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Neko_Ali:
As far as I know, it's never been directly stated, but heavily implied in episode that the corrupted gems are what's left of gems cracked in the war. It has been I think stated that the broken gems that make up cluster monsters are, by Peridot. However a lot of evidence has been shown to indicate that to be true. The centipedle mother taking human shape briefly on being released. Lapis having been bound into the mirror because of her cracked gem. The corrupted gems all attacking the Crystal Gems, poofing like gems when damaged enough, and being able to reform after being un-bubbled by someone. And after all, that's the sort of thing they love doing in the show. They'll quietly tell us stuff through imagery and suggestion that could be easily missed or glossed over way before someone comes out and says it in the show.

de_la_Nae:
The monstrous gems are definitely gems, I'm just saying that, past Lapis, I'm not sure that it's just cracking that causes the degeneration, though we've definitely seen that the Gempire recycles people (Lapis, the shards from "Frybo", Peridot's reference to the Red Eye).

By the way, pretty sure it was Garnet who said that.

(click to show/hide)Which is part of why I fear Rose cut a Deal.

ischaemia:
In regards to the query posed in the OP:
(click to show/hide)If you consider Garnet's origin episode (well, I suppose this is the main episode prompting this query) upon their fusion, one of the gems states "this is unheard of!" Which, to me, indicates that it hadn't even been a consideration due to it literally never having occurred before; Ruby and Sapphire were revolutionaries... or... a revolutionary, I guess? I think the caste system pre-dated the ban simply because fusion with gems other than one's own type (and, like Neko_Ali said, probably merely a technique to make multiple gems into one bigger/stronger version) had not even been attempted. It only happened because Ruby cared so much, I want to think. Fusion seems to happen at a heightened state of emotion; the anxious fight/flight response kicks in*, dopamine implied in romantic** attraction, the latter of which is likely why The Crystal Gems implement fusion as a dance later on. Even Rose and Pearl were surprised; I think it's reasonable to assume Rainbow Quartz hadn't even happened yet.

*this entirely presumes gems are at least somewhat humanoid and have some sort of similar sympathetic/parasympathetic systems going on, of course!
**probably not the right word to use here...

LeeC:
On fusion
(click to show/hide)Consider this.  3 Rubies fusing you get one giant ruby.  the thoughts and actions and identity is a ruby.  Fusing Sapphire and Ruby create a whole new gem and identity that is the sum of their parts.  It breaks the status quo on what a person is both with and without fusion which may be why its unheard of at the time.  Though Jasper despises fusion she respects the tactic (likely used int he war) and used it herself with Lapis.  I am not sure how modern gem society views cross fusions at this point, as Jasper was willing to do it (although perhaps out of desperation, though she knows how to fuse).  As far as "The Answer" goes Garnet was the first and it was surprising, even to Rose Quartz who wasn't sure how to handle the situation (both strategically and socially) and retreated.

Neko_Ali:
On fusion and dancing: It's been said that gems dance to fuse so they synchronize themselves to each other It doesn't have to be much... Even just Ruby and Sapphire swinging each other about for a second or two is enough to activate their fusion. They are close enough though that it probably takes very little for them to synchronize with each other after thousands of years together. When the three Rubies fused though, they didn't go through that. They just formed a human pyramid and fused. It could be reasonably thought that same-gem fusion is a lot easier and doesn't require much if any synchronization. Since same-gem fusion just basically makes a bigger version of that gem.

When Jasper and Lapis fused though, they did do a little dance. So at least in the present day Homeworld Gems understand the mechanics of different gems fusing, even if it's considered unnatural. I can't really say if the first time Ruby and Sapphire fused was shocking because it was the first time it's been done and people didn't think it was possible, or shocking because while technically possible, it was through to be wrong for societal reasons.

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