Don't forget though, the Armos in the original Zelda, Link's Awakening, Four Swords and TMC are clearly based around the same visual style (two legs, shield, spear and one 'eye'), while the ones in other games are based on another style, and there's some crossovers in style here and there. Like I've said before, I think it's fairly clear that the origins of certain things is subject to change depending on the game. 'Armos' is just a generic name for a type of golem. In TLoZ, they are soldiers turned to stone. In ALttP, they are more statue like, and their origin is unknown. In OoT, they are made by Gorons. In TWW, they were made by whoever also made Gohdan and designed the Tower of the Gods. In TP, they were made by whoever designed the Temple of Time (ancient sages with Oocca involvement, presumably). In TMC, they were made by the Minish.