History Film / YongaryMonsterFromTheDeep

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In the end, the Galaxions' plan to have Yonggary resurrected for their own ends winds up toppling their plan entirely once he breaks free of their mind control, allies himself with the humans, and defeats their other monster thus forcing them to give up.

* KickTheDog: Professor Campbell threatens to report his excavation team, made up of illegal immigrants, if any of them left after he refused to investigate the mysterious deaths on sight.

* WholePlotReference: the Special Edition is basically a simplified version of Film/DestroyAllMonsters with only two Kaiju.

Remade as a 1999 film intended to [[FollowTheLeader ape the success]] of ''Film/Godzilla1998,'' simpily titled ''Yonggary''. The following year, yet another remake, titled either titled ''2001 Yonggary'' or ''Reptilian'' depending on the market, was released. Also featured on the Netflix revival of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000.'' For the recap, go [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S11E09Yongary here]].

* AdaptationalBadass: The '99 version of Yonggary is much, much stronger than the '67 original, being over 4 times taller, having [[AchillesHeel no weakness to ammonia]] and the military's might is [[NighInvulnerability completely ineffectual]] against it. Also crossed over with AdaptationalWimp, as while this version of Yonggary is much more powerful, he lacks a couple of the unique abilities his older version had, namely his horn beam and ability to consume flames.

* ILoveNuclearPower: Nuclear Tests awaken a monster. [[Film/Godzilla1954 Again]].

* AdaptationalBadass: The '99 version of Yonggary is much, much stronger than the '67 original, being over 4 times taller, having [[AchillesHeel no weakness to ammonia]] and the military's might is [[NighInvulnerability completely ineffectual]] against it. Also crossed over with AdaptationalWeakling, as while this version of Yonggary is much more powerful, he lacks a couple of the unique abilities his older version had, namely his horn beam and ability to consume flames.

* AdaptationalBadass: The '99 version of Yonggary is much, much stronger than the '67 original, being over 4 times taller, having [[AchillesHeel no weakness to ammonia]] and the military's might is [[NighInvulnerability completely ineffectual]] against it.

* AdaptionalNameChange: ''Slightly'' as an extra G is added to Yonggary's name.

* AdaptationalBadass: The remake monster is much stronger than the '67 original, having [[AchillesHeel no weakness to ammonia]] and the military's might is [[NighInvulnerability completely ineffectual]] against it.

* BehemothBattle: the special edition has one between Yongary and Cykor.

* DecoyProtagonist: IntrepidReporter Bud Black spends the first half of the movie trying to get to the bottom of all the strangeness happens around the dig sight only to disappear as soon as Yongary is fully resurrected.

* PetTheDog: Yongary stopping a building from falling on top of a group of innocents is used to show that he’s freed of the Galaxions' control.
* VillainousBreakdown: While he's not so much a villain as he is a bastard, Professor Campbell’s reaction to Yongary’s resurrection qualifies.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Bud Black and his story arc just disappear after Yongary wakes up.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Yongary looks drastically different from the original.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The aliens planned to have Cykor kill Yongary after Yongary had wiped out the human race.

* DeathByAdaptation: Yongary’s [[spoiler:decidedly gruesome death]] was added in the American syndication of the movie.

* VillainousBreakdown: While he’s not so much a villain as he is a bastard, Professor Campbell’s reaction to Yongary’s resurrection qualifies.

* VillainExitStageLeft: After Cykor is defeated, the Galaxians retreat, vowing to return.

* BigBadDuumvirate: The Galaxians are lead and represented by two aliens that are always seen talking together.

* PetTheDog: Yongary stopping a building from falling on top of a group of innocents is used to show that he’s freed of the Galaxian's control.

* ConspicuousCG: the Kaiju.

* AssholeVictim: Professor Campbell spends all his screen time being a total {{Jerkass}} to Literally everyone he interacts with, the only exception being Bud and even then with barely restrained condescension.

* youHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The aliens planned to have Cykor kill Yongary after Yongary had wiped out the human race.

* DeathByAdaptaion: Yongary’s [[spoiler:decidedly gruesome death]] was added in the American syndication of the movie.

* ImportationExpantion: The special edition was the only one that received foreign syndication.

* MixAndMatchCritters: Cykor looks like a mix between a scorpion and an ankylosaur, with a touch of stag beetle.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Yongary looks drastically different from the original.

* WholePlotReferance: the Special Edition is basically a simplified version of Film/DestroyAllMonster with only two Kaiju.

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* DiabolusExNihilo: Yongary's origins are even more vague than your average Kaiju; he just... appears, after having been awoken by a Nuclear Test "Somewhere in the Middle East." Whether the nukes mutated it, making it the fire-breathing, oil-devouring monstrosity it is, or if it was just born that way, is never discussed.

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!!''2001 Yonggary'' contains examples of:

* ActionizedSequel: More like Actionized Remake, but still.
* AliensAreBastards: And they look like grays too.
* AssholeVictim: Downplayed. But many of the miners Yonggary kills were OnlyInItForTheMoney.

* AssholeVictim: Diwnplayed. But many of the miners Yonggary kills were OnlyInItForTheMoney.

* AmbigousGender: Yongary's gender is never made clear.

Remade as a 1999 film intended to [[FollowTheLeader ape the success]] of ''Film/Godzilla1998,'' titled either ''Yonggary'' or ''Reptilian'', depending upon the market. Also featured on the Netflix revival of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000.'' For the recap, go [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S11E09Yongary here]].

* DiabolusExNihilo: Yongary's origins are even more vague than your average Kaiju; he just... appears, after having been awoken by a Nuclear Test "Somewhere in the Middle East." Whether the nukes mutated him, making him the fire-breathing, oil-devouring monstrosity he is, or if he was just born that way, is never discussed.

* NonindicativeName: Yongary rises up from the bowels of the Earth, yet the title makes it seem like he's coming from the depths of the ocean.

!!''Reptilian'' contains examples of: