Editing Rodan (section)

===Development===
As with [[Godzilla]], writer [[Ken Kuronuma]] turned to prehistoric animals for inspiration in developing the character, though unlike the former, whose species is largely left ambiguous, Rodan is explicitly stated to be a kind of ''[[Pteranodon]]''.<ref name="sequart"/> Just as Godzilla was conceived as a symbol of an American nuclear threat, Rodan was seen as an embodiment of the same danger originating from the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>Jess-Cooke, C. (2009), ''Film Sequels: Theory and Practice from Hollywood to Bollywood'', Edinburgh University Press, p. 38, {{ISBN|0748689478}}</ref>