Cliffjumper (Primax)

Cliffjumper is an Autobot in the Generation 1 continuity.



Cliffjumper 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 from 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.

In vehicle mode, Cliffjumper is one of the fastest ground-vehicle Autobots, if not absolutely the fastest.

Preliminary name: Blow-Out French-Canadian name: Matamore Japanese name: Cliff South American name: Carrera

Marvel Comics continuity


(Note: Italicized text occurs exclusively in the UK comics.)

Cliffjumper was a part of the crew onboard the Ark when it crashed into Earth four million years ago while clearing an asteroid field in the path of Cybertron. He was deactivated for a while during Shockwave's occupation of the Ark, but was repaired without incident when Ratchet reclaimed it.

However, the head of Optimus Prime was still missing, and during an attempt to retrieve it, an imposter head took control of Prime's body, firing on Cliffjumper. ''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.''

He was one of the observers to Blaster and Grimlock's battle on the moon.

Animated continuity
Voice Actor: Casey Kasem (US), Takurō Kitagawa (Japan)

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 alt-mode was reformatted into an oddly proportioned Porsche 924.

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.

Cliffjumper missed his shot, and the Decepticons dispatched Laserbeak to chase off the Autobot eavesdroppers. Hound got pasted by Laserbeak's laser blasts, requiring extensive repair from Autobot medic, Ratchet. though Cliffjumper was remorseful for having acted without thinking, Hound didn't hold a grudge.

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

Dreamwave Comics continuity


Cliffjumper was a part of the crew onboard the Ark when it crashed into Earth four million years ago while clearing an asteroid in the path of Cybertron.

Generation 1

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


 * Cliffjumper (Keychain Mini-Vehicle, 2001)