i think the reason why peri called her a war machine is because the only times she does see the other gems is when they’re attacking her

jen-iii:

But she said it to GARNET specifically, and Garnet kinda got taken aback and really offended

The war was a bad memory for the Gems and I believe theres something about Garnet that is especially troubling. Garnet’s a FUSION, She’s immensely powerful 

I wouldn’t be surprised if she was the ‘Berserker’ on the battlefield and thus had MANY Gems come to fear her, perhaps even start a ‘legend’ of sorts

Garnet is probably the equivalent to the ‘boogyman’ for gem kind tbh