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Trendmasters Power-Up Rodan — Description
*AKA Cyber Rodan.

This was the last Power-Up figure I got when they were still found at retail (albeit on their way out). I never played with him much, though, since the ball joint for his right wing immediately broke after opening his packaging (I've fixed it since then). Aside from that, he is a pretty cool figure.

On a side note, I never really talked about the design before. It's fairly obvious that he's a stylized take on the '93 design. It's definitely an outdated interpretation of a pterosaur having bat wings, but given what kind of monsters the entire lore has to offer (not just these toys), it's not much of a stretch. In a way, it plays into the notion that he's likely nocturnal. The "Godzilla vs Rodan" micro-playset depicted his lair being a dark cavern, after all.

I did inadvertently pose him like I did my Varan piece, but it was a combination of me identifying his swiftness with that of an acrobat or martial artist and to show off that cannon strapped to his leg. Like a giant homing pigeon with a very profound message for his opponent.