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<div class="thumbcaption">Cyclonus "and his armada". You pick.</div>
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'''Armada''' is a fan-coined name for a robot who appears very briefly in the reformatting scene of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
'''Cyclonus's Armada''' refers to the one <small>(or more)</small> seemingly identical robots created by Unicron at the same time as [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in [[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)| The Movie]].


In this scene, at least six Decepticons are rebuilt. [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Bombshell]] (or an [[Insecticon clone]] of him) become seemingly-identical robots, one of whom is [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]].  [[Unicron]]'s monologue refers to "Cyclonus, the warrior...and his armada..."
As Cyclonus's personal forces the Armada is/are the logical counterpart to the [[Sweep]]s.  The script for the movie refers to them thusly:


Some fans have taken to calling the second Cyclonus-like robot by the name "Armada". We never again see two Cyclonuses after the newly-created Decepticons head towards Galvatron's ship.
:<tt>CYCLONUS is CREATED and then his "armada" of similar, but smaller and similarly colored and clad creatures are formed.</tt>


Although it can be fun to speculate on the nature of this "new" character, it is certain that there was never meant to be a duplicate Cyclonus by this name. The script for the movie reads,
The actual ''number'' of robots in the 'Armada' are unknown.  While Unicron had only six Decepticon to Transform<ref>Six Decepticons; [[Megatron (G1)]], [[Skywarp (G1)]], [[Thundercracker (G1)]], [[Kickback (G1)]], [[Bombshell (G1)]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)]] were ejected from [[Astrotrain (G1)|]]</ref> at least ''five'' Sweeps are seen at one point in this scene, and the inclusion of the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the ability to clone themselves, makes the actualy numbering ambiguous.<ref>Either more than the 6 Transformers seen were present (likely int he form of more Insecticon clones) or the Sweeps (and the Armada?) retained the Insecticons' cloning abilities.  Or a wizard did it.</ref>.


:''CYCLONUS is CREATED and then his "armada" of similar, but smaller and similarly colored and clad creatures are formed.''
==The Armada's Fate==
 
[[Image:Cycloni ffod5.jpg|thumb|Four jets of this type are seen at once in Five Faces of Darkness.]]
This, and the lack of capitalization in Unicron's line of dialogue, above, make it clear that the writers of the film did not intend for this to be a character, but rather intended for Cyclonus to have a fleet (or rather, an ''armada'') of ships much like [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] has his [[The Sweeps|Sweeps]].
==Proper Name?==
 
==Who is the Armada?==
In the [[Transformers: The Animated Movie|20th anniversary comic book adaptation]], "Armada" is bolded as if it were a proper noun, if not a name.  One panel during Galvatron's attack on Autobot City shows an unidentified Transformer of Cyclonus' design being damaged by Grimlock's fire-breath.  This may be intended to depict the death of "Armada".
==Fan Wub==
 
[[Image:Armadadecepticon.jpg|left|thumb|And you thought Masterpiece Starscream's Waspinator emblems were geeky.]]
One of the sets of emblems on Masterpiece [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]'s sticker sheet depicts a group of Cyclonus-shaped fighters, labelled "ARMADA DECEPTICON," possibly another confirmation that Cyclonus's doppleganger was indeed Skywarp.  As usual, not enough information is given to confirm that "Armada" is his proper name and not just his job description.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Cyclonus_%28G1%29#Who_is_Cyclonus.3F|Who is Cyclonus?]]
*[[Cyclonus_%28G1%29#Who_is_Cyclonus.3F|Who is Cyclonus?]]
==Footnotes==
<references/>
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/tftm_script.txt Original script for TF:TM]
* [http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/tftm_script.txt Original script for TF:TM]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9xbI5a1ilk Galvatron's re-creation scene] — on YouTube


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Cyclonus's Armada refers to the one (or more) seemingly identical robots created by Unicron at the same time as Cyclonus in The Movie.

As Cyclonus's personal forces the Armada is/are the logical counterpart to the Sweeps. The script for the movie refers to them thusly:

CYCLONUS is CREATED and then his "armada" of similar, but smaller and similarly colored and clad creatures are formed.

The actual number of robots in the 'Armada' are unknown. While Unicron had only six Decepticon to Transform[1] at least five Sweeps are seen at one point in this scene, and the inclusion of the Insecticons, with the ability to clone themselves, makes the actualy numbering ambiguous.[2].

The Armada's Fate

Four jets of this type are seen at once in Five Faces of Darkness.

Proper Name?

Who is the Armada?

Fan Wub

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Six Decepticons; Megatron (G1), Skywarp (G1), Thundercracker (G1), Kickback (G1), Bombshell (G1), and Shrapnel (G1) were ejected from [[Astrotrain (G1)|]]
  2. ↑ Either more than the 6 Transformers seen were present (likely int he form of more Insecticon clones) or the Sweeps (and the Armada?) retained the Insecticons' cloning abilities. Or a wizard did it.
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