#sugulite

Continuing on, the next part of this post chain is the mid-tier level fusions.

Mid-Tier

15. Malachite

They’re really bad for each other, but Malachite’s design is still pretty cool.  Her fusion also gave the Crystal Gems the runaround for a little while and had a lasting character impact on both Jasper and Lapis.  It’s too bad that 70% of her screentime was her base Gems internally fighting each other at the bottom of the ocean, though.

14. Fluorite

This polyamorous caterpillar is the nice grandma of the show, and she’s wonderful.  Will she ever meet that lucky Gem #7?  The world may never know.

13. Rhodonite

A Ruby/Pearl fusion is a pretty neat combination, and I’ve got a lot of questions about Rhodonite.  Do the Ruby and Pearl love each other?  If they do, why is Rhodonite’s appearance closer to a generic fusion than a single form like Garnet?  Will they finally be able to chill out in Little Homeworld?  We may never know.

12. Sugilite

Spider Mom gets crazy, but she means well.  I’m assuming the reason we hadn’t seen her for nearly the entire show is that they couldn’t afford Nicki Minaj more often.  “Strong In The Real Way” is still a killer early song that no one remembers though, and Pearl fighting an out-of-control Sugilite was some good stuff.

11. Bluebird Azurite

Just look at this little gremlin bastard.  Bluebird was everything I was hoping for in an episode and a fusion, and if she’s not back at least by the finale I’m rioting.

10. Obsidian

“Fusion is the ultimate connection between gems.”