TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on CLIFFJUMPER

Don't have an identity crisis! This week, by popular demand, it's the Basics on the 'bot who everyone always seems to think is just "Red Bumblebee" - the little Autobot go-getter, CLIFFJUMPER!
Support the show on Patreon: www.patreon.com/user?u=284426
Buy me a coffee: ko-fi.com/184XB8TPQFCP
Follow me on Twitter: / chrismcfeely
Follow me on Tumblr: / chrismcfeely
Logo by Liam Shalloo: / liamshalloo
Background music: Aitech Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
End card music: "Tech Live" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Seeing this discussed in a lot of comments, so time for a pinned post! The reason Cliffjumper was not in the third season of the cartoon was because his toy was no longer being sold. The fact that Kasem would later quit due to a dispute over the racist content of the episode "Thief in the Night" is an unrelated coincidence - that episode didn't come until nearly halfway through the season, after a substantial number of episodes had already been written and recorded with no sign of Cliffjumper. Fans have reverse-engineered a connection between Cliffjumper's absence and Kasem's departure - in the same way that it's often incorrectly claimed Jazz wasn't in the season because Scatman Crothers died - but it's just coincidence.

[@jonpower9728]

I appreciate you taking the time to address your fans and clarifying this misconception

[@battleupsaber462]

it's still a pretty wild coincidence that both Jazz and Cliffjumper had their voice actors leave just as their characters were being phased out.

[@smb-c3po]

@@battleupsaber462 Like, zoinks, Scoob!

[@ltb1345]

What happened in "Thief in the Night"? Season 3 was was my favorite, but I don't remember that episode.

[@ExtremeEgg80]

I was just about to type a question asking this when I noticed the pinned comment. Thank you for saying something about it.

[@TFfangeek]

Amazing how Cliffjumper has NOT actually jumped off any cliffs to his demise.

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKq1i55-fcl_lbs

[@SwiftpawWolffox]

Like a lot of G1 names it's more of a personality indicator. Cliffjumper rushes into battle without thinking ahead, leaping into action without a thought to concequences. Like his trying to bazooka Megatron, giving away their location and ruining their spy mission. He's the embodiment of not looking before you leap, which is often portrayed by someone jumping off a cliff without considering the circumstances.

[@boombox2ikik239]

Reminds me of Fall of cybertron where he and jazz in the sea of rust jumped in the sewer, before jazz jumps in first, he tries to go first saying he’s “not called Cliffjumper for nothing”.

[@shadowjeremy3083]

It’s also amazing how he hasn’t gotten killed by a cosmically powered Starscream

[@TFfangeek]

@@shadowjeremy3083 Ironic that a character who has died lots of times in recent years was one of the few not killed by Starscream in the G1 comics after becoming cosmically powered.

[@SirAsdf]

The irony that Cliffjumper, a character known for dying a lot, is one of the few OG characters to survive Transformers The Movie is kinda hilarious.

[@thelonewolf2929]

And Jazz, the first autobot to be killed off in Bayverse also survived☠️

[@SwaveyHardaway]

Ironyyyyy

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

​@@thelonewolf2929 man, what didn't bayverse f*** up? Ugh.

[@SilverStreak9841uoattob]

Only for them both to be phased out of the show after the season 3 premiere.

[@highbrow2373]

People act like 75 percent of the discontinuations were on screen. Most of the ones cut frim the movie dont breach 30% . If we saw omega supreme killing all the Decepticon combiners it would be. But optimus and megatron and maybe 20 of their guys (not each) isnt most characters. They just stopped showing up. Whats notable is cliffjumper is shown escaping unicron with all the char that have dofferent designs and may as well be a diff show. Being one of few we can say was there, saw it, and got out. Most of them we can only assume died. Or did as jazz did and became diplomats / celebrities. Which is a sweeter thought.

[@vustvaleo8068]

TF Prime staff be like: "Dwayne Johnson as Cliffjumper too expensive to pay, kill him off to save budget" probably

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Other way around, more like! They had a bot they knew they were going to kill after 5mins, so they splashed out for a one-time use of a big star!

[@DarthShadow91]

@@ChrisMcFeely And yet all the promotional material acted like he was going to be around for the long haul.

[@syabilaazri7834]

Just like Avatar: the Last Airbender. The original Earthbender was going to be the big guy at the intro but later replace with Toph

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@ChrisMcFeely have you ever heard the underground theory that Cliffjumper was secretly a direct descendant of a prime? I heard it in whispers when I was a kid

[@nine_tails137]

@@syabilaazri7834 Honestly, Toph was a much better character IMO.

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Earthrise Cliffjumper to Bumblebee: Look at me, I'm the original toy now.

[@prime9908]

yes look who's the repaint now

[@myriadmediamusings]

@AntoniosPL And the upcoming Shattered Glass Goldbug.

[@GamingMafia_id]

*"this is outrageous it's unfair"* ~Some Random Yellow Bot

[@MegaSasquatch420]

It's just like Magnus and Galaxy prime from siege

[@TheSharkKing45]

@AntoniosPL I hope ER CJ gets redecoed into Wasp (Waspinator) at some point

[@killingragethrowback]

So he's the Luigi to Bumblebee's Mario. Once you're in that role, there is no escape.

[@BossEvasion]

So he can win the cybertronian war by doing absolutely nothing? Neat

[@DJmouchi777]

Cliffjumper's Mansion when?

[@sabix2005]

cliffjumper is the robin to bumblebee's Batman i'm bumblebee I'm awesome i got own movie

[@deltaknight2764]

Except he's not a fan of being in bee's shadow.

[@l.a.nproduction3]

@@BossEvasion i was hoping someone would say that.

[@whitewing2]

Cliffjumper: I could never leave Bumblebee's shadow Seekers: Thats rough buddy

[@Protosilver97]

Wait, isn't that an Absurdly Awesome reference?

[@redlion-paladin4609]

@@Protosilver97 I think it's an Avatar the last airbender reference

[@nil981]

The seekers: really? Nobody cares about the rest of us because we all share a body type with starscream.

[@redalert923]

@@nil981 that's rough bubby

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

@@nil981 "You have no idea what it's like to have a whole squad with the same body type." "Got that right, Skywarp." "I'm Thrust." _"You're_ Thrust? I thought _I_ was Thrust!" "Shut it, Dirge!" "Idiot, that's actually Starscream!"

[@mattr75]

I hope that Cliffjumper gets a starring role in the future and not destined to be the Autobot equivalent of Star Trek's red shirts

[@kociarzultimate384]

Well, he is red too...

[@THANATOS-PRIME]

He certainly deserves it.

[@agentcairney1802]

How is this 4 days ago?

[@Pokemc0831]

He is dressed for the part

[@nylok4566]

@@agentcairney1802 patron member I got confused when I first saw it before I knew about it

[@misterbadguy7325]

It's kinda funny how Cliffjumper developed a rep for always dying when the fact is, he's gotten two deaths of actual meaningful significance and every other time, he died in times when a bunch of other characters died.

[@RW2996]

Optimus Prime has died ALOT more than Cliffjumper.

[@ShinGallon]

Fandoms online take things out of context and blow them way out of proportion, you say? I'm shocked!

[@ltb1345]

@@RW2996 Although Optimus almost always comes back to life as well, so he's more like the "resurrection guy".

[@chrisedwards3214]

Cj didn't even die that much brawn and bumblebee took more hits and deaths

[@chrisedwards3214]

@@RW2996optimus prime died more than anybody else Sentinel.prime was killed before the series began and killed on flashbacks when you see sentinel hes either dead or gonna die Solus prime seems to die in every continuity now it seems

[@battleupsaber462]

The only thing here that's actually dead is the "Cliffjumper always dies" joke

[@FigureGunplaFan]

*MOSTLY* dead.

[@oh.boy.cheese.e54]

Yes

[@Brushed_Ranger]

That and cliffjumpers corpse in multiple series

[@somerelativleyuninterestin4763]

Why do I have the feeling that the “Cliffjumper always dies” jokes will actually end up making him die in every subsequent series?

[@zoltanperei4789]

The one one always dies is Quake.

[@Devcon]

"The little red Autobot who everyone seems to think is just Bumblebee in different colours". Cliffjumper was my 1st Transformer back in 84. He wasn't a red Bumblebee. It's Bumblebee who always was a yellow Cliffjumper .

[@ericdunn360]

Good for You.

[@turtleanton6539]

Oh

[@Mystic-Mango]

Unfortunately not everyone sees that since Bumblebee is the more popular character and star number 2 of the franchise

[@Tamashikiri]

In a Transformers AU that a friend and I are actually making a joke about Cliffjumper's recently acquired "always dies" reputation by writing a running gag that Cliffjumper keeps winding up in situations where it _looks_ like he's a goner... only to narrowly escape with his life every time. :P

[@mechanwhal6590]

Maybe he’ll start a club with Dirge and Waspinator.

[@Skybaby79]

Everyone makes fun of the little Scout class Until he breaks out a bazooka

[@JGreen-le8xx]

Too bad he studied at the Stormtrooper School of Marksmenship. Taught by Helen Keller and Ray Charles.

[@Skybaby79]

@@JGreen-le8xx I hear Dr. Megatron is good with Optics.

[@JGreen-le8xx]

@@Skybaby79 I know he's got an excellent record for taking them out, but oddly enough, no record of putting them back in....🤔

[@Skybaby79]

@@JGreen-le8xx Indeed, why throw away your sight so recklessly. ok I'm done lol

[@scottjennings503]

Chris: "In the comic, he was one of several Autobots knocked off-line by--" Longtime Basics viewers: *"Say the line, Chris!"* Chris: "-- a Decepticon-controlled copy of Optimus Prime." Longtime Basics viewers: "... Oh."

[@therandomnessstrikes1435]

Knocked offline by a cosmically powered Starscream. That is the the line that he often says because Starscream is a crazed madman of a bot who will gladly kill any bot who he dislikes or in some cases just any random bot

[@justzillathekingofgames6867]

Yeah I was waiting for him to say too.

[@multiversalsingularity398]

Well if it wasnt starscream it would be a Decepticon comtrolled copy of optimus prime. If not one then the other in my book

[@ChristoTitan]

That was one heck of a bait and switch

[@coltonspellman2067]

May as well keep the same audio and voice over the characters name each episode

[@myriadmediamusings]

Fans: We…we thought you were dead! Cliffjumper: My deaths were…greatly exaggerated.

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

Cliffjumper is so overlooked that his Classics toy didn't even have eyes installed.

[@DeamonChocobo]

I like how they are playing up the "living in Bumblebees shadow" angle. In my mind I always pictured him and Bumblebee as "Brothers" like Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, also I always grouped him in with Ironhide and Warpath as the more Military minded of the Autobots (Clifjumper like a Private, Ironhide as a Sergeant, and Warpath is the General).

[@DeamonChocobo]

@TIAGO PEREZ VENERO ARIAS he has a military alt mode but I always saw him as more of someone who is done with war and ready to live peacefully on earth. Now the Movie Hound would definitely be in this group.

[@cobaltprime9467]

I wish they found a way to bring Cliffjumper back in Prime. His design was so cool.

[@electricfeverx976]

Him being voiced by Dwayne Johnson already meant he was gonna be used sparingly. Johnson is an expensive celebrity, so Cliff would need to barely appear in the show to cover costs.

[@purplex360]

@@electricfeverx976 yeah they shouldn't have thought of using a big name movie star to voice Cliff

[@chobispider2178]

@@electricfeverx976 especially with how many times the show went overbudget

[@footlessmoonbadger7189]

I'm pretty sure when they brought him back for that flashback later on that they used a different voice actor anyway.

[@Jimboliah3985]

Nope. He was voiced by Billy Brown in that flashback episode.

[@omega-rattrap]

Cliffjumper: “Look at me!” Bumblebee: **looks** Cliffjumper: “*I’m* the new toy mold now!”

[@eugeniamonerratpinzonbalam3451]

I’m the new Toy Mold, I’m the ones who Wins!!!

[@ilyte1]

And I'm most Superior one as I have references to the cartoon and my mold was given great care you just look like your original vehicle and you inherited my parts forming muahaha

[@GunNutproductionsOG]

Intentional or not Cliff’s early personality as a Decepticons hating bot really seems to be like a prototype for Rattrap’s distrust of predicons. If only new media had him pairing up with one but I think that went to Mirage in the war for cybertron series where he worked alongside Impactor.

[@seanm9823]

Dwayne Johnson voiced Cliffjumper in Prime!? WHAT!? How did I not know this

[@Narutonarutonaruto85]

Because he doesn't have many lines before he dies.

[@seanm9823]

@@bxlmusic1054 dude I’m well aware of who the Rock is. Cliff jumper didn’t get much screen time so I never pieced it together.

[@videogollumer]

The shoe's really on the other foot now in Skybound's Energon Universe Transformers comic. In the first issue, it's Bumblebee who gets killed-off by Starscream; and Cliffjumper ends up being one of the main characters.

[@captaingamedesigner]

The galaxies story was fun and it's pretty ominous that Deathsaur is basically living a VR fantasy of killing him over and over. I wonder if that's setting him up for a bigger arc in the series. Rivals with Deathsaur is an upgrade I think.

[@l.a.nproduction3]

I want this so badly to happen

[@Briximusprimedia]

We all love cliffjumper, he’s mis understood in both toys, and in personality and we all love and appreciate him Hope he grows more and more as a much bigger character in the future

[@ProfessM]

Always felt sorry for Cliff. He felt more like a character then Bee ever did. Also he could have won the war in G1 if he just used a scope!

[@redalert923]

That is so true

[@ltb1345]

Nah.

[@Cent_Reviews]

I love how cliffjumper was stuck as a retool for so many years, only to spawn an army of retools in ER

[@Depth217]

The Star map scene in FOC is one of the best moments in all of Transformers. I SO love that they gave you the chance to just stay there as long as you want and take it in.

[@Lazrael32]

And now we are getting a bumblebee repaint of the current cliff jumper.... the world has come full circle.

[@JDRider02]

Cliffjumper being remembered for dying feels weird since it happens so few times but then I remember TF Prime (which has the most infamous version) is over 10 years old, which makes me realize that really must've been influential on his character for many.

[@rayray6490]

G1 Cliffjumper was lovable in that he’s loyal AF and was always ready for a fight. Him pulling out a giant cannon out of nowhere to snipe Megatron in the first episode was hilarious

[@ondururagittandeska2004]

I think it would be cool if Cliffjumper and Bumble bee were characterised as brothers with them having a Physic link to each other

[@KamenRiderSeiryuXV0]

Cliffjumper is one of fave transformers character. I like his hot-blooded but brave personality. lol

[@Phantom9252]

The fact Casey Kasem voiced both Cliffjumper and Shaggy from Scooby-Doo really speaks to his talent.

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

And Megatron is scooby Doo 😂 ...and ravage too, now that I think about it

[@vibe_man-4562]

Cliffjumper is my favorite transformer and his IWD spotlight comic was sad and badass as hell.

[@robrice7246]

7:17 "And Cliffjumper DIED at the hands of (a cosmically powered) Starscream in the first episode!!!"

[@ufsman]

The cliff jumper on his own story where he’s on a planet with those native children was my favourite part of his stories.

[@stiglapoint5672]

His Spotlight and Galaxies story were wonderful

[@UrdnotRed]

Prime Cliffjumper just felt the most unique, in my opinion. He had a full personality that actually made it suck that he died.

[@ChristianHernandez-yt]

I really love Transformers Prime's Cliffjumper, it's a shame he had such a small role in the story. It's probably because Dwayne Johnson's such an expensive actor that he couldn't stay long.

[@Doma_Kuroda]

Cliffjumper is tough and always ready for action. He is like Ironhide, becuz they are father and son. They are the best in 80er Cartoon.

[@Thevishisland]

Fun fact: the beetle was actually made by Porsche’s founder

[@JohnnyLouisXIX]

More like requested by the moustache man himself.

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

And ripped off the design of a Tatra vehicle.

[@shadowdramon01]

The Casey Kasem Cliffjumper from the OG cartoon is one of my all-time favorite Transformers.

[@andretheterminator]

cliffjumper has always been my 2nd favorite minibot. I love his personality (which I can relate to when I play video games) and favorite version of him is IDW, G1 and Idw reboot. I just hope to seen him being used more so I can see him strike first, strike fast and strike hard.

[@minilopgamer1950]

Cliffjumper has always been one of my favorite here’s hoping he gets a big role that isn’t him dying

[@MasterArchfiend]

I once stole my Dad's Cliffjumper toy as a kid. I still don't know cars very well, but I thought he was a racing beetle and the old Volkswagen beetles are my favorite cars. I mainly kept it in vehicle mode, transforming him so he could catch a cliff made of books or something when playing with him and my mini-con collection. It bugs me that they used him for the Bumblebee movie just to be killed to progress plot. They really could've used any Autobot, especially ones with a history of looking similar to him and Bumblebee if they didn't want to make a new model. Though I don't get the myth that he always dies. He has two deaths of just him and any others he's part of the discontinued toy massacre because Hasbro didn't know how kids work.

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

The reason is that the most well-known versions of Cliffjumper are famous for dying, and since some less popular versions also end up dying in their own respective continuities, people assume that he's always killed off.

[@panelvixen]

Watching a new episode of The Basics early Saturday morning reminds me so much of my childhood when I would wake up early Saturday morning to watch an episode of Transformers.

[@Starman973]

When I first bought Transformer toys, I bought Wheeljack and Cliffjumper. Those two will always hold a special place in my heart because of that.

[@coollizzylou]

Listen, Cliffjumper my beloved. His bit part in Prime was very memorable and his design did not have to be so distinct but it was and it slaps. Also thank you so so much for these videos they are so good and a gold mine for inspiration for fan content ❤️

[@Triceratopping]

"Cliffjumper is frequently mistaken for Bumblebee" Hubcap: *anxiety intensifies*

[@pious83]

*Goldbug cries in a corner*

[@frostfive3991]

Bumper and Bugbite: * Heavy breathing *

[@GCHumanGuy]

@@pious83 isn't Goldbug just Bee

[@Triceratopping]

@@pious83 "I feel better than ever! I feel like a gold bug!" "Hahaha! And that's exactly who'll you be from now on, Bumblebee; Goldbug!" "Err, geez, I was hoping I could still be called Bumbleb-" "Quiet Goldbug."

[@pious83]

@@GCHumanGuy Not always.

[@jayvbspdx]

I had read that Casey Kasem had departed the Transformers series in the third season due to the depiction of Arabs in one of the episodes. While I'm unsurprised you didn't cover that, I'd still like to know more information on that. Also, there were pretty great Cliffjumpers in the 2000's cartoons. He deserves to be his own character and design! What in the world is the 2007 movie recolor?! That's enough to give one nightmares!

[@sephiroth4857]

He made a brief reference to it during his video on Teletraan I, which Kasem also voiced and showed how Teletraan II was changed to Frank Welker

[@ShanaReviews]

it's sort of understandable why he didn't cover it since that's something more tied to the G1 cartoon itself and not the character, plus Cliff's absence in the series was probably a combination of Casey's dissatisfaction with said depiction and Hasbro already geared to phase him out anyway

[@Davethe3rd]

Well, when you're of Arab decent, and the writers want you to reference a fictional Middle Eastern country called "Carbombya"... (Racist as f***....)

[@jayvbspdx]

@@sephiroth4857 That's likely the reason I actually know that 😂

[@Schregger]

@@Davethe3rd Hell, ive seen alot of stereotypes used for comedy purpose way back when, but that was just to much...

[@teab0244]

Very interesting! I really like Cliffjumper‘a portrayal in the G1 cartoon, and hope to pick up his figure someday.

[@LightningZetton]

Red bumblebee. I would love to imagine a new TF series having cliffjumper for one scene and it's him getting killed off again... That would be hilarious

[@theghostofjeffgoldblumdail9613]

Bumblebee movie: *sweating profusely*

[@eternalfox1714]

Well then look no further than tf prime he dies in ep 1

[@joshuasatterwhite9520]

Please no

[@ГотаБГ]

Nah, that just boring... I think that there can be another scene, where Cliffjumper somehow recolored to the yellow, and everyone starts to name him Bumblebee, what will make Cliffjumper pissed off, and he will shout out something like: "I AM CLIFFJUMPER!!! STOP MUDDLE ME WITH BUMBLEBEE!!!"

[@jimmyjeff1777]

Honestly, I'm glad that some versions of cliffjumper has his own unique design instead of just being "the red bumblebee" he deserves much better than that

[@sivanlevi3867]

I think my favorite part about Cliffjumper is that the original was voiced by the late Casey Kasem, who also voiced Robin in the old Batman and Superfriends cartoons, the computer Teletraan 1 (also from G1), and the first and best voice of Shaggy Rogers in Scooby Doo media right up until his death.

[@miles501st]

My first, ever transformer back in 84. Him and hubcap were the only minibots I ever had as a kid. So pleased to get both again all these years later when Earthrise came around

[@SnowFiresinger]

Even when he suffered from the Transformers version of red-shirt syndrome, Prime's version of Cliffjumper was my favorite so far.

[@Hartzilla2007]

The 2019 continuity also kind of homaged the Cliffjumper dying thing with Deathsaurus fantasizing about killing him over and over again since he is holding a grudge for getting his ass kicked.

[@aircraftcarrierwo-class]

I always saw Cliffjumper and Brawn as the two premiere examples of "short-bot syndrome". Always picking fights with more powerful Decepticons and never really learning a lesson from doing so.

[@DisgruntledWatcher]

Cliffjumper was my very first Transformer toy back in the 80s. I had seen and fell in love with the show, and one day my mom came home from shopping and had a Transformer each for me and my older brother. He got Bumblebee, and despite my getting the ‘worse’ of the two, I was hooked for life.

[@KrytenMark]

He'll always be much more than just a simple red Bumblebee in my eyes. Cliffjumper's his own bot, and he always will be. Plus, I'm really glad he came first for once, in Earthrise. :)

[@MrExplodinGuy]

Cliffjumper was my favorite as a kid. I always thought he had a cool voice and since he was one of the mini figures his retail price was low so a lot of kids had him. Unfortunately, I was never able to get my own figure until I was an adult. 😥

[@Feedback105]

I'd honestly crack up, if out of nowhere, cliff puls out a big honkin bazooka, and just starts blasting things

[@Megamanlanprime]

My headcanon is that Cliffjumper is something like a sibling type relationship with Bumblebee with the transformation and design being similar even if they are technically not the exact same in Alt mode. Like that bots that share a similar transformation and body type tend to see each other as something akin to family or somewhat close based on how close they were.

[@Rojixus]

I'm just sick of the "Cliffjumper always dies LOL" jokes.

[@namelessecho6527]

[Insert Cliffjumper always dies joke here]

[@mannofdober873]

Today's focus is Clif- Oh... He's dead.

[@adherentofladycolumbia725]

Skybound: Hey......your the little guy now. Cliffjumper: 40 years........*cracks neck* its time.

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

"My name is Cliffjumper. Member of the Autobot resistance."

[@schmidington]

Hasbro did ole Cliffy good in Earthrise, finally showing some respect to the red horned-head. I mean c'mon, Deathsaurus causes larger bots anxiety but Cliffjumper steps up and takes him down.

[@crumb7192]

I always thought Cliffjumper was Bumblebees older brother since they were so similar in the cartoon.

[@ChristoTitan]

I don't hold any nostalgia for toys from the 80s, but the vibe of these videos is so upbeat I watch just to stave off the depression.

[@cyclownus3658]

Everyone’s been asking how Cliffjumper is similar to Bumblebee but no one’s been asking how Hubcap is similar to Bumblebee

[@electricfeverx976]

It's sadder that Hubcap has been mostly forgotten, and placed into obscurity in favour of people making fun of Cliff for looking like Bee when Hubcap exists.

[@diegos7337]

I love Cliffjumper! I have always liked him more than Bumblebee. He is much more daring, he have eve beated Starscream and many other decepticons on his own! He deserves the Proper Master Piece Treatment, not "Red Bumblebee".

[@FifthRobin]

Tbh, I only began liking him once I read the IDW Cliffjumper spotlight comic, still though I slightly prefer Bumblebee...

[@mariaisabelg4701]

Cliffjumper's vehicle mode in Earthrise has got to be my favorite version of this angry acorn. It's practically an amalgamation of all of his previous modes. From his cute and compact Porsche from the g1 series, to the cool and sleek muscle car from Prime. I've truly never seen a vehicle that practically screams Cliffjumper than in Earthrise.

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

It's actually an amalgamation of a Porsche 924 and a Mitsubishi Starion, a small Japanese sports car from the eighties (I use the term amalgamation loosely, since it's basically a Starion with a 924's taillights). It has nothing to do with any muscle cars.

[@mariaisabelg4701]

@@SirBroccolingtonIII oh I am aware. I was more or less referring to the overall vibe. It's has a certain edge to it that reminds me of Prime's Cliffjumper vehicle mode. It's hard to explain but I'm definitely aware Earthrise Cliffjumper is a loose combination of those vehicles you mentioned. Either way, whoever designed Earthrise Cliffjumper put so much love to it and I adore it all the more.

[@SirBroccolingtonIII]

@@mariaisabelg4701 Yeah. A lot of eighties Japanese cars looked like muscle cars, despite being quite a bit smaller.

[@tannerprice2018]

Cliffjumper is pretty much the most popular recolor character. Dude keeps being mistaken for a red Bumblebee, he’s characterized as a hothead, shows up in more cartoons than most other recolor characters since G1, ever since Prime everyone thought he died a lot, it goes to show that the little dude’s very stand-out even in the smallest of roles.

[@jacksonjguyguadagnino5792]

The Prime incarnation is my favorite design for his alt-mode, but the IDW version is my favorite version of his character. I don't own any IDW TF comics, but I've seen bits and pieces online, and I love these two scenes with Cliffjumper: 1) Bumblebee and Jetfire are stranded in space. Bumble questions, "who's gonna be just waiting around for a red light to come on?!" The very next panel, a red light comes one and Cliffjumper has a beaming smile, ready for action. 2) A bunch of Decepticons tell their commander they attacked an Autobot and there's nothing to worry about. The commander asks, "is he short?" 'Yes.' "Is he red?" 'Yes.' "Does he have horns?" 'Yes.' "(panicked) MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS!!!"

[@timothyhansen6581]

Wait. Gen-1 Cliffjumper was basically Jazz's younger brother? (In terms of the auto mode.) Who knew!?

[@ltb1345]

4:15 That vehicle mode is sick. They should've just done that in red and made it Cliffjumper's vehicle mode from then on. I guess Energon Cliffjumper just didn't have enough of an impact for that to happen.

[@SonicPrimus]

The fact that Prime Cliffjumper was voiced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson blows my mind! The Rock playing a Transformer, and an Autobot at that?! Mind BLOWN!!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

THANK YOU for addressing the misconception that Cliff "dies all the time." Yes, it happened a few times relatively close together, but it's been 5 or 6 times in 37 years.

[@pancho855]

Been waiting for this for a long time, glad to see Cliffjumper get some appreciation outside of toy shelfs.

[@EviscerVIII]

Kinda surprised that you didn’t mention his original voice actor, Casey Kasim, and the issue surrounding him quitting the G1 show.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

?

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

He did mention Casey but not the reason he quit... ...which was the Libya parody "Carbombya"

[@theoking2821]

Cliffjumper is my absolute favorite Transformer ever! I feel him on a personal level, and he absolutely needs more representation in all media!

[@oliverpaul4579]

My favourite is prime incarnation because of the way he looks, acts and they actually incorporated his horns into his vehicle mode

[@alexlemonds2838]

I'm getting deja vu. Could've sworn he'd already covered him.

[@user-fn2mx6dd5k]

Are you a patron?

[@iqbaalmiah138]

Same I feel like I've seen this before

[@Protosilver97]

I think we are confusing this with the Rodimus Primal video.

[@Android-st1ef]

Yep! Me too

[@anderson9244MLG]

You forgot the part when he became gridman's host

[@KidConvoy82]

Even though I liked Bumblebee while I watched the G1 cartoon as a kid, I LOVED Cliffjumper. I was a fan of the way he always wanted to jump into battle enjoyed his team-ups with Hound & Jazz. Hope he gets to show more of his stuff in future projects.

[@cliffjumper3734]

Not finding a voice actor that sounds like The Rock is sheer laziness

[@ShinoSarna]

They should just lean into the Bumblebee thing and make a story where they're brothers.

[@iqbaalmiah138]

Yeah that would be good

[@Retr0Bunn113]

Ah yes the Autobot that was created by Hasbro just to get killed for our entertainment.

[@Protosilver97]

Not really.

[@Technodreamer]

The Fall of Cybertron level made me an instant fan of both Cliffjumper and Jazz. I hope we get to see them buddy up again in something soon! (Best fistbump ever.)

[@robrice7246]

7:12/7:17 Except in my Robertverse where (in a similar manner to the Universe comic), Primus brought him back from the dead. This happened after the series ended btw.

[@turboking9238]

Cliffjumper is getting his time to shine in the new comic by Skybound!!

[@javelin_if]

It’s so strange to not say “The Rock” in his full name

[@stevenmattrell3448]

Cliffjumper: *Exists Modern Transformers writers, wanting to kill of a character: “You’ve yee’d your last haw.”

[@redlion-paladin4609]

oof

[@mymaskofshame]

"OMG, you killed Cliffjumper!" "You Bastard" 😂

[@SassySoldier102]

Thanks for this, all I really knew about him was that he looked like bumblebee and he died alot lol 😅

[@Doma_Kuroda]

Cliffjumper was always better than Bumblebee. He was more interesting. Cliffjumper and Bumblebee are similiar, becuz they are twins.

[@mistermann4163]

Kind of funny that Cliffjumper gets this treatment and not the other recolors.

[@alio6359]

cliff jumper being mistaken for bumblebee should be his villain origin story, he should betray the autobots join the deceptacons and vow revenge against bee

[@steamroddsroundhouse2080]

Next do Mirage, come in guys we can do it