Would Heavy Weather's Snail Hax have any affect on the Gems?

[Desiromaster]

Hi. This is something I've been wondering for a few weeks now since I was considering a fight. It may be a silly question with an obvious answer but I'd rather ask it now than look like a knob in the VS threads.

Basically, would Weather Report's Heavy Weather snail hax work on the gems from Steven Universe and by extention, would it work on Steven Universe (the character) as he is a Human-Gem hybrid?

The description of the aformentioned power, for those who want it is below. Thanks in advance.

Subliminal Messaging: Heavy Weather projects scattered rainbows in various places within its range. If the rainbow is touched, the effects will take place. If someone were to gaze at the rainbow, or in the sky, the reflecting sunlight is manipulated by Heavy Weather to give sumblinal messages that cause any living being that sees it to believe that they are turning into a snail.

Those who are affected will begin to physically turn into a snail, and come with the weaknesses of slugs and snails (being naturally slow, weakness to salt, etc.). Since snails reproduce asexually, anything they touch, inanimate or not, will also become a snail and endlessly multiply. Even touching other snails will trigger this ability to affect a person. There is no way to revert the effects once they have already begun.

 

[Desiromaster]

Bump

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

They'd still think they changed Even if they didn't actually transform physically .


Potentiallly?

 

[Desiromaster]

I always thought that since the gems are hard light projections and thus, aren't biological or anything, they'd be immune to such power. They're bodies are immune to both bio manip and matter manip from what this page says.

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

But are they resustant to mind manipulation?

Heavy Weather is biological manipulation via mind manipulation in a way. Even if none of them actually turned into a snail, the gems would think and act like it happened anyway. Well maybe antway.

 

[Desiromaster]

Yes and no. Quoting:

• Mind Manipulation/Mind Control: - Due to lacking a brain, mind-altering abilities would not affect Gems. However, some types of mind manipulation attacks that don't work on conventional telepathic principles, such as The Culture's effectors and Rohan Kishibe's Heaven's Door, would likely still work on them.

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

Easy, Would subliminal messaging work.


There ta go, answer that. Now ya got an answer.

 

[Desiromaster]

So it wouldn't work then. Thanks . At least I know it wouldn't steamroll gems.

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

Ya sure? Subliminal messaging doesn't require a brain to work on.

 

[Desiromaster]

(That's what I get for misreading.)

I'm probably going to read up on that. Not saying you're wrong or anything, but I always thought you needed a brain for any subliminal message to be effective.

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

I'm not sure. Maybe just a thought Process?

On a side note, Heavy Weather is only 9 gigatons casually. Make note of that.

 

[Desiromaster]

I shall. It's always a bit of an issue with these JoJo fights on here. Considering their hax, most of the matchups I can think of are either stomp or be stopmed. Don't get me wrong, I know these fights are just for fun at the end of the day, but still.

I'll keep this open for ~ a day more just in case anyone else has their opinions to the question.

 

[TheJ-ManRequiem]

Yeah but ya could always use Dio Brando (JORGE JOESTAR) or Goyathlay Soundma or someone.

 

[Desiromaster]

Jorge Dio is still pretty haxy and I know sod all about Soundman. Appreciate the suggestions regardless. I'll think about it.