First seen via Hasbro Twitter, the Energon Igniters Speed Class Cliffjumper has only been spotted in Australia and Germany. Thanks to our very own Nevermore, we have our first in-hand images of this toy.
We had had our first sightings from BigW stores in Australia and now Cliffjumper surfaced at Real store in Duisburg-Meiderich, Germany. This Cliffjumper figure follows the tradition of being a direct red repaint of a Bumblebee toy. Comparing the robot mode with the original Energon Igniters Bumblebee toy (VW Beetle), this figure is just missing some silver deco on the neck, and has a different paint on the arms details. The alt mode seems the same.
Check out all Nevermore’s images (including comparison shots with the Bumblebee figure) after the break and then let us know your impressions on the 2005 Boards.
Nevermore
I just discovered that someone is using my photos to sell the toy.
Jual Transformers Bumblebee -Energon Igniters Speed Series Cliffjumper – Deaze_360 | Tokopedia
Not cool. I'm afraid next time I'll have to slap a watermark on them. I really don't want to do that, but assholes like that don't give me much of a choice.
TFXProtector
It would certainly help a good deal. It's bad enough he's a repaint, but he's a lazy repaint. A new head is enough sometimes.
G1Prowl
So would a simple retooled head be enough? To me, it would be. I figured out how to do headswaps, and my life is much happier. I currently have Bee, Cliffy, and Bumper in red AND in yellow, and am about to snag an extra Bee specifically so I can paint the GDO Springer head yellow and swap out to make Hubcap. It's really that easy. That, and it keeps some of the 3P people in business.
TFXProtector
Because Wasp was a made up character for Animated that ended up taking off more than they had planned for. That said, for most people, he's a throwaway character. For almost everyone, Cliffjumper is a fully formed, independent character. He was quite a character from the word go in More Than Meets The Eye, all the way back in '84 and he was an important character in Transformers Prime and he had a pivotal scene in Bumblebee. He deserves more than a Bumblebee repaint. He's been getting the shaft since 2006 in Classics and continues to do so.
That's why people are losing their minds. And rightfully so.
G1Prowl
Assuming that English is a second language for that poster. Hoping so, actually.
What I'm GETTING from them is bewilderment as such:
"If I were to say a green repaint of Bumblebee was coming out as Wasp, nobody would bat an eye because it's all 'part of the plan'. But if I say a red repaint of Bumblebee was coming out as Cliffjumper, and EVERYBODY LOSES THEIR MINDS!!!!"
Nevermore
What? Either I'm just not getting it or this sentence is grammatically challenged.
autobotlongarm
Can't wait for a Wasp figure that's the same figure as the Bee figure but the only thing that was done for the figure was coloring it green.
User_136440
Ram is a power series figure. The 'power' part was mistakenly taken as part of the codename, but like the listings that accompanied it, 'power' just denotes the price point. Could be anyone, though. As witg Cliffjumper's codename, they don't always give much of a clue.
guard convoy
still annoying that once again hasbro refuses to give cliffjumper a proper figure.
he is still the missing 1984 transformer in classics/generations (they have attempted twice and both are just bumblebee repaints) and yet here we are again, another bumblebee repaint.
Afterburner
Hey look, it's some random red VW Beetle robot! Where is Cliffjumper though?
Vector Oracle
What would you like to see as a Speed Series Legend? I'd buy pretty much any deco they give to the VW Bee mold(like blue [Glyph] or orange [Volks]).
I'm also curious to see what Power Ram is. Decepticon Speed Series redeco,perhaps? (If it's Ramjet,I will be very giddy.)
King Glurch
Alright, just watched Bumblebee last night and
Nevermore
Thanks! So this confirms that Cliffjumper and "Wolf" are indeed one and the same figure.
Now we still need to wait and find out who "Ram" is.
Oh, and "Stingray" and "Infantry", too.
griffin-of-oz
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dCon
That Cliffjumper is lame. I'm not gonna talk about why for obvious reasons.
Nevermore
That is what I want to find out!
cutestprincess
Kind of bummed that characters who werent even in the movie like Hot Rod and Barricade get new toys with distinct heads while poor Cliffjumper, who actually features in the film, doesnt even get a new head mold. I get him not getting an entirely unique mold, but a new head would have been appreciated!
rikaldomario
Please clarify this for me if you can. Is he "Wolf" or is a new unknown toy?
Vector Oracle
*stares at photos of Cliffjumper and Bumblebee comparison pics*
I'm probably going to buy this guy. He may be a red Bumblebee,but he's still Cliffjumper,and that's what makes him worth it to me. Any redecos that Hasbro makes of this mold will likely be bought by me as well.
Black Convoy
I see what I can do. If I get it, I will let you know.