"A *sapphire* has a use, she can tell you what it's for An *agate* terrifies, a *lapis* terraforms" I didn't pay attention to this but They're all blue gems XD
Well, not all Agates are necessarily blue. I mean, the one we've seen is literally Holly BLUE Agate-if all of them were blue, why would it need to be in her name?
SliceofOtaku I agree with you because remember when jasper said to lapis that she is a brat and by definition brat means a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
NetherNinja I think that's because pearls were made for diamonds and high ranking gems. Their color probably has to corelate with the gem they're given to.
Has anyone ever commented on how Rose looks way more human-like than any other gem shown? Pink Diamond had a fascination with humans...maybe she made a new breed of gem that looked more human like. Or had human DNA. Maybe that's why Rose defaulted from gem society and could have a child.
Paige Broderick I don't know about the child, but it would explain all the abilities she has relating to organic life (creating plant warriors, possession, maybe more that I'm forgetting???)
It doesn't seem plants grow on Homeworld, as Lapis said there are no trees, and Peridot says that there's no rain, meaning there's no water. Yeah, I think you're right.
Adding to this, I have a theory why all the other Rose Quartzes are bubbled in the same room inside the Zoo. They weren't necessarily all collected from different places and put inside the Zoo--they were already all working at the Zoo to begin with. Based on our Rose's ability to heal and affinity for organic life, it's likely that all Rose Quartzes have healing powers and the ability to manipulate organic life. They probably served as field doctors during wars and as nurses/zookeepers in the Zoo. Since humans would be far more likely to trust a human-looking Gem with healing powers over strangely-colored Gems with offensive abilities and big weapons, the Rose Quartzes were put in charge of maintaining the Zoo. Our Rose became fascinated with humans during her time at the Zoo and wanted to see what they were like in their natural habitat, aka Earth, so she eventually stayed on Earth and that led to her forming the idea to rebel against Homeworld. Her job in outer space was to preserve human life, and once she found out Earth was going to be destroyed and used as a geo-weapon, her instincts to preserve humanity on Earth based on her role in Homeworld kicked in.
liberty McKenzie she was valued because of her strength and loyalty, and she fit well into yellow diamonds court after the war, but there's still a pressing bias against earth gems and quartzes in particular which haunted jasper. i see jasper as the exception, not the rule.
Don't forget that Jasper was THE perfect Quartz soldier from a trashy kindergarten. We still haven't seen another one like her yet so yes, she was very special.
I don't think the Amethysts are off-coloured, because Holly says it about the gems from the Beta Kindergarten specifically. Plus Purple can fit into Pink, kind of. Orange though, doesn't.
Actually Holly Blue's comment was directed at the Jasper's when she says "even you hideous off-colored Betas" the Amethysts were earlier in her tirade because they were from the Prime Kindergarten. When Peridot was showing Steven and Amethyst the Beta Kindergarten the notes how the geology was chosen out of emergency, pointing out that the sandstone in the area made it less then ideal for the task. So off-color might refer to gems with multi-chromatic skin-tones like Jasper and her Beta Kindergarten sisters, rather than mono-chromatic gems like we see as far more common.
Insane Hiker I feel like you and Skinny Jasper are more on the nose than the last two "off colour gems" videos I've watched. Seriously, Holly never directed her "off coloured" comment at the amethysts but the beta kindergarten Jaspers (and possibly carnelian? I mean she did come from the beta kindergarten too). Also, speaking of gems that aren't exactly Pink, White, Yellow or Blue. Those gems seem to be shared between courts. What I mean is that, depending on their class they may be shared between courts, take for example Peridot, she's a green technician class gem. Yellow and Blue make green so Peridots could be shared between YD's and BD's courts. I'm thinking that gems that are shades of the Diamonds (I.e. Red being a shade of Pink) then any colour mixed between two or more courts will share those gems. An exception might be in the case of a diamond being shattered, then those belonging to that court may be shared however seen fit (why Blue has most of the Jaspers and carnelian even tho they aren't shade of blue or a mix of it). The rubies tho, our Ruby didn't say which court she came from (and she has never had a diamond insignia) and YD's rubies are the only thing bothering me a little. They're red gems that means they would have likely been in Pink's court except that Leggy was "recently made"/is the youngest and assigned to yellow. This would imply that even if a diamond is shattered then gems that would be assigned to their court would still be made and assigned to another court, possibly based on class (Rubies are common foot soldiers, being warrior class they'd get sent to YD who seems to mostly manage the fighting gems)
I keep seeing people consider the term "off-color" to refer to the entire Famethyst at the Zoo. But I always thought Holly only referred to the Jaspers as the "hideous off-color Betas", because they're from the lesser Beta Kindergarten. If the mere color of a gem warranted such disdain from the upper class, then why was our Jasper viewed as so important? She was prioritized even more than Yellow Diamond's own Peridot and rubies.
i think people went to saying off colors was relating to holly blue way too fast because i think that they missed that she didnt say "you off color betas" she said "even you off color betas" and then she points to skinny and carnelian. The fact that she points to skinny and carnelian makes me think that she was talking just about the gems from the beta kindergarten because you know skinny and carnelian come from the beta kindergarten. I think that she said off color because shevwas talking about the beta kindergarten gems being defective or off color. The reason i think that is because you can tell that the jaspers are off color if you compare them to the "perfect" jasper you can tell that the "defective" jaspers have more dull colors to them. If the famethyst is anything to go by you can tell that they have very vibrant colors but the jaspers from the famethyst have a lot duller colors and thats why i think they were called off colors because they are somewhat off color.
what im thinking is going to happen in off colors is that were going to see more defective gems or gems who came out incorrectly. and what i meant was that the gems who came out correctly in the famethyst because you can also see that our amerhyst is also a bit duller.
I wonder if Jasper wanted to come out fast and absorbed all materials before the other Betas, so that's why the Beta K, isn't as advanced as the Prime one
Totally unrelated, before "That Will Be All" I had a Carnelian OC called "Banded Carnelian" and then I see a Carnelian in the show. My mind was blown. But kinda... having Carnelian in the show threw me off a little.
She called the Betas Off-coloured gems, Amethysts aren't Betas, so I expect it to be more about gems like arth Jaspers who have uneven colorations, additional colours etc. Perhaps true Jaspers are meant to be just orange-yellow without dark-orange lines
4:30 How about Topaz? She doesn't like her life on homeworld despite being an elite gem. Maybe there are numbers of elite gems that doesn't like their life on homeworld too.
AG_SweetPea ღ homophobic? they turned on Ruby and Sapphire for fusing, two different gem types, and they all identify as female. Gender means nothing to them, anyway. If anything, they're more like the Spaniards of the old world; conquering everything they came across.
Maybe these off color gems have powers they don't realize they have like Peridot who has metal powers. I bet these unwanted gems heard tales of Rose Quartz's rebellion long ago, and now that Steven is on Homeworld, he is about to recruit even more Crystal Gems for the preparing of the second gem war.
You're always entertaining to watch, Mr. Slice! You're just so chill and imaginative, yet are able to summon logic and evidence for your theories. Keep up the good work, my dude!
clicked for belly peridot, stayed for the badass sleeper agent theory, i didn't even think of that! imagine steven running through the underbelly of homeworld society, finding oppressed and independently thinking gems that may not be able or willing to completely leave the society but still offer help to steven because of the memory of rose quartz. wow.
Holy shit. Papa Slice I freaking love your theories!!! You open my eyes and let me see stuff in a different light. There's no other person who makes videos like yours and I love it. -You're Unique my niggy.-
Theories like this must take a lot of thought. it's often ignored or overlooked, but you really gotta give theorist like SliceofOtaku some credit for all the work they do to make these videos.
Every time I watch a new video, there's like 500-1000 new subscribers to your channel! If your channel doesn't hit 100k after Wanted I'm going to call shenanigans on the entire Internet.
I'm always intrigued to see your videos I love them!!! I'm always so hooked in to these videos. You an ashruk vox (have no idea how to spell my fellow host but you know from crystal clear) are so amazing keep it up!!
i was under the impression that off color would mean just that, off color, aka not the exact right color for the gem, a little too light, a little too dark, slightly off in hue, defects. and with how jasper describes defects, they are no doubt the lest valuable of there type of gem, if not least valuable of all the gems. the beta kindergarten was made in sandstone which is high in silica, light colored quarts powder, so they would almost all likely be lighter in color then there gem ideal.
One of the biggest questions Ive had for the longest time is how does lapis fit into this whole equation? She's immensely powerful, and the statement she made during her first confrontation with the crystal gems "DO YOU EVEN REMEMBER WHO I USE TO BE?!" She was a high class gem, and must have been of some level of importance within Gem society.
Holly Blue only calls the jaspers off colours but I think this fits because the amethysts are purple with is a combination of blue and red, but jaspers are orange, which is the opposite of blue on the colour spectrum.
I figured off color means your are serving a Diamond that you weren't made for. In other words, all the gems that once served Pink Diamond, but who now serve the other Diamonds.
I had my own theory that maybe some crystal gems were swept up in the evacuation to Homeworld. And then ended up having to pretend they were loyal to the authority and live on Homeworld. Presumably they'd side with Rose/Steven if the chance arose. This kind of works with your idea of spies.
Matthew Masucci but you explained it, they're pearls, pearls are accessories to other gems so they tend to match the color of their owner. Even when matching a diamond they're still a low class form of gem seen as items
I just thought of something... What if Blue Pearl was Rose's spy? Right before "What's the use of feeling Blue", she didn't seem interested in making Blue Diamond feel better, like Yellow Diamond commanded, and only began to sing after Yellow Pearl pressured her. Such behavior could be hinting that Blue Pearl doesn't care for her job all that much, while Yellow Pearl is completely devoted to her Diamond. If Blue Pearl really was working for Rose at the time of the rebellion, she wouldn't have had a way to return to Earth after the corruption song was casted, so she found herself stuck to her job forever. But with Steven going to Homeworld, she now has another chance to be free.
Sapphire ran off with Ruby because she wanted Ruby to be safe. Topaz is supposedly a high-ranked gem under Yellow Diamond, yet broke out into tears just by listening to Steven and Lars, and almost got them into an escape pod And Lapis? I think her unwillingness to cooperate with the Crystal Gems or Peridot was mainly because of the events she associates with them: being trapped, being a prisoner, being used like a tool... She liked Steven after seeing a bit of what he was like.
Dude, I dunno if you've been told this before, but I love your intro and voice in general. It's awesome and sounds official. And your theory is extremely well thought-out. Great job.
Holly Blue specifically said "Even you hideous, off-colour beta's" implying that the Amethysts and other gems from the prime kindergarten are not considered off-colour.
I think that even if it's not gems that have been a sleeper cell for Rose they could just be gems that end up following Steven because of who he is and how he carries himself. I'm excited to see the new episodes and see how these cliffhangers resolve.. 0-0
Now that plenty episodes have been released, this is highly unlikely. 1. Gems like Emerald. Even though Emerald is not the same color as any diamonds, she still is pretty high ranking ( She's probaby high ranking because she has multiple big ships, and the diamonds wouldn't give that many ships to a low ranked gem.) 2. Rose = PD (Pink Diamond) Even though she wasn't a diamond, quartzes aren't highly ranked.
Topaz was very quick to switch sides and if it weren't for Aquamarine threatening her I think she would have gone through with it. Why would a high ranking gem be so easily swayed? Either rank doesn't affect a gems general disposition or off-colour gems aren't the only low ranking gems. Perhaps Topazes in general are low ranking gems but these two particular Topazes have climbed the ranks somehow.
You sure about that? Is this a fact? Where is this written down? We've only encountered one; two if you want to be technical. And besides I only stated that as one of a few possibilities I never asserted it as a fact.
I absolutely adore that Navy drawing. And I belive the episode might show case other gems helping Steven escape and taking up for him. But I do hope there will be a Flashback. ♡
I wonder if now that the episode is out, you realize Off-color is a synonym to defective. Fusions, mutations, etc. Quartz soldier > Skinny Jasper, Sideways/short Carnelian, that is off-color. Rubies, Quartz, Peridots, all have a purpose to fill. And as they fill that, are likely not off-color.
Something that might be worth mentioning is the way the gems' colors relate to highlighters. Blue + yellow = green, pink + yellow = orange, pink + blue = purple. Some gems may be created by two diamonds and so their colors are different. Do what you want with the info. Maybe it means something, maybe it doesn't. There's really no support for a theory though
i thought it was more along the lines of steven being sentenced to whatever punishment and meeting other defective gems waiting to be broken while imprisoned and later becomes allies with them
I think you're looking too far into it. When Rebecca said she wanted to show the difference between a high-rank blue/yellow gem, I think she just wanted an excuse to make a high rank yellow gem. The only gems originally from blue diamond that we've seen have been high rank, fancy looking gems. I think Rebecca just wanted to make topaz so we'd know that not all high class gems look small, slender, and elegant. I think she was just enforcing the idea that only blue diamond's gems take on the hoity toity, old money look. Even in the answer, the silhouettes of her gems all looked posh. Plus, Holley didn't call the amethysts off colored, she specifically pointed to Jasper and Carnelian.
Is it me, or is it really weird how Topaz is emotional and silent like blue diamond but she's yellow, and Aquamarine is bossy and controlling like yellow diamond but she's blue??
I think rose was ordered by pink diamond to kill her, like she loved the earth and she wanted it to be free so she ordered rose to kill her and that's why she loves the earth so much
I always thought Amethysts were considered not off color. As in, Holly is talking to the Jaspers/Carnelians when she says "you hideous off color betas", as she's saying they are different from the Famethysts. So she doesn't consider the Amethysts "off-color"... idk. I'm a new sub, so this is the first time I'm hearing this theory, and my first thoughts on it.
There is a flaw with your theory Lapis was treated as a prisoner in the episode jailbreak, Lapis was a blue gem; Pearl belonged to the RoseQuartz hence her pinkish off color.
luv it in your next gem caste system theory i have an idea that the more customized a homeorlds gems outfit is the more higher they are ranking like peridot against aquamarine with there outfits
I could be wrong but I figured off-color just meant the gems weren't the color they were supposed to be. Like a carnelian that wasn't red enough. They were the cheap, impure versions of their ideal forms. I otherwise I don't understand why they wouldn't just not make green, purple, orange etc. gems.
I could type a whole wall of text going into detail how your theory makes so much sense, but i'm gonna cut it short and say i'm really hopeful that you're right.
I don't think colors means high ranking. My reasoning for this is a theory I saw on tumblr concerning Jasper. Jasper was from Pink Diamond's court, as many of the Famethyst, BUT she was moved to Yellow Diamond's court. Why? Blue Diamond wanted to take Pink Diamond's legacy to remember her, while Yellow wanted to move on (in a way). In "Hit the Diamond", the Runy squad stated they're looking for Jasper, NOT Peridot. Peridot already had send in reports about Earth that Homeworld later used, but instead of her, they were looking for Jasper. The question is, why? Simple, Jasper was made "the perfect quarts soldier". Had it been one of the Famethyst, I assure you they wouldnt have bothered to look for them like they did with Peridot. Jasper, was different. She was bigger, stronger, fought on the first war for Earth, she's valuable to the Diamonds and that's why they placed her so high to the point of sending her to the planet they have been battling for years. She's not yellow or blue, either, heck, she's not even Pink, but instead of moving her to Blue's court, she was moved to Yellow's, a court that's hinted to be more set on military standards as seen with Yellow's design. That's why I don't think colors have to do with ranks that much, but that's just my theory.
I made a comment similar to this on Cartoon Universe's theory about "off colors". But I have to ask it again. Why is it so hard to realize that Holly Blue Agate was not talking to the Amethysts when she said "Off color betas". She was talking to the gems from the Beta Kindergarten. That is why she used the world Beta and why she said "even" you off color betas she was excluding the Amethysts from that statement and was talking about the Jaspers and Carnelian. Granted this theory still could work if purple is considered close enough to blue. Since a red and an orange gem has nothing to do with Blue Diamond. It is just getting frustrating at this point that big SU tubers like Cartoon Universe and Slice of Otaku can't realize Holly Blue Agate was not talking to the Amethysts when she said "Off color betas",
I don't think pearl is an off coloured gem since she is just called Pearl and White Diamond also known as The Diamond so I think she`s White Diamonds former Pearl.
Are you sure rose was in pink dimoands court. I'm pretty sure she was made to look after humans thanks to "That will be all". I think was a middle class worker for humans, but not really a high class gem
Off Colour seems to mean that the gem simply does not fall into the normality of their gem (Jaspers were made later, so Homeworld thought that Earth Quartzes should all be Amethysts, some gems are overcooked, some end up like the Twins of Rutile, all cross-gem fusions are considered off-colour, etc.)
this made me think of, back then when people was wondering about Bismuth... Bismuth is a very rainbowie gem, but it was not the question about, the question was "why bismuth was a Gem if it was mostly made of metal?" Then, we figured out Bismuth comes in the shape of a crystal and is composed for more than just bismuth, and also grows as any other quartz crystal. Also, many quartz have different colors due to the metal oxide around the ground they grow from. I Noticed that, Prime KG quartz are Amethyst, and they might have that color cause of the ground, and Beta KG quartz are Orangy or redish, just like the color of the desert ground it is located. If we think a little about Peridot, she mentions that she was made when Homeworld was running out of resources, at the 2nd era... This makes me think of her color as the result of combining the Resources in HW of Blue and yellow Diamond, but then Peridot says her Diamond is Yellow. Now, we dont know. May be Off color refers to gems who were not made in HW, or who no longer serve to their original owner, Pink Diamond.
2:30 I wanna make a minor correction. Holly Blue Agate said Hideous Off-Color "Betas", referring to the Jaspers and Carnelian. The Amethysts are from "Prime", not Beta.
SliceOfOtaku: "I really... REALLY hope that this comes ___ actually happens in the episode Off Colors Agate: "Yes, I can tell by the tone of your voice."
so does that mean gems with "mixed" colors could be used by both of the diamonds that have similarity with it? and gems that have a more "refined" and "better" color would be more "Useful" to the Diamonds? like how Jasper was still bothered to be rescued? And how Jasper acknowledged the potential Amethyst could've had because of her Color?
With the spies on homeworld thought does anyone remember the wailing stone from the first season and when Pearl said the last time it was used was during the rebellion.
actually pearl is a pearl with white skin yet she is able to change her own form like a rainbow jem not to mention sence her skin is white and white diamond was the most powerful diamond she mite have been with the white colored jems until she met rose quarts.
I think "off color" is a derogatory Gem term for Gems that are defective or inefficient in some way, in the same way that "clarity" is used as a term of respect and authority. Jasper suggested that any Gems that didn't fit into Gem society were destroyed, but with the dwindling Homeworld resources the Diamonds may have decided that defective subjects were better than no subjects at all. And when Holly Blue Agate was yelling at the Earth-grown Quartzes, she only called the skinny Jasper and short Carnelian "off color."
Interesting theory. I can't wait to find out on "off colors" episode to see the possible new off colors gems and maybe Rose still have some other allies let in homewold.
i think the gems are ranked from the mohs scale because pearls are considered low ranked gems and they are a 3.4-4 on the scale and sapphires are high ranked and a 8 on the hardness scale, and the diamonds are a solid 10 on the scale which is the hardest it goes.
Bismuth should be considered anything but off colored. Her gem is literally Pink, Blue , Yellow and other colors. She should be considered very high class.
I agree because remember when jasper said to lapis that she is a brat and by definition brat means a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
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Last time I was on time....
The diamonds didn't even know the Earth existed
Tech Tchno omfg yes
Damn so you're more than 7000 years old?
Ely Diop I wish XD
Thats beautiful *claps*
Last time I was this late,
the second gem war is already happening.
"A *sapphire* has a use, she can tell you what it's for
An *agate* terrifies, a *lapis* terraforms" I didn't pay attention to this but They're all blue gems XD
Well, not all Agates are necessarily blue. I mean, the one we've seen is literally Holly BLUE Agate-if all of them were blue, why would it need to be in her name?
Jaspers can also be blue. All of them are blue, or CAN be blue. Agate and Jasper comes in all colors.
The reason why they're all blue is because of the phrase, "Where's their diamond?" meaning that they belong to BLUE diamond.
Otaku: Rose was a tactical genius-
Me: NO ONE HAS MORE RESILIENCE OR MATCHES MY PRACTICAL TACTICAL BRILLIANCE
DragonshadeDraws I REPLIED AS SOON AS I SAW
SliceofOtaku Maybe rose quartz was the black sheep of her species
SliceofOtaku I agree with you because remember when jasper said to lapis that she is a brat and by definition brat means a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
*ROOSE QUARTZ "YOU WANNA FIGHT FOR YOUR LAND BACK"*
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I NEED MY RIGHT HAND MAN BACK
A blue pearl is blue like her diamond, but pearls are not high ranking...
NetherNinja I think that's because pearls were made for diamonds and high ranking gems. Their color probably has to corelate with the gem they're given to.
pearls are accessories. like a purse that holds your stuff and matches your outfit
Their pearl is white, like regular pearls. They're called " blue pearl " or " yellow pearl " cause of their diamond.
MorningWhispers AJ ryr
NetherNinja pearls are probabaly the second most high ranked, after the diamonds themselves
Has anyone ever commented on how Rose looks way more human-like than any other gem shown? Pink Diamond had a fascination with humans...maybe she made a new breed of gem that looked more human like. Or had human DNA. Maybe that's why Rose defaulted from gem society and could have a child.
Paige Broderick I don't know about the child, but it would explain all the abilities she has relating to organic life (creating plant warriors, possession, maybe more that I'm forgetting???)
Paige Broderick Garnet (save her eye) and Pearl pretty human.
It doesn't seem plants grow on Homeworld, as Lapis said there are no trees, and Peridot says that there's no rain, meaning there's no water. Yeah, I think you're right.
Adding to this, I have a theory why all the other Rose Quartzes are bubbled in the same room inside the Zoo. They weren't necessarily all collected from different places and put inside the Zoo--they were already all working at the Zoo to begin with. Based on our Rose's ability to heal and affinity for organic life, it's likely that all Rose Quartzes have healing powers and the ability to manipulate organic life. They probably served as field doctors during wars and as nurses/zookeepers in the Zoo. Since humans would be far more likely to trust a human-looking Gem with healing powers over strangely-colored Gems with offensive abilities and big weapons, the Rose Quartzes were put in charge of maintaining the Zoo. Our Rose became fascinated with humans during her time at the Zoo and wanted to see what they were like in their natural habitat, aka Earth, so she eventually stayed on Earth and that led to her forming the idea to rebel against Homeworld. Her job in outer space was to preserve human life, and once she found out Earth was going to be destroyed and used as a geo-weapon, her instincts to preserve humanity on Earth based on her role in Homeworld kicked in.
thirteenfury That is a great theory and I've never thought about it that way. That should definitely be canon in my opinion.
what about jasper? she was a high ranking gem, and she was off colored. Was she just high ranking, because she was strong or was it something else?
liberty McKenzie she was valued because of her strength and loyalty, and she fit well into yellow diamonds court after the war, but there's still a pressing bias against earth gems and quartzes in particular which haunted jasper. i see jasper as the exception, not the rule.
holy crap man... i never thought of it like that...
liberty McKenzie I mean she was still a quartz soldier albeit a very good one so...
...so she was favored.
Don't forget that Jasper was THE perfect Quartz soldier from a trashy kindergarten. We still haven't seen another one like her yet so yes, she was very special.
Anyone else watching after off colers aired and realized this had nothing to do with quartz
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I don't think the Amethysts are off-coloured, because Holly says it about the gems from the Beta Kindergarten specifically. Plus Purple can fit into Pink, kind of. Orange though, doesn't.
they are off colored. they arent white blue pink or yellow
Actually some of the Amethysts are pink, look at the episode The Zoo. They come in different shades of pinks and purples.
but orange can fit with yellow
Actually Holly Blue's comment was directed at the Jasper's when she says "even you hideous off-colored Betas" the Amethysts were earlier in her tirade because they were from the Prime Kindergarten. When Peridot was showing Steven and Amethyst the Beta Kindergarten the notes how the geology was chosen out of emergency, pointing out that the sandstone in the area made it less then ideal for the task. So off-color might refer to gems with multi-chromatic skin-tones like Jasper and her Beta Kindergarten sisters, rather than mono-chromatic gems like we see as far more common.
Insane Hiker I feel like you and Skinny Jasper are more on the nose than the last two "off colour gems" videos I've watched. Seriously, Holly never directed her "off coloured" comment at the amethysts but the beta kindergarten Jaspers (and possibly carnelian? I mean she did come from the beta kindergarten too).
Also, speaking of gems that aren't exactly Pink, White, Yellow or Blue. Those gems seem to be shared between courts. What I mean is that, depending on their class they may be shared between courts, take for example Peridot, she's a green technician class gem. Yellow and Blue make green so Peridots could be shared between YD's and BD's courts. I'm thinking that gems that are shades of the Diamonds (I.e. Red being a shade of Pink) then any colour mixed between two or more courts will share those gems. An exception might be in the case of a diamond being shattered, then those belonging to that court may be shared however seen fit (why Blue has most of the Jaspers and carnelian even tho they aren't shade of blue or a mix of it). The rubies tho, our Ruby didn't say which court she came from (and she has never had a diamond insignia) and YD's rubies are the only thing bothering me a little. They're red gems that means they would have likely been in Pink's court except that Leggy was "recently made"/is the youngest and assigned to yellow. This would imply that even if a diamond is shattered then gems that would be assigned to their court would still be made and assigned to another court, possibly based on class (Rubies are common foot soldiers, being warrior class they'd get sent to YD who seems to mostly manage the fighting gems)
I keep seeing people consider the term "off-color" to refer to the entire Famethyst at the Zoo. But I always thought Holly only referred to the Jaspers as the "hideous off-color Betas", because they're from the lesser Beta Kindergarten.
If the mere color of a gem warranted such disdain from the upper class, then why was our Jasper viewed as so important? She was prioritized even more than Yellow Diamond's own Peridot and rubies.
Ryu Tama maybe off color is a slang for defective ( idk , like we have seen a orange and green gem belong to a yellow diamond , soo )
Probably because she's a great asset to the diamonds
i think people went to saying off colors was relating to holly blue way too fast because i think that they missed that she didnt say "you off color betas" she said "even you off color betas" and then she points to skinny and carnelian. The fact that she points to skinny and carnelian makes me think that she was talking just about the gems from the beta kindergarten because you know skinny and carnelian come from the beta kindergarten. I think that she said off color because shevwas talking about the beta kindergarten gems being defective or off color. The reason i think that is because you can tell that the jaspers are off color if you compare them to the "perfect" jasper you can tell that the "defective" jaspers have more dull colors to them. If the famethyst is anything to go by you can tell that they have very vibrant colors but the jaspers from the famethyst have a lot duller colors and thats why i think they were called off colors because they are somewhat off color.
what im thinking is going to happen in off colors is that were going to see more defective gems or gems who came out incorrectly. and what i meant was that the gems who came out correctly in the famethyst because you can also see that our amerhyst is also a bit duller.
That and the Amethysts are from the Alpha kindergarten.
that's what I was thinking about the dull colors
I wonder if Jasper wanted to come out fast and absorbed all materials before the other Betas, so that's why the Beta K, isn't as advanced as the Prime one
Totally unrelated, before "That Will Be All" I had a Carnelian OC called "Banded Carnelian" and then I see a Carnelian in the show. My mind was blown. But kinda... having Carnelian in the show threw me off a little.
She called the Betas Off-coloured gems, Amethysts aren't Betas, so I expect it to be more about gems like arth Jaspers who have uneven colorations, additional colours etc. Perhaps true Jaspers are meant to be just orange-yellow without dark-orange lines
Chari Mahariel Jasper is the most Perfect Jasper and quartz yet she has those lines so that might not be correct
4:30 How about Topaz? She doesn't like her life on homeworld despite being an elite gem. Maybe there are numbers of elite gems that doesn't like their life on homeworld too.
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A TAILOR SPYING ON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT
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Black Onyx I TAKE THEIR MEASUREMENT INFORMATION AND THEN I SMUGGLE IT
Black Onyx MY PEOPLE ARE HERE
I think that the color being important would be kind of a criticism to racism
AG_SweetPea ღ homophobic? they turned on Ruby and Sapphire for fusing, two different gem types, and they all identify as female. Gender means nothing to them, anyway. If anything, they're more like the Spaniards of the old world; conquering everything they came across.
AG_SweetPea ღ it doesn't represent homophobia at all, maybe some racism but not homophobia. Being that gems are neither male or female
Sounds kind of like a disappointed parent. "I made you in my image, so why are you not in my image!?"
Maybe these off color gems have powers they don't realize they have like Peridot who has metal powers.
I bet these unwanted gems heard tales of Rose Quartz's rebellion long ago, and now that Steven is on Homeworld, he is about to recruit even more Crystal Gems for the preparing of the second gem war.
You're always entertaining to watch, Mr. Slice! You're just so chill and imaginative, yet are able to summon logic and evidence for your theories. Keep up the good work, my dude!
clicked for belly peridot, stayed for the badass sleeper agent theory, i didn't even think of that! imagine steven running through the underbelly of homeworld society, finding oppressed and independently thinking gems that may not be able or willing to completely leave the society but still offer help to steven because of the memory of rose quartz. wow.
Holy shit. Papa Slice I freaking love your theories!!! You open my eyes and let me see stuff in a different light.
There's no other person who makes videos like yours and I love it.
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I’m here from the future and I’m sorry but it’s not really anything with color off color is just like saying wrong or less important
Theories like this must take a lot of thought.
it's often ignored or overlooked, but you really gotta give theorist like SliceofOtaku some credit for all the work they do to make these videos.
Every time I watch a new video, there's like 500-1000 new subscribers to your channel! If your channel doesn't hit 100k after Wanted I'm going to call shenanigans on the entire Internet.
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because Holly blue specifically said off-color betas I'm going to suggest that off-color means that the gem is different than they're supposed to be
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that Peridot in the thumbnail...
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Ahhhh your theories are the best!
Now I'm even more pumped for these new episodes. I hope your theory comes to fruition, because I've never thought of that before.
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I'm always intrigued to see your videos I love them!!! I'm always so hooked in to these videos. You an ashruk vox (have no idea how to spell my fellow host but you know from crystal clear) are so amazing keep it up!!
i was under the impression that off color would mean just that, off color, aka not the exact right color for the gem, a little too light, a little too dark, slightly off in hue, defects. and with how jasper describes defects, they are no doubt the lest valuable of there type of gem, if not least valuable of all the gems.
the beta kindergarten was made in sandstone which is high in silica, light colored quarts powder, so they would almost all likely be lighter in color then there gem ideal.
One of the biggest questions Ive had for the longest time is how does lapis fit into this whole equation? She's immensely powerful, and the statement she made during her first confrontation with the crystal gems "DO YOU EVEN REMEMBER WHO I USE TO BE?!" She was a high class gem, and must have been of some level of importance within Gem society.
Maybe that's why they 're called The Crystal Gems? Since crystal doesn't have an specific color
Holly Blue only calls the jaspers off colours but I think this fits because the amethysts are purple with is a combination of blue and red, but jaspers are orange, which is the opposite of blue on the colour spectrum.
So many episodes yet we still dont know how the temple door came to be.
I feel like there was a episode that showed them building it or it under construction but Im not 100%
I figured off color means your are serving a Diamond that you weren't made for. In other words, all the gems that once served Pink Diamond, but who now serve the other Diamonds.
I had my own theory that maybe some crystal gems were swept up in the evacuation to Homeworld. And then ended up having to pretend they were loyal to the authority and live on Homeworld. Presumably they'd side with Rose/Steven if the chance arose. This kind of works with your idea of spies.
That's what makes gems who are off color so special and unique!
Well, the Pearls match their Diamonds colors yet they don't have a high rank - they're basically pets.
Matthew Masucci but you explained it, they're pearls, pearls are accessories to other gems so they tend to match the color of their owner. Even when matching a diamond they're still a low class form of gem seen as items
I just thought of something... What if Blue Pearl was Rose's spy? Right before "What's the use of feeling Blue", she didn't seem interested in making Blue Diamond feel better, like Yellow Diamond commanded, and only began to sing after Yellow Pearl pressured her. Such behavior could be hinting that Blue Pearl doesn't care for her job all that much, while Yellow Pearl is completely devoted to her Diamond. If Blue Pearl really was working for Rose at the time of the rebellion, she wouldn't have had a way to return to Earth after the corruption song was casted, so she found herself stuck to her job forever. But with Steven going to Homeworld, she now has another chance to be free.
oh i understand:)
Sapphire ran off with Ruby because she wanted Ruby to be safe.
Topaz is supposedly a high-ranked gem under Yellow Diamond, yet broke out into tears just by listening to Steven and Lars, and almost got them into an escape pod
And Lapis? I think her unwillingness to cooperate with the Crystal Gems or Peridot was mainly because of the events she associates with them: being trapped, being a prisoner, being used like a tool... She liked Steven after seeing a bit of what he was like.
Great now I can't wait for these good Theories by the way
Dude, I dunno if you've been told this before, but I love your intro and voice in general. It's awesome and sounds official. And your theory is extremely well thought-out. Great job.
Holly Blue specifically said "Even you hideous, off-colour beta's" implying that the Amethysts and other gems from the prime kindergarten are not considered off-colour.
I think that even if it's not gems that have been a sleeper cell for Rose they could just be gems that end up following Steven because of who he is and how he carries himself. I'm excited to see the new episodes and see how these cliffhangers resolve.. 0-0
I miss when peridot and lapis were major parts of the show
Now that plenty episodes have been released, this is highly unlikely. 1. Gems like Emerald. Even though Emerald is not the same color as any diamonds, she still is pretty high ranking ( She's probaby high ranking because she has multiple big ships, and the diamonds wouldn't give that many ships to a low ranked gem.) 2. Rose = PD (Pink Diamond) Even though she wasn't a diamond, quartzes aren't highly ranked.
What about Topaz?
Toomany .Tostahs, are you saying that the Topazes don't appear to be high-ranking? Because I'd agree with that.
she's an high ranking gem rebecca told so
Topaz was very quick to switch sides and if it weren't for Aquamarine threatening her I think she would have gone through with it. Why would a high ranking gem be so easily swayed? Either rank doesn't affect a gems general disposition or off-colour gems aren't the only low ranking gems. Perhaps Topazes in general are low ranking gems but these two particular Topazes have climbed the ranks somehow.
You sure about that? Is this a fact? Where is this written down? We've only encountered one; two if you want to be technical. And besides I only stated that as one of a few possibilities I never asserted it as a fact.
Ignorance....
I absolutely adore that Navy drawing. And I belive the episode might show case other gems helping Steven escape and taking up for him. But I do hope there will be a Flashback. ♡
No they are 'off colours' because they came out 'wrong'.
I wonder if now that the episode is out, you realize Off-color is a synonym to defective. Fusions, mutations, etc. Quartz soldier > Skinny Jasper, Sideways/short Carnelian, that is off-color. Rubies, Quartz, Peridots, all have a purpose to fill. And as they fill that, are likely not off-color.
Who else looks in the comment section to see everyone elses therioes?
I personally think everyone is over-analyzing this. I think Holly just meant "you (Skinny/Carnelian) aren't amethysts, therefore you're wrong".
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Something that might be worth mentioning is the way the gems' colors relate to highlighters. Blue + yellow = green, pink + yellow = orange, pink + blue = purple. Some gems may be created by two diamonds and so their colors are different.
Do what you want with the info. Maybe it means something, maybe it doesn't. There's really no support for a theory though
Pearl is in white diamond's quart
I always thought that off colors simply meant that the few betas had an orange color unlike the Amethyst and they didn't fit im with the others.
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i thought it was more along the lines of steven being sentenced to whatever punishment and meeting other defective gems waiting to be broken while imprisoned and later becomes allies with them
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I think you're looking too far into it. When Rebecca said she wanted to show the difference between a high-rank blue/yellow gem, I think she just wanted an excuse to make a high rank yellow gem. The only gems originally from blue diamond that we've seen have been high rank, fancy looking gems. I think Rebecca just wanted to make topaz so we'd know that not all high class gems look small, slender, and elegant. I think she was just enforcing the idea that only blue diamond's gems take on the hoity toity, old money look. Even in the answer, the silhouettes of her gems all looked posh. Plus, Holley didn't call the amethysts off colored, she specifically pointed to Jasper and Carnelian.
Why does Steven remind me of Rebecca Sugar
Their pretty the same except genders
Is it me, or is it really weird how Topaz is emotional and silent like blue diamond but she's yellow, and Aquamarine is bossy and controlling like yellow diamond but she's blue??
I think rose was ordered by pink diamond to kill her, like she loved the earth and she wanted it to be free so she ordered rose to kill her and that's why she loves the earth so much
It's funny to look back on old theory videos and say to yourself "Wow, these guys were COMPLETELY wrong."
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I always thought Amethysts were considered not off color. As in, Holly is talking to the Jaspers/Carnelians when she says "you hideous off color betas", as she's saying they are different from the Famethysts. So she doesn't consider the Amethysts "off-color"... idk. I'm a new sub, so this is the first time I'm hearing this theory, and my first thoughts on it.
There is a flaw with your theory Lapis was treated as a prisoner in the episode jailbreak, Lapis was a blue gem; Pearl belonged to the RoseQuartz hence her pinkish off color.
luv it in your next gem caste system theory i have an idea that the more customized a homeorlds gems outfit is the more higher they are ranking like peridot against aquamarine with there outfits
I think this is a really plausible theory/prediction.
Your art style is so adorable and expressive! I love your character so much.
I could be wrong but I figured off-color just meant the gems weren't the color they were supposed to be. Like a carnelian that wasn't red enough. They were the cheap, impure versions of their ideal forms.
I otherwise I don't understand why they wouldn't just not make green, purple, orange etc. gems.
I could type a whole wall of text going into detail how your theory makes so much sense, but i'm gonna cut it short and say i'm really hopeful that you're right.
Last time I was this early Pink Diamond wasn't shattered
I don't think colors means high ranking. My reasoning for this is a theory I saw on tumblr concerning Jasper. Jasper was from Pink Diamond's court, as many of the Famethyst, BUT she was moved to Yellow Diamond's court. Why? Blue Diamond wanted to take Pink Diamond's legacy to remember her, while Yellow wanted to move on (in a way). In "Hit the Diamond", the Runy squad stated they're looking for Jasper, NOT Peridot. Peridot already had send in reports about Earth that Homeworld later used, but instead of her, they were looking for Jasper. The question is, why? Simple, Jasper was made "the perfect quarts soldier". Had it been one of the Famethyst, I assure you they wouldnt have bothered to look for them like they did with Peridot. Jasper, was different. She was bigger, stronger, fought on the first war for Earth, she's valuable to the Diamonds and that's why they placed her so high to the point of sending her to the planet they have been battling for years. She's not yellow or blue, either, heck, she's not even Pink, but instead of moving her to Blue's court, she was moved to Yellow's, a court that's hinted to be more set on military standards as seen with Yellow's design. That's why I don't think colors have to do with ranks that much, but that's just my theory.
I just gotta say I like how you say "I love you" at the end of your videos because sometimes people need to hear that
I made a comment similar to this on Cartoon Universe's theory about "off colors". But I have to ask it again. Why is it so hard to realize that Holly Blue Agate was not talking to the Amethysts when she said "Off color betas". She was talking to the gems from the Beta Kindergarten. That is why she used the world Beta and why she said "even" you off color betas she was excluding the Amethysts from that statement and was talking about the Jaspers and Carnelian.
Granted this theory still could work if purple is considered close enough to blue. Since a red and an orange gem has nothing to do with Blue Diamond. It is just getting frustrating at this point that big SU tubers like Cartoon Universe and Slice of Otaku can't realize Holly Blue Agate was not talking to the Amethysts when she said "Off color betas",
Wait then how would Peridot react to seeing a dorito covered in jalapeño powder? Or Jasper seeing a Cheeto?
I don't think pearl is an off coloured gem since she is just called Pearl and White Diamond also known as The Diamond so I think she`s White Diamonds former Pearl.
I need a Slice of Otaku in my life lol. You're amazing.
It’s really interesting to watch these videos when you know what’s going to actually happen
Are you sure rose was in pink dimoands court. I'm pretty sure she was made to look after humans thanks to "That will be all". I think was a middle class worker for humans, but not really a high class gem
Off Colour seems to mean that the gem simply does not fall into the normality of their gem (Jaspers were made later, so Homeworld thought that Earth Quartzes should all be Amethysts, some gems are overcooked, some end up like the Twins of Rutile, all cross-gem fusions are considered off-colour, etc.)
I really like this theory. Most of the time I find myself rolling my eyes at SU theories, but this is really cool!
this made me think of, back then when people was wondering about Bismuth... Bismuth is a very rainbowie gem, but it was not the question about, the question was "why bismuth was a Gem if it was mostly made of metal?" Then, we figured out Bismuth comes in the shape of a crystal and is composed for more than just bismuth, and also grows as any other quartz crystal. Also, many quartz have different colors due to the metal oxide around the ground they grow from. I Noticed that, Prime KG quartz are Amethyst, and they might have that color cause of the ground, and Beta KG quartz are Orangy or redish, just like the color of the desert ground it is located. If we think a little about Peridot, she mentions that she was made when Homeworld was running out of resources, at the 2nd era... This makes me think of her color as the result of combining the Resources in HW of Blue and yellow Diamond, but then Peridot says her Diamond is Yellow. Now, we dont know. May be Off color refers to gems who were not made in HW, or who no longer serve to their original owner, Pink Diamond.
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I wanna make a minor correction. Holly Blue Agate said Hideous Off-Color "Betas", referring to the Jaspers and Carnelian. The Amethysts are from "Prime", not Beta.
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SliceOfOtaku: "I really... REALLY hope that this comes ___ actually happens in the episode Off Colors
Agate: "Yes, I can tell by the tone of your voice."
Jasper : I HATE U
Rose : but im your diamond
Jasper : THATS NOT TRUE
Rose : you know its true
Jasper : NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
so does that mean gems with "mixed" colors could be used by both of the diamonds that have similarity with it? and gems that have a more "refined" and "better" color would be more "Useful" to the Diamonds? like how Jasper was still bothered to be rescued? And how Jasper acknowledged the potential Amethyst could've had because of her Color?
With the spies on homeworld thought does anyone remember the wailing stone from the first season and when Pearl said the last time it was used was during the rebellion.
I hope in wanted we see holy blue again and she admits she let the crystal gems escape to the diamonds
actually pearl is a pearl with white skin yet she is able to change her own form like a rainbow jem not to mention sence her skin is white and white diamond was the most powerful diamond she mite have been with the white colored jems until she met rose quarts.
I think "off color" is a derogatory Gem term for Gems that are defective or inefficient in some way, in the same way that "clarity" is used as a term of respect and authority. Jasper suggested that any Gems that didn't fit into Gem society were destroyed, but with the dwindling Homeworld resources the Diamonds may have decided that defective subjects were better than no subjects at all. And when Holly Blue Agate was yelling at the Earth-grown Quartzes, she only called the skinny Jasper and short Carnelian "off color."
Interesting theory. I can't wait to find out on "off colors" episode to see the possible new off colors gems and maybe Rose still have some other allies let in homewold.
you make a lot of good points!! i actually am pretty convinced by this video that your theory is true :0
i think the gems are ranked from the mohs scale because pearls are considered low ranked gems and they are a 3.4-4 on the scale and sapphires are high ranked and a 8 on the hardness scale, and the diamonds are a solid 10 on the scale which is the hardest it goes.
Bismuth should be considered anything but off colored. Her gem is literally Pink, Blue , Yellow and other colors. She should be considered very high class.
This was made on my birthday!! This got me hyped! Great vid btw...
I agree because remember when jasper said to lapis that she is a brat and by definition brat means a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).