User blog:Jesterofgames/My Issue’s with Shantae vs Steven Universe

I wasn’t gonna do this blog because the person who did it was banned… Then I realized people are still interested in this fight and decided to do it. Because how they represented Steven really irritates me and borders on plain and simple downplay.

Rules: I won’t be using anything post 2017 and steven universe season 4 as that was when the fight was written

Issue one: picking and choosing non-canon sources.

They explicitly choose attack of the light which is canon admittedly… And cartoon network: Battle crashers which is non canon as all hell. Why is this an issue? Because they overlook the Steven universe graphic novels for this entirely non canon game. At least the graphic novels are close to canon. If your gonna use a non canon crossover game you should at least use non canon graphic novels that are closer to the actual show canon. Or you shouldn’t use non canon things at all especially when Shantae doesn’t get non-canon things.

Issue 2: mistakes in steven’s bio.

Well first off calling steven universe lore confusing is a gross overstatement and proves they either skipped episodes, misremembered, or wasn’t paying attention. Steven universe lore as of season 4.

A gem called Rose Quartz saw the injustice of the Diamonds and started a rebellion on earth after shattering Pink Diamond. She gathered other like minded gems to fight off the Gems from homeworld to keep earth safe. Eventually the Diamonds got sick of the Rebellion and launched a massive combined attack on earth which corrupted every gem except Garnet, Pearl, Amethyst, and Rose (and Bismuth technically) because Rose shielded them from the attack.

After that the diamonds left earth alone assuming every crystal gem there was corrupt. Rose eventually fell in love with a man named Greg universe and sacrificed her form to give birth to Steven.

That’s not to mention they say Steven has low stamina… Which has never been established ever as he’s gone through fights without getting tired even when spamming his gem powers. Then they call Steven dumb because he’s never gone to school… This actually irritates me because not only has Steven shown out of the box thinking in several episodes including the episode where he first uses his cheeseburger backpack, he’s been able to hold conversations with the highly intelligent connie, and Pearl is likely giving him tutoring… And in the graphic novels they ignore for CN Battle crashers Pearl flat out states she’s giving Steven tutoring that surpasses the school system.

Oh! Also whenever in Steven universe is it established Steven has low intelligence? If the answer is never then your making stuff up to give Steven non existent weaknesses. He’s been established as naive not dumb.

Issue 3: Not mentioning any feats for either combatants in there bio. They mention nothing for feats of strength speed or durability in either Steven or Shantae’s bio. It’s hard for anybody not familiar with both characters to guess who will win when you mention just there Arsonal.

Issue 4: Double standards, Ignoring feats, and the lack of evidence.

This is gonna be a long one.

Real quick they call Shantae smart but naive at the end of her bio. Hey just like Steven who’s a constant problem solver.

Now onto the Results! Or in other words the main issue with the fight.

“Wiz: While it seemed even at first, this is actually a pretty easy match for Shantae. Steven is the weakest Crystal Gem, only barely being above a human at Wall Level strength and durability.” This is a big oof. Not only has Steven shown the ability to hurt Gems with above wall level durability but Steven universe has survived attacks from Bismuth who’s fought on par with other Crystal gems. But Bismuth should be comparable to the non combat gem Sapphire who can hit a ball with enough force to disperse a cloud. Calculated to be over 400 tons of tnt. https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Kepekley23/Project_NF:_Steven_Universe_Feats That’s also ignoring him taking the explosion of the sea temple calculated in the Kilotons http://web.archive.org/web/20160505070143/http://www.narutoforums.com/xfa-blog-entry/miscellaneous-su-calcs-one-last-round-steven-universe.33808/

This isn’t even taking into account him tanking Amethyst slamming him hard enough into the ground to create a crater deep enough to dwarf steven’s side.

So his basic durability should be far higher then just “wall level.”

Oh as for his attack potency? Yeah he poofed Bismuth and beat several holo pearls at once. Both of which again train with the Crystal gems and a Holo pearl has even Poofed Pearl herself also fighting Amethyst to a stand still and hurting her. So his attack potency should also scale above Wall level.

Now if the reader is thinking “But wait what if this writer doesn’t use scaling.” Well we’ll get to that in a bit. But first.

“His durability is far higher with his shield though, being able to take a blast from a ship that was going to destroy all of the Crystal Gems easily. But, again, that's only with his shield. His shield takes a lot of energy to create, so while he can summon one shield at first, little to no problem, summoning a bunch so close together is a different story.” This weakness has yet again never been established. Plus he was able to easily make a shield and bubble when fighting bismuth with no visible exertion on him.

“Boomstick: Meanwhile, Shantae has beaten the Giga Mermaid, which can cast several lightning bolts at once, which is, according to Wiz, I ain't a math guy, 35 gigajoules of energy!” And thus why I mentioned the scaling for steven because they explicitly mention scaling for Shantae here. Yet they mention none for Steven. The double standard is real.

“Steven alone can only generate a little over 5 kilojoules with his wall level strength...yeah, Shantae takes it in strength.”

And they link no calculation for steven’s supposed top strength.

“Wiz: However, he could dispose of Shantae with the laser light cannon, which was calculated to be able to produce 80 gigatons of energy!. But, not only could the blast be reflected with Shantae's mirror bubble shield, it being able to be hit Shantae is unlikely as Shantae could just dodge before Steven could aim it. Which brings us to another category, speed.” The only real issue here is abuse of no limits fallacy.

“Boomstick: While Steven might be able to move faster than the average human eye could detect at subsonic speeds, Shantae has dodged cannonballs and gunfire at supersonic speeds!”

And yet again disregarding scaling for Steven. Steven can avoid attacks from Bismuth, Jasper, and Holo pearls who should be comparable to Garnet and Pearl.

Garnet being fast enough to casually block a lightning bolt and Pearl being fast enough to react to meteors while Piloting the Relativistic Roaming Eyeball. Meaning while Shantae’s movement speed is faster her reaction speed pales in comparison to Steven’s.

There, that’s all of my issue’s with this fight. Of course I’ll likely edit this blog if I think of more.