Rodan

Rodan another sidekick of Godzilla.

Appearance
Rodan first appeared in 1956 from a giant egg that lay underground in a mountainside. A group of miners had dug up and awoken a huge swarm of old ancient bugs known as Meganulon. Once hatched the infant Rodan began eating the insects. It took only days for Rodan to reach its adult size. It grew large horns on the back of its head and sharp spikes on its chest. Rodan's skin is dark brown in color, although after turning into Fire Rodan in the Heisei film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II Rodan's skin turned brick red. In the Showa and Millennium eras Rodan stood as tall as Godzilla but in the Heisei era Rodan and Fire Rodan stood only about 2/3 as tall as Godzilla. In the Heisei era the rows of spines on his belly are replaced with overlapping ridges of bone and he has three horns on his head instead of two (the outer two curve outwards and the center curves up) as well as a wider beak and a more predatory face. Millennium Rodan looked more like the Showa version as it retained the Heisei era ridges of bone on its chest. It also had only two horns again, and its color is similar to the Showa version.

Filmography:

 * Rodan
 * Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster
 * Invasion of Astro-Monster or Monster Zero (US release)
 * Destroy All Monsters
 * Godzilla vs. Gigan (Stock Footage)
 * Godzilla vs. Megalon (Stock Footage)
 * Terror of Mechagodzilla (Stock Footage)
 * Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
 * Godzilla Final Wars