The Great Diamond Authority - Conspiracy Theory

  

*WARNING MAJOR SPOILERS*

You should watch Steven Universe before reading this. Or don’t. I don’t care what you do.

Today, we’ll be exploring The Great Diamond Authority Theory from Steven Universe. This theory pretty much states that Ronaldo Fryman’s theory was correct at the end of episode 31, “Keep Beach City Weird”, and he began to discover how The Gem Homeworld works.

After learning that Steven and the Gems were the center of everything weird going on in the city, Ronaldo formed a new theory, that he called, The Great Diamond Authority.

Once the epiphany of polymorphic sentient rocks (pretty much what gems are) he thought that maybe these rocks are trying to “hollow out the earth”, which we later learn is what Homeworld was trying to do, in order to create more gems, thousands of years ago, until Rose Quartz and the rebellion stopped them.

The theory goes along with the Multiple Gems Theory, and the Gem Caste System Theory. These theories state that there are more than one of each gem, and that each type of gem are placed into some kind of class on Homeworld. For example, Pearls are servants, Peridots are technicians, Quartz are warriors, etc. These theories were confirmed in the episodes “Back to the Barn”, and “Too Far”.

Going by the Diamond Authority Theory, that means that Diamonds are the rulers of Homeworld. The theory states that there are four diamonds, Yellow, Blue, White, and Pink. We don’t know much about the first three, but according to the theory, Pink Diamond was Rose.  

Each Gem holds allegiance to one of the four diamonds. For example, Peridot and Jasper follow Yellow Diamond, shown by the yellow diamond symbol on their uniforms,

and The Crystal Gems follow Pink Diamond shown by the star symbol they wear. But, they also might’ve used to wear a pink diamond on their uniforms as shown by Pearl’s Space Suit, and Holo Pearl's uniform.

This theory is greatly hinted at and supported by the show in many episodes. Like, in one of the earlier episodes, “Serious Steven”, a mural is shown that depicts Rose Quartz fighting three gems that look like yellow diamond, white diamond, and blue diamond.

Or in “The Return”, when Jasper directly mentions Yellow Diamond. And, the numerous times that we see the Diamond Authority symbol throughout the show

  This theory has been all but confirmed by the Crewniverse, but we may get more answers in the upcoming Steven Bomb airing next month, that seems to promise more background on Homeworld through Ruby and Sapphire’s backstory.

In Memory of Birdperson - Rick and Morty

*WARNING MAJOR SPOILERS*

You should probably watch Rick and Morty before reading this.

Rick and Morty is a hilarious and great show that focuses on the titular characters, Rick his grandson Morty, and the sci-fi adventures they go on. But, today I’ll be talking about a particular side character who unfortunately died in the season two finale, Birdperson, who is voiced by co-creator of the show, Dan Harmon.

Birdperson was a comically serious character, who made his first appearance in the season one finale, “Ricksy Business”. He is introduced when he arrives to the party, after he got an emergency message from Rick. Rick then greets him at the door and invites him in, to join the party. Later, he is seen talking to one of Summer’s friends, Tammy, who is very drunk. Toward the end of the episode, he gives Morty some good advice on whether he wants to keep adventuring with Rick or not, and then leaves with Tammy.
He appears again in “Get Shwifty”, when he saves Morty, after he’s been traveling through dimensions trying to get home. It is then revealed that Tammy now lives with Birdperson, and they’re dating. Birdperson once again gives Morty some great advice on his Rick situation. He also provides a little bit of vague exposition on his and Rick’s past. He then helps Morty get back to Rick.

In the episode “The Wedding Squanchers”, Birdperson makes his final appearance. In this season finale, Birdperson and Tammy get married on Planet Squanch. At the wedding, Birdperson gets intoxicated, and reveals to Beth, that He, Rick, and many of the people attending, are intergalactic criminals.

The ceremony and the beginning of the reception are very cute, like most weddings, but after Rick gives a speech, Tammy comes out as an undercover intergalactic cop, and then kills Birdperson. This moment was very shocking to many fans, as Birdperson was a beloved character among the fandom. His death was so devastating, it drove Rick to turn himself into the police.

Birdperson was a great character that brought a lot to the show, even though he only showed up in three episodes. He shall be dearly missed.

R.I.P. BIRDPERSON

Frequently Asked Questions

Today, I’ll be answering common questions that people may ask me about my thoughts on cartoons and anime, and cartoons in general.

Q: Why do you love cartoons so much?

A: I guess it’s because I’ve grown up with cartoons my whole life, and cartoons are able to create great fantastic worlds that I’d love to live in. Worlds of fantasy and magic, or even worlds that mimic real life, but include great characters that have incredible arcs and stories that are fun to observe..

Q: What makes anime different from american cartoons?

A: Anime is a different style of cartoon from Japan. It has its own troupes and things specific to japanese culture. It usually tells stories in a different way than here in the states. Although, many cartoons are heavily influenced by anime, through art style, troupes, and storytelling. Cartoons like this include Adventure Time, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Steven Universe, RWBY, Teen Titans and more.

Q: Aren’t cartoons like for little kids?

A: Umm no. Cartoons are seen as things for children and people think that you’re supposed to outgrow them. Sure, there are shows that are explicitly for kids, but some shows that appear childish aren’t only for children. Shows like Steven Universe, Clarence, and  Adventure Time may look stupid on the surface, but those shows often feature stories and story arcs that can be very relatable to many people among all ages. Also, cartoons targeted at children have a record of making jokes that go right over kids’ heads, making shows worth watching at later ages.

Q: What is your favorite cartoon?

A: Steven Universe, hands down. Steven Universe is a great coming of age story with a great ongoing plot about three sentient rocks, Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl, from an alien planet, raising a half gem, half human boy named Steven. The show has also had some great guest voices in some episodes such as, Aimee Mann (Opal), Nicki Minaj (Sugilite), and Sinbad (Mr. Smiley).

Q: What’s your favorite anime?

A: I love Himouto! Umaru-chan. It may be the most relatable show I’ve ever watched. It’s about a girl named Umaru who is the perfect student, and person in general outside, but once she gets home, she becomes chibi and does nothing but laze around watching anime, playing video games, reading manga, etc. She’s basically the sloth inside of us all. It’s so relatable. I’ve never seen so much of myself

in a fictional character.

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My Thoughts on the ISIS Attacks on Paris - Current Event

This post is about my own personal views and opinions.

   

  

Tragedy struck on November 13, 2015, when terrorist group, ISIS attacked Paris, France, killing about 130 people, and leaving more than 350 injured. This attack caused France to bomb Syria, in retaliation on November 15. This post will be about my thoughts on these attacks. 

First and foremost, all my thoughts and prayers, as well as many other people’s,  go out to the victims who lost loved ones, or were injured in the bombing.

The attacks naturally sparked a lot of controversy here in the U.S.A. On twitter, I saw an argument about whether we should let syrian refugees into America. One person said that we need keep the syrians out, in order to prevent terrorists from slipping into the country by pretending to be refugees. The other, who I agree with, said that we should absolutely let in the refugees. The former, who was very ignorant, tried to justify their claim by saying that letting them in may cause another devastating tragedy. Which, in that case, they’re right. Letting in refugees may cause an attack to happen due to terrorists sneaking in. But, a major terrorist attack can happen, even if we don’t let syrians in. Terrorism isn’t something that only one race can do. Horrible events can happen no matter what. Remember when a  school was attacked in Connecticut by an american white man in 2012? Keeping all syrians out of the country will keep terrorists out, but it will also keep innocent people trying to escape a horrible life threatening situation out of the country. Denying innocent people from that because they look like they could be terrorists is ridiculous.

I’ve heard people debating whether France’s retaliation attack on Syria was justified or not. In my opinion, it wasn’t justified. By attacking Syria, France killed innocent people who had nothing to do with ISIS, and even people who were opposed to ISIS. Syria is filled with refugees, not only members of ISIS. France’s revenge attack on Syria killed more people than needed to be killed. Two wrongs don’t make a right.

It is also worth mentioning that many cities lit up buildings with France’s flag to honor the victims of the terrible attack.

 

        

Futurama and Archer Comparison Infographic - Future Delivery Companies and Spy Agencies Are Surprisingly Similar

Today, we’ll be exploring the similarities between two of my favorite shows through an infographic.

The hilarious and heartbreaking

and the very comical and ridiculous

(both are on Netflix by the way)

Futurama (first aired in 1999) is set in the year 2999 onward. When Philip J. Fry accidentally cryogenically freezes himself for 1000 years, and wakes up in the distant future. He ends up working as a delivery boy at his very distant, many times great nephew’s delivery company, Planet Express. Where he goes on adventures with his best friend, who is an alcoholic robot, and the love of his life, who is a mutant cyclops, and more, as they risk their lives to make people’s packages get to them safely.

Archer (first aired 2010) is about a spy, named Sterling Archer, who works for his emotionally distant mother’s spy agency, the International Secret Intelligence Service, or ISIS (this show came out before the real life terrorist organization was established). He goes on missions with people like his ex-girlfriend (later the mother of his child), an HR Director/drug addict, and other ridiculous people.

This infographic is pretty self-explanatory. I think the infographic’s comparison was spot-on, linking all these character’s key characteristics.

source: Why Archer is just like Futurama (x-post from r/Archer)

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Interview - Thoughts on Anime

  This is an interview between me and one

of my friends from my old school, who asked I not use his name.

I asked him questions on his thoughts and experiences with anime.

Q: What was your first anime?

A: My first anime that I have ever watched was “Digimon Adventure”

Q:  What would you is your favorite show?

A: I really liked “Steins-Gate”.

Q:What makes it your favorite?

A: The engaging story that was full of plot-twists, and the really funny cast of characters.

Q: What made you start watching anime?

A: I just really enjoyed the different approach to storytelling, and the different culture that comes with it, opposed to shows that have aired here in America.

Q: What is your favorite genre?

A: I can’t really decide on one. If an anime is good, I’m willing to watch it, regardless of what genre is falls into. Romance, Fantasy, Mech, I could watch them all.

Q: How do you feel about anime-influenced cartoons that are being created in the west?

A: I think they’re amazing. It’s great that anime is affecting cartoons here in the west. It fuses two great forms of animation that creates great shows like Avatar: The Last Airbender, Teen Titans, RWBY, or Steven Universe, all of which I very much enjoy.

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POKEMON V.S. DIGIMON - A Comparison of Two 90s Shounen Anime About Monsters

**DISCLAIMER**

This post mostly refers to the first and second Digimon Series,

Digimon Adventure, as they are what I am most familiar with.

Pokemon and Digimon may look similar on the surface, but are very different once you get into them. Digimon is more focused on its story of the digidestined getting out of the Digital World, while Pokemon is centered around Ash becoming a Pokemon Master.

They do share similarities though. They’re both Japanese franchises that began around the same time. Both deal with children traveling alone with their monster companions who fight each other. Although, they do contrast each other a lot. Such as in their narratives.

Pokemon is a show about Ash Ketchum, a boy who aspires to become a Pokemon Master by collecting all the Pokemon in the world with his friends. Digimon, on the other hand, is about a group of children who get sucked into a whole different universe called “The Digital World” where they’re greeted by their partner Digimon (Agumon, Gabumon, Biyomon, Palmon, Gomamon, Tentomon, Patamon, and Gatomon) who help them escape back to the real world.   

There are many other differences aside from the story though. The differences in cast of characters is pretty significant. Pokemon’s main cast usually consists of 3 people each series (4 if someone’s little sibling tags along). It’s usually Ash, a female character (Misty, May, Dawn, Iris, Serena) another male character (Brock, Tracey, Cilan, Clemont), and sometimes someone’s little brother or sister (Max, Bonnie). Digimon is more of a Sentai series, with a team of characters who work together called the Digidestined (Tai, Matt, Sora, Izzy, Mimi, Joe, TK, and Kari). The Digidestined are replaced in the second series, “Digimon Adventure 02” by new characters (Davis, Yolei, Cody, Ken) but, TK and Kari remain main characters in the show. These show’s casts differ because, for one, Digimon’s cast is way bigger than Pokemon’s each generation. Also, Pokemon keeps Ash in each series, and doesn’t have him age, while Digimon gives you a complete new cast each series, where the old cast makes minor appearances that shows that they got older. Also, Digimon had twice as many female characters in each series than Pokemon did.

One more difference I’d like to bring up is kinds of evolution. Pokemon “evolve” when they reach a certain level of experience, causing them to go through a metamorphosis that makes them stronger, and they can’t return to their previous form. Digimon “digivolve” when they feel they need to protect their digidestined partner from harm, causing them to temporarily transform into a stronger form with stronger attacks, and they return to their basic form once finished. In generation 6 of Pokemon, they decided to add a feature called “Mega-Evolution” that is pretty much digivolution but with Pokemon.

Although they are viewed as the same by many people who never took the time to watch either show, these shows’ differences outweigh their similarities. Even if Pokemon ended up being more successful than Digimon, I will continue to love both franchises as they both have their own things that make them great.

 

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Steven Universe Episode Review - Season 2 Episode 24 - Too Far

**WARNING MAJOR SPOILERS**

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This was a very entertaining episode of Steven Universe. We learned a bit more about Homeworld, and the possible caste/class system in place, while furthering Peridot’s character arc of redemption, that I like to call “Peridemption”. It also seems that each gem may get a “field trip” episode, much like in Avatar: The Last Airbender’s last season when Zuko joined Team Avatar. We can see how bigoted Homeworld is through Peridot’s interactions with the gems. Garnet being a fusion bothers her, and Pearl’s servant classification makes Peri think she’s better than Pearl, though now that they’re on Earth, the class system means nothing. We also get some insight into what Homeworld thinks of fusion when Peridot says “She’s not even fighting!” and when she calls Garnet a “war-machine” in Season 2 Episode 21, “Catch and Release”.

Amethyst’s character being developed is always a good thing. We again encounter her getting upset when told she’s wrong or bad. The way Amethyst is supposed to look is also new information to us, where apparently she’s supposed to be “broad shouldered, and intimidating” since she’s a quartz. This description could also fit another gem: Jasper. Jasper is also classified as a quartz in our real life, which would explain their similarities (spin-dash attack, hair). So quartz may be a warrior/fighter class on Homeworld, and our Amethyst just stayed in the ground too long. This also makes sense of Jasper calling Amethyst an “overcooked runt” when she first gets to Earth.

This episode punches you right in the feels with its plot. Peridot doesn’t understand what not to say , and hurts Amethyst’s feelings, which makes you hate her for a little bit. But, her saving Amethyst, and her apology at the end makes you love her more than you did before. We know that she’s learning to get used to Earth, and trying to be more understanding of the crystal gem’s situation.

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Introduction to cartoons, man.

Hello and welcome to my blog, “cartoons, man”! Here I'm going to talk about American cartoons and animation that I like and/or are currently keeping up with, such as: Steven Universe, Rick and Morty, Gravity Falls, Bob’s Burgers, Clarence, Adventure Time, We Bare Bears, Over The Garden Wall, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, BoJack Horseman, Bee and Puppycat, and more! These are a lot of my favorite shows, but feel free to recommend shows to me in the comments.

Although, I'll probably also talk about anime on this blog, like: Michiko and Hatchin, School-Live, Attack on Titan, Steins;Gate, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Food Battle, Himouto Umaru-chan, and Assassination Classroom just to name a few.

Things I may write on this blog may include: series reviews, individual episode reviews, episode retrospectives, theories, and more. Just know that there may be more episode retrospectives and theories when a lot of shows are in between seasons, are on hiatus, or if I’m talking about a series that has already ended. Cartoons are my favorite things to watch, and I'm very excited to share my opinions, theories, feelings, and overall thoughts on them with you readers in my coming posts.

So until then, see ya later.