- “You want the horns? You got 'em.”
- — Cliffjumper to Vehicons.
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 jealous, and of course, the old-school technique of pummeling Decepticons 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![1]
Biography[]
Aligned Novels[]
Cliffjumper concurred with Ironhide that while Sentinel Prime was not an Autobot, he deserved to be rescued. He and Ultra Magnus's Wreckers later escorted Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Jetfire to the Well of All Sparks when they made their journey to purge Cybertron's core of Dark Energon.
Transformers: Prime[]
War On Cybertron[]
During the Great War, Cliffjumper and Bumblebee invaded the lair of Airachnid, who had captured Arcee and Tailgate. Airachnid had already killed Tailgate by the time Cliffjumper and Bumblebee arrived, but they were able to pull a shellshocked Arcee to safety.
Following the Great Exodus, Cliffjumper was investigating reports of a Decepticon operation on the deserted Cybertron when he was captured by 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, who used a cortical psychic patch on Arcee to decode the transmission — a message from 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 Sea of Rust. The duo were unaware that Shockwave survived their encounter.
Darkness Rising, Part 1[]
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 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. 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 Decepticon forces demanded Cliffjumper put up a ferocious fight, but ultimately, the Autobot was overcome and taken on board the 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 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 that as long as the Autobots protected humanity, Cliffjumper's death would not be the only tragedy.
Darkness Rising, Part 2[]
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.
Predatory[]
When Arcee encountered Arachnid once again, she taunted Arcee by bringing up the deaths of Tailgate and Cliffjumper.
Partners[]
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.
Stronger, Faster[]
While under the influence of synthetic energon, Ratchet brought up Cliffjumper's death as something Prime should have been more proactive in preventing.
Operation: Bumblebee, Part 2[]
In an effort to make small talk with a MECH operative, Starscream mentioned that he had personally "snuffed" an Autobot, referring to Cliffjumper.
Crossfire[]
When Arcee learned that Bulkhead and Ratchet repaired Starscream's wounds after getting intel on Airachnid's location, she became angry, saying that Starscream had also taken a partner from her.
Out Of The Past[]
Miko, frustrated at Bulkhead's slow pace in recovering from the effects of Tox-En poisoning and the blast 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.
Darkest Hour[]
When the Autobot base was destroyed by the Nemesis, Cliffjumper's memorial was destroyed in the explosion.
Chain Of Command[]
When confronted by Miko Nakadai in the Apex Armor, Starscream brought up his slaying of Cliffjumper only for the human to boast of her killing Hardshell.
Predacons Rising[]
When Cybertron was reborn, Optimus honored all those who had made it possible, Cliffjumper among them.
Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015)[]
Enemy Of My Enemy[]
Despite his death, Cliffjumper was one of the Autobots blacklisted by the High Council for associating with Optimus Prime.[1]
Physical Appearance[]
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Personality[]
Prior to his premature demise, Cliffjumper was a rowdy and daring Autobot - a thrill-seeking warrior through and through who constantly itched for a good fight regardless of whether or not the odds were in his favor. This bold and brash demeanor frequently led to him biting off more than he could chew - such as when he engaged Shockwave in battle and was swiftly overpowered, forcing Arcee to rescue him. Unfortunately for Cliffjumper, the line between being a hero and being a memory is an incredibly thin one, and his overconfidence directly led to his death at the hands of Starscream. Cliffjumper is pretty quick-witted too, although it's usually concealed by his arrogance. When he and Arcee were sabotaging Shockwave's space bridge, Cliffjumper improvised and managed to distract a pair of Vehicon troopers - until Shockwave himself showed up.
Cliffjumper cares deeply for his partner, Arcee, a sentiment that is mutual (although she would never admit it). For a while, Cliffjumper struggled to get Arcee to open up to him, but the pair have since become great friends.
As a Terrorcon, Cliffjumper was but a shadow of his former self, reduced to nothing more than a mindless creature incapable of speech and hell bent on destroying anyone unfortunate enough to cross its path.
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- Starscream (Killer)
- Megatron (Resurrector)
- Shockwave
- Vehicons
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