Batty is a 2023 Disney+ film that premiered April 17, 2023. It was directed by Iginio Straffi and Larry Jacobs. It is the 25th Winx Club film and a prequel/midquel to FernGully: The Last Rainforest, serving as the third film in the series.
Synopsis[]
The story of Batty Koda from 20th Century Studios’ FernGully: The Last Rainforest and Disney’s The CyberWinx Chronicles comes to life in this enchanting adventure! A baby fruit bat is born to a beautiful mother bat and his father bat. The tiny pup discovers the beautiful rainforest and has peaceful and happy times with his new animal friends. However…he must leave the forest when a hunter tries to kill his parents…
Plot[]
In the magical fairyland of FernGully, a tiny fruit bat baby is born to Artemis and Twilight Koda. The two bats name their baby Batty, as they think it is a cute name for a cute baby like him. Everyone celebrates by partying and Artemis performs “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins.
Months later, Batty is now old enough to move around on his own. He looks around while hitching a ride on his mother while she searches for food and sees many new things for the first time. When they return to the cave, Batty sees a winged bug with antenna called a butterfly. Batty likes this new creature and he plays with it and even hitches a ride on it. He later stops at his mother and cuddles her and nurses, saying “Mama”, which is his first word.
A few days later, Batty plays with his friends but is threatened to be eaten alive by Gmork, a hunting dog. Batty bites him on the bottom, causing him to run off in fear. Twilight then cuddles her little son and says “Awww! My brave little baby! Did you scare off that big bully? You’re so brave! Yes you are! Yes you are!” Batty coos happily as his father joins them, and says, “Mommy! Daddy! Batty! Happy!” More coming soon…
Trivia[]
This is the only film where the Winx and/or CyberSquad are absent.
The Batty Rap is never heard in this film, despite being Batty’s trademark song.
Unlike the other FernGully films, this one premiered in the 2020s, rather than the 1990s. It’s also the only FernGully film from the 21st century.