Talk:Yang Xiao Long VS ???/@comment-2092177-20151004140357

So... Since Lousy basically just deconfirmed Garnet being Yang's opponent (in a way that sounded like he was talking to the "Goku vs. Superman was wrong" community), I thought I would explain my point of view on why I think it's currently too early for Steven Universe to be in Death Battle.

Yes, yes, I know, we're 2 seasons and 76 episodes in... But let me ask you, how much combat was in those 2 seasons and 76 episodes? And what's Garnet's current and most impressive feat? Punching down a mountain during a fight? Yeah, that's pretty impressive. But, it's only currently her most impressive feat. For all we know, Garnet could turn out to be a universe buster in the next episode. ...I don't think she will, but you get my point, right?

But really, the main reason I think it's too early is because we don't know much about the Gem's backstories. Like, we know Garnet's a fusion, Amethyst was born in the kindergarten, and Pearl was really hungry for cotton candy, but... That's pretty much it.

inb4 "Because Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise have totally complex backstories, right? ;)"

Well, okay, that is a good point, but I have finally come up with a counter to that.

Let's look at Ash's Charizard. He has a backstory. He was abandoned as a Charmander due to his original trainer thinking he's too weak, and just remained on a rock for who knows how long waiting for him to return. And after we found out his original trainer is an asshole, he joined Ash's party, where he evolved into Charizard. And soon after, stayed at a ranch for Charizards. Now, why wasn't any of this brought up in the Pokemon Battle Royale? Because they weren't looking at Ash's Charizard, they were looking at just a Charizard. Pokemon are essentially animals, and they're not going to need backstories, unless you're looking at one specific member of a species, or legendary Pokemon, which have some decent lore behind them.

The Gems are not an animalistic species like Pokemon. They've made it quite clear that they have their own backstories that couldn't apply to any other Gem. And we know little about them. And before you bring up the Gem War, again, what do we know about that?

THAT is why I think it's too early for SU in DB... You can agree or disagree all you want.