Cliff

Cliff Unger is a former United States special-forces captain and a central figure in Death Stranding. Sam Porter Bridges repeatedly encounters him in supernatural battlefields linked to the Beach.

Cliff Unger in the war-torn Beaches

Intense, protective, and consumed by loss, Cliff appears hostile before his connection to Sam is understood. His defining motivation is to recover the child taken from him.

Military command, the Bridge Baby, and fatherhood

Cliff commands skeletal soldiers and uses military tactics within his Beach, but his power is tied to death and memory rather than ordinary command. Revelations about Lisa, the Bridge Baby experiments, and Sam's birth transform him from apparent antagonist into a tragic father.