Cinnabar

### Weapon(s)/Abilities

Razor edged throwing disc, swordfighting skills, heat and fire control, heat resistance, standard gem abilities

## Professional Status

### Occupation

Parent, Blacksmith, Rebel, former factory worker

## Personal Status

### Relationships

Jake Hero (adoptive son), Citrine(former romantic partner), Spirit Gems (allies and friends)

## Media

### Voice Actor

Cynthia Yih Shih

CInnabar is the current leader of the Spirit Gems, and Citrine's former second in command.

## Appearance

Cinnabar is a short gem, standing about 5 feet tall. She has broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and gangly, wiry limbs. She has bright red skin, with pale silver freckles on her nose, cheeks, and arms. Her hair is in a shaggy undercut, with the cropped back and sides being black, and the longer hair on top being dark red. Her gem is on the back of her right hand, and is red in colour. Her face is long and gaunt, and she has orange-red eyes with noticeable bags under them and a short high-bridged nose.

She wears a sleeveless dark red top and brick red pants. Over them, she wears a dull red blacksmith's apron with grey-pink straps, a red half-sun insignia at the waist, and red quarter-suns at the hem. she also wears dark red gloves and heavy dark red boots with red toes and soles.

## Personality

Cinnabar is devoted to leading the Spirit Gems well and to raising Jake. She's a responsible leader when she can let go of her insecurities, and she's very protective of her team and loyal to the people she cares about. She enjoys sharing stories about Citrine with Jake, but is reluctant to answer any harder questions.

Cinnabar is a deeply insecure and nervous Gem. She lived under Homeworld's abuse as a defective lower-class gem for centuries, and it left permanent marks on her. Cinnabar is purpose-driven, and when she doesn't have a purpose or feels like she is failing it, she feels worthless. While she hates herself, she gets very upset when she feels like others are judging her in any way, even if it's offering help.

## Abilities

Cinnabar possesses standard Gem abilities, like bubbling, shapeshifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability. Due to being defective, she has difficulty holding any shapeshift beyond changing clothes for anything more than a few moments

* Throwing Disc Proficiency: Cinnabar can summon a throwing disc from her gem, which she can wield with great proficiency, including guiding its flight and making it grow blades.
* Sword Proficiency: Cinnabar is capable of wielding a non-summoned sword with great skill.
* Heat Control: Cinnabar can superheat parts of her body and things she is touching
* Pyrokinesis: Cinnabar can create and control small amounts of fire and control preexisting fire.
* Heat Resistance: Cinnabar is capable of resisting intense heat, even beyond most gems
* Blacksmithing skills: Cinnabar is an accomplished blacksmith, and has crafted many physical weapons.

## Fusions

### Two-Party Fusions

* When fused with Citrine, they make Cuprite
* When fused with Jadeite, they make Chalcopyrite
* When fused with Jake, they make Cuprite 2.0
* When fused with Onyx, they make Hematite
* When fused with Selenite, they make Rhodochrosite
* When fused with Tiger's Eye, they make Bronzite
* When fused with Olivine, they make Pallasite
* When fused with Baroque Silver Pearl, they make Goldstone
* When fused with Bruneau Jasper, they make Schalenblende
* When fused with Jet, they make Vanadinite
* When fused with Amber, they make Mercury
* When fused with Ocean Jasper, they make Schalenblende (OJ)
* When fused with Rutile Hematite, they make Pyrite
* When fused with Light Blue Pearl, they make Blue Goldstone
* When fused with Chrysolite, they make Pallasite (Chrysolite)

### Three Party Fusions

* When fused with Dioptase and Iolite (Aquamarine), they form Covellite
* When fused with Onyx and Tiger's Eye, they form Tiger Iron
* When fused with Onyx and Selenite, they form Hypersthene

### Four Party Fusions

* When fused with Dioptase, Iolite, and Jadeite, they form Bornite

### Five Party Fusions

* When fused with Dioptase, Iolite, Jadeite, and Citrine, they form Sonora Sunrise
* When fused with Dioptase, Iolite, Jadeite, and Jake, they form Sonora Sunrise 2.0

### Seven Party Fusions

* When fused with Dioptase, Iolite, Jadeite, Selenite, Onyx, and Tiger's Eye, they form Carborundum

### Eight Party Fusions

* When fused with Dioptase, Iolite, Citrine, Jadeite, Onyx, Selenite, and Tiger's Eye, they make Rainbow Lattice Sunstone
* When fused with Dioptase, Iolite, Jake, Jadeite, Onyx, Selenite, and Tiger's Eye, they make Rainbow Lattice Sunstone 2.0

## Trivia

* Cinnabar shares many of the author's mental illness symptoms and problems
* By human standards, Cinnabar is autistic and has ADHD/complex PTSD
* All of Cinnabar's fusions have a significant metallic component in their makeup

## Gemology

* Cinnabar is the most common form of Mercury (II) Sulfide
* It is used as a source for elemental mercury, and was previously used as a source of bright red pigment.
* Due to its high mercury content, it is very toxic
* It has a Mohs hardness of 2.0-2.5
* Cinnabar is believed to have metaphysical properties that boost self-esteem and remove self-doubt
* It can also be used to move past resentment and grudges