Varan

Varan (バラン Baran) is a tri-phibian Titan who appeared in the prologue for Godzilla: Lord of the Galaxy.

While not being very fast on land, that kaiju can reach great speed in skies, performing his gliding flight. Varan can use this ability as his advantage during a fight, leaping into the air and avoiding attacks, while also being able to charge at enemies and knocking them down.

Name
Varan's name is most likely derived from either the genus name for monitor lizards, Varanus, or from the name of an extinct family of synapsids, Varanopidae. In-universe, Varan's name is an abbreviation of his species name, Varanopode (バラノポーダ Baranopōda).

Design
Varan has very noticeable differences from his older incarnations. His skull is more shaped like an Allosaurus, rather than the stubby shaped head the 1958 and 1968 incarnations gave it. He has much larger wings that can fold easily and he has spikes on his back and lower jaw.

Origins
Varan was discovered in Australia back in 1960s.

His species was named after Baradagi, a similar creature that appears in Japanese mythology, a mountain God who is said to live in depths of mountain lake.

Triphibian Nature
Varan has a Triphibian Nature, able to go on land, sea and the sky. He can glide at speeds up to Mach 1 and jump into higher buildings, as we saw in the prologue. He's also said to be an extreme swimmer.

Durability
Varan has thick scales on his body, built for withstanding heavy hits. He managed to shrug off the Australian military's tank shells, though one did manage to throw him off balance momentarily.

Sky Charge
While gliding in the air, Varan can charge and ram at his opponent at high speeds.

Physical Strength
Besides his sky charge, he is said to possess immense strength, especially for his size.

Weaknesses
Like Anguirus, Varan's neck and underbelly don't have the same protection their back gives.

And while he is very mobile in flight, he can lose his ability to fly if his wings are damaged badly.

Trivia

 * While a non-official appearance, Varan is the oldest kaiju from Toho to have ever appeared in film media, his last appearance being Destroy All Monsters in 1968 (excluding his appearance as stock footage in Godzilla: Final Wars).