Sandbox:Rodan (Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons)

Rodan® HTBD2 HTBA Subtitle(s) The God of the Mayans Species Giant pterosaur monster Place(s) of emergence RomeGHTBD2, Mexico CityGHTBA Relations Mayan empire (worshippers) Allies Godzilla, Mothra, Hedorah, Mayan Empire, Jet Jaguar, Anguirus, King Caesar, Ebirah, Kumonga, King Ghidorah/Frankenghidorah, Simians Enemies Godzilla (initially), Mothra (initially), Hedorah (initially), King Ghidorah/Frankenghidorah (initially), Fernando Suez, Spanish conquistadors, Hedorah probes, Gigan, Mecha-King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, Megalon, SpaceGodzilla, Xiliens Written by Frank Tieri First appearance Latest appearance Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons #1 Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #5

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“	...and it's wing vs. buzzsaw with Rodan taking on Gigan south of the border.	„
	— Dr. Kyoto receives a report of Rodan battling Gigan (Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #3)

Rodan (ラドン,   Radon) is a pterosaur-like kaiju who first appeared briefly on a map in the 2023 IDW Publishing comic Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons #1 before having larger roles in the sequels Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants and Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens. One of the many ancient monsters known to the Sons of Giants, Rodan was involved in several events in Earth's history: it assisted three other monsters against the alien menace King Ghidorah in Ancient Rome, was worshipped by the Mayan Empire and protected them from the Spanish conquistadors, and appeared in 1954 to help fight off a full-scale Xilien invasion.

Name

Main article: Rodan#Name.

Rodan's Japanese name, Radon, is a truncation of "Pteranodon." It may also have been chosen to suggest radiation. The name was changed to "Rodan" in English-speaking markets in order to avoid confusion with the element radon.

Design

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Personality

Rodan is similar to its eventual ally Mothra in being an Earth defender who also protects its worshippers, demonstrating this most clearly in both defending the Mayan Empire against the Spanish conquistadors, and its various battles against the Xilien forces. Unlike her, however, its defence of its worshippers seems less urgent as it only appeared after months of prayer to free the Mayans from their enslavers.

Though Rodan seems to show the same tendency of other Earth monsters to attack any other kaiju on sight, it also demonstrates the same skill at identifying greater evils and work with any available allies against these foes, seen both in Ancient Rome with Godzilla, Mothra and Hedorah despite their initial fight and it being implied the four had previously held grudges against each other and in 1954 when it joined an army of Earth monsters against the Xiliens.

Origins

Rodan's first known appearance came when it was one of the four kaiju who appeared in Ancient Rome and later did battle with the Xilien pawn King Ghidorah, President Thomas Jefferson's narration implying that it had already encountered and held grudges towards the three monsters who it would ally with against Ghidorah: Godzilla, Mothra and Hedorah. By the 14th century, Rodan was worshipped as a god by the Mayan Empire who would make daily sacrifices to as they believed it was the one who was responsible for their prosperity and happiness, Rodan eventually repaying their worship by saving them from the Spanish conquistadors led by Fernando Suez and then departing shortly after.

History

• Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons #1, 3 (2023) [map in #1, story and mask in #3]
• Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants #1–5 (2024) [mask in #1; flashbacks in #2–5]
• Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #1–5 (2025) [mask in flashback in #1–2]

Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons

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Issue #3

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Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II - Sons of Giants

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Issue #4

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Issue #5

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Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens

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Abilities

Flight

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Winds

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Physical abilities

Rodan delivered a flying kick to Mothra, restrained one of King Ghidorah's heads in its claws, and clawed into a Hedorah probe.

Heat ray

Rodan possessed a powerful heat ray which vaporized humans caught in it, destroyed Xilien UFOs and appeared effective against Hedorah probes.

Intelligence

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Durability

Rodan survived both a punch from Godzilla and a buzzsaw strike from Gigan without any visible ill effects on either occasion, and even seemed to endure King Ghidorah's gravity beams when the monster first entered the fight.

Weaknesses

Rodan was easily defeated by King Ghidorah when the alien dragon used winds of his own to send Rodan flying into the Colosseum, only recovering some time later alongside its allies. Rodan was also defeated centuries later in Africa by a laser beam from Mecha-King Ghidorah, being captured and imprisoned on Monster Island after this defeat.

Gallery

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Roar

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Trivia

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References

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