Cliff
- "She said I's ordinary! Me! I never! So mean!"
- — Cliff complaining about Scarlet's view of himself
Template:Infobox Character Prince Cliff is a young male SkyWing and the son of Queen Ruby, making Ex-Queen Scarlet his grandmother. He was described as a small, dark red dragon with a long neck. Peril noted that he is one of the smallest dragonets she has ever seen and has big, golden orange eyes "close to the color of goldfish" as described by Peril. He is very fond of his mother.
Personality
Cliff is very full of himself and aspires to be a great singer. He seems to care deeply about his mother and thinks great things of her, and obeys her orders relatively well. He appears to be very bright and smart and likes to sing. Though when she first met her he seemed to be afraid of Peril, that started to change after she wanted to give him a hug to show him she wasn't scary anymore, they seem to be becoming friends. When he grows up, he seeks to be a great singer and friends with every dragon in Pyrrhia. He hates being called ordinary, and he thinks being lonely would be better than being ordinary, the opposite of Peril's view on the subject.
Biography
While Peril is under Chameleon's spell, Scarlet requests to see Cliff, Ruby's son. She uses him as a bargaining chip against Ruby. When they capture him, they put him on a stone pillar because he claims he can't fly very well. However, Scarlet was unaware that SkyWings can fly at a very young age because she "avoids dragonets like the plague," and he manages to fly off the pillar and get to where his mother is being held. Later, Peril promised to protect him if anything happens to Ruby during the challenge against Scarlet; Ruby was very thankful of her, helping Cliff to have a better relationship with Peril.
Relationships
Queen Ruby is Cliff's mother. Scarlet said that Ruby lit up for the first time when Cliff was born, leading us to think that she cares very much about her young son, and that the day he was born was one of, if not happiest, days of her life. Ruby is clearly devoted to her dragonet, as she was willing to give up her throne if it meant he would live. When Ruby returned to being Tourmaline, she seemed distressed that Cliff did not recognize or accept her. This may have played a role in why Tourmaline chose to return to being Ruby. Ruby and Cliff clearly care very, very deeply about each other. While the queen was being taken off by her soldiers, she told Cliff to be brave and that he would change the world. Cliff has a lot of faith and his mother, and she tells him that he will change the world often enough that Cliff didn't believe Scarlet when she said he wouldn't.
Though at first his captor, Cliff and Peril seem to be friends now. Cliff did not show much fear towards the older dragon, instead seeming to enjoy her company. He sang a song to her, and seemed to enjoy talking to her. Cliff was also delighted when they saved the day together. His mom may owe Peril her and her son's life, but Cliff seems to count the fiery dragon as a friend.
Though they are related through blood, Cliff did not appear to be on the best of terms with his grandmother. This can be seen by the fact that Cliff loudly encourages his mother to kill his grandmother ("I want! To SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!!!") When Cliff was born, Scarlet noted that Ruby lit up for the first time in a long time, a reaction she did not understand at all. She compared Ruby's delight to the feeling of a dragon who has just received treasure.
Quotes
"We the dragons of the sky
We can fly and fly and fly
We go up so super high
We the dragons of the sky
And we know my mom is best
Better Queen than all the rest
She come save us from this mess
We the dragons dragons dragons of the sky!" -Cliff's song to Peril about his mother
"Mommy, Grandma's kinda mean."
"I want! To SEE! MOMMY KILL GRANDMA!!!" -Cliff to Peril when she tries to persuade him not to watch the royal challenge.
"Test. West. Vest! Hmmm. I'm a good rhymer, Mommy says so."
"My name isn't Lizard, is Cliff. And...not so much? I practice lots! But I falled lots, too." -To Scarlet about flying
"She said I's ordinary! Me! I never! So mean!" -complaining about Scarlet's view of himself
"I think I'm be a warrior dragon and go swish! Swish! with my claws and ROARGH with my mouth and save mommy."
"I gotta practice my 'no, no, leave me alone' face, or else everyone want to be with me ALLLLLLS the time."
"I'm not a moonbeam! Today I'm a super-secret stealth agent flier hero of the world." - To Queen Ruby when he was called a moonbeam in Escaping Peril
"It was NINETY-SIXTY-FIVE-NINETY PERSON ME!"
References
Gallery
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Prince Cliff by the ocean -
By Snowflake
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A typical SkyWing from the German publications
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A typical SkyWing; art by Joy Ang -
by Novaeclipse
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Cliff Ref- QueenClam -
A Real Cliff
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His Mum~ Moonblishipper14
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His truly~ Moonblishipper14
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SkyWing Sigil
