I saw Yoshua's post on flying titans fighting and it made me want to make a similar one, but with only Rodans!
The BR will include:
OG Rodan (1956)
Heisei/Fire Rodan (1993)
FW Rodan (2004)
MV Rodan (2019)
The BR will not include:
SP Rodan (2021) (way too small)
2nd generation Showa Rodan (1964) (way too OP)
There will be a bonus at the end.
First up:
OG RODAN (1956), RADON, RADO
STATS:
Height: 50 meters
Weight: 15,000 tons
Wingspan: 120 meters
CAPABILITIES:
Strength: Rodan destroys buildings without much effort, but not much else.
Speed: Rodan can reach flight speeds of Mach 1.5.
Durability: Shrugs off JSDF weaponry.
IQ: The 2 Rodans in 1956 had basic intelligence, but were able to feel emotion, when one Rodan got stuck on a volcano as it was spewing lava, the other came back for it and died alongside it.
BIQ: This Rodan only fought the military and some Meganulon, though that wasn't much of a contest.
Weaknesses: Lava
ABILITIES:
Supersonic Flight
Shockwaves
Wind Gusts
Wind Breath
Aquatic Capabilities
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Next up:
HEISEI/FIRE RODAN (1993)
STATS:
Height: 70 meters
Weight: 16,000 tons
Wingspan: 150 meters
CAPABILITIES:
Strength: Able to peck out Super Mecha's eye, and knocks Heisei Godzilla (60,000 tons) with a wing strike
Speed: Can fly at Mach 3
Durability: Survived getting beamed, stomped on, and strangled by Godzilla, and Withstood Super Mecha's plasma grenade
IQ: Acknowledges Baby Godzilla as an ally, but not much else
BIQ: Very skilled in aerial combat
Weaknesses: Kaiju much larger than him
ABILITIES:
Supersonic Flight
Uranium Heat Beam
Energy Transfer
Telepathy
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Next is:
FINAL WARS RODAN (2004)
STATS:
Height: 100 meters
Weight: 30,000 tons
Wingspan: 200 meters
CAPABILITIES:
Strength: Couldn't overwhelm Final Wars Godzilla even while jumping him with FW Ang and Ceasar
Speed: Can fly at Mach 3, but cannot dodge Caesar's head or Anguirus, so not very agile
Durability: got knocked out by a single Anguirus Ball attack
IQ: Mind controlled, so unknown
BIQ: comes into existence whenever called by Xiliens, so unknown
Weaknesses: Getting knocked out of the sky
ABILITIES:
Supersonic Flight
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And finally:
MONSTERVERSE RODAN (2019)
STATS:
Height: 47 meters
Weight: 39,043 tons
Wingspan: 265.5 meters
CAPABILITIES:
Strength: Stronger than Mothra, and managed to cause a bit of trouble for Monster Zero
Speed: Estimated Mach 1.6 speed, very agile, doing barrel rolls and maneuvering around Monster Zero
Durability: Extreme heat resistance, survived being impaled by Mothra, and MZ's Gravity Beams
IQ: Able to understand his own mortality, and sides with MZ when he's defeated
BIQ: very agile and performed decently against MZ, and overpowered Mothra in their fight
Weaknesses: Beam attacks, as a single Gravity Beam knocked him out
ABILITIES:
Supersonic Flight
Magma System
Volcanic Eruptions
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OVERALL:
Strength: HEISEI/FIRE (knocked over Godzilla)
Speed: HEISEI/FIRE & FINAL WARS (both fly at Mach 3)
Durability: HEISEI/FIRE & MONSTERVERSE (both survived powerful beams)
IQ: 1956 & MONSTERVERSE (Both understand their choices, with 1956 choosing to die with its mate, and MV choosing to side with MZ when he lost)
BIQ: HEISEI/FIRE & MONSTERVERSE (both very skilled agile fliers)
Least Relevant Weakness: HEISEI/FIRE (large, heavy Kaiju are his only weakness, with the only one larger and heavier being very low in durability)
LIKELY WINNER: HEISEI/FIRE RODAN (1993)
Heisei Rodan is the strongest, tied for fastest, most durable, tied for most skilled, and has the least exploitable weakness, so I think he takes the win here.
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BONUS:
Could they ALL beat 2nd gen Showa?
Based on how Showa Rodan performed against Showa Godzilla and Ghidorah, if all 4 other Rodans jump him, they will most likely lose. 1956 and FW are going to be useless, because 1956 has never fought another Kaiju, and FW is horrible at teamwork. MV Rodan was one shot by MZ's beam, so he would be beaten with a ram by Showa. Fire Rodan stands the best chance, but it isn't close. Fire Rodan has never had to fire at a moving target, and with both Kaiju it did hit, it did little to no damage, so his speed advantage would be his only chance. Unfortunately for him, Showa's durability is crazy, and he'd tank all hits from Fire and the others.
Also if SP showed up he'd get eaten in a second
OUTCOME: 2ND GENERATION SHOWA RODAN (1964)
2nd gen Showa is the most powerful Rodan incarnation ever seen so far in the mainstream Godzilla franchise.
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What do you guys think?