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Each one of them.
So, you want to fight the Crystal gems. Even Bismuth?
I'm hoping we finally get a proper Steven Universe action game after this, BY PLATINUM!
HarringtonLittle wrote:
HarringtonLittle wrote: Also can Steven control whether or not his shield has sharp edges? He used it to slice through the pillar like it had a bladed edge but when it hit Amethyst it just boped her on the head... if he can why did he not use the bladed edge version to poof Peridot when he hit her in the face with his shield, way back when Peri was a bad guy?
Yeh true I guess... Although it seemed like Amethyst has never seen the spike bubble either, perhaps Stevens Powers are diverging from Rose's Original set as Rose never had to use her weapon for offensive, she either punched or used her sword to attack but Steven does use the shield for offense
I would really like for a divergence of powers. So far steven has had trouble separating himself from his mother and having more "Rose never did that!" moments from the other CG's would be great.
HarringtonLittle wrote:
HarringtonLittle wrote: Also can Steven control whether or not his shield has sharp edges? He used it to slice through the pillar like it had a bladed edge but when it hit Amethyst it just boped her on the head... if he can why did he not use the bladed edge version to poof Peridot when he hit her in the face with his shield, way back when Peri was a bad guy?
I would really like for a divergence of powers. So far steven has had trouble separating himself from his mother and having more "Rose never did that!" moments from the other CG's would be great.
In terms of Gem identity, he is always going to be his mother. He is only going to have access to her exact powers and abilities. What you have to look for to set him apart is, of course, his humanity. As such, Stevonnie is what sets him apart from Rose. In fusing with Connie (something Rose as a full Gem could not do) he is creating a physical manifistation/representation of his human side, and the abilities and powers unique to it. These are of course not something you'd use in combat, but rather it is his bond with his father, his friends and even the other Gems that are all represented as Stevonnie.
I hear a lot of grumbling within the fandom that they dislike the fact that Connie is basically doing the fighting for him, or that they are a duo instead of Steven holding his own. I say it has to be this way as Connie, as his love interest, is a link to his humanity. Without her (and the other human characters) he'd just be a subpar Rose Quartz.
Oh, and Rose is too loving and protective to ever have used her powers offensively. That is why she had to go so far as to create an artifical mean (her sword) to do so. The sword, again being artifical rather than "natural" as the weapons other Gems summon, is a symbol of how she had to go against her very nature as a Gem in order to stage and fight in the Rebellion: the sword is just as unnatural to her character as the very fighting itself was.
I think i know what Amethyst truly needs: a bit of that old-fashioned Quartz Pride. It looks like that similar to the Saiyans, Quartzes are proud of being tough warriors, trusting in their own abilities and in victory (atleast this is what Jasper demonstrated in most of her appearances).
If Amethyst learns to be more confident by training and gaining experience, she will figure out that she IS strong, and that being overcooked doesn't mean anything.
Not only Amethyst should see that, but JASPER also. The way she humiliated her DEMANDS a response, a response that would prove Jasper that all she learned from Homeworld was a lie, and that even a "dumbed-down version of Rose Quartz", a "human" and specially, an "overcooked runt", can be strong.
I think the way Amethyst should beat Jasper, is have it be a team effort. I think right now Amethyst wants to beat Jasper one on one, the thing is that is playing Jasper's game, similar to the lesson Steven and Connie learned in "Beach City Drift", don't lets other dectate the terms of how you do things.
I think the ending speech to Jasper should be something like we won because we fight together, we look out for each other, we care about each other, we won't lose ot someone no matter how strong they are, who fights alone in their hearts.
I know that sounds a little My Little Ponyish, but I think it is an awesome speech.
Zzfunk wrote: I think the way Amethyst should beat Jasper, is have it be a team effort. I think right now Amethyst wants to beat Jasper one on one, the thing is that is playing Jasper's game, similar to the lesson Steven and Connie learned in "Beach City Drift", don't lets other dectate the terms of how you do things.
I think the ending speech to Jasper should be something like we won because we fight together, we look out for each other, we care about each other, we won't lose ot someone no matter how strong they are, who fights alone in their hearts.
I know that sounds a little My Little Ponyish, but I think it is an awesome speech.
It will be Stevonnie & Amethyst vs Jasper, but i think Amy will deliver the final blow. I want her to "provoke" Jasper, and say something like "is that all you've got?" and finally payback with an ironic "you're not even trying!!!".
Killuminati212 wrote:
Zzfunk wrote: I think the way Amethyst should beat Jasper, is have it be a team effort. I think right now Amethyst wants to beat Jasper one on one, the thing is that is playing Jasper's game, similar to the lesson Steven and Connie learned in "Beach City Drift", don't lets other dectate the terms of how you do things.
I think the ending speech to Jasper should be something like we won because we fight together, we look out for each other, we care about each other, we won't lose ot someone no matter how strong they are, who fights alone in their hearts.
I know that sounds a little My Little Ponyish, but I think it is an awesome speech.
It will be Stevonnie & Amethyst vs Jasper, but i think Amy will deliver the final blow. I want her to "provoke" Jasper, and say something like "is that all you've got?" and finally payback with an ironic "you're not even trying!!!".
If that happened, or at least the last half of it I would love that.