Jackboot Clifford is a supporting character on TNT's Snowpiercer. He is portrayed by RJ Fetherstonhaugh.
History[]
Not much is known about Jackboot Clifford, other than that he is a member of the Jackboots aboard Snowpiercer
Throughout the Series[]
Season 1[]
In Prepare to Brace, when the slope collapses and the Cattle Car was damaged, Clifford stood there to guard the nearby cars. Till is determined to examine the Freezer with Layton but Clifford strongly insisted, but when Boki shows up he allows the two for a 2 minutes search.
In Access Is Power, Jackboot Clifford and Jackboot Stroud put a bag on Layton's head and escorted him from Brakemen Garrison Car to Hospitality Car. Later at night, Kaffey, Clifford and Stroud was on a shift at the Tail. Melanie was present to allow Andre Layton to have a talk with Josie Wellstead. When Melanie decided that the talk is enough, Stroud and Clifford dragged Layton out and pushed him against the metal bars while Kaffey closed the window to the Tail.
In Justice Never Boarded, he escorted LJ to the tribunal. He also stood behind LJ while she gave her testimony.
In Trouble Comes Sideways, Clifford and Jackboot Tyson escorted Melanie Cavill in order to stop the Thirdie strike. Clifford hits the Thirdie Yeller who shouted at Melanie. Later Clifford would also escort Miles to meet up with Melanie Cavill in The Hospitality Car.
In The Universe Is Indifferent, Clifford and Jackboot Tyson brings Terence to Melanie Cavill in Brakeman Garrison. He also followed and guard Melanie while she searches Zarah's room in the Market. Later he is one of the two Jackboots assigned to guard Hospitality room when Josie was being interrogated by Melanie Cavill. When Melanie was making her mind after cutting Josie's pinky finger. Till ask Clifford to open the door for her to talk to Josie.
In These Are His Revolutions, when the 1st Class Committee found out that Mr. Wilford was not on the train and Melanie Cavill was exposed by LJ Folger that she is indeed running the train. As Jackboot Kaffey and Jackboot Clifford captures Melanie, a few passengers doesn't believe it and tried to free Melanie. Lieutenant Gardiner, along with Jackboot Tyson, Kaffey and Clifford tries to control the situation.
In The Train Demanded Blood, Clifford was the one who takes Melanie to the execution chamber. Melanie asked for Clifford's mercy, but Clifford told her that she should do one big inhale, so that she'll die faster without pain. However, Melanie was rescued by Jinju Seong and Javier De La Torre with the help of the Notary. Clifford was not present in the car later when Layton found the prisoners and detached seven cars with the help of Melanie, Bennett Knox and Miles, freezing to death the Jackboot army. As a result, Clifford was one of the few Jackboots to survive the revolution.
Season 2[]
In Our Answer for Everything, Jakes listened to Layton's announcement in the Market, along with Thirdie Yeller, Jackboot Clifford, Jackboot Kaffey and Annie. They along with other ticketed passengers disagree and yell about the Tail and began to riot to abuse Tailies. Later Jakes, Clifford, Kaffey and Annie found Pike and tried to freeze his arm off, which was stopped by Layton and Ruth. The Thirdie Yeller then told them that the Brakemen are coming, so that everyone could escape in time.
In The Eternal Engineer, Clifford was sitting in the 3rd Class Mess Hall, along with Jakes Carter, Jackboot Kaffey, Jackboot Tyson and Annie. Jakes Carter told the group that he saw Wilford's return. Later when Layton got taken to Big Alice, Roche got told by Tyson to report to Wilford on Big Alice.
In Into the White, Clifford, along with Sykes, was assigned to guard Bennett Knox at the Engine. He got knocked out by Bennett in order for him to make turn at Rocky Mountain Test Track. Having been thrown out of the Engine, he retreated to alert Wilford and so was not taken prisoner on the Pirate Train like Sykes.
Season 3[]
In The Last to Go, Clifford is one of the Jackboots assigned to guard the EMP weapon. Kevin asked if there has been anyone came through. Despite Clifford replied that he only saw the dog-faced engineer, Kevin is going to check the weapon anyway.
Appearances[]
| Appearance | EP1 | EP2 | EP3 | EP4 | EP5 | EP6 | EP7 | EP8 | EP9 | EP10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
| Season 2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
| Season 3 | ✔ | |||||||||
| Season 4 | ||||||||||
| ✔ = Appeared | Did Not Appear | H = Hallucinations | ||||||||
| V = Voiced | C = Cameo | F = Flashback | ||||||||
Memorable Quotes[]
- Till: "Let us back in there. We gotta search the Freezer."
- Clifford: "No. It’s an Engineering emergency."
- Till: "Gotta search the freezer. WE’RE WORKING FOR MR. WILFORD."
- Clifford: "Out of the way."
- Boki: "JACKBOOT!"
- Clifford: "Brechmen! Alright, two minutes."
- ― Clifford doesn’t allow Till and Layton to search the Freezer near Cattle Car in Prepare to Brace
| “ | So one big inhale, it goes faster that way. | ” |
| — Clifford advises Melanie when she was about to be executed in The Train Demanded Blood. | ||
- Jakes: "Layton’s revolution was supposed to be for all of us!"
- Annie: "To hell with him! Once a Tailie, always a Tailie."
- Clifford: "This is Wilford’s train. Always was, always will be."
- Kaffey: "Let’s get some Tailies! Come on!"
- ― People talking about Layton after his announcement in Our Answer for Everything.
Trivia[]
- He appeared in These Are His Revolutions, although not listed in the credits.
- His name was revealed for the first time in The Train Demanded Blood when he took Melanie to the Execution Chamber.
- Despite having been present for the executions of the captured revolution prisoners, Clifford was not present when the seven cars were detached and thus he survived unlike most of the Jackboot army.
- This may have been because the Notary asked the Jackboots to go with her to the Archives as a distraction for Melanie's rescue.
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