>>97298354Rose isn't that strong, its just that we mostly only get to see the bottom of gem society. Her grab bag of powers makes sense if you think about what PD might've been planning to use them for.
>empathy powers to monitor/control the zoo population>healing powers to maintain it>pinking powers to give them a role in society>also works on plants, creating even more subjects>all bundled in a quartz body so they can double as securityThe zoo wasn't a trophy, it was an uplift project, possibility in anticipation of the resource shortage. And consider the pink zombies' powers. PD would have a huge army thanks to all the quartz in Earth, a network of portal people would let her to move them around without relying on warp pads.
She was getting ready for a power play, WD/YD made a deal with Rose and helped set up the assassination, then backstabbed her with the song.
The actual reason is probably just lesbian drama though. 
