[OOC] Crystal Universe

[BrassOtter]

Ayy, I can post now

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But I probably won't be able to until Monday x.x

[pyroman]

spoil shuffle

So, we learn a little bit more about fusions, in this episode, as well as how the temple seems to be able to work.
On the temple. It seems like any gem or any fusion that is 'keyed' into the temple has a room designed accordingly to how the gem wants it to be.
For fusions. They are fusions, but absolutely their own person. Yes, Single Gems do have the memories of the fusions, and fusions contain the memories of the singles. They seem to be like two and two-thirds of a person mashed into one body.
Fusions, in addition to the weapons and abilities of their single components, also have unique and amalgamated weapons and powers. Garnet and her future vision is a testament to that, as Sapphire's vision is straightforward, Garnet's reflects Ruby's spontaneity, and all of the possible branding paths one could take.
Fusions seem to be centered to reflect on the specific high point between two gems. Garnet's theme is future, and how Rubles and Saph balance out directness and fluidity. Sardonyx seems to take in the prim and proper of both Pearl and Sapphire, while also being blunt at times, as Ruby can be. There are a number of reasons that Smoky could exist, but I think their theme is originality.

Also, isn't it interesting how, after reflecting on Jasper's corruption and fusion with the corrupted gems, we learn how Gems fuse through these high points?

[Guardian Angel Haruki]

@pyroman

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I don't know about originality...In my opinion...
Right before Smokey fought Jasper, Amethyst accepted that she couldn't fight Jasper alone, and Steven was there to help. Not to mention that after the breath test that Sardonyx gave her, Smokey was talking down on herself.
So maybe their thing was teamwork and/or humility?

[pyroman]

@Guardian Angel Haruki

Hider

Possibly, but I still stand by what I said. Both of them are defects in some way or another. Amethyst sat too long, and Steven is something that had never existed before that lives in the shadow of his dead mother. Both of them can't do the job that they're intended for, and make up for it in unique and unorthodox ways, while still remaining true to their characters and reflecting on what they want to be. Smoky Quartz is another progressive step in both of their lives, using their imagination and child-like attributes to turn a toy into a weapon, her lack of knowledge when speaking to Sardonyx (which I think was mostly Garnet, who had that reaction the last time Steven fused with someone new), and how Steven and Amethyst push each other to be more than the path laid out for them

[Guardian Angel Haruki]

@pyroman

spoilers

Ah, I see where you're coming from now. ^_^

[Aqua]

Are gems at a character limit yet?

[Raijinslayer]

@pyroman

Spoilers

Looking at from that perspective, it also helps explain why fusions like Sugulite and Malachite don't work out as well. They're born of more negative emotions than other fusions, as well as lacking any reall high points when they come together. Thus, the fusions come out monstrous, dangerous, and with a tendency to take over the gems within them(a problem that doesn't seem to happen with the other fusions). This also makes me wonder if the emotional state of the two gems while they attempt to fuse could possible change how they look, or even what kind of fusion they become? If Amethyst and Garnet were to fuse again, for example, would they still be as unpredictable and dangerous, or would Amethyst's more mature nature help calm them down, possibly shifting their form to one that is less disasterous.

[pyroman]

@Raijinslayer

Hider

Well that's the question now, isn't it. We've seen that reforming gems change the appearance of the fusion a little, and given what we know about fusions, I think it's safe to say that, while at the foundation, they might not be changed, but the fusions will be a little more wary of such things.

and man I need Nikki bad slaying more gem monsters

[rocketrobie2]

Hey, any of you guys got any suggestions for good cartoons to binge watch? I just finished Over the Garden Wall and I'm lookin' for something kinda like that (though really anything you suggest would be gladly appreciated)

Also...

Spoil-ghetti

I really liked today's episode, it didn't seem to have a whole lot of 'deep' things going on in it but it was wicked to see the fourth wall breaking and Sardonyx and Smokey Quartz hanging out. Also @pyroman, Garnet also has some electricity powers that she never uses thats a mixture of Ruby's fire powers and Sapphire's ice powers too, not just the future vision.

[pyroman]

@rocketrobie2*chanting quietly in the back* voltron, voltron, voltron....

Over the garden wall? Well, there's always Avatar, or gravity falls...

[rocketrobie2]

@pyroman I've been debating whether I wanna watch Voltron or not actually. It seems really cool but it also looks really similar to Power Rangers or something (I like the concept of power rangers but I only ever really liked Jungle Fury)

I've also already watched all of Gravity falls and most of Avatar xD

[pyroman]

@rocketrobie2tbh jungle fury was the shizznizzle

it's not reallyyyyyyyyyyyy like PR or Sentai. I mean, yeah, group, robot, colors, but the characters are all just wonderful, plus it give me a reason to insert my love for Voltron into the thread for a little.

[Raijinslayer]

@rocketrobie2*Smashes through wall*

Did somebody say Power Rangers! Man, I used to be obssessed with them. My favorites were SPD, Dino Fury, Ninja Storm, and Wild Force, which was my first. Jungle Fury seemed cool too, though, but by then I was starting to outgrow it. Could probably watch Dino Fury and SPD still though, especially the later. SPD was probably the power rangers that had the overall best story, in my opion(and from what i can vaguely remember, it's been so long)

[Raijinslayer]

@pyromanOriginal Voltron or the new one that's on netflix, cause I've seen some of the later and it seemed cool. Speaking of remakes, have you seen the thundercats remake, cause that was also pretty cool as well, though I didn't get to finish it.

[rocketrobie2]

@pyroman I need me some convincin for Voltron so I vote 'fire away you love of Voltron'

@Raijinslayer I think I vaugly remember bits of SPD. That had the robot dog thing in it right? (I could be way off)

[pyroman]

@RaijinslayerOrig Voltron was great Voltron Force was [REDACTED AND NOT MEANT FOR CHILD EYES], and I was talking about the new Voltron. I loved the new Thundercats show while it lasted.

Raijin, my fron

please let me learn you about the wonders of Kamen Rider.

[Raijinslayer]

@rocketrobie2I don't think he was a robot(though that would explain how he fits the snout into the ranger mask) but yeah, that's the one.

@pyromanI remember watching some of that. I wish I had the time to rewatch all of the series I loved as a kid.like the good version of Teen Titans

[rocketrobie2]

@Raijinslayer Oh man I loved Teen Titans! I never got to see it a lot on TV but when it did come on I'd watch the shiz outta it.

[pyroman]

@rocketrobie2

talking bout voltron (hidden because this will get intense and ranty and may involve some cursing.

SO THE NEW VOLTRON, RIGHT? THE OLD TEAM IS NOT THE NEW TEAM. SHIRO, WHO WAS KNOWN AS SVEN IN THE ENGLISH OF THE ORIGINAL, IS NOT THE LEADER, AND HE IS NOT DEAD, HE'S PRETTY COOL. Note, all of the colors actually line up this time around. Keith Pilots Red, Lance Blue, Pidge, Green, Hunk, Yellow, and Shiro Black.

SO BACK TO THE YELLING. SHIRO IS COOL. He's not the edgy dad he looks like from promo shots, he's just a tired dad who wants to catch a break for like point zero seven seconds. Plus, he's like the oldest, since all of the other Pilots, known as the Paladins of Voltron, are all teens.

Lance, ladykiller. fucking dork. Yeah, the Sokka in Space character. He's cool, he's funny, he's like captain kirk, but younger and funnier. He hates Keith, proclaimed him as his rival back in school, even though Keith has no idea who Lance is.

Then you have Keith. He has no idea who Lance is. I guess you could call him Space S3 Zuko, but nicer, and with a bigger pinch of outcast. slightly edgy, but he's pretty cool, and he and Lance have some brother moments.

Hunk. Big, hungry, engineering whiz, also a dork. and gentle giant with a passion that burns with the slow cooking intensity of a wok.

Pidge. Small, brainy, smol. Pidge has his reasons for doing as he is, and is a little more selfish, but he does address his problems when they need to be addressed.

And you got Allura, the princess of Altea, and the current monarch of the Castle of Lions. She's more than a damsel in distress, and is pretty badass.

Coran, Coran, Coran. He's the big doofy uncle who doesn't exactly understand what's going on around him, but he tries, and that's all that really matters.

and there you have the main voltron Crew, who get whisked away from earth to become the defenders of the universe, whether they like it or not.

[rocketrobie2]

@pyroman Whats the plot like though? To be perfectly honest the only thing I knew about Voltron prior to today was that it looked cool and had a giant robot in it :I