Rodan

This article is about the monster. For the 1956 film, see Rodan (film). For other uses, see Rodan (disambiguation). For the French sculptor, see Auguste Rodin. For the element, see Radon.
Rodan
Godzilla film series character
Rodan as seen in Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)
First appearanceRodan (1956)
Last appearanceGodzilla Singular Point (2021)
Created byKen Kuronuma
Portrayed byShōwa series
Haruo Nakajima
Kōji Uruki
Masaki Shinohara
Teruo Aragaki
Millennium series
Naoko Kamio
Legendary Pictures
Jason Liles[1]
In-universe information
AliasRadon
Monster Zero-Two
The Fire Demon
Titanus Rodan

The One Born Of Fire

Pterodactyl
SpeciesIrradiated Pteranodon

Rodan (Japanese: ラドン, Hepburn: Radon) is a fictional monster, or kaiju, which first appeared as the title character in Ishirō Honda's 1956 film Rodan, produced and distributed by Toho. Following its debut standalone appearance, Rodan went on to be featured in numerous entries in the 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).

Rodan is depicted as a colossal, prehistoric, irradiated species of Pteranodon.[2] In 2014, IGN ranked Rodan as #6 on its "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters" list,[3] while Complex listed the character as #15 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.[4]

  1. ^ Minow, Nell (July 23, 2018). "Comic-Con 2018: Jason Liles on Playing the Beasts of Rampage and Godzilla: King of the Monsters". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ^ Berry 2005, p. 452.
  3. ^ Hawker, Tom (May 15, 2014). "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters". IGN. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Josh Robertson, "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time", Complex (May 18, 2014)