History Film / Rodan

* StockFootage: Much like the U.S. release of ''Film/GodzillaRaidsAgain'', the distributors felt the need to add a pointless prologue with stock footage of Hydrogen Bomb blasts and FauxlosophicNarration. This doesn't even make sense concerning the Rodan or the Meganulon, as they are not even mutants or radioactive. Although, sometimes stock footage is put to better use, such as the fighter jet take off sequence.

* AlwaysABiggerFish: The Meganula go on the rampage...then the Rodans emerge and eat them as HATCHLINGS.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: The Meganula are the primary threat for the first part of the movie, but after they're destroyed, the Rodans emerge and go on the rampage themselves.

* DugTooDeep: Both the Meganula and the Rodans are awakened by a mining operation.

* ImmuneToBullets - The Meganulon.

* {{Slurpasaur}}: A very creative example. The scene of the baby Rodans eating the Meganula? The bug monsters were crayfish dressed in tiny costumes!

* ToServeMan: The Meganula and Rodans both eat people throughout the films.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: The Meganula are destroyed...only for it to turn out their predators have awakened as well.

* DestructiveSavior - The vast majority of the damage inflicted in the battles against Rodan is caused by the JSDF, due to [[ATeamFiring their utter inability to hit a moving target]]. Rodan doesn't actually do any intentional damage, all the destruction they cause is from the downdraft of their wings as they pass by.

Classic Kaiju film directed by Ishiro Honda, who knows a little more about Kaiju films than you do, pal, because he invented them! This page is based on the dub by the King Brothers.

As the cart explodes, the mine shaft collapses, trapping Shigeru inside. Meanwhile, a nearby volcano has become active, endangering the village, and to make matters worse, UFOs flying at supersonic speeds have been sighted all over the world, attacking jets and carrying off a young couple visiting the mountain. Meanwhile, Shigeru has been found outside the mine, badly hurt and suffering from [[EasyAmnesia a total loss of memory.]] Weeks go by, the UFOs are sighted some more times, and Shigeru's memory slowly returns. When his fiance Kiyo shows him that eggs her pet birds laid are hatching, Shigeru suddenly remembers what happened to him.

* AlwaysABiggerFish.

As the cart explodes, the mine shaft collapses, trapping Shigeru inside. Meanwhile, a nearby volcano has become active, endangering the village, and to make matters worse, UFO's flying at supersonic speeds have been sighted all over the world, attacking jets and carrying off a young couple visiting the mountain. Meanwhile, Shigeru has been found outside the mine, badly hurt and suffering from [[EasyAmnesia a total loss of memory.]] Weeks go by, the UFO's are sighted some more times, and Shigeru's memory slowly returns. When his fiance Kiyo shows him that eggs her pet birds laid are hatching, Shigeru suddenly remembers what happened to him.

** The Meganulon themselves reappear with a more significant role in ''GodzillavsMegaguirus''.

** The Meganulon themselves reappear with a more significant role in [[Film/''GodzillavsMegaguirus'']].

** The Meganulon themselves reappear in ''[[Film/GodzillavsMegaguirus]]'' and have a much more significant role.

** The Meganulon themselves reappear in ''Film/Godzilla vs Megaguirus'' and have a much more significant role.

** The Meganulon themselves reappear in ''Film/GodzillavsMegaguirus'' and have a much more significant role.

Classic Kaiju film directed by Ishiro Honda, [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 who knows a little more about Kaiju films than you do, pal, because he invented them!]] This page is based on the dub by the King Brothers.

As it turns out, when he got trapped in the mine, Shigeru fell into the nest of the killer insects. (Remember them?) Inside this nest was an egg, which promptly hatched, revealing a [[GiantFlyer giant flying reptile]], which eats the remaining bugs before taking off. A scientist who hears Shigeru's story and examines all the collected evidence in the mystery of the UFO, realizes that the monster and the UFO are one and the same, a species of Pteranadon called [[TitleDrop Rodan]]. Army guys show up, and discover that Rodan is living in the volcano, and what's more, it's not alone. A second Rodan flies out of the mountain, and joins its mate in leading the military in a chase across Japan, finally landing in, and leveling, Sasebo.

* StockFootage: Much like the U.S. release of ''Film/GodzillaRaidsAgain'', the distributors felt the need to add a pointless prologue with stock footage of Hydrogen Bomb blasts and FauxlosophicNarration. This doesn't even make sense concerning the Rodan or the Meganulon, as they are not even mutants. Although, sometimes stock footage is put to better use, such as the fighter jet take off sequence.

* GiantEqualsInvincible-Averted, hard. Both monsters die by falling into a volcano while the JSDF bombs the area with an air strike.

It's basically {{Godzilla}} with two {{Kaiju}}. No relation to French sculptor Auguste Rodin, whose last name is pronounced the same way.

* CanonImmigrant: Rodan, into the {{Godzilla}} films.

* StockFootage: Much like the U.S. release of ''Godzilla Raids Again'', the distributors felt the need to add a pointless prologue with stock footage of Hydrogen Bomb blasts and FauxlosophicNarration. This doesn't even make sense concerning the Rodan or the Meganulon, as they are not even mutants. Although, sometimes stock footage is put to better use, such as the fighter jet take off sequence.

* MeaningfulName- Rodan's Japanse name "Radon" is a reference to what it is, a [[CaptainObvious mutated "pter-RA-no-DON."]]

* GreenAesop - The creatures are disturbed by over-zealous coal mining.

* EasyAmnesia - Sort of. The amnesia happens after a terrible head injury and it takes several weeks to recover, but once Shigeru does he remembers everything he's seen.

* RecycledInSpace- It's a tragic love story, with Kaiju as the two ill-fated lovers. In the original release very little emphasis is placed on the second Rodan, It's not even implied that the two creatures are mates.