Spotlight: Cliffjumper

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"The Transformers Spotlight: Cliffjumper"
Publisher IDW Publishing
First published June 17, 2009
Cover date June 2009
Written by Shane McCarthy
Art by Robby Musso
Colors by Joana Lafuente
Letters by Chris Mowry
Edits by Denton J. Tipton
Continuity IDW continuity
Chronology Unknown

Synopsis

In the darkness, Cliffjumper speaks to an unknown being.

Some time earlier, he crash landed on a planet and was attempting to make a transmitter to contact the Autobots when he was greeted by 2 natives. Kita, and her younger brother Koll were orphaned when their parents died and struggle to maintain their family's farm. After some introductions, Kita doesn't believe that Cliffjumper would hurt a fly, as hurting others is a great evil in her peoples' eyes. Cliffjumper hurriedly changes the subject and they later head to the farmhouse where Cliffjumper refuels on synthetic energon. He believes he will be there for awhile and suggests he help with Kita's farm.

Time passes and the farm is now thriving. While Cliffjumper and Kita discuss flowers, a Decepticon ship flies overhead and lands near the farm where Koll is playing. The 2 rush back to the farm, where the Decepticons are threatening Koll. As they try to pry info out of Kita, Cliffjumper kills 3 of the landing party. They finally use her as bait to lure out Cliffjumper, and are surprised to learn he is but one Autobot. To humiliate him, they tell Kita that Cliffjumper is a killer who sabotaged a Decepticon ship. She is saddened and wishes to leave. They let her go but only to shoot her in the back and then toss a bomb toward her and her brother. Cliffjumper uses his body to protect his friends and then rushes them to the barn.

In the present, Cliffjumper consoles the dying Kita and tells Koll to stay with the body while he tends to his enemies. The Decepticons had called for backup, who chastises them when he finds out it was but one Autobot. However, when he figures out it is Cliffjumper, he quickly tells the team to arm themselves, but it is too late, as the furious Autobot unleashes on the 'Cons and destroys them all.

Cliffjumper later plants a memorial for Kita, along with her favorite flowers and sees to it that Koll is raised by a new family. He then takes off in the Decepticons' ship to rejoin his own family, the Autobots.

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Decepticons Others
  • various unnamed Decepticons (4)
  • Kita (2)
  • Coll (3)
  • Coll's new parents (5)

Quotes

Decepticon 1: Did you say "little red runt"?
Decepticon 2: Yeah, little red-
Decepticon 1: Small?
Decepticon 2: Yeah.
Decepticon 1: About so high?
Decepticon 2: Yeah.
Decepticon 1: Horns?
Decepticon 2: Yeah, but-
Decepticon 1: Arm yourselves!

--The nameless Decepticons realize they're not dealing with any 'one' Autobot

Items of note

  • None of the Transformers actually transform in this issue.

Covers (3)

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