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{{About|the monster|the 1956 film|Rodan (film){{!}}''Rodan'' (film)|other uses|Rodan (disambiguation)|the French sculptor|Auguste Rodin|the element|Radon}}
{{About|the monster|the 1956 film|Rodan (film){{!}}''Rodan'' (film)|other uses|Rodan (disambiguation)|the French sculptor|Auguste Rodin|the element|Radon}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Rodan
| name = Rodan
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| caption = Rodan as seen in ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993)
| caption = Rodan as seen in ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993)
| first = ''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956)
| first = ''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956)
| last = ''[[Godzilla Singular Point]]'' (2021)
| creator = [[Ken Kuronuma]]
| creator = [[Ken Kuronuma]]
| portrayer = '''Shōwa series'''<br />[[Haruo Nakajima]]<br />Kōji Uruki<br />[[Masaki Shinohara]]<br />[[Teruo Aragaki]]<br />'''Millennium series'''<br />[[Naoko Kamio]]<br />'''Legendary Pictures'''<br />Jason Liles<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/comic-con-2018-jason-liles-on-playing-the-beasts-of-rampage-and-godzilla-king-of-monsters|title=Comic-Con 2018: Jason Liles on Playing the Beasts of Rampage and Godzilla: King of the Monsters|first=Nell|last=Minow|work=RogerEbert.com|date=July 23, 2018|access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref>
| portrayer = '''Shōwa series'''<br />[[Haruo Nakajima]]<br />Kōji Uruki<br />Masaki Shinohara<br />[[Teruo Aragaki]]<br />'''Millennium series'''<br />[[Naoko Kamio]]
| alias = Radon<br />Monster Zero-Two<br />The Fire Demon<br />Titanus Rodan
| motion_actor = '''Legendary Pictures'''<br />Jason Liles<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/comic-con-2018-jason-liles-on-playing-the-beasts-of-rampage-and-godzilla-king-of-monsters|title=Comic-Con 2018: Jason Liles on Playing the Beasts of Rampage and Godzilla: King of the Monsters|first=Nell|last=Minow|work=RogerEbert.com|date=July 23, 2018|access-date=December 10, 2018}}</ref>
The One Born Of Fire
| alias = Radon<br />Monster Zero-Two<br />The Fire Demon<br />Titanus Rodan<br />
Pterodactyl
| species = Irradiated [[Pteranodon]]
| species = Irradiated [[Pteranodon]]
}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''Rodan'''|ラドン|Radon|lead=yes}} is a fictional monster, or ''[[kaiju]]'', which first appeared as the title character in [[Ishirō Honda]]'s [[Rodan (film)|1956 film of the same name]], produced and distributed by [[Toho]]. Following its debut standalone appearance, Rodan went on to be featured in numerous entries in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]], including ''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964), ''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965), ''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (1968), ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993), and ''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004), as well as in the [[Legendary Pictures]]-produced film ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' (2019).
{{nihongo|'''Rodan'''|ラドン|Radon|lead=yes}} is a giant monster, or ''[[kaiju]]'', which first appeared in [[Ishirō Honda]]'s [[Rodan (film)|1956 film of the same name]], produced and distributed by [[Toho]]. Following its debut standalone appearance, Rodan went on to be featured in numerous entries in the [[Godzilla (franchise)|''Godzilla'' franchise]]. Rodan is depicted as a colossal, prehistoric, irradiated species of ''[[Pteranodon]]''.{{sfn|Berry|2005|p=452}} In 2014, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked Rodan as #6 on its "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters" list,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/15/top-10-japanese-movie-monsters?page=1|title=Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters|last=Hawker|first=Tom|work=IGN|date=May 15, 2014|access-date=May 17, 2016}}</ref> while ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' listed the character as #15 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.<ref>Josh Robertson, [http://uk.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/05/most-badass-kaiju-monsters-of-all-time/ "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time"], ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' (May 18, 2014)</ref>
 
Rodan is depicted as a colossal, prehistoric, irradiated species of ''[[Pteranodon]]''.{{sfn|Berry|2005|p=452}} In 2014, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked Rodan as #6 on its "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters" list,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/15/top-10-japanese-movie-monsters?page=1|title=Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters|last=Hawker|first=Tom|work=IGN|date=May 15, 2014|access-date=May 17, 2016}}</ref> while ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' listed the character as #15 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.<ref>Josh Robertson, [http://uk.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/05/most-badass-kaiju-monsters-of-all-time/ "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time"], ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' (May 18, 2014)</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==
[[File:Rodan (1956) - Trailer.webm|thumb|right|Export trailer for ''Rodan'' (1956).]]
===Name===
===Name===
The Japanese name ''Radon'' is a contraction of ''[[Pteranodon|Pte'''ra'''no'''don''']]''. The spelling of Radon in Japanese also corresponds to the name of [[Ladon (mythology)|Ladon]], the dragon guarding the Hesperides in [[Greek mythology]] - since there is [[Perception of English /r/ and /l/ by Japanese speakers|no distinction between "l" and "r"]] in Japanese.
The Japanese name ''Radon'' is a contraction of ''[[Pteranodon|Pte'''ra'''no'''don''']]''. The spelling of Radon in Japanese also corresponds to the name of [[Ladon (mythology)|Ladon]], the dragon guarding the Hesperides in [[Greek mythology]] - since there is [[Perception of English /r/ and /l/ by Japanese speakers|no distinction between "l" and "r"]] in Japanese.
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Rodan was revived in 1993's ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'', this time portrayed entirely via a wire-manipulated marionette<ref name="ryfle1998.2">{{cite book |title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G |last=Ryfle |first=S. |year=1998 |publisher=Toronto: ECW Press |isbn=1550223488 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/288 288] |url=https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/288 }}</ref> and hand puppets. Having received criticism for his emphasis on battle sequences relying heavily on beam weapons, special effects artist [[Koichi Kawakita]] sought to make the confrontation between Godzilla and Rodan as physical as possible.<ref name="kalat199">{{cite book|last1=Kalat|first1=David|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series|date=2010|publisher=McFarland & Co.|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-47-49-7|page=199|edition=2nd}}</ref>
Rodan was revived in 1993's ''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'', this time portrayed entirely via a wire-manipulated marionette<ref name="ryfle1998.2">{{cite book |title=Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G |last=Ryfle |first=S. |year=1998 |publisher=Toronto: ECW Press |isbn=1550223488 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/288 288] |url=https://archive.org/details/japansfavoritemo0000ryfl/page/288 }}</ref> and hand puppets. Having received criticism for his emphasis on battle sequences relying heavily on beam weapons, special effects artist [[Koichi Kawakita]] sought to make the confrontation between Godzilla and Rodan as physical as possible.<ref name="kalat199">{{cite book|last1=Kalat|first1=David|title=A Critical History and Filmography of Toho's Godzilla Series|date=2010|publisher=McFarland & Co.|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-47-49-7|page=199|edition=2nd}}</ref>


===MonsterVerse (2019)===
===Monsterverse (2019)===
In 2014, [[Legendary Pictures]] announced that they had acquired the rights to Rodan, [[Mothra]] and [[King Ghidorah]] from [[Toho]] to use in their [[MonsterVerse]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffries |first=Adrianne |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/7/26/5940259/godzilla-2-confirmed-with-director-gareth-edwards |title=Gareth Edwards returns to direct 'Godzilla 2' with Rodan and Mothra |publisher=[[The Verge]] |date=July 26, 2014 |access-date=2014-08-19}}</ref>
[[File:RodanMV.webp|thumb|184x184px|MonsterVerse Rodan]]
In 2014, [[Legendary Entertainment|Legendary Pictures]] announced that they had acquired the rights to Rodan, [[Mothra#MonsterVerse (2019–2024)|Mothra]] and [[King Ghidorah#MonsterVerse (2019–2021)|King Ghidorah]] from [[Toho]] to use in their [[Monsterverse]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffries |first=Adrianne |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/7/26/5940259/godzilla-2-confirmed-with-director-gareth-edwards |title=Gareth Edwards returns to direct 'Godzilla 2' with Rodan and Mothra |publisher=[[The Verge]] |date=July 26, 2014 |access-date=2014-08-19}}</ref>


Rodan appears in a [[post-credits scene]] of ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''. It is in the depicting cave paintings showing him, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)| Godzilla]] in the footage that is shown to James Conrad and Mason Weaver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/kong-skull-island-after-credits-scene-explained/|title='Kong: Skull Island' Post-Credits Scene Explained|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|work=Collider|date=March 11, 2017|access-date=April 27, 2018}}</ref>
Rodan appears in a [[post-credits scene]] of ''[[Kong: Skull Island]]''. It is in the depicting cave paintings showing him, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and [[Godzilla (Monsterverse)|Godzilla]] in the footage that is shown to James Conrad and Mason Weaver.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/kong-skull-island-after-credits-scene-explained/|title='Kong: Skull Island' Post-Credits Scene Explained|last=Goldberg|first=Matt|work=Collider|date=March 11, 2017|access-date=April 27, 2018}}</ref>


A casting call confirmed that Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah would be featured in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/232097/three-kaiju-appear-confirmed-godzilla-king-monsters/|title=These Three Kaiju Appear to Be Confirmed for Godzilla: King of the Monsters|last=Barkan|first=Jonathan|work=Dread Central|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> Viral marketing describes him as a titanic kaiju with the skeletal structure of a ''Pteranodon'' and magma-like skin serving as plate armor. The film's promotional website, Monarch Sciences, identifies the fictional island of Isla de Mara off the eastern coast of [[Mexico]] as Rodan's location and describes him as being {{convert|154|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} tall with a weight of 39,043 tons and a wingspan of {{convert|871|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}, making it the shortest version of the character, yet also the heaviest and the one with the greatest wingspan, though part of the short height is this version of Rodan being a quadruped like a real pterosaur as opposed to an upright biped like the Toho versions. He is also stated to be powerful enough to level cities with thunderclaps generated by his wings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/godzilla-2-monarch-site-every-secret/|title=Here's Every Hidden Secret on Godzilla 2's Viral Website|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=19 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monarchsciences.com |title=Godzilla vs. Kong &#124; Official Site |publisher=Monarchsciences.com |date=2021-03-31 |accessdate=2022-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://orca.monarchsciences.com/|title=GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS {{!}} ORCA Communicator|website=orca.monarchsciences.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-12|archive-date=2021-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121164231/https://orca.monarchsciences.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
A casting call confirmed that Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah would be featured in ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/232097/three-kaiju-appear-confirmed-godzilla-king-monsters/|title=These Three Kaiju Appear to Be Confirmed for Godzilla: King of the Monsters|last=Barkan|first=Jonathan|work=Dread Central|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> Viral marketing describes him as a titanic kaiju with the skeletal structure of a ''Pteranodon'' and magma-like skin serving as plate armor. The film's promotional website, Monarch Sciences, identifies the fictional island of Isla de Mara off the eastern coast of [[Mexico]] as Rodan's location and describes him as being {{convert|154|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} tall with a weight of 39,043 tons and a wingspan of {{convert|871|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}, making it the shortest version of the character, yet also the heaviest and the one with the greatest wingspan, though part of the short height is this version of Rodan being a quadruped like a real pterosaur as opposed to an upright biped like the Toho versions. He is also stated to be powerful enough to level cities with thunderclaps generated by his wings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/godzilla-2-monarch-site-every-secret/|title=Here's Every Hidden Secret on Godzilla 2's Viral Website|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=19 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monarchsciences.com |title=Godzilla vs. Kong &#124; Official Site |publisher=Monarchsciences.com |date=2021-03-31 |accessdate=2022-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://orca.monarchsciences.com/|title=GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS {{!}} ORCA Communicator|website=orca.monarchsciences.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-12|archive-date=2021-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121164231/https://orca.monarchsciences.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In ''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)| Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', Colonel Alan Jonah uses Dr. Emma Russell to have the ORCA device awaken Rodan from Monarch's Mexican outpost 56. With Rodan awoken, Monarch's jets lead him into fighting King Ghidorah where he is defeated. After Godzilla is (seemingly) killed by the Oxygen Destroyer, Rodan sides with Ghidorah before being defeated by Mothra in [[Boston]] and then switching loyalties to Godzilla after Ghidorah is destroyed, leading the other Titans into bowing to him. According to a news clipping shown in the [[end credits]], Rodan returned to hibernation in a mountain north of [[Fiji]].
In'' [[Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019 film)|Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'', Colonel Alan Jonah uses Dr. Emma Russell to have the ORCA device awaken Rodan from Monarch's Mexican outpost 56. With Rodan awoken, Monarch's jets lead him into fighting King Ghidorah where he is defeated. After Godzilla is presumably killed by the Oxygen Destroyer, Rodan sides with Ghidorah before being defeated by Mothra in [[Boston]] and then switching loyalties to Godzilla after Ghidorah is destroyed, leading the other Titans into bowing to him. According to a news clipping shown in the [[end credits]], Rodan returned to hibernation in [[Mount Fuji|Mt. Fuji]].


===Reiwa (2017–2021)===
===Reiwa era (2017–2021)===
The skeletal remains of an individual Rodan appears in the prologue of ''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters]]'', having been killed in [[China]]. This is expanded upon in the prequel novel ''Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse'', in which it is revealed the Rodan emerged from [[Paektu Mountain]] in November 2005, attacked China, and battled [[Anguirus]] before they were both killed by a bio-weapon created by the Chinese military called [[Hedorah]]. In 2036, a flock of Rodans took over Siberia, competing against a swarm of [[Megaguirus]]es to prey on European refugees on the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]. In ''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle]]''{{'}}s prequel novel ''Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla'', a second Rodan was said to have attacked [[Kyushu]] in 2029 while another flock of Rodans attacked [[Rome]] to prey on humans and eventually took over the [[Italian Peninsula]] in the mid-2030s. While enacting "Operation: Long March" and "Operation: Great Wall" in 2044 and 2045 respectively, United Earth forces faced attacks from an individual Rodan, among other monsters, in [[North Africa]] as well as a third flock of Rodans feeding on Meganulon in China.
The skeletal remains of an individual Rodan appears in the prologue of ''[[Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters]]'', having been killed in [[China]]. This is expanded upon in the prequel novel ''Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse'', in which it is revealed the Rodan emerged from [[Paektu Mountain]] in November 2005, attacked China, and battled [[Anguirus]] before they were both killed by a bio-weapon created by the Chinese military called [[Hedorah]]. In 2036, a flock of Rodans took over Siberia, competing against a swarm of [[Megaguirus]]es to prey on European refugees on the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]. In ''[[Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle]]''{{'}}s prequel novel ''Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla'', a second Rodan was said to have attacked [[Kyushu]] in 2029 while another flock of Rodans attacked [[Rome]] to prey on humans and eventually took over the [[Italian Peninsula]] in the mid-2030s. While enacting "Operation: Long March" and "Operation: Great Wall" in 2044 and 2045 respectively, United Earth forces faced attacks from an individual Rodan, among other monsters, in [[North Africa]] as well as a third flock of Rodans feeding on Meganulon in China.


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==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===Films===
===Films===
* ''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Rodan (film)|Rodan]]'' (1956)
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* ''[[Godzilland]]'' (1992–1993)
* ''[[Godzilland]]'' (1992–1993)
* ''Godziban'' (2019–present)
* ''Godziban'' (2019–present)
* ''[[Chibi Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (2023–2024)
* ''[[Chibi Godzilla Raids Again]]'' (2023–present)


===Video games===
===Video games===
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==Further reading==
==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last=Berry |first=Mark F. |year=2005 |title=The Dinosaur Filmography |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=978-0786424535}}
* {{cite book|last=Berry|first=Mark F.|year=2005|title=The Dinosaur Filmography|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=9780786424535}}
* "Miniatures" by [[Stephen Dedman]], ''Eidolon Magazine'' summer 1996, volume 5, issue 3 (also known as whole number issue 20 and the "Harlan Ellison Conference Issue"). Eidolon Publications, North Perth, Australia. {{ISSN|1038-5657}}.
* "Miniatures" by [[Stephen Dedman]], ''Eidolon Magazine'' summer 1996, volume 5, issue 3 (also known as whole number issue 20 and the "Harlan Ellison Conference Issue"). Eidolon Publications, North Perth, Australia. {{ISSN|1038-5657}}.
== External links ==
* {{Commons-inline}}


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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "about". Template:Pp-protected Template:Main other Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherTemplate:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a giant monster, or kaiju, which first appeared in Ishirō Honda's 1956 film of the same name, produced and distributed by Toho. Following its debut standalone appearance, Rodan went on to be featured in numerous entries in the Godzilla franchise. Rodan is depicted as a colossal, prehistoric, irradiated species of Pteranodon.Template:Sfn In 2014, IGN ranked Rodan as #6 on its "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters" list,[1] while Complex listed the character as #15 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.[2]

Overview

Name

The Japanese name Radon is a contraction of Pteranodon. The spelling of Radon in Japanese also corresponds to the name of Ladon, the dragon guarding the Hesperides in Greek mythology - since there is no distinction between "l" and "r" in Japanese.

It was changed to Rodan for English-speaking markets in order to avoid confusion with the element radon.[3] However, in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, the English version of the film used the original name Radon.

Development

As with Godzilla, writer Ken Kuronuma turned to prehistoric animals for inspiration in developing the character, though unlike the former, whose species is largely left ambiguous, Rodan is explicitly stated to be a kind of Pteranodon.[3] Just as Godzilla was conceived as a symbol of an American nuclear threat, Rodan was seen as an embodiment of the same danger originating from the Soviet Union.[4]

Showa era (1956-1968)

File:Rodan model 3.png
A model of an early Rodan design.

Rodan's debut appearance was the first and only time the character was given a chestnut color. It originally had a menacing face with a jagged, toothed beak, which would disappear in later incarnations as the character became more heroic. Rodan was portrayed via a combination of suitmation and wire-operated puppets for flight sequences. During suitmation sequences, Rodan was portrayed by Haruo Nakajima, who almost drowned when the wires holding the 150 lb. suits above a water tank snapped.[3] In Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, the Rodan suit was of visibly lesser quality than the previous one, having a more comical face, a thick neck which barely concealed the shape of the performer's head within, and triangular wings.[5] The modification of the character's face was deliberate, as Rodan was meant to be a slapstick character rather than the tragic villain seen in its film debut.[6] A new suit was constructed for Invasion of Astro-Monster which more closely resembled the first, having more rounded wings and a sleeker face. The sleek face was retained in Destroy All Monsters, though the wings and chest area were crudely designed.[5]

Heisei era (1993)

Rodan was revived in 1993's Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, this time portrayed entirely via a wire-manipulated marionette[7] and hand puppets. Having received criticism for his emphasis on battle sequences relying heavily on beam weapons, special effects artist Koichi Kawakita sought to make the confrontation between Godzilla and Rodan as physical as possible.[8]

Monsterverse (2019)

File:RodanMV.webp
MonsterVerse Rodan

In 2014, Legendary Pictures announced that they had acquired the rights to Rodan, Mothra and King Ghidorah from Toho to use in their Monsterverse.[9]

Rodan appears in a post-credits scene of Kong: Skull Island. It is in the depicting cave paintings showing him, Mothra, King Ghidorah, and Godzilla in the footage that is shown to James Conrad and Mason Weaver.[10]

A casting call confirmed that Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah would be featured in Godzilla: King of the Monsters.[11] Viral marketing describes him as a titanic kaiju with the skeletal structure of a Pteranodon and magma-like skin serving as plate armor. The film's promotional website, Monarch Sciences, identifies the fictional island of Isla de Mara off the eastern coast of Mexico as Rodan's location and describes him as being Template:Convert tall with a weight of 39,043 tons and a wingspan of Template:Convert, making it the shortest version of the character, yet also the heaviest and the one with the greatest wingspan, though part of the short height is this version of Rodan being a quadruped like a real pterosaur as opposed to an upright biped like the Toho versions. He is also stated to be powerful enough to level cities with thunderclaps generated by his wings.[12][13][14]

In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Colonel Alan Jonah uses Dr. Emma Russell to have the ORCA device awaken Rodan from Monarch's Mexican outpost 56. With Rodan awoken, Monarch's jets lead him into fighting King Ghidorah where he is defeated. After Godzilla is presumably killed by the Oxygen Destroyer, Rodan sides with Ghidorah before being defeated by Mothra in Boston and then switching loyalties to Godzilla after Ghidorah is destroyed, leading the other Titans into bowing to him. According to a news clipping shown in the end credits, Rodan returned to hibernation in Mt. Fuji.

Reiwa era (2017–2021)

The skeletal remains of an individual Rodan appears in the prologue of Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, having been killed in China. This is expanded upon in the prequel novel Godzilla: Monster Apocalypse, in which it is revealed the Rodan emerged from Paektu Mountain in November 2005, attacked China, and battled Anguirus before they were both killed by a bio-weapon created by the Chinese military called Hedorah. In 2036, a flock of Rodans took over Siberia, competing against a swarm of Megaguiruses to prey on European refugees on the Trans-Siberian Railway. In Godzilla: City on the Edge of BattleTemplate:'s prequel novel Godzilla: Project Mechagodzilla, a second Rodan was said to have attacked Kyushu in 2029 while another flock of Rodans attacked Rome to prey on humans and eventually took over the Italian Peninsula in the mid-2030s. While enacting "Operation: Long March" and "Operation: Great Wall" in 2044 and 2045 respectively, United Earth forces faced attacks from an individual Rodan, among other monsters, in North Africa as well as a third flock of Rodans feeding on Meganulon in China.

In Godzilla Singular Point, the show features various Rodans which are based on the Quetzalcoatlus. Most times, Rodan is smaller than its older counterparts, however, a larger, dark Rodan appears in the show, which is shortly killed by Godzilla.

Rodan would appear in Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle, a 5-minute short film directed by Takashi Yamazaki, In the film, Rodan fights against King Ghidorah, but Ghidorah kills him mid-flight.

Roar

The character's shriek was created by sound technician Ichiro Minawa, who sought to replicate the "contrabass technique" composer Akira Ifukube used for Godzilla. He layered it with a sped up human voice.[15] The sound would be remixed and reused for several other Toho monsters, including the Heisei incarnation of King Ghidorah[16] and Battra.[17]

Appearances

Films

Television

Video games

Literature

References in music

  • The monster is mentioned in UMC's "Blue Cheese".

References

Template:Reflist

Bibliography

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  2. ↑ Josh Robertson, "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time", Complex (May 18, 2014)
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