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by **Rodanex** » Thu Feb 26, 2004 11:29 pm

I like Rodan a lot. He used to be my second favorite kaiju. In fact, that's where my handle comes from.

Some people were talking about Rodan and Mothra's flight speeds. According to The Official Godzilla Compendium, Rodan flies at Mach 1.5 and Mothra flies at Mach 3. So, that's where Toho Kingdom got its stats.

P.S. Rodan (the user, not the monster), your sig scares me. How's it do that?

by **Jim Ballard** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:47 am

by **GFan** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:17 am

by **GFan** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:19 am

by **Outkaster** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 6:35 pm

by **Zhu Qiao** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:58 pm

While Rodan's supersonic flight speed was played up in Rodan('56), long before MegaGi, man had only broken the sound barrier nine years prior. Still, it seems mysterious that instead of putting on the speed, Rodan, the Red Baron

is reduced to pecking, dropping rocks, and later firing a beam (although he did manage to twist in midair and slam into KG). He needs a real aerial fight like Gamera and Gyaos through the clouds in 1995. Being a lot faster than Godzilla, you'd think he could dive bomb him and what's the good of hurricane winds™ if he can't revise the move in concert with his tremendous maneuverability. Sora no Daikaiju Radon!

As for philosophy, the two R56 felt a bond of kinship so strong that when one died the other did not save itself but they died together. R93 tried to protect its endangered brother (by nest) BabyG twice nearly at the expense of its life before giving the last of its strength so that a former enemy could protect BabyG. In G:TTHM, he and Godzilla agree that mankind can suck eggs but reluctantly become teammates as the world's saviors when Mothra kicks them in the pride by going alone to face KG. While Goji is a conceited fight-happy jerk who mellows out only a little after being buried (just like the Monkey King!), Rodan is something of a masterless samurai who in his suddenly changed world has become a roadside bandit (only he eats people!). They came together and finally fought for a worthy cause.

by **Zhu Qiao** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:37 am

by **king_ghidorah** » Fri Apr 09, 2004 4:48 pm

I think that fire rodan looked the most like he could fly. It just need to look better and stronger. But as a whole rodan, is one of my favs, a tie for second favorite. Hes so noble, died for his true love, and in GvsMG he sacraficed himself to help a fallen enemy so that his "friend" baby G, could have a family. A peaceful monster yet hes no mothra, his personality seem like a mix between mothra's and godzilla. Cause at times hes really willing to fight, and he doent give up, no friend to mankind yet hes graceful beast. i dove too much into this, hes awesome, hopefully hes in final wars!!!
KG

by **Gregzilla** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:42 am

by **MightyGhidorah** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 12:46 am

by **Gregzilla** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 6:29 am

by **MightyGhidorah** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 11:28 am

by **we77964** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 3:44 pm

by **Robert Saint John** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 9:48 pm

I love Rodan in the original film, but I've never really liked him (his costume or his part in a story) since. It just seems they've never really recaptured how grand he originally looked.

by **August** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 4:49 pm

by **briizilla** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 9:42 pm

by **kidnicky** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:00 am

by **kiryugoji04** » Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:37 am

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