Rodan
Sign in to saveis a giant pteranodon-like monster, or daikaijū, which first appeared in the eponymous 1956 film, directed by Ishirō Honda and produced and distributed by Toho. Following its standalone debut, Rodan went on to be featured in numerous entries in the Godzilla franchise. Rodan is depicted as a colossal, prehistoric, irradiated species of Pteranodon. In 2014, IGN ranked Rodan as #6 on its "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters" list, while Complex listed the character as #15 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.
Key facts
- Character.name
- Rodan
- Character.series
- Godzilla
- Character.image
- Rodan half size flying model.png
- Character.caption
- Rodan during the behind the scenes of the 1956 Rodan film
- Character.first
- Rodan (1956)
- Character.creator
- Ken Kuronuma
- Character.portrayer
- Shōwa seriesHaruo NakajimaKōji UrukiMasaki ShinoharaTeruo AragakiMillennium seriesNaoko Kamio
- Character.motion_actor
- Legendary PicturesJason Liles
- Character.alias
- RadonMonster Zero-TwoThe Fire DemonTitanus Rodan
- Character.species
- Irradiated Pteranodon
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- Rodan poster.jpg
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16 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Name
- Development
- Showa era (1956-1968)
- Heisei era (1993)
- Monsterverse (2019)
- Reiwa era (2017–2021)
- Roar
- Appearances
- Films
- Television
- Video games
- Literature
- References in music
- References
- Bibliography
is a giant pteranodon-like monster, or daikaijū, which first appeared in the eponymous 1956 film, directed by Ishirō Honda and produced and distributed by Toho. Following its standalone debut, Rodan went on to be featured in numerous entries in the Godzilla franchise. Rodan is depicted as a colossal, prehistoric, irradiated species of Pteranodon. In 2014, IGN ranked Rodan as #6 on its "Top 10 Japanese Movie Monsters" list, while Complex listed the character as #15 on its "The 15 Most Badass Kaiju Monsters of All Time" list.
==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.