#fusion crystal gem

[ginabiggs]

I am an Experience!

Stevonnie from Steven Universe

[wackarat]

I saw the TF2 X Steven Universe AU from @lenny-link and i couldn’t rest until i brought a pyro and engineer fusion to the table until realizing it was done already though I didn’t see that until a little too late lmao, (It’s pretty cool though, check it out) anyways, here’s tourmaline.

[james-p-sullivan]

"Are you gonna be able to beat her on your own?" "It's okay, Steven. I'm never alone."

[rosenotactuallyquartz]

some moments from the official steven universe comic fusion frenzy

for context, garnet is telling steven a story about adjusting as a fusion. the answer & now we’re only falling apart are two of my favourite episodes, so i absolutely love this comic. it breaks my heart when garnet says, “but that peace could not last.” her change in appearance really symbolizes how she was made of this sweet, young love but she so quickly needed to fight for it. she’s such a strong character, and her dynamics with both pearl + rose are so beautiful.

them <3

[image description: in the first image, cotton candy garnet is meeting pearl and rose, who stand next to each other, smiling at her. they are surrounded by roses. garnet narrates, “i’d just met pearl and your mother. everything about earth was new to me. i was new to me.”

in the second image, garnet is running around and narrates, “i wasn’t sure who i was supposed to be yet, but that didn’t matter.” then, she’s hugging herself and standing in the rain. she has a bird on her head on the right, and pearl points at it as garnet looks up and she laughs. garnet narrates, “the world was full of possibilities.”

in the third image, cotton candy garnet, pearl, and rose lay on the grass. garnet narrates, “but this peace could not last.” bismuth announces, “soldiers! coming this way, an attack from pink diamond!” pearl and rose look at each other, concerned, and cotton candy garnet says, “this is terrible!” rose holds her by the shoulders and says, “find a place to hide. we’ll protect you.” 

in the final image, pearl has her sword out while rose stands behind her. they looked shocked as garnet changes her form from cotton candy garnet to the garnet from the canon timeline. she exclaims, “stop! it’s me you’re looking for! and i… am a crystal gem!” end of image description.]

[we-dont-talk-about-potato-nonono]

Pearl (Steven Universe) 🩷

[pastelpinkillustrator]

Happy Pride Month! Ft. Garnet (Part 1 of 2)

[glamorousjasper]

guys, i dug through my camera roll to find the opalnet i drew one time

i was just like. how can i make alexandrite’s debut as gay as possible? and here it is; garnet unusually excited to receive the fusion invite instead of being the one inviting

also i just really like how this piece came out :D

[abbyaart]

My take on Garnet from Steven Universe

[treestarfloatingcloud]

[fwybkim]

Garnet redesign

[fenik]

Giant Woman

[garnets-stargeode2000]

Nathalie Fourdraine

[codgod]

was looking at the wiki page for fusions and it mentioned that fusions generally occur when two gems have synchronised goals/thoughts and well. what better way to fuse for the first time than while trying to save your weird little rock child from shattering

they don’t even realise they’re fused until after they’re sure juanaflippa is safe and then they just immediately fall apart lol

[rosenotactuallyquartz]

i was looking at the halloween sketch & i noticed something absolutely heartbreaking about garnet and rose

sometimes garnet’s grief is overlooked because she’s always trying to stay stable & strong. just as fusions depend on a stable bond, garnet keeps it together so that she can keep the crystal gems together. she’s very loving & she’s also the type of person who tries to hold it together because she wants to protect steven, because she cares deeply about pearl & amethyst.

that’s why the episode title now we’re only falling apart is important. i’ve written before about how garnet felt like her world had turned upside down after the reveal. her grief was already painful enough, she was already putting on a brave face. after this reveal she could no longer keep it together, literally & figuratively.

but really, you can see the pain she’s experiencing from losing rose long before now we’re only falling apart. in older pictures from when rose was alive, garnet laughs often and has this big, carefree, genuine smile that we see less of after rose’s death. she loves pearl, amethyst, and steven to pieces; they mean everything to her… & so did rose. her grief may be quiet because she tries not to fall apart & she doesn’t want others to notice it, but little details like this reveal her pain.

[gloddiamond]

Rose quartz 🌺+ bismuth=titanium quartz ⚔️🛡️

[risestarkissomega]

A question from @overthinkingspark-blue

"So, I’ve been thinking a lot about these Steven universe-style fusions that @teenagenutant made for the rise turtles. I’ve been working on a fanfic of them with another writer actually!

here’s the tag for them: https://www.tumblr.com/teenagenutant/tagged/fmau

So I’ve just been wondering- since I have absolutely no knowledge on fashion- what kinds of outfits *these* characters would wear, them being fusions of the rise turtles and all because it’s kinda hard to imagine they’d just wear both their components’ clothes together

if that makes sense?

Theres also the fact that a lot of them are designed wearing shorts/pants, so that may give hints to what kind of style they’d prefer. So since you’re well versed in the topic of fashion for the turtles, I figured why not ask you what you thought about it!

...And I was thinking specifically for what their wrestling outfits would be like or what they’d wear in a. “clothes don’t make the turtle” scenario...Though the ones that seem the most intriguing to me are Titian (Raph and Donnie fusion that looks like a mech) and Caravaggio (Leo and Raph fusion with the loooongggg mask tails and mega anxiety)

Because those two are hard to guess

And also Newton! (Donnie and Mikey fusion.)..."

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Ooo.

Firstly, combining the turtles into fusions is a really cool concept! The boys' personalities are already so interesting, so blending them would surely yield some very intriguing results...

Also, I just so happened to have watched all of Steven Universe. So, I'll be using my understanding of the SU rules for these fusions. (Assuming that these turtles fusions are using the same rules. If not, I'm so sorry! 😣)

Let's get started!

From what I've gathered from SU, the fusion rules are not as hard and fast as they could be when it comes to their designs...

Sometimes, the fashion is a true amalgamation of what each component was already wearing, which is usually in the case for Stevonnie.

Other times, and in my opinion more commonly, the designs involve the fusion's personality coming out in their fashion choices. But, it's not necessarily a direct reflection of the component's clothing.

My example for that is Sugilite.

The design for her clothing is not exactly what Garnet and Amethyst is wearing, but is more a reflection of who they become when they're together; this rough and tumble, rough around the edges, strong-willed, and powerful gem-which is reflected in the exaggerated and excessively ripped outfit, so it still works!

(BTW, this is also an example of the "Exaggeration" component of good character design.)

Alright, so I've said all of that to say: In SU, I believe that there's no absolute way to have a fusion. It seems to be more of a sliding scale from a "perfectly balanced physical amalgamation" to a "completely emotional combination," depending on the design choices of the creators, if that makes sense...

So, I'll summarize the SU fusion rules (in my opinion) that I'll be using going forward: This is a more "Physical Amalgamation" Fusion Design: Rainbow Quartz 2.0

vs.

A more "Emotional Amalgamation" Fusion Design: Sunstone

vs.

Something Right in the Middle: Sardonyx

Additional SU Note: In the end, the sliding scale of physical to emotional fusion choices is all at the discretion of the character designer! - IE. Rebecca caught a lot of flak for her Sunstone design, but in the end it's Rebecca's design (as revealed in the "Steven Universe: End of an Era" book.) Thus, how she chooses to depict the fusion of Steven and Garnet is up to her discretion!

Phew, ok. With that foundation out of the way...

Let's look at the turtles!

And since you mentioned their wrestling outfits, let's look at those specifically:

I found the easiest way to come up with a good representation of various turtle combinations is to do what we've always done in science...use punnett squares!

However, instead of crossing "alleles/genes," let's cross clothing design characteristics! (Stay with me! 😂) I went ahead and made a square using their wrestling clothing choices.

Let me just pop that baby right here:

Here's a reminder of all of the boys' wrestling fits:

And as an example, let's look at T.I.T.I.A.N. (Donnie and Raph's Fusion) since he seems to be one of the hardest to predict:

(T.I.T.I.A.N. as depicted by the original creator, @teenagenutant)

BTW, the design for T.I.T.I.A.N. is so logical!

With Raph's overly bureaucratic nature (as he's a stickler for the rules) and Donnie's hyper-analytic personality, the two of them combining to be a giant robot just makes sense! 😌❤️💜

"Uh, Ma’am, you misplace your five dollar bill directly into my palm."

"I need pre-game stats, highlights of past stats, projections of future stats. We’re missing the stats, people!"

Anywhoozle...

Here's a close up of my estimations for T.I.T.I.A.N.'s outfit based on the "SU fusion rules" I established earlier and the general application of the punnett square:

For me, the takeaway is the DRAMATICS!

Raph was a natural showman in the ring, and Donnie is just dramatic in general. Sooo, in my eyes, T.I.T.I.A.N.'s wrestling persona would be HIGHLY theatrical. 🙄

But yeah, by using the punnett square, you can just fill in the blanks, thus making any combination you'd like!

Or scrap all of my thoughts and start fresh! The point is it's a tool to make combining the turtles easier. 😁 Psssst! BTW.... I don't think you were the only ones inspired by Steven Universe:

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