History YMMV / TransformersArmada

* AwesomeMusic: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb3tAqBY4Ho The main theme may be among the best in the franchise.]]

%%* {{Adorkable}}: Sideswipe.

* BrokenBase: Fans of the anime vs. the comic. The main points of contention are the [[PutOnABus kids all but disappearing from the story]] once Creator/SimonFurman took over, as well as the use of G1 Decepticons as Unicron's heralds rather than characters from the Armada toyline.

* SubbingVsDubbing: The English dub of Armada is far more well-known in the Western Transformers fandom, and quite a few fans even ignore that the Micron Legend even existed. Despite this, people who had watched the Japanese Micron Legend version of the show tend to prefer it due to its more polished script, the use of finished animation, a more fleshed-out storyline, and the dialogue that isn't riddled with translation errors and poor performances.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Hotshot notably becomes less obnoxious after his BreakTheHaughty moment in Credulous.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Largely averted. So much so that before ''[[VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron War for Cybertron]]'', it was considered by many to be the best Transformers game ever. Its only issues are its difficulty (not because of FakeDifficulty, [[NintendoHard it's just a hard game]]) and small roster (only Optimus, Hot Shot and Red Alert are playable).

* EthnicScrappy: Carlos. Though to be fair the "[[TheScrappy scrappy]]" status is shared by all humans in the series, as is usual for this franchise.

* TheScrappy: Alexis is somewhat less hated due to her role in Starscream's character arc, but the others are largely despised. The kids scrappydom is likely the reason why Creator/SimonFurman chose to pretend they didn't exist once he began writing the Armada comic around Issue #6. The one comic that focused on the kids, prior to Furman taking over writing duties, is widely considered the worst issue of the entire run.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Optimus only [[spoiler: stays dead]] for three episodes. So much more could have been done with [[spoiler: his absence]].

* BetterThanCanon: One of the things this series gets praised for is its interpretation of Starscream as a sympathetic NobleDemon, making him a Decepticon version of [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Dinobot]].

** (At least) In the Finnish dub, the transformers are often referred as "[[ItIsDehumanising it]]". Even the robots themselves do it. It's a bit jarring to listen Hot Shot being angry at himself after Optimus's death when he says lines like "I yelled at it". It sounds less like he's distraught after losing his leader, and more like he's talking about a pet that ran away after he rised his voice.

** Demolisher practically melts when Megatron takes a hit for him. When Demolisher expresses concern, Megatron even says "It doesn't matter as long as you're alright". It was an act on Megs' side, but Demolisher was 100% sincere.

** Demolisher practically melts when Megatron takes a hit for him. When Demolisher expresses concern, Megatron even says "It doesn't matter as long as you're alright". It was an act on Megs' side, but Demolisher is viewed as being one hundred and ten percent gay for Megatron.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Hotshot notably becomes less obnoxious after his BreakTheHaughty moment in Credulous
* TheScrappy: Alexis is somewhat less hated due to her role in Starscream's character arc but the others are largely despised. The kids scrappydom is likely the reason why Creator/SimonFurman chose to pretend they didn't exist once he began writing the Armada comic around Issue #6. The one comic that focused on the kids, prior to Furman taking over writing duties, is widely considered the worst issue of the entire run.

** Demolisher practically melts when Megatron takes a hit for him and says when Demolisher expresses concern and I quote Megatron "It doesn't matter as long as you're alright". It was an act on Megs' side but Demolisher is viewed as being one hundred and ten percent gay for Megatron.

** Just see Megatron's reaction at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG6rzdpvJ7c&feature=related Optimus's ''death'']].

** To a lesser extent, the show as a whole. While still hated in some circles, its contributions to the Transformers mythos and unique takes on certain characters have caused many to reevaluate it as a passable, if flawed effort.

* MagnificentBastard: Megatron as ever.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Starscream, at least in ''Energon'' and "Cybertron.'' After Armada gave us one of the most complex and sympathetic versions of Starscream to ever exist, the later series throw all that away by having him revert back to a more Classic Starscream personality for very poorly-explained reasons.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: This show's version of Starscream. People thought it was a nice change of formula to make him a NobleDemon instead of, well, TheStarscream. Alexis is generally the more tolerable of the human characters since she plays a big role in his character arc.

** To a lesser extent, the show as a whole. While still hated in some circles, its contributions to the Transformers mythos and unique takes on certain characters have caused many to reevaluate it as a passable, if flawed effort. [[Anime/TransformersEnergon Its successor]] managing to be even worse than ''Armada'''s weakest moments also helped.

* BrokenBase: Fans of the anime vs. the comic. The main points of contention are the [[PutOnABus kids all but disappearing from the story]] once Simon Furman took over, as well as the use of G1 Decepticons as Unicron's heralds rather than characters from the Armada toyline.

* TheScrappy: Alexis is somewhat less hated due to her role in Starscream's character arc but the others are largely despised. The kids scrappydom is likely the reason why Simon Furman chose to pretend they didn't exist once he began writing the Armada comic around Issue #6. The one comic that focused on the kids, prior to Furman taking over writing duties, is widely considered the worst issue of the entire run.

* {{Narm}} (At least) In the Finnish dub, the transformers are often referred as "[[ItIsDehumanising it]]". Even the robots themselves do it. It's a bit jarring to listen Hot Shot being angry at himself after Optimus's death when he says lines like "I yelled at it". It sounds less like he's distraught after losing his leader, and more like he's talking about a pet that ran away after he rised his voice.

* VindicatedByHistory: Hot Shot used to be disliked for being the KidAppealCharacter. However after Bumblebee became a CreatorsPet, fans began to appreciate and like him for not being Bumblebee and actually having a halfway decent character arc.
** To a lesser extent, the show as a whole. While still hated in some circles, its contributions to the Transformers mythos and unique takes on certain characters have caused many to reevaluate it as a passable, if flawed effort. [[Anime/TransformersEnergon Its successor]] managing to be even worse than Armada's weakest moments also helped.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The show is infamous (though not to the degree of [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Transformers Generation 1]]) for its ropy, often episode-breaking animation quality, especially during its first half. Characters are often miscolored, badly proportioned, and for several scenes in the episode "Decisive Battle"[[note]]considered the worst looking episode of the series[[/note]], Starscream is represented as nothing but a floating black dot with wings! Robot animation in the first few episodes often amounted to static drawings sliding across the scene. At times, you can barely tell what's going on because the animation is just nuts.