I believe that would be the Ko-Dan Armada, of the Last Starfighter, you're speaking of.
I'll take my two bits now. Actually, one for me and one for AT.
And the name is actually a coincedence. It was inspired by a Conan the Barbarian reference. It was derived from the name of an ancient city and it's unique people.
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