Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25389622-20141101150445/@comment-24199126-20150111192430

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battalion

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/battalion

Battalion is perfectly acceptable, unless you'd like to challenge the dictionary :P. Dictionaries are the be-all, end-all when it comes to definitions, so they are a 100% reliable source, especially when you cross-reference a contentious definition.

Yeah, no citation :)

Also, I'd like to bring up your edit about "the roar not causing the spikes to burst forth", and I agree. However, the original wording was fine. Marshmallow is the subject of the sentence, so he is causing the the spikes to burst forth. If it had said "the roar caused ice spikes to burst forth", then your reasoning would be correct.