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I would say that they did Wally justice to a certain extent. His development seemed to be handled better here than in the original versions, or at least he seems more memorable due to the graphics in his design. It makes a bit more sense that he would show up in Victory Road since we've seen that he's been facing Gym Leaders. His appearance in the original games always felt too sudden and random since we hadn't seen or heard about Wally in ages beforehand. He is still likable and I felt pretty bad for beating him since he was more of the underdog in the rivalry. That and he came off as genuinely sweet with how he tried to get his first Pokemon and ask your character for a battle.
That being said, I think that they still could have done more with Wally. Giving him a few more appearances during the storyline so we could battle him and see more progress of his journey would have been really nice. Having him more involved with the Team Magma/Aqua conflict and/or the Delta Episode, beyond getting his Key Stone stolen, would have been nice. I didn't like Brendan/May in the original games, but I grew to like them a bit more partly because of having a couple of more appearances and their facial expressions giving them a bit more personality. Or I just found them more endearing due to their obvious crush on the player character. Still, Wally did get some justice in OR/AS, but not as much as I would have hoped. The remakes still could have benefited from having more Wally.
That being said, I think that they still could have done more with Wally. Giving him a few more appearances during the storyline so we could battle him and see more progress of his journey would have been really nice. Having him more involved with the Team Magma/Aqua conflict and/or the Delta Episode, beyond getting his Key Stone stolen, would have been nice. I didn't like Brendan/May in the original games, but I grew to like them a bit more partly because of having a couple of more appearances and their facial expressions giving them a bit more personality. Or I just found them more endearing due to their obvious crush on the player character. Still, Wally did get some justice in OR/AS, but not as much as I would have hoped. The remakes still could have benefited from having more Wally.