Barry and Wally

### Intimacy Level

Adoptive Brothers, Former Teammates, One-Sided Rivalry (formerly), Friends, Allies, Initially strained due to Barry feeling disconnected to Wally (feeling a one-sided rivalry). Bonded after they saved each other's lives; consider each other like brothers, Wally sometimes feels overshadowed by Barry; the latter is supportive of his brother'ss decision to go on his own, Care for the other's well-being and trust one another

### Status

Separated, (due to Wally's traveling around the world)

**The relationship of adoptive brothers/-in-laws Wally West and Barry Allen.**

## History

Barry and Wally West meet during the winter of 2015 at the Team Flash's annual christmas party held at the West house. Before they met, Barry was the first person made aware of Wally's existence by Iris.  Francine likely told Wally about his father and sister, which prompted him to move from Key Stone to Central City, which was how they met. They initially feel mutually feel disconnected to the other:  Barry and Wally didn't have time to connect due to Barry's fight with Zoom and the evil meta-humans.  Wally's one-sided rivalry with his foster brother was brought on by Wally feeling overshadowed by barry due to Iris and Joe praising him. He could also be competitive with him, bragging his stacking during their cup stacking contest.  After Barry's return from Earth-2, Joe thought that it would be a better idea for Wally and Barry to connect. So, he arranged for them to work together on Wally's semester project. However, Wally grew irritated when Barry's inputs sounded as if he was trying to take over. It only got worse when King Shark invaded and Wally thought Barry was acting cowardly (without realizing Barry was the Flash). Their one-sided rivalry ended when Joe revealed Barry's mother was murdered and his father was convicted of the crime he did not commit. This was why Barry came to live with him and Iris. Wally could almost empathize with Barry, because they both lost a mother. After this, Wally treated Barry more like a brother than a rival. However, their interactions between each other are  less strained, and just awkward. When Barry was introducing Jesse to Wally, he began to address him as his brother, but then he hesitated.

When Zoom abducted Wally in exchange for Barry's speed, the older man conceded to save his stepbrother from Hunter Zolomon's wrath by giving up his powers to Zoom. After being saved by the Flash, Wally wanted to thank him for saving his life, but eventually, put two and two together that Barry was the Flash.  During the attack of the meta-humans from Earth-2, Wally later saved Barry from the Earth-2 version of his late friend, Laurel Lance (Black Siren). After Barry was trapped in the pipeline by Team Flash to protect him after he swore to kill Zoom for Henry's murder, Wally changed his mind and later freed his brother from his cell to save their father after Hunter abducted Joe.

After Wally became Kid Flash due to Flashpoint, Wally mastered his speed abilities, eventually becoming Barry's protégé, working together to fighting criminals, now that they were both speedsters. By Season 3, Wally has full acknowledged Barry as his brother and him vice versa. However, as Kid Flash, Wally would begin feeling like he was living under Barry's shadow and decided to find a calling for himself. Barry fully supported his broher's decision to lead his own life. However, their relationship became strained again when Wally was vibed by Cisco to see the future version of Savitar killing Iris. He was enraged to see that Barry only asked Iris to marry him because in the vision, she and Barry were not engaged, making Wally feel this was a selfish act in regards to his sister.

Wally later became the uncle to Barry's two children, Nora and Bart, and would help mentor his niece and nephew, alongside his brother-in-law