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|quote  = [[Ruby|Mommy]] says I'm special. ''Everyone'' say it. I be number one most beautiful singer in [[Pyrrhia]] one day! Friends with every [[dragons|dragon]] in the whole world! Mommy thinks I can do anything and great things and all things!
|quote  = [[Ruby|Mommy]] says I'm special. ''Everyone'' say it. I be number one most beautiful singer in [[Pyrrhia]] one day! Friends with every [[dragons|dragon]] in the whole world! Mommy thinks I can do anything and great things and all things!
|speaker = Cliff to [[Peril]], ''[[Escaping Peril]]''
|speaker = Cliff to [[Peril]], ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]''
}}
}}
{{Character
{{Character
|name      = Cliff
|name      = Cliff
|image    = CliffTemplateYSLF.png
|image    =  
<gallery>
Cliff GN 7.png|Graphic Novel
CliffTemplateSkyla.png|Reference
</gallery>
|age      = About 9 months to 1 year  (hatched in 5,011 AS)
|age      = About 9 months to 1 year  (hatched in 5,011 AS)
|gender    = Male
|gender    = Male
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|powers    =  
|powers    =  


|status    = Alive (as of ''[[Escaping Peril]]'')
|status    = Alive (as of ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]'')


|current  = [[Prince]] of the [[SkyWings]]
|current  = [[Prince]] of the [[SkyWings]]
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|Relation2  = Grandmother
|Relation2  = Grandmother
|RName2    = [[Scarlet]]
|RName2    = [[Scarlet]]
|Relation3  = Uncles
|Relation3 = Grandfather
|RName3     = [[Vermilion]], [[Hawk]], [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|two unnamed SkyWings]]
|RName3    = [[Canyon]]
|Relation4 = Aunts
|Relation4 = Uncles
|RName4     = [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|Eleven unnamed SkyWings]]
|RName4     = [[Vermilion]], [[Hawk]], [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|two unnamed SkyWings]]
|Relation5 = Great-Grandmother
|Relation5 = Aunts
|RName5     = [[Firestorm]]
|RName5     = [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|Eleven unnamed SkyWings]]
|Relation6 = Great-Aunts
|Relation6 = Great-Grandmother
|RName6     = [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|Three unnamed SkyWings]]
|RName6     = [[Firestorm]]
|Relation7 = Ancestors
|Relation7 = Great-Aunts
|RName7     = [[Carmine]], [[Sunset]] (possibly)
|RName7     = [[Unnamed characters#SkyWings|Three unnamed SkyWings]]
|Relation8 = Father
|Relation8 = Ancestors
|RName8     = Unknown SkyWing
|RName8     = [[Carmine]], [[Sunset]] (possibly)
|Relation9 = Grandfather's sibling
|RName9     = [[Tailwind]]


|a2App    = ''[[Escaping Peril]]''
|a2App    = ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]''
|a2Men    =  
|a2Men    =  
|gnApp    = ''[[Escaping Peril (graphic novel)|Escaping Peril]]''
|leApp    = ''[[Dragonslayer]]''
|leApp    = ''[[Dragonslayer]]''
|leMen    =  
|leMen    =  
|otFeat    = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'', <br />
|otFeat    =
''[[How to Draw]]''
''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'',<br />
''[[How to Draw]]'',<br />
''[[Official Wings of Fire Stained Glass Art Book]]''
}}
}}
'''Cliff''' is a male [[SkyWing]] [[dragonet]] [[prince]] who was introduced in ''[[Escaping Peril]]''. He currently resides within the [[SkyWing palace]] with his mother, [[Queen Ruby]] and is well-known throughout the [[Sky Kingdom]] for his singing and songwriting.
'''Cliff''' is a male [[SkyWing]] [[dragonet]] [[prince]] who was introduced in ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]''. He currently resides in the [[SkyWing palace]] with his mother, [[Queen Ruby]] and is well-known throughout the [[Sky Kingdom]] for his singing and songwriting.


==Description==
== Description ==
Cliff has dark red scales and a long neck.{{Ref|EP|177}} He is small{{Ref|EP|179}}{{Ref|EP|181}} and has tiny talons,{{Ref|EP|178}} as well as giant, golden-orange eyes that are almost the color of a goldfish,{{Ref|EP|187}} with orange flickers in his wings.
Cliff has dark red scales and a long neck.{{Ref|EP|177}} He is small{{Ref|EP|179}}{{Ref|EP|181}} and has tiny talons,{{Ref|EP|178}} as well as giant, golden-orange eyes that are almost the color of a goldfish.{{Ref|EP|187}}


==Personality==
== Personality ==
When [[Scarlet]] suggested that Cliff was ordinary, he puffed out his chest and denied it;{{Ref|EP|181}} he later stated that Scarlet was mean for saying so, and seemed baffled when [[Peril]] said that being ordinary seemed great to her.{{Ref|EP|189}} He sang softly to himself while under the care of Peril, and asked her if she wanted to hear a [[Songs|song]] that he had made up just then.{{Ref|EP|187}} He also later sang himself to sleep.{{Ref|EP|190}} He is indignant,{{Ref|EP|242}} unafraid,{{Ref|EP|227}} clever,{{Ref|EP|219}} proud, hopeful,{{Ref|EP|190}} cheeky, theatrical, and skilled at rhyming.{{Ref|EP|188}} According to Cliff, everyone says that he is special,{{Ref|EP|189}} and he believes that he is going to be the best singer in [[Pyrrhia]] one day, as well as friends with every [[Dragons|dragon]].{{Ref|EP|190}} Despite being threatened by Scarlet, Cliff tried his best to sit up and look brave.{{Ref|EP|195}} He later complained about there being nothing to play with during his imprisonment,{{Ref|EP|204}} but was eager to see the lethal battle between Scarlet and Ruby.{{Ref|EP|226}}
When [[Scarlet]] suggested that Cliff was ordinary, he puffed out his chest and denied it;{{Ref|EP|181}} he later stated that Scarlet was mean for saying so, and seemed baffled when [[Peril]] said that being ordinary seemed great to her.{{Ref|EP|189}} He sang softly to himself while under the care of Peril, and asked her if she wanted to hear a [[Songs|song]] that he had made up just then.{{Ref|EP|187}} He also later sang himself to sleep.{{Ref|EP|190}} He is indignant,{{Ref|EP|242}} unafraid,{{Ref|EP|227}} clever,{{Ref|EP|219}} proud, hopeful,{{Ref|EP|190}} cheeky, theatrical, and skilled at rhyming.{{Ref|EP|188}} According to Cliff, everyone says that he is special,{{Ref|EP|189}} and he believes that he is going to be the best singer in [[Pyrrhia]] one day, as well as friends with every dragon.{{Ref|EP|190}} Despite being threatened by Scarlet, Cliff tried his best to sit up and look brave.{{Ref|EP|195}} He later complained about there being nothing to play with during his imprisonment,{{Ref|EP|204}} but was eager to see the lethal battle between Scarlet and Ruby.{{Ref|EP|226}}


He also cleverly lied to Scarlet about his ability to fly{{Ref|EP|203}} in order to escape his imprisonment and return to Ruby.{{Ref|EP|220}} Despite Scarlet's power and threatening demeanor, he was defiant and outraged when she suggested that he would forget about his mother.{{Ref|EP|220}}
He also cleverly lied to Scarlet about his ability to fly{{Ref|EP|203}} in order to escape his imprisonment and return to Ruby.{{Ref|EP|220}} Despite Scarlet's power and threatening demeanor, he was defiant and outraged when she suggested that he would forget about his mother.{{Ref|EP|220}}


==Biography ==
== Biography ==
===The Jade Mountain Prophecy===
=== The Jade Mountain Prophecy ===
{{Dropdown
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[Escaping Peril]]''
|heading = ''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]''
|content = While Peril was under [[Chameleon]]'s spell, Scarlet requested to see Cliff, Ruby's son. She used him as a bargaining chip against Ruby. When they captured him, they put him on a stone pillar because he claimed he could not fly very well. However, Scarlet was unaware that SkyWings could fly at a very young age, because she "avoids dragonets like the plague," and after he sang a song about his mother, Ruby, he managed to fly off the pillar and get to where his mother was being held while Peril was not watching. Later, Peril promised to protect him if anything happened to Ruby during the challenge against Scarlet, in which he shouted, "I want! to SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!" clearly expressing his childish and enthusiastic personality. Peril laughed and called him a "bloodthirsty little barbarian." Afterward, Ruby was very thankful to Peril for protecting Cliff, wondering what would have happened if he had [[firescales]], and therefore forgave Peril for killing many dragons in Scarlet's [[Sky Kingdom#Gladiator Arena|arena]], allowing her back in the Sky Kingdom.
|content = While Peril was under [[Chameleon]]'s [[animus magic|spell]], Scarlet requested to see Cliff, Ruby's son. She used him as a bargaining chip against Ruby. When they captured him, they put him on a stone pillar because he claimed he could not fly very well. However, Scarlet was unaware that SkyWings could fly at a very young age, because she "avoids dragonets like the plague," and after he sang a song about his mother, Ruby, he managed to fly off the pillar and get to where his mother was being held while Peril was not watching. Later, Peril promised to protect him if anything happened to Ruby during the challenge against Scarlet, in which he shouted, "I want! to SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!" clearly expressing his childish and enthusiastic personality. Peril laughed and called him a "bloodthirsty little barbarian." Afterward, Ruby was very thankful to Peril for protecting Cliff, wondering what would have happened if he had [[firescales]], and therefore forgave Peril for killing many dragons in Scarlet's [[Sky Kingdom#Gladiator Arena|arena]], allowing her back in the Sky Kingdom.
}}
}}
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=== Legends ===
===Legends===
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=== Field Guides ===
===Field Guides===
{{Dropdown
{{Dropdown
|align  = left
|align  = left
|heading = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
|heading = ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]''
|content = Cliff's SkyWing Anthem is featured in the SkyWing chapter.}}
|content = Cliff's SkyWing Anthem was featured in the SkyWing chapter of the guide. He was later mentioned in [[Tailwind]]'s ''[[literature#Named scrolls|This is Why We Don't Marry Psychopaths]]'', when they wrote that Cliff spent hours with Queen Ruby and speculated that his father was [[Jasper]].
}}


==Relationships==
== Relationships ==
===[[Peril]]===
=== [[Peril]] ===
Upon first being under Scarlet's control, Cliff was ordered to stand close to Peril. Because of Cliff's small size and young age, Peril thought that she never would have dared put him in that sort of danger if she still had her firescales. She wanted to hug him and tell him not to be scared, but could not due to her firescales facade.{{Ref|EP|179}} When she spoke to him, she hoped her voice sounded kind, and he sang a song for her before falling asleep.{{Ref|EP|187}} Even while being enchanted with loyalty to Scarlet, Peril had second thoughts about following her potential orders to burn Cliff.{{Ref|EP|192}} She then felt a wild, brief impulse to give Cliff back to Ruby safely.{{Ref|EP|196}} Peril later referred to him as "little friend" and apologized for him not being allowed to hug Ruby.{{Ref|EP|201}} She later defended Cliff against Scarlet{{Ref|EP|221}} and took care to make sure he was not injured against her burning scales.{{Ref|EP|227}} She watched over him during the battle between Scarlet and Ruby, and comforted him when Ruby's physical form returned to Tourmaline's.{{Ref|EP|239}} He giggled at one of Peril's jokes.{{Ref|EP|245}}
Upon first being under Scarlet's control, Cliff was ordered to stand close to Peril. Because of Cliff's small size and young age, Peril thought that she never would have dared put him in that sort of danger if she still had her firescales. She wanted to hug him and tell him not to be scared, but could not due to her firescales facade.{{Ref|EP|179}} When she spoke to him, she hoped her voice sounded kind, and he sang a song for her before falling asleep.{{Ref|EP|187}} Even while being enchanted with loyalty to Scarlet, Peril had second thoughts about following her potential orders to burn Cliff.{{Ref|EP|192}} She then felt a wild, brief impulse to give Cliff back to Ruby safely.{{Ref|EP|196}} Peril later referred to him as "little friend" and apologized for him not being allowed to hug Ruby.{{Ref|EP|201}} She later defended Cliff against Scarlet{{Ref|EP|221}} and took care to make sure he was not injured against her burning scales.{{Ref|EP|227}} She watched over him during the battle between Scarlet and Ruby, and comforted him when Ruby's physical form returned to Tourmaline's.{{Ref|EP|239}} He giggled at one of Peril's jokes.{{Ref|EP|245}}


===[[Ruby]]===
=== [[Ruby]] ===
When Ruby saw her son for the first time, there were suddenly sparks in her otherwise boring personality - so much so that Scarlet was perplexed as to why Ruby was so excited about an ordinary dragonet.{{Ref|EP|181}} She would do anything to keep Cliff safe, and allowed herself to be locked up to do so. Cliff often imitates his mother's stance and reassures her through physical affection.{{Ref|EP|201}} She thinks of her son as clever{{Ref|EP|219}} is gentle towards him,{{Ref|EP|223}} and loves him.{{Ref|EP|220}} He believes that his mother is the greatest [[queen]] in Pyrrhia and wrote several songs that mention that.{{Ref|EP|188}}
When Ruby saw her son for the first time, there were suddenly sparks in her otherwise boring personality - so much so that Scarlet was perplexed as to why Ruby was so excited about an ordinary dragonet.{{Ref|EP|181}} She would do anything to keep Cliff safe, and allowed herself to be locked up to do so. Cliff often imitates his mother's stance and reassures her through physical affection.{{Ref|EP|201}} She thinks of her son as clever{{Ref|EP|219}} is gentle towards him,{{Ref|EP|223}} and loves him.{{Ref|EP|220}} He believes that his mother is the greatest [[queen]] in Pyrrhia and wrote several songs that mention that.{{Ref|EP|188}}


===[[Scarlet]]===
=== [[Scarlet]] ===
Scarlet smiled grimly at her grandson upon first meeting him,{{Ref|EP|220}} and she killed three SkyWing guards in front of the little dragonet not long afterwards.{{Ref|EP|180}} She went on to call him ordinary{{Ref|EP|181}} and insult his mother while he was in earshot.{{Ref|EP|185}} Cliff later confessed that he thought Scarlet's behavior towards him was mean,{{Ref|EP|189}} and when Cliff attempted to run to his mother after she returned to the Sky Kingdom, Scarlet threatened Ruby with Cliff's death.{{Ref|EP|191}}{{Ref|EP|192}} She later explicitly stated how he would burn to death if Ruby disobeyed Scarlet's orders, all while Cliff was present.{{Ref|EP|201}} He later glared at Scarlet before she taunted Ruby with all of the ways that she would control him.{{Ref|EP|220}} He was eager to see Ruby kill Scarlet during their royal challenge.{{Ref|EP|226}}
Scarlet smiled grimly at her grandson upon first meeting him,{{Ref|EP|220}} and she killed three SkyWing guards in front of the little dragonet not long afterwards.{{Ref|EP|180}} She went on to call him ordinary{{Ref|EP|181}} and insult his mother while he was in earshot.{{Ref|EP|185}} Cliff later confessed that he thought Scarlet's behavior towards him was mean,{{Ref|EP|189}} and when Cliff attempted to run to his mother after she returned to the Sky Kingdom, Scarlet threatened Ruby with Cliff's death.{{Ref|EP|191}}{{Ref|EP|192}} She later explicitly stated how he would burn to death if Ruby disobeyed Scarlet's orders, all while Cliff was present.{{Ref|EP|201}} He later glared at Scarlet before she taunted Ruby with all of the ways that she would control him.{{Ref|EP|220}} He was eager to see Ruby kill Scarlet during their royal challenge.{{Ref|EP|226}}


==Family Tree==
== Family tree ==
{{Royal SkyWing Family Tree}}
{{Royal SkyWing Family Tree}}


==Quotes==
== Quotes ==
{{SingleQuote
{{SingleQuote
|quote  = WHAT? Mommy says I'm special. ''Everyone'' say it. I be number one most beautiful singer in Pyrrhia one day! Friends with every dragon in the whole world! Mommy thinks I can do anything and great things and all things!
|quote  = WHAT? Mommy says I'm special. ''Everyone'' say it. I be number one most beautiful singer in Pyrrhia one day! Friends with every dragon in the whole world! Mommy thinks I can do anything and great things and all things!
|speaker = to Peril
|speaker = to Peril
|book    = [[Escaping Peril]]
|book    = [[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]
|page    = 189–190
|page    = 189–190
}}
}}
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|quote  = Yup. I gotta practice my 'no, no, leave me alone' face, or else everyone want to be with me ALLLLLLS the time.
|quote  = Yup. I gotta practice my 'no, no, leave me alone' face, or else everyone want to be with me ALLLLLLS the time.
|speaker = to Peril
|speaker = to Peril
|book    = [[Escaping Peril]]
|book    = [[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]
|page    = 190
|page    = 190
}}
}}
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|quote  = Mommy. Mommy, I have to tell you something. Mommy! Grandma is kind of mean.
|quote  = Mommy. Mommy, I have to tell you something. Mommy! Grandma is kind of mean.
|speaker = to Ruby, about Scarlet
|speaker = to Ruby, about Scarlet
|book    = [[Escaping Peril]]
|book    = [[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]
|page    = 194
|page    = 194
}}
}}
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|quote  = I'm not a moonbeam! Today I'm a super-secret stealth agent flier hero of the world.
|quote  = I'm not a moonbeam! Today I'm a super-secret stealth agent flier hero of the world.
|speaker = to Ruby
|speaker = to Ruby
|book    = [[Escaping Peril]]
|book    = [[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]
|page    = 219
|page    = 219
}}
}}
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|quote  = I WON'T get upset! I want! to SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!
|quote  = I WON'T get upset! I want! to SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!
|speaker = to Peril
|speaker = to Peril
|book    = [[Escaping Peril]]
|book    = [[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]
|page    = 226
|page    = 226
}}
}}
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|quote  = Where's Mommy? You said you not a bad guy. You said that! Where did you put her? I want ''Mommy'' back!
|quote  = Where's Mommy? You said you not a bad guy. You said that! Where did you put her? I want ''Mommy'' back!
|speaker = to Peril
|speaker = to Peril
|book    = [[Escaping Peril]]
|book    = [[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]
|page    = 239
|page    = 239
}}
}}
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|speaker = to Leaf, about the key
|speaker = to Leaf, about the key
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
|book    = [[Dragonslayer]]
|page    = 279
|page    = 291
}}
}}


==Trivia==  
== Trivia ==
*Though [[Qibli]] is roughly based off [[Tui]]'s son, Elliot, she stated that Cliff is the one who resembled him more.{{Ref|Event|https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/80441-q-a-with-tui-t-sutherland.html}}
* Though [[Qibli]] is roughly based off [[Tui]]'s son, Elliot, she stated that Cliff is the one who resembled him more.{{Ref|Event|https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/80441-q-a-with-tui-t-sutherland.html}}
*Tui stated that Cliff is her favorite minor character.{{Ref|Event|https://wingsoffire.fandom.com/f/p/3096687702704629396}}
* Tui stated that Cliff is her favorite minor character.{{Ref|Event|https://wingsoffire.fandom.com/f/p/3096687702704629396}}
*Cliff is based on Tui's second son, who was three years old at the time.{{Ref|Event|https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/80441-q-a-with-tui-t-sutherland.html}}
* Cliff is based on Tui's second son, who was three years old at the time.{{Ref|Event|https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/80441-q-a-with-tui-t-sutherland.html}}
* Tui has written a [[Wings of Fire: Winglets|Winglets]] book from Cliff's POV about how his parents met. She hopes to give this book out to people at future Fanwing Fest events.{{Ref|Event|2=https://www.youtube.com/live/WGijhpUpSQ0?si=3xOuGZaCsZYvw6Jv}}


==Gallery==
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
CliffTemplateYSLF.png|Reference by {{U|Your smol local fren}}
Cliff GN 7.png|Cliff from ''[[Escaping Peril (graphic novel)]]'', by [[Mike Holmes]]
Cliff htd.png|Cliff from ''[[How to Draw]]'', by [[Brianna C. Walsh]] (edited by {{U|WillowCharlotte1234}})
CliffTemplateSkyla.png|Reference by {{U|Skyla the Skywing}}
</gallery>
 
<gallery widths="80" heights="80" caption="Art by [[Mike Holmes]], from the [[:Category:Graphic novels|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels]]">
Cliff GN 1.png
Cliff GN 2.png
Cliff GN 3.png
Cliff GN 4.png
Cliff GN 5.png
Cliff GN 6.png
Cliff GN 8.png
Cliff GN 9.png
Cliff GN 10.png
Cliff GN 11.png
Cliff and Ruby GN 1.png
Cliff and Ruby GN 3.png
Cliff and Ruby GN 4.png
Cliff and Ruby GN 5.png
Cliff and Peril GN 1.png
Cliff and Peril GN 2.png
Cliff and Peril GN 3.png
Cliff and Peril GN 4.png
Cliff Peril and Soar GN 1.png
Cliff Peril Scarlet and Soar GN 1.png
Cliff GN 12.png
Cliff and Ruby GN 6.png
Cliff and Ruby GN 2.png
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
== References ==
{{References}}
{{References}}
{{EventReferences}}
{{EventReferences}}
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[[de:Cliff]]
[[fr:Falaise]]
[[fr:Falaise]]
[[pl:Klif]]
[[ru:Утёс]]
[[ru:Утёс]]


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Latest revision as of 02:32, 5 October 2025

"Mommy says I'm special. Everyone say it. I be number one most beautiful singer in Pyrrhia one day! Friends with every dragon in the whole world! Mommy thinks I can do anything and great things and all things!"
— Cliff to Peril, Escaping Peril

Cliff is a male SkyWing dragonet prince who was introduced in Escaping Peril. He currently resides in the SkyWing palace with his mother, Queen Ruby and is well-known throughout the Sky Kingdom for his singing and songwriting.

Description

Cliff has dark red scales and a long neck.[1] He is small[2][3] and has tiny talons,[4] as well as giant, golden-orange eyes that are almost the color of a goldfish.[5]

Personality

When Scarlet suggested that Cliff was ordinary, he puffed out his chest and denied it;[3] he later stated that Scarlet was mean for saying so, and seemed baffled when Peril said that being ordinary seemed great to her.[6] He sang softly to himself while under the care of Peril, and asked her if she wanted to hear a song that he had made up just then.[5] He also later sang himself to sleep.[7] He is indignant,[8] unafraid,[9] clever,[10] proud, hopeful,[7] cheeky, theatrical, and skilled at rhyming.[11] According to Cliff, everyone says that he is special,[6] and he believes that he is going to be the best singer in Pyrrhia one day, as well as friends with every dragon.[7] Despite being threatened by Scarlet, Cliff tried his best to sit up and look brave.[12] He later complained about there being nothing to play with during his imprisonment,[13] but was eager to see the lethal battle between Scarlet and Ruby.[14]

He also cleverly lied to Scarlet about his ability to fly[15] in order to escape his imprisonment and return to Ruby.[16] Despite Scarlet's power and threatening demeanor, he was defiant and outraged when she suggested that he would forget about his mother.[16]

Biography

The Jade Mountain Prophecy

Escaping Peril
While Peril was under Chameleon's spell, Scarlet requested to see Cliff, Ruby's son. She used him as a bargaining chip against Ruby. When they captured him, they put him on a stone pillar because he claimed he could not fly very well. However, Scarlet was unaware that SkyWings could fly at a very young age, because she "avoids dragonets like the plague," and after he sang a song about his mother, Ruby, he managed to fly off the pillar and get to where his mother was being held while Peril was not watching. Later, Peril promised to protect him if anything happened to Ruby during the challenge against Scarlet, in which he shouted, "I want! to SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!" clearly expressing his childish and enthusiastic personality. Peril laughed and called him a "bloodthirsty little barbarian." Afterward, Ruby was very thankful to Peril for protecting Cliff, wondering what would have happened if he had firescales, and therefore forgave Peril for killing many dragons in Scarlet's arena, allowing her back in the Sky Kingdom.

Legends

Dragonslayer
When Leaf went back to the kitchen in the SkyWing palace after the dragonets of destiny escape, he encountered Cliff playing underneath a table. Cliff attempted to play with Leaf and started singing when Leaf asked him for a key to open the kitchen grate. When Ruby heard the singing and came over to investigate, Cliff excitedly pointed to Leaf and apparently asked her for the key. Ruby sighed, retrieved the key from the wall, and gave it to her son, who then happily placed it in Leaf's hands before following his mother out of the kitchen, leaving Leaf bewildered.

Field Guides

A Guide to the Dragon World
Cliff's SkyWing Anthem was featured in the SkyWing chapter of the guide. He was later mentioned in Tailwind's This is Why We Don't Marry Psychopaths, when they wrote that Cliff spent hours with Queen Ruby and speculated that his father was Jasper.

Relationships

Peril

Upon first being under Scarlet's control, Cliff was ordered to stand close to Peril. Because of Cliff's small size and young age, Peril thought that she never would have dared put him in that sort of danger if she still had her firescales. She wanted to hug him and tell him not to be scared, but could not due to her firescales facade.[2] When she spoke to him, she hoped her voice sounded kind, and he sang a song for her before falling asleep.[5] Even while being enchanted with loyalty to Scarlet, Peril had second thoughts about following her potential orders to burn Cliff.[17] She then felt a wild, brief impulse to give Cliff back to Ruby safely.[18] Peril later referred to him as "little friend" and apologized for him not being allowed to hug Ruby.[19] She later defended Cliff against Scarlet[20] and took care to make sure he was not injured against her burning scales.[9] She watched over him during the battle between Scarlet and Ruby, and comforted him when Ruby's physical form returned to Tourmaline's.[21] He giggled at one of Peril's jokes.[22]

Ruby

When Ruby saw her son for the first time, there were suddenly sparks in her otherwise boring personality - so much so that Scarlet was perplexed as to why Ruby was so excited about an ordinary dragonet.[3] She would do anything to keep Cliff safe, and allowed herself to be locked up to do so. Cliff often imitates his mother's stance and reassures her through physical affection.[19] She thinks of her son as clever[10] is gentle towards him,[23] and loves him.[16] He believes that his mother is the greatest queen in Pyrrhia and wrote several songs that mention that.[11]

Scarlet

Scarlet smiled grimly at her grandson upon first meeting him,[16] and she killed three SkyWing guards in front of the little dragonet not long afterwards.[24] She went on to call him ordinary[3] and insult his mother while he was in earshot.[25] Cliff later confessed that he thought Scarlet's behavior towards him was mean,[6] and when Cliff attempted to run to his mother after she returned to the Sky Kingdom, Scarlet threatened Ruby with Cliff's death.[26][17] She later explicitly stated how he would burn to death if Ruby disobeyed Scarlet's orders, all while Cliff was present.[19] He later glared at Scarlet before she taunted Ruby with all of the ways that she would control him.[16] He was eager to see Ruby kill Scarlet during their royal challenge.[14]

Family tree

Carmine
Sunset
Several Generations
MoreFirestormUnknown
CanyonScarlet3 Dragons
VermilionHawk11 Dragons2 Dragons
RubyUnknown
Cliff


Quotes

"WHAT? Mommy says I'm special. Everyone say it. I be number one most beautiful singer in Pyrrhia one day! Friends with every dragon in the whole world! Mommy thinks I can do anything and great things and all things!"
― to Peril (Escaping Peril, page 189–190)
"Yup. I gotta practice my 'no, no, leave me alone' face, or else everyone want to be with me ALLLLLLS the time."
― to Peril (Escaping Peril, page 190)
"Mommy. Mommy, I have to tell you something. Mommy! Grandma is kind of mean."
― to Ruby, about Scarlet (Escaping Peril, page 194)
"I'm not a moonbeam! Today I'm a super-secret stealth agent flier hero of the world."
― to Ruby (Escaping Peril, page 219)
"I WON'T get upset! I want! to SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!"
― to Peril (Escaping Peril, page 226)
"Where's Mommy? You said you not a bad guy. You said that! Where did you put her? I want Mommy back!"
― to Peril (Escaping Peril, page 239)
"Yormorbleflorp!"
― to Leaf, about the key (Dragonslayer, page 291)

Trivia

  • Though Qibli is roughly based off Tui's son, Elliot, she stated that Cliff is the one who resembled him more.[event 1]
  • Tui stated that Cliff is her favorite minor character.[event 2]
  • Cliff is based on Tui's second son, who was three years old at the time.[event 3]
  • Tui has written a Winglets book from Cliff's POV about how his parents met. She hopes to give this book out to people at future Fanwing Fest events.[event 4]

References

  1. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 177
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Escaping Peril, page 179
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Escaping Peril, page 181
  4. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 178
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Escaping Peril, page 187
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Escaping Peril, page 189
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Escaping Peril, page 190
  8. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 242
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Escaping Peril, page 227
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Escaping Peril, page 219
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Escaping Peril, page 188
  12. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 195
  13. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 204
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Escaping Peril, page 226
  15. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 203
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Escaping Peril, page 220
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Escaping Peril, page 192
  18. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 196
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Escaping Peril, page 201
  20. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 221
  21. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 239
  22. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 245
  23. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 223
  24. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 180
  25. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 185
  26. ↑ Escaping Peril, page 191
  1. ↑ Stated by Tui, source 
  2. ↑ Stated by Tui, source 
  3. ↑ Stated by Tui, source 
  4. ↑ Stated by Tui, source 


SkyWings
Queens

Present: Ruby • Scarlet
Historical: Carmine • Firestorm

Royalty
(Present)

Cliff • Hawk • Tourmaline • Vermilion

Royalty
(Historical)

Canyon • Sunset

Jade Mountain

Carnelian • Flame • Garnet • Peregrine • Peril • Thrush

Other Dragons

Avalanche • Cardinal • Cinnabar • Eagle (WT) • Eagle (L1) • Harrier • Jasper • Kestrel • Osprey • Pyrite • Soar • Sky • Tailwind

Kingdom

Claws of the Clouds Mountains • Diamond Spray Delta • Diamond Spray River • Great Five-Tail River • Possibility • SkyWing palace


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