List of Rick and Morty characters explained
Rick and Morty is an American adult animated multimedia franchise originating with the Adult Swim television series of the same name created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, which premiered in 2013. The television series revolves around Rick Sanchez, an eccentric, alcoholic scientist who takes his grandson Morty Smith on dangerous, outlandish adventures throughout the cosmos and alternate universe. The franchise also includes the spin-off series Vindicators 2, the anime series, and several comic book series published by Oni Press. The following is a list of characters from the Rick and Morty franchise.
Overview
Recurring characters
Character | Dimension | Television series | Web series |
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Jerry Smith | Prime | | |
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Rick Sanchez | C-137 | colspan="2" |
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Prime | colspan="2" |
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Morty Smith | Prime | colspan="2" |
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The Anime | | |
Summer Smith | C-131 | colspan="2" |
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Beth Smith | C-131 | colspan="2" |
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Space Beth | C-131 | | colspan="2" |
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Elle | | | |
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Frank | | | |
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Vance Maximus | C-131 | | | |
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Supernova | | | |
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Alan Rails | | | |
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Crocubot | | | |
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Million Ants | | | |
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Noob Noob | | | |
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Lady Katana | |
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Calypso | |
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Diablo Verde | | |
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Cast members
Main
Recurring
Main characters
Rick Sanchez
See main article: Rick Sanchez. Richard D. "Rick" Sanchez (voiced by Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty season 1–6,[1] Ian Cardoni in season 7–present, Yōhei Tadano and Joe Daniels in The Anime), is a sociopathic, nihilistic, grouchy, immature, crude, rude, narcissistic, self-centered, alcoholic mad scientist who is the widowed father of Beth Smith and the maternal grandfather of Morty and Summer. He is 70 years old as of season 3. The main premise of the show revolves around Rick's high-concept science-fiction misadventures with Morty (often against his will). His sociopathic tendencies coupled with immense intelligence lead his daughter's family to worry about the safety of their son. An extremely intellectual character – frequently referred to by himself and others as the Smartest Man in the Universe – that views his time as valuable, he disparages many ordinary human conventions such as school, marriage, and love, though he displays genuine affection towards his grandchildren and daughter throughout the series. His reaction to the mundane requests asked of him by Morty and other family members suggests he considers himself wholly superior to them, though in several instances throughout the series he shows a lonelier side. He frequently 'burp-talks' words in the middle of a sentence while speaking, presumably as a result of his alcoholism. He is identified as Rick Sanchez of Earth Dimension C-137, or Rick C-137. In "The Wedding Squanchers", Rick, alongside Squanchy and Birdperson, were revealed to be freedom fighters against the Galactic Federation who labeled them terrorists with warrants for their arrest. In order to guarantee the safety of his family, Rick leaves a tip on where he can be found as he surrenders to the Galactic Federation and is incarcerated in one of their prisons. In "The Rickshank Rickdemption" it is revealed that Rick actually turned himself in, in a scheme to destroy the Federation's economy; when the Council of Ricks interferes, Rick also takes the opportunity to take down the Council of Ricks. Rick also orchestrated "sending" Jerry away for his earlier attempt to convince the family to turn him into Federation custody and making Rick "the de-facto patriarch of the household". However, Rick's attempt at driving Jerry away was unsuccessful, resulting in a diminished role in the family. The character was inspired by Emmett Brown from Back to the Future and Marvel's Reed Richards.
Morty Smith
See main article: Morty Smith. Mortimer Chauncey "Morty" Smith (voiced by Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty season 1–6,[1] Harry Belden in season 7–present, Keisuke Chiba and Gabriel Regojo in The Anime) is Rick's neurotic 14-year-old grandson who is frequently dragged into Rick's misadventures. Morty is good-natured but he is easily distressed. He is often reluctant to follow Rick's plans, and he often ends up traumatized by the unorthodox and morally questionable methods Rick uses to 'fix' situations. The main Morty the episodes follow is referred to as the "Mortiest Morty" by Rick due to his courage, which nearly every other Morty lacks due to their main use being makeshift cloaking devices, in which "Morty waves" cancel out a Rick's "genius waves" (a concept Morty takes offense to), and is later revealed to be designated "Morty Prime" in the commentary for "Solaricks". In "The Rickshank Rickdemption", Morty is angry at Rick for abandoning them and convinces Summer not to do so and even comes close to killing Rick when it appears that he is threatening Summer's life, though in the end, after Rick returns home, Morty is glad to have his grandfather back. However, in "The Rickchurian Mortydate", Morty refuses to be at Rick's side when he decides to leave and stays with his parents and Summer. In "Raising Gazorpazorp", he accidentally impregnates an alien breeding robot, which gives birth to his half-alien son, Mortimer Smith Jr.; another son of Morty's, Naruto, is later born in "Rickdependence Spray". Throughout the series, several characters mention that Morty has a learning disability, and he often displays low self-esteem. Despite this, he's shown to be intelligent and resourceful at times, and as the series progresses, he learns how to use many of Rick's devices and even manipulates Rick into taking Jerry on an adventure. By the end of season three he displays an uncanny degree of common sense as well as a deep understanding of Rick's twisted mind, as seen in "". The character was loosely inspired by Marty McFly from Back to the Future.
Jerry Smith
See main article: Jerry Smith (''Rick and Morty''). Gerald "Jerry" Smith (voiced by Chris Parnell in Rick and Morry,[1] Manabu Muraji and Joe Daniels in The Anime) is Summer and Morty's insecure 34-year-old father, Beth's husband, and Rick's son-in-law, who strongly disapproves of Rick's influence over his family. Jerry used to work at a low-level advertising agency until he was fired for incompetence. Generally insecure, he is frequently led into conflicts stemming from opportunistic posturing, while his marriage is sometimes jeopardized by his wife's reactions to his poor relationship with Rick. Beth views Jerry as meek under his boasts, ultimately fearful of confrontation. However, it is strongly suggested that in spite of their problems, they are emotionally codependent. The episode "Mortynight Run" reveals that one of the Ricks, keenly aware that every Jerry is incapable of surviving off of Earth, created a daycare where every Jerry is dropped off by their Rick and Morty during adventures should he attempt to accompany them; in "Solaricks", it is revealed that Jerry was switched in the Jerryboree, with the main character Jerry of the series having been introduced in "Mortynight Run". It is revealed in the same episode that in some dimensions, Beth has left Jerry and remarried. By the end of "The Wedding Squanchers", having attempted to talk his family into selling Rick out, Jerry becomes the only member of the family to benefit from the Earth joining the Galactic Federation. After the federation collapses, Jerry puts his foot down and tells Beth it is him or Rick, but Beth chooses her father and tells Rick that she and Jerry are getting a divorce. Rick later claims to Morty in a rant that he planned this because Jerry had planned to betray him. As Jerry leaves, Summer ignores him and Rick waits for him to leave. Summer comes to terms with the separation and reconciles with him. In "The Rickchurian Mortydate", Jerry and Beth reconnect and she calls off the divorce, and they later establish a throuple with Beth's clone, Space Beth.
Beth Smith
See main article: Beth Smith. Beth Smith (née Sanchez) (voiced by Sarah Chalke in Rick and Morty, Jun Irie and Patricia Duran in The Anime) is Rick's daughter, Summer and Morty's mother, and Jerry's wife. She is a veterinarian who specializes in horse surgery, a job she internally feels to be beneath her and is often defensive when her career is compared to human medicine. Several episodes have dealt with Beth's deep dissatisfaction with her life, stemming from her belief that she has "settled" in her marriage, family, and job. She wanted to become a "real" surgeon but became pregnant with Summer at 17. She is an assertive force in her household, while also displaying traits of selfishness, humor, and intelligence. She, from childhood, views Rick more favorably than her mother due to the parental separation. Harmon expanded upon this origin in an interview: "Kids can sometimes idolize their worst parent and blame their supportive parent for chasing off the dad with the guts to leave. ... She believes that Rick, as crazy as he is, is the better of her two parents even though she was raised by her mother and she blames her mother's unremarkability on her father's departure and will do anything to keep her father back in her life."[2] In "The Rickshank Rickdemption", Beth is heartbroken that Rick abandoned her again and is unhappy with the federation's new conditions as the medicine they provide makes horses healthier than ever, which affects her job. She is glad when Rick comes back home again, but Jerry, sick of Rick, forces her to choose between Rick and himself. Beth chooses Rick over Jerry, leading to their implied divorce. In "The ABC's of Beth", it is revealed that Beth shares the same sociopathic tendencies as her father. Rick offers to make Beth a clone of herself to tend to her family while she can explore the multiverse. In "The Rickchurian Mortydate", she begins to believe that she herself is the clone and goes to Jerry for help. Beth realizes that she loves Jerry and calls off the divorce, renewing her bond with her family and no longer insecure about Rick abandoning her again.
Summer Smith
See main article: Summer Smith. Summer Smith (voiced by Spencer Grammer in Rick and Morty,[1] Akiha Matsui and Donna Bella Litton in The Anime) is Morty's 17-year-old older sister, a more conventional and often superficial teenager, who is obsessed with improving her status among her peers. Summer is generally similar to her mother, and she is often shown to be very smart and humorous, but she has also shown elements of Jerry's approval-seeking. She occasionally expresses jealousy that Morty gets to accompany Rick on his inter-dimensional adventures. In the second season, she accompanies Rick and Morty on adventures more frequently and sometimes will even prove herself to be more competent than Morty, especially when emotional nuance is required. Summer has, on occasion, been shown to think similarly to Rick, such as quickly figuring out a way to save herself and Rick from execution and correctly deducing that dead flies in Rick's garage were more than they appeared. Summer cares about Rick and sees him as a hero, though he is often contemptuous and dismissive of her teenaged life perspective and values. In "The Rickshank Rickdemption", she is the only member of the family who wants to rescue Rick, despite the pleas of her brother that Rick is nothing more than a selfish jerk. When their parents agree on a divorce, Summer begins resenting her father and starts showing her dark side until she reconciles with him.
Prime Smith family
The Prime Smith family, consisting of Jerry, Beth, and Summer (voiced by Parnell, Chalke, and Grammer), were the main characters when Rick and Morty began, and as such were identical to the "current" Smith family. In "Rick Potion #9", they are left behind as Rick C-137 takes Morty to a new dimension to live after he irreparably turns everyone besides them into body horror mutants referred to as "Cronenbergs". By the time Morty Prime and the Summer return to his original dimension in the season 3 premiere, "The Rickshank Rickdemption", the sanity of the original Smiths seems to have eroded, as they attempt to kill Summer and hold Morty captive because of their association with Rick. On thawing out, having regained a semblance of sanity in the comic arc "Look Who's Cronenberging Now", Summer Prime sacrifices herself to stop the plans of an invading Coalition of Ricks. In the season 5 finale, Beth Prime is briefly seen in a Rick's 'crybaby backstory' as he crashes into their garage in his ship; in the season 6 premiere, "Solaricks", it is revealed that Beth Prime has also since died, leaving Jerry (now dubbed Apocalypse Jerry) alone. Having regained his humanity, Jerry spent his days reading and scavenging, rejecting Morty on his brief return and berating him for "leaving us to freeze", their residual injuries from having been frozen having been what led to Summer's sacrifice play (attributed to not having "thawed right") and Beth's death, until being killed by Rick Prime: the original Rick of the reality, with Rick C-137 having initially elected to live with the Prime Smith family and surrounding timelines out of a wish to track down Prime and kill him for having killed C-137's Diane and Beth (the latter as a child). In the premiere episode "Girl Who Manipulates Time", set between the fifth and sixth seasons of Rick and Morty, prior to his death, Jerry Prime (voiced by Manabu Muraji and Joe Daniels) kills the Cronenberg Morty (voiced by Keisuke Chiba and Gabriel Regojo) and Elle for food.
The Vindicators
See main article: The Vindicators. The Vindicators are a group of superheroes who band together to fight evil when it threatens to destroy the world. They enlisted Rick and Morty to help them defeat their nemesis, Worldender once before, but did not invite them back a second time due to "personality conflicts", resulting in mass casualties and 3 of them dying. Nearly all of them are killed when Rick, in a fit of drunken jealousy and contempt, sets up a Saw-style gauntlet to prove that the team is nothing but a bunch of one-dimensional hacks, causing most of the team to either die to Rick's traps, or kill each other when tensions and inner turmoil turn them against each other. They were later featured in the comic series Rick and Morty Presents: The Vindicators: Hero Mix Vol. 1, the prequel comic Vindicators 1: Origin of the Vindicators, two episodes of The Simpsons, and the spin-off animated series Vindicators 2: Last Stand Between Earth and Doom. They are a parody of various superhero groups, primarily the Avengers, but also the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Justice League, and the Teen Titans.
- (voiced by Christian Slater) – The leader of the Vindicators. He presents himself as a suave, friendly and fun-loving leader, but Rick's death traps quickly causes him to reveal his true nature as a coward who cracks under pressure. He insults Morty as "the learning-disabled kid we do photo ops with", and then attempts to escape only to be killed by a trap. He is a parody of Iron Man and Star-Lord. In Rick and Morty Presents, a revived Vance Maximus is incinerated by Boon.
- (voiced by Lance Reddick) – A man who gained the ability to summon ghost trains after his parents were killed in a railroad accident. He wears a ghostly train whistle around his neck, which he uses to summon ghost trains. He is openly hostile towards Rick and is revealed to be the one who didn't want to invite him back to defeat Doomnometron. Million Ants kills him during a squabble about their love triangle with Supernova. He is a parody of Steel, with powers similar to Green Lantern. In Rick and Morty Presents, a revived Alan Rails is crushed underfoot by Boon.
- (voiced by Gillian Jacobs) – A star themed superheroine, who is the only surviving member of the Vindicators after she assisted Million Ants in killing her ex-husband Alan Rails, then later killed her lover Million Ants. It is unknown whether Rick exposed her crimes or if she is still a hero after she escaped. She is most likely a parody of Starfire with a design like Singularity. In Rick and Morty Presents, a revived Supernova is partially incinerated by Boon.
- (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) – A cyborg crocodile. Little is known about him save for his cold mechanical-reptilian logic, and that Rick made a joke about him falling into a vat of redundancy. He dies in one of Rick's death traps when he tries to answer a question using common logic, when not taking into account the illogical answer that only Morty would know. In Rick and Morty Presents, a revived Crocubot has their heart ripped out by Pickle Rick.
- (voiced by Tom Kenny) – A sentient ant colony who was originally given sentience by Supernova and became her adulterous lover when they were trapped on a planet for several days with no way of knowing if they would survive. He is killed by Supernova who crushes the queen ant after he tries to reason with her after she attempts to kill Rick and Morty. He is likely a parody of Ant-Man but bears more of a resemblance to Swarm and Clayface. In Rick and Morty Presents, a revived Million Ants is blown up by Death Stalkers.
- (voiced by Justin Roiland) – The Vindicators' intern and janitor, who appears to be of the same species as Mr. Poopybutthole except with asymmetrical eyes. He wishes to eventually become a full-fledged Vindicator, but is always made to stay behind and clean up their ship. Rick appreciates him more than the other Vindicators because he laughs at Rick's jokes. While drunk, Rick claims to have more love for him than Morty, only to apparently forget who Noob Noob is after recovering. In Rick and Morty Presents, Noob Noob becomes the supervillain Boon, before being torn apart by an army of Mr. Meeseeks.
- , voiced by Ally Maki, is an Asian cyborg-ninja first mentioned in "" as having died. After making her official debut in the prequel comic book arc "Vindicators 1", published by Oni Press, the character returned in the animated miniseries Vindicators 2.
- , voiced by Cyrina Fiallo, is a South American shaman, who wields a magic staff and can summon blue flames from her hand, first mentioned in "" as having died. After making her official debut in the prequel comic book arc "Vindicators 1", published by Oni Press, the character returned in the animated miniseries Vindicators 2.
- , voiced by Christian Lanz, is a Mexican superhero first mentioned in "" as having died. After making her official debut in the prequel comic book arc "Vindicators 1", published by Oni Press, the character returned in the animated miniseries Vindicators 2, in which she is revealed to be a woman, in spite of a large, muscular physical appearance, with horns, green skin, and a moustache.
Elle
Elle (voiced by Hitomi Sasaki) is a "Time Warrior" in love with Morty across reality, introduced in .[3]
Frank
Frank (voiced by Toshinari Fukamachi) is a solider with whom Morty shares a close relationship in numerous alternate realities, introduced in Rick and Morty: The Anime.[3]
Secondary characters
Relatives of the Smith–Sanchez family
- (voiced by Sarah Chalke in Rick and Morty, Jun Irie and Patricia Duran in The Anime) is another version of Beth presented as either the real Beth Smith, having elected to go to space and leave a clone on Earth in "The ABC's of Beth", or a clone herself, whom Rick sent to space after the real Beth elected to remain on Earth, with the status of which Beth is a clone and which is real remaining ambiguous throughout the series, on the character's official introduction in "Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri". Regardless, "Space Beth" (known as "Space Mom" to Morty and Summer) is depicted as fighting a new and improved version of the Galactic Federation, having usurped Rick as the "Most Wanted" in the galaxy. However, Rick erased his memory so that he does not remember which Beth is the original and which is the clone, which results in both Beths not caring about the truth or about Rick.
- (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) – Diane was Rick's wife. She is seen in a flashback during the Season 3 premiere entering the garage with a young Beth. As Rick vows to give up science, they prepare to go for ice cream when Diane was killed by a bomb sent through a portal created by another Rick as revenge for the main Rick refusing to join him. Rick then decides to become a scientist again to avenge his family. Although this origin story is revealed to be a fabrication to trap a Galactic Federation agent, Mr. Nimbus reveals in the Season 5 premiere that Diane is dead. In the Season 5 finale, it is revealed that the backstory was actually true. In Season 6 We see Rick's abandoned house in his original universe. It is revealed that Rick built a computer program which would play Diane's voice, as if heard from the next room (no matter which room he was in), taunting him over his failure to protect his family; an act Rick freely admits he did to torture himself. An alternate version of Diane, Bonnie Sinclair, was created by cover artist Giahna Pantano in supplementary materials for the Rick and Morty Oni Press comic series.[4] In the Season 7 episode "Unmortricken", Rick Prime reveals that he had personally killed Diane from every universe using the Omega Device.
- Mortimer "Morty" Smith Jr. (voiced by Finnegan Perry as a baby, Will Jennings as a child, Richard Christy as a teenager, and Maurice LaMarche as an adult) – Morty's half-Gazorpian son. He was conceived by Morty's extensive use of a sex robot "Gwendolyn" from the planet Gazorpazorp. Due to his Gazorpian heritage, Morty Jr. is extremely prone to violence, something Morty tries hard to discourage. By the end of the episode, he learns to channel his violent urges into writing and releases a book entitled "My Horrible Father" about Morty.
- and Smith (voiced by Dana Carvey and Patricia Lentz) – Jerry's parents. They have a cuckold relationship with Jacob. Leonard enjoys watching him and Joyce have sex while hiding in their bedroom closet, often while dressed as Superman. Leonard returns in the comic series Rick and Morty: Worlds Apart, a sequel to the fourth season episode "", electing to help Morty and Balthazar after Rick is unavailable and Joyce goes on a cruise alone with Jacob. Joyce meanwhile returns in the sixth season episode "Final DeSmithation", as Rick and Jerry successfully prevent one of Fortune 500s reality-altering fortune cookies from causing a forced incestuous encounter to occur between the duo.
- (voiced by Echo Kellum) – Joyce's lover. He appears to be a pleasant and friendly individual, though Jerry is uncomfortable with his cuckold relationship with his parents. In Worlds Apart, he goes on a cruise with Joyce, without Leonard.
- Hemorrhage (voiced by Joel McHale) – Summer's ex-husband. He appears as a muscle-bound, gruff-voiced raider with a helmet over his head, hiding his relatively normal face, and is shown to be very capable of driving with excellent shooting skills. Residing in the Post-Apocalyptic Dimension, after Rick ends the apocalypse, Summer leaves him for her home reality. After briefly tracking down Summer in her home dimension in the Rick and Morty comic series, attending high school for a spell, Hemorrhage returns in Rick and Morty Presents: Death Stalkers, finally making peace with Summer, and naming his adopted mutant daughter after her.
- The – The half-human, half-CHUD son of Rick and Princess Poñeta and heir to the CHUD throne.
- The (voiced by Michelle Buteau) – The super-intelligent cyborg sperm daughter of Morty and leader of the Sperm Monsters.
- – The gigantic biological offspring of Morty and Summer, born of a genetic experiment gone horribly wrong. Formally known as the Giant Incest Baby and the Giant Incest Monster (and originally nicknamed Sticky by Morty while in sperm form), Naruto was named by Summer after the title character of the manga of the same name. He is a parody of the star child from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- – The half-human, half-"star seed" son of Morty and Cathy (Cthylla, daughter of Cthulhu) and heir to the Lovecraftian mythos, born to Morty at the conclusion of Rick and Morty vs. Cthulhu, revealed to be the baby featured at the end of the opening credits of every episode of the television series, who is nicknamed by Summer.
- (voiced by Maria Bamford) – The grandmother of Jerry Smith and great-grandmother of Morty and Summer Smith who is currently dead and living in Heaven.
- (voiced by Chris Romano) – He was the uncle of Rick Sanchez, who had the power to alter time. Slow Mobius was first introduced in episode Ricksy Business. He died in the episode Unmortricken.
Harry Herpson High School staff and students
- W. (voiced by Kari Wahlgren[1]) – Jessica is a student in Morty's math class. Morty has a crush on her, but she rarely acknowledges him. On the occasions she does, however, she seems to be level headed and kind to him. She attends the dance with him in "Big Trouble in Little Sanchez", and even goes on a date with Morty, after he had been temporarily purified in "Rest and Ricklaxation". While on another date with Morty in "Mort Dinner Rick Andre", Jessica is pulled into another dimension and experiences millennia while frozen in time. On being freed, Jessica elects to find meaning in her life, telling Morty that they should just be friends for now, before declaring herself a Time God. In Rick and Morty Presents: Mr. Nimbus, Jessica is depicted waging a one-woman war on Mr. Nimbus (who nicknames her Time Lord Jessica) for his role in her preservation (having forced Morty to go back for wine so many times), now equipped with time-altering powers, dooming various alternate versions of Rick and Nimbus to a living hell of reincarnation, romance, and murder.
- (voiced by Phil Hendrie) – The principal of Harry Herpson High School. He often reminds people that despite his humorous last name, he is "very much in charge", even though he often uses his full name talking about himself.
- (voiced by Brandon Johnson) – Mr. Goldenfold is Morty's math teacher. He takes his job very seriously, and is often seen loudly proclaiming the importance of mathematics to his class. He also has a multitude of deeply repressed sexual attractions, suffers from coprophagia, and his wife left him which he copes with by going to Jamba Juice. He also happens to be an expert blacksmith. An army of alternate superintelligent Goldenfolds from other dimensions are subsequently introduced in the Oni Press comic series arc The Space Shake Saga, as well as Goldenfold's niece, Noelle.
- – The unseen gym teacher of Harry Herpson High School. He is a vampire who kills people at the school in order to feed. He is killed by Summer, Morty, and Tiny Rick offscreen. In the post-credits scene it is revealed that his real name is Balik Alistane, and his vampire superior is angered that he chose a human alias based on Nosferatu, a famous vampire film, instead of a normal-sounding pseudonym. The comic series Let the Rick One In revolves around Feratu's clan seeking revenge for his death, on behalf of his eternally-teenage son.
- (voiced by Echo Kellum) – Brad is a student at Harry Herpson High School. He is a jock who plays football for the school and dates Jessica, and hates when other boys, especially Morty, try to talk to her. He does not appear in the second season. Jessica and Brad broke up in Season 3 Episode 6 "Rest and Ricklaxation" however it is implied they are trying to get back together at the end of the episode.
- (voiced by Daniel Benson) – Summer's ex-boyfriend. Rick uses him to build his new Anatomy Park after the first one explodes. He dumps Summer in order to try to get with Tricia Lange in "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy", but fails, and out of spite for breaking Summer's heart Morty deforms his body to show him how he made Summer feel. His older brother molested him when he was younger.
- (voiced by Aislinn Paul) – An unpopular girl at the school whom Summer dislikes and attempts to get rid of during Rick's party in "Ricksy Business". She plays the flute in the school band, and costs Summer her newfound popularity after she tells the other partygoers about Summer's mistreatment of her.
- (voiced by Alex Hirsch) – A popular boy at Harry Herpson High School whom Summer has a crush on. He enters a relationship with her thanks to her association with Tiny Rick, but breaks up with her once she gets Tiny Rick expelled in an attempt to save the real Rick's life.
- (voiced by Ryan Ridley) – A psychopathic student at Harry Herpson High School whom Summer had a crush on. He acted as a frequent bully to Morty. Frank was frozen by Rick as he threatened to cut Morty with a switchblade. Despite Rick assuring Morty that he'd be fine and that he'll unfreeze him later, he toppled over and shattered as Summer approached to talk to him.
- (voiced by Dan Harmon) – A student at the school who also happens to be a rapper. He is first seen performing a "flu-hating rap" at the Flu Season Dance during "Rick Potion #9", and can later be seen in the background at several other party scenes in the show.
- (voiced by Cassie Steele) – A busty attractive girl who Ethan dumps Summer for in "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy", but breaks up with Ethan near the end of the said episode. Tricia and Summer later become best friends, and she expresses sexual interest in Summer's father, Jerry, for his beekeeping profession. In the end "Rest and Ricklaxation", she is said to be a urophiliac.
- (voiced by Darren Criss) – He is new to the school in season 5. Morty met him in the math club and thereafter invited him to his house for a party. He's described as "the newest kid in school, just transferred", "hasn't done anything embarrassing yet", has "unlimited potential", no credit is perfect for him and is "the best". He along with Morty and Summer go on an adventure on Rick's "car". He thinks he is the "coolest guy" but is afraid to die and is later given the nickname "Bruce Chutpants" due to wearing day-old pants. Bruce was later assaulted outside of his home by the Mailboxians.
- (voiced by Tara Strong)
- (voiced by Reagan Gomez-Preston)
- (voiced by Maurice LaMarche)
Alternate-universe versions of the main characters
Different versions of the main characters inhabit other realities and dimensions. Other Ricks are mostly similar to the "main" Rick, though some have unique features which set them apart. Most other Mortys seen in the show are far more timid and weak-willed than the main Morty, an exception being Evil Morty.
- – A parody of the Fantastic Four's Council of Reeds[5] [6] [7] which acts as a governing body of sorts for the various versions of Rick inhabiting different timelines and dimensions. They are often at odds with Rick C-137 due to his refusal to cooperate with them (which he claims makes every Rick on the council less Rick than him), but they are otherwise shown to be on good terms with him, as a few council members were seen at Rick's party in "Ricksy Business". The council is killed by Rick in the season 3 premiere, "The Rickshank Redemption". "The Ricklantis Mixup" reveals that after the council's death the Citadel became a democratic government and that the council were really figure-heads for a shadowy Cabal of Ricks. It is revealed in "Rickmurai Jack" that Rick created the counsel as well as the citadel and the Central Finite Curve to separate dimensional travel to universes where Rick is the only smartest person while segregating the ones he is not. The counsel has also been manipulating Beth and Jerry's relationship in other realities so Morty will be born for them to recruit and clone other Mortys for them as lackeys.
- – The Rick of Dimension J-19 Zeta 7. He is a supposedly less intelligent Rick with buck teeth and a bowl cut, and allegedly comes from a universe in which everyone consumes their own feces. As he never fathered a Beth, he had his Morty assigned to him, "Eric Stoltz Mask Morty", from a dimension in which everyone has lionitis. He is much kinder than most other Ricks and befriends Jerry. In the comic series arc A Tale of Two Jerries, "Doofus Rick" is confirmed to be just as intelligent as any other Rick, developing portal fluid which can be used without a gun to return Jerry and himself to the latter's reality to prevent Doofus Rick's own Jerry from conquering the multiverse. In The Rickoning, Doofus Rick and other versions of him are revealed to have taken over the IllumiRicki, planning on taking out Rick C-137 and nearby versions of him so that he and Jerry can be together in peace.
- "Evil Morty" – Supposedly the Morty of Evil Rick; on his initial appearance, he wore an eyepatch, and did not speak much. His is later revealed to have been controlling "Evil Rick", and escapes among the thousands of other Mortys freed from captivity. In "The Ricklantis Mixup", this Morty takes on a new identity as Candidate Morty, and is elected President of the Citadel after a stirring speech for unity. He survives an assassination attempt by his former Campaign Manager Morty, after the manager learns his true identity. After election, the newly proclaimed President Morty proceeds to assassinate a shadow cabinet of Ricks who were the true power behind the scenes, and starts grand plans for reform and "action". His grand plan is revealed in "Rickmurai Jack" where he rigged portal fluid and the Operation Phoenix vats within the citadel and commits mass genocide to the other Rick and Mortys to fuel a device capable of destroying the Central Finite Curve so he'll escape to a reality not dominated by Rick, destroying the citadel in the process.
- Evil Rick – Initially presented as Rick who supposedly comes from a dimension in which everyone is evil; he kills other Ricks to download the contents of their brains, and then hacks Rick C-137's portal gun to frame him for the crime. He created a database which sorts Ricks from most evil to least evil, and he and Rick C-137 are separated by a single Rick who Evil Rick describes as being "super weird". He is killed by the various Mortys he kidnapped and is then revealed to have a mind control device implanted in his brain, and that he had been controlled remotely by "his" Morty; in "Unmortricken", his death is revealed to have been a suicide.
- Alternate Beth and Jerry – Alternate versions of Beth and Jerry from Dimension C-500A in which Beth aborted Summer. They are both professionally successful, Jerry as a famous Hollywood actor and Beth as renowned surgeon (for humans rather than horses). Jerry is depicted as the best friend of Johnny Depp and engaging in sex with Kristen Stewart. However, despite their successes, both are shown to be deeply unhappy and personally unfulfilled. After Jerry has a breakdown and leads the police on a car chase, he travels to Beth's house and confesses that he loves her and regrets that she got the abortion; the two then embrace and seemingly decide to start anew together. This is seen on one of the channels that Rick and Morty watched.
- – The campaign manager of Candidate Morty. Campaign Manager Morty is fired for not having faith. While at a bar, Investigator Rick reveals to him that Candidate Morty had served as "Evil Morty" opposite "Evil Rick". Campaign Manager Morty unsuccessfully tries to assassinate Candidate Morty, but is detained and ejected into space through an airlock.
- – A shadowy cabal of Ricks that has secretly controlled the Citadel since before the council. President Morty has most of them killed, rather than become their puppet, leaving only two alive. The corpses of those killed are ejected into space.
- – The CEO of Simple Rick's, a company that manufactures wafers flavoured with chemical secretions of Simple Rick's brain, which has the moment he realized Beth was his greatest creation played in his mind in an endless loop. After a factory worker Rick goes insane and murders Regional Manager Rick and indirectly murders Simple Rick, Rick D. Sanchez III seemingly saves the factory worker from imprisonment, he makes the factory worker the new Simple Rick. Rick D. Sanchez III is later seen at the Shadow Council's meeting with President Morty, who has most of them, including Rick D. Sanchez, shot dead.
- – Two Citadel police officers. In contrast between the normal dynamic between Ricks and Mortys, Cop Rick is the more moral of the duo while Cop Morty is amoral and prejudiced against other Mortys. They discover the hideout of a street gang of Mortys, where Cop Rick is injured by a Morty he was trying to comfort. While Cop Rick treats his wound, Cop Morty kills all the Mortytown Locos, horrifying Cop Rick. Cop Morty takes Cop Rick to a strip club, revealing he is a corrupt cop under the payroll of Big Morty. Cop Rick's refusal to take a bribe results in a gunfight, where Cop Morty pins Big Morty on the ground, executing him. Cop Rick shoots Cop Morty and turns himself in, only to be let go and reinstated due to President Morty's changes to the department.
- – He is an alternate version of Rick first appearing in "The Rickshank Rickdemption", he approached Rick C-137 to introduce him to inter dimensional travel. But Rick refuses the offer by putting family over science, this angers Rick Prime and he apparently kills Diane and a young Beth in front of his eyes with a bomb. This traumatized Rick and made him invent his portal gun so he can scour the multiverve in search for Rick Prime to get revenge, but had no luck finding him and gave up. In the episode "Solaricks", it is revealed that he is actually from the Cronenberged dimension and Morty's biological grandfather.
Associates of Rick
- Mr. Meeseeks (voiced by Justin Roiland) – A race of blue humanoid creatures who all share the same name and personality. The Meeseeks are created from a metal box called a Meeseeks Box, and once they appear, whoever summoned them must give them a single simple task for them to fulfill, after which they disappear in a cloud of smoke. Meeseeks make their first appearance when Rick becomes tired of the family members asking him for favors, so he gives them the Meeseeks Box to have the Meeseeks do chores for him, but not before explaining that Mr. Meeseeks "are not Gods" and therefore their chores must be kept simple. Mr. Meeseeks are normally cheerful and cartoonish in personality, but if they spend too much time without fulfilling their given task, their sanity begins to wane and they can become dangerously psychotic, going to great lengths to see their task done, to the point of attempting murder on their summoner. This is because, according to the Meeseeks themselves, merely existing is physically and psychologically torturous to them, so the sooner they complete their tasks the sooner they can disappear. There are also Kirkland branded red Mr. Meeseeks, which are more surly and uncooperative compared to the blue versions.
- (voiced by Jess Harnell) – A murderous entity who resides in the dream world. He is a "legally safe" parody of Freddy Krueger and has miniature swords on his fingers instead of knives. He initially tries to kill Rick and Morty, but later befriends them after they help him with his own dream problems. He is very fond of the word "bitch", and injects it into almost every sentence. It is revealed that scaring is simply an occupation for him, and that he is very insecure about his capabilities, which puts him under great stress. Unlike Krueger, who was a human that was burned to death and then became a demonic ghost, Scary Terry is of a different species and his burnt appearance is a naturally-occurring trait, as seen with his similarly "scary" wife and infant son, as well as the classmates and teacher seen in his dream.
- (voiced by John Oliver) – A sentient amoeba who co-founded Anatomy Park along with Rick. He is killed when the diseases of the park escape from captivity and overrun the park.
- (voiced by Dan Harmon) – A superhero-like being who is Rick's best friend. He holds a deep respect for Rick, and often offers Morty insight when Morty considers doing something that would jeopardize his and Rick's relationship. He was at one point in a band with Rick and Squanchy. Birdperson, Rick, and Squanchy were once freedom fighters against the Galactic Federation's oppression; their "crimes" led the Galactic Federation to issue warrants for their arrests. Birdperson marries Tammy Gueterman in the season 2 finale, but is killed by her after it is revealed that she is an undercover agent of the Galactic Federation sent to capture Rick and his associates. Birdperson's appearance is based on the character Hawk from 1970s series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. In the post-credits of the Season 3 premiere, Bird Person is turned into a cyborg called Phoenixperson by Tammy and the Federation after Rick destroys the Federation's economy and forces them to leave Earth. She rides him away, presumably to seek revenge on Rick. In the season 4 finale, when the Smiths infiltrate the Galactic Federation's new planet-destroying battle station to destroy it and rescue the two Beths, Phonenixperson confronts and battles Rick, almost killing him, until he is tricked by an invisible Jerry using Tammy's corpse and subsequently shut down by Beth. Afterwards, it is revealed that Rick retrieved Phoenixperson's remains and keeps him in his garage lab until he finds a way to fix him. In "Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort", Rick succeeds in reviving Birdperson, though the two leave on a tense note, with Birdperson learning that he has a child with Tammy out there in Federation custody, and that Rick at first tried to hide the kid's existence until it was needed to help restore Birdperson's mind. Birdperson then leaves to rescue his child. In "How Poopy Got His Poop Back", Birdperson is among the friends of Rick that were enlisted to partake in his intervention on Mr. Poopybutthole.
- (voiced by Scott Chernoff) – A robotic-looking "gearperson". He is well-versed in an event that occurred on his home planet called the "Gear Wars" and can play an instrument similar to a lute. Despite being one of Rick's friends, Rick does not know his real name, preferring to call him "Gearhead", a racial epithet. Rick and Morty hide out at his house while fugitives for freeing Fart, and Gearhead betrays Rick by calling the police. Because of this, Rick beats him up and replaces his mouth gears with his "gearsticles". He has a somewhat effeminate voice, and a magazine entitled "Queer Gear" can be seen in his home, hinting that he is a gear-mosexual. Despite his betrayal, he is shown attending Rick's party in "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender", indicating that they are still friends. He catches Morty's Vindicators jacket after he tosses it away and is later shown attempting to pick up some gear women by pretending to be a part of the team. However, an actual disaster strikes, causing him to run away. He then trips on a pile of gears and falls, causing his arms and legs to break off. In "How Poopy Got His Poop Back", Gearhead is among the friends of Rick that were enlisted to partake in his intervention on Mr. Poopybutthole.
Notes and References
- SDCC 2013 – Rick and Morty . . . July 29, 2013 .
- News: Alan. Sepinwall. March 24, 2014. Mega Dan Harmon interview, part 3: 'Rick and Morty'. HitFix. October 18, 2014.
- Web site: Rick and Morty: The Anime Episode 1 Recap With Spoilers. ComicBook.com. Valdez. Nick. August 16, 2024. August 16, 2024.
- News: Emily. Gaudette. April 25, 2017. How the Internet Fell in Love with Rick Sanchez's Wife. Inverse. April 25, 2017.
- Web site: TIL the Interdimensional Council of Ricks is a reference to Marvel's Fantastic Four when Reed Richards created the Interdimensional Council of Reeds. 6 May 2017.
- Web site: 10 Times 'Rick and Morty' Made Fun of the Marvel Universe.
- Web site: Council of Ricks vs Council of Reeds – Battles.