Title:
Cliffjumper
Description:
Cliffjumper (Deluxe Class, 2020)
Hasbro ID number: WFC-E7
TakaraTomy ID Number: ER EX-05
TakaraTomy release date: June 27, 2020
Accessories: Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk
Known designers: Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy)
After years of mostly being a Bumblebee redeco, Earthrise Cliffjumper is a cartoon-accurate mold (complete with accurate, non-Bumblebee head; although he does have Bumblebee’s biceps), while omitting the Penny Racer aesthetic for his vehicle mode, transforming into a 1980s sports coupe that is strongly reminiscent of his original Porsche 924 Turbo alt-mode, though with a front end which resembles that of the Mitsubishi Starion. Cliffjumper also has molded high-performance brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline Transformers figure. In keeping with his depiction as being rather small in most Transformers media, this figure is much smaller than a typical Deluxe Class and is closer to being a particularly large Legends class-sized figure. Like all Deluxe Class figures of the War for Cybertron subline, Cliffjumper includes numerous 3 mm posts and 5 mm ports for attaching other accessories as part of the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, but due to his small size he cannot easily accommodate an entire Weaponizer or Modulator figure. Additionally, he is highly articulated for a mainline Legends-sized Transformer, with over 90-degree ankles and two-way elbows, and a complex transformation scheme. Undocumented in the instructions, Cliffjumper’s ball-jointed neck is actually mounted on a hinge, and when popped out of its housing offers a larger range of articulation.
The rest of his price-point is made up for with his arsenal, that being a large cannon similar to one he briefly used in the G1 cartoon episode "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1”, which can split into two smaller blasters and a pair of skis which can attach under his wheels to form the hydrofoils seen in "Dinobot Island, Part 2”. The backend of the cannon can fold out to fit in his car mode’s underside to help balance when skis are deployed, while also being usable as a melee weapon. It can also mount on either his thigh or on the side or top of his shoulder meaning you can put the entire cannon in these spots. Similarly, his detaching car trunk can either be put into the robot mode’s back or be used as a shield with help of a flip-out peg. This peg and the backend of the cannon use a unique post and port to connect to each other.
The promotional renders and early product samples showcased at conventions showed his weapons and skis being silver, while the final product had them cast in black plastic (with the guns being painted silver except for their handles). The majority of Cliffjumper is molded in black plastic with a generous coating of red paint. His forearms and most of his head appear to be the only pieces molded in red plastic.
Similar to the first release of Starscream from the previous line, Cliffjumper uses the movie variant of the Autobot insignia, rather than the traditional G1 design. Due to the transformation engineering, the insignia is hidden away in robot mode, with no secondary insignia to display.
Like all Earthrise toys, the inside of the back of Cliffjumper’s package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Cliffjumper’s piece of the map contains a labeled entry point to the "DEAD UNIVERSE”.
His glass gas blaster is sold separately as part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack.
In Japan, Cliffjumper is released as a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive.
Cliffjumper was retooled with a new head into Generations Selects Hubcap, Bug Bite, Shattered Glass Collection Goldbug, Buzzworthy Bumblebee Bumblebee, and more extensively retooled into War for Cybertron Trilogy Bumblebee, a reverse to the traditional norm.
Hasbro ID number: WFC-E7
TakaraTomy ID Number: ER EX-05
TakaraTomy release date: June 27, 2020
Accessories: Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk
Known designers: Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy)
After years of mostly being a Bumblebee redeco, Earthrise Cliffjumper is a cartoon-accurate mold (complete with accurate, non-Bumblebee head; although he does have Bumblebee’s biceps), while omitting the Penny Racer aesthetic for his vehicle mode, transforming into a 1980s sports coupe that is strongly reminiscent of his original Porsche 924 Turbo alt-mode, though with a front end which resembles that of the Mitsubishi Starion. Cliffjumper also has molded high-performance brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline Transformers figure. In keeping with his depiction as being rather small in most Transformers media, this figure is much smaller than a typical Deluxe Class and is closer to being a particularly large Legends class-sized figure. Like all Deluxe Class figures of the War for Cybertron subline, Cliffjumper includes numerous 3 mm posts and 5 mm ports for attaching other accessories as part of the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, but due to his small size he cannot easily accommodate an entire Weaponizer or Modulator figure. Additionally, he is highly articulated for a mainline Legends-sized Transformer, with over 90-degree ankles and two-way elbows, and a complex transformation scheme. Undocumented in the instructions, Cliffjumper’s ball-jointed neck is actually mounted on a hinge, and when popped out of its housing offers a larger range of articulation.
The rest of his price-point is made up for with his arsenal, that being a large cannon similar to one he briefly used in the G1 cartoon episode "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1”, which can split into two smaller blasters and a pair of skis which can attach under his wheels to form the hydrofoils seen in "Dinobot Island, Part 2”. The backend of the cannon can fold out to fit in his car mode’s underside to help balance when skis are deployed, while also being usable as a melee weapon. It can also mount on either his thigh or on the side or top of his shoulder meaning you can put the entire cannon in these spots. Similarly, his detaching car trunk can either be put into the robot mode’s back or be used as a shield with help of a flip-out peg. This peg and the backend of the cannon use a unique post and port to connect to each other.
The promotional renders and early product samples showcased at conventions showed his weapons and skis being silver, while the final product had them cast in black plastic (with the guns being painted silver except for their handles). The majority of Cliffjumper is molded in black plastic with a generous coating of red paint. His forearms and most of his head appear to be the only pieces molded in red plastic.
Similar to the first release of Starscream from the previous line, Cliffjumper uses the movie variant of the Autobot insignia, rather than the traditional G1 design. Due to the transformation engineering, the insignia is hidden away in robot mode, with no secondary insignia to display.
Like all Earthrise toys, the inside of the back of Cliffjumper’s package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Cliffjumper’s piece of the map contains a labeled entry point to the "DEAD UNIVERSE”.
His glass gas blaster is sold separately as part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack.
In Japan, Cliffjumper is released as a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive.
Cliffjumper was retooled with a new head into Generations Selects Hubcap, Bug Bite, Shattered Glass Collection Goldbug, Buzzworthy Bumblebee Bumblebee, and more extensively retooled into War for Cybertron Trilogy Bumblebee, a reverse to the traditional norm.
Theme:
Earthrise
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2020
Date Added:
2022-09-25 12:25:58
Date Added:
2022-09-25 12:25:58
