Yetrigar is a fictional creature created by writer Doug Moench

Doug Moench

Douglas Moench , better known as Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok.-Biography:...

 and artist Herb Trimpe

Herb Trimpe

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 as an adversary for Godzilla

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 for Marvel Comics

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. He first appeared in Godzilla #10.

Fictional character biography

Yetrigar is a Sasquatch-like being who has grown to gargantuan proportions due to being exposed to radiation. His name comes from the legendary shaggy men that some believe live in the Japanese mountains.

Yetrigar battles Godzilla in the Grand Canyon

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. In his encounter with Godzilla, Yetrigar proves more than a match for the legendary 'King of the Monsters' and could have perhaps even killed Godzilla had Red Ronin

Red Ronin

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 not interceded. Initially, Robert tries to prevent both entities from harming each other but ultimately buries Yetrigar beneath a rockslide. Ashamed of this action, Takiguchi temporarily fled in the Red Ronin battlesuit.

Attempting to get revenge on Phantom Rider

Phantom Rider

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, Mockingbird

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 led the West Coast Avengers

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 to the Grand Canyon where Hamilton Slade was working on an archaeological project. To distract her teammates while she looked for Hamilton Slade, Mockingbird set up explosives which freed Yetrigar. The Avengers' attacks on the beast proved very futile until Henry Pym placed an object in Yetrigar's ear and used the Pym Particles to enlarge the device enough to knock him unconscious.

After his defeat at the hands of the Avengers

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, Yetrigar was remanded to the Vault

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. In a prologue to Acts of Vengeance

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, Yetrigar was seen trying to break out of his energy cell during a mass-prison break. This was thwarted by Hawkeye

Hawkeye (comics)

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 and Iron Man

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 who managed to trap the other villains (namely Angar the Screamer

Angar the Screamer

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, Cactus, Electro, Griffin

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, Hydro-Man

Hydro-Man

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, Klaw, Mister Hyde

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, Orka

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, Scarecrow

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, Titania

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, and Whirlwind

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) that were trying to escape.

After the Vault was shut down, Yetrigar was taken someplace else. It is most likely that he was placed on Monster Isle.