Crysta is the protagonist of the animated film FernGully: The Last Rainforest and the love interest of Zak Young. She is voiced by Samantha Mathis.
Biography[]
Crysta was a student of Magi Lune, the elder fairy who taught her magic. Crysta's blue streak that appears when she flies is a result of her growing magical abilities. Crysta is a bit flakey when it comes to her lessons, skipping one of Magi's lectures to hang out with her friend Pips.
One day, Crysta flies above the canopy and sees smoke on the horizon. Curious, she flies toward it accompanied by a bat named Batty Koda. When she gets there, she sees a machine called the leveller which is tearing down the trees. She runs into a human called Zak Young and shinks him down in a moment of panic.
Crysta asks him about the machine that was tearing down the trees and he denies any involvement. Crysta offers to take Zak to FernGully to meet the other fairies, as none of them have seen a human before. Crysta then takes Zak to an underwater lagoon where they go for a swim. Crysta shows off her synchronized swimming moves to Zak, and the two share a romantic moment. Crysta then searches for Magi and asks her to meet Zak. Magi subtly tells her that Zak and several other humans have destroyed most of the rainforest, as a result Hexxus – the spirit of pollution – has resurfaced and is making his way towards FernGully.
Magi then unites all the fairies together and they draw on the latent magic of the rainforest to strengthen themselves. Magi loses her physical form in the process, but leaves Crysta with a magic-infused seed. Just then, Hexxus arrives. Hexxus has commandeered the leveller and plows his way through FernGully. Zak, Crysta, Batty and Pips all stand up to Hexxus nad are nearly killed, until Zak manages to switch off the leveller's engine. Hexxus seemingly fades away, only to come back in a more terrifying form.
Crysta flies straight into Hexxus's open mouth, planting Magi's seed within him and causing a tree to grow from the inside-out. The other fairies use their new-found magical abilities to help the tree grow, entombing Hexxus within. Crysta is reborn from a flower, her power now fully awakened. She gives Zak a heartfelt farewell and grows him back to normal size. Crysta then sets about regrowing the rainforest.
Romances[]
Zak Young[]
Crysta was initially terrified of Zak Young because of his size. After shrinking him, she found out he was a human and quickly took a liking to him. Zak in turn found himself gradually warming up to Crysta. The two show hints of romance, culminating in the underwater lagoon when Zak kisses Crysta. Crysta is furious with Zak when she finds out he was part of the deforestation crew, but these feelings are put aside when Hexxus arrives. Zak and Crysta defeat Hexxus together and make amends. Zak sadly tells Crysta that even though he'd rather stay, he's needed back home. Crysta grows him back to normal and Zak resolves to protect the environment.
Pips[]
Pips is one of Crysta's oldest friends. He's obviously into her, but Crysta doesn't seem to have any real feelings for him. Pips shows a great amount of hostility for Zak Young, but this changes after Hexxus is sealed away.