(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to the original Prime First Edition Cliffjumper. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Prime First Edition Cliffjumper figure here.)

    Alas, poor Prime Cliffjumper, we hardly knew ye. Yes, the guy got less than an episode before being offed and then was subsequently revived as a Dark Energon zombie, only to get offed for good a short while later. Still, it makes for an interesting repaint idea! Cliffjumper's base colors and silver/black paint apps are pretty much exactly the same on this version as on the original First Edition Cliffjumper toy, but now he's got a few silver-edged purple "damage" paint apps along the roof of his car mode. They look pretty darned cool, and help to break up all the red of his vehicle mode a bit more. His transparent plastic has also been changed to a dark purple, which contrasts with the purple surprisingly well, and of course fits his "Dark Energon" theme pretty nicely, too.
    Cliffjumper's head has been remolded for this release, and is exquisitely detailed, with one of his horns missing, a crazed, undead expression in his optics, and damage around his drooling mouth. It's a very nice sculpt and fits the purpose of this toy perfectly.
    Terrorcon Cliffjumper is a pretty neat idea for a "themed" zombie redeco, though with so much of him the same as the original First Edition Cliffjumper, if you have the original this one isn't really worth picking up (and particularly not the more expensive "Rust in Peace" version-- see below). That said, if you DON'T have the original First Edition of this mold, I think the couple extra paint apps help to break up the colors better than on the original, and the head sculpt makes this toy a bit more unique. (This applies to the "Rust in Peace" version moreso, but that version's also more expensive.)

Review by Beastbot

*This toy was also released as a San Diego Comic-Con 2012 exclusive, called "Rust in Peace" Cliffjumper. The core toy is essentially the same, except with a few more "damage" paint apps--particularly on the windshield, sides of the vehicle mode, and upper legs. In addition, it comes with a two transparent purple accessories; a shard of Dark Energon he can hold, and an "energy burst" plastic piece that fits into his chest to recreate the shard of the stuff that brought him back to life. It also comes in a container shaped like the toy's zombified head inside another box with his chest details. Although the additional paint apps and accessories are kinda cool, this is also a release that's $10 more and, if you have the Toys "R" Us version of Terrorcon Cliffjumper, really isn't worth getting.

(Images from Hasbro.)

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