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| + | :''For the version of this group before the [[Super Genesis Wave]], see [[Battle Bird Armada (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)]].'' |
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| − | The '''Battle Bird Armada''' is a villainous militaristic organization led by [[Grand Battle Kukku XV]] in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic book series and its spin-off comics published by [[Archie Comics]]. It is the counterpart of the [[Battle Kukku Army|bird troops]] seen in the video game ''[[Tails Adventure]]''. |
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| + | |title = Battle Bird Armada |
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| + | |image = [[File:BBA_Post-SGW.png]] |
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| + | |caption = The Battle Bird Armada's insignia, from [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 84|''Sonic Universe'' #84]]. |
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| + | |first = [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 83|''Sonic Universe'' #83]] |
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| + | |grouptype = Military group |
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| + | *Dr. Fukurokov<ref name="BKC">{{Cite web|url=https://youtu.be/7khWXuEE2m8?t=59m30s |date=20 February 2017 |title=BumbleKast - Episode 37 - Batman & The DC Animated Universe |work=YouTube |publisher=BumbleKing Videos |accessdate=7 March 2017 }}</ref> |
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| + | |nicknames = |
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| + | |alignment =Evil |
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| + | |status = Active |
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| + | |headquarters = |
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| + | *[[Cocoa Island (Archie)|Cocoa Island]] {{C|formerly}} |
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| + | *[[Battle Fortress (Archie)|Battle Fortress]] |
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| + | |equipment/weapons = |
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| + | *Hover pods |
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| + | *Jetpacks |
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| + | *Lasers |
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| + | *[[Mole Mech]] |
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| + | *Walkers |
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| + | |allies = [[Eggman Empire (Archie)|Eggman Empire]] |
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| + | |enemies = |
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| + | *[[Freedom Fighters (Archie)|Freedom Fighters]] |
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| + | **[[Freedom Fighters (Kingdom of Acorn)|Freedom Fighters]] |
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| + | ***[[Miles "Tails" Prower (Archie)|Miles "Tails" Prower]] |
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| + | *[[Babylon Rogues (Archie)|Babylon Rogues]] |
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| + | }} |
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| + | {{Quote left|One day soon, we'll teach that [[Doctor Eggman (Archie)|fat oaf]] who rightfully owns the sky...|[[Battle Lord Kukku XV]], [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 83|''Sonic Universe'' #83]] |
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| + | }} |
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| + | The '''Battle Bird Armada''' is a group that appears in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' comic series and its spin-offs published by [[Archie Comics]]. It is an army consisting entirely of [[Mobian|anthropomorphic]] birds led by [[Battle Lord Kukku XV]], and an aerial [[Egg Army]] division whose primary objective is to conquer the skies of [[Sonic's World|the world]] for [[Doctor Eggman (Archie)|Dr. Eggman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/IanFlynnBKC/status/716662432081584128 |title=Ian Flynn on Twitter |work=Twitter |date=3 April 2016 |archiveurl= |accessdate=3 April 2016 |quote='''Alexander Soerensen''': Is the Battle Bird Armada the Egg Army of the Skies? / '''Ian Flynn''': Yup! }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| + | ===Past=== |
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| − | The Battle Bird Armada was first mentioned in [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 163|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #163]], "Sonic Riders, Part One", by [[Jet the Hawk (Archie)|Jet the Hawk]], who told [[Doctor Eggman (Archie)|Eggman]] that he had left "an armada". In [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 173|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #173]], "Round Up!", [[Bean the Dynamite (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Bean the Dynamite]] mentioned that he got the [[Extreme Gear (Archie)|Extreme Gear]] by leaving "the armada" at the right time. Bean mentioned the armada again in [[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 187|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #187]], "Mister Popular", when he accused [[Predator Hawk]] of being an "armada-deserter", only for Predator Hawk to retort "You're one to talk." The Armada itself made a full appearance in [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 17|''Sonic Universe'' #17]], "Trouble in Paradise, Part One", the first part of the Archie adaptation of ''Tails Adventure''. This episode also introduced [[Speedy]], the sixteenth Battlekukku. |
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| + | The Armada set up operations on [[Cocoa Island (Archie)|Cocoa Island]], but their plans were interrupted by the actions of [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Archie)|Miles "Tails" Prower]] who worked his way across the island, fighting the Armada's forces, and eventually defeated the Armada and its officers.<ref>''[[Tails Adventure]]''</ref> |
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| + | ===The Shattered World Crisis=== |
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| − | As in the games, the Battle Bird Armada consists entirely of birds. They are led by the Battle Lord and operate out of a hidden location near [[Cocoa Island]]. They are highly aggressive and believe that birds are the only [[Mobian]]s with any right to fly. |
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| + | :''Note: From the readers point of view, this picks up from where [[Battle Bird Armada (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Battle Bird Armada's original timeline]] ended.'' |
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| + | [[File:BattleBirdArrmada.jpg|thumb|left|The Battle Bird Armada assembled, from [[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 86|''Sonic Universe'' #86]].]] |
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| + | Amidst the [[Shattered World Crisis]], the Battle Bird Armada was contacted by [[Doctor Eggman (Archie)|Dr. Eggman]] who summoned the [[Battle Lord Kukku XV]] for a mission.<ref name="SU83">[[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 83|''Sonic Universe'' #83]], "Eggman's Dozens Part One: Hostile Takeover"</ref> After the mission was completed,<ref name="SU86">[[Archie Sonic Universe Issue 86|''Sonic Universe'' #86]], "Eggman's Dozen Finale: Synergizing"</ref> they were tasked by Eggman with taking down the [[Sky Patrol]] and kidnapping [[Chip (Archie)|Chip]].<ref name="StH283s2">[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 283|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #283]], "Zero Hour"</ref> Two operatives that acted as [[Speedy (Archie)|Speedy]]'s escort were captured and imprisoned in the process.<ref name="StH285">[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 285|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #285]], "Panic in the Sky Part Two: Falling into Place"</ref> |
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| + | After Speedy delivered Chip to Dr. Eggman the latter requested the Battle Bird Armada to take down a nearby [[Guardian Units of the Nation|G.U.N]] flying carrier that was nearby in [[Apotos (Archie)|Apotos]].<ref name="StH285">[[Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 285|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' #285]], "Panic in the Sky Part Two: Falling Into Place"</ref> |
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| − | During the Second Robotnik War the Armada leased itself to [[Doctor Eggman (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Dr. Eggman]]. This arrangement left them rather behind on current events despite having access to the [[Egg Network|Eggnet]], and prompted them to focus on achieving their own objectives. Establishing a training area on Cocoa Island with their headquarters disguised as a sister island to the main one, the Battle Bird Armada were surprised when [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Miles "Tails" Prower]], [[Bunnie Rabbot]], and [[Antoine D'Coolette]] landed on the beach. Apparently unaware that Tails had previously set up a workshop on the main island, they observed the trio for some time. On Speedy's orders with the Battle Lord's go-ahead, armed troops landed on the island at night for an ambush, eventually subduing the D'Coolette's as Speedy went after Tails. Tails escaped while Bunnie was taken before the Battle Lord, who mistook her for a member of the Dark Egg Legion. Going along with the mistake, Bunnie learned of the Armada's affiliation with the Eggman Empire, gathering details on their operations. She also found out the Rogues' status as former Armada members before being alerted that Antoine escaped his cell. |
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| − | Elsewhere, Armada troopers guarding the [[Sea Fox]] were neutralized by Tails with knockout gas, allowing the Fox to investigate their base which he deduced was the third "sister island". He then engaged Armada submersibles in battle, briefly complimenting their technology before defeating them, but not before the Sea Fox was damaged, forcing it to surface. Meanwhile, Speedy and Bunnie both went after Antoine and clashed over who had greater authority, only for the coyote to leap to his believed demise from an escape hatch at the top of the headquarters after being supposedly convinced that Bunnie was a traitor. |
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| + | * '''Hover pods''' |
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| + | * '''Jetpacks''' |
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| + | * '''Lasers''' |
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| + | * '''[[Mole Mech]]s''' |
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| + | * '''Walkers''' |
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| + | ==Base== |
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| − | ===Defeat and Retreat=== |
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| + | {{Main|Battle Fortress (Archie)}} |
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| − | [[File:BattlekukkuXV.jpg|thumb|The leader of the Battle Bird Armada, Grand Battle Kukku XV.]] |
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| − | Tails and Antoine (who had been saved by landing into the Sea Fox when he saw it below him) later infiltrated the base through a tunnel beneath the sea bed and while dispatching the guards, were saved when Bunnie showed up to assist them. In the storage bay, the heroes then confronted Dr. Fukurokov who set his Mole Mech against them, which was destroyed by Tails while the D'Coolette's inflicted significant structural damage to the whole base by attacking key areas of the bay. After rescuing Speedy from Mole Mech's wreckage, the three of them escaped from the damaged fortress as it rose from the ocean and headed away from the island. |
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| − | After their retreat, Battle Kukku XV accosted Speedy for not informing him Bunnie was a Freedom Fighter and told Dr. Fukurokov that he would have to repair the fortress by himself. XV then decided to renew their efforts to find those who left the Armada—namely the Babylon Rogues—so they could return to their full strength and defeat the Eggman Empire in order to conquer Mobius and get their revenge on Tails, while seemingly oblivious that the Rogues themselves were following them for a confrontation. |
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| − | *[[Doctor Fukurokov (Archie)|Dr. Fukurokov]] |
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| − | *[[Predator Hawk]] (formerly) |
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| − | *[[Bean the Dynamite (Pre-Super Genesis Wave)|Bean the Dynamite]] (formerly) |
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| − | *[[Jet the Hawk (Archie)|Jet the Hawk]] (recalled) |
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| − | *[[Wave the Swallow (Archie)|Wave the Swallow]] (recalled) |
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| − | *[[Storm the Albatross (Archie)|Storm the Albatross]] (recalled) |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| + | *The Battle Bird Armada is based on the [[Battle Kukku Empire]] in ''[[Tails Adventure]]''. |
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| − | *A seemingly cancelled storyline for the Archie Comics would have introduced the Battle Bird Armada as villains earlier, in an issue following #134.<ref>http://sonichq.mobiusforum.net/newsite/comics/kbsonicoverview.php</ref> |
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| − | *It was revealed in the Archie Comics that Bean the Dynamite and the [[Destructix|Destructix's]] Predator Hawk were once part of the bird troops along with the [[Babylon Rogues]]. |
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==References== |
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- For the version of this group before the Super Genesis Wave, see Battle Bird Armada (Pre-Super Genesis Wave).
The Battle Bird Armada is a group that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics. It is an army consisting entirely of anthropomorphic birds led by Battle Lord Kukku XV, and an aerial Egg Army division whose primary objective is to conquer the skies of the world for Dr. Eggman.[2]
History
Past
The Armada set up operations on Cocoa Island, but their plans were interrupted by the actions of Miles "Tails" Prower who worked his way across the island, fighting the Armada's forces, and eventually defeated the Armada and its officers.[3]
The Shattered World Crisis
- Note: From the readers point of view, this picks up from where Battle Bird Armada's original timeline ended.
The Battle Bird Armada assembled, from Sonic Universe #86.
Amidst the Shattered World Crisis, the Battle Bird Armada was contacted by Dr. Eggman who summoned the Battle Lord Kukku XV for a mission.[4] After the mission was completed,[5] they were tasked by Eggman with taking down the Sky Patrol and kidnapping Chip.[6] Two operatives that acted as Speedy's escort were captured and imprisoned in the process.[7]
After Speedy delivered Chip to Dr. Eggman the latter requested the Battle Bird Armada to take down a nearby G.U.N flying carrier that was nearby in Apotos.[7]
Equipment
- Hover pods
- Jetpacks
- Lasers
- Mole Mechs
- Walkers
Base
Uniform
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Trivia
- The Battle Bird Armada is based on the Battle Kukku Empire in Tails Adventure.
References
- ↑ BumbleKast - Episode 37 - Batman & The DC Animated Universe. YouTube. BumbleKing Videos (20 February 2017). Retrieved on 7 March 2017.
- ↑ Ian Flynn on Twitter. Twitter (3 April 2016). Retrieved on 3 April 2016. "Alexander Soerensen: Is the Battle Bird Armada the Egg Army of the Skies? / Ian Flynn: Yup!"
- ↑ Tails Adventure
- ↑ Sonic Universe #83, "Eggman's Dozens Part One: Hostile Takeover"
- ↑ Sonic Universe #86, "Eggman's Dozen Finale: Synergizing"
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog #283, "Zero Hour"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sonic the Hedgehog #285, "Panic in the Sky Part Two: Falling into Place" Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "StH285" defined multiple times with different content
External links
- Battle Bird Armada at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.