Yeah we know — dragons were made famous by trying to bite the heads off little hobbits or in any medium where the words “Final” and “Fantasy” come in contact. But science fiction has its own variations of the mythical creature. io9 compiled a list of half a dozen dragons that appear outside their usual genre.
One that escaped me is fondly referred to as Ghidorah. He (are dragons male by default?) hails from space, which instantly makes this scaly overgrown lizard cooler than Smaug. Of course going claw to claw against Godzilla is a pretty good claim to fame as well. Video of that battle after the jump.
They somehow managed to get away with including the T-Rex from Jurassic Park, but hey — why split hairs? Check out the full article here for videos and other viewable goodies.