Cliff

"I didn't know I was missin'."

- Cliff, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric

Cliff is a character from Sonic Boom who appears in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric. He is an anthropomorphic animal and the respected and trusted elder statesman of the village. An archeologist by profession, he knows the history of Lyric the Last Ancient and his metal army and is the head of the excavation expedition to uncover the ruins of the Ancients.

Appearance
Cliff is an anthropomorphic animal slightly taller than Knuckles. He has decently long arms and legs and possesses buff-colored fur with white fur on his front torso and bright blue irises. He has a medium-long muzzle covered in long white fur, giving it the appearance of a beard, a black nose similar to Sonic's, white bushy eyebrows and several hair strands on the back of his head remising hedgehog quills with white tips. His attire consists of a beige cowboy hat with a black band and a bend edge, a grey bandana around his neck, brown gloves and dark grey boots with black straps and white cuffs. Around his waist he has a dark grey belt with a pocket and rope.

History
At some point, Cliff and Amy got to know each other, though it is not known under which circumstances. Cliff also came to know about the rest of Amy's team, though the knowledge of each party was not mutual.

Having been searching for Lyric's Tomb for a very long time, Cliff lead an expedition to an excavation site where he and his workers uncovered many ruins and remnants from the Ancients' civilization. Supposedly, they also stumbled upon Q-N-C during their excavation whom Cliff became good friends with.

At the excavation, Cliff and Q-N-C met Team Sonic who asked Cliff if he knew anything about a giant snake named Lyric. Though slow on the uptake, Cliff provided the team with Lyric's history and how he was imprisoned by his peers for attempting to destroy all life in the world using his robot army powered by the Chaos Crystals. Much to Cliff's shock, Sonic revealed they had accidently released Lyric, but he recomposed himself and provided them with a plan: Lyric would need the Chaos Crystals to reboot his army so they would just have to get the Crystals first. Cliff told Team Sonic where to find the first Crystal and assigned Q-N-C to help them.

When Team Sonic returned with the first Crystal, Cliff gave them hints as to where they could find the rest. While the team was out searching, Cliff dug out the Tornado for Team Sonic to use and took it to the Raptor, though not before telling Q-N-C where Team Sonic could find him. When the team finally arrived, they had to go to Bygone Island where the remaining Crystals were and Cliff gladly helped them get there in the Tornado. Following Lyric's defeat at Team Sonic's hands, Cliff joined Bygone Island's residents in celebrating their victory. Cliff praised Sonic for saving the world, but Sonic corrected him, insisting that him and his team did it together.

Personality
Cliff is nice, well-educated and wise, though at times absent-minded. While usually very calm and level-headed, he can nonetheless be comically stunned by unexpected news, as hearing about Lyric's release left him agasp for several seconds. When on a lookout for something, he will fulfill his search for what he seeks for anyway he sees fit.

Trivia

 * Cliff's design has aspects of that of Fang the Sniper and Beauregard Rabbot, such as the gloves, hat, belt and boots.
 * According to Team Sonic, Cliff collects Crowns.