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Rodan

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.

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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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

==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.