Yuri (Werewolf)

Description
Yuri is the primary antagonist in the 1996 direct-to-video film Werewolf.

A psychopathic mad scientist with a violent temper, Yuri frequently verbally abuses and intimidates his co-workers and will physically fight them if they attempt to challenge his authority. He will also fight anyone who is perceived as a threat to his goals. Yuri wishes to create a modern, man-made werewolf and hold a press conference, receiving accolades and prestige from the scientific community as well as an 'immeasurable' monetary reward.

Yuri has no boundaries in terms of what he will do to achieve his goals. In one instance, he drugs a security guard and injects him with the DNA of a werewolf. When the guard proceeds to go home, Yuri decides to follow him home so that he may capture him. Unfortunately, the guard dies when he crashes into a lot full of oil barrels.

As unscrupulous and deceptive as he is, he never actually lies to anyone about his intentions and makes no attempt to hide his unvarnished disregard for human life or legal consequences.

In Werewolf
In the movie, he is first seen supervising an archaeological dig on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Arizona. When one of the laborers, Tommy, decides to rest, Yuri orders him to get back to work, since Tommy is the only one not working. Tommy refuses to obey him and says that Yuri "needs to get his head straightened out". Yuri then pushes Tommy into a pile of Werewolf bones, slicing open his knee.

As the other laborers are uncovering the skeleton of a werewolf, a fight breaks out between Tommy and Yuri. Joel, the foreman, attempts to break up the fight, but is repulsed. Having enough of Yuri's verbal abuse, another laborer, Bill decides to take on Yuri. The two continue punching each other out until the lead scientist, Prof. Noel, arrives to stop the fight and administer medical treatment to Tommy, who at this point is bleeding profusely from his injury. While everyone else is busy helping Tommy, Yuri continues to uncover the skeleton. Yuri doesn't care about how badly injured Tommy is at all and tries calling for Prof. Noel to have a look at the skeleton. Billy takes Tommy into the city for medical treatment, while Joel stays behind, shocked that they have uncovered the skull of a werewolf. Prof. Noel tells Tommy to accompany Tommy and Bill into town. Yuri then has his archaeology students dig up the rest of the bones.

Afterward, the skeleton is unearthed and the remains are placed on a table for further analysis. Professor Noel, along with Natalie Burke and Yuri, are trying to figure out what it is. Yuri suggests that it is a lycanthrope, while Professor Noel is mildly skeptical as to its origin. Either way, Natalie finds it to be absolutely fascinating.

Meanwhile, Tommy's injury becomes infected, and his condition has progressed to 'bad bad'. Joel orders him to call an ambulance and he is taken to Flagstaff emergency hospital.

The next day, Joel and Billy are taking a break from working at the dig site. Yuri arrives in a white Ford F-150 (one of two cars that Yuri owns) and yells at them, asking them where they've been and where is Tommy. Since both know what is going on but are reluctant to tell Yuri, they keep silent. Yuri angers Joel and tells Yuri that he is at city emergency hospital, the result of an infection. Yuri suspects that Tommy is not telling him the whole truth and later that evening decides to go to the hospital (disguised as a doctor) and proceeds to take a sample of Tommy's blood. Immediately after Yuri leaves, Tommy fully transforms into a werewolf and goes on a rampage in the hospital. Tommy then leaves to go after Joel and Bill and they are unfortunately forced to shoot him.

The next morning, Paul Niles arrives in Flagstaff from New York and is invited to a birthday party at the University where Yuri, Prof. Noel and Natalie work. Yuri is there, talking to his students and getting very drunk. Natalie takes a look at Paul and is immediately interested. Natalie goes to meet a friend and then Yuri steps in to hit on Natalie. Paul comes in and cramps Yuri's style, to which Yuri reacts by twisting his arm behind his back. Prof. Noel steps in to intervene. He tells Yuri to step outside, go for a walk, sober up and apologize to Natalie. Yuri refuses, and makes his way back to the research laboratory.