#lapis ask

[mysticplies]

In my AU I reworked Lapis Lazulis to be gems capable of making paint, and in charge of spraying murals and propaganda for the diamonds. What are your thoughts on this less-OP power? :0

Yes lapis lazulis should be capable of controlling paint. I've thought about giving my Mystic that cool ability but it felt too out of place for a quartz

[ask-waternerd-and-gamenerd-blog]

Did you tell perinerd what a swimsuit was yet?

“That was a great day”~lapis

//edit : I just saw that I forgot to color lapis’s teeth. I will fix it soon// 

[ask-eeveemansion]

Melissa@Lazuli *skeedaddles in* "I see you like your hospitality, and I think that's a good thing! But I don't think you need to cry! There's nothing wrong with being unprepared for the unexpected right?"

Lazuli: *whimpers and hides behind lapis* 

Lapis: How do you people keep getting in here??? What is security *doing*

[mysticplies]

what is the difference between the roles of lazurites, lazulites and lapis lazulis?

Lazurites sanitize homeworld with water (maids), Lazulites use water to their advantage by using it to model clothing (fashion designers), lapis lazulis use water to shape the planets geology ready for colonization (terraformers)

[mysticplies]

Personally I think the Diamonds kept Lapis’s away from combat because they had the potential to be a threat to the Diamonds.

Like our Lapis was arguably the most powerful gem in the show after the Diamonds, she managed to face off against the Crystal Gems while she was cracked, was the only non fusion other than Steven to be able to beat Jasper on her own, and was able to restrain Blue Diamond. And that was just one Lapis on her own! Imagine if they’d been trained to fight and then had decided to rebel? A Diamons could handle an army of Quartz like organic life could not, but a team of Lapis’s? That would be a massive threat!

But they can’t be powered down and still efficiently terraform entire planets, so I think they were instead designed and kept in conditions where they wouldn’t rebel (judging by Blue’s surprise at seeing Lapis I think it was deliberate). They were given what were, for gems, a very privileged and pleasant life. Meanwhile I think their character flaws of being natural a little anti social, self centred and mean, were an intentional way of keeping them away from other gems; especially as the un-traumatised ones we met considered themselves other gems, or using their powers beyond their intended purpose (and from the way Lapis acted I think that’s another pretty universal Lapis way of being).

Youre right! They must have given potentially powerful gems jobs that would distract them from ever discovering their true potential like peridots metal bending :0.

I have also noticed the Lapis Lazulis we’ve met have a teenager vibe centered around them. Maybe its a dominant trait such as the rubies being angry, and pearls being elegant.

[mysticplies]

I have a feeling Lapis Lazulis would be somewhere in the useful abilities parts of the hierarchy.

I would have put them there if the diamonds didn’t see them as just terraformers. Now that i think about it why have the diamonds never considered the lapises in combat 😟

[mysticplies]

Is there a Lapis with opposite abilities in Homeworld ?

I personally believe lapis lazuli are associated with water no matter what tiny inclusions it has.

[mysticplies]

How deadly would a Lapis Lazuli be in battle? And how much more deadlier would Lapis fusions be?

Very deadly 😳 I always questioned the Diamonds decision on gem soldiers. They had many gems with magical abilities that would one shot crystal gems but they chose to have gems that battle with weapons. We saw how 2 Homeworld lapises were able to slice mountains like it was nothing 😳. Lapis fusions would be able to handle ice like Malachite did since they’d have more strength to pressure the water.