Rodan (Monsterverse)

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Mark Russell: “You got a catchy name for this one?”

Ilene Chen: “Local legends call it Rodan, the Fire Demon.”

Mark Russell: “Well, that's comforting.”

― Dr. Mark Russell and Dr. Ilene Chen discussing Rodan after he is awakened (Godzilla: King of the Monsters)

Rodan's roar

Background

Rodan is a winged Titan who first appeared in a cave painting in the 2017 Legendary Pictures Monsterverse film Kong: Skull Island, and was later featured in the 2019 film Godzilla: King of the Monsters. He is the first incarnation of the character to appear in an American-made film.

With the ability to level entire cities simply by flying, Rodan was dreaded as a destroyer by ancient humans, who dubbed him the "Fire Demon." Born in the El Nido del Demonio volcano in Isla de Mara, Mexico, a containment facility was established there by Monarch in 1991. The Titan was unleashed in 2019 by Monarch defector Dr. Emma Russell and eco-terrorist Alan Jonah as part of their plot to restore the planet's natural order. Rodan immediately engaged in battle with Monarch's G-Team before encountering the three-headed King Ghidorah, who soundly defeated him. After Godzilla was weakened by the Oxygen Destroyer and Ghidorah assumed the role of the alpha of the Titans, Rodan submitted to Ghidorah and began to do his bidding. Rodan fought against the military in Washington, D.C. before Ghidorah summoned him to Boston to aid him against Godzilla and Mothra. Rodan attacked Mothra and battled her across the city, nearly killing her before she drove her stinger through his left shoulder. By the time Rodan recovered, Godzilla had defeated Ghidorah. Rodan approached Godzilla to challenge him, only to back down and submit to him, followed by all of the other Titans who had once served Ghidorah.

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Kong: Skull Island After their adventure on Skull Island, Monarch members Houston Brooks and Lin San showed James Conrad and Mason Weaver a cave painting of Rodan, along with paintings depicting Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah, as proof that the inhabitants of Skull Island were not the only monsters in the world. Godzilla: King of the Monsters After awakening King Ghidorah from Antarctica, Emma Russell awakened Rodan from Outpost 56 in Isla de Mara. An explosion burst from the volcano's crater and from it, Rodan emerged. In order to prevent Rodan from attacking the civilians still evacuating the village, Monarch's G-Team opened fire on Rodan with fighter jets, drawing his attention. At the same time, Monarch discovered that Ghidorah was drawn to Rodan's calls, deciding to lure Rodan directly to him. Rodan took flight and pursued the USS Argo and its complement of fighter jets. As he flew over the village, Rodan caused powerful winds that decimated the village. Rodan brought his wings together and propelled himself higher into the air, generating a sonic boom that took out several jets. He then descended and caught two jets in his talons, tearing them apart. Rodan then attempted to catch a jet with his beak. When the pilot ejected from his jet, Rodan ate him. Rodan suddenly spun through the air, destroying the remaining jets with his wings. Upon entering the storm surrounding Ghidorah, the Argo dove out of the way and the two Titans collided in the air. Ghidorah quickly gained the upper hand, restraining Rodan's wings with his right and left mouths before firing a gravity beam from his central head that blasted Rodan into the ocean. As Ghidorah landed atop the Isla de Mara volcano and awakened Titans all around the world with his roar, Rodan landed at the foot of the volcano and submitted to Ghidorah. Rodan accompanied Ghidorah to Washington D.C., assisting him in battling the military. He later followed Ghidorah to Boston and intercepted Mothra on his behalf so she could not help Godzilla against him. Rodan and Mothra fought across the city, slamming each other into buildings and tearing at each other with their claws. Rodan eventually pinned Mothra against a skyscraper, but she used her claws to push him off. Rodan circled back and landed on top of Mothra, trying to bite her. Suddenly, Mothra impaled Rodan through the left shoulder with her stinger. Immobilized by her venom, Rodan was then pushed off by Mothra, screeching in pain as he fell. Upon Ghidorah’s demise, Rodan regained functionality and confronted Godzilla along with Behemoth, Methuselah, Scylla, and the Queen MUTO. Rodan looked up at Godzilla and roared in challenge, but Godzilla retaliated with an expression that intimidated Rodan into subtle submission. The others followed suit, all "bowing" to the new King of the Monsters. After this, Rodan began nesting in a volcano near Fiji, with spectators gathering around to catch a glimpse of him.

General Information

Name: Rodan

Origin: Godzilla: King of the Monsters

First Appearance: Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Latest Appearance: Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Company: Legendary Pictures, Toho

Creator: Toho Co., Ltd

Sex: Male

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: Unknown

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: Isla de Mara, Mexico

Story Role: Monster, Villain, Destroyer, Supporting Antagonist

Classification: Titanus Rodan, The Fire Demon, Tsé Nináhálééh, Big Bird, Turkey, king of the skies, The One Born of Fire, A Titan of Winged Fury, Volcanic Rage, Airborne God of Fire, Rock Monster Eagle

Species: Giant bio-volcanic pterosaur Titan

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Mutant Physiology

Occupation: None

Affiliations: King Ghidorah (After being defeated by him)

Enemies: King Ghidorah (Formerly), Mothra, Godzilla, USS Argo, Humanity

Height: 154 feet/46.9 meters

Wingspan: 871 feet (Noted to have a wingspan of 871 feet/265.5 meters)

Weight: 39,043 tons

Status: Deceased (Killed by Mothra)

Date of Death: End of Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Alignment: Neutral Evil (Rodan is listed as a destroyer, being an airborne devastation unleashed upon the natural world)

Threat Level: Global Threat (Rodan is an airborne devastation unleashed upon the natural world)

Codex Statistics

Tier: 7-C

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Town level (Could fight and somewhat harm King Ghidorah before being defeated in a single hit by his gravity beam, who is directly noted to be a rival alpha predator to Godzilla, and can fight and overpower him, where Godzilla has tanked repeated nukes, with it being noted they only used nukes on him that were in the kilotons. Rodan's wings can generate cyclonic drift streams capable of leveling cities)

Durability: Town level (Noted that his body surface has scales of geothermal armor), Higher for its wings (A volcanic rock layer acts as armor-plating for Rodan's wings)

Striking Strength: Town Class

Lifting Strength: Class M (Can withstand its own weight, where it weighs 39,043 tons)

Travel Speed: Unknown on foot, Supersonic flight speed (Noted to have supersonic flight, where at top speed, Rodan's wings can generate cyclonic drift streams capable of leveling cities. Kept up with and outflew various fighter jets. Can create a sonic thunderclap as it flies)

Combat Speed: Supersonic Can tag and fight King Ghidorah, who can fight and tag Godzilla who can swing his tail at supersonic speeds)

Reaction Speed: Supersonic

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Tens of Meters through sheer size (Noted to have a height of 154 feet & 46.9 meters), Hundreds of Meters through Wingspan (Noted to have a wingspan of 871 feet/265.5 meters)

Intelligence: Animalistic

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Longevity (Has lived for over millions of years, being one of the ancient titans), Natural Weaponry (Utilizes his beak and claws to easily destroy all of the fighter jets), Large Size (Building Sized Height; Noted to have a height of 154 feet & 46.9 meters. Skyscraper Sized wingspan; Noted to have a wingspan of 871 feet/265.5 meters), Pierce Resistance (Standard Pierce Resistance; Rodan shows to be unaffected by conventional weaponry, with missiles and such having no effect on him), Flight & Air Manipulation (Noted to have supersonic flight, where at top speed, Rodan's wings can generate cyclonic drift streams capable of leveling cities), Heat Manipulation & Magma Manipulation (Caused the eruption of a volcano. Rodan drips extremely hop magma from its wings capable of creating fires and burning off Mothra's wings. Rodan is a bio-volcanic being, having lava flow through its body like blood, reaching temperatures up to 1,200°C), Consumption (Physical Consumption; (The titans consumed radiation from the Earth during the time it's radioactivity was ten times it was now as a food source).

Resistance to Extreme Heats (Noted that lava flows through its body like blood), Radiation Manipulation (The titans consumed radiation from the Earth during the time it's radioactivity was ten times it was now as a food source)

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Equipment

Nothing notable.

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Notable Techniques

Supersonic Flight

Rodan can fly at supersonic speeds sufficient to outpace F-35 Lightning II and F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets, and is highly agile in flight. Rodan is destroyed several fighter jets pursuing him by rolling while flying, dispatching them with his wings. When flying at top speed, Rodan's wings generate “cyclonic drift streams” as Monarch describes them. This occurrence can level entire cities instantly, literally ripping structures out of the ground and flinging debris into the air. Monarch scientists speculate that the monster's wingspan is vast enough to level cities with this technique.

Magma System

Monarch describes Rodan as "bio-volcanic." Rodan has an internal combustion system of magma that flows throughout his body. The magma throughout his system can reach temperatures up to 1,200°C. The magma leaks through the ends of his wings and was able to burn Mothra's wings.

Volcanic Eruptions

As noted in Godzilla: King of the Monsters - The Official Movie Novelization, Rodan can seemingly cause volcanoes to erupt just by merely flying over them. This is supported by the film itself where an explosion blows off the lid covering the volcano Rodan slept in before he awakens.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Rodan will fly into the opponent and attack them with his wings, beaks and claws. Attempting to eat enemies smaller then him.

Weaknesses: Nothing notable.

Note: The opening to Godzilla vs. Kong is admitted by Adam Wingard, director of Godzilla vs. Kong to have some overlooked things in the statistics, though he mainly notes that heights and weight statistics were overlooked, thus using the opening for the atomic breaths energy value is perfectly fine.

Miscellaneous Feats

• Noted to be an airborne devastation unleashed upon the natural world.

Trivia

• The Monarch outpost where Rodan was being studied is Outpost 56, a reference to the release year of his debut film, 1956.
• Excluding the version of Rodan from Godzilla Singular Point, the Monsterverse Rodan is the shortest incarnation of the character to date, yet is also the heaviest and has the widest wingspan.
• Originally, the Mexican volcano in which Monarch discovered Rodan was named Isla de Mona, which is the name of a real island in the Puerto Rican archipelago. The name was eventually changed to Isla de Mara.
  • The scene where civilians of Isla de Mara evacuate from Rodan was filmed at Plaza de Santo Domingo, a plaza located in Mexico City, Mexico.
• When asked which tarot cards he would associate with each Godzilla: King of the Monsters Titan, Michael Dougherty answered that Rodan would be represented by The Fool, which symbolizes innocence and spontaneity.
• This incarnation of Rodan appeared in the ending sequence of the animated Godzilla television series Godzilla Singular Point.

Battle Records

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None.

• King Ghidorah - Fight
  • Conditions: None
  • Location: Unknown area in the sky

• Mothra - Fight
  • Conditions: Mothra was fighting alongside Godzilla while Ghidorah fought alongside Rodan.
  • Location: Boston
  • Note: None.

None.