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Binghamite’s Sirius Form

Binghamite slams Dwarf Murky Jasper into the wall. Binghamite returned again for a new decade, this time having to compete in the first round, where she faced Dwarf Murky Jasper. Nothing very much exciting happened in the battle as Binghamite had a hard time striking out at the quick Murky. Binghamite later managed to slam Murky against the wall and poof her. In the end, Binghamite won on a unanimous 9-0 judge's decision. This win put Binghamite to the round of 16, where she faced the highly aggressive Blue Chalcedony.

In the match, Binghamite went straight at Blue, who managed to crack Binghamite's gem. However, this hit caused Blue Chalcedony to reel in pain, and Binghamite  poofed Blue Chalcedony with a rock upppercut. This win put Binghamite in the quarterfinals, where she faced Vanuatu Rhodonite.

Vanuatu Rhodonite ensnares Binghamite The match began with both gems moving around each other, and Binghamite almost pummeled Vanuatu twice. However, the tide turned when Vanuatu was able to get behind Binghamite and snag her by her blouse. Binghamite was completely at Vanuatu's mercy for the rest of the match and visited every hazard in the arena, which a lot of damage to Binghamite's form. Since the rule in GemCrack 2020 only directly prohibited pinning the opponent against the wall or floor, Vanuatu was able to completely control the fight. Vanuatu won on a unanimous 9-0 judge's decision and Binghamite was eliminated from the tournament again.

Binghamite wasn't done, however, as she entered the mega royal melee which featured every competitive gem in the tournament except for Gel-Rutile. Binghamite started headlocking Vanuatu Rhodonite and attempted to punch Varangian Shungite but failed. Binghamite then went after Furumiya Sugilite before poofing Maroon Chalcedony. Binghamite then poofed the fusion Golyshevite and went back for Tibetan Smoky Quartz, Vanuatu, and Varangia for the rest of the melee. In the end, Binghamite was announced the winner of the royal melee.

Next Time: GemCrack Gliese 681 2020

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GemCrack 2019 Gliese 681

Binghamite returned to GemCrack later that year as the reigning champion. Just like last time, Binghamite was given a first-round bye, which gained her automatic qualification to the round of 16, where she faced Fowlerite again. Binghamite dominated the fight, knocking the Rhodonite around numerous times until Binghamite managed to poof her, winning her the fight. Binghamite advanced to the quarterfinals where she fought Varangian Shungite.

Binghamite immediately charged to meet Varangia, but Varangia grabbed her by the neck with her bardiche and into the air. Varangia then charged across the arena with Binghamite still hooked on her bardiche. She dragged Binghamite through several destabilizing floors before cutting her form in half, poofing her. Binghamite was unable to reform before she was counted out and eliminated.

Binghamite was not done though, as she later returned for the mega melee and managed to win after poofing gems such as Tibetan Smoky Quartz and Malay Jadeite, and even poofing Blue Chalcedony. By the end of the fight, her arms got stuck in her rock gloves, but the remaining gems were hastily reforming as the time ran out. Binghamite ended up winning the melee on a judge's decision.

Next Time: Binghamite at GemCrack 2020 Sirius

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GemCrack Lelande 2019

Binghamite's 2019 Lelande form.

After receiving a bye in round one, Binghamite went up against Karst Amethyst. Binghamite won by Poofing and advanced to the next round, where she faced Majorite Garnet. Binghamite won by crowd vote and advanced to the next round, where she faced Tibetan  Smoky Quartz

Binghamite's foe moved, slowly hoping to test her new combo staff. The only chance that Tibet had to poof Binghamite was when she was distracted by an insect for a second, but Tibet missed this chance. Binghamite soon pushed knocked Tibet against the arena wall where she kicked and poofed her. Binghamite won by Poofing at 2:34 and advanced to the next round, where she faced Khansee Jadeite.

Binghamite won by Poofing and advanced to the mega finals, where she faced Khansee again. Khansee ended up doing much better as it went to the crowd vote. She managed to beat Khansee again due to the double-elimination nature of the competition, this time on a crowd's vote, meaning Binghamite had won the mega championship. Binghamite also claimed the Best Training award.

Binghamite wasn't finished, however, as she participated in the mega melee at the end of the tournament. In the beginning, Binghamite rock-pummeled Jura Sugilite against the wall and tried to poof her with a spike, but missed. Binghamite headed toward Mottled Rainbow Quartz and stoned her into Jura Sugilite. Binghamite then went after Red Amethyst and knocked her into the air with a rock pylon. Binghamite then charged toward Maroon Chalcedony and tried to poof her. After Binghamite knocked Furumiya Sugilite against the floor. Binghamite started pushing Siberian Rainbow Quartz into Furumiya Sugilite, and Karst Amethyst.

Binghamite challenged Maroon Chalcedony again, but Maroon attacked with her energy mace. As this was happening, Tibetan Smoky Quartz tried to disable Maroon's mace with her bo staff. For the rest of the melee, Binghamite and Maroon dragged each other across the arena. In the end, Radiolite Opal was declared the winner of the mega rumble and Binghamite lost overall.

Next: Binghamite Gliese 681 2019

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Binghamite is a chalcedony from Callisto. She competed in all seven GemCrack events, from 2019 to 2022, winning four titles in the process, also being runner-up once, and a fourth placer twice, as well as winning one mega melee. Binghamite also competed in the Interstellar WarGems, and won the title twice, in 2016 and 2017. These accomplishments made her the most successful gem in GemCrack history. she  is likely to be the mega gem with the second highest arm to leg size ratio, her hands reaching almost to her feet. Binghamite said that her topheavy upper body was one of her greatest accomplishments.

In a Broken Facet 2025 event, when destructive gem types were beginning to develop, Binghamite had her left foot and right arm ripped off by the fusion Gilalite. She then suffered extreme damage to her gemstone from another fusion, Black Rhodonite, causing Binghamite to retire.

Binghamite was also looking for a fusion partner for the later GemCrack events, but she later gave up on the endeavor.

She's currently a Combat Gem inspector.

Voice Actress: Kimberly Brooks

Gem History

WarGems

WarGems 2016 Championship

"I was a spectator at the last two events and I thought this year I had a chance" — Binghamite

In the first round, Binghamite met the fusion Russian Garnet. The battle was over very quickly, as Russian Garnet was dodging, Binghamite came charging in and headbutted Russia. Russian Garnet struggled as Binghamite came in and poofed Russian Garnet with a rock for good.

"Russian Garnet's gauntlets were no help here. Binghamite made sure of that!" — Verganza Pearl

In the second round, Binghamite fought the fusion Fowlerite Rhodonite. Binghamite quickly charged forward as Fowlerite attempted to attack. Fowlerite swung her hammer only for it to miss, Binghamite defended herself by putting up a rock wall, blocking any attacks. Binghamite then proceeded to bring down the wall before poofing Fowlerite with a stalagtite

"Fowlerite's hammer was less a hit and more of a miss, as Binghamite gave her a stalagtite through the chest" - Verganza Pearl

In the third round, Binghamite fought the fusion Kingite, a battle that was highly anticipated.

"This was a keenly anticipated battle between a couple of the best gems in the competition but Binghamite's geokinesis won the day." — Verganza Pearl

The two gems began tentatively as Binghamite awaited for Kingite to make the first move. Kingite had cornered herself by one of the traps, allowing Binghamite to attack Kingite. Kingite backed away and slammed Binghamite against the arena wall, but Binghamite got away and swept around Kingite to attack but failed. Both gems circled each other until Binghamite got behind and poofed Kingite.

"All bets were on Binghamite, but Varangia wasn't gonna go down without a fight" — Verganza Pearl, comments at the beginning of the match

Binghamite then met Varangian Shungite for a place in the final against Lima Lapis Lazuli. Both gems started off slowly getting nowhere near each other before eventually Varangia pinned Binghamite to the ground. Binghamite managed to free herself and land some blows onto Varangia. Varangia then cornered herself allowing Binghamite to trap her inside a rock matrix. After the two gems struggled, the announcer declared that Binghamite would win the match if she released Varangia, which she did. As the announcer declared Binghamite's victory, Varangian Shungite, in an attempt to get revenge, snuck up from behind and cleft Binghamite in two with her bardiche, poofing her. After a tense few seconds, Binghamite reformed and was back in action.

"Varangian Shungite's unsportsgemlike behavior amounted to nothing as Binghamite flash-reformed herself to take a bow" — Verganza Pearl midway through the fight'

Varangian Shungite swung at Binghamite after she flash-reformed, but to no avail as Binghamite thwarted each attack by geokinesis.

In the 2016 Championship final, Binghamite fought Lima Lapis Lazuli. Both gems circled each other with Lima attempting to strike behind Binghamite, however, Binghamite's rock blocks prevented this. Lima backed away and accidentally cornered herself. Lima attempted to attack Binghamite with icicles a second time but was immediately punched by Binghamite in the back. Lima however landed and backed away from Binghamite only to be stopped by a rock wall. Soon it became a game of cat and mouse as both gems darted across the arena attempting to land blows. Binghamite managed to restrain Lima, but Lima managed to escape, only to be tripped by a broken piece of the arena. Here, Binghamite poofed Lima to win.

"Lima Lapis Lazuli is a smaller gem and so I thought about ways to defeat and train for that." — Binghamite in a post match interview

After the Main Championship, Binghamite appeared in a Megiga melee against Lima Lapis Lazuli, Bahia Emerald, Dallasite Jasper and Varangian Shungite. For a majority of the fight, Binghamite stayed away from most of the action until she was attacked by Lima who attempted push her into Bahia. However, at one point Bahia lost control of her blade, which darted across the arena allowing the other competitors to fight more freely. Binghamite targeted Bahia and Dallas for a while, throwing the unarmed Emerald around before assisting Lima in poofing Varangia. As Binghamite turned away, Lima drove an ice stalagtite into her chest, poofing Binghamite, and enclosing her gem inside a block of ice. Dallasite tried to crack Binghamite's gemstone as Bahia and Varangia attacked her while Lima continued to pressure it. After all the other opponents were poofed, Lima, after dancing for the crowd, used hydrokinesis to hold up a newly-formed Binghamite and throwing her onto the arena floor.

"After mocking her opponents with a dance, Lima gave Binghamite a health check as revenge!" — Verganza Pearl

Binghamite also won the prize for "Best Training and Best Form" for the year.

Next Time: Binghamite part 2

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WarGem Combatant

Almandine Garnet Almandine Garnet, or Almandine, was a fusion gem composed of the smol gems Blood Ruby and Red Sapphire that fought in the Lelande 2019 GemCrack competition. She was a rather unique fusion, in that her gauntlets weren't used for punching so much as for firing energy bolts. Almandine won one battle by forfeit, scored a draw, and lost twice in her only GemCrack competition, and retired afterwards.

Gem History Lelande 2019 Eringaite Garnet was supposed to fight Almandine, but Eringaite had to forfeit due to a disagreement between Tan Sapphire and Bumblebee Ruby, sending Almandine through automatically. Almandine's next opponent was Rusty Jade. The match was a draw and both fusions advanced to the next round. Almandine then fought Terran fusion Radiolite Opal. Radiolite won by Poofing and advanced to the next round, while Almandine was sent to the Loser's Bracket. Almandine was in the Loser's Bracket against Siberian Rainbow Quartz, where she was force to forfeit and was eliminated.