What monsters were cooler in the older editions?

[JellyPooga]

Strangely, I like the draconic kobolds. This scratch a reptilian itch that lizard men never did for me.

I liked the distinction/range in 3.5 that (I think) Monster Manual 3 introduced with the Poisondusk and Blackscale(?) Lizardfolk, though I'd have liked to have seen more still (reptiles are and should be a diverse bunch!). Until then, I was also disappointed at the lack of diversity in the lizardfolk/reptilian offerings. Kobolds becoming draconic made them stand apart as inherently magical, as opposed to their rougher/tougher, but more mundane lizardfolk cousins, which I liked.

I was never really a fan of the old-school dog-face kobolds because they seemed too much like "just another goblin" (small, weak, cowardly mook squad) rather than their own distinct race. I applauded 3.5ed for giving them something to differentiate them from other small-folk.