Well, I was watching the video, all normal like, but them it hit me:


Please tell me I'm not seeing things. I'm not saying that Cyclonus' "bunny ears" were inspired by this, but if you view the video, I honestly see a lot of similarities in the purpose of the figure and Cyclonus' warrior-like behavior.
Who knows, maybe a animator/toy designer took Art History in college and got the idea for Cyclonus' design from these figures.
I just wanted to share this with y'all.