Cliffjumper (Primax)

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 in the Generation 1 continuity.

He's got a piece of paper that he claims contains a list of known traitors. Everybody is on it. Including you.

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

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

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

(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. HOw he fared in the following Decepticon attack is unknown, but he's never seen again.

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.

Kids stuff: story books

Scary eyes and awesome car.

In "the Great Car Rally", a bunch of humans set up a race for charity. The victor would received a year's supply of oil and gasoline. Well, the Decepticons desperately wanted that bounty, so rather than just steal it, they decided to sneak into the race. Cliffjumper was one of the Autobots driving in the rally and was unaware that the scary black cadillac was actually being driven by Megatron. Megatron dogged Cliffjumper for quite a while but ended up losing to the Minibot. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime.

Toys

Generation 1

• 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 Porsche 924 Turbo, a cutesified 'Penny Racer' type car. In the original release, there were common instances of Cliffjumper being packaged as a yellow version, and Bumblebee likewise being packaged as a red version, leading to some confusion about the two characters, especially if the toys were found without their packaging.

This mold was used to make Hubcap. He should not be confused with Bumper.

• Cliffjumper (Keychain Mini-Vehicle, 2001)

External links

• Cliffjumper at TFU.info
• Cliffjumper's Universe profile at NTFA.net

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