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Cliffjumper (WFC)

2013-10-21T16:00:02Z

Polak123c: /* Notes */

{{faction|autobot|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Cliffjumper}}
:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeCliffjumper.jpg|thumb|300px|Cliffjumper will take you down to the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive and check you directly into the Smackdown Hotel!]]
'''Cliffjumper''' ('''Cliff''' to his chums) isn't your run-of-the-mill Autobot freedom fighter. Armed with six-cylinder ion cannons, a quantum-sensitive multiphase targeting system that would make [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] jealous, and of course, the old-school technique of pummeling [[Decepticon]]s with his fists, Cliffjumper prefers to liven up the day with firefights while retrieving enemy intelligence. He more than lives up to his name: He'll fearlessly leap ''long'' before he bothers looking!

{{bigquote|Need backup?|[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]}}
{{bigquote|Do I ''ever'' need backup?|Cliffjumper tempting fate|"[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Cliffjumper concurred with [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] that while [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] was not an Autobot, he deserved to be rescued. He and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Wrecker]]s later escorted [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]] when they made their journey to purge Cybertron's [[core]] of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

===''Prime'' comics===
When the Decepticons returned to their dead homeworld, Cliffjumper went in with all guns blazing to investigate. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s piled onto him, grappling him until he was unconscious. He awoke to find himself in their base, which Cliffjumper commented looked like the sort of lair [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] would design. A Vehicon said Cliffjumper would live until he was no longer useful, and asked him to decode an offworld Autobot signal. It came from none other than Optimus himself, ordering his forces to gather on a planet called [[Earth]]. Awed, Cliffjumper then turned to his interrogator and said all the decoded message said was, "Megatron smells like [[Unicron]]'s armpit." The infuriated Vehicon ordered Cliffjumper's demise just before [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] burst in, slaughtering the Decepticons.

[[Image:Primecomic-Cliffjumpershoot.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Trademark move: Sharpshooter]]
Cliffjumper tried to greet his old colleague, but she told him to be quiet, coldly informing him she had not come to rescue him, but to tap into the Decepticons' communications. Finding the coordinates of the enemy's weapons lab in [[Kaon]], she was prepared to go by herself until Cliffjumper convinced her that Kaon was too dangerous for her stealthy ways, and that she needed his brawn to back her brain. Entering the city through its maintenance tunnels, Arcee opened a secret passage. As he travelled up an ancient staircase, Cliffjumper's suspicions were confirmed when he saw Starscream overseeing the reactivation of a [[space bridge]]. Arcee wanted to destroy the device, but Cliffjumper saw it as their ticket to Earth. He distracted Starscream by going straight to him and his Vehicons, claiming he wanted to join them. Arcee activated the device, and when Starscream noticed, Cliffjumper jumped his pretense and started a fight, then jumped with Arcee into the space bridge.

As he plummeted, Cliffjumper momentarily wondered if he was one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee confirmed they had fallen onto Earth. Finding a ghost town, they [[scanning|scanned]] their alternate modes. Cliffjumper disdained a passing travel trailer (which he found too ugly) and a truck (which was too bulky) before selecting a muscle car, which Arcee found suitably noisy. He added horns on the hood of his new alternate mode as a finishing touch. As the two drove to find Optimus, Starscream—who had also jumped into the space bridge—attacked them, blasting off Arcee's arm. Cliffjumper fought Starscream and buried him under a pile of rocks, but then [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] appeared. It seemed like the end, but Optimus and Bumblebee came and fought off the two Decepticons before opening a [[GroundBridge]] to their base and sending Arcee through for repairs. Optimus told Cliffjumper his journey was over, but a new battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] (English, [[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]), [[Billy Brown]] (English, [[Out of the Past]]), [[Frank Welker]] (English, [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper), [[Noriaki Sugiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Robin Kahnmeyer]] (German), [[Sergio Gutiérrez Coto]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Andrea Bolognini]] (Italian)}}

[[Image:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We know who's [[Wikipedia:Redshirt (character)|expendable]].]]

During the Great War, Cliffjumper and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] invaded the lair of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who had captured Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Airachnid had already killed Tailgate by the time Cliffjumper and Bumblebee arrived, but they were able to pull a shellshocked Arcee to safety. {{storylink|Predatory}}

[[Image:OutofthePast-CliffArcee.jpg|left|thumb|300px|He's not solving murders with [[James Remar|Harry Morgan]].]]
Following the [[Great Exodus]], Cliffjumper was investigating reports of a Decepticon operation on the deserted Cybertron when he was captured by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s forces along with Arcee. When interrogated, he held out and faked a shutdown, being thrown into the same cell as Arcee. The pair were taken to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee to decode the transmission—a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to Earth. Cliffjumper subsequently kept Starscream busy long enough for Arcee to free herself and the pair went to destroy the [[space bridge]] that Shockwave had build. Cliffjumper distracted the Decepticons while Arcee sabotaged the bridge though Shockwave caught them in the act. Cliffjumper ended up fighting the Decepticon scientist and came off second best, though he was saved by Arcee. The two Autobots jumped through the space bridge, encountering Shockwave one last time mid-bridge before they ended up on Earth. As the pair went off to find Optimus, Cliffjumper regaled Arcee with the story of the time he was lost in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

Three years after the last reported Decepticon activity on Earth, Cliffjumper was still marooned on the planet with his fellow Autobots. Still a strong-willed individual, Cliffjumper had sometimes run afoul of human authorities, resulting in receiving multiple traffic tickets and once having a [[Denver boot|boot]] affixed to his tire due to a parking violation. As he chatted with Arcee over the radio, she admonished him for his stubborn bullheadedness. He countered that Earth was so boring that sometimes he just had to stir things up.

[[Image:DarknessRising1-Cliffjumperface.jpg|right|thumb|250px|If you think he looks ornery now, you should see him later.]]
Just as Cliffjumper noted that he was starting to miss the Decepticons, his scanners caught nearby activity. He declined Arcee's suggestion for backup and sped off in the direction of the disturbance. He was surprised to find a wide crater full of [[energon]], and even more surprised to find it guarded by the Decepticons! Overwhelming [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon forces]] demanded Cliffjumper put up a ferocious fight, but ultimately, the Autobot was overcome and taken on board the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']], the Decepticons' warship, and thrown in front of Starscream. The interim Decepticon commander did not respond well to Cliffjumper's irreverence, and the Autobot was stabbed through the chest. Starscream then ordered his troops to clean up the body.

The remaining Earthbound Autobots arrived on the scene too late, and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] confirmed that Cliffjumper's [[spark]] had gone offline. Finding one of Cliffjumper's horns in the dirt, Arcee took the piece of her friend to the Autobots' memorial service. The loss of Cliffjumper hit her the hardest, and she stormed off amidst their eulogies, preferring to honor Cliffjumper's memory by keeping Earth safe. Ratchet confided in [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] that as long as the Autobots protected humanity, Cliffjumper's death would not be the only tragedy. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-letsgetyouhome.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He's not supposed to die!]]
Though Cliffjumper had died, his body still had uses. When Megatron wanted a corpse on which to test [[Dark Energon]]'s resurrection powers, Cliffjumper's was used as a guinea pig. Once his torso was stabbed through by a shard of the material, Cliffjumper did spring back to life...though as a psychotic, screaming [[zombie]] that attacked anything in its path! Only being sliced in two by Megatron stopped Cliffjumper's rampage, and his two halves decorated varying levels of the Decepticons' energon mine.

The initial Dark Energon stabbing did briefly bring Cliffjumper's spark back online, but when Ratchet's sensors picked this up, he dismissed it as a glitch. Regardless, Arcee wanted to investigate. After the Autobots mounted an attack on the Decepticons, Arcee found the top half of Cliffjumper strewn about, but was horrified to see the monster that he had become. Whatever this thing was, it was no longer Cliffjumper, so the zombie was left behind as the Decepticon base exploded. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

When Arcee encountered Arachnid once again, she taunted Arcee by bringing up the deaths of Tailgate and Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Predatory}} Later, at Cliffjumper's memorial, Arcee said she had not given up on finding the Decepticon responsible for his death. When she discovered their prisoner Starscream was responsible, she attempted to kill him, only to stop when a shocked Bumblebee convinced her to stop and let him escape. She reflected to Optimus that her desire for vengeance had not brought the solace she sought. {{storylink|Partners}} While under the influence of synthetic energon, Ratchet brought up Cliffjumper's death as something Prime should have been more proactive in preventing. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

In an effort to make small talk with a [[MECH]] operative, Starscream mentioned that he had personally "snuffed" an Autobot, referring to Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} When Arcee learned that Bulkhead and Ratchet repaired Starscream's wounds after getting intel on [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s location, she became angry, saying that Starscream had also taken a partner from her. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Miko, frustrated at Bulkhead's slow pace in recovering from the effects of [[Tox-En]] poisoning and the blast [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] gave him, stormed out of the base to cry at the top of the mesa where the Autobot base was located. Arcee tried to help Miko through her grief by telling her the story of how she first partnered up with Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} When the Autobot base was destroyed by the ''Nemesis'', Cliffjumper's memorial was destroyed in the explosion. {{storylink|Darkest Hour}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[Image:WFCDS-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|150px|If Bumblebee were John Boehner.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}

{{quote|Decepticons deserve a traitor's death!}}
Following the unleashing of [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], Cliffjumper spotted a party of Decepticons preparing to assault the giant. He attempted to slow their advance with force fields and gun turrets, and when that didn't work, led them on a high-speed chase while trying to shoot them. They eventually caught up with him when he crashed into a wall and, though his spirit was still defiant, he was unable to stop them passing him. Of course, they immediately ran into Jetfire... {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

{{note|Cliffjumper is an unlockable character in the Autobot version of the game, and as such, can be used as a playable character in the story and arena missions. He is unlocked by finding a data disk in the "Infiltration of Kaon" level.}}

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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
[[Image:FOC-Cliffjumper.jpg|left|thumb|300px|They laughed when we said our ''War for Cybertron'' Cliffjumper toys sounded like The Rock, but who's laughing now?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)}}

After [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] went missing from his post, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] met Cliffjumper and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] in the armory as they were preparing to go find Grimlock and his team. [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] took the duo in a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where they explored the ruins. After encountering a number of Decepticon [[Guardian (FOC)|Guardians]], Cliff got the opportunity to save Jazz's life when the other Autobots was caught under debris during a rust storm. They followed a distress signal to a huge pit, which Jazz insisted on going down alone, though Cliff kept in contact with him via radio. Cliffjumper ended up facing the hordes of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s that poured out of the pit when Jazz flooded it, but with the other Autobot's help, survived. Exploring further, they found an [[energon lake]] and spotted the huge tower in which [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was conducting his [[space bridge]] experiments. Jazz and Cliffjumper infiltrated the facility, eventually finding Shockwave himself. Cliffjumper attempted to sneak up on the Decepticon, only to end up trapped behind a [[force field]]. While Jazz faced the swarm of Insecticons outside, Cliffjumper reversed the flow of toxic waste into the facility, escaping just before the place exploded. After being picked up by Sideswipe, they reported the energon lake back to Optimus before returning to finish preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Cliffjumper_Prime_toy.jpg|300px|thumb|Voted "Most Likely To Be Bought For Ulterior [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Classics|Head-Swiping]] Motives."]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': handgun
: Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers: Generations|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Cliffjumper is a red [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (WFC)#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a round "Cybertronian racer mode". His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted, flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode.

: The [[instructions]] for Bumblebee depicted him with Cliffjumper's head sculpt, thus revealing the retool before it was officially announced, a continuing trend in the ''Generations'' line.

: This toy was also (slightly) redecoed to make ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#United|Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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===Cyberverse===
[[Image:Prime-toy CliffjumperCyberverse.jpg|right||thumb|300px|Wait, is this a gun?]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series/Number:'' '''2/005'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''
**''Japanese Number:'' '''EZ-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Battle blade

:Part of the second wave of ''Prime'' [[Cyberverse]] Legion-class toys (and the first wave in Japan), Cliffjumper transforms into his low-riding cruiser mode. He has 3mm holes in his roof, doors and fists for mounting Cyberverse-scale weapons. The battle blade he comes with is the same as Cyberverse [[Ratchet (WFC)#Cyberverse)|Ratchet]]'s, being modeled after the doctor's scalpel-weapons. The blade, in the same color, is also used by Cyberverse ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Mirage (Movie)#Cyberverse|Mirage]], while a green version is used by [[Bumblebee (WFC)#CyberverseQuickblade|Quickblade Bumblebee]], and a purple version is used by [[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseSingle|Knock Out]].

: This sculpt was also used to make [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cyberverse Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24|11-24]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': Battle blade

: Exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy]] series, '''[[Terrorcon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper''' is a translucent-purple redeco of his Cyberverse toy. He was only available in a TakaraTomy six-pack with [[Megatron (WFC)#EZ6pack|Megatron]], the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], and [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]].

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===Prime: First Edition===
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[[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeFirstEdition.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I have more toys which ''aren't'' made from Bumblebee molds than toys which ''are''. Something is seriously wrong here.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''004'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[December 28]], 2011
**''Accessories:'' Stand

: Part of wave 1.5 of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Cliffjumper transforms from a muscle car that crossbreeds the rear of a Plymouth Barracuda with the front of a Dodge Challenger into a robot and back, and features flip-out triple-barreled blasters in each of his arms that can be swung out to replace his hands. He ''does'' have wrist articulation, but the plastic panels on the outer sides of his arms tend to get in the way, meaning his wrists can only easily [[Swivel joint|rotate]] up to 90 degrees. He features [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake sculpted wheels]] on the backs of his thighs.

: The Japanese version of this toy was packaged in robot mode (sans stand, despite the package call outs) and features a richer metallic red. His rear lights are also painted red instead of silver.

: He and the rest of the ''Transformers: Prime'' First Edition Wave 1 toys were released far earlier in Asia than the rest of the world. He was initially not released in the US, forcing fans to import him from Canada in order to get the Hasbro version. However, in late 2013, he started showing up at ToysRUs stores in the US, along with First Edition figures of Starscream and Bumblebee.

: This mold was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Generations|Cliffjumper]].

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[[Image:Primetoy-FETerrorconCliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|What he's cooking? Brains, apparently.]]
*'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''005'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: First Edition'' toys, [[Terrorcon (Prime)#FirstEditionTerrorcon|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper is a redeco and retooling of First Edition Cliffjumper, with unpainted wheel rims, purple translucent parts, a new, bashed-up head, and "[[Dark Energon]]" battle-damage [[paint operation]]s.

: His [[stock photography]] incorrectly depicts him with silver-painted wheel rims.

: The second wave of ''First Edition'' toys was initially only released in the Asian market in mid-2012. Terrorcon Cliffjumper was noticeably absent in this particular release, and was believed to be canceled. ([[TakaraTomy]] would then do their own drastically different interpretation of the toy, see below.) In late 2012, Wave 2 was finally released in its entirety in Hasbro's Asian markets, and [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up these toys, along with most of the "First Edition" line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market [[exclusive]]s for the holiday season.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/PrimeTerrorconCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''First Edition'' Terrorcon Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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===Prime===
{{anchor|Deluxe}}
[[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeRID.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Lot of toys for a guy who bit the dust five minutes in.]]
[[Image:Prime-toy_CliffjumperTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/Number'': '''1 / 002'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/hammer (Hasbro only), "C.L." Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

: Wave one of the "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe Class assortments includes an entirely new Cliffjumper mold. Unlike the first Cliffjumper toy, this Cliffjumper's transformation into robot mode involves stowing much of the car's roof on his back, while featuring a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake car roof]] as the robot mode's chest. He is geared to have a "dramatic head reveal"; pulling his car-hood parts down into arm configuration pushes his robot head up into place. His battle hammer can also become a gun, which stores in vehicle mode on either the roof or in an additional peghole on the vehicle's rear right-hand side.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] version of Cliffjumper has some very significant differences. Released as part of the first wave of Japanese ''Prime'' toys, his red plastic has a lighter, slightly-orange hue, plus he loses many of his [[paint operation]]s, which have been largely replaced by customer-applied foil [[Sticker|decal]]s. As part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] play-pattern, he has been [[retool]]ed to include [[5mm post]]-hole mounts on his doors, driver's-side rear wheel hub (as there's already a post-hole on the passenger side from the Hasbro version), and robot-mode shoulders. Rather than the hammer/rifle, he comes with his Arms Micron partner [[C.L.]], who transforms into an over-sized version of Cliffjumper's triple-barreled wrist-blaster... who unfortunately cannot be ''used'' as a wrist-blaster, the closest you can get to that is to use him as a hand-held cannon.

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[[Image:Prime-toy CliffjumperTerrorconTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Think he looks edible? He probably thinks the same way about you... you know, if he ''could'' think.]]
*'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, [[April 28|4-28]]-2012)
**''ID number:'' '''AM-08'''
**''Accessories:'' "Jida" Arms Micron

: This version of the undead [[Dark Energon]]-infused Cliffjumper is available in the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, and was released in the second assortment. "Terrorcon" Cliffjumper is a translucent-purple and opaque-brown redeco and retooling of the "First Edition" Terrorcon Cliffjumper mold, with several added [[Mini-Con]] mounting points on his vehicle-mode trunk and hood. As with the other toys in the Japanese ''Prime'' line, much of the toy is unpainted, (including his cannons) and relies on [[Sticker|decal]]s to add color detail, such as the windscreens, with a pair of unused Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers also being included. He comes with his [[Arms Micron]] partner, [[Jida]].

: Early [[stock photography]] showed Terrorcon Cliffjumper as being primarily opaque blue-purple plastic.

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[[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperRIP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Sadly, you can't wear the head as a mask. It woulda been a great companion piece to the previous year's wearable Matrix.]]
*'''Rust In Peace Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Dark Energon shard, "embedded" Dark Energon shard

: A [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 [[exclusive]], "Rust In Peace" Cliffjumper is a much more extensively-decoed and premium-packaged version of the "Terrorcon Cliffjumper" retool of the "First Edition" Cliffjumper mold, which was originally canceled worldwide, but was eventually released as an Asian market and [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] exclusive. Whew! His paint operations have been expanded from the original retail plans to give him more battle damage deco. He comes with two Dark Energon accessories; a long shard of the stuff, and a shorter, more rubbery one ending in an "energy splash" that can grasp around the edges of his chest to represent, well, him being stabbed with Dark Energon to bring him back to "life."

: He comes in a special case shaped like Cliffjumper's zombified head, which itself comes inside a box with Cliffjumper's chest printed on the front. Gruesome!

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==Notes==
[[Image:TfprimeCliffjumperCar.jpg|thumb|No, seriously, he's going to take you down to Jabroni Drive. Hop in already, he wants to beat the rush hour traffic.]]
* In ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer, Cliffjumper's one unique body part (his head) is usable by [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]]-class characters as an Eliminator-type component. Amusingly, while that head is designed to look very much like the one seen in ''Prime'' for both alignment reasons and to distinguish him further from Bumblebee, Hasbro released the War for Cybertron figure two years earlier sporting a very G1 head sculpt.
* Cliffjumper was presented as a key Autobot in the ''Prime'' cartoon's publicity material, and he had a starring role in the comic released before the show's premiere. That, combined with the fandom's excitement over the news of his voice actor (an announcement that was actually very low-key,<ref>[http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=1&itemid=16332 Toy News International's notes on a Hasbro investors' webcast]</ref> but you know, ''fandoms''), made his death in the opening minutes of the pilot episode come as quiiiiiiite a shock to just about everyone. ''Prime''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sister show, ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', pulled the same tactic with the hero Ripcord, but they gave that character more than five minutes to develop a personality and an attachment to the audience. Of course, later on, Ripcord was found alive, but let's not hold our breath for Cliffjumper.
* ''Prime'' cartoon executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] said Cliffjumper will remain dead, but his relationship with Arcee could be explored in flashbacks.<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/2011/02/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation/ ToonZone.net's summary of a Q&A session with the ''Prime'' cartoon staff]</ref>
* Cliffjumper has been mentioned in more episodes than he's appeared in, and mostly by ''Starscream''.
*This is not [[Cliffjumper (SG)|the first Cliffjumper to die and become a zombie]].
*At the end of Predacons rising movie if you look closely you can see optimus spark is followed by second one and that's propably cliffjumper spark.
===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Cliffjumper has powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Full Burst Mode''' (フルバーストモード ''Furu Bāsuto Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': B.2, C.L., O.P., R.A.
: Cliffjumper's "Arms Up Mode" pictured on his box-back is dubbed "Full Burst Mode", which has him brandishing a combination weapon formed from [[O.P.]] and [[B.2]] in one hand, and another formed from C.L. and [[R.A.]] in the other.

*'''Death Mode''' (デスモード ''Desu Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Jida
: Terrorcon Cliffjumper's box-back "Arms Up Mode" uses [[Jida]] in "Big Saw" mode while also lugging around the [[Killer Bite]] weapon.

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Skalolaz''' (Скалолаз, "Rock-climber")

==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Cliffjumper (WFC)

2013-10-21T15:59:23Z

Polak123c: /* Notes */

{{faction|autobot|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Cliffjumper}}
:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeCliffjumper.jpg|thumb|300px|Cliffjumper will take you down to the corner of Know Your Role Boulevard and Jabroni Drive and check you directly into the Smackdown Hotel!]]
'''Cliffjumper''' ('''Cliff''' to his chums) isn't your run-of-the-mill Autobot freedom fighter. Armed with six-cylinder ion cannons, a quantum-sensitive multiphase targeting system that would make [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] jealous, and of course, the old-school technique of pummeling [[Decepticon]]s with his fists, Cliffjumper prefers to liven up the day with firefights while retrieving enemy intelligence. He more than lives up to his name: He'll fearlessly leap ''long'' before he bothers looking!

{{bigquote|Need backup?|[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]}}
{{bigquote|Do I ''ever'' need backup?|Cliffjumper tempting fate|"[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Cliffjumper concurred with [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] that while [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] was not an Autobot, he deserved to be rescued. He and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s [[Wrecker]]s later escorted [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] to the [[Well of All Sparks]] when they made their journey to purge Cybertron's [[core]] of [[Dark Energon]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

===''Prime'' comics===
When the Decepticons returned to their dead homeworld, Cliffjumper went in with all guns blazing to investigate. The [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s piled onto him, grappling him until he was unconscious. He awoke to find himself in their base, which Cliffjumper commented looked like the sort of lair [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] would design. A Vehicon said Cliffjumper would live until he was no longer useful, and asked him to decode an offworld Autobot signal. It came from none other than Optimus himself, ordering his forces to gather on a planet called [[Earth]]. Awed, Cliffjumper then turned to his interrogator and said all the decoded message said was, "Megatron smells like [[Unicron]]'s armpit." The infuriated Vehicon ordered Cliffjumper's demise just before [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] burst in, slaughtering the Decepticons.

[[Image:Primecomic-Cliffjumpershoot.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Trademark move: Sharpshooter]]
Cliffjumper tried to greet his old colleague, but she told him to be quiet, coldly informing him she had not come to rescue him, but to tap into the Decepticons' communications. Finding the coordinates of the enemy's weapons lab in [[Kaon]], she was prepared to go by herself until Cliffjumper convinced her that Kaon was too dangerous for her stealthy ways, and that she needed his brawn to back her brain. Entering the city through its maintenance tunnels, Arcee opened a secret passage. As he travelled up an ancient staircase, Cliffjumper's suspicions were confirmed when he saw Starscream overseeing the reactivation of a [[space bridge]]. Arcee wanted to destroy the device, but Cliffjumper saw it as their ticket to Earth. He distracted Starscream by going straight to him and his Vehicons, claiming he wanted to join them. Arcee activated the device, and when Starscream noticed, Cliffjumper jumped his pretense and started a fight, then jumped with Arcee into the space bridge.

As he plummeted, Cliffjumper momentarily wondered if he was one with the [[AllSpark]], but Arcee confirmed they had fallen onto Earth. Finding a ghost town, they [[scanning|scanned]] their alternate modes. Cliffjumper disdained a passing travel trailer (which he found too ugly) and a truck (which was too bulky) before selecting a muscle car, which Arcee found suitably noisy. He added horns on the hood of his new alternate mode as a finishing touch. As the two drove to find Optimus, Starscream—who had also jumped into the space bridge—attacked them, blasting off Arcee's arm. Cliffjumper fought Starscream and buried him under a pile of rocks, but then [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] appeared. It seemed like the end, but Optimus and Bumblebee came and fought off the two Decepticons before opening a [[GroundBridge]] to their base and sending Arcee through for repairs. Optimus told Cliffjumper his journey was over, but a new battle was just beginning. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)}}
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===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Dwayne Johnson|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] (English, [[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]), [[Billy Brown]] (English, [[Out of the Past]]), [[Frank Welker]] (English, [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper), [[Noriaki Sugiyama]] (Japanese)|[[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Robin Kahnmeyer]] (German), [[Sergio Gutiérrez Coto]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Andrea Bolognini]] (Italian)}}

[[Image:Predatory-ArceeBeeCliff.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We know who's [[Wikipedia:Redshirt (character)|expendable]].]]

During the Great War, Cliffjumper and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] invaded the lair of [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who had captured Arcee and [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]]. Airachnid had already killed Tailgate by the time Cliffjumper and Bumblebee arrived, but they were able to pull a shellshocked Arcee to safety. {{storylink|Predatory}}

[[Image:OutofthePast-CliffArcee.jpg|left|thumb|300px|He's not solving murders with [[James Remar|Harry Morgan]].]]
Following the [[Great Exodus]], Cliffjumper was investigating reports of a Decepticon operation on the deserted Cybertron when he was captured by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s forces along with Arcee. When interrogated, he held out and faked a shutdown, being thrown into the same cell as Arcee. The pair were taken to [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who used a [[cortical psychic patch]] on Arcee to decode the transmission—a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to Earth. Cliffjumper subsequently kept Starscream busy long enough for Arcee to free herself and the pair went to destroy the [[space bridge]] that Shockwave had build. Cliffjumper distracted the Decepticons while Arcee sabotaged the bridge though Shockwave caught them in the act. Cliffjumper ended up fighting the Decepticon scientist and came off second best, though he was saved by Arcee. The two Autobots jumped through the space bridge, encountering Shockwave one last time mid-bridge before they ended up on Earth. As the pair went off to find Optimus, Cliffjumper regaled Arcee with the story of the time he was lost in the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

Three years after the last reported Decepticon activity on Earth, Cliffjumper was still marooned on the planet with his fellow Autobots. Still a strong-willed individual, Cliffjumper had sometimes run afoul of human authorities, resulting in receiving multiple traffic tickets and once having a [[Denver boot|boot]] affixed to his tire due to a parking violation. As he chatted with Arcee over the radio, she admonished him for his stubborn bullheadedness. He countered that Earth was so boring that sometimes he just had to stir things up.

[[Image:DarknessRising1-Cliffjumperface.jpg|right|thumb|250px|If you think he looks ornery now, you should see him later.]]
Just as Cliffjumper noted that he was starting to miss the Decepticons, his scanners caught nearby activity. He declined Arcee's suggestion for backup and sped off in the direction of the disturbance. He was surprised to find a wide crater full of [[energon]], and even more surprised to find it guarded by the Decepticons! Overwhelming [[Vehicon (Prime)|Decepticon forces]] demanded Cliffjumper put up a ferocious fight, but ultimately, the Autobot was overcome and taken on board the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']], the Decepticons' warship, and thrown in front of Starscream. The interim Decepticon commander did not respond well to Cliffjumper's irreverence, and the Autobot was stabbed through the chest. Starscream then ordered his troops to clean up the body.

The remaining Earthbound Autobots arrived on the scene too late, and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] confirmed that Cliffjumper's [[spark]] had gone offline. Finding one of Cliffjumper's horns in the dirt, Arcee took the piece of her friend to the Autobots' memorial service. The loss of Cliffjumper hit her the hardest, and she stormed off amidst their eulogies, preferring to honor Cliffjumper's memory by keeping Earth safe. Ratchet confided in [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] that as long as the Autobots protected humanity, Cliffjumper's death would not be the only tragedy. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-letsgetyouhome.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He's not supposed to die!]]
Though Cliffjumper had died, his body still had uses. When Megatron wanted a corpse on which to test [[Dark Energon]]'s resurrection powers, Cliffjumper's was used as a guinea pig. Once his torso was stabbed through by a shard of the material, Cliffjumper did spring back to life...though as a psychotic, screaming [[zombie]] that attacked anything in its path! Only being sliced in two by Megatron stopped Cliffjumper's rampage, and his two halves decorated varying levels of the Decepticons' energon mine.

The initial Dark Energon stabbing did briefly bring Cliffjumper's spark back online, but when Ratchet's sensors picked this up, he dismissed it as a glitch. Regardless, Arcee wanted to investigate. After the Autobots mounted an attack on the Decepticons, Arcee found the top half of Cliffjumper strewn about, but was horrified to see the monster that he had become. Whatever this thing was, it was no longer Cliffjumper, so the zombie was left behind as the Decepticon base exploded. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}}

When Arcee encountered Arachnid once again, she taunted Arcee by bringing up the deaths of Tailgate and Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Predatory}} Later, at Cliffjumper's memorial, Arcee said she had not given up on finding the Decepticon responsible for his death. When she discovered their prisoner Starscream was responsible, she attempted to kill him, only to stop when a shocked Bumblebee convinced her to stop and let him escape. She reflected to Optimus that her desire for vengeance had not brought the solace she sought. {{storylink|Partners}} While under the influence of synthetic energon, Ratchet brought up Cliffjumper's death as something Prime should have been more proactive in preventing. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

In an effort to make small talk with a [[MECH]] operative, Starscream mentioned that he had personally "snuffed" an Autobot, referring to Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}} When Arcee learned that Bulkhead and Ratchet repaired Starscream's wounds after getting intel on [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s location, she became angry, saying that Starscream had also taken a partner from her. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Miko, frustrated at Bulkhead's slow pace in recovering from the effects of [[Tox-En]] poisoning and the blast [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] gave him, stormed out of the base to cry at the top of the mesa where the Autobot base was located. Arcee tried to help Miko through her grief by telling her the story of how she first partnered up with Cliffjumper. {{storylink|Out of the Past}} When the Autobot base was destroyed by the ''Nemesis'', Cliffjumper's memorial was destroyed in the explosion. {{storylink|Darkest Hour}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[Image:WFCDS-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|150px|If Bumblebee were John Boehner.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Steve Blum]] (English)}}

{{quote|Decepticons deserve a traitor's death!}}
Following the unleashing of [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], Cliffjumper spotted a party of Decepticons preparing to assault the giant. He attempted to slow their advance with force fields and gun turrets, and when that didn't work, led them on a high-speed chase while trying to shoot them. They eventually caught up with him when he crashed into a wall and, though his spirit was still defiant, he was unable to stop them passing him. Of course, they immediately ran into Jetfire... {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}

{{note|Cliffjumper is an unlockable character in the Autobot version of the game, and as such, can be used as a playable character in the story and arena missions. He is unlocked by finding a data disk in the "Infiltration of Kaon" level.}}

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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (360/PS3/PC)===
[[Image:FOC-Cliffjumper.jpg|left|thumb|300px|They laughed when we said our ''War for Cybertron'' Cliffjumper toys sounded like The Rock, but who's laughing now?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Nolan North]] (English)}}

After [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] went missing from his post, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] met Cliffjumper and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] in the armory as they were preparing to go find Grimlock and his team. [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] took the duo in a [[dropship (WFC)|dropship]] to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] where they explored the ruins. After encountering a number of Decepticon [[Guardian (FOC)|Guardians]], Cliff got the opportunity to save Jazz's life when the other Autobots was caught under debris during a rust storm. They followed a distress signal to a huge pit, which Jazz insisted on going down alone, though Cliff kept in contact with him via radio. Cliffjumper ended up facing the hordes of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s that poured out of the pit when Jazz flooded it, but with the other Autobot's help, survived. Exploring further, they found an [[energon lake]] and spotted the huge tower in which [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was conducting his [[space bridge]] experiments. Jazz and Cliffjumper infiltrated the facility, eventually finding Shockwave himself. Cliffjumper attempted to sneak up on the Decepticon, only to end up trapped behind a [[force field]]. While Jazz faced the swarm of Insecticons outside, Cliffjumper reversed the flow of toxic waste into the facility, escaping just before the place exploded. After being picked up by Sideswipe, they reported the energon lake back to Optimus before returning to finish preparing the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] for launch. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Cliffjumper_Prime_toy.jpg|300px|thumb|Voted "Most Likely To Be Bought For Ulterior [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Classics|Head-Swiping]] Motives."]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories'': handgun
: Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers: Generations|''Generations'']] Deluxe class toys, Cliffjumper is a red [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (WFC)#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]] with a new head, transforming into a round "Cybertronian racer mode". His toy comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted, flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either robot or vehicle mode.

: The [[instructions]] for Bumblebee depicted him with Cliffjumper's head sculpt, thus revealing the retool before it was officially announced, a continuing trend in the ''Generations'' line.

: This toy was also (slightly) redecoed to make ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#United|Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2010/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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===Cyberverse===
[[Image:Prime-toy CliffjumperCyberverse.jpg|right||thumb|300px|Wait, is this a gun?]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series/Number:'' '''2/005'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''
**''Japanese Number:'' '''EZ-05'''
**''Accessories:'' Battle blade

:Part of the second wave of ''Prime'' [[Cyberverse]] Legion-class toys (and the first wave in Japan), Cliffjumper transforms into his low-riding cruiser mode. He has 3mm holes in his roof, doors and fists for mounting Cyberverse-scale weapons. The battle blade he comes with is the same as Cyberverse [[Ratchet (WFC)#Cyberverse)|Ratchet]]'s, being modeled after the doctor's scalpel-weapons. The blade, in the same color, is also used by Cyberverse ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Mirage (Movie)#Cyberverse|Mirage]], while a green version is used by [[Bumblebee (WFC)#CyberverseQuickblade|Quickblade Bumblebee]], and a purple version is used by [[Knock Out (Prime)#CyberverseSingle|Knock Out]].

: This sculpt was also used to make [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/LegCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cyberverse Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24|11-24]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': Battle blade

: Exclusive to the [[TakaraTomy]] series, '''[[Terrorcon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper''' is a translucent-purple redeco of his Cyberverse toy. He was only available in a TakaraTomy six-pack with [[Megatron (WFC)#EZ6pack|Megatron]], the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], and [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]].

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===Prime: First Edition===
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[[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeFirstEdition.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I have more toys which ''aren't'' made from Bumblebee molds than toys which ''are''. Something is seriously wrong here.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''ID number:'' '''004'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[December 28]], 2011
**''Accessories:'' Stand

: Part of wave 1.5 of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Cliffjumper transforms from a muscle car that crossbreeds the rear of a Plymouth Barracuda with the front of a Dodge Challenger into a robot and back, and features flip-out triple-barreled blasters in each of his arms that can be swung out to replace his hands. He ''does'' have wrist articulation, but the plastic panels on the outer sides of his arms tend to get in the way, meaning his wrists can only easily [[Swivel joint|rotate]] up to 90 degrees. He features [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake sculpted wheels]] on the backs of his thighs.

: The Japanese version of this toy was packaged in robot mode (sans stand, despite the package call outs) and features a richer metallic red. His rear lights are also painted red instead of silver.

: He and the rest of the ''Transformers: Prime'' First Edition Wave 1 toys were released far earlier in Asia than the rest of the world. He was initially not released in the US, forcing fans to import him from Canada in order to get the Hasbro version. However, in late 2013, he started showing up at ToysRUs stores in the US, along with First Edition figures of Starscream and Bumblebee.

: This mold was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Generations|Cliffjumper]].

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[[Image:Primetoy-FETerrorconCliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|What he's cooking? Brains, apparently.]]
*'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''ID number:'' '''005'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: Part of the second wave of ''Prime: First Edition'' toys, [[Terrorcon (Prime)#FirstEditionTerrorcon|Terrorcon]] Cliffjumper is a redeco and retooling of First Edition Cliffjumper, with unpainted wheel rims, purple translucent parts, a new, bashed-up head, and "[[Dark Energon]]" battle-damage [[paint operation]]s.

: His [[stock photography]] incorrectly depicts him with silver-painted wheel rims.

: The second wave of ''First Edition'' toys was initially only released in the Asian market in mid-2012. Terrorcon Cliffjumper was noticeably absent in this particular release, and was believed to be canceled. ([[TakaraTomy]] would then do their own drastically different interpretation of the toy, see below.) In late 2012, Wave 2 was finally released in its entirety in Hasbro's Asian markets, and [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up these toys, along with most of the "First Edition" line, as part of a ''huge'' block of US market [[exclusive]]s for the holiday season.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Autobot/PrimeTerrorconCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''First Edition'' Terrorcon Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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===Prime===
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[[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperDeluxeRID.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Lot of toys for a guy who bit the dust five minutes in.]]
[[Image:Prime-toy_CliffjumperTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/Number'': '''1 / 002'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 31|3-31]]-2012'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Gun/hammer (Hasbro only), "C.L." Arms Micron (TakaraTomy only)

: Wave one of the "Robots in Disguise" Deluxe Class assortments includes an entirely new Cliffjumper mold. Unlike the first Cliffjumper toy, this Cliffjumper's transformation into robot mode involves stowing much of the car's roof on his back, while featuring a [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|fake car roof]] as the robot mode's chest. He is geared to have a "dramatic head reveal"; pulling his car-hood parts down into arm configuration pushes his robot head up into place. His battle hammer can also become a gun, which stores in vehicle mode on either the roof or in an additional peghole on the vehicle's rear right-hand side.

: The [[TakaraTomy]] version of Cliffjumper has some very significant differences. Released as part of the first wave of Japanese ''Prime'' toys, his red plastic has a lighter, slightly-orange hue, plus he loses many of his [[paint operation]]s, which have been largely replaced by customer-applied foil [[Sticker|decal]]s. As part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] play-pattern, he has been [[retool]]ed to include [[5mm post]]-hole mounts on his doors, driver's-side rear wheel hub (as there's already a post-hole on the passenger side from the Hasbro version), and robot-mode shoulders. Rather than the hammer/rifle, he comes with his Arms Micron partner [[C.L.]], who transforms into an over-sized version of Cliffjumper's triple-barreled wrist-blaster... who unfortunately cannot be ''used'' as a wrist-blaster, the closest you can get to that is to use him as a hand-held cannon.

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[[Image:Prime-toy CliffjumperTerrorconTakTom.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Think he looks edible? He probably thinks the same way about you... you know, if he ''could'' think.]]
*'''Terrorcon Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, [[April 28|4-28]]-2012)
**''ID number:'' '''AM-08'''
**''Accessories:'' "Jida" Arms Micron

: This version of the undead [[Dark Energon]]-infused Cliffjumper is available in the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, and was released in the second assortment. "Terrorcon" Cliffjumper is a translucent-purple and opaque-brown redeco and retooling of the "First Edition" Terrorcon Cliffjumper mold, with several added [[Mini-Con]] mounting points on his vehicle-mode trunk and hood. As with the other toys in the Japanese ''Prime'' line, much of the toy is unpainted, (including his cannons) and relies on [[Sticker|decal]]s to add color detail, such as the windscreens, with a pair of unused Decepticon [[insignia]] stickers also being included. He comes with his [[Arms Micron]] partner, [[Jida]].

: Early [[stock photography]] showed Terrorcon Cliffjumper as being primarily opaque blue-purple plastic.

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[[Image:Primetoy-CliffjumperRIP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Sadly, you can't wear the head as a mask. It woulda been a great companion piece to the previous year's wearable Matrix.]]
*'''Rust In Peace Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Accessories'': Dark Energon shard, "embedded" Dark Energon shard

: A [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012 [[exclusive]], "Rust In Peace" Cliffjumper is a much more extensively-decoed and premium-packaged version of the "Terrorcon Cliffjumper" retool of the "First Edition" Cliffjumper mold, which was originally canceled worldwide, but was eventually released as an Asian market and [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] exclusive. Whew! His paint operations have been expanded from the original retail plans to give him more battle damage deco. He comes with two Dark Energon accessories; a long shard of the stuff, and a shorter, more rubbery one ending in an "energy splash" that can grasp around the edges of his chest to represent, well, him being stabbed with Dark Energon to bring him back to "life."

: He comes in a special case shaped like Cliffjumper's zombified head, which itself comes inside a box with Cliffjumper's chest printed on the front. Gruesome!

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==Notes==
[[Image:TfprimeCliffjumperCar.jpg|thumb|No, seriously, he's going to take you down to Jabroni Drive. Hop in already, he wants to beat the rush hour traffic.]]
* In ''Fall of Cybertron'' multiplayer, Cliffjumper's one unique body part (his head) is usable by [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]]-class characters as an Eliminator-type component. Amusingly, while that head is designed to look very much like the one seen in ''Prime'' for both alignment reasons and to distinguish him further from Bumblebee, Hasbro released the War for Cybertron figure two years earlier sporting a very G1 head sculpt.
* Cliffjumper was presented as a key Autobot in the ''Prime'' cartoon's publicity material, and he had a starring role in the comic released before the show's premiere. That, combined with the fandom's excitement over the news of his voice actor (an announcement that was actually very low-key,<ref>[http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=1&itemid=16332 Toy News International's notes on a Hasbro investors' webcast]</ref> but you know, ''fandoms''), made his death in the opening minutes of the pilot episode come as quiiiiiiite a shock to just about everyone. ''Prime''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sister show, ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', pulled the same tactic with the hero Ripcord, but they gave that character more than five minutes to develop a personality and an attachment to the audience. Of course, later on, Ripcord was found alive, but let's not hold our breath for Cliffjumper.
* ''Prime'' cartoon executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] said Cliffjumper will remain dead, but his relationship with Arcee could be explored in flashbacks.<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/2011/02/transformers-prime-premiere-report-and-video-clip-plus-season-two-confirmation/ ToonZone.net's summary of a Q&A session with the ''Prime'' cartoon staff]</ref>
* Cliffjumper has been mentioned in more episodes than he's appeared in, and mostly by ''Starscream''.
*This is not [[Cliffjumper (SG)|the first Cliffjumper to die and become a zombie]].
*At the end of Predacons rising movie if you look closely you can see optimus spark is followed by second one and that's propably cliffjumper one.
===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Cliffjumper has powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Full Burst Mode''' (フルバーストモード ''Furu Bāsuto Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': B.2, C.L., O.P., R.A.
: Cliffjumper's "Arms Up Mode" pictured on his box-back is dubbed "Full Burst Mode", which has him brandishing a combination weapon formed from [[O.P.]] and [[B.2]] in one hand, and another formed from C.L. and [[R.A.]] in the other.

*'''Death Mode''' (デスモード ''Desu Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora, Jida
: Terrorcon Cliffjumper's box-back "Arms Up Mode" uses [[Jida]] in "Big Saw" mode while also lugging around the [[Killer Bite]] weapon.

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Skalolaz''' (Скалолаз, "Rock-climber")

==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Prime Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

Cliffjumper (Movie)

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:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Cliffjumper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"...But if we wind up in Carbombya, I quit."]]
'''Cliffjumper''' shoots first and asks questions much, much later. The only intelligence he's patient enough to gather is "[[Decepticon]]s were here, and now they're dead." Despite his surly and impetuous nature, however, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] seems to like him.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance1_Cliffjumper_Bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Ya-ya know? I like you Bumblebee. I think you are alright" *hic*]]

Many, many years ago, Cliffjumper and his look-alike [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] guarded the [[AllSpark]] at [[Simfur]] from nothing in particular. Cliffjumper tried to get his bored friend to calm down when the yellow guy got anxious from just sitting around. Cliffjumper pointed out that, even though they were [[Defense Force]] material, they'd be just as bored in the Defense Force, just doing patrols. If anything, they should relax and let the action come to them.

Cliffjumper rather regretted his words, as [[Ejoornian|hostile aliens]] attacked Cybertron, and the pair were quickly pinned down under heavy fire. Relief finally came in the form of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], who quickly [[Slag (slang)|slagged]] several of the attacking craft. Megatron proceeded to berate the two Autobots for not doing a better job and not taking the fight to the enemy, but received a bad wound from the attackers. When [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] arrived, Megatron told him to keep [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]'s team out of their way. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

After the battle, a panicky Bumblebee knew something ''big'' was coming, though Cliffjumper thought that they wouldn't have anything to do with it anyway, as they're only supposed to stand guard at the [[Simfur Temple|temple]]. [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] came to investigate the attack on the temple, and Cliffjumper reported that they didn't notice any unusual activity from the AllSpark during the battle. Later, presumably all the security personnel were present at the meeting where Optimus asked them not to follow Megatron into war. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

After Megatron discovered that Optimus, Prowl and Jazz had been snooping about in his quarters, he sent Cliffjumper and Bumblebee along with other expendable security officers under Prowl's command to arrest Optimus on trumped-up charges of treason. What the officers didn't know was they were all marked for death, and on the trip to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], the group was attacked by soldiers loyal to Megatron. The group managed to escape to [[Burthov]] while Optimus stayed behind long enough to defeat the would-be assassins. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

In the wastes of Burthov, Cliffjumper got the drop on the disenfranchised solder [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who had quit Megatron's army in disgust. A brief standoff ensued where Ironhide was confident that his abundant weaponry would ensure Cliffjumper would not harm him, but the younger 'bot noted the cannons were all Ironhide had, and suddenly, his confederates sprung out of the ground to surround the old soldier. Ironhide wasn't in the mood to fight anyway, so the rebels took him to see Optimus '''Prime'''. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Cliffjumper was in a crowd of Autobots waiting for Optimus Prime's orders after the Decepticons launched the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' into space. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Sometime later, with the war reaching its peak, Optimus Prime made the decision to capture the AllSpark and launch it into deep space, hopefully sparing Cybertron further devastation and giving his Autobots the breathing room they required. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Cliffjumper was a crew member of [[Ark (Movie)|Optimus's starship]] when it left Cybertron in pursuit of the AllSpark. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

Cliffjumper had returned to Cybertron some time before the year [[1908]], where he participated in a mission to steal [[energon]] from the now Decepticon-controlled Trypticon. His team was ambushed by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s troops, and though Cliffjumper himself was shot in the chest by Shockwave, he lived to retreat and regroup. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Cliffjumper hyah.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hyoh!]]

After the death of Megatron and the destruction of the AllSpark, Cliffjumper was part of an Autobot assault team on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] under the command of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. Together with his teammates, he attacked the Starscream's landed Decepticon starship. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} Cliffjumper and the others made short work of the [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones that the Decepticons sent against them, but were unprepared for [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]'s sonic weaponry. Cliffjumper and [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] attempted to provide cover for [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] to evacuate the fallen [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]], but Thundercracker killed Camshaft and wounded Cliffjumper. Saved from certain doom by Arcee, Cliffjumper turned the tides on the Decepticon, only to be shot in the back by Starscream. Arcee attempted to evacuate her wounded comrade, but was struck down by Starscream instead, leaving Cliffjumper's future looking grim. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

{{note|Unlike the other Autobots who were clearly shown to have been killed, Cliffjumper's status is ambiguous in the actual fiction. [[Chris Mowry]] says he survived, however.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage168039</ref> This is further supported in [[Convergence chapter 4]], where [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] only finds two dead Autobots and not four.}}
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===Transformers (2007) toy bios===
[[Image:Cliffjumpermoviepackagingart.jpg|thumb|right]]
The Autobots depend on the brazen Cliffjumper to make the more collected of their enemies so angry that they mess up their own plans. At one point, Cliffjumper targeted [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], who—while physically Cliffjumper's equal or better—became extremely annoyed by the fact he could not match Cliffjumper's skill at insults. {{storylink|#Legends class toys|Cliffjumper Vs Recon Barricade}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy bios===
If [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] and Cliffjumper weren't on opposite sides, they would get along swimmingly—because they're both dysfunctional jerks. As it happens, the extent of their interpersonal relationship involves Dead End trying to creep the short-tempered Cliffjumper out, which typically ends with Dead End getting punched in the face. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Cliffjumper and Dead End}}

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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
{{anchor|Allspark2pack}}
[[Image:Movie Legends CliffjumperBarricade toys.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Where's my gun?]]
*'''Cliffjumper Vs Recon Barricade''' (Legends multi-pack, 2007)

: Released as part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' assortment, [[Legends Class]] Cliffjumper is a [[redeco]] of Legends Bumblebee. His alternate mode is a fully licensed 1976 Chevrolet Camaro cast in red plastic with silver racing stripes on his hood. As part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' assortment, he came packed with Legends Class [[Barricade (Movie)|Recon Barricade]], a redeco of the previously released Legends Class Barricade. Even though the packaging for the two-pack features the same elements as the ''[[AllSpark Power]]'' [[subline imprint]], the packaging doesn't explicitly identify it as part of ''AllSpark Power''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Legends Cliffjumper at TFU.info]

{{-}}{{anchor|LOC}}
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Legends, 2008)

: An individually packaged release of the Legends class toy, available in European, Asian and Australasian markets instead of the AllSpark Battles two-pack.
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Cliffjumper Deluxe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First is yellow, now is red, next is white!]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Blaster cannon/blade

:As part of the ''[[AllSpark Power]]'' refresh of the movie toyline, Cliffjumper is once again a red and silver Bumblebee redeco, this time of the Deluxe Camaro Concept Bumblebee toy and, naturally, transforms into the [[wikipedia:Fifth-generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|concept vehicle for the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro]]. He features two [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmicks during transformation: ''(a)'' swinging his hood down into robot mode position also moves his arms up and ''(b)'', swinging his feet down will move the rear fenders up and behind his calves, as well as swinging the rear windows to his inner calves in a spring-loaded action.

: Cliffjumper comes with a plasma cannon that he can hold in either hand. For added play value, the cannon can Automorph into an energy blade by opening up the halves of the gun barrel and swinging them back. Care should be taken when removing the cannon from Cliffjumper's hands, as excessive force can damage the wrist ball joint socket.

: Contrary to popular opinion, the red pieces on the back of Cliffjumper's feet are ''not'' supposed to be heel spurs, and they have ''not'' been mis-assembled. They are supposed to fold up to emulate the detail found on the CGI design for Bumblebee.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Deluxe Cliffjumper at TFU.info]
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====Cyber Slammers====
{{anchor|CybSlam}}
[[Image:Movie CyberSlammers Cliffjumper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is Red Turbo Ranger, I'm rollin' out!]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007)

: Part of the fourth wave of [[Cyber Slammers]] toys, Cliffjumper is (natch) a redeco of the concept-Camaro Cyber Slammer Bumblebee. He has motorized action: When you push down on the car, it zooms forward and slowly pops into robot mode!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cyber Slammers Cliffjumper at TFU.info]
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DCard-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He'd have jumped that cliff if he hadn't swerved.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
**''Card number'': '''2'''

: Cliffjumper is a 31-point "Common" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from randomly packed plastic cards (two full robots per pack), he can be assembled into his car mode (resembling a BMW Z4) or into a rather stumpy robot mode. One of his blaster-weapons is held in his right hand, the other can mount on either shoulder.

: He uses the same construction as the [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] cards. This style is similar to the one used by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Earth]]-mode [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]].

:His card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Movie RobotHeroes BestBuy Cliffjumper OptimusPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dance, red boy, DANCE!]]
*'''Cliffjumper and Optimus Prime''' (Robot Heroes, 2007)

: [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] Cliffjumper is a redeco of the first-wave Bumblebee figurine, a non-transforming, super-cute rendition of the character. Origianlly [[exclusive]] to the Best Buy USA release of the [[Transformers (film)/home video|movie DVD release]], along with a battle-damaged version of Robot Heroes [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Cliffjumper later saw a wider release as part of the 2009 [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] series of ''Robot Heroes''.

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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:ROTF-toy CliffjumperTitanium.jpg|thumb|300px|Wow. He really let himself go after the AllSpark Battles.]]
*'''Cliffjumper & Dead End''' (Two-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories'': Autobot symbol display stand

: A red and black redeco of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Titanium Series|Bumblebee]] (in his '76 Camaro form), ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Cliffjumper is a non-transforming figurine made of plastic and [[die-cast]] metal. He is sculpted wielding a forearm-mounted weapon, and has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. Oh, and he comes with a movie-style Autobot logo base to stand on.

: He was only available in a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Dead End (ROTF)#Titanium Series|Dead End]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TitCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Titanium Series Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[Image:MovieCGCliffjumper.jpg|right|250px|thumb|One bee, two bee, red bee, blue bee.]]
* An early [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] test animatic (first seen in Circuit City-exclusive web content, later in the "bonus" section of the official movie website) of Bumblebee in battle had 'Bee facing off against a red doppelganger. Hmmmm.
* Amusingly enough, Cliffjumper's 3D card robot mode is clearly designed after ''[[Transformers: Alternators| Alternators]]'' [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], though with a few movie-aesthetic concessions thrown in, mostly in the look of the feet. It's ''exceedingly'' likely the names of the two cards got mixed up, as card-game [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]] bears more than a passing resemblance to Bumblebee (and by extension, ''every other version'' of movie Cliffjumper).
* With three toys, a [[Titanium Series|Titanium]] figurine, a [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figurine, and a Battle-Card, Cliffjumper has '''by far''' the most merchandise for a ''Transformers'' movie character not actually appearing IN the film. However, the increased popularity of Bumblebee prevented any further Cliffjumper redecos of Bumblebee toys from the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' lines (with the exception of the ''Titanium'' figure), leading instead to a slew of increasingly insane same-character-in-slightly-varied-colors redecos of Bumblebee.
* Furthermore, between his various toys, he shares two different Camaro alternate modes with Bumblebee. Is this supposed to imply that in a toy-only [[micro-continuity]], he undergoes the ''exact'' same upgrade from a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro into a modern Camaro concept vehicle?
* Cover A of [[The Reign of Starscream issue 5]] by [[Alex Milne]] depicts Cliffjumper among the Autobots in an Earth mode body based on his Deluxe Class toy, despite the fact he never made it to Earth and doesn't even appear in this issue.
* Some people say that Cliffjumper was not in the movie. That is a lie because the failed mission to Mars looked like the shadow of Bumblebee but that was acually Cliffjumper.

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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm Cliffjumper at TFU.info]

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Cliffjumper (Movie)

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:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Cliffjumper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"...But if we wind up in Carbombya, I quit."]]
'''Cliffjumper''' shoots first and asks questions much, much later. The only intelligence he's patient enough to gather is "[[Decepticon]]s were here, and now they're dead." Despite his surly and impetuous nature, however, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] seems to like him.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance1_Cliffjumper_Bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Ya-ya know? I like you Bumblebee. I think you are alright" *hic*]]

Many, many years ago, Cliffjumper and his look-alike [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] guarded the [[AllSpark]] at [[Simfur]] from nothing in particular. Cliffjumper tried to get his bored friend to calm down when the yellow guy got anxious from just sitting around. Cliffjumper pointed out that, even though they were [[Defense Force]] material, they'd be just as bored in the Defense Force, just doing patrols. If anything, they should relax and let the action come to them.

Cliffjumper rather regretted his words, as [[Ejoornian|hostile aliens]] attacked Cybertron, and the pair were quickly pinned down under heavy fire. Relief finally came in the form of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], who quickly [[Slag (slang)|slagged]] several of the attacking craft. Megatron proceeded to berate the two Autobots for not doing a better job and not taking the fight to the enemy, but received a bad wound from the attackers. When [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] arrived, Megatron told him to keep [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]'s team out of their way. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

After the battle, a panicky Bumblebee knew something ''big'' was coming, though Cliffjumper thought that they wouldn't have anything to do with it anyway, as they're only supposed to stand guard at the [[Simfur Temple|temple]]. [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] came to investigate the attack on the temple, and Cliffjumper reported that they didn't notice any unusual activity from the AllSpark during the battle. Later, presumably all the security personnel were present at the meeting where Optimus asked them not to follow Megatron into war. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

After Megatron discovered that Optimus, Prowl and Jazz had been snooping about in his quarters, he sent Cliffjumper and Bumblebee along with other expendable security officers under Prowl's command to arrest Optimus on trumped-up charges of treason. What the officers didn't know was they were all marked for death, and on the trip to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], the group was attacked by soldiers loyal to Megatron. The group managed to escape to [[Burthov]] while Optimus stayed behind long enough to defeat the would-be assassins. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

In the wastes of Burthov, Cliffjumper got the drop on the disenfranchised solder [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who had quit Megatron's army in disgust. A brief standoff ensued where Ironhide was confident that his abundant weaponry would ensure Cliffjumper would not harm him, but the younger 'bot noted the cannons were all Ironhide had, and suddenly, his confederates sprung out of the ground to surround the old soldier. Ironhide wasn't in the mood to fight anyway, so the rebels took him to see Optimus '''Prime'''. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Cliffjumper was in a crowd of Autobots waiting for Optimus Prime's orders after the Decepticons launched the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' into space. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Sometime later, with the war reaching its peak, Optimus Prime made the decision to capture the AllSpark and launch it into deep space, hopefully sparing Cybertron further devastation and giving his Autobots the breathing room they required. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Cliffjumper was a crew member of [[Ark (Movie)|Optimus's starship]] when it left Cybertron in pursuit of the AllSpark. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

Cliffjumper had returned to Cybertron some time before the year [[1908]], where he participated in a mission to steal [[energon]] from the now Decepticon-controlled Trypticon. His team was ambushed by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s troops, and though Cliffjumper himself was shot in the chest by Shockwave, he lived to retreat and regroup. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Cliffjumper hyah.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hyoh!]]

After the death of Megatron and the destruction of the AllSpark, Cliffjumper was part of an Autobot assault team on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] under the command of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. Together with his teammates, he attacked the Starscream's landed Decepticon starship. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} Cliffjumper and the others made short work of the [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones that the Decepticons sent against them, but were unprepared for [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]'s sonic weaponry. Cliffjumper and [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] attempted to provide cover for [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] to evacuate the fallen [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]], but Thundercracker killed Camshaft and wounded Cliffjumper. Saved from certain doom by Arcee, Cliffjumper turned the tides on the Decepticon, only to be shot in the back by Starscream. Arcee attempted to evacuate her wounded comrade, but was struck down by Starscream instead, leaving Cliffjumper's future looking grim. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

{{note|Unlike the other Autobots who were clearly shown to have been killed, Cliffjumper's status is ambiguous in the actual fiction. [[Chris Mowry]] says he survived, however.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage168039</ref> This is further supported in [[Convergence chapter 4]], where [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] only finds two dead Autobots and not four.}}
{{-}}

===Transformers (2007) toy bios===
[[Image:Cliffjumpermoviepackagingart.jpg|thumb|right]]
The Autobots depend on the brazen Cliffjumper to make the more collected of their enemies so angry that they mess up their own plans. At one point, Cliffjumper targeted [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], who—while physically Cliffjumper's equal or better—became extremely annoyed by the fact he could not match Cliffjumper's skill at insults. {{storylink|#Legends class toys|Cliffjumper Vs Recon Barricade}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy bios===
If [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] and Cliffjumper weren't on opposite sides, they would get along swimmingly—because they're both dysfunctional jerks. As it happens, the extent of their interpersonal relationship involves Dead End trying to creep the short-tempered Cliffjumper out, which typically ends with Dead End getting punched in the face. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Cliffjumper and Dead End}}

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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
{{anchor|Allspark2pack}}
[[Image:Movie Legends CliffjumperBarricade toys.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Where's my gun?]]
*'''Cliffjumper Vs Recon Barricade''' (Legends multi-pack, 2007)

: Released as part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' assortment, [[Legends Class]] Cliffjumper is a [[redeco]] of Legends Bumblebee. His alternate mode is a fully licensed 1976 Chevrolet Camaro cast in red plastic with silver racing stripes on his hood. As part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' assortment, he came packed with Legends Class [[Barricade (Movie)|Recon Barricade]], a redeco of the previously released Legends Class Barricade. Even though the packaging for the two-pack features the same elements as the ''[[AllSpark Power]]'' [[subline imprint]], the packaging doesn't explicitly identify it as part of ''AllSpark Power''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Legends Cliffjumper at TFU.info]

{{-}}{{anchor|LOC}}
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Legends, 2008)

: An individually packaged release of the Legends class toy, available in European, Asian and Australasian markets instead of the AllSpark Battles two-pack.
{{-}}

====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Cliffjumper Deluxe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First is yellow, now is red, next is white!]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Blaster cannon/blade

:As part of the ''[[AllSpark Power]]'' refresh of the movie toyline, Cliffjumper is once again a red and silver Bumblebee redeco, this time of the Deluxe Camaro Concept Bumblebee toy and, naturally, transforms into the [[wikipedia:Fifth-generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|concept vehicle for the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro]]. He features two [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmicks during transformation: ''(a)'' swinging his hood down into robot mode position also moves his arms up and ''(b)'', swinging his feet down will move the rear fenders up and behind his calves, as well as swinging the rear windows to his inner calves in a spring-loaded action.

: Cliffjumper comes with a plasma cannon that he can hold in either hand. For added play value, the cannon can Automorph into an energy blade by opening up the halves of the gun barrel and swinging them back. Care should be taken when removing the cannon from Cliffjumper's hands, as excessive force can damage the wrist ball joint socket.

: Contrary to popular opinion, the red pieces on the back of Cliffjumper's feet are ''not'' supposed to be heel spurs, and they have ''not'' been mis-assembled. They are supposed to fold up to emulate the detail found on the CGI design for Bumblebee.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Deluxe Cliffjumper at TFU.info]
{{-}}

====Cyber Slammers====
{{anchor|CybSlam}}
[[Image:Movie CyberSlammers Cliffjumper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is Red Turbo Ranger, I'm rollin' out!]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007)

: Part of the fourth wave of [[Cyber Slammers]] toys, Cliffjumper is (natch) a redeco of the concept-Camaro Cyber Slammer Bumblebee. He has motorized action: When you push down on the car, it zooms forward and slowly pops into robot mode!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cyber Slammers Cliffjumper at TFU.info]
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DCard-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He'd have jumped that cliff if he hadn't swerved.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
**''Card number'': '''2'''

: Cliffjumper is a 31-point "Common" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from randomly packed plastic cards (two full robots per pack), he can be assembled into his car mode (resembling a BMW Z4) or into a rather stumpy robot mode. One of his blaster-weapons is held in his right hand, the other can mount on either shoulder.

: He uses the same construction as the [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] cards. This style is similar to the one used by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Earth]]-mode [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]].

:His card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].
{{-}}

===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Movie RobotHeroes BestBuy Cliffjumper OptimusPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dance, red boy, DANCE!]]
*'''Cliffjumper and Optimus Prime''' (Robot Heroes, 2007)

: [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] Cliffjumper is a redeco of the first-wave Bumblebee figurine, a non-transforming, super-cute rendition of the character. Origianlly [[exclusive]] to the Best Buy USA release of the [[Transformers (film)/home video|movie DVD release]], along with a battle-damaged version of Robot Heroes [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Cliffjumper later saw a wider release as part of the 2009 [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] series of ''Robot Heroes''.

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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:ROTF-toy CliffjumperTitanium.jpg|thumb|300px|Wow. He really let himself go after the AllSpark Battles.]]
*'''Cliffjumper & Dead End''' (Two-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories'': Autobot symbol display stand

: A red and black redeco of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Titanium Series|Bumblebee]] (in his '76 Camaro form), ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Cliffjumper is a non-transforming figurine made of plastic and [[die-cast]] metal. He is sculpted wielding a forearm-mounted weapon, and has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. Oh, and he comes with a movie-style Autobot logo base to stand on.

: He was only available in a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Dead End (ROTF)#Titanium Series|Dead End]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TitCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Titanium Series Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[Image:MovieCGCliffjumper.jpg|right|250px|thumb|One bee, two bee, red bee, blue bee.]]
* An early [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] test animatic (first seen in Circuit City-exclusive web content, later in the "bonus" section of the official movie website) of Bumblebee in battle had 'Bee facing off against a red doppelganger. Hmmmm.
* Amusingly enough, Cliffjumper's 3D card robot mode is clearly designed after ''[[Transformers: Alternators| Alternators]]'' [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], though with a few movie-aesthetic concessions thrown in, mostly in the look of the feet. It's ''exceedingly'' likely the names of the two cards got mixed up, as card-game [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]] bears more than a passing resemblance to Bumblebee (and by extension, ''every other version'' of movie Cliffjumper).
* With three toys, a [[Titanium Series|Titanium]] figurine, a [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figurine, and a Battle-Card, Cliffjumper has '''by far''' the most merchandise for a ''Transformers'' movie character not actually appearing IN the film. However, the increased popularity of Bumblebee prevented any further Cliffjumper redecos of Bumblebee toys from the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' lines (with the exception of the ''Titanium'' figure), leading instead to a slew of increasingly insane same-character-in-slightly-varied-colors redecos of Bumblebee.
* Furthermore, between his various toys, he shares two different Camaro alternate modes with Bumblebee. Is this supposed to imply that in a toy-only [[micro-continuity]], he undergoes the ''exact'' same upgrade from a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro into a modern Camaro concept vehicle?
* Cover A of [[The Reign of Starscream issue 5]] by [[Alex Milne]] depicts Cliffjumper among the Autobots in an Earth mode body based on his Deluxe Class toy, despite the fact he never made it to Earth and doesn't even appear in this issue.
* Some people say that Cliffjumper was not in the movie. That is a lie because the failed mission to Mars looked like the shadow of Bumblebee but was acually Cliffjumper.

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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm Cliffjumper at TFU.info]

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Cliffjumper (Movie)

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:''Cliffjumper is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Cliffjumper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"...But if we wind up in Carbombya, I quit."]]
'''Cliffjumper''' shoots first and asks questions much, much later. The only intelligence he's patient enough to gather is "[[Decepticon]]s were here, and now they're dead." Despite his surly and impetuous nature, however, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] seems to like him.

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===
[[Image:Defiance1_Cliffjumper_Bumblebee.jpg|left|thumb|300px|"Ya-ya know? I like you Bumblebee. I think you are alright" *hic*]]

Many, many years ago, Cliffjumper and his look-alike [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] guarded the [[AllSpark]] at [[Simfur]] from nothing in particular. Cliffjumper tried to get his bored friend to calm down when the yellow guy got anxious from just sitting around. Cliffjumper pointed out that, even though they were [[Defense Force]] material, they'd be just as bored in the Defense Force, just doing patrols. If anything, they should relax and let the action come to them.

Cliffjumper rather regretted his words, as [[Ejoornian|hostile aliens]] attacked Cybertron, and the pair were quickly pinned down under heavy fire. Relief finally came in the form of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], who quickly [[Slag (slang)|slagged]] several of the attacking craft. Megatron proceeded to berate the two Autobots for not doing a better job and not taking the fight to the enemy, but received a bad wound from the attackers. When [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] arrived, Megatron told him to keep [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]'s team out of their way. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}

After the battle, a panicky Bumblebee knew something ''big'' was coming, though Cliffjumper thought that they wouldn't have anything to do with it anyway, as they're only supposed to stand guard at the [[Simfur Temple|temple]]. [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] came to investigate the attack on the temple, and Cliffjumper reported that they didn't notice any unusual activity from the AllSpark during the battle. Later, presumably all the security personnel were present at the meeting where Optimus asked them not to follow Megatron into war. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

After Megatron discovered that Optimus, Prowl and Jazz had been snooping about in his quarters, he sent Cliffjumper and Bumblebee along with other expendable security officers under Prowl's command to arrest Optimus on trumped-up charges of treason. What the officers didn't know was they were all marked for death, and on the trip to [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], the group was attacked by soldiers loyal to Megatron. The group managed to escape to [[Burthov]] while Optimus stayed behind long enough to defeat the would-be assassins. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}

In the wastes of Burthov, Cliffjumper got the drop on the disenfranchised solder [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], who had quit Megatron's army in disgust. A brief standoff ensued where Ironhide was confident that his abundant weaponry would ensure Cliffjumper would not harm him, but the younger 'bot noted the cannons were all Ironhide had, and suddenly, his confederates sprung out of the ground to surround the old soldier. Ironhide wasn't in the mood to fight anyway, so the rebels took him to see Optimus '''Prime'''. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Cliffjumper was in a crowd of Autobots waiting for Optimus Prime's orders after the Decepticons launched the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' into space. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Sometime later, with the war reaching its peak, Optimus Prime made the decision to capture the AllSpark and launch it into deep space, hopefully sparing Cybertron further devastation and giving his Autobots the breathing room they required. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Cliffjumper was a crew member of [[Ark (Movie)|Optimus's starship]] when it left Cybertron in pursuit of the AllSpark. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

Cliffjumper had returned to Cybertron some time before the year [[1908]], where he participated in a mission to steal [[energon]] from the now Decepticon-controlled Trypticon. His team was ambushed by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s troops, and though Cliffjumper himself was shot in the chest by Shockwave, he lived to retreat and regroup. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Cliffjumper hyah.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hyoh!]]

After the death of Megatron and the destruction of the AllSpark, Cliffjumper was part of an Autobot assault team on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] under the command of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. Together with his teammates, he attacked the Starscream's landed Decepticon starship. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} Cliffjumper and the others made short work of the [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones that the Decepticons sent against them, but were unprepared for [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]'s sonic weaponry. Cliffjumper and [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] attempted to provide cover for [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] to evacuate the fallen [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]], but Thundercracker killed Camshaft and wounded Cliffjumper. Saved from certain doom by Arcee, Cliffjumper turned the tides on the Decepticon, only to be shot in the back by Starscream. Arcee attempted to evacuate her wounded comrade, but was struck down by Starscream instead, leaving Cliffjumper's future looking grim. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

{{note|Unlike the other Autobots who were clearly shown to have been killed, Cliffjumper's status is ambiguous in the actual fiction. [[Chris Mowry]] says he survived, however.<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage168039</ref> This is further supported in [[Convergence chapter 4]], where [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] only finds two dead Autobots and not four.}}
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===Transformers (2007) toy bios===
[[Image:Cliffjumpermoviepackagingart.jpg|thumb|right]]
The Autobots depend on the brazen Cliffjumper to make the more collected of their enemies so angry that they mess up their own plans. At one point, Cliffjumper targeted [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], who—while physically Cliffjumper's equal or better—became extremely annoyed by the fact he could not match Cliffjumper's skill at insults. {{storylink|#Legends class toys|Cliffjumper Vs Recon Barricade}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy bios===
If [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] and Cliffjumper weren't on opposite sides, they would get along swimmingly—because they're both dysfunctional jerks. As it happens, the extent of their interpersonal relationship involves Dead End trying to creep the short-tempered Cliffjumper out, which typically ends with Dead End getting punched in the face. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Cliffjumper and Dead End}}

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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Legends Class toys====
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[[Image:Movie Legends CliffjumperBarricade toys.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Where's my gun?]]
*'''Cliffjumper Vs Recon Barricade''' (Legends multi-pack, 2007)

: Released as part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' assortment, [[Legends Class]] Cliffjumper is a [[redeco]] of Legends Bumblebee. His alternate mode is a fully licensed 1976 Chevrolet Camaro cast in red plastic with silver racing stripes on his hood. As part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' assortment, he came packed with Legends Class [[Barricade (Movie)|Recon Barricade]], a redeco of the previously released Legends Class Barricade. Even though the packaging for the two-pack features the same elements as the ''[[AllSpark Power]]'' [[subline imprint]], the packaging doesn't explicitly identify it as part of ''AllSpark Power''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/LegendsCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Legends Cliffjumper at TFU.info]

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*'''Cliffjumper''' (Legends, 2008)

: An individually packaged release of the Legends class toy, available in European, Asian and Australasian markets instead of the AllSpark Battles two-pack.
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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Cliffjumper Deluxe.jpg|right|300px|thumb|First is yellow, now is red, next is white!]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories'': Blaster cannon/blade

:As part of the ''[[AllSpark Power]]'' refresh of the movie toyline, Cliffjumper is once again a red and silver Bumblebee redeco, this time of the Deluxe Camaro Concept Bumblebee toy and, naturally, transforms into the [[wikipedia:Fifth-generation_Chevrolet_Camaro|concept vehicle for the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro]]. He features two [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmicks during transformation: ''(a)'' swinging his hood down into robot mode position also moves his arms up and ''(b)'', swinging his feet down will move the rear fenders up and behind his calves, as well as swinging the rear windows to his inner calves in a spring-loaded action.

: Cliffjumper comes with a plasma cannon that he can hold in either hand. For added play value, the cannon can Automorph into an energy blade by opening up the halves of the gun barrel and swinging them back. Care should be taken when removing the cannon from Cliffjumper's hands, as excessive force can damage the wrist ball joint socket.

: Contrary to popular opinion, the red pieces on the back of Cliffjumper's feet are ''not'' supposed to be heel spurs, and they have ''not'' been mis-assembled. They are supposed to fold up to emulate the detail found on the CGI design for Bumblebee.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Deluxe Cliffjumper at TFU.info]
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====Cyber Slammers====
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[[Image:Movie CyberSlammers Cliffjumper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|This is Red Turbo Ranger, I'm rollin' out!]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Cyber Slammer, 2007)

: Part of the fourth wave of [[Cyber Slammers]] toys, Cliffjumper is (natch) a redeco of the concept-Camaro Cyber Slammer Bumblebee. He has motorized action: When you push down on the car, it zooms forward and slowly pops into robot mode!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/CySlamCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cyber Slammers Cliffjumper at TFU.info]
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DCard-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|300px|thumb|He'd have jumped that cliff if he hadn't swerved.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
**''Card number'': '''2'''

: Cliffjumper is a 31-point "Common" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from randomly packed plastic cards (two full robots per pack), he can be assembled into his car mode (resembling a BMW Z4) or into a rather stumpy robot mode. One of his blaster-weapons is held in his right hand, the other can mount on either shoulder.

: He uses the same construction as the [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Smokescreen (Movie)|Smokescreen]] cards. This style is similar to the one used by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Earth]]-mode [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], and [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]].

:His card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Movie RobotHeroes BestBuy Cliffjumper OptimusPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dance, red boy, DANCE!]]
*'''Cliffjumper and Optimus Prime''' (Robot Heroes, 2007)

: [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] Cliffjumper is a redeco of the first-wave Bumblebee figurine, a non-transforming, super-cute rendition of the character. Origianlly [[exclusive]] to the Best Buy USA release of the [[Transformers (film)/home video|movie DVD release]], along with a battle-damaged version of Robot Heroes [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], Cliffjumper later saw a wider release as part of the 2009 [[blindpacking|blind-packed]] series of ''Robot Heroes''.

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===Titanium Series===
[[Image:ROTF-toy CliffjumperTitanium.jpg|thumb|300px|Wow. He really let himself go after the AllSpark Battles.]]
*'''Cliffjumper & Dead End''' (Two-pack, 2009)
**''Accessories'': Autobot symbol display stand

: A red and black redeco of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Titanium Series|Bumblebee]] (in his '76 Camaro form), ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Cliffjumper is a non-transforming figurine made of plastic and [[die-cast]] metal. He is sculpted wielding a forearm-mounted weapon, and has articulation in his shoulders, neck and waist. Oh, and he comes with a movie-style Autobot logo base to stand on.

: He was only available in a [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]-[[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Dead End (ROTF)#Titanium Series|Dead End]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TitCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Titanium Series Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[Image:MovieCGCliffjumper.jpg|right|250px|thumb|One bee, two bee, red bee, blue bee.]]
* An early [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] test animatic (first seen in Circuit City-exclusive web content, later in the "bonus" section of the official movie website) of Bumblebee in battle had 'Bee facing off against a red doppelganger. Hmmmm.
* Amusingly enough, Cliffjumper's 3D card robot mode is clearly designed after ''[[Transformers: Alternators| Alternators]]'' [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]], though with a few movie-aesthetic concessions thrown in, mostly in the look of the feet. It's ''exceedingly'' likely the names of the two cards got mixed up, as card-game [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]] bears more than a passing resemblance to Bumblebee (and by extension, ''every other version'' of movie Cliffjumper).
* With three toys, a [[Titanium Series|Titanium]] figurine, a [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] figurine, and a Battle-Card, Cliffjumper has '''by far''' the most merchandise for a ''Transformers'' movie character not actually appearing IN the film. However, the increased popularity of Bumblebee prevented any further Cliffjumper redecos of Bumblebee toys from the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' lines (with the exception of the ''Titanium'' figure), leading instead to a slew of increasingly insane same-character-in-slightly-varied-colors redecos of Bumblebee.
* Furthermore, between his various toys, he shares two different Camaro alternate modes with Bumblebee. Is this supposed to imply that in a toy-only [[micro-continuity]], he undergoes the ''exact'' same upgrade from a 1976 Chevrolet Camaro into a modern Camaro concept vehicle?
* Cover A of [[The Reign of Starscream issue 5]] by [[Alex Milne]] depicts Cliffjumper among the Autobots in an Earth mode body based on his Deluxe Class toy, despite the fact he never made it to Earth and doesn't even appear in this issue.
* Some people say that Cliffjumper (like the guy above) was not in the movie. That is a lie because the failed mission to Mars looked like the shadow of Bumblebee but was acually Cliffjumper. .

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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]
* [http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm Cliffjumper at TFU.info]

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