Must I Feel There'll Be No Future

idk if anyone has talked about this or watched this guys videos but apparently all gem placements have different meanings and honestly after watching the videos I hate seeing people’s ocs with their gem not correlating to their personality (I know I’m picky)

the videos are by toonsnooper on YouTube if you want better/more explanations I’m just giving a summary and my thoughts on oc idea and stuff

Forehead placement - gems with forehead placements tend to be more tactical, technical very smart. They can tend to be a bit of perfectionists as well and a desire to be in charge. They’re very logical gems. Examples of this would be Pearl, Peridot, and White Diamond. (This one is self explanatory a bit)

Nose placement - okay obviously this one belongs to Jasper. Jasper charges head first into battle, and toonsnooper refers to Jasper as hard-nosed, which means realistic, determined, and tough-minded which Jasper is all of. She walks with her nose in the air, so a nose gem placement could refer to confidence and toughness.

Chest placement - Several gems in Steven universe have their gem on their chest. Amethyst, Bismuth, Blue Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Spinel, and others are all seen to have their gems placed on their chest. Said in video, these gems wear their heart on the outside. These gems tend to be more emotional and may even act irrationally out of emotional outbursts. They believe strongly and feel very deeply. (If I was a gem I would have my gem placed on my chest :3)

Stomach placement - Pink Diamond, Steven, Volleyball (pink pearl), and others have gems on their tummys. These kinds of gems tend to be underestimated and maybe even pushed to the side. They approach situations with a more empathetic outlook and try to understand.

Back placement - Lapis Lazuli is one of the only gems with her gem on her back. Because she can’t see her gem (mostly worded by toonsnooper) her own identity is hidden from her and she’d have to twist in uncomfortable ways to even see or reach her gem. The fact that her gem is on her back makes her so vulnerable to threats, forcing her to be on guard and constantly weary and defensive.

Arm and Leg placement - Gems placed on the arms tend to represent brute strength— several quartz soldiers are shown with this— and gems placed on the legs may represent a more wondering gem like leggy (the ruby) since she’s always confused and never knows where her legs are taking her. I think though, leg placements can also make up for an adventurous and even confident gem, who knows where their legs are taking them.

Palm placement - I’m talking about Garnet specifically and once again this is mostly worded by toonsnooper. Gems placed on the palms show a sense of self identity, and he refers to Ruby and sapphire as two parallels in different universes which is why they pair so well as garnet. The reason being self identity is because normally when characters figure out who they are they look at their palms. When garnet does that, she KNOWS who she is and she’s proud of that.

Malachite - I’m just adding this bc I like the way he talks about this fusion. Jasper and Lapis aren’t too well together because Jasper’s gem is on her nose, always ready to charge forward, but with Lapis’s gem on her back, she recoils, wanting to stay behind. They don’t match in any way and with Jasper’s nose trying to push forward, Lapis’s back wants to well, stay back.

if you made it this far thank you for reading my yap and check out toonsnooper or else I’ll tickle you. I really think gem placements should be incorporated more into gemsonas/ocs personalities and things like that. I didn’t include more minor ones but yeah I just went off of memory :3

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