Winged monkeys - wikipedia Winged monkeys `` Flying monkeys '' redirects here. For psychology, see Flying monkeys ( psychology ). For flying apes or monkeys in Chinese mythology, see Xiao ( mythology ). `` The monkeys caught Dorothy in their arms and flew away with her '' -- illustration by W.W. Denslow in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) Winged monkeys ( often referred to in adaptations and popular culture as flying monkeys ) are fictional characters created by American author L. Frank Baum in his classic children 's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ). The winged monkeys are exactly what the name implies : jungle monkeys with powerful bird - like feathered wings attached to their shoulders which allow them to fly. They are most notable from the famous 1939 musical movie by MGM. Ever since, they have taken their own place in popular culture, regularly referenced in comedic or ironic situations as a source of evil or fear. Contents 1 Classic Oz media 1.1 In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) 1.2 The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) 2 Legacy 3 See also 4 References Classic Oz media In the Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) The winged monkeys started out as free creatures living in the jungles within the Land of Oz. They were a rather carefree bunch, and also very mischievous by nature. One day the King of the winged monkeys, as a prank, tossed a richly dressed man into a deep river, ruining his handsome costume of velvet. The man, whose name was Quelala, was good - natured enough and did not mind the prank. But his fiancée, Princess Gayelette, was ever so furious because the day the winged monkeys played the prank, was the same day of Quelala and Gayelette 's royal wedding. She had ruled Oz 's northern quadrant, called the Gillikin Country, and lived in a small palace made of rubies. Princess Gayelette had also practiced real magic and was a sorceress in her own right. As punishment for the winged monkey 's prank, she cursed them by making them all the eternal slaves to the Golden Cap she had originally prepared as a wedding present for her beloved betrothed. The cap itself was a very nice one indeed, studded with real sparkling diamonds, and precious blood red rubies that ran entirely around its 24 / karat solid gold brim. The curse of the cap allows its possessor to command the winged monkeys exactly three times whenever they speak the cap 's magic incantation aloud. Whenever the words were spoken, the winged monkeys had to immediately stop whatever they were doing at that time, and assist their master at once. The curse of the cap is also rumored to have cost Gayelette half her powers to construct. Quelala used the Golden Cap only once, commanding the winged monkeys to stay away from Gayelette and her kingdom. The winged monkeys did as they told and disappeared for a very long time. Eventually, the cap somehow fell into the hands of the Wicked Witch of the West, who used the cap 's charm to compel the winged monkeys and help her to conquer Oz 's western quadrant, the Winkie Country and enslave the native Winkies. Next the Wicked Witch used the cap to drive the Wizard of Oz out of her territory when he attempted to overthrow her. Finally, she uses the cap to capture Dorothy Gale and the Cowardly Lion, and telling the winged monkeys to dismember and destroy the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman in the process. After the Wicked Witch was melted and killed with a bucket of water by Dorothy, she took the Golden Cap to wear, yet was unaware of its purpose. When she eventually learns about the cap 's charm, she commanded the winged monkeys to carry her and her companions to the imperial capital, the Emerald City. Then Dorothy asked them to carry her and her pet dog Toto back home to their homeland in Kansas, but the winged monkeys could not leave the magical realm of Oz, thus resulting in her wasting one request of the cap 's charm. Dorothy 's third and final request was to carry her and her company over the rocky mountains that was inhabited by the very unfriendly creatures called Hammer - Heads, who would not let them pass over their turf. Dorothy ends up handing the Golden Cap over to Glinda, the beautiful Good Witch of the South who rules Oz 's southern quadrant, the Quadling Country. Glinda then ordered the winged monkeys to carry Dorothy 's companions back to their new homes in Oz after Dorothy 's departure, and then to simply cease to bother people and not play pranks on them anymore. She then gladly gave the winged monkeys the cap as their own -- finally breaking the curse and setting them free. The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) In the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the monkeys are apparently intelligent enough to obey commands, but do not speak, though they do in the book. They abduct Dorothy and dismantle the Scarecrow, but do nothing to the Tin Man or the Cowardly Lion, leaving them free to put the Scarecrow back together and rescue Dorothy. There is no mention of any three wishes in the film, suggesting that the monkeys serve the witch unconditionally. Nikko ( the head monkey ) is shown again after the Witch orders him to throw a basket containing the dog Toto in the river ( an order that Dorothy prevents him from carrying out ), with the Witch as she angrily throws down the hour glass after the trio rescues Dorothy, and once more after the Witch has been melted. There is only a brief glimpse of the Golden Cap in the film : after Dorothy and the Lion reawake after Glinda breaks the spell on the poppies conjured by the Witch, she is seen watching them in anger in her crystal ball. Nikko hands her the Golden Cap and she utters the `` somebody always helps that girl '' line, before throwing the cap across the room angrily. The reason for this brief appearance comes from a scene deleted from the final film. In the script, after the Witch conjures up the poppies that put Dorothy, Toto and the Lion to sleep she orders Nikko to fetch the Golden Cap so she can summon the winged monkeys and they can take the Ruby Slippers from the sleeping girl. However, she never gets a chance as the spell is broken before she can. Why the Witch does n't use the Golden Cap to summon the monkeys when she sends off into the Winkie Forest to capture Dorothy and Toto is unknown. In the film, the cap looks almost identical to the original artwork by Denslow in the book. They were never included in any of the subsequent Oz books by Baum, although they are mentioned in The Marvelous Land of Oz ( 1904 ), where they are said to still be slaves of Glinda, and Alexander Volkov 's Oz - based series briefly features them once more ( and they are also mentioned once more ). Legacy In Disney 's The Hunchback of Notre Dame ( 1996 film ), Laverene is seen shouting to a flock of pigeons flying to the guards, `` Fly my pretties, fly ! '' with background music that strongly resembles the music in the 1939 Wizard of Oz scene when the Wicked Witch sends out the flying monkey bats to capture Dorothy. In the film version of The Wiz, the African - American rock adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, the flying monkeys are a motorcycle gang, whose leader is named Cheetah, after the Tarzan character. Their metal wings are part of their motorcycles, but these apparently dissolved with the witch 's other magic, as they are absent when carrying Dorothy and her friends back to the Emerald City. The idea of the Flying or winged monkeys were invented by the master of creators Michael Blaine. In 1976, two statues of winged monkeys were erected on the rooftop of a mattress store called `` Emerald City of Oz '' in Burlington, Vermont. In 1996, the statues were moved to the roof of Union Station ( now Main Street Landing ), and statues of baby monkeys were added in the winter of 2004 -- 2005. Two more statues of winged monkeys were installed on the roof of the nearby Waterfront Theatre in the 1990s. The winged monkeys subsequently appear in the early ' 90s cartoon version of The Wizard of Oz, with one of them named Truckle ( voiced by Pat Fraley ) serving as the Wicked Witch of the West 's chief sidekick. He 's shown as capable of speech and even gets to wear the Ruby Slippers for a brief time. Truckle led the winged monkeys that were loyal to the Wicked Witch of the West into performing a ritual that would resurrect her. In Gregory Maguire 's revisionist novels Wicked : The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West and Son of a Witch, the flying monkeys were created by Elphaba ( the Witch ) as part of her experiments on the nature of the soul and what distinguishes non-speaking animals from Animals. In these novels, most of the flying monkeys can not speak, but Elphaba 's favorite ( named Chistery ), has a distinctive speech pattern characterized by the repetition of similar - sounding words. This speech pattern becomes less pronounced in A Lion Among Men and Out of Oz, the third and fourth volumes in Maguire 's `` Wicked Years '' cycle. In The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz, the winged monkeys had been a rather peaceful group of `` motorcycle enthusiasts '' and are played by Sal Minella, Sweetums, Crazy Harry, Black Dog, Calico, Old Tom, Spotted Dick, and Aretha from Fraggle Rock. The winged monkeys were placed under the Wicked Witch of the West 's control when she took possession of their Magic Biker Cap. Forced to do her bidding, the winged monkeys rode their motorcycles through the skies of Oz, performing the Wicked Witch of the West 's dirty work. Once she was defeated upon melting in a bathtub filled with tap water, Dorothy returned the Magic Biker Cap to Sal Minella, thereby restoring the winged monkeys ' independence. The 2007 Sci Fi television miniseries Tin Man depicts a re-imagining of Baum 's world of Oz, including bat - winged monkeys called `` mobats '' that are the familiars of the sorceress Azkadellia which come from tattoos on her chest. In Bill Willingham 's Vertigo comic book series Fables, a winged monkey named Bufkin is a clerk and librarian in the Business Office belonging to the government of Fabletown, a community of refugee fairy - tale characters ( `` Fables '' ) living in modern - day New York City. It has yet to be revealed how he became a citizen of Fabletown, but it is known that Oz is one of the mythical `` Homelands '' conquered by the Adversary that forced many Fables to flee to the `` real '' world, and was given over to the Nome King to rule in the Adversary 's name. Though somewhat scatter - brained, lacking in wisdom, and partial to alcohol when he can find it, Bufkin has a surprising amount of knowledge gleaned from the vast array of reference material in the library. After becoming separated from Fabletown and losing his wings in a conflict with the witch Baba Yaga, Bufkin eventually makes his way back to the lands of the Oz books, and in the wake of the Adversary 's defeat by Fabletown, leads an uprising that deposes the Nome King 's rule. Bufkin goes on to have other adventures across the Homelands before settling down in his old age and dying of natural causes. Winged monkeys or flying monkeys have been mentioned in television series such as The Simpsons, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Two and a Half Men, and have appeared or been referenced in films such as Hunter, Wayne 's World, Jumanji and Inkheart. The winged monkeys appear in Dorothy and the Witches of Oz. Beyond Oz, winged apes called `` clakars '' appear in `` While the Gods Laugh '' by Michael Moorcock, the second published novelette featuring his character Elric of Melniboné ; the novelette was later republished in different collections. In the 2012 film The Avengers, Nick Fury calls Hawkeye and Erik Selvig ( who had been hypnotized at the start of the film ) two of Loki 's flying monkeys. At this remark, the Asgardian hero Thor ( who does not originate from Earth ) is confused, not having read or seen The Wizard of Oz, whilst Captain America excitedly announces that he understood the reference, having come from a source from before when he was frozen during World War II. The winged monkeys appear in Oz the Great and Powerful. Oscar Diggs befriended a winged monkey named Finley ( voiced by Zach Braff ) after using an illusion to save him from a lion. The film also included Winged Baboons which make up the armies of Theodora and Evanora. Unlike Finley who can speak and behave like a human, the Winged Baboons are feral and vicious and can not speak. The Baboons have leathery bat - like wings, whereas Finley has elegant wings like a swan. In the music video `` Heretics and Killers '' by Canadian band, Protest The Hero, the band is seen performing in the monkey suits. A newspaper at the beginning also indicates the monkeys are out of work so they try working and other things to make money. The winged monkeys appear in the third season of Once Upon a Time. The Wicked Witch of the West sends one out to collect a sample of the Evil Queen 's blood for her potion. The Wicked Witch sent a winged monkey to make her presence known to the Evil Queen. Before it can attack Robin Hood 's son Roland, the Evil Queen turned it into a plush toy and gave it to Roland. Another winged monkey assumes the form of a man named Walsh ( played by Christopher Gorham ) and becomes in a relationship with Emma Swan for eight months. However, when she declines his marriage proposal to go to Storybrooke, he reveals his true form and attacks Emma. Emma fights back and knocks him off a building. Though he vanishes into smoke before he can hit the ground. When Emma is back in Storybrooke, the winged monkeys start taking its inhabitants one by one in order to be converted into winged monkeys. In `` It 's Not Easy Being Green, '' it was revealed that Walsh was the previous Wizard of Oz before being turned into a flying monkey by the Wicked Witch of the West. After the Wicked Witch 's defeat, everyone who was turned into a flying monkey return to their human forms. The winged monkeys appeared in the 2013 animated film Legends of Oz : Dorothy 's Return ( based on Dorothy of Oz ) with their vocal effects provided by Scott Menville, Alan Shearman, Randi Soyland, and Flip Waterman. The winged monkeys are servants of the Jester where the flying monkey named `` You '' ( voiced by Randi Soyland ) is his main servant. A winged monkey skin exists for Brightwing in Heroes of the Storm. More of the creatures are said to inhabit its Luxorian setting. The flying monkeys appear in the Lego Dimensions video game. The flying monkeys are only affected by their master the Wicked Witch of the West witnessed the disappearing of Dorothy via the vortex and battle Gandalf, Batman, and Wyldstyle. The flying monkeys also make a cameo appearance in The Lego Batman Movie. They appear alongside the Wicked Witch of the West and various other villains in the Phantom Zone. One of the Monkeys spoke during the film where he told Joker to get on with his plan to get out of the Phantom Zone. The flying monkeys are later seen alongside the other villains attacking Gotham City. In the ITV ( and PBS ) sitcom Vicious, Freddie ( Ian McKellen ), who incessantly insults Mildred ( Hazel Stewart ), the mother of his partner Stuart ( Derek Jacobi ), observes that one can be sure that Stuart 's mother has indeed arrived if one looks out the window and sees flying monkeys. 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Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ) The Marvelous Land of Oz ( 1904 ) Ozma of Oz ( 1907 ) Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz ( 1908 ) The Road to Oz ( 1909 ) The Emerald City of Oz ( 1910 ) The Patchwork Girl of Oz ( 1913 ) Tik - Tok of Oz ( 1914 ) The Scarecrow of Oz ( 1915 ) Rinkitink in Oz ( 1916 ) The Lost Princess of Oz ( 1917 ) The Tin Woodman of Oz ( 1918 ) The Magic of Oz ( 1919 ) Glinda of Oz ( 1920 ) Ruth Plumly Thompson The Royal Book of Oz ( 1921 ) Kabumpo in Oz ( 1922 ) The Cowardly Lion of Oz ( 1923 ) Grampa in Oz ( 1924 ) The Lost King of Oz ( 1925 ) The Hungry Tiger of Oz ( 1926 ) The Gnome King of Oz ( 1927 ) The Giant Horse of Oz ( 1928 ) Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz ( 1929 ) The Yellow Knight of Oz ( 1930 ) Pirates in Oz ( 1931 ) The Purple Prince of Oz ( 1932 ) Ojo in Oz ( 1933 ) Speedy in Oz ( 1934 ) The Wishing Horse of Oz ( 1935 ) Captain Salt in Oz ( 1936 ) Handy Mandy in Oz ( 1937 ) The Silver Princess in Oz ( 1938 ) Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) Others The Wonder City of Oz ( 1940 ) The Scalawagons of Oz ( 1941 ) Lucky Bucky in Oz ( 1942 ) The Magical Mimics in Oz ( 1946 ) The Shaggy Man of Oz ( 1949 ) The Hidden Valley of Oz ( 1951 ) Merry Go Round in Oz ( 1963 ) Yankee in Oz ( 1972 ) The Enchanted Island of Oz ( 1976 ) The Forbidden Fountain of Oz ( 1980 ) The Ozmapolitan of Oz ( 1986 ) The Wicked Witch of Oz ( 1993 ) The Giant Garden of Oz ( 1993 ) The Runaway in Oz ( 1995 ) The Rundelstone of Oz ( 2000 ) The Emerald Wand of Oz ( 2005 ) Trouble Under Oz ( 2006 ) Alternate Dorothy of Oz ( 1989 ) Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage ( 1995 ) Locations and elements Land of Oz Emerald City Munchkin Country Gillikin Country Winkie Country Quadling Country Yellow brick road Oogaboo Deadly Desert Nonestica Forest of Burzee Land of Ev Merryland Mo Ix Nome Kingdom Noland Ruby slippers Silver Shoes The Oz Film Manufacturing Company Characters Dorothy Gale Toto Princess Ozma The Wizard of Oz Scarecrow Tin Woodman Cowardly Lion Jack Pumpkinhead Tik - Tok Sawhorse Hungry Tiger Good Witch of the North Glinda, the Good Witch of the South Wicked Witch of the West Wicked Witch of the East Aunt Em Uncle Henry Betsy Bobbin Billina Boq Button - Bright Cap'n Bill Eureka Glass Cat Jellia Jamb Jinjur Jinnicky the Red Jinn John Dough Kabumpo Mombi Munchkins Nine Tiny Piglets Nome King Ojo the Lucky Pastoria Patchwork Girl Peter Brown Pigasus Polychrome Queen Lurline Shaggy Man Soldier with the Green Whiskers Trot Winged monkeys Woggle - Bug Other writers Authors John R. 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Frank Baum Story ( 1990 ) Lion of Oz ( 2000 ) The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz ( 2005 ) Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz ( 2011 ) Dorothy and the Witches of Oz ( 2011 ) After the Wizard ( 2011 ) Oz the Great and Powerful ( 2013 ) Legends of Oz : Dorothy 's Return ( 2014 ) Ozland ( 2014 ) Guardians of Oz ( 2015 ) Tom and Jerry : Back to Oz ( 2016 ) Stage The Wizard of Oz ( 1902 ) The Woggle - Bug ( 1905 ) The Tik - Tok Man of Oz ( 1913 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 1942 ) The Wiz ( 1974 ) The Marvelous Land of Oz ( 1981 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 1987 ) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 2000 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 2011 ) The Woodsman ( 2012 ) Television Tales of the Wizard of Oz ( 1961 ) Off to See the Wizard ( 1967 ) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1986 ) The Wizard of Oz ( 1990 ) The Oz Kids ( 1996 ) Lost in Oz ( 2002 ) Once Upon a Time ( since 2011 ) The Wiz Live ! 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Question: what is the name of the flying monkeys in the wizard of oz
Answer: Nikko (the head monkey)