Wally B. Feed
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Wally B. Feed, usually referred as Wally, is a fictional character in the Monkey Island series of computer adventure games by LucasArts, though his full name is rarely mentioned. Wally is a short, red-haired and meek character, who acts as a sidekick for the protagonist of the Monkey Island games, Guybrush Threepwood. Although he only appears in two games, Wally rather undeservingly bears a good deal of abuse in each.
[edit] LeChuck's Revenge
In Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, Guybrush Threepwood first meets Wally on Scabb Island. Wally is a cartographer that Guybrush enlists to help assemble a treasure map. Guybrush steals the extremely myopic Wally's monocle, rendering him virtually blind; later, however, he replaces it with a lens that allows him to see. The zombie pirate LeChuck kidnaps Wally as a result of his efforts, and he and Guybrush are suspended over a pit of boiling acid. In attempting to escape, Guybrush spits on Wally repeatedly; when they are finally freed, a massive explosion hurls Guybrush to a nearby island. Although Wally obviously survives, the game doesn't reveal where he ends up or what happens to him.
[edit] The Curse of Monkey Island
The diminutive mapmaker reappears early in the third Monkey Island game, The Curse of Monkey Island: through a series of motivational seminars, LeChuck has managed to brainwash him into becoming a pirate under his reign. Wally's meek personality prevails, however, and Guybrush easily convinces him to give up his identity as "Bloodnose". Guybrush leaves Wally sobbing inconsolably in the hold of LeChuck's ship, which is blown up shortly afterwards by a voodoo cannonball. Wally survives by being "thrown clear" of the explosion (in his own words, he is thankful he wasn't wearing his seatbelt) and appears in a cut scene before the second chapter of the game begins, revealing the effects of an engagement ring Guybrush offers his fiancée Elaine, albeit too late. Wally is not seen again until near the end of the game.
As Guybrush rides the Rollercoaster of Death he is treated to various scenes of Monkey Island and past events related to it, with mechanical puppets representing various characters. In the famous torture scene from MI2 (slightly altered) we see Wally hanging over the pit of acid. On closer inspection it is revealed to be the real Wally. Though Guybrush promises to save him, it is never made clear whether he actually does so.
[edit] Trivia
- Despite being otherwise very polite, even Wally gets Guybrush's name wrong. He does not mangle the name as severely as other characters, occasionally calling him "Mr. Wood" or "Mr. Brush".
- It is unknown what the B. in his name stands for; it apparently exists only to make his name sound like "Wallaby Feed".
- Wally's voice in The Curse of Monkey Island is provided by Neil Ross.
- Apparently even the developers occasionally felt sorry for Wally; they cut a scene from LeChuck's Revenge where the poor man is on a raft and accidentally drops his monocle overboard. While attempting to retrieve it, Wally falls off the raft entirely.
| Games: | The Secret of Monkey Island | LeChuck's Revenge | The Curse of Monkey Island | Escape from Monkey Island |
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| Characters: | Guybrush Threepwood | Elaine Marley | LeChuck | Ozzie Mandrill | Herman Toothrot | Voodoo Lady | Stan | Minor Characters |
| Islands: | Blood | Booty | Dinky | Jambalaya | Lucre | Mêlée | Monkey | Phatt | Plunder | Scabb | Skull |
| Various: | SCUMM | GrimE | iMuse | Insult swordfighting | List of Monkey Island topics |
