Malachite

Template:Malachite "Malachite" is the fusion of Jasper and Lapis Lazuli. She first appeared in "Jail Break".

Appearance

Malachite is massive, nearly equal in size to Sugilite. She possesses six arms, four of which function as legs. She has four eyes and pointed teeth. Her hair is a light mint-green color, and is styled in the shape of a star. Her skin is sea-foam green with dark-green stripes, and its pattern is similar to Jasper's. She has two torsos joined together, similar to a Centaur from Greek mythology. Her upper-torso and arms are longer and more slender, while her lower-torso and four limbs are more muscular. The upper-half of her outfit is dark green and black, resembling Lapis Lazuli's top, but it is solid at the back and has no ribbon. Her lower-half resembles a one-piece swimsuit, and it is mostly black with a green V-neck collar that connects to form a Yellow Diamond emblem.

History

“	Let's stay on this miserable planet together!	”
—Lapis Lazuli, "Jail Break"

Lapis accepts Jasper's offer to fuse.

Malachite made her first, brief appearance at the end of the episode "Jail Break" where Jasper hypocritically acts against her belief that fusing is a cowardly tactic by weak Gems to get stronger, and rather than facing defeat at the hands of the Crystal Gems, she seemingly coerces a distraught Lapis Lazuli to fuse with her. It is revealed that it was all a ruse on her part to trap Jasper within the fusion so she could not attack them; a surprised Malachite gets clasped in chains of water controlled by the Lapis personality and dragged to the bottom of the sea near Beach City.

Many of the following episodes revolves around, but does not feature, Malachite as the Crystal Gems are actively searching for her at the bottom of the sea, such as in "Love Letters" which reveals that Garnet regularly patrols the ocean in search of her.

She makes her next major appearance in "Chille Tid" in which Steven is able to enter the fusion in his dreams to contact both Lapis and Jasper inside of Malachite. Once inside, he observes their constant struggle for control. Due to his interference Jasper is able to momentarily gain the upper hand until Lapis is able to wrestle it back from her.

In the end, Lapis loses herself to the fusion, which likely means that Malachite is finally herself as opposed to the two Gems warring over control, and no longer constrained to the bottom of the ocean.

Personality

“	I'm not Lapis anymore. We're Malachite now.	”
—Lapis Lazuli, "Chille Tid"

Due to being a fusion, Malachite's personality is a twisted combination of both Jasper and Lapis' character traits. However, due to her being a very unstable fusion both Jasper and Lapis's personalities are present rather than merging into a new one (much like how when Alexandrite displayed the individual personalities of Amethyst, Garnet and Pearl rather than merging into one). Once formed, she was shown as having Jasper's disdain for the Crystal Gems and wishing to see them destroyed, but Lapis' consciousness was later shown to be the most dominant, as she was able to overpower Jasper's.

In "Chille Tid", Lapis is shown to be struggling to maintain her dominance over Jasper, it is also clear that if Lapis is distracted at some point Jasper can become dominate in the fusion. At the end of the episode the Malachite personality starts to dominate and suppress Lapis' own personality, much in the same way Pearl was afraid would happen to Amethyst and Garnet when fused into Sugilite for too long. It ends on a chilling note with Lapis refusing the name Lapis and proclaiming that they are Malachite now, indicating that Malachite's own true personality is formed and is going to take over.

Abilities

Malachite possesses standard Gem-abilities, including weapon-summoning, bubbling, shape-shifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability.

Unique Abilities

•  Hydrokinesis: Malachite has immense power over water and liquid material.
  • Water Constructs: Malachite is capable of forming water into various constructs that she can control. She has shown to form hands out of water that she can use to smite enemies. She is also able to form chains to entangle or trap enemies with.

Appearances

• "Jail Break" (debut/semi-antagonist)
• "Love Letters" (indirectly mentioned)
• "Chille Tid"

Trivia

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Malachite, dragging herself into the ocean to be imprisoned.

• Malachite is the first Gem to not be called by name in the show itself, with her name first revealed in the credits.
• Her name was first mentioned in "Chille Tid".
• Malachite is the first fusion to have four legs, but in the form of arms.
• Malachite is the second six-armed fusion; the first being Alexandrite.
• Malachite is the first non-Crystal Gem fusion to be revealed.
• Malachite was banished to the bottom of the ocean by Lapis Lazuli to prevent Jasper from causing further damage.
• Malachite is similar to Alexandrite, in the fact that the Gems involved are so incompatible that the personality of the Fusion Gem herself doesn't form but rather the individual personalities are stuck fighting each-other over control.
  • Jasper seems to have more control over Malachite's body, while Lapis Lazuli seems to have more control over her hydrokinesis. This is seen in "Jailbreak", when she struggles against the water chains, and referenced in "Chille Tid" when Lapis Lazuli mentions holding Jasper down with the weight of the ocean.
  • In the same episode we see Lapis starting to lose her personality in favor of Malachite's.
    • It is unknown if Jasper has also lost herself to the fusion.
• Malachite, so far, has the third smallest amount of screen time in the entire series, after Vidalia and Rainbow Quartz.
• Malachite is the third largest fusion so far, right behind Alexandrite and Sugilite.
  • Malachite is the largest two Gem fusion.
• Malachite is the fourth fusion to be seen fusing on screen.
  • The first being Sugilite, the second being Stevonnie, the third being Garnet and the fifth being Rainbow Quartz
• Malachite's imprisonment may mean that it's possible for a Gem to have a dominant control over a fusion strong enough to trap a non-willing Gem inside the form.
  • In "Chille Tid", Steven's dream world portrays Jasper and Lapis Lazuli's fusion as dominant gem being chained to the floor with the weaker gem trying to fighting to pull the other one into the floor in order to suppress them and gain control.
  • Garnet states that if Lapis loses control over Malachite, the fusion gem may be consumed by overwhelming anger and rage due to the reason of her fusion.
• Malachite is the third fusion to not summon their weapon.
  • The first was Alexandrite the second is Stevonnie and the fourth is rainbow quartz
• Malachite has been shown fused for the second longest amount of time, behind Garnet.

Gemology

Gemstone Information

• Malachite is a gemstone associated with protection, acting against obstacles or dangers and taking risks; similar to Lapis' behavior after she fused.
  • Malachite is also associated with demanding respect.
• Malachite is a green copper carbonate mineral.
• Malachite is an alternate gemstone for the 13^th wedding anniversary. As for the zodiac, it is regarded as the stone for Capricorn and Scorpio.
• Malachite becomes toxic when submerged underwater.
• The chemical formula for malachite is Cu₂CO₃(OH)₂.

Gemstone(s)

Image	Description
	Jasper's gemstone is located where her nose otherwise would be. It is triangular, and faceted onto a low point. It also resembles a tetrahedron, which is commonly associated with fire.
	Lapis Lazuli's gemstone is located in the center of her back. It resembles a teardrop. This is possibly an indication of her hydrokinesis, or perhaps her sadness of being everyone's prisoner.

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