About this figure:
One of the original 1984 group of Autobot mini-vehicles, Cliffjumper started out as a Porche 924 Turbo, part of Japanese company Takara's Microchange line of toys. Part of the deal with Hasbro to bring Transformers to the United States, Cliff has undergone many changes over the years through various toy releases. (Many of which were just retooled versions of Bumblebee.)
Through it all, he has remained a stalwart fan favorite, worthy of inclusion in the second wave of the War for Cybertron toy line.
Pros:
- A perfect recreation of his G1 look.
- Solid balancing. Cliff is very easy to stand and pose in a variety of positions.
- It comes with several accessories that give you many options for display or play.
- Even has that huge honking gun that he fired at Megatron in the first episode of the G1 cartoon.
Cons:
- Transforming from car to robot mode can be difficult because certain pegs fit very snug.
- Priced as a $20 deluxe figure despite being half the size of other deluxe figures.
Final Verdict:
Cliff is just a really cool toy. And even though he costs as much as other deluxe figures while being smaller, his many accessories make him almost like a mini leader class figure. While I'm still not sold on his weird alternate vehicle mode that resembles a rocket-powered snowmobile car, at least those parts can be combined into a giant cannon for re-creating those moments where you "got Megatron dead center in my viewfinder."
The car mode is one of my favorites so far, with the majority of the hinges and seams being where they would be on a real car, the biggest exception being the doors. But even with some of these minor flaws, this was a figure I excitedly added to my collection, despite never being a big fan of the character.
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