Why Were The Gems Surprised About Steven’s Shield? || Steven Universe

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  • @ParadoxFreak
    @ParadoxFreak 14 годин тому +129

    I do believe that you’re right, they were surprised BECAUSE he’s a hybrid. Gem weapons seem to be personal and not even two Rubies have the same weapon, so given that he does have a “used” gem but he is “new”, they weren’t sure what would be of the weapon. I also believe they’re surprised that it was Rose’s exact shield, like you mentioned they probably did anticipate a shield, it could have been completely different. Also, remember that not even Garnet was able to tell the gender of Steven before he was born.

  • @oddsmile1234
    @oddsmile1234 8 годин тому +33

    My understanding was the fusion theory all along, as the show calls out, Pink is a part of him, but he's not pink, so they all assumed he'd have something different. Plus with the personal connection to the weapons, him having a shield like his mother tells them that he's also going to be someone who looks out for others right off the bat, someone who will avoid violent solutions if he can.

  • @gheata_playz874
    @gheata_playz874 19 годин тому +63

    My own theory was that they haven't seen it in a long time, which is why they reacted like that

    • @ChattyWinner
      @ChattyWinner 3 години тому

      @@gheata_playz874 like just seeing the shield would be amazing, like omg you got your mom’s shield

  • @melissastroganoff9783
    @melissastroganoff9783 7 годин тому +9

    I always took it more along the lines of their weapons are heavily dependent on their personalities. So, even w Rose's gem he could summon a completely unique weapon. Pearls for example don't have traditional weapon summoning abilities that we know of, so her having a weapon to summons takes great precision and focus. So I always thought there was a chance Steven would've had a wide array of possible weapons to summon, but the shield fit best with his character and made the most sense historically

  • @Ragnaracc
    @Ragnaracc 6 годин тому +9

    I think an important note is this is like the second time (chronologically) Steven's ever manifested a gem power. The first being in a flash back. So they didn't know he was even going to get gem powers.

    • @proclarushtaonasat
      @proclarushtaonasat 2 години тому

      yeah, like when they werent sure if his organic body could perform fusion. they must have discussed at some point if he could summon a weapon, and what it would be.

  • @Haith4mme
    @Haith4mme 10 годин тому +11

    I love how your need to over analyze (as you said) brings up details a lot of people, including me missed completely!! Because when I saw this I just thought they made such reaction for the sake of keeping the show alive and add emotions.
    But now I agree with the theory that they expressed this just out of encouragement to Steven, and it's maybe mixed with them not knowing how his gem power would develop as a half human.
    I've always loved your videos (and your accent lol) keep it up!!

  • @esueijae8352
    @esueijae8352 6 годин тому +3

    I think it has more to do on the retrospective, through the episode we see the gems use their gem tools mostly for aggressive tasks, and they are more weapons than anything else, being surprised at Steven's gem tool being a shield was suppose to tell the audience that for one:
    Steven's personality will be closer to the pacifist solution or defensive response rather than a violent one, and for two:
    that it kind of rare to see a gem tool not being a weapon, showcasing more Steven's pacifist tendencies

  • @LeonardoGalaxies
    @LeonardoGalaxies 11 годин тому +7

    My own way of making sense of that scene was that Pearl simply didn't specify it was Rose's shield, or maybe it "a Rose shield" since there isn't exclusively just one shield, most gems summoned multiple copies of their base weapons, like Steven has summoned multiple shields at once. But I did really like your view of it being a way for the gems to motivate Steven, especially when you brought up The Test episode.

  • @edenwayne8407
    @edenwayne8407 7 годин тому +3

    My personal theory was that the shield wasn't Rose's weapon of choice. Instead, she prefered the sword, as it was specially forged for her. Only utilizing the shield as a secondary tool.

    • @proclarushtaonasat
      @proclarushtaonasat 2 години тому

      although the weapons they summon are different fromt he "material weapons" bismuth makes.

    • @NicoleColenico
      @NicoleColenico 2 години тому

      @@proclarushtaonasat She made the summoned weapons too. Not all of them, but it was implied to some

    • @proclarushtaonasat
      @proclarushtaonasat 2 години тому +1

      @@NicoleColenico the summoned weapons are holographic, like their bodies. jasper was said, to have emerged from her hole with her helmet on. it is however possible, to incorporate physical components into the weapons, as seen with bismuths upgrades. also gems can store physical items in their gems (at least pearl can).
      in the early days of the show, ive seen comments about how pearl could supposedly summon infinite money from her gem, since she "created" police tape that one time. but now we know, that she didnt create police tape, she just stored it in her pocket dimension, and pulled it out later.

    • @NicoleColenico
      @NicoleColenico 2 години тому

      @ I see

  • @abox1942
    @abox1942 9 годин тому +6

    because it was rose's of course

  • @txferretgirl
    @txferretgirl 6 годин тому

    I feel that they weren't sure how much of rose was in him so when they saw it was a shield, you can hear the joy in pearl's voice

  • @thelairofblair1
    @thelairofblair1 Годину тому

    Roses shield was like her crest. It symbolized who Rose's was. It's also a very powerful "weapon" able to deflect The Diamonds attack. For Steven to have inherited that from Rose must mean he is destin for great things. Before this event Steve was just a bubble human child. They didn't know Steven would be able to have gem powers.

  • @LeonardoGalaxies
    @LeonardoGalaxies 11 годин тому +4

    It's clear that there's a lot of SU fans in your channel, if you don't want to be stuck with SU content, but still want to appeal to the same audience, here are a few suggestions of shows that I feel like are also popular among SU fans:
    Adventure Time + Fionna and Cake (there are many channels bringing AT back at the moment)
    The Owl House
    Gravity Falls
    Infinity Train
    She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

  • @Chris-55
    @Chris-55 3 години тому

    For me it's just that they were reassuring him what it was because, well, steven was really stupid back then

  • @Starstarlitlit
    @Starstarlitlit 2 години тому

    Ngl, the whole season 1 was out of the place is due to Cartoon Network not wanting Steven Universe to be anything serious at all. That's why throughout the seasons there's a few episodes that are just for random. The network wanting this whole series just to be another kids show while Rebecca wanting to go with her original plan which was to reveal more of the story. But after the wedding episode, eveything just went downhill and the whole series was forced to be shortened and be done with. It's unfortunate that Steven Universe could've expanded and have a better story if it wasn't forced with a "kids show" label on it by the company.

  • @fireire3309
    @fireire3309 20 годин тому +4

    Omg i never thought of this

  • @I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad
    @I_Dont_Believe_In_Salad 2 години тому

    It's not even plot hole dude, their reaction is that they never saw a human have gem powers before.
    You forgot the baby episode where they legit thought baby Steven is rose? they doesnt' even know what human baby is