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{{Youmay|Cluster Gems|[[The Cluster]]}} |
{{Youmay|Cluster Gems|[[The Cluster]]}} |
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|text = There is no helping them, they're too broken. The beings who used to be in those shards are so shattered, they don't know who they are or what's happening around them. They just seek out other Gems, looking for the missing pieces of themselves, trying to make themselves whole. |
|text = There is no helping them, they're too broken. The beings who used to be in those shards are so shattered, they don't know who they are or what's happening around them. They just seek out other Gems, looking for the missing pieces of themselves, trying to make themselves whole. |
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|saidby = [[Peridot]] |
|saidby = [[Peridot]] |
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|source = "[[Gem Drill]]" |
|source = "[[Gem Drill]]" |
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+ | |Name = The Cluster Gem Prototypes |
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* Fusion Experiments ([[Peridot]]) |
* Fusion Experiments ([[Peridot]]) |
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* Gem Mutants ([[Steven Universe (character)|Steven]]) |
* Gem Mutants ([[Steven Universe (character)|Steven]]) |
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+ | |Sex = Sexless |
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+ | |Gender Pronoun = She/Her |
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+ | |Friend(s) = [[Rose Quartz]] (formerly) |
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|First Appearance = "[[Keeping It Together]]" |
|First Appearance = "[[Keeping It Together]]" |
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'''[[Zach Callison]]''' (Patient #2 from "Nightmare Hospital") |
'''[[Zach Callison]]''' (Patient #2 from "Nightmare Hospital") |
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− | '''Cluster Gems''', also known as '''Gem Mutants''' and '''Artificial Fusions''', are [[Fusion Gems#Artificial Fusions|forced fusions]] of former [[Gems]]. They were created by [[Homeworld Gems]] in the [[Kindergarten]] to serve as prototypes for the real [[The Cluster|Cluster]]. When Cluster Gems sense other Gems, they become aggressive in an attempt to recover their gemstones' missing shards and become "whole" again. They first began emerging in "[[Keeping It Together]]". |
+ | '''Cluster Gems''', also known as '''Gem Mutants''' and '''Artificial Fusions''', are [[Fusion Gems#Artificial Fusions|forced fusions]] of former [[Gems]]. They were created by [[Homeworld Gems]] in the [[Prime Kindergarten]] to serve as prototypes for the real [[The Cluster|Cluster]]. When Cluster Gems sense other Gems, they become aggressive in an attempt to recover their gemstones' missing shards and become "whole" again. They first began emerging in "[[Keeping It Together]]". It is revealed in "[[Homeworld Bound]]" that these Gems can be healed if their shards are put back together and are combined with [[Yellow Diamond|Yellow Diamond's]] reconstructve powers. |
== Appearance == |
== Appearance == |
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In general, Clusters take the form of various body parts and limbs joined to other appendages. The limbs are of mismatched colors, such as dark and light blue, rust, violet, olive green, mint gray, pale green and dull yellow, indicating that they originally belonged to different Gems. Clusters vary widely in appearance, ranging from disembodied sets of conjoined limbs to humanoid creatures of varying symmetry. More extreme variants take the forms of multi-limbed creatures and gruesome, amorphous masses of limbs. |
In general, Clusters take the form of various body parts and limbs joined to other appendages. The limbs are of mismatched colors, such as dark and light blue, rust, violet, olive green, mint gray, pale green and dull yellow, indicating that they originally belonged to different Gems. Clusters vary widely in appearance, ranging from disembodied sets of conjoined limbs to humanoid creatures of varying symmetry. More extreme variants take the forms of multi-limbed creatures and gruesome, amorphous masses of limbs. |
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== Clusters == |
== Clusters == |
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+ | A total of 27 Cluster Gems have been seen thus far. |
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|[[File:Clusterhands5.png|center|180px]] |
|[[File:Clusterhands5.png|center|180px]] |
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− | |Referred to as "Hand Hand" in the model sheets,<ref name="KiTModelSheets">http://stevencrewniverse.tumblr.com/post/128736331009/a-selection-of-characters-props-and-effects-from</ref> this cluster consists of a purple and |
+ | |Referred to as "Hand Hand" in the model sheets,<ref name="KiTModelSheets">http://stevencrewniverse.tumblr.com/post/128736331009/a-selection-of-characters-props-and-effects-from</ref> this cluster consists of a purple and yellow hand fused together. |
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|[[File:Cluster Hand Monster.png|thumb|center|320px]] |
|[[File:Cluster Hand Monster.png|thumb|center|320px]] |
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|[[File:Bed Cluster by Lenhi.png|thumb|center|230px]] |
|[[File:Bed Cluster by Lenhi.png|thumb|center|230px]] |
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− | |Referred to as "Patient 1" in the Nightmare Hospital episode credits,<ref name="NightmareHospital">[[Nightmare Hospital]]</ref> and as the "Bed Mutant" in its model sheet. This cluster has six arms and two legs. It takes a more human form. However, two arms take the place of where a head would be and has two arms sticking out of its right side. Its right leg also ends with a mismatched lower leg that is much smaller than the part above. The limbs are in various colors such as orange, teal, gray, blue, and a dull purple. The location of its gem is unknown, assuming it is visible. |
+ | |Referred to as "Patient 1" in the Nightmare Hospital episode credits,<ref name="NightmareHospital">[[Nightmare Hospital]]</ref> and as the "Bed Mutant" in its model sheet. This cluster has six arms and two legs. It takes a more human form. However, two arms take the place of where a head would be and has two arms sticking out of its right side. Its right leg also ends with a mismatched lower leg that is much smaller than the part above, loosely resembling a digitrade limb configuration. The limbs are in various colors such as orange, teal, gray, blue, and a dull purple. The location of its gem is unknown, assuming it is visible. |
| rowspan="2" |"''[[Nightmare Hospital]]''" |
| rowspan="2" |"''[[Nightmare Hospital]]''" |
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|[[File:Hallway Cluster By King.png|thumb|center|230px]] |
|[[File:Hallway Cluster By King.png|thumb|center|230px]] |
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− | |Referred to as "Patient 2" in the "Nightmare Hospital" episode credits,<ref name="NightmareHospital" /> and as the "Hallway Mutant" in its model sheet. This cluster has three arms and two legs. It has two large |
+ | |Referred to as "Patient 2" in the "Nightmare Hospital" episode credits,<ref name="NightmareHospital" /> and as the "Hallway Mutant" in its model sheet. This cluster has three arms and two legs. It has two large tumorous-like growths where its face would be. Its left arm acts as a leg and is very long, huge and muscular. Attached to it is two parallel hands. It has two right arms. One of its legs is very small, not allowing it to act as a real leg. It comes in many mismatched colors, including yellow, spring green and dull purple. The cluster with the same appearance made a cameo in "[[Earthlings]]", which was not explained since the "Hallway Mutant" was bubbled, and most Cluster Gems are unique. |
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|[[File:Cluster6.png|thumb|center|270x270px]] |
|[[File:Cluster6.png|thumb|center|270x270px]] |
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− | |Referred to as "Mouth Leg Mutant" in the model sheet, a cluster that has 6 feet but uses 4 of them as arms. Two of the feet are dark purple, and the rest of its body is dull red. On the bottom, it has a vertical mouth that opens to reveal a single eye. It also has a dull yellow arm as a tail. |
+ | |Referred to as "Mouth Leg Mutant" in the model sheet, a cluster that has 6 feet but uses 4 of them as arms. Two of the feet are dark purple, and the rest of its body is dull red. On the bottom, it has a fang-lined vertical mouth that opens to reveal a single eye attached to a retractable optic nerve. It also has a dull yellow arm as a tail. |
| rowspan="11" |"''[[When It Rains]]''" |
| rowspan="11" |"''[[When It Rains]]''" |
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|[[File:BigWhiteHandCluster.png|thumb|center|160px]] |
|[[File:BigWhiteHandCluster.png|thumb|center|160px]] |
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− | |A giant white-beige hand. The bottom is not seen, but it can walk. |
+ | |A giant white-beige hand. The bottom is not seen, but it can walk, and appears to have two humanoid legs. Unlike other clusters, this one appears to be completely monochromatic, with no jagged, discolored segments visible. |
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|[[File:CircleThreeCluster.png|thumb|center|230px]] |
|[[File:CircleThreeCluster.png|thumb|center|230px]] |
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|[[File:Footarmmutant.png|thumb|center|270px]] |
|[[File:Footarmmutant.png|thumb|center|270px]] |
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− | |Referred to as "Foot Arm Mutant" in the model sheet, a cluster with a light green head |
+ | |Referred to as "Foot Arm Mutant" in the model sheet, a cluster with a light green head, a light blue body and left arm, a giant green foot as its right arm, and purple lower body. Unlike other mutants, it has a discernable facial struture, with a single eye and a wide mouth with constantly baring teeth. |
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|[[File:Clustergem3.png|thumb|center|200px]] |
|[[File:Clustergem3.png|thumb|center|200px]] |
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|[[File:Clustergem1.png|thumb|center|200px]] |
|[[File:Clustergem1.png|thumb|center|200px]] |
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− | |A slightly humanoid cluster with three tumorous growths surrounding its gem, thus resembling a poppy, which is a kind of flower. |
+ | |A slightly humanoid cluster with three tumorous growths surrounding its gem, thus resembling a poppy, which is a kind of flower. It has eight limbs, with six legs and two arms. |
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|[[File:Clustergem2.png|thumb|center|200px]] |
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|The cluster Jasper was holding captive in Earthlings, it broke out and had not been seen since. It is similar to one of the cluster Gems seen in "Nightmare Hospital" |
|The cluster Jasper was holding captive in Earthlings, it broke out and had not been seen since. It is similar to one of the cluster Gems seen in "Nightmare Hospital" |
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| rowspan="1" |"''[[Earthlings]]''" |
| rowspan="1" |"''[[Earthlings]]''" |
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+ | |[[File:Untitled61.png|thumb|center|200px]] |
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+ | |Two and arms stuck together. |
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+ | | rowspan="2" |"''[[The Phantom Fable]]''" (Level 2 Canon) |
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+ | |A leg and arm stuck together. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== Pre-series === |
=== Pre-series === |
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− | When the Earth was no longer fit to be a Gem colony, |
+ | When the Earth was no longer fit to be a Gem colony, Yellow Diamond decided to create the Cluster. Because the Cluster project was a hefty task, Yellow Diamond and other Homeworld Gems decided to create prototypes. They took the shattered remains of Crystal Gems from the Rebellion and forced their [[Gem Shards]] to fuse together through an unknown process. It has resulted in a new [[Gemstones|gemstone]] that holds the consciousness of the Gems fused with it. When this artificial Gem projects its physical form, they appear to be distorted monsters as they are composed of shards of former Gems, only pieces. These prototypes were left in the [[Prime Kindergarten Control Room]], where they stayed dormant for thousands of years. |
=== "[[Marble Madness]]" === |
=== "[[Marble Madness]]" === |
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+ | [[File:Marble Madness 160.png|thumb|The containers in which the Clusters are kept descends from the control room ceiling.]] |
− | The Cluster Gems make a semi-hidden cameo when Peridot is accessing the Facet Five control room. |
+ | The Cluster Gems' containers make a semi-hidden cameo when Peridot is accessing the Facet Five control room. |
=== "[[Keeping It Together]]" === |
=== "[[Keeping It Together]]" === |
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=== "[[Earthlings]]" === |
=== "[[Earthlings]]" === |
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A Cluster Gem that looks similar to the bulky one from "Nightmare Hospital", was captured by [[Jasper]] and caged in the Beta Kindergarten, but managed to escape with a few Corrupted Gems during Jasper's battle against [[Smoky Quartz]]. |
A Cluster Gem that looks similar to the bulky one from "Nightmare Hospital", was captured by [[Jasper]] and caged in the Beta Kindergarten, but managed to escape with a few Corrupted Gems during Jasper's battle against [[Smoky Quartz]]. |
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+ | === "[[Homeworld Bound]]" === |
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+ | Various Cluster Gemstones are being separated and repaired by [[Yellow Diamond]]. |
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== Episode Appearances == |
== Episode Appearances == |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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[[File:ClusterGid.gif|thumb|Hand Cluster members attempting to escape the fusion.]] |
[[File:ClusterGid.gif|thumb|Hand Cluster members attempting to escape the fusion.]] |
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[[File:Keeping It Together 209.png|thumb|Hand Cluster's four eyes.]] |
[[File:Keeping It Together 209.png|thumb|Hand Cluster's four eyes.]] |
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+ | [[File:Tumblr_inline_nq5fykdBRn1rjxxsr_540.png|thumb|180px|The frame where the Hand Cluster gem changes to [[Nephrite|Nephrite's]] gem; confirmed by Matt Burnett to be an animation error.]] |
* Coincidentally or not, if one excludes Hand Cluster's thumb (which is covered by a boot), it has a glove covering every finger but the middle, while Garnet has a glove covering her middle finger. |
* Coincidentally or not, if one excludes Hand Cluster's thumb (which is covered by a boot), it has a glove covering every finger but the middle, while Garnet has a glove covering her middle finger. |
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* The blue "leg" off to the left of the Hand Cluster appears to have the same boots as [[Amethyst]] and Ruby. |
* The blue "leg" off to the left of the Hand Cluster appears to have the same boots as [[Amethyst]] and Ruby. |
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− | * There appears to be no red Gem Shard in the Hand Cluster, despite the red leg and arm present in it. |
+ | * There appears to be no red Gem Shard in the Hand Cluster, despite the red leg and arm present in it. This may be due to the fact that it is technically a cross-gem fusion, which often have colors that differ from those of its component gems. |
* The silhouettes of the Hand Cluster members have traits similar to other Gems on the show. For example, their hairstyles are similar in appearance to that of [[Pearl|Pearl's]] haircut from the [[Pilot]]. |
* The silhouettes of the Hand Cluster members have traits similar to other Gems on the show. For example, their hairstyles are similar in appearance to that of [[Pearl|Pearl's]] haircut from the [[Pilot]]. |
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− | * When the Hand Cluster's gem was sent to the Burning Room, its gem reshaped itself to appear like |
+ | * When the Hand Cluster's gem was sent to the Burning Room, its gem reshaped itself to appear like [[Nephrite|Nephrite's]] gem. |
** This was later confirmed to be an animation error by [[Matt Burnett]] via his Twitter.<ref>https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/616348986950025216 |
** This was later confirmed to be an animation error by [[Matt Burnett]] via his Twitter.<ref>https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/616348986950025216 |
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** They are unnatural creations which were created through scientific means. |
** They are unnatural creations which were created through scientific means. |
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** Both are presented as tragic, yet horrifying figures. |
** Both are presented as tragic, yet horrifying figures. |
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− | * The malformed appearances and multi-limbed forms of the Cluster Gems give them a striking resemblance to the Necromorphs from the ''Dead Space'' series. |
+ | * The malformed appearances and multi-limbed forms of the Cluster Gems give them a striking resemblance to the Necromorphs from the ''Dead Space'' series. Their intent to [[w:c:deadspace:Make us Whole Again|'make themselves whole']] also mirrors a tag-line from the game. |
** Their grotesque amalgamations of body parts also bear a resemblance to John Carpenter's ''The Thing'', as well as its 2011 prequel, which does show arm-based creatures. |
** Their grotesque amalgamations of body parts also bear a resemblance to John Carpenter's ''The Thing'', as well as its 2011 prequel, which does show arm-based creatures. |
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* The two-headed Cluster Gem resembles the Charger in the ''Left for Dead'' video game series regarding anatomical design. |
* The two-headed Cluster Gem resembles the Charger in the ''Left for Dead'' video game series regarding anatomical design. |
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* The Hand Cluster's cloth makes it resemble a Mummy. |
* The Hand Cluster's cloth makes it resemble a Mummy. |
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* The rock cylinders used to hold the immature Cluster Gems resemble [[Wikipedia:Core sample|rock core samples]]. |
* The rock cylinders used to hold the immature Cluster Gems resemble [[Wikipedia:Core sample|rock core samples]]. |
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− | * The style of the Hand Cluster's eyes resembles the eyes of Matarael and Sachiel from ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''. |
+ | * The style of the Hand Cluster's eyes resembles the eyes of Matarael and Sachiel from ''[[Wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. |
== Gemology == |
== Gemology == |
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+ | * A cluster of gemstones is a result of gems that fuse together due to extensive pressure from being underground. In most cases clusters are usually fusions of the same gemstone; however, in sporadic cases, it is possible for clusters to form from different gemstones. |
== [[Gemstones]] == |
== [[Gemstones]] == |
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|[[File:Shard2.PNG|center|100px]] |
|[[File:Shard2.PNG|center|100px]] |
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− | |A smaller |
+ | |A smaller cluster taking the form of a hand and a foot has two Gem shards fused together into a V-shape, with smaller pieces stuck around the joint. One is blue, and the other is purple. The shards are internal. |
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|[[File:Bed Cluster Gem.png|center|146px]] |
|[[File:Bed Cluster Gem.png|center|146px]] |
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− | |The gemstone of |
+ | |The gemstone of Patient 1 – three shards fused at one point. One is teal, the other red, and the other gray. |
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|[[File:Hallway Cluster Gem By King.png|center|122px]] |
|[[File:Hallway Cluster Gem By King.png|center|122px]] |
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− | |The gemstone of |
+ | |The gemstone of Patient 2. A large purple squarish shard, with small yellow and blue shards attached. |
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|[[File:Cluster - Pedra - Media.png|centre|thumb|97x97px]] |
|[[File:Cluster - Pedra - Media.png|centre|thumb|97x97px]] |
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− | |The gemstone of the |
+ | |The gemstone of the cluster with a light green head that has one eye and mouth on its face, a light blue body and left hand, a big green foot as its right hand, and purple lower body. |
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|[[File:Clustergem1luke.png|thumb|center|300px]] |
|[[File:Clustergem1luke.png|thumb|center|300px]] |
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− | |The gemstone of the |
+ | |The gemstone of the big white hand cluster. |
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|[[File:LightBlueClusterGem.png|center|thumb|100px]] |
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− | |The gemstone of the |
+ | |The gemstone of the blue hand with seven fingers and a foot cluster. |
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|[[File:Clustergemred.png|thumb|center|90px]] |
|[[File:Clustergemred.png|thumb|center|90px]] |
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|The gem of the cluster with three tumors. |
|The gem of the cluster with three tumors. |
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+ | |The gemstone of purple-navy blue arms cluster (Level 2 Canon). |
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+ | |The gemstone of orange arm-brown foots cluster (Level 2 Canon). |
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This article is about Cluster Gems. You may be looking for The Cluster. |
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There is no helping them, they're too broken. The beings who used to be in those shards are so shattered, they don't know who they are or what's happening around them. They just seek out other Gems, looking for the missing pieces of themselves, trying to make themselves whole. |
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—Peridot, "Gem Drill" |
Cluster Gems, also known as Gem Mutants and Artificial Fusions, are forced fusions of former Gems. They were created by Homeworld Gems in the Prime Kindergarten to serve as prototypes for the real Cluster. When Cluster Gems sense other Gems, they become aggressive in an attempt to recover their gemstones' missing shards and become "whole" again. They first began emerging in "Keeping It Together". It is revealed in "Homeworld Bound" that these Gems can be healed if their shards are put back together and are combined with Yellow Diamond's reconstructve powers.
Appearance
In general, Clusters take the form of various body parts and limbs joined to other appendages. The limbs are of mismatched colors, such as dark and light blue, rust, violet, olive green, mint gray, pale green and dull yellow, indicating that they originally belonged to different Gems. Clusters vary widely in appearance, ranging from disembodied sets of conjoined limbs to humanoid creatures of varying symmetry. More extreme variants take the forms of multi-limbed creatures and gruesome, amorphous masses of limbs.
Clusters
A total of 27 Cluster Gems have been seen thus far.
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A cluster that consists of a purple and blue arm fused together. | "Keeping It Together" | |
Referred to as "Mini Cluster Gem" in the model sheets, this cluster consists of a blue hand and red foot fused together. | ||
Referred to as "Hand Hand" in the model sheets,[1] this cluster consists of a purple and yellow hand fused together. | ||
Referred to as "Hand Cluster" and "Hand Cluster Gem" in the model sheets,[1] this giant variant of a cluster appears to be comprised entirely of limbs conjoined together in a single hand-and-forearm-shaped body, wrapped in what looks like a dark gray cloth. At its core, the fusion is comprised of four different shattered Gem Shards that are physically fused together. It possesses four large eyes. Its irises and visible Gem Shards are green, yellow, blue and purple. According to Garnet, the four Gems were the shattered fragments of shattered Crystal Gems. | ||
A cluster that consists of a green and red foot fused together. | ||
Referred to as "Arm Leg" in the model sheets,[1] this cluster consists of a yellow leg and a green arm fused together. | ||
A cluster that consists of a gray arm with a red and blue hand fused together. | ||
Referred to as "Patient 1" in the Nightmare Hospital episode credits,[2] and as the "Bed Mutant" in its model sheet. This cluster has six arms and two legs. It takes a more human form. However, two arms take the place of where a head would be and has two arms sticking out of its right side. Its right leg also ends with a mismatched lower leg that is much smaller than the part above, loosely resembling a digitrade limb configuration. The limbs are in various colors such as orange, teal, gray, blue, and a dull purple. The location of its gem is unknown, assuming it is visible. | "Nightmare Hospital" | |
Referred to as "Patient 2" in the "Nightmare Hospital" episode credits,[2] and as the "Hallway Mutant" in its model sheet. This cluster has three arms and two legs. It has two large tumorous-like growths where its face would be. Its left arm acts as a leg and is very long, huge and muscular. Attached to it is two parallel hands. It has two right arms. One of its legs is very small, not allowing it to act as a real leg. It comes in many mismatched colors, including yellow, spring green and dull purple. The cluster with the same appearance made a cameo in "Earthlings", which was not explained since the "Hallway Mutant" was bubbled, and most Cluster Gems are unique. | ||
Referred to as "Mouth Leg Mutant" in the model sheet, a cluster that has 6 feet but uses 4 of them as arms. Two of the feet are dark purple, and the rest of its body is dull red. On the bottom, it has a fang-lined vertical mouth that opens to reveal a single eye attached to a retractable optic nerve. It also has a dull yellow arm as a tail. | "When It Rains" | |
Another cluster with a gray-blue hand, wrist, and a dull red foot, but it appears to be bigger. | ||
Referred to as "Mouth Torso Mutant" on the model sheet. A dull blue cluster with two legs, a round torso body, and purple arms. It has a large mouth on its torso. | ||
A cluster with a red leg, a yellow leg, a red round body, and a large pink arm. | ||
Referred to as "Hand Body Mutant" in the model sheet. A humanoid cluster with a red head with a single blue eye and a yellow hand like body with three folded "finger arms" at the back. | ||
A giant white-beige hand. The bottom is not seen, but it can walk, and appears to have two humanoid legs. Unlike other clusters, this one appears to be completely monochromatic, with no jagged, discolored segments visible. | ||
Referred to as "Arm Eye Mutant" in the model sheet. A big cluster with a violet round body, a pair of blue feet, a blue hand on top and a reddish eye in the center. | ||
A big hand cluster that is half red and half violet. | ||
A small cluster with a blue arm and orange leg. | ||
A big green and light blue cluster with three green fingers, four light blue fingers, and a light blue foot. | ||
Referred to as "Foot Arm Mutant" in the model sheet, a cluster with a light green head, a light blue body and left arm, a giant green foot as its right arm, and purple lower body. Unlike other mutants, it has a discernable facial struture, with a single eye and a wide mouth with constantly baring teeth. | ||
Another Hand-Foot combination. | "Gem Drill" | |
A slightly humanoid cluster with three tumorous growths surrounding its gem, thus resembling a poppy, which is a kind of flower. It has eight limbs, with six legs and two arms. | ||
Two arms stuck together. | ||
Two legs stuck together. | ||
The cluster Jasper was holding captive in Earthlings, it broke out and had not been seen since. It is similar to one of the cluster Gems seen in "Nightmare Hospital" | "Earthlings" | |
Two and arms stuck together. | "The Phantom Fable" (Level 2 Canon) | |
A leg and arm stuck together. |
History
Pre-series
When the Earth was no longer fit to be a Gem colony, Yellow Diamond decided to create the Cluster. Because the Cluster project was a hefty task, Yellow Diamond and other Homeworld Gems decided to create prototypes. They took the shattered remains of Crystal Gems from the Rebellion and forced their Gem Shards to fuse together through an unknown process. It has resulted in a new gemstone that holds the consciousness of the Gems fused with it. When this artificial Gem projects its physical form, they appear to be distorted monsters as they are composed of shards of former Gems, only pieces. These prototypes were left in the Prime Kindergarten Control Room, where they stayed dormant for thousands of years.
"Marble Madness"
The Cluster Gems' containers make a semi-hidden cameo when Peridot is accessing the Facet Five control room.
"Keeping It Together"
Steven and Garnet encounter Cluster Gems in the Kindergarten, the Hand Cluster, and six smaller Cluster Gems. The appearance of the Clusters is so horrifying to Garnet that she becomes unstable to the point where she almost un-fuses. Ruby, through Garnet, states she believes the Cluster Gems were created as punishment by Homeworld for The Rebellion. The Cluster Gems are eventually "poofed" by Garnet and currently reside within one of her bubbles in the Burning Room.
"Nightmare Hospital"
Two Clusters are sighted across roads and taken to Dr. Maheswaran's workplace, mistaken as victims of car accidents and treated by doctors at the Hospital. Later, they break into the halls and try to attack Steven, Connie and Dr. Maheswaran, only to be poofed by Connie with Rose's Sword and then bubbled by Steven.
"When It Rains"
Peridot and Steven are assaulted by several of them when attempting to escape the Kindergarten before Steven forms a bubble and the Crystal Gems rescue them. This is the second time where the Cluster Gems are shown to have facial features (i.e., mouth, eyes); the first time being "Keeping it Together".
"Gem Drill"
Steven and Peridot are attacked by some prototypes while drilling to the earth's core to stop the Cluster, which is blasted back into the magma.
"Earthlings"
A Cluster Gem that looks similar to the bulky one from "Nightmare Hospital", was captured by Jasper and caged in the Beta Kindergarten, but managed to escape with a few Corrupted Gems during Jasper's battle against Smoky Quartz.
"Homeworld Bound"
Various Cluster Gemstones are being separated and repaired by Yellow Diamond.
Episode Appearances
Season 2 | ||||||||||||
1. "Full Disclosure": | Absent | 14. "Historical Friction": | Absent | |||||||||
2. "Joy Ride": | Absent | 15. "Friend Ship": | Absent | |||||||||
3. "Say Uncle": | Absent | 16. "Nightmare Hospital": | Appears | |||||||||
4. "Love Letters": | Absent | 17. "Sadie's Song": | Absent | |||||||||
5. "Reformed": | Absent | 18. "Catch and Release": | Absent | |||||||||
6. "Sworn to the Sword": | Absent | 19. "When It Rains": | Appears | |||||||||
7. "Rising Tides, Crashing Skies": | Absent | 20. "Back to the Barn": | Absent | |||||||||
8. "Keeping It Together": | Debut | 21. "Too Far": | Absent | |||||||||
9. "We Need to Talk": | Absent | 22. "The Answer": | Absent | |||||||||
10. "Chille Tid": | Absent | 23. "Steven's Birthday": | Absent | |||||||||
11. "Cry for Help": | Absent | 24. "It Could've Been Great": | Absent | |||||||||
12. "Keystone Motel": | Absent | 25. "Message Received": | Absent | |||||||||
13. "Onion Friend": | Absent | 26. "Log Date 7 15 2": | Absent |
Season 3 | |||||
1. "Super Watermelon Island": | Absent | 13. "Kiki's Pizza Delivery Service": | Absent | ||
2. "Gem Drill": | Appears | 14. "Monster Reunion": | Absent | ||
3. "Same Old World": | Absent | 15. "Alone at Sea": | Absent | ||
4. "Barn Mates": | Absent | 16. "Greg the Babysitter": | Absent | ||
5. "Hit the Diamond": | Absent | 17. "Gem Hunt": | Mentioned | ||
6. "Steven Floats": | Absent | 18. "Crack the Whip": | Absent | ||
7. "Drop Beat Dad": | Absent | 19. "Steven vs. Amethyst": | Absent | ||
8. "Mr. Greg": | Absent | 20/21. "Bismuth": | Absent | ||
9. "Too Short to Ride": | Absent | 22. "Beta": | Absent | ||
10. "The New Lars": | Absent | 23. "Earthlings": | Cameo | ||
11. "Beach City Drift": | Absent | 24. "Back to the Moon": | Absent | ||
12. "Restaurant Wars": | Absent | 25. "Bubbled": | Absent |
Season 4 | |||||
1. "Kindergarten Kid": | Absent | 14. "The Zoo": | Absent | ||
2. "Know Your Fusion": | Absent | 15. "That Will Be All": | Absent | ||
3. "Buddy's Book": | Absent | 16. "The New Crystal Gems": | Absent | ||
4. "Mindful Education": | Absent | 17. "Storm in the Room": | Absent | ||
5. "Future Boy Zoltron": | Absent | 18. "Rocknaldo": | Absent | ||
6. "Last One Out of Beach City": | Absent | 19. "Tiger Philanthropist": | Absent | ||
7. "Onion Gang": | Absent | 20. "Room for Ruby": | Absent | ||
8/9. "Gem Harvest": | Absent | 21. "Lion 4: Alternate Ending": | Absent | ||
10. "Three Gems and a Baby": | Absent | 22. "Doug Out": | Mentioned | ||
11. "Steven's Dream": | Absent | 23. "The Good Lars": | Absent | ||
12. "Adventures in Light Distortion": | Absent | 24. "Are You My Dad?": | Absent | ||
13. "Gem Heist": | Absent | 25. "I Am My Mom": | Absent |
Season 5 | |||||
1. "Stuck Together": | Absent | 15. "Pool Hopping": | Absent | ||
2. "The Trial": | Absent | 16. "Letters to Lars": | Absent | ||
3. "Off Colors": | Absent | 17. "Can't Go Back": | Absent | ||
4. "Lars' Head": | Absent | 18. "A Single Pale Rose": | Absent | ||
5. "Dewey Wins": | Absent | 19. "Now We're Only Falling Apart": | Absent | ||
6. "Gemcation": | Absent | 20. "What's Your Problem?": | Absent | ||
7. "Raising the Barn": | Absent | 21. "The Question": | Absent | ||
8. "Back to the Kindergarten": | Absent | 22. "Made of Honor": | Absent | ||
9. "Sadie Killer": | Absent | 23/24. "Reunited": | Absent | ||
10. "Kevin Party": | Absent | 25. "Legs From Here to Homeworld": | Absent | ||
11. "Lars of the Stars": | Absent | 26. "Familiar": | Absent | ||
12. "Jungle Moon": | Absent | 27. "Together Alone": | Absent | ||
13. "Your Mother and Mine": | Absent | 28. "Escapism": | Absent | ||
14. "The Big Show": | Absent | 29-32. "Change Your Mind": | Appears |
Future | |||||
1. "Little Homeschool": | Absent | 11. "In Dreams": | Absent | ||
2. "Guidance": | Absent | 12. "Bismuth Casual": | Absent | ||
3. "Rose Buds": | Absent | 13. "Together Forever": | Absent | ||
4. "Volleyball": | Absent | 14. "Growing Pains": | Flashback | ||
5. "Bluebird": | Absent | 15. "Mr. Universe": | Absent | ||
6. "A Very Special Episode": | Absent | 16. "Fragments": | Absent | ||
7. "Snow Day": | Absent | 17. "Homeworld Bound": | Appears | ||
8. "Why So Blue?": | Absent | 18. "Everything's Fine": | Absent | ||
9. "Little Graduation": | Absent | 19. "I Am My Monster": | Absent | ||
10. "Prickly Pair": | Absent | 20. "The Future": | Absent |
Trivia
- Coincidentally or not, if one excludes Hand Cluster's thumb (which is covered by a boot), it has a glove covering every finger but the middle, while Garnet has a glove covering her middle finger.
- The blue "leg" off to the left of the Hand Cluster appears to have the same boots as Amethyst and Ruby.
- There appears to be no red Gem Shard in the Hand Cluster, despite the red leg and arm present in it. This may be due to the fact that it is technically a cross-gem fusion, which often have colors that differ from those of its component gems.
- The silhouettes of the Hand Cluster members have traits similar to other Gems on the show. For example, their hairstyles are similar in appearance to that of Pearl's haircut from the Pilot.
- When the Hand Cluster's gem was sent to the Burning Room, its gem reshaped itself to appear like Nephrite's gem.
- This was later confirmed to be an animation error by Matt Burnett via his Twitter.[3]
- Each of the Hand Cluster's eyes has a defined plica semilunaris on either side of it, not seen elsewhere on eyes in the show.
- In "Nightmare Hospital", it is mentioned that they have no vitals or heartbeat, a fact that may also pertain to regular Gems as well, given their fluid physiology.
- In the episode "When it Rains" two Cluster Gems with actual heads, mouth and eyes are among the group attacking Steven and Peridot.
- This episode introduced the most Cluster gems to date, with 11, while "Earthlings" introduced only one.
Cultural References
- Clusters share many similarities to Frankenstein's Monster from the famous film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel of the same name. Cluster Gems, however, are more classified as half-aliens, and half-flesh golems. Concerning physiology, Flesh Golems are grotesque patchworks that are made out of flesh, which fits the Cluster Gems rather closely.
- Both are made out of body parts of different deceased individuals, acquired via grave robbing.
- They are unnatural creations which were created through scientific means.
- Both are presented as tragic, yet horrifying figures.
- The malformed appearances and multi-limbed forms of the Cluster Gems give them a striking resemblance to the Necromorphs from the Dead Space series. Their intent to 'make themselves whole' also mirrors a tag-line from the game.
- Their grotesque amalgamations of body parts also bear a resemblance to John Carpenter's The Thing, as well as its 2011 prequel, which does show arm-based creatures.
- The two-headed Cluster Gem resembles the Charger in the Left for Dead video game series regarding anatomical design.
- The Hand Cluster's cloth makes it resemble a Mummy.
- The rock cylinders used to hold the immature Cluster Gems resemble rock core samples.
- The style of the Hand Cluster's eyes resembles the eyes of Matarael and Sachiel from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Gemology
- A cluster of gemstones is a result of gems that fuse together due to extensive pressure from being underground. In most cases clusters are usually fusions of the same gemstone; however, in sporadic cases, it is possible for clusters to form from different gemstones.
Gemstones
Image | Description |
The Hand Cluster's gemstone is a mix of four different gems joined into a single gemstone. It's located on the center of its "palm". | |
A smaller cluster taking the form of a hand and a foot has two Gem shards fused together into a V-shape, with smaller pieces stuck around the joint. One is blue, and the other is purple. The shards are internal. | |
The gemstone of Patient 1 – three shards fused at one point. One is teal, the other red, and the other gray. | |
The gemstone of Patient 2. A large purple squarish shard, with small yellow and blue shards attached. | |
The gemstone of the cluster with a light green head that has one eye and mouth on its face, a light blue body and left hand, a big green foot as its right hand, and purple lower body. | |
The gemstone of the big white hand cluster. | |
The gemstone of the blue hand with seven fingers and a foot cluster. | |
The gemstone of the cluster with a round violet body, three blue limbs, and an eye. | |
The gemstone of the small cluster with a blue hand and red leg. | |
The gemstone of the cluster with a big blue hand and pink foot. | |
The gem of the cluster with three tumors. | |
The gemstone of purple-navy blue arms cluster (Level 2 Canon). | |
The gemstone of orange arm-brown foots cluster (Level 2 Canon). |
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://stevencrewniverse.tumblr.com/post/128736331009/a-selection-of-characters-props-and-effects-from
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nightmare Hospital
- ↑ https://twitter.com/mcburnett/status/616348986950025216 Q: "why did the gem cluster morph into what looked like centipeetle's gem????" A: "Really hate to disappoint you with this answer, but it's important to clear it up: it's an animation error".