Cliffjumper (G1)

The name or term "Cliffjumper" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Cliffjumper (disambiguation).

Cliffjumper is an Autobot from the Generation 1 continuity family.

He's got a piece of paper that he claims contains a list of 200 known traitors.

Within Cliffjumper burns the spark of a hero and a dedicated Autobot. On the outside is a paranoid, trigger-happy jerk with serious impulse-control problems. Cliffjumper utterly hates the Decepticons. He also hates traitors. And anybody could be a traitor. Therefore, Cliffjumper hates everybody. It's unclear if he hates traitors more than he hates Decepticons, but it's at least a neck-and-neck thing.

He makes a habit of pulling ridiculously huge guns out of nowhere and attacking impulsively despite orders or sanity. Somehow, this gets him neither killed nor demoted.

Cliffjumper's special weapon is his glass gas, which embrittles metals on contact so that they shatter like glass. He is not immune to its effects, so its use requires careful consideration of wind direction. Actually, this may explain why he prefers the big guns. He doesn't seem like the calculating type.

Look at Megatron. I'm gonna blast that smile off his faceplate.Cliffjumper, raring to go, "The Ultimate Doom, Part 3"

Preliminary name: Blow-Out

Japanese name: Cliff

French-Canadian name: Matamore / Rapido

Hungarian name: Sziklaugró (exact translation)

Hungarian movie name, first dub only: Ugró (Jumper)

Italian name: Grillo ("Cricket")

Portuguese name (Portugal comics): Salta-Penhascos

Portuguese name (Brazil comics): Saltador

South American name: Carrera

Chinese name (Taiwan): Tìau Yái (跳崖, "Cliff Jumping")

Chinese name (China): Fei Guo Shan (飛過山, "Flying across a Mountain")

Russian name: Скалолаз ("Rock-climber")

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Generation 1

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Don't ask, don't tell, don't laugh.

Cliffjumper was a part of the crew on board the Ark when it crashed into Earth four million years ago while clearing an asteroid field in the path of Cybertron. Upon reviving in 1984, Cliffjumper was chosen as part of the first field expedition into the world under Prowl's command. Their simple recon mission to a drive-in movie theatre quickly turned into a battle when the Decepticons arrived. Cliffjumper acquitted himself well in combat, single-handedly driving off Starscream and Thundercracker with his glass gas. The Transformers

Later, he joined Optimus Prime on the mission to rescue their human friend Sparkplug Witwicky from the Decepticons. Unfortunately, the human military got in the way, distracting Cliffjumper and Huffer long enough for Rumble's earthquakes to throw them for a loop. Prisoner of War! Whether because of this or just a general lack of fuel, Cliffjumper was unable to stand up and fight against the Decepticons in the battle at the Ark. The Last Stand He was deactivated for a while during Shockwave's occupation of the Ark, but was repaired without incident when Ratchet reclaimed it for the crew. However, the head of Optimus Prime was still missing, and during an attempt to retrieve it, an impostor head took control of Prime's body, firing on Cliffjumper. Prime Time!

Presumably repaired, he later participated in the Dinobot Hunt, along with Gears and Windcharger. Although they found Sludge, immediately thereafter all three were captured by the Decepticons. They were rescued by Bumblebee. Dinobot Hunt!

He was one of the observers to Blaster and Grimlock's battle on the moon. How he fared in the following Decepticon attack is unknown, but he was never seen again. Totaled!

Marvel UK future timelines

After surviving the destruction of Moonbase One, Cliffjumper returned to the Autobot combat movement on Cybertron by 2007. He joined Ultra Magnus in a concerted effort to surprise a group of Decepticon skyraiders, using Rodimus Prime as bait to draw them in close for a crossfire. Wanted:Galvatron — Dead or Alive!

Classics/Shattered Glass

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After being nearly killed by an Underbase-powered Starscream, the Autobots, lacking the resources on Earth to repair him, shipped his body to Cybertron, where he languished on life support for fifteen years. After the war, newly-freed resources allowed techs to revive him once again, though when he first woke up he immediately flatlined again when they told him the war was over. Consoled by the idea that some Decepticons were still left in the universe, Cliffjumper was sadly too late to join Grimlock's crew on the Graviton, so when reports of Megatron's return reached Cybertron, Cliffjumper was the first to join Optimus Prime in returning to Earth to vanquish him.

Crossing Over: Part 4 Crossing Over: Part 5

After following Skyfall, Landquake and Breakaway through a portal Crossing Over: Part 6, Cliffjumper ended up in the "Shattered Glass" universe, where he was found by Ruckus and Rodimus. They were surprised to see him, as the native Cliffjumper had been thought dead for years.

Rodimus took Cliffjumper to see Optimus Prime, who was pleased to see him and had him witness Rumble's execution. Cliffjumper was shocked and protested against the execution, which surprised and angered Optimus, as the native Cliffjumper had enjoyed killing prisoners. Prime blew several holes in Cliffjumper as punishment and had him dumped in the Rad Zone, where he was discovered by Cyclonus, Scrapper and Long Haul and taken to the Decepticon base. There Scrapper and Hook repaired him and found he had numerous anomalies, thus discovering he was not this universe's Cliffjumper.

Towards the end of the repairs, Cliffjumper woke up and shoved the medics aside to escape, only to run into Megatron and Sideswipe. Sideswipe explained how the war started, what happened to this universe's Cliffjumper, and finally why Sideswipe had become a Decepticon.

Later, Starscream and Megatron were discussing the Ark's status, when Cliffjumper and Sideswipe walked into the room. Megatron informed Cliffjumper that Prime planned to use the Ark to conquer other worlds, and Cliffjumper exclaimed "By Primus, he can't be allowed to do that!", leaving everyone confused. Cliffjumper then provided a highly condensed version of the Transformers' origins. Megatron thought that being created by a benevolent god was a comforting idea, but everyone else was amused by Cliffjumper's strange beliefs.

Starscream came up with a plan to use Cliffjumper's glass gas to weaken the Ark's launch platform, making it vulnerable to normal weapons. Cliffjumper agreed to help Starscream duplicate the formula as Megatron and the others planned the attack.

After Razorclaw and Rampage dispatched the Autobot guards, and Starscream, Divebomb and Whisper dropped the "glass gas bombs" on the Ark, Cliffjumper and the others attacked the launch platform. However, their weapons failed to destroy the platform, resulting in an all-out brawl between the two sides. When Optimus spotted Cliffjumper, he attempted to destroy the "traitor", but Megatron took the hit instead. This spurred Cliffjumper into destroying the launch platform. The Decepticons retreated, and Cliffjumper decided to go with them. Shattered Glass

Cliffjumper helped the Decepticons battle the Autobots for control of the Arch-Ayr fuel dump by firing large amounts of both artillery and insults at Optimus Prime, with his enthusiasm disturbing Starscream and Megatron. When Soundwave called in the Mayhem Suppression Squad, Cliffjumper helped the Squad succeed in forcing the Autobots to fall back.

Just then the ground started trembling and sent Cliffjumper sprawling. He accused Crasher of doing it, but it was actually Wheeljack and his army of Dinobots, which Cliffjumper recognized.

There's always a bigger fish...

The Dinobots eventually turned on each other and scattered, and Cliffjumper was among those ordered by Megatron to capture some of them for reprogramming. He and Sideswipe located and subdued Slugfest, only for the hulking Goryu to come to Slugfest's aid. Cliffjumper jumped onto and rode Goryu as he chased after Sideswipe, eventually managing to trick Goryu into knocking himself out.

The two then noticed Huffer on the horizon and cornered him. Sideswipe "convinced" Huffer to admit what he was up to by warning that Cliffjumper was insane because he believed in Primus. Huffer offered to talk if they gave him three energon rods, but Cliffjumper threatened him down to one. Huffer admitted he had been tracking Grimlock and where, then escaped from the two.

Sideswipe and Cliffjumper used the information to track Grimlock to an old bunker. Sideswipe was hesitant, since the area was where he had been ambushed and his universe's Cliffjumper had died, but Cliffjumper wasn't fazed by Sideswipe's guilt nor by possibly seeing his double's corpse.

While the two examined hieroglyphics just inside the bunker's entrance, a booming voice ordered them to get out. The two were more than willing to comply, but found they couldn't, as the tunnels around them had changed. They continued on their journey instead, and encountered several traps, one of which injured Cliffjumper's leg.

Later, the two met up with Rodimus and Blurr. Cliffjumper and Rodimus tumbled into a hidden passage, activating yet another trap. Rodimus deactivated the trap before it could crush them by yanking out and using the spear that had become embedded in Cliffjumper's leg earlier. They were ejected into a room full of debris. Rodimus recognized they were in the Omega Terminus chambers, and told Cliffjumper they could use it to create their own army to take down Prime, but Cliffjumper wasn't interested. Rodimus then found a vial of scraplets and offered to have Cliffjumper drink some. Cliffjumper was horrified, until Rodimus explained how scraplets worked as a healing potion, and took a swig to prove it. Cliffjumper reluctantly accepted some to heal his leg, and they escaped out a hatch.

They met back up with Blurr and Sideswipe on a narrow bridge overlooking a deep chasm. Rodimus tried again to recruit the others into a new team of Wreckers, but was interrupted by the arrival of Grimlock, who explained he'd been guided there by a strange voice that didn't want the others there.

Omega Terminus started spinning and shot a bolt of energy at Grimlock, giving him an ember and the ability to transform. After doing so, he started to explain their situation, but Cliffjumper grew impatient and challenged him. As a response, additional lights came from the Omega Terminus and reanimated four corpses, including Drench and the native Cliffjumper. Grimlock further explained the Omega Terminus' powers, and a battle ensued.

The corpses put up a fight, but the living Cliffjumper eventually destroyed his double's corpse by throwing scraplets at it. Rodimus then rammed the Cliffjumper corpse into another of the corpses, while Cliffjumper ripped off his dead twin's arm and used it to "infect" the Drench corpse. All of the corpses were quickly devoured by the scraplets and reduced to dust.

Grimlock then swept the four off a ledge, where they hung on for dear life. Blurr managed to distract Grimlock enough for Cliffjumper and Sideswipe to knock him off the cliff. They all pulled themselves back up, and the Terminus told them to leave, which they promptly did. Dungeons & Dinobots

A short time later, Megatron asked Sideswipe and Cliffjumper if the Dinocons' recently discovered transformation ability had something to do with their recent adventure, but they found they couldn't recall exactly what had happened.

The Decepticons then gathered to discuss Optimus Prime's latest plan: rebuilding the Ark for a second launch. This caused Cliffjumper to get upset, thinking all of his hard work had been for nothing. Megatron reassured him that, on the contrary, it had been valuable, and had given them enough time to build the Nemesis as a counter to the Ark. When Sideswipe asked why he was so bothered, Cliffjumper explained that he was used to the enemy leader always thinking up new plans.

Megatron appointed Cliffjumper as the mech for all Nemesis crew volunteers to report to, as he was already familiar with Earth. Among the troops he interviewed was Demolishor, who gave him pause, since he'd never seen the Decepticon before. Demolishor retorted that Cliffjumper might not have known everyone on his home planet. After hearing that Demolishor wanted to bust up Autobots and figured Earth must be better than Cybertron, Cliffjumper let him through. But when he found himself dealing next with Heatwave, another Decepticon he'd never heard of before, Cliffjumper gave up and waved him on without an interview.

Later, when the Decepticons received word of Ricochet kidnapping Megatron, Starscream wanted to mount a full raid. Cliffjumper told him that, while it felt weird being responsible instead of running off himself, they needed to instead send a small task force, as prepping and launching the Nemesis was top priority. Starscream reluctantly agreed.

Cliffjumper was onboard the Nemesis when it eventually followed the Ark to Earth, and aided in the resulting firefight. When they were hit by a nuke from the humans, Cliffjumper was amazed by Heatwave's ability to "talk" to their damaged ship afterwards. He then volunteered to remain with with Starscream while everyone else escaped, in order to steer the crash-landing ship away from any major population centers. Do Over

Cliffjumper and Starscream survived the crash intact, and were found by Heatwave, Soundwave, Frenzy, Ravage, and some humans who had discovered the Nemesis. As they all discussed their current situation, Cliffjumper was suspicious of the humans—especially Arkeville, who bothered him for some reason he couldn't place. He was also confused by the absence of California, which caused Arkeville to be fascinated by learning Cliffjumper hailed from another universe, and explain about the hard times his own universe had been through.

When Starscream figured that the Autobots had bought it and they should concentrate on going home, Cliffjumper was skeptical and wanted to be absolutely sure. Starscream decided he was right, and then sent Cliffjumper out with the others to look for their crewmembers. When Cliffjumper found Crasher's stasis pod in a junkyard, he booted her back online, and became very flustered when part of their conversation afterwards involved him trying to explain his unfamiliarity with fembots.

After Rodimus broadcast a message saying he was holding the Earth hostage with their own defense satellite, Cliffjumper helped with the mission to liberate the hijacked base and satellite. He mediated the brainstorming about the information from the initial scouting mission, then set everyone to their respective parts of the resulting plan, remaining with the group outside as others infiltrated the base.

When the base was evacuated and destroyed due to Heatwave turning the satellite on it, Cliffjumper comforted the larger mech, who was mournful that he had to also destroy the transmitter. Eye in the Sky

After rescuing Blitzwing from the Autobots and their new Stellar Spanner, Cliffjumper wondered why Blitzwing hadn't been captured or killed after they incapacitated him. Blitzwing revealed that he had fused with an oPod and disrupted them with its signal, and Cliffjumper found Arkeville's comparison to human bodies being able to make bone out of coral to be creepy.

As Blitzwing's new disruptive signal ability eventually spread from the Autobots' emergency frequency to the Decepticons', Cliffjumper was irritated that his normal-universe Autobot emergency frequency just happened to be the same as the Decepticons' in this universe. When Starscream suggested everyone but Soundwave (who was unaffected) going into emergency stasis lock to protect them from being damaged by the signal, and the humans protecting them until Soundwave could find Blitzwing and cure his broadcasting, Cliffjumper was paranoid about both ideas, but his concerns were overruled.

When Soundwave was successful and everything was back to normal, Cliffjumper was also glad that they could now build their own space brid... er... Stellar Spanner, with the schematics Blitzwing had stolen. Blitzwing Bop

Months later, Cliffjumper was present at the Decepticon base when Landquake, Breakaway, Topspin and Aquarius arrived with Skyfall's corpse. He said that, though he never thought he'd say such to a Decepticon, he was glad to see Landquake, and the feeling seemed to be mutual. Reunification: Part 4

After Landquake and his gestalt members were reborn into Nexus Prime, Nexus offered to take Cliffjumper along on the next leg of his interdimensional journey, but Cliffjumper decided to stay and continue fighting the evil Optimus Prime instead. He bid the Landquake and Skyfall parts of Nexus Prime goodbye as the gestalt stepped through the Decepticons' Stellar Spanner. Reunification: Part 6

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice Actor: Casey Kasem (English), Takurō Kitagawa (Japanese)

Cliffjumper was a part of the crew onboard the Ark when it crashed into Earth four million years ago during a search for new energy sources. His alternate mode was reformatted into an oddly proportioned Porsche 924 Turbo.

When the Autobots awakened from their four million-year slumber, Cliffjumper was eager for action. He volunteered to tag along on Hound's recon mission to scout out Decepticons because he was itching to "boot some Decepticon right in his turbocharger". Though Optimus Prime's orders were only to find the Decepticons, Cliffjumper brashly tried to engage the enemy once Hound sniffed them out.

"Where do you keep that giant cannon, Cliffjumper?!"
"None of your damn business, Hound."

Cliffjumper missed his shot, and the Decepticons dispatched Laserbeak to chase off the Autobot eavesdroppers. Hound got pasted by Laserbeak's laser blasts and ended up requiring extensive repair from Autobot medic Ratchet after being pulled out of a ditch by Hauler. It worked out in the end, though, since Cliffjumper was remorseful for having acted without thinking, and Hound didn't hold a grudge anyway. More than Meets the Eye, Part 1

Cliffjumper was among the Autobots that stormed Sherman Dam to fight off the Decepticons. During the siege, Cliffjumper charged at Thundercracker and Skywarp and was easily overpowered until Mirage came to his aid. Cliffjumper complimented his pacifist friend on his fighting skills.More than Meets the Eye, Part 2 Later, when Optimus Prime was injured in an explosion at the Ruby Crystal Mines of Burma, Cliffjumper cheered his leader on as Prime tried to recover from his injuries. More than Meets the Eye, Part 3

Cliffjumper mistook a rock formation for a Decepticon and fired at it, nearly smooshing Ironhide and Optimus Prime in the resulting avalanche. Embarrassed, the little hothead admitted his mistake and apologized, while Ironhide scoffed at the notion that the Decepticons were still on Earth. But the Decepticons were still on Earth, and they took over a human power station. Alerted to the attack by a city-wide blackout, Cliffjumper and the Autobots responded. Cliffjumper immediately confronted Megatron and declared he’d “take care” of the Decepticon leader. Megatron swatted him away like a fly. Cliffjumper obviously didn’t learn his lesson, since he took on Starscream only moments later, with similar results. Transport to Oblivion

During a mission to the Arctic to stop the Decepticons, Cliffjumper was the first to hear Spike and Sparkplug calling for help after the father-and-son team were trapped on an ice floe. Before the Autobots could get to them, the humans were scooped up by Skyfire, who was a bit confused about which faction was good or evil. When Cliffjumper and Ironhide made moves to rescue the pair, Optimus Prime stopped them, fearing the humans would be hurt. Opting for an underground rescue, Cliffjumper joined Prime, Jazz, and Bumblebee in an ice cave and was the first to discover the humans in an icy prison. After, as the Autobots tried to find Ironhide’s team, Cliffjumper pointedly defied Prime’s order to stick to a search pattern and ran on ahead. He was promptly tackled by Ravage, and Optimus had to rescue him. The Autobots regrouped while Ratchet tried to repair Skyfire after an attack by Starscream. When Cliffjumper questioned the wisdom of repairing the large Decepticon, Hound and Ratchet explained that Skyfire had tried to help them. Fire in the Sky

S.O.S. Dinobots Fire on the Mountain The Ultimate Doom, Part 1 The Ultimate Doom, Part 3 Countdown to Extinction Heavy Metal War Changing Gears

"J'accuse!"

Soon afterward, Cliffjumper made a very public display of his paranoia by accusing fellow Autobot and reluctant soldier Mirage of being a traitor on some very flimsy evidence, much to the (correct) disbelief of the other Autobots. He kept up his rhetoric even after Optimus Prime ordered him to can it. So determined was he to prove his theory true that he followed Mirage when the latter returned to the Decepticon power station to sow seeds of discontent within the Decepticon ranks. Fortunately, in the end, it was proven that Mirage was a loyal Autobot all along, and Cliffjumper fell across Mirage's body, asking Ratchet to fix him for not trusting a comrade. This prompted a rather awkward laugh from the other Autobots present. Traitor

The Immobilizer The Autobot Run

While pursuing Nightbird, the female robot ninja built to benefit mankind, Cliffjumper was the only Autobot unable to jump up the cliff after her. Ironic. Enter the Nightbird

A Prime Problem Dinobot Island, Part 1 Dinobot Island, Part 2 The Master Builders Microbots Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1 Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2 Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2 Blaster Blues The Search for Alpha Trion Starscream's Brigade

In 2005, Cliffjumper was stationed at Moonbase One, and was left there with Jazz when Optimus Prime left with a few other Autobots to reinforce Autobot City. Cliffjumper was then eaten by Unicron along with the moon, but was saved from his internal acid pits by Daniel Witwicky. Rodimus Prime then helped Cliffjumper escape from Unicron, but for some reason, he was never seen again. The Transformers: The Movie

Japanese cartoon continuity

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers comic

Comic Sans? Really? Is that really the best they could come up with?

While the majority of the Autobots were occupied dealing with a Decepticon attack upon Autobot Headquarters, Cliffjumper was part of a small team searching Japan for Soundwave and his cassettes, who were conspicuous by their absence from the assault. Bumblebee and Kenji found the Decepticon communicator first, but Bumblebee was able to get the drop on him and shattered his chest door with a "Bumble Kick". Cliffjumper and Ironhide then arrived to take care of the cassettes, who cut their losses and tried to take refuge in Soundwave's chest compartment, only to find that they couldn't get in through the broken door. Cliffjumper snatched them up, and being the big jerk that he is, pulled out their tape spools and wrapped them around his fingers. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2

Full Throttle Scramble Power! comic

After the Decepticons' latest plan, involving their Omega Whip cannon, was foiled, Cliffjumper was among the massive Autobot platoon that arrived at the villains base with Scramble City to give them a well-deserved pummelling. Full Throttle Scramble Power!

The Stargate Battles comic

Cliffjumper was part of the Autobot batallion who battled the Decepticons in space for control of the interstellar teleportation system known as the "Trigger". During the battle, Starscream fused with the Trigger, transforming into a massive, monstrous robot form determined to wipe out Autobots and Decepticons. A combination of Optimus Prime and Megatron's power defeated the treacherous Decepticon, but all the Transformers were caught in the backwash of the colossal explosion that resulted, and were left injured and inactive for many months. The Stargate Battles

Alternity

Hytherion's big—yeah, yeah, yeah...

In 2005, thanks to the actions of a space-and-time-traveling being known as the Protector, a parallel universe was created that branched out of this timeline. In this parallel world, dubbed universal stream Primax 903.0 Beta, technological advancements eventually caused the Autobots to evolve into the cross-dimensional super-race known as the Alternity. Cliffjumper, however, declined the offer to become a member of the Alternity, as he could not be bothered dealing the troublesome complexities of hyperdimensional life. Instead, Cliffjumper joined the ranks of the Alternity's elite force of Protectors, taking on a new body of the same model used by Bumblebee's auto-avatar. Cliffjumper was assigned the task of aiding in the suppression of the Alternity's arch-enemy, the time-eating god-beast Hytherion, in the distant past, in regions of time beyond the reach of the Alternity themselves.

Learning that Hytherion's next goal was to consume a galaxy at the moment of its birth 2.4 billion years in the past, Cliffjumper was dispatched back in time to safeguard the lives of all the beings that would be erased from time if the galaxy was destroyed. Arriving before Hytherion, Cliffjumper did not have long to wait before the beast materialized before him. Overcoming his fear at the terrifying sight of the giant creature by remembering that Hytherion's strength was not determined by his size, Cliffjumper used his wave-functional pointer-guns to mark Hytherion's location with markers that transmitted co-ordinates back through time to the Alternity in the future. Using these signal pointers, the Alternity targeted an incredible space-time weapon on the beast, which they triggered at Cliffjumper's signal. The lights and gases of space coalesced into a breathtaking "sword of the heavens" that slashed into Hytherion and then wrapped around it, dispelling the beast from that time period. Although elated over the victory, Cliffjumper remarked to himself that the Alternity were still full of it, but if he could pull the trigger on a weapon like that, he'd probably be full of it too.

Some time later, the revived Megatron was able to shackle the Hytherion's power and confer abilities like those of the Alternity upon himself. The idea that the Alternity's war might be shifting back to the traditional "Autobot vs. Decepticon" status quo was considered great news by Cliffjumper. Ace of Swords

Marvel Books Big Looker Storybook continuity

The Adventures of Scary Eyes and Awesome Car!

One day, a bunch of humans held a rally race for which first prize would be a year's supply of oil and gasoline. Rather than follow their usual tack, attempting to cheat their way to the fuel, the Decepticons decided to sneak into the race simply for the sake of giving the Autobots a thrashing. Cliffjumper was one of the Autobots driving in the rally, and he was unaware that the scary black Cadillac was actually being driven by Megatron until he tried to pass it. Megatron dogged the Minibot for quite a while, until a telephone pole-wielding Optimus Prime swatted the Decepticon leader out of the race. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime. The Great Car Rally

Dreamwave comics continuity

Events from The Transformers Trilogy novels are in italics.

Cliffjumper was active during the Dark Ages on Cybertron, when Optimus Prime and Megatron were missing and the two armies had split up into multiple smaller factions. He was working primarily with Prowl's contingent of soldiers. War Within: The Dark Ages

Cliffjumper was a part of the crew on-board the Ark when it crashed into Earth four million years ago while clearing an asteroid in the path of Cybertron. He was one of many Transformers captured and reprogrammed by arms dealer Adam 'Lazarus' Rook for lease to terrorist organizations and shady governments requiring brutal military might. Fortunately, Autobots under the command of Optimus Prime repaired and re-reprogrammed Cliffjumper and the remaining captive Autobots. Immediately, they were put to work on fighting Megatron's metallic virus, which had spread deep into Canadian territory, using their own internal power as the anti-virus. Prime Directive issue 5

As Cliffjumper collapsed into the snow out of exhaustion, the Canadian military arrived. Unfortunately, due to the recent attacks by both enslaved Autobots and Decepticons under the command of Rook, the Canadians attempted to stop the Autobots doing what they perceived to be an attack on their soil. Knowing that the virus fed upon weapons fire, Cliffjumper tried to stop a tank crew from causing further harm by bending the tank's main gun. The commander panicked, thinking Cliffjumper was attacking, and fired, destroying himself and seriously damaging the Autobot. Prime Directive issue 6

When the U.S. military attacked the Autobots and Decepticons at a staged ambush in the Nevada desert, Cliffjumper was among the soldiers present. He took semi-critical damage from the deconstructionite attack, losing a great deal of available processing power to the weaponized nanites employed by the armed forces, and had to be carted away to safety inside Prime's trailer. Fusion

Sometime later, the unified Cybertronian army arrived on Earth and demanded the surrender of all active Autobots and Decepticons. After the initial encounter left several Autobots damaged, Optimus Prime brought most of his crew back to the Ark for repairs while Prowl organized a small detachment for reconnaissance purposes. Cliffjumper and Mirage were teamed together for the recon assignment, but were captured by Ultra Magnus and his contingent of soldiers. Mirage gave up without a fight, eager to return home to Cybertron, which led Cliffjumper to declare him a traitor to the Autobot cause (deja vu... rising...). Brothers' Burden

Still, they settled their differences once Mirage saved him from Dirge during the uprising on Cybertron. Revelation

Following the Autobot takeover of Cybertron, Cliffjumper was assigned to the shuttle Orion under Bumblebee's command, bringing supplies back to Jazz and his troops on Earth. Their routine mission was almost immediately interrupted by one of Shockwave's rogue creations, the super-clone known as Sunstorm who was engaging Autobot and Decepticon alike on Earth. Night of the Combaticons Cliffjumper worked loyally under Bumblebee's command during this endeavor, participating in Ratchet and Jetfire's plans to disable the solar-powered Decepticon, but missed out on the final battle because he was attending to the injured Omega Supreme. Atonement

Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers comics

Cliffjumper was aboard the Ark when it crashed on Earth in the past, and lay dormant when it was discovered by Cobra in the present. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1 The terrorist organization subsequently reprogrammed the Transformers to serve them, reformatting Cliffjumper into a Cobra vehicle in the process. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2 Luckily, Wheeljack eventually undid the reprogramming, freeing Autobot and Decepticon alike. As the factions continued their war on Cobra Island, Cliffjumper helped Sideswipe and Sunstreaker fight Skywarp and Thundercracker. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5

Years later, having returned to Cybertron, Cliffjumper was part of an Autobot team led by Hot Rod, waiting for a chance to beat up Serpent O.R. and his Decepticon army. The Art of War issue 4 When that chance came, the team fought the Decepticons alongside G.I. Joe, eventually defeating them. The Art of War issue 5

IDW comics continuity

Cliffjumper was seen mourning Bumper and Fastback at the Security Services HQ in Kaon. Megatron Origin issue 3

At some point during the war, Cliffjumper crash-landed on a peaceful planet after a successful assassination of several Decepticons. There he befriended a fleshling until the remaining Decepticons tracked him down. They killed the fleshling, a female called Kita, whom Cliffjumper seemed to have feelings for. He killed the entire unit of the Decepticon that had killed her, and nailed Kita's gravestone into the ground with the murderer's decapitated head. He then found a new family for her brother and left in the Decepticons' ship. Spotlight: Cliffjumper

After the Expansion battles, Cliffjumper came to Earth with several other Autobots as reinforcements for Optimus Prime and the crew of the Ark-19 who had been stationed there. Acting on intelligence reports, they entered a deep canyon and were ambushed by the Decepticons. Cliffjumper was one of the bots to rally against the Decepticons and start turning the tide—until Devastator turned up and slagged them all. The defeated Autobots were banished to Cybertron through a one-way space bridge after the battle. All Hail Megatron issue 7 The Autobots were trapped on their home planet afterwards, watching over the critically wounded Optimus Prime while desperately searching for some traces of energon to keep him and themselves alive. All Hail Megatron issue 1

Ha-ppi-ness, ha-ppi-ness...

Cliffjumper proved just how desperate he was for a good rumble when he spent hours staring at a screen on the off chance of an emergency, then got excited over a signal that lasted 1/100th of a second! Taking a ticked off Ironhide along for the ride, he found the suspected threat... which turned out to be Hot Rod. Neither Cliffjumper or Ironhide realized this before the big guy decked Roddy. All Hail Megatron issue 4 When fleeing from the Swarm, he helped hold them off while riding Hound, who was in his jeep mode. All Hail Megatron issue 8 When Mirage talked of giving up, Cliffjumper expressed his satisfaction at having weapons again. All Hail Megatron issue 9 Cliffjumper fought the raging swarm when they got over the other bridge (that had not been bombed by the late Sunstreaker), and was close to losing until the very timely intervention of Omega Supreme. He went with the other Autobots to Earth. All Hail Megatron issue 10 Then, on Earth, when the Autobots retreated from the Decepticon attack, he corrected a deluded Astrotrain by saying that they weren't running away, that they were making room—making room for Omega, who promptly slagged Devastator. All Hail Megatron issue 11 He survived the great battle. All Hail Megatron issue 12

Two years later, the Autobots were left in disarray when Optimus Prime surrendered himself to Skywatch, leaving them leaderless. When the Autobots decided to hold nominations for the new leader, Cliffjumper stated that he planned to nominate himself. Despite what was surely a vigorous campaign that lasted all of five minutes, Cliffjumper was one-upped by Bumblebee, who was surprisingly elected the new Autobot leader by a majority of the voters. New Arrivals, Old Encounters

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One day, the Minibot Attack Team (Cliffjumper, Brawn and Beachcomber) and the Minibot Spy Team (Warpath, Cosmos and Wheelie) found an offline Hot Rod buried underground. Cliffjumper suggested they report their discovery back to base, but before they had a chance to, Cosmos found Dinobot also laying unconscious in the area. Assuming his Predacon insignia to be a Decepticon one, the Minibots fought him until Hot Rod awoke and convinced the dinosaur to join the Autobots. Henkei! Henkei! volume 11

Toys

Generation 1

This is the only toy that isn't a Bumblebee redeco.

Or is it?

• Cliffjumper (Mini-Vehicle, 1984)
  • Japanese ID number: 13

Cliffjumper was part of the initial series of 1984 Autobots. His mold was originally used to make a Microchange "MC-04 #01 Porsche 924 Turbo", a cutesified, "Penny Racer"-style representation of the real car. In the original Japanese release, this figure was available in red, yellow, and blue. For the first series Transformers release, there were common instances of the yellow version of Cliffjumper and the red version of Bumblebee being sold at US retail. This led to some confusion about the two characters, especially if the toys were found without their packaging.

Like the other first series Minibots, Cliffjumper was released in many different color schemes by the companies who licensed Transformers for South American countries.

This mold was also used to make Carrera, and was retooled to make Hubcap.

A yellow version of the Microchange "MC-04 Mini CAR Robo 02 Familia 1500XG" mold was also available packaged on Cliffjumper cards. This toy was not regarded as a valid variant of Cliffjumper, but rather a separate character among fans, despite being packaged on Cliffjumper cards. See Bumper.

• More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info

• Cliffjumper (Listen 'n Fun, 1985)

A yellow version of Cliffjumper was packaged with an audio cassette featuring the story "Sun Raid" as part of Hasbro's multi-brand Listen 'n Fun subline. As the other known Listen 'n Fun releases—including Tripwire for G.I. Joe and "Ember" for My Little Pony—had intentional deco changes from their original releases, it is likely that Cliffjumper becoming yellow was intentional as well.

• Carrera (Robocar, 1985)

Released in Brazil by Estrela in 1985, Robocar Carrera was available in two color schemes: red and black (Cliffjumper's original colors) and gold and black. Whether or not Robocar Carrera is the same character as the Optimus Carrera is unknown.

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• Carrera (Robocar, 19??)

Released in Argentina by Antex in 19??, Robocar Carrera was available in two color schemes: white and black and green and black.

While Carrera's cardback depicted a gold version, it is suspected that this was merely photography of an Estrela toy, and that the gold version was never sold in Argentina.

• Cliffjumper (Keychain Mini-Vehicle, 2001/2003/2007)

Released in the US by Fun-4-All at the same time as a "keychain" Bumblebee, this was a slight retooling of the first Cliffjumper toy which added a loop to the back bumper for a keychain attachment. In 2003, Takara released all four of the keychain Minibots (Cliffjumper, Bumblebee, Windcharger, and Brawn) for the Japanese market in both their original decos and in exclusive all-black coloration. Early in 2007, Hasbro re-released the "keychain" Mini-Vehicles for the US under the "Heroes of Cybertron" sub-line, which popped up in stores like Wal-Mart as well as smaller chains like the original releases.

This mold was redecoed into Tap-Out.

• Cliffjumper (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 1984)

One of the four toys given out during a 1984 McDonald's Happy Meal promotion, Cliffjumper came in four different colors: red, yellow, blue and green. The toy was a statue in robot mode, only given out for a short time in St. Louis as a test run.

Alternators

• Cliffjumper

One of the earliest proposals in the Alternators/Binaltech line was for Bumblebee as a Volkswagen New Beetle, with Cliffjumper as the redeco. Unfortunately, VW evidently did not want to be associated with "war toys", and therefore the design never made it past the control drawing stage. Control drawings for both Bumblebee and Cliffjumper have been published in the Japanese The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide book.

Your bargaining posture is highly dubious. Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Titanium

• Cliffjumper (Robot Master, 2006)
  • Accessories: Gun, display stand

Titanium Series Cliffjumper was to be a redeco of "Robot Masters" Bumblebee, a 3-inch mostly-die-cast-metal statue. He would have had joints at the waist, neck and shoulders, plus a removable pistol and an Autobot-sigil display stand. Due to the cancelation of the Titanium line, this product never saw release.

Your bargaining posture is highly dubious. Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Classics

• Cliffjumper (Deluxe, 2006/2007)
  • Accessories: "Wave Crusher" trailer

What goes around...

Classics Cliffjumper is a red, silver, gray and black redeco of the Classics Bumblebee toy, transforming into a small sports coupe of made-up model and towing a small trailer with a non-removable jet-ski. This "Wave Crusher" trailer/jet-ski transforms into a flight-pack that clips onto Cliffjumper's back.

This mold was also used to make Classics Bug Bite included in the BotCon exclusive "Games of Deception" figure set.

Henkei! Henkei!

• Minibot Attack Team (Multi-pack, 2009)
  • Japanese ID number: C-18

Henkei! Henkei! Cliffjumper is a redeco of Universe (2008) Legends class Bumblebee, transforming into a modern hatchback. He comes in a set with Brawn and the inappropriately-included Beachcomber.

Alternity

• Cliff (2009)
  • Japanese ID number: A-03
  • Accessories: 2 "wave-functional pointer guns"

Avoiding the straight redeco theme for once, Alternity Cliffjumper is a retool of Bumblebee with a new head, transforming into a 1:32 scale Suzuki Swift, featuring die-cast metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors. In robot mode, the figure can hold twin pistols that are normally stored in the legs, and features light-piped eyes.

Merchandise

Decoy

• Cliffjumper Decoy (1987)

A tiny, unpainted, red rubber figurine of Cliffjumper was packed randomly among the other 51 Decoys in the packages of 1987 Transformers toys. It is notable for being the first Cliffjumper figure to be based on his character model.

Mini-Bust

War...It's FAN-tastic!

• Cliffjumper Mini Bust (Diamond Select, 2008)

Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Cliffjumper was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces. The sculpt features Cliffjumper holding the gun he was seen using in "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1". However, this version omits the stabilizing struts that were present in the episode. This bust is also notable for being the first new mold G1 Cliffjumper has received since his Decoy in 1987, a period of over twenty years!

Robot Heroes

Cutest bloodthirsty traitor-tracker EVER.

• Decepticon Sneak Attack (Figure Multi-pack, 2007)

Cliffjumper is a red, gray and black redeco of the Robot Heroes Bumblebee toy. He was only available in the Wal-Mart exclusive "Decepticon Sneak Attack" five-pack along with "Supermetal" versions of Optimus Prime and Megatron, a clear-plastic Mirage, and Skywarp.

Trivia

• Cliffjumper's pre-production name Blow-Out was mentioned in a Marvel Age article announcing the Marvel comic series in 1984, and also appeared at one point in The Great Car Rally. The second instance is particularly peculiar considering he's referred to as Cliffjumper throughout the rest of the book.
• Cliffjumper is yellow like his toy variant in his only appearance in the Ladybird Books. Laserbeak's Fury
• Sideswipe once referred to Cliffjumper as CJ. Shattered Glass
• Though often a straight redeco of Bumblebee in non-Japanese countries, there has yet to be a Cliffjumper produced by TakaraTomy that is a straight redeco of the same line's Bumblebee.

External links

• Cliffjumper's Universe profile at NTFA.net