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I don't think anybody in Gondor was looking forward to relief from a hobbit army - tuckborough.net says it nicely:
Ernil i Pheriannath (Prince of the Halflings):
He was thought to be a person of high rank because he was in the company of Gandalf and because he used the familiar form of address at all times, as was customary in the Shire, even when speaking to Denethor, the Steward of Gondor. (RotK: "Minas Tirith," p. 41; Appendix F of LotR, p. 411)
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I'm sure those observations did contribute to that perception by some of those in Minas Tirth, which led to the wild rumours flying about the city. My point was that I don't think it was due to any widespread belief that Pippin was himself a great warrior. Beregond told him:
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I thought it was the whim of our lord to take him a noble page, after the manner of the kings of old, they say.
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It was only after speaking with Pippin and learning of some of his experiences that Beregond gained some respect for him.
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I believe that any hobbit in any fashion could be a "warrior" in different senses of the word. Frodo, the most merciful of the bunch, was a warrior in his own right. You do not have to be physically violent to be a warrior. But in the context that the BFME Pip used the term sounds like it meant as an actual warrior - in which Pippin was, having fought in many overwhelming battles.
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I must confess ignorance as to what "BFME" actually is, unless it is "Battle for Middle-Earth"? I think I recall seeing a computer game like that before, though I've never played it.
As to the rest of your post, I quite agree.