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The Emu command had evidently ordered guerrilla tactics, and its unwieldy army soon split up into innumerable small units that made use of the military equipment uneconomic. A crestfallen field force therefore withdrew from the combat area after about a month.”
So when the Crystal Gems are all at the forge, Bismuth calls Amethyst “Deep Cut”. She says “Hey deep cut, whatchu packin’?”
When Amethyst pulls her whip out, Bismuth is genuinely impressed and continues, “Not every Quartz can make a whip like this”
I looked up what a “deep cut” means in gem terminology.
“When we discuss colored gemstones such as sapphire, ruby and emerald,the main motive of cut is to maximize color to itsfull potential. In contrast, cutting in diamonds mostly refers to maximizing brilliance.”
“Stones that are too deep will look smaller than expected but they will show off more color than they would if they were cut to normal proportions. Deep-cut stones also preserve weight, increasing the cost of the stone without the expected increase in the size of the crown (top portion of the gem).”
Well, we now know why Amethyst is considered a defect by Homeworld, she came out cut too deep, so she looks smaller. But check out what else it says about deep cut gems; their color is more saturated, vibrant, beautiful. I think that’s why her weapon is special. They also preserve weight without having to be physically bigger, which could mean Amethyst has more mass packed in her small shape than the other gems, which might explain her shapeshifting prowess.
Amethyst can shapeshift into someone twice her size like The Purple Puma, or Jasper, without taking damage (when she’s used to the form, Purple Puma vs Jasper, she’s been shown to sustain Puma for much longer without resting) Even then it took a long time before being Jasper started to be hard for Amethyst.
Why else do I think this is relevant? Well…
“Stones that are too shallow will look big for their weight and appear lighter in color than deeper-cut stones.”
Why does that sound familiar?
Oh.
Also, Shallow can also mean something else; No one will stay with Jasper because she only thinks of things from her perspective; she lacks insight in other’s emotions. She’s, in a way, shallow.
Or, an allegory for being born with pure talent vs having to work for everything you have, and how shallow and hollowpure talent alone really is.
Paintings by artist Laurence Jones which warp and extend plains, flatten perspectives and magnify color to express ideas of the contemporary urban sprawl and how our lives are affected by fabricated spaces.
