I always liked Harryhausen's Ymir from "20 Million Miles To Earth", Foolkiller.
Felt sad when the military had to kill him, much like "King Kong". Which is a tribute to the Master of Stop Action Cinematography. I Keep wondering what the creature may have grown into, had he not been taken out.
Jack.
That was what was great about Harryhausen. He gave each and every one of his creations distinct and individual personalities-just like his mentor Willis O'Brien (Kong) did. I have no idea how they were able to accomplish that with small bendable models-but it was a tribute to their genius. It's something this CGI crap can't ever do. God, I miss stop-motion photography(curse you, Lucas & Spielberg)! And, yeah, I always saw the similarities between the Ymir & Kong myself. Maybe he did it as a homage to his mentor-who knows? Wonder where they came up with that name(Ymir)? It never had a name in the movie-just "the creature." By the way, he sure grew fast for hardly eating anything. :D