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The Freedom Fighters heading towards the Battle Bird Armada Fortress.
The Battle Bird Armada Invasion was an attack that occurred in New Mobotropolis on the planet Mobius in the year 3237 in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by Archie Comics. Taking place directly right after the beginning of the Ixis Resurgence and during the post-Operation: Clean Sweep events, the Battle Bird Armada with the assistance of the Babylon Rogues invaded New Mobotropolis to reclaim Babylon Garden underneath the city. The whole saga took place in the Sonic Universe arc, Babylon Rising.
History
Prelude
Speedy and the Battle Bird Armada cornering the Babylon Rogues.
Sometime after the events of their previous defeat by Miles "Tails" Prower, Dr. Fukurokov notices a detection from their technology-monitor and he begins to tell Grand Battle Kukku XV about his detection. They realize that the ancient Babylon Garden key. Meanwhile, the Babylon Rogues–Jet the Hawk, Wave the Swallow, and Storm the Albatross–reached the Gigan Mountains and claim the Key to Babylon Garden. But, a hologram of the Babylon Guardian distracted them to escape the mountains. Jet was able to both destroy the hologram and grab the key to Babylon Garden. But, the hologram warned the Babylon Rogues of the dangers of the Babylon Garden. The trio escape the mountains, only to be cornered by Speedy and an army of the Battle Bird Armada. (SU #33)
Grand Battle Kukku XV defeating the Babylon Rogues.
Speedy then tells the Babylon Rogues that they should just give him the Key to Babylon Garden and that his father, Grand Battle Kukku XV, will let them join the Battle Bird Armada once again. However, thanks to their Extreme Gear, the Babylon Rogues made it through Speedy and the Battle Bird Armada minions and drones. They begin a cat-and-mouse chase for the Key to Babylon Garden. The Babylon Rogues are able to defeat several of the drones and Speedy chases Jet to the edge of the mountains. Jet mocks Speedy and the young Kukku, armed with a wrist shooter, shoots at Jet's arm, making him vulnerable to Speedy's attacks without fighting back. Speedy goes on to saying how he admired Jet at one time, and eventually Jet is pinned down by Speedy. But, Wave and Storm came to aid Jet until Grand Battle Kukku XV comes into the scene via dropping to the mountain. The Babylon Rouges quickly try to take on the Kukku leader, but they are easily defeated. Jet is pinned down via a Gravity Ring that Grand Battle Kukku XV was wearing. He forces the Babylon Rogues to join their side and claim Babylon Garden and the trio, knowing that this was their only choice, accepted Grand Battle Kukku XV's command. The Kukku leader inserts the Gravity Ring upon the Key to Babylon Garden that Jet gave him and the map of where Babylon Garden was quickly pulled up via monitor. they then prepare to invade the city of New Mobotropolis, the location of where Babylon Garden is buried upon... (SU #34)
The Invasion
Sonic preparing to stop the invasion.
At New Mobotropolis, fellow Freedom Fighters–Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Rotor Walrus, and NICOLE–notice a strange battle ship coming from a distance. This turned out to be the Battle Bird Armada Fortress and it was coming right towards the city in a mire matter of minutes. NICOLE was able to place a shield around the city, hopefully securing the city and its citizens. However, after most recent events, she was only able to handle so much of it. Dr. Fukurkov begins to tell Grand Battle Kukku XV about his newest gadget that will make it through the Nanites, the computer microcosmic molecules that run the city and NICOLE. The send thousands of Battle Bird Armada soldiers to back up the Babylon Rogues in their "distraction" for the blue hero of the city. Wave then goes over the shield of the city with the gadget Dr. Fukurkov invented and suddenly, with a click from the invention, the shield separates. Elias Acorn tries to warn people to get to their evacuation positions but the citizens don't listen to him since he is no longer king of the city. Rotor, in his Nanite Battle Suit, yells at the citizens to listen to the ex-king, because he is actually right. Thus, the citizens get in their positions while Sonic, Tails, Amy Rose, and Rotor head towards the Battle Bird Armada Fortress. (SU #35)
Rotor asking why Tails ticked off the Battle Bird Armada.
The Freedom Fighters are then ambushed by the Babylon Rogues, and Sonic decides to chase after the birds. While Tails in his bi-plane, Rotor, and Amy take down the Battle Bird Armada minions, King Ixis Naugus goes towards the Armada's fortress and crystallizes part of the fortress before Grand Battle Kukku XV comes in and introduces himself to Naugus. He then punches Naugus in the gut and, right when Tails decides to land on the fortress, he is carried away by Speedy and thrown down towards Naugus. The two begin to fall to their demise, but Rotor catches Tails and leaves Naugus to land for himself. The citizens evacuate from the city and Sonic is taken far away from the city thanks to the Babylon Rogues. They finish their objective to "distract the chump" and a confused-Sonic begins to attack at them. However, Jet uses the Gravity Ring that Grand Battle Kukku XV had to surround Sonic inside a Babylonian-barrier. The fortress moves along closer inside the city and is placed right above Castle Acorn, and suddenly, a beam is fired upon Castle Acorn by the fortress and Castle Acorn is destroyed... (SU #35)