and executioner despite seemingly having a trial system in-place. And while granted, Blue seemed the least likely to want to kill Steven in The Trial, it's heavily implied that they BOTH have this power.
</p><p>Plus, the Trial Brings in another question that I'm shocked nobody asked (I THINK, but feel free to correct me on this): Why WASN'T White Diamond at the Trial? Not just from a story perspective in that it'd be more daunting/powerful for all three to be there at once. But lawfully, this serves no point (Granted, it's uncertain that either Diamond cared about this at all, but that's a whole other issue), as what with one side clearly wanting Rose dead, and the other wanting at least a full explanation before doing so, there's bound to be a contesting of wills. As we saw!
</p><p>But getting back to the point; it's a little hard to say with absolute certainty, as I said, with the dynamic here. But my guess is that it's a mix between White Diamond pretending to be subservient, and Yellow Diamond either pretending not to know what happened, or far more likely, she got the report and being highly stubborn (and given that it's Eyeball who says this, who we've already established as an unreliable narrator), would just assume Rose is responsible even if it's just hearsay.
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