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by **king_ghidorah** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 6:06 pm

So, an odd thing has happened to me lately. I can't seem to shake the feeling that the 60's Rodan is my favorite incarnation of that monster. I used to think it was the worst, a bastardization of that kaiju, then one day, I saw a Matt Frank (I think) drawing of a Rodan with little beak spikes and everything clicked like it was always meant to be.

Anyone else prefer the 60's Rodan?

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by **Irish Gfan** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:15 am

As an adult, I think the original 50s Rodan is the best, but the 60s version was how I fell in love with the monster as a kid.

He was right there with Godzilla & Mothra fighting Ghidorah and was just so darn cool to me. And any goofiness associated with the character was a reflection of the change in tone more than anything else. I thought he was pretty tough too. I mean Godzilla killed Angilas, punked out King Kong in their first fight and lost the second in a weak way, and he killed the adult Mothra....and Rodan held his own against him!

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Website · by **Silver Kamen** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 6:13 pm

Rodan was terribly misused in the 60s, to be honest. He was reduced to a lesser in Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster and Invasion of Astro Monster. I understand that some changes had to be made to Rodan. However, the way they did was less than mediocre.

by **DannyBeane** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:43 pm

I like the personality of the 1960s Rodan but design wise the 1956 Rodan trumps everything from the showa rodan, Heisei Rodan to the Final Wars Rodan. As far as I believe its the perfect design.

Website · by **Silver Kamen** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:58 pm

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by **DannyBeane** » Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:21 pm

Stone cold killer vs Derp

Website · by **Silver Kamen** » Sun Sep 22, 2013 5:38 pm

by **klen7** » Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:05 pm

Yes sir! I greatly prefer the chest on the 56 version as well.

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by **The Real McCoy** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:40 am

Rodan is my absolute favorite Toho monster, and the '56 design for me is a masterpiece.

My first exposure to Rodan was in Ghidrah, and while that was my favorite Rodan appearance, the face just kind of turned me off.

by **Russzilla** » Thu Sep 26, 2013 4:35 pm

Still the baddest Rodan of them all!

Website · by **Silver Kamen** » Thu Sep 26, 2013 4:38 pm

by **Russzilla** » Thu Sep 26, 2013 4:41 pm

Even though you can clearly see the wires during the scene when Rodan attacks Fukuoka, (which still retains its charm to this day) I still think it's one of the best kaiju attack scenes (and use of wire work) in kaiju films ever.

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