Winged Baboons

The Winged Baboons are minor antagonists in the 2013 film Oz: The Great and Powerful. As opposed the the infamous flying monkeys from the original movie, these creatures are baboons with bat wings instead of monkeys with feathery wings. Because one flying monkey is good (Finley), the baboons serve as a contrast and work for the Wicked Witch of the East as the bulk of her army.

Oz: The Great and Powerful
At the beginning of the film, a winged baboon was sent by the Witch of the East to find Theodora the Good and kill her. After she runs into Oscar Diggs, the baboon catches onto her trail and pursues them both. However, Oscar manages to distract it with a dove, which it chases after. Some were also responsible for tangling Finley, a flying monkey, in vines and left him to die for a lion until Oscar rescued him.

When Oscar Diggs decides to join Glinda the Good Witch of the South to stop the Witch, Evanora (who is the real Witch of the East) sends out the baboons and her winkie soldiers from Emerald City to stop them. To escape, Glinda creates a glittery mist that sends the baboons in confusion. But the baboons eventually escape and corner the group on a cliff. The group is forced to jump, so the baboons leave believing them to be finished (unaware that the group flew away to safety via Glinda's bubbles as they left).

Retreating back to Emerald City, they join in the gathering of Evanora's army and the Wicked Witch of the West, the latter declaring they will give no mercy to their enemies. The baboons cheer upon hearing this. When Glinda appears at the dawn of the battle, she summons her mist as the resistance appears to be attacking. Evanora summons the baboons from the towers of Emerald City to take them down. They attack the soldiers savagely, however the baboons' general notices that the "soldiers" are made of straw and shows this towards Evanora. Realizing the soldiers are a trick, Evanora is shocked and sees that the baboons had been lured into the Poppy Fields, causing many of the baboons to fall asleep. Though many try to resist it, they are unsuccessful. However, some remain awake long enough to help Evanora capture Glinda and take her back to Emerald City.

More baboons later begin to wake up from the poppy's effects and rescue the magic-drained Evanora in time from falling following her battle with Glinda. Swearing revenge against Glinda and Oscar, Evanora retreats with the remaining baboons from the Emerald City and flies away.