Flying Monkey

Flying Monkeys were servants of Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West. Once ordinary humans, Zelena magicked them into the monkeys who in turn became loyal servants tasked with capturing people, spying, killing or keeping watch.

Origins
After Zelena exposed Oz as Walsh, a fraud, from Kanas, she realized she would need allies who would do whatever she asked without question in her quest to change her past. Taking inspiration from a circus poster depicting a flying monkey, Zelena transformed Walsh with her magic into such a creature. Walsh would be the first of many people Zelena would turn into flying monkeys. Zelena would send many to various worlds to act as her spies or they would be tasked with certain missions such as capturing people or killing them.

Return to the Enchanted Forest
Upon returning to the Enchanted Forest, Zelena brought with her many Flying Monkeys. One such monkey was tasked with capturing Regina, the Evil Queen. It failed but succeeded in retrieving some of her blood which Zelena used in a potion. This monkey would later try to capture Regina again but was magicked into a toy Monkey by Regina herself. Months later Zelena would add to her army but turning Princess Aurora and Prince Philip into flying monkeys.

Land Without Magic
Flying Monkeys would join Zelena after the curse in Storybrooke. Zelena sent Walsh himself to New York to keep Emma away from Storybrooke, knowing her light magic would be the only thing that could stop potentially stop her. One of the Dwarves, Bashful, was turned into a flying monkey while Little John was turned into a monkey after being bitten by one.

After Rumplestiltskin temporarily escaped her grasp, Zelena sent a flying monkey to retrieve him. A flying monkey would be present when Zelena finally retrieved Regina's heart. Multiple flying monkeys were also sent by Zelena to kill Henry but were fought off by Hook, Emma, Regina and Charming. When Zelena finally cast her time portal spell Zelena