''Rick and Morty'' is an American
adult animated
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multimedia franchise
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originating with the
Adult Swim
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television series of the same name created by
Justin Roiland
Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's ''Rick and Morty'' and its subsequent franchise. He voices the show's titular ...
and
Dan Harmon
Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast '' Harmontow ...
, which premiered in 2013, which revolves around
Rick Sanchez
Rick Sanchez is one of the two eponymous characters from the Adult Swim animated television series ''Rick and Morty'' and resulting franchise. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon and voiced by the former, Sanchez is a misanthropic alco ...
, an eccentric, alcoholic scientist who takes his grandson
Morty Smith
Mortimer Chauncey "Morty" Smith, Sr. is one of the eponymous characters from the American animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, and voiced by the former, Morty is a 14-year-old boy loosely in ...
on dangerous, outlandish adventures throughout the cosmos and alternate universes, also including the
spin-off series ''
Vindicators 2'' and several
comic book series
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published by
Oni Press
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. The following is a list of characters from the ''Rick and Morty'' franchise.
Overview
Sanchez-Smith family tree
Main characters
Rick Sanchez
Richard D. "Rick" Sanchez (voiced by Justin Roiland
) is a
sociopathic
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,
nihilistic
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, grouchy, crude, rude,
narcissistic
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Narcissism exists on a co ...
,
self-centered,
alcoholic
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mad scientist
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who is the widowed father of Beth Smith and the maternal grandfather of Morty and Summer. He is about 70 years old according to 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
"The Wedding Squanchers" is the tenth and final episode of the second season of the American animated television sitcom ''Rick and Morty'', and the 21st overall episode of the series. Written by Tom Kauffman and directed by Wes Archer, the episod ...
", 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
"The Rickshank Rickdemption" is the first episode in the third season of the American animated television sitcom ''Rick and Morty'', and the twenty-second episode overall in the series. It was written by Mike McMahan and directed by Juan Meza-Le ...
" 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
Emmett Lathrop Brown, Ph.D., commonly referred to as Doc Brown, is a fictional scientist character in the ''Back to the Future'' franchise. In the world of the franchise, he is the inventor of the world's first and second time machines, the f ...
from ''
Back to the Future
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'' and
Marvel's Reed Richards
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.
Morty Smith
Mortimer Chauncey "Morty" Smith (voiced by Justin Roiland
) 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
"Solaricks" is the premiere episode of the sixth season of the Adult Swim animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. It is the 52nd episode of the series overall. Written by Albro Lundy and directed by Jacob Hair, the episode was broadcast o ...
". In "
The Rickshank Rickdemption
"The Rickshank Rickdemption" is the first episode in the third season of the American animated television sitcom ''Rick and Morty'', and the twenty-second episode overall in the series. It was written by Mike McMahan and directed by Juan Meza-Le ...
", 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
"The Rickchurian Mortydate" is the tenth and final episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series ''Rick and Morty'' follows the titular grandson and grandfather duo as they feud with the President of the United St ...
", 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
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
, 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 "
Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender". The character was loosely inspired by
Marty McFly
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from ''
Back to the Future
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''.
Jerry Smith
Jerry Smith (voiced by
Chris Parnell
Thomas Christopher Parnell (; born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1998 to 2006 and played the role of Dr. Leo Spaceman on ''30 Rock''. In animation, he voices Cyril Figgis ...
) 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
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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
"Mortynight Run" is the second episode of the second season of the Adult Swim animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. Written by David Phillips and directed by Dominic Polcino, the episode premiered on August 2, 2015, though it was leaked o ...
" 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
"Solaricks" is the premiere episode of the sixth season of the Adult Swim animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. It is the 52nd episode of the series overall. Written by Albro Lundy and directed by Jacob Hair, the episode was broadcast o ...
", 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
"The Wedding Squanchers" is the tenth and final episode of the second season of the American animated television sitcom ''Rick and Morty'', and the 21st overall episode of the series. Written by Tom Kauffman and directed by Wes Archer, the episod ...
", 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
"The Rickchurian Mortydate" is the tenth and final episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series ''Rick and Morty'' follows the titular grandson and grandfather duo as they feud with the President of the United St ...
", Jerry and Beth reconnect and she calls off the divorce, and they later establish a
throuple with Beth's clone,
Space Beth.
Beth Smith
Beth Smith (née Sanchez) (voiced by
Sarah Chalke
Sarah Louise Christine Chalke (; born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian actress and model. She is known for portraying Elliot Reid on the NBC/ ABC comedy series '' Scrubs'', the second Becky Conner on the ABC sitcom ''Roseanne'', Stella Zinman on ...
) 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. Level-headed and assertive, she struggles with her husband's ego, which thrives in defiance of his proven mediocrity. 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 the most assertive force in her household, while also displaying traits of selfishness, humor, and intelligence. Beth is unperturbed by her father's destructive and dangerous tendencies around her son. 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."
In "
The Rickshank Rickdemption
"The Rickshank Rickdemption" is the first episode in the third season of the American animated television sitcom ''Rick and Morty'', and the twenty-second episode overall in the series. It was written by Mike McMahan and directed by Juan Meza-Le ...
", 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
Summer Smith (voiced by
Spencer Grammer
Spencer Karen Grammer (born October 9, 1983) is an American actress best known for her roles as the voice of Summer Smith in the Adult Swim animated science-fiction series ''Rick and Morty'' and as Casey Cartwright in the ABC Family college come ...
) is Morty's 17-year-old (18 after season 5) 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
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'' 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 "
Cronenbergs". By the time Morty Prime and the Summer return to his original dimension in the season 3 premiere, "
The Rickshank Rickdemption
"The Rickshank Rickdemption" is the first episode in the third season of the American animated television sitcom ''Rick and Morty'', and the twenty-second episode overall in the series. It was written by Mike McMahan and directed by Juan Meza-Le ...
", 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
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' as he crashes into their garage in his ship; in the season 6 premiere, "
Solaricks
"Solaricks" is the premiere episode of the sixth season of the Adult Swim animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. It is the 52nd episode of the series overall. Written by Albro Lundy and directed by Jacob Hair, the episode was broadcast o ...
", 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).
Secondary characters
Relatives of the Smith–Sanchez family
* Space Beth (voiced by Sarah Chalke) is another version of Beth presented as either the real
Beth Smith
Bethany "Beth" Smith (née Sanchez) is one of the main characters of the American animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, Beth is a veterinarian who specializes in horse surgery, who is struck wit ...
, having elected to go to space and leave a
clone on Earth in "
The ABC's of Beth
"The ABC's of Beth" is the ninth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series ''Rick and Morty''. Airing on September 24, 2017, the episode was directed by Juan Meza-León and written by Mike McMahan.
Plot
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. The character description for Space Beth in the ''
Pocket Mortys
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'' update that accompanied "Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri" initially identifies her as "Clone Beth", despite the episode itself not confirming whether or not she is the clone, with a subsequent update rebranding her "Clone Beth?" with a
question mark
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History
In the fifth century, Syriac Bible manuscripts used ...
. After appearing in single episodes in the
fourth and
fifth seasons, and a
short film
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, Space Beth is upgraded to main cast member in the
sixth season of the series, consequentially appearing in every episode of the season (and its
opening credits
In a motion picture, television program or video game, the opening credits or opening titles are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production. They are now usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen ...
) featuring Beth except "
Night Family". In "
Bethic Twinstinct
The sixth season of the American adult animated television series ''Rick and Morty'' premiered on September 4, 2022. Starring Justin Roiland as both titular characters, Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, and their inter-dimensional counterparts, the s ...
", she and Beth both drink Venusian wine which Space Beth brought back from Venus, which causes them to
develop sexual interest with each other, culminating in the duo having a
threesome
In human sexuality, a threesome is commonly understood as "a sexual interaction between three people whereby at least one engages in physical sexual behaviour with both the other individuals". Though ''threesome'' most commonly refers to sexu ...
with Jerry. Rick later places the wine in a secret compartment, and destroys the remote.
* (voiced by
Kari Wahlgren
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) – 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
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Giahna Pantano in supplementary materials for the ''Rick and Morty''
Oni Press
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comic series.
* 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
Dana Thomas Carvey (born June 2, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, impressionist, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his seven seasons as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1986 to 1993, which earned him fiv ...
and Patricia Lentz) – Jerry's parents. They have a
cuckold
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relationship with Jacob. Leonard enjoys watching him and Joyce have sex while hiding in their bedroom closet, often while dressed as
Superman
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. Leonard returns in the comic series ''
Rick and Morty: Worlds Apart'', a sequel to the
fourth season episode "
Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty", 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 500
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''s reality-altering
fortune cookie
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s from causing a
forced incestuous encounter to occur between the duo.
* (voiced by
Echo Kellum
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E ...
) – 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.
* (voiced by
Joel McHale
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) – 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.
* CHUD-Rick hybrid – The half-human, half-CHUD son of Rick and Princess Poñeta and heir to the CHUD throne.
* Sperm Queen (voiced by
Michelle Buteau
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Early life
Buteau was born in New Jersey to a Haitian father of partial Lebanese descent and a Jamaican mother of half-French desc ...
) – The super-intelligent
cyborg
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daughter of Morty and leader of the Sperm Monsters.
* Smith – 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
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of
the manga of the same name. He is a parody of the star child from ''
2001: A Space Odyssey''.
Harry Herpson High School staff and students
* Jessica (voiced by
Kari Wahlgren
Kari Wahlgren (born July 13, 1977) is an American actress who has provided English-language voices for animated movies, TV series, and video games. She got her start in anime voice-overs as Haruko Haruhara in '' FLCL'', and would later land ma ...
) – 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
"Mort Dinner Rick Andre" is the premiere episode of the fifth season of the Adult Swim animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. It is the 42nd episode of the series overall. Written by Jeff Loveness and directed by Jacob Hair, the episode ...
", 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 for his role in her preservation (having forced Morty to go back for wine so many times), now equipped with time-altering powers.
* Principal Gene Vagina (voiced by
Phil Hendrie
Philip Stephen Hendrie (born September 1, 1952) is an American radio personality and actor. He is widely known for his voiceover talent throughout the radio and film industry. He came to prominence in the 1990s hosting ''The Phil Hendrie Show'', a ...
) – 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.
* Mr. Goldenfold (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
Coprophagia () or coprophagy () is the consumption of feces. The word is derived from the grc, κόπρος , "feces" and , "to eat". Coprophagy refers to many kinds of feces-eating, including eating feces of other species (heterospecifics), of ...
, and his wife left him which he copes with by going to
Jamba Juice
Jamba Juice, doing business as Jamba, is an American company that produces blended fruit and vegetable juices, smoothies and similar products. The company is co-owned—with Moe's Southwest Grill, Schlotzsky's, Carvel, Cinnabon, McAlister's Del ...
. He also happens to be an expert
blacksmith
A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, gr ...
.
* Coach Feratu – 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
''Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror'' (German: ''Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens'') is a 1922 silent German Expressionist horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck as Count Orlok, a vampire who preys on the wife ...
'', a famous vampire film, instead of a normal-sounding pseudonym.
* Brad (voiced by
Echo Kellum
Echo Kellum (born August 29, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. Kellum is best known for his roles as Curtis Holt on The CW drama series ''Arrow'', Tommy on the FOX sitcom ''Ben and Kate'', and Hunter on NBC's ''Sean Saves the World''.
E ...
) – 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.
* Ethan (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.
* Nancy (voiced by
Aislinn Paul
Aislinn Claire Paul (; born March 5, 1994) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' as Clare Edwards, for which she has won two Canadian Screen Awards (2015 and 2016) for Best Performance in a Ch ...
) – 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.
* Toby Matthews (voiced by
Alex Hirsch
Alexander Robert Hirsch (born June 18, 1985) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and producer. He is the creator of the Disney Channel series ''Gravity Falls'', for which he provided the voices of Grunkle Stan, Soos ...
) – 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.
* Frank Palicky (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
Rick may refer to:
People
*Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name
* Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality
*Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and myco ...
as he threatened to cut Morty with a
switchblade
A switchblade (aka switch knife, automatic knife, pushbutton knife, ejector knife, flick knife, Stiletto, flick blade, or spring knife (Sprenger,Benson, Ragnar (1989). ''Switchblade: The Ace of Blades''. Paladin Press. pp. 1–14. . The sw ...
. 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.
* MC Haps (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.
* Tricia Lange (voiced by
Cassie Steele
Cassandra Rae Steele (born December 2, 1989) is a Canadian actress and singer known for portraying Manny Santos on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Abby Vargas on ''The L.A. Complex''. In 2014, she played Sarah in the MTV horror televisio ...
) – 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 friends, and she expresses sexual interest in Summer's father, Jerry, for his beekeeping profession.
* Bruce Chutback (voiced by
Darren Criss
Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series '' Glee'' (2010–2015) and received Emmy and Golden Globe acting awards for his leading role as spree ...
) – 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.
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 "President Morty". They are all voiced by Justin Roiland.
* The Trans-Dimensional Council of Ricks – A parody of the
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 (cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first s ...
's Council of Reeds 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
Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choose gove ...
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.
* Doofus Rick – The Rick of Dimension J-19 Zeta 7. He is a supposedly less intelligent Rick with
buck teeth and a
bowl cut
A bowl cut or mushroom cut is a simple haircut where the front hair is cut with a straight fringe (see bangs) and the rest of the hair is left longer, the same length all the way around, or else the sides and back are cut to the same short lengt ...
, 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
Eric Cameron Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor, director and producer. He played the role of Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film ''Mask'', which earned him the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Suppor ...
''
Mask
A mask is an object normally worn on the face, typically for protection, disguise, performance, or entertainment and often they have been employed for rituals and rights. Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and pra ...
'' 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.
*
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. It is not known whether "Evil Rick" was actually evil.
* 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
John Christopher Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Johnny Depp, multiple accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Awa ...
and engaging in sex with
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Jaymes Stewart (born April 9, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2012, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and a César Award, in addition to nominations for an Aca ...
. 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.
* Campaign Manager Morty – 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.
* Shadow Council of Ricks – 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.
** Rick D. Sanchez III – The CEO of Simple Rick's, a company that manufactures
wafer
A wafer is a crisp, often sweet, very thin, flat, light and dry biscuit, often used to decorate ice cream, and also used as a garnish on some sweet dishes. Wafers can also be made into cookies with cream flavoring sandwiched between them. They ...
s 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.
* Cop Rick and Cop Morty – 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
A gang is a group or society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collective ...
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.
* Rick Prime– He is a 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
Mr. Meeseeks is a recurring fictional species in the American animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon and based on the title character from '' Scud: The Disposable Assassin'' by Rob Schrab, Meeseeks a ...
(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.
* Scary Terry (voiced by
Jess Harnell) – A murderous entity who resides in the dream world. He is a "legally safe" parody of
Freddy Krueger
Freddy Krueger () is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series. He was created by Wes Craven and made his debut in Craven's '' A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984) as the malevolent spirit ...
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.
* Dr. Xenon Bloom (voiced by
John Oliver) – A sentient
amoeba
An amoeba (; less commonly spelled ameba or amœba; plural ''am(o)ebas'' or ''am(o)ebae'' ), often called an amoeboid, is a type of cell or unicellular organism with the ability to alter its shape, primarily by extending and retracting pseudop ...
who co-founded Anatomy Park along with Rick. He is killed when the diseases of the park escape from captivity and overrun the park.
* Birdperson (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.
* Revolio "Gearhead" Clockberg, Jr. (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
A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted.
More specifically, the term "lute" can ref ...
. 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.
* Squanchy (voiced by
Tom Kenny
Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...
) – A disheveled catlike creature who replaces various words in his sentences with the word "squanch". He is a parody of
Snarf. Squanchy is one of Rick's best friends and wears a bracelet inscribed with "Rick's BFF". Squanchy, Birdperson, and Rick were once freedom fighters against the Galactic Federation's oppression; their "crimes" led the Galactic Federation to issue warrants for their arrests. Morty and Jessica catch him engaging in
autoerotic asphyxiation
Erotic asphyxiation (variously called asphyxiophilia, hypoxyphilia or breath control play) is the intentional restriction of oxygen to the brain for the purposes of sexual arousal. The term autoerotic asphyxiation is used when the act is done b ...
in a closet in the garage. He was at one point in a band with Rick and Birdperson. When the Galactic Federation infiltrates Birdperson's wedding in the season 2 finale episode "The Wedding Squanchers", he reveals that one of his teeth contains a liquid which transforms him into a hulking behemoth. Justin Roiland combined his name with the company
Nintendo
is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles.
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade playing cards ...
to form the name for his
virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), edu ...
studio
A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial design ...
, "Squanchtendo".
* Abradolf Lincler (voiced by
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor, comedian, and impressionist. He has voiced the Brain in '' Animaniacs'' as well as its spin-off '' Pinky and the Brain'', Big Bob in ''Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004), and a variety of ...
) – A being created by Rick. He has the DNA of both
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation throu ...
and
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and the ...
, which was intended to make him "a morally neutral super-leader". Instead, it renders him with conflicting emotions that he is unable to deal with. He initially seeks to be accepted as a son by his "father" Rick, who only regards him as a failed experiment. After Rick tries to get him killed in an alien environment, he swears revenge only to be picked up by the Testicle Monsters to be used as a sex toy in their weird orgy.
* Krombopulos Michael (voiced by
Andy Daly
Andrew J. Daly (born April 15, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He starred as Forrest MacNeil on the Comedy Central series ''Review'', and had a supporting role in the HBO comedy series ''Eastbound & Down'' as Terrence Cutler. ...
) – A Gromflomite assassin who often purchases weapons from Rick. Although cheerful and friendly, he is also devoid of ethical restraint and has no qualms with killing anything or anyone, including children, old people and animals. He is accidentally crushed to death by Morty as the latter clumsily pilots Rick's ship into the building that Michael's target is imprisoned in. Krombopulos Michael is also revealed to have an unnamed lover, in which he ceremoniously kisses a locket with her picture, before embarking on his mission to kill his target, leading to his accidental death.
* Unity (voiced by various; main body voiced by
Christina Hendricks
Christina Rene Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress and former model. With an extensive career on screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Awar ...
) – A
hive mind whom Rick had previously dated, as they are two of the small handful of sentient beings capable of fully comprehending the scope of the universe. To spread to others, the hosts vomit a green liquid into the others' mouths which quickly incorporates them. Unity and Rick get back together, but Unity soon realizes that the self-destructive behavior they indulge in when they are together is bad for both of them, leading to Unity ending their relationship again. A distraught Rick attempts suicide, but fails.
* Blim Blam the Klorblok (voiced by
John Kassir) – A large slug-like alien, who claims to be a murderer who eats babies and to have traveled to Earth to do so. He was captured and chained up by Rick in an attempt to cure Blim Blam's "space
AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ma ...
" in order to become rich selling the cure. He was discovered by Beth and Jerry, but the couple's bickering annoyed Blim Blam to the point that he broke free, berated the two using a translation device Rick had (since he could only speak in an alien language beforehand), and left, promising never to return to Earth.
* Mr. Poopybutthole (voiced by Justin Roiland) – A yellow humanoid creature and longtime family friend. He is a parody of wacky side characters on television shows. Although he shows up at the same time as a group of Alien Parasites who take the forms of similarly zany characters, Mr. Poopybutthole himself is real. He is severely injured by Beth after she mistakes him for an Alien Parasite and shoots him. By the post-credits, Mr. Poopybutthole survives the wound and is undergoing physical therapy. While the nurse states that he doesn't want any visitors right now due to the stress of his rehabilitation, she does forward Mr. Poopybutthole's apology to them about nobody having bad memories of him. Mr. Poopybutthole is seen again in the post-credits of "The Wedding Squanchers" watching the episode while still recovering from his wound. After getting his pizza delivered, he implores the viewers to tune in a year to 18 months later in order to see how the cliffhanger is resolved in Season 3. He appears again in the post-credits scenes in Season 3 finale and has a wife named Amy and a son named Mr. Poopybutthole Jr. in the Season 4 episode "
One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty
"One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty" is the third episode of the fourth season of the Adult Swim animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. Written by Caitie Delaney and directed by Bryan Newton, the episode was broadcast on November 24, 2019 ...
" as a college professor. He is later mentioned to be fired after Rick hires his students to kill him to test his
karate
(; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fuj ...
skills when they speak during the episode's post-credits. He also appears in a post-credits monologue scene at the end of the Season 5 finale, where Amy left him and took Mr. Poopybutthole Jr. with her and living alone in a shabby apartment. In the Season 6 finale, Mr. Poopybutthole has taken up weightlifting while being trained by a man named Carl. When he tries to do a heavy squat, Mr. Poopybutthole tells Carl to call Amy. As Carl reaches for Mr. Poopybutthole's cell phone, Mr. Poopybutthole tells Carl to use his own cell phone since Amy blocked his number.
* Arthricia (voiced by
Chelsea Kane
Chelsea Kane Staub (born September 15, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Stella Malone in the Disney Channel sitcom television series ''Jonas (TV series), Jonas'' and the role of Riley Perrin in the Freeform (T ...
) – A young alien girl who resembles an anthropomorphic cat person. She resides on a planet with an
Amish
The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churc ...
style culture whose residents engage in an annual "
purge
In history, religion and political science, a purge is a position removal or execution of people who are considered undesirable by those in power from a government, another organization, their team leaders, or society as a whole. A group undertak ...
". She first injures Rick, mugs Morty, and steals their ship in order to use it to kill the rich people who dominate her planet and enforce the purge amongst the poor. She is unable to fly it properly, so Rick gives her a robot suit and helps her kill the rich people after Morty gets too carried away with killing people and has to be subdued. Morty later asks her out, but she declines and claims that she already has a boyfriend.
* (voiced by Dan Harmon) – The King of the Ocean, ruler of Atlantis and Rick's arch-nemesis. Nimbus has a treaty with Rick for him to never touch the ocean, the breaking of which causes conflict between them. He also has hydrokinetic abilities and the power to control the police at a command. Nimbus has knowledge of Rick's past, including the identity of his wife. He is a parody of both
Aquaman
Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in '' More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a ...
and
Namor
Namor (), also known as the Sub-Mariner, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in early 1939, the character was created by writer-artist Bill Everett for comic book packager Funnies Inc ...
.
Superheroes and villains
* Concerto (voiced by Ryan Ridley) – A music-themed villain who only appears in the post-credits scene in "Pickle Rick". He attempts to crush Rick and Morty with the hammers on a giant piano, but is killed by Jaguar before he could do any harm to Rick or Morty.
* The Vindicators – 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
A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, wire, or chain with a hard toothed edge. It is used to cut through material, very often wood, though sometimes metal or stone. The cut is made by placing the toothed edge against the material and mov ...
''-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
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, ...
'', and the spin-off animated series ''Vindicators 2: Last Stand Between Earth and Doom''. They are a parody of the
Avengers.
** , Renegade Starsoldier (voiced by
Christian Slater
Christian Michael Leonard Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American actor and producer. He made his film debut with a leading role in ''The Legend of Billie Jean'' (1985) and gained wider recognition for his breakthrough role as Jason "J.D." D ...
) – 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
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The cha ...
and
Star-Lord
Star-Lord (Peter Jason Quill) is a fictional character and superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan, first appeared in '' Marvel Preview'' #4 (January 197 ...
. In ''Rick and Morty Presents'', a revived Vance Maximus is incinerated by Boon.
** (voiced by
Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick (born December 31, 1962) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for playing Cedric Daniels in '' The Wire'' (2002–2008), Phillip Broyles in ''Fringe'' (2008–2013), and Chief Irvin Irving in '' Bosch'' (2014–2020 ...
) – 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
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistan ...
, with powers similar to Green Lantern. In ''Rick and Morty Presents'', a revived Alan Rails is crushed underfoot by Boon.
** (voiced by
Gillian Jacobs
Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (; born October 19, 1982) is an American actress and director. She is known for her roles as Britta Perry on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015) and Mickey Dobbs on the Netflix romantic comedy series ''Love'' (201 ...
) – 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
Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, Ant-Man's first appearance was in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (January 1962) but first appeared in cost ...
but bears more of a resemblance to
Swarm
Swarm behaviour, or swarming, is a collective behaviour exhibited by entities, particularly animals, of similar size which aggregate together, perhaps milling about the same spot or perhaps moving ''en masse'' or migrating in some direction. ...
and
Clayface
Clayface is an alias used by several supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Most incarnations of the character possess clay-like bodies and shapeshifting abilities, and all of them have been depicted as List of Bat ...
. 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
Mr. Meeseeks is a recurring fictional species in the American animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon and based on the title character from '' Scud: The Disposable Assassin'' by Rob Schrab, Meeseeks a ...
.
* Planetina (voiced by
Alison Brie
Alison Brie Schermerhorn (born December 29, 1982) is an American actress. Her breakthrough came with the role of Trudy Campbell in the drama series '' Mad Men'' (2007–2015), which won her a Screen Actors Guild Award. She gained recognition fo ...
) – An
environmental
A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scal ...
-themed superhero whom Morty dates. She is a parody of Captain Planet from ''
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
''Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' is an American animated environmentalist superhero television series created by Barbara Pyle and Ted Turner and developed by Pyle, Nicholas Boxer, Thom Beers, Andy Heyward, Robby London, Bob Forward and Ca ...
'', although lacking a
heart
The heart is a muscular Organ (biology), organ in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as ca ...
ring. Although she and Morty initially bond closely, Morty is forced to break up with her after she becomes more unstable and ruthless in her activism, much to the grief of both.
* Tina-Teers - The Tina-Teers were the original owners of the rings associated with Planetina. By the time they were adults, they became more obsessed with money-making. While meeting with the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, they were all killed by Morty who stole the rings associated with Planetina.
** Eddie - (voiced by
Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent Buscemi ( ,As stated in interviews by Buscemi himself, some may insist that his pronunciation of his own name is "wrong" because it does not match the original Italian pronunciation as well. It is not uncommon for people to pronou ...
) - A member of the Tina-Teers who wielded the fire ring.
** Xing Ho (voiced by
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in '' The Joy Luck Club'', Julie in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'', Dot in the final season of ''Grace Under Fire'', and the voices for Amy Wong in ''Futurama ...
) - A member of the Tina-Teers who wielded the earth ring.
** Unnamed air ring wielder (voiced by
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in '' The Joy Luck Club'', Julie in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'', Dot in the final season of ''Grace Under Fire'', and the voices for Amy Wong in ''Futurama ...
)
** Unnamed water ring wielder (voiced by Brandon Johnson)
* Diesel Weasel (voiced by
Rob Schrab
Robby Christopher Schrab (born November 12, 1969) is an American comic book creator, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is the creator of the comic book '' Scud: The Disposable Assassin'', co-writer of the feature film '' Monster House'', c ...
) - Diesel Weasel is an evil mutant Weasel who causes acid rain.
* The Ferret Pilots – A group of teenagers animated in
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
style who were the original pilots of the Gotron ferrets, large ferret-like vehicles. They kidnap Morty and initially try to bribe him with Boob World currency in exchange for insider information about Rick's operation, but when he resists, he is forced to fight off an assassination attempt. Later they captured Rick in the GoGotron, a large robot made by the merging of all the Gotron ferrets. Naruto Smith destroys the GoGotron, kills all the ferret pilots and rescues Rick. They are a parody of ''
Voltron
''Voltron'' is an animated television series franchise that features a team of space explorers who pilot a giant Super Robot known as "Voltron". Produced by Peter Keefe (Executive Producer) and Ted Koplar through his production company World ...
'' and ''
Power Rangers
''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise '' Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS E ...
''.
** Kendra (voiced by
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in '' The Joy Luck Club'', Julie in the NBC sitcom ''Friends'', Dot in the final season of ''Grace Under Fire'', and the voices for Amy Wong in ''Futurama ...
) – A red-haired anime-like character who is the leader of the pilots from the five realities. She was hired by Rick, who did not know her real identity, to take control of the GoGotron. She later betrays and captures him in the GoGotron.
* Referential Six - A group of beings whose reality-warping abilities are based around narrative techniques and devices.
** Miss Lead (voiced by
Cassie Steele
Cassandra Rae Steele (born December 2, 1989) is a Canadian actress and singer known for portraying Manny Santos on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Abby Vargas on ''The L.A. Complex''. In 2014, she played Sarah in the MTV horror televisio ...
) - A member of the Referential Six whose abilities and name are a play on "mislead".
** Flash Back (voiced by Brandon Johnson) - A member of the Referential Six whose abilities and name are a play on "flashback".
** Connie TinuityError (voiced by
Kari Wahlgren
Kari Wahlgren (born July 13, 1977) is an American actress who has provided English-language voices for animated movies, TV series, and video games. She got her start in anime voice-overs as Haruko Haruhara in '' FLCL'', and would later land ma ...
) - A member of the Referential Six whose abilities and name are a play on "continuity error".
** Protago Nick (voiced by
Nolan North
Nolan North (born October 31, 1970) is an American actor best known for his voice acting roles.
After his breakthrough role as Dr. Chris Ramsey on the ABC soap opera '' Port Charles'' in 1997, North moved into voice acting when the show ended ...
) - A member of the Referential Six whose abilities and name are a play on "protagonist".
** Mr. Twist (voiced by
Rob Schrab
Robby Christopher Schrab (born November 12, 1969) is an American comic book creator, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is the creator of the comic book '' Scud: The Disposable Assassin'', co-writer of the feature film '' Monster House'', c ...
) - A member of the Referential Six whose abilities revolve around plot twists.
** Brett Caan/Rhett Caan (voiced by
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor, comedian, and impressionist. He has voiced the Brain in '' Animaniacs'' as well as its spin-off '' Pinky and the Brain'', Big Bob in ''Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004), and a variety of ...
) - A member of the Referential Six whose abilities and name are a play on "retcon". Anything he says comes true.
** Tag Man (voiced by
Justin Roiland
Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's ''Rick and Morty'' and its subsequent franchise. He voices the show's titular ...
) - An enormous and cheerful creature whose name is based on a "tag". He is seen during the post-credits fighting different opponents.
* Cookie Magneto (voiced by
John Early John Early may refer to:
*John Early (educator) (1814–1873), Irish-American Jesuit educator
*John Early (politician)
John Early (March 17, 1828 – September 2, 1877) was a Canadian American politician. Coming to Rockford, Illinois, to practic ...
) - A parody of
Magneto
A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not contain a commutator to produce direct current. It is categorized as a form of alternator, ...
who can control cookies. He is killed by Rick.
* Mr. Calypso (voiced by
Tom Kenny
Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...
) - A parody of
Mister Mxyzptlk
Mister Mxyzptlk (, ), sometimes called Mxy, is a character who appears in DC Comics' ''Superman'' comic books. He is usually presented as a trickster in the classical mythological sense. Mxyzptlk possesses reality-warping powers with which he enj ...
.
* Mr. String Bean (voiced by
Tom Kenny
Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...
) - A stringbean-themed cheesy villain.
* Doctor Buckles (voiced by Chaz Langley) - A cheesy villain.
* Pissmaster (voiced by
Will Forte
Orville Willis Forte IV ( ; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Forte is known for being a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' (2002–2010), a recurring character on the show leading to a feature film ada ...
) - Eugene Michael Piss is an alien supervillain who wears an armored suit that enables him to shoot urine out of the gloves. After being badly beaten up by Jerry for wanting to violate Summer, Pissmaster was later found dead in his bathtub by Rick who found his suicide note and had to pose as him in order to make Pissmaster look like a good guy in his final moments.
* Pissmaster's Daughter (voiced by
Cassie Steele
Cassandra Rae Steele (born December 2, 1989) is a Canadian actress and singer known for portraying Manny Santos on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Abby Vargas on ''The L.A. Complex''. In 2014, she played Sarah in the MTV horror televisio ...
) - The unnamed daughter of Pissmaster.
* Legion of Hitlers - A group of
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and the ...
-type aliens who reside on a Hitler-themed planet. They are all killed by Jerry.
** Grasshopper Hitler
** Gorilla Hitler - A
gorilla
Gorillas are herbivorous, predominantly ground-dwelling great apes that inhabit the tropical forests of equatorial Africa. The genus ''Gorilla'' is divided into two species: the eastern gorilla and the western gorilla, and either four ...
version of Adolf Hitler and member of the Legion of Hitlers. He is a parody of
Gorilla Grodd
Gorilla Grodd is a supervillain character appearing in American comic books and other media published by DC Comics, primarily as an enemy of The Flash. The character was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in ''Th ...
.
** Old Hitler
** Blue Greek Hitler
** Riddler Hitler - A member of the Legion of Hitlers. He is a parody of
Riddler
The Riddler (Edward Nigma, later Edward Nygma or Edward Nashton) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and debuted in ''Detective Comics'' #140 in Oc ...
.
** Red Alien Hitler
** Robot Alien Hitler
Characters seen on inter-dimensional cable
The following characters are seen when Rick and Morty watch the inter-dimensional cable in the episodes "Rixty Minutes" and "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate":
* Alternate
David Letterman
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982 debut of ''Late Night with David Letterman' ...
(voiced by
Jeff Bergman
Jeffrey Bergman (born July 10, 1960) is an American voice actor and impressionist who has provided the modern-day voices of various classic cartoon characters, most notably with ''Looney Tunes'' and Hanna-Barbera.
Bergman was the first to repla ...
) – A version of David Letterman from Dimension C-500A who interviews that dimension's Jerry Smith who talks about ''
Cloud Atlas
A cloud atlas is a pictorial key (or an atlas) to the nomenclature of clouds. Early cloud atlases were an important element in the training of meteorologists and in weather forecasting, and the author of a 1923 atlas stated that "increasing use ...
''
* Ants-In-My-Eyes Johnson (voiced by Justin Roiland) – A man with ants crawling inside his eyes who owns an electronics store. He is completely blind because of this and has no sensation of touch either.
* Real Fake Doors salesman (voiced by Justin Roiland) – A man who sells doors which are incapable of opening. He is filmed on his commute home and continues there.
* Glenn (voiced by Justin Roiland) – A man who eats feces, and stars in a movie about it. In what is likely supposed to be a plot twist, he is served with a court order barring him from feces consumption.
* Gazorpazorpfield and Jon (voiced by Justin Roiland and
Tom Kenny
Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...
respectively) – Characters from the Gazorpian TV show ''Gazorpazorpfield'', a parody of ''
Garfield
''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his human ...
''.
Gazorpazorpfield, being a male Gazorpian, is extremely aggressive and profane by nature and is shown verbally abusing his owner
Jon
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".enchilada
An enchilada (, ) is a Mexican dish consisting of a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a savory sauce. Enchiladas can be filled with various ingredients, including meats, cheese, beans, potatoes, vegetables, or combinations. ...
s. Rick states that Gazorpazorpfield is voiced by
Lorenzo Music
Gerald David "Lorenzo" Music (May 2, 1937 – August 4, 2001) was an American actor, producer and writer. Music began his career in the late 1960s as a writer and a regular performer on the controversial CBS variety show ''The Smothers Brothers ...
(the person who voiced Garfield in real life until his death) who is still alive in the universe in which ''Gazorpazorpfield'' airs while also claiming that
Bill Murray
William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his deadpan delivery. He rose to fame on ''The National Lampoon Radio Hour'' (1973–1974) before becoming a national presence on ''Saturday Nigh ...
voiced him in the movie.
* Tophat Jones (voiced by Justin Roiland) – A parody of Lucky the Leprechaun, the mascot of
Lucky Charms
Lucky Charms is a brand of breakfast cereal produced by General Mills since 1964. The cereal consists of multi-colored marshmallows and pieces of shaped pulverized oat, each resembling one of several objects or symbols associated with good lu ...
with ears similar to the Trix Rabbit. Tophat Jones is the mascot for "Strawberry Smiggles". He is shown eating a bowl of them and feeling content at the fact that since he has done so, no one else will be able to have any. He is brutally eviscerated by two children who eat the cereal from his stomach and intestines. He claims to see demons as he is being eviscerated.
* Two Brothers – A pair of brothers who star in an action film in which they deal with such threats as meteors, a tornado, a giant cat monster, a Mexican armada with tomato weapons, elderly gladiator women, and the moon colliding with the planet. The brothers are stated to have a very strong bond.
* Baby Legs and Regular Legs (voiced by Justin Roiland and
Rob Paulsen
Robert Frederick Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956) is an American voice actor, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and three Anni ...
respectively) – A
buddy cop
Buddy cop is a film and television genre with plots involving two people of very different and conflicting personalities who are forced to work together to solve a crime and/or defeat criminals, sometimes learning from each other in the process. ...
duo consisting of a man with legs the size of an infant's and another man who appears to be physically normal. Baby Legs attempts to prove that he is not inhibited by his small legs, but fails to catch a criminal. The criminal is promptly subdued by Regular Legs and Baby Legs learns to accept the fact that he needs a regular-legged partner.
* Mrs. Sullivan – A
cat lady
A cat lady is a cultural archetype or stock character, most often depicted as a woman, a middle-aged or elderly spinster or widow, who has many cats. The term may be pejorative, or it may be affectionately embraced.
Usage and association
Women ...
that is featured in the trailer for "Last Will and Testimeow: Weekend at Dead Cat Lady's House II" (a parody of ''
Weekend at Bernie's
''Weekend at Bernie's'' is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Ted Kotcheff and written by Robert Klane, loosely based on the 1959 novella ''The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell'' by Jorge Amado. The film stars Andrew McCarthy and Jona ...
''), which was written and directed by the Jerry Smith of Dimension C-500A. After she dies, her cats control her body like a puppet to make it look like that she is still alive and can remain on the estate.
* The Eyeholes Man (voiced by Justin Roiland) – The mascot of "Eyeholes" cereal as seen in "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate". He is a blue-skinned alien in a superhero costume who beats up anyone who attempts to eat his cereal as seen in a commercial where two eyeless lovers were attacked by him for wearing Eyeholes on their face. Rick advises Morty not to get caught with a box of Eyeholes or else the Eyeholes Man will crash through a window and beat him up. In the post-credits, the Eyeholes Man assaults Jerry upon catching him with a box of Eyeholes that were in Rick's cupboard.
*
Jan Michael Vincent
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to:
Acronyms
* Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN
* Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code
* Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group
* Japanese Article Numb ...
– A real-life American actor who, in-universe, stars in a film called ''Jan Quadrant Vincent 16''.
* Stealy (voiced by Justin Roiland) – A creature of similar appearance to Mr. Poopybutthole, but with disproportionately long arms. He stars in his own television show, in which he engages in
kleptomania
Kleptomania is the inability to resist the urge to steal items, usually for reasons other than personal use or financial gain. First described in 1816, kleptomania is classified in psychiatry as an impulse control disorder. Some of the main cha ...
(and sometimes even drugging and kidnapping). He measures the worth of his loot in "brapples", which appear to be hybrids of roosters and apples.
* Little Dipper – A Tinymouth who advertised the restaurant Lil' Bits which serves tiny-sized food for people with tiny mouths.
* Michael and Pichael Thompson (both voiced by Justin Roiland) – Conjoined twins who each have their own television shows. Michael is a news anchor while Pichael hosts a cooking show. They have a great amount of resentment towards one another, and the fact that they both tape their shows at the same time leads to difficulties and on-set fights between the two.
* Octopus Man – A marine biologist who was bitten by an octopus causing half of his left arm and torso become octopus-like. He rides in a car with a scar-faced man and goes to save people by attacking random people that might cause some trouble.
* Phillip Jacobs – Host of the "Personal Space Show". Really cares about his personal space.
Alien ethnic groups
* The Zigerions – A race of highly intelligent alien scammers who routinely abduct Rick and place him into virtual simulations in an attempt to get his recipe for concentrated dark matter. They are very uncomfortable with nudity, though they did manage to create an accurate model of Morty, complete with genitalia. Having known from the beginning that he was in a double-layered simulation and tired of dealing with the Zigerions, Rick gives them a fake recipe for concentrated dark matter which causes their ship to explode.
** Prince Nebulon (voiced by
David Cross
David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom ...
) – The Prince of the Zigerions. The Zigerions being uncomfortable with nudity is a reference to Cross' character on ''
Arrested Development
The term "arrested development" has had multiple meanings for over 200 years. In the field of medicine, the term "arrested development" was first used, ''circa'' 1835–1836, to mean a stoppage of physical development; the term continues to be use ...
'' having a similar issue.
** Kevin (voiced by Dan Harmon) – A nerdy-looking Zigerion who was made to spy on Morty while he was nude in order to create an accurate representation of his genitals for their simulation.
* The Plutonians – Citizens of the celestial dwarf planet Pluto. Nearly all Plutonians do not want to believe that their home is no longer a planet. Their first major appearance is in "Something Ricked This Way Comes". The Plutonians earlier appeared multiple times in "M. Night Shaym-Aliens!", presumably as test subjects for the Zigerion simulations.
** King Flippy Nips (voiced by
Rich Fulcher
Richard Fulcher (born November 18, 1968) is an American comedian, actor and author. He played Bob Fossil and other characters in the British comedy series ''The Mighty Boosh'', and Edward Sheath in the American series '' Jon Benjamin Has a Van''. ...
) – The King of the Plutonians.
** Scroopy Noopers (voiced by
Nolan North
Nolan North (born October 31, 1970) is an American actor best known for his voice acting roles.
After his breakthrough role as Dr. Chris Ramsey on the ABC soap opera '' Port Charles'' in 1997, North moved into voice acting when the show ended ...
) – A Plutonian scientist and outcast who is later revealed to be King Flippy Nips's son.
* Unity's Hosts – An unnamed race of blue-skinned humanoid aliens whose minds Unity has taken over and assimilated into her collective conscience. As Unity's control over them begins to weaken due to Rick's influence, they begin a race war amongst themselves due to having differently shaped nipples.
* Alien Parasites – The Alien Parasites can take the forms of wacky side characters and insert themselves into peoples' memories to convince them that they've always known them, parodying old sitcoms and their tendency to shoehorn in new characters to boost failing ratings. They multiply very quickly and must be contained to prevent them from taking over and/or destroying the world. Their only weakness is that they cannot create negative memories, since they feed on the chemicals the brain produces from positive feelings. The Smith Family take advantage of this and slay all the Alien Parasites.
** Amish Cyborg – An Amish cyborg, unlike the other parasites, it seems that at least part of his guise (the cybernetic implants) were an actual part of his body.
** Baby Wizard – An infant wizard who supposedly hooked up the Duck with Muscles with his future wife.
**
Bigfoot
Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as Sasquatch, is a purported ape-like creature said to inhabit the forest of North America. Many dubious articles have been offered in attempts to prove the existence of Bigfoot, including anecdotal claims o ...
**
Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ...
** Cousin Nicky (voiced by Ryan Ridley) – A supposed relative of the Smith family from Brooklyn. He is an embodiment of various
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
er stereotypes and his catchphrase is "I'm walkin' here!" (a line used by
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. He is th ...
's character Enrico Rizzo in ''
Midnight Cowboy
''Midnight Cowboy'' is a 1969 American drama (film and television), drama film, based on the 1965 Midnight Cowboy (novel), novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy. The film was written by Waldo Salt, directed by John Schlesinger, and stars ...
'').
** Duck Guy or Duck with Muscles – An unnamed rubber duck with muscular arms. Baby Wizard was said to have hooked Duck with Muscles up with a woman that would eventually become his wife.
**
Elvis Impersonator
An Elvis impersonator is an entertainer who impersonates or copies the look and sound of American musician and singer Elvis Presley. Professional Elvis impersonators, commonly known as Elvis tribute artists (ETAs), work all over the world as ent ...
– An Alien Parasite in the form an
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...
impersonator.
**
Frankenstein's Monster
Frankenstein's monster or Frankenstein's creature, often referred to as simply "Frankenstein", is a fictional character who first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus''. Shelley's title thus compares ...
(voiced by
Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...
) – A variation of the monster from ''
Frankenstein
''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ex ...
'' who is a member of the Smith family. He is said to be a veteran of the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
, having served with Rick.
** Ghost in a Jar – A tiny green ghost that resides in a jar. Rick states that he is good at explaining obscure jokes for people that do not get them. It was mentioned that his life was saved by Reverse Giraffe in Vietnam. His jar is actually the lower half of his body.
** Hamurai (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A samurai that wears armor made of ham, steaks, sausages, and bacon strips. It was mentioned that he went to college with Reverse Giraffe.
** Mr. Beauregard (voiced by
Tony Barbieri
Anthony J. Barbieri (born August 26, 1963, in Framingham, Massachusetts) is an American comedic writer and performer. He is known for his appearances as the '' Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' character "Jake Byrd." Career
Barbieri was the writer of the mon ...
) – The Smith family's butler. In one flashback, he dresses up as Morty's date to the prom, frees Jerry's head from the stair handrails with marmalade, and fights a Nazi in another.
** Mrs. Refrigerator (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) – A female anthropomorphic refrigerator. She is one of the first parasites who is found out by the family, and attempts to pass a roller coaster ride off as a negative memory in a state of panic, only to try and run once Beth points out the flaw in her statement.
** Pencilvester (voiced by
Tom Kenny
Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for voicing the titular character in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and associated media. Kenny has voiced many other characters, including Heffer Wolfe in '' ...
) – An anthropomorphic pencil. Rick takes a liking to this particular parasite and instructs Morty to kill him as he is unable to bring himself to do it.
** Photography Raptor – A
Utahraptor
''Utahraptor'' (meaning "Utah's thief") is a genus of large dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in North America during the Early Cretaceous period. It was a heavy-built, ground-dwelling, bipedal carnivore. It contains a single species, ''Utahrap ...
that is constantly taking pictures and cannot communicate verbally.
** Reverse Giraffe (voiced by
Keith David
Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his signature deep voice and commanding screen presence in over 300 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media.
He has starred in such films as '' T ...
) – An eloquent-speaking giraffe with a short neck, stubby legs, and a long body. He stated that he went to college with Hamurai, saved Ghost in a Jar's life in
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
, and had been a shoulder for Beth to cry on.
** Sleepy Gary (voiced by
Matt Walsh) – A tired man in pajamas and a nightcap who is portrayed as Beth's husband and Jerry's best friend/secret lover who yearns to divorce his wife so that he can be with Jerry
** Tinkles (voiced by
Tara Strong
Tara Lyn Strong (née Charendoff; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as ''The New Batman Adventures ...
) – A magical flying ballerina lamb with a rainbow unicorn horn who is Summer's imaginary friend. She is stated to live in "Never-Past-Bedtime Land" with numerous similar creatures like a bear parka-wearing bird, a butterfly/sunflower hybrid, a
Chowder
Chowder is a thick soup prepared with milk or cream, a roux, and seafood or vegetables. Oyster crackers or saltines may accompany chowders as a side item, and cracker pieces may be dropped atop the dish. New England clam chowder is typically ...
lookalike, a cloud yeti, an Easter bunny/monkey hybrid, a headphones-wearing dragon, a hoodie-wearing slug, a sunglasses-wearing strawberry, a sweatband-wearing star, and a winter-wear turtle.
** Uncle Steve (voiced by Tony Barbieri) – The supposed older brother of Jerry
**
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
** Unnamed characters – The forms of the alien parasites that were unnamed. These forms consist of an astronaut, a bearded lady, a British Guard, a burglar, a caveman, a chef, a flamingo, a fruit hat girl, a giant robot, a girl robot, a girl scout, a gnome, a
Harlem Globetrotter
The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, and comedy in their style of play. Created in 1926 by Tommy Brookins in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name ''Harlem'' because of ...
, a humanoid bear with kidneys that would be compatible to Beth's, a humanoid catfish, a humanoid fox, a humanoid sun, a humanoid unicorn, a Japanese businessman, a lucky cat, a Mexican man, a
Mr. Peanut
Mr. Peanut is the advertising logo and mascot of Planters, an American snack-food company owned by Hormel. He is depicted as an anthropomorphic peanut in its shell, wearing the formal clothing of an old-fashioned gentleman, with a top hat, mono ...
lookalike, a mushroom head, a nun, a party hat-wearing snake, a pink balloon animal, a rooster, a Scottish "Braveheart" warrior, a sea captain in rain gear, a small cowboy riding a dog, a snorkel kid, a space monkey, and a trashcan-wearing creature.
* The Cromulons (voiced by Justin Roiland) – A race of bald-headed planet-sized alien heads who "feed off the talent and showmanship of less-evolved lifeforms". They transport planets to the expanse of the universe they inhabit and make the residents perform on a talent competition show that they run called ''Planet Music'', with planets that lose or get disqualified being disintegrated by a massive laser cannon. When Rick and Morty win the competition, the Cromulons declare their song the best they've ever heard and decide to end their show after 988 seasons. The general population led by Principal Vagina mistake them for gods and begins to worship them as such until the truth was known.
* The Monogatrons – The Monogatrons are a race of aliens. They created the Lovefinderzz app to distract the humans while they plot to steal Earth's water supply.
** Monogatron King (voiced by
Sam Neill
Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. Neill's near-50 year career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he has been regarded as one o ...
) – The King of the Monogatrons that wants to conquer Earth.
** Monogatron Queen (voiced by
Kathleen Turner
Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and two Tony Awards.
Turner became widely k ...
) – The Queen of the Monogatrons and the wife of the Monogatron King. She enjoys podcasts and arguing with her husband.
** Glootie (voice by
Taika Waititi
Taika David Cohen (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi ( ), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian. He is a recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award, and has received two nominations at t ...
) – Rick's Monogatron intern.
* Space Snakes – A race of sapient snakes from another planet.
* Glorzo – A race of face-hugging parasites.
* The Hell Demons – A race of gross-looking demons who have feelings opposite to what they are supposed to feel. They are a parody of the
Cenobites
Cenobitic (or coenobitic) monasticism is a monastic tradition that stresses community life. Often in the West the community belongs to a religious order, and the life of the cenobitic monk is regulated by a religious rule, a collection of prece ...
from the ''
Hellraiser
''Hellraiser'' is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, and produced by Christopher Figg, based on Barker's 1986 novella ''The Hellbound Heart''. The film marked Barker's directorial debut. Its plot invol ...
'' franchise.
* The Changeformers – A race of robots able to transform themselves into vehicles according to need. They mistake Rick's car to be one of them and later try to kill her along with Morty and Summer when they realise the truth. They are a parody of the ''
Transformers
''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...
.''
* The Mailboxians – A race of mailbox-like aliens.
* The Googa Aliens – Two races of aliens who arrived in the 15th century CE in America. They were at war at first but later united due to their common hate against Turkeys. They defeated the Turkey monsters and saved humanity. They went into hibernation into chambers in the "crypt of the new world" in Washington DC, described as America's oldest secret by the President. Later in the 21st century, they were resurrected by Rick and the President to fight the enhanced turkeys.
* Sun inhabi - A race of humanoids that live in a city that is above the Sun.
** King of the Sun (portrayed by
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor, comedian, and impressionist. He has voiced the Brain in '' Animaniacs'' as well as its spin-off '' Pinky and the Brain'', Big Bob in ''Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004), and a variety of ...
) - The unnamed ruler of the Sun who Morty succeeds after defeating him.
** Knights of the Sun (portrayed by
Matt King Matthew or Matt King may refer to:
Matthew
* Matthew King (composer) (born 1967), British composer and pianist
* Matthew King (cricketer) (born 1977), Australian cricketer
* Matthew Yang King (born 1974), American actor, voice actor, director, prod ...
,
David Mitchell,
Daniel Radcliff
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor. He rose to fame at age twelve, when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name; and has held various other film and theatre roles. Over his career, Rad ...
, and
Robert Webb
Robert Patrick Webb (born 29 September 1972) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is one half of the double act Mitchell and Webb, alongside David Mitchell. Webb and Mitchell both starred in the Channel 4 sitco ...
) - The defenders of the Sun.
* Viscount of Venus (voiced by
Jack Black
Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his acting roles in the films '' High Fidelity'' (2000), ''Shallow Hal'' (2001), ''Orange County'' (2002), '' School of Rock'' (2003), ''E ...
) - The unnamed representative of Venus.
* Earl of Earth - The unnamed representative of Earth who Morty mistook for Santa Claus.
* Marquis of Mars - The unnamed representative of Mars.
Earthly non-human ethnic groups
* The Mega-Gargantuans – The Mega-Gargantuans are an ironically named miniature civilisation located in the Amazon rainforest, with whom Rick and Morty broker peace accords.
** The Presidentress (voiced by
Tara Strong
Tara Lyn Strong (née Charendoff; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as ''The New Batman Adventures ...
) – The elected leader of the Mega-Gargantuans, who separately meets with the President, and Rick and Morty, for peace talks.
* The CHUDs – The CHUDs (Cannibalistic Horse Underground Dwellers) are a race of horses. They dwell in their kingdom underground.
** CHUD King (voiced by
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor, comedian, and impressionist. He has voiced the Brain in '' Animaniacs'' as well as its spin-off '' Pinky and the Brain'', Big Bob in ''Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004), and a variety of ...
) – The King of the CHUDs who had grievances against Rick for the latter sleeping with his daughter.
** Princess Poñeta (voiced by
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci ( ; born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. Known for playing unusual characters with a dark edge, Ricci predominantly works in independent productions, but has also appeared in numerous box office hits. She has receiv ...
) – The daughter of the CHUD King who has a child with Rick.
* The Turkeys – Normal turkeys which got enhanced by the "Turkey President" in order to create a new master race that would overthrow humans. The enhanced turkeys, known as gobblers, varied in size from human-sized to gigantic tower-sized beasts. They were sentient, well built and used firearms. They were all later killed by the Googa aliens with aid from Rick, Morty and the real President.
** Turkey President (voiced by
Keith David
Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his signature deep voice and commanding screen presence in over 300 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media.
He has starred in such films as '' T ...
) – The Turkey leader who by coincidence swallowed the pill given to the real President for identification purposes. After being infused human DNA, it took the President's form and took his place as the President of the United States. He enhanced other turkeys, converting them into super soldiers. The imposter was killed by the real President later.
* The Turkey Monsters – An ancient race of dinosaur-like turkeys who were the original rulers of America. They were "merciless beasts, grazing on the corpses of cowering humans."
Other characters
Humans
* Paul Fleishman (voiced by Ryan Ridley) – A man that appeared in the episode "Mortynight Run". He comes from an alternate time line where Jerry and Beth divorced and Beth got remarried to him.
* Davin (voiced by Dan Harmon) – Beth's extremely handsome co-worker at the horse hospital. Jerry dislikes him intensely because he sees him as a threat to his and Beth's sometimes shaky marriage. The original Jerry killed a mutated version of him in "Rick Potion #9", but the other version from the replacement universe is supposedly alive despite being unseen.
* Ruben (voiced by
Jess Harnell) – A homeless man whose body contains "Anatomy Park", Rick's human body themed amusement park. He dies of
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
with the miniaturized Anatomy Park crew, as well as Morty, still inside of him. In order to help them escape, Rick takes Ruben's corpse into orbit, enlarges it to a gigantic size so that Morty and Annie (the only survivors) can exit through the left nipple, and then blows it up.
* Annie (voiced by
Jackie Buscarino
Jacqueline "Jackie" Buscarino (born September 11, 1977) is an American voice actress, writer and producer. She has contributed voice-over work to animated series such as ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack'', ''Adventure Time'' and ''Gravi ...
) – An employee at Anatomy Park who works at a churro stand. She and Morty are the only survivors of the disease outbreak in the park. She initially ignores Morty, but later grows fond of him when he saves her life and makes out with him while the two of them watch a movie. At the end of the episode, Rick shrinks her down to lead the construction of a new Anatomy Park after she tells him that she studied all of Dr. Bloom's notes. Though Morty is upset about this, Rick claims that Morty dodged a bullet, as Annie has a condition called "puffy vagina".
* Poncho (voiced by
Gary Anthony Williams
Gary Anthony Williams (born March 14, 1966) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He voiced the character of Uncle Ruckus on ''The Boondocks'', and a number of video game characters. He also appeared on the television series '' Weeds'', ...
) – Dr. Bloom's bodyguard who is responsible for the disease outbreak in Anatomy Park. He betrays Bloom as revenge for the horrible employee benefits he received, and is killed when the
bubonic plague
Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the plague bacterium (''Yersinia pestis''). One to seven days after exposure to the bacteria, flu-like symptoms develop. These symptoms include fever, headaches, and vomiting, as well a ...
virus he is carrying turns on him and causes him to fall off of a high balcony. Before the betrayal, he defended the group from Hepatitis A, tuberculosis, and killed gonorrhea with advice from Morty; it can only be assumed that he was just saving himself and was playing along until he escaped the park, but this was fouled up by Morty who discovers the bubonic plague in his backpack. Poncho planned on making himself wealthy by selling the plague to the highest bidder; mentioning Al Quida, North Korea, Republicans, Shriners, balding men who workout, and people on the internet only turned on by cartoons of Japanese teenagers, were the most likely bidders for the ability to decimate the population.
* Tammy Gueterman (voiced by
Cassie Steele
Cassandra Rae Steele (born December 2, 1989) is a Canadian actress and singer known for portraying Manny Santos on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and Abby Vargas on ''The L.A. Complex''. In 2014, she played Sarah in the MTV horror televisio ...
) – A deep cover Galactic Federation agent who poses as a classmate of Summer, getting into a romantic relationship with Birdperson. At their wedding, she shoots him after revealing her true identity, and Federation troops arrive to arrest Rick and his friends. She later oversees Birdperson's transformation into a cyborg, renamed Phoenixperson. In "Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri," she leads an invasion force to capture the version of Beth that has been leading a rebellion and destroy Earth. Though she succeeds in ensnaring both Beths, Rick ultimately kills her with Summer's help.
* Lucy (voiced by Alejandra Gollas) – A maid employed on the Titanic 2, an attraction inspired by the film ''
Titanic
RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United ...
''. She initially comes across as a nice lady but reveals her true colors when she forces Jerry at gunpoint to draw her nude and have sex with her in a car (both references to scenes from the ''Titanic'' film). Before the sex actually takes place, Jerry is rescued by Beth, who knocks Lucy unconscious. She later attempts to follow Beth and Jerry home by clinging to the underside of their car (as in ''
Cape Fear''), but is knocked off and run over by another vehicle.
*
The President (voiced by
Keith David
Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is known for his signature deep voice and commanding screen presence in over 300 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media.
He has starred in such films as '' T ...
) – The
President of the United States
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United Stat ...
, President Curtis serves as an amalgamation of
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
and
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
. Rick first assisted the President when it came to the Cromulons and their "Planet Music" show. In order to come up with an original song, the President asks his men to get him known songwriters like
Pharrell
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he ...
,
Randy Newman
Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early Americana (music), Americana-influenced songs (often ...
,
Billy Corgan
William Patrick Corgan Jr. (born March 17, 1967) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and professional wrestling promoter. He is best known as the lead singer, primary songwriter, guitarist, and only permanent member of the rock band the ...
, and
The-Dream
Terius Youngdell Nash (born September 20, 1977), better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His co-writing credits include songs with "Me Against the Music" (2003) for Britney Spears, "Ride ...
only to be told that they were all killed in an earthquake that struck the
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
s during the Cromulons' arrival except for Ice-T. While being jovial and friendly when not on the job, the President later becomes a burden to Rick and Morty due to his frequent requests for their help in dealing with alien threats. After Rick and Morty inform him that they no longer wish to assist him, he begins acting like a spurned lover and repeatedly attempts to prove that he (and by extension the United States) had never really needed Rick and Morty. All of his technology proves inferior to Rick's however (e.g. shrinking technology). This culminates in a battle between him and Rick after he refuses to take a
selfie
A selfie () is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or smartphone, which may be held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick. Selfies are often shared on social media, via social networking services such as F ...
with Morty (something Morty repeatedly tries to tell Rick not to make a big deal of). The President and agrees to the selfie, but by this point Morty has left with Rick's portal gun and hidden with the rest of the family, forcing Rick to use the President's inferior portal device to track them down. Rick avoids being branded a national threat by tricking the President into thinking that he switched universes with another Rick with an enthusiasm for fly fishing. The President was later informed about an all-out fight between the Smith family duplicates. Later on, the President summons the Smith family when the Sperm Monsters accidentally created by Morty start attacking the Earth.
* Nathan (voiced by
Kurtwood Smith
Kurtwood Larson Smith (born July 3, 1943) is an American television and film actor. He is known for playing Clarence Boddicker in ''RoboCop'' (1987), Robert Griggs in ''Rambo III'' (1988), and Red Forman in ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006), as ...
) – A general in the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...
who does not like the idea that Rick has been tasked with dealing with the Cromulons, preferring instead to launch nuclear missiles at them. He betrays the President and tries to kill him, but is vaporized by Rick before he can.
* Taddy Mason (voiced by Justin Roiland) – A man who runs a hotline service in which lonely people can call him and have conversations, allowing them to pretend to have a friend. Since becoming unemployed, Jerry has been a frequent caller to Mason, having racked up an excessively high phone bill that he attempts to manipulate Summer into helping him pay off.
* The Death Stalkers (voiced by
Joel McHale
Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, and television host. He is best known for hosting '' The Soup'' (2004–2015) and his role as Jeff Winger on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015). He has performe ...
,
Tony Hale
Anthony Russell Hale (born September 30, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role in the Fox comedy series ''Arrested Development'' as Buster Bluth. Hale played Gary Walsh on the HBO comedy ''Veep'' from 2012 until its ...
,
Laura Bailey
Laura Bailey is an American voice actress. She made her anime debut as Kid Trunks in the Funimation dub of ''Dragon Ball Z''. Her other anime credits include Emily / Glitter Lucky in '' Glitter Force'', Tohru Honda in ''Fruits Basket'', Lust i ...
, Ryan Ridley, and
John DiMaggio
John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on ''Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the '' Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on '' Kim Possible'', ...
) – A group of violent scavengers that live in an alternate dimension suspiciously similar to that depicted in the
Mad Max
''Mad Max'' is an Australian post-apocalyptic Action film, action film series and media franchise created by George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It began in 1979 with ''Mad Max (film), Mad Max'', and was followed by thre ...
movies. Rick, Morty and Summer live with them for a short period of time in "
Rickmancing the Stone
"Rickmancing the Stone" is the second episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series ''Rick and Morty''. Released on July 30, 2017, it follows main characters Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith as they enter a post-apocalyp ...
".
* Jaguar (voiced by
Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo ( ; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. He has appeared in films including ''Desperado'', ''Heat'', and the ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' film series. With frequent collaborator and his second cousin Robert Rodriguez, he portrayed ...
) – A criminal who was incarcerated by a foreign government agency. The agency had initially intended to hold him prisoner until his natural death, but released him to assassinate Pickle Rick, offering the release of his daughter. During the fight, he and Pickle Rick realize that they have no reason to be enemies and Jaguar assists Pickle Rick in defeating the agency (who had already killed Jaguar's daughter and lied to him to get him to help them). During the post-credits scene of "Pickle Rick", Jaguar repays Rick by killing Concerto just as the piano-themed villain was about to kill Rick and Morty in his giant piano death trap.
* The Agency Director (voiced by
Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Szymon Serafinowicz ( ; born 10 July 1972) is an English actor, comedian, director and screenwriter, best known for his roles as the title character in the 2016 live-action series of ''The Tick'', Pete in ''Shaun of the Dead'' (2004) and ...
) – Director of the mysterious agency and its illegal activities, he succeeds in capturing Jaguar but makes the mistake of attempting to assassinate Pickle Rick. While making his treacherous escape via helicopter—which has already been commandeered by Rick and Jaguar, now allied against the agency—the building is engulfed in an explosion and the Director appears to be killed.
*
Dr. Wong (voiced by
Susan Sarandon
Susan Abigail Sarandon (; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actorMcCabe, Bruce"Susan Sarandon, the 'actor'" ''Boston Globe''. April 17, 1981. Retrieved January 21, 2021. and activist. She is the recipient of various accolades, ...
) – A Chinese American family therapist who holds a session with the Smith family after Beth and Jerry's divorce. Intelligent and non-judgmental, she remained calm even in the face of Beth's rude hostility and Rick turning himself into a pickle in an attempt to avoid attending. She suggested that many of the family's problems stemmed from their tendency to "use intelligence to justify sickness", highlighting how Rick seems to regard menial work and empathy as beneath him.
* Thomas "Tommy" Lipkip (voiced by
Thomas Middleditch
Thomas Steven Middleditch (born March 10, 1982) is a Canadian actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Richard Hendricks in the HBO series ''Silicon Valley'' (2014–2019), earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award ...
) – A friend of Beth during her sociopathic childhood years. Jealous of his loving relationship with his father Joseph Eli Lipkip, Beth invited him into Froopyland, the alternate dimension Rick created for her and left him for dead there. Later when Joseph was accused of murdering and eating him and faced his upcoming execution, Rick and Beth returned to Froopyland where they found Tommy ruling as king, mating with the local creatures and consuming the resulting offspring to survive. Unable to convince him to return home due to her refusal to apologize for abandoning him, Beth snapped, went on a violent rampage, and ended up returning with just Tommy's severed finger which Rick used to create a clone of Tommy that they sent to replace the original, saving Joseph before he can be subjected to the lethal injection.
*
Logic
Logic is the study of correct reasoning. It includes both formal and informal logic. Formal logic is the science of deductively valid inferences or of logical truths. It is a formal science investigating how conclusions follow from premises ...
(voiced by himself) – Logic makes a cameo appearance at the end of "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender", having been hired by Rick to perform at his party. He sings a rap song about the Vindicators which mostly consists of lyrics about how underappreciated their janitor Noob Noob is. He eventually begins running out of lyrics and asks if he is getting paid.
* Professor Shabooboo – The world's leading expert on sperm, as stated by the President. He tracked Morty's giant sperms to the
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a m ...
and also captured one of them, which was killed instantly by Morty with a ray-gun.
* Coop (voiced by
Timothy Olyphant
Timothy David Olyphant ( ; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in ''The Monogamist'', and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' ''Th ...
) – A US Marine trained to fight as a turkey.
Aliens/Non-humans
* The Space Cruiser/Car (voiced by
Kari Wahlgren
Kari Wahlgren (born July 13, 1977) is an American actress who has provided English-language voices for animated movies, TV series, and video games. She got her start in anime voice-overs as Haruko Haruhara in '' FLCL'', and would later land ma ...
) – The Space Cruiser or simply called the "car" by Rick, is his sentient weaponized spaceship, built out of materials in the Smith family garage. In "
Amortycan Grickfitti
The fifth season of the animated television series ''Rick and Morty'' consisted of 10 episodes, part of the 70 episodes ordered by Adult Swim after they renewed the series in 2018. The series stars Justin Roiland as both titular characters. The ...
", she blackmails Morty and Summer into allowing her to take their joyride out on her own joyride, later displaying an ability to take over physical bodies to free them from prison. In "
Solaricks
"Solaricks" is the premiere episode of the sixth season of the Adult Swim animated television series ''Rick and Morty''. It is the 52nd episode of the series overall. Written by Albro Lundy and directed by Jacob Hair, the episode was broadcast o ...
", she is revealed to be operated by D.I.A.N.E., an
artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech re ...
based on Rick's deceased wife,
Diane Sanchez.
* Snuffles/Snowball (voiced by Rob Paulsen) – Snuffles was the Smith family dog. Fed up with the dog's lack of intelligence, Jerry asks Rick to create a device that would amplify it. This caused Snuffles to realize that dogs are being oppressed and create robot suits for himself and other dogs to take over the world, demanding to be referred to as Snowball because his "fur is pretty and white". Since Morty was kind to him, he keeps Morty as his own pet and pampers him, exhibiting the same kind of "pet parent" behavior that his species rebelled against humanity for. Rick tricks him into thinking that Morty is dying of a fatal kidney disease, so Snuffles spares no expense attempting to cure Morty. After realizing that he and the other dogs became what they hated by enslaving humanity, they become remorseful and travel to a new dimension to live in peace.
* King Jellybean (voiced by Tom Kenny) – A depraved anthropomorphic jellybean who rules a poor village. He attempts to rape Morty in a public bathroom, but Morty fights back and beats him up. He is killed by Rick, and is posthumously revealed to have a collection of compromising photographs, which are strongly implied to be of him molesting children. The photographs are destroyed to preserve what he represented to the people.
* Mr. Lucius Needful (voiced by
Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British-American actor known for his work on the stage and screen. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Pla ...
) – A mysterious man who owns an antique store. The items he sells are all cursed, and subject the buyer to an ironic punishment. He is quickly revealed by Rick to be the devil, a fact he doesn't bother to conceal afterward. He is a parody of Leland Gaunt from
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
's novel, ''
Needful Things
''Needful Things'' is a 1991 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is the first novel King wrote after his rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addiction. It was made into a film of the same name in 1993 which was directed by Frase ...
'' and Mr. Dark from "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury. Rick starts a rival business uncursing his merchandise, which hurts his business and causes him to attempt suicide. Summer helps him retool his shop into an online store, and then he double-crosses her. Rick and Summer then take steroids in order to bulk up, then beat him up as revenge for him "
Zuckerberging" Summer.
* Fart (voiced by
Jemaine Clement
Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created a comedy series of the ...
) – A gaseous being with the ability to read minds and alter matter. His species has no need for names, but he calls himself "Fart" after Rick refers to him as one. At Morty's insistence, he and Rick assist Fart in getting back home, but Fart is killed by Morty after it is revealed that his species sees carbon-based lifeforms as a disease and plans to wipe them out. His musical style is inspired by the personality and works of
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
.
* Beta VII (voiced by
Patton Oswalt
Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...
) – Another hive mind who resembles the
Borg
The Borg are an alien group that appear as recurring antagonists in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe. The Borg are Cyborg, cybernetic organisms (cyborgs) linked in a Group mind (science fiction), hive mind called "the Collective". The Borg ...
from ''
Star Trek: The Next Generation''. He is an associate of Unity who appears to harbor a crush on her. He is a reference to the stereotype of the "
beta male
''Alpha male'' and ''beta male'', or simply put ''alpha'' and ''beta'', are pseudoscientific terms for men derived from the designation for alpha and beta animals in ethology. They may also be used with other genders, such as women, or additio ...
" and the implication is that he has been "
friend zone
In popular culture, the friend zone (or friendzone) is a relational concept, describing a situation in which one person in a mutual friendship wishes to enter into a romantic or sexual relationship with the other person, while the other doe ...
d" by Unity.
*
Ice-T (voiced by Dan Harmon) – A famous American rapper who is tasked with helping Rick and Morty to write a song. Though he initially appears to just be human, he is revealed to be a member of the Alphabetarians, aliens whose bodies are composed of an elemental material and shaped like a letter of the alphabet. He was originally known as Water-T, but was frozen as punishment for his apathetic outlook on life. Rick inspires him to care about things and he saves the earth by using his body to deflect the Cromulons' laser. As a reward for his altruistic deed, he is welcomed back by his home planet and returned to his true form. When a Numbericon attack results in the death of his father, Ice-T leads the Alphabetarians into battle against the Numbericons.
* Zeep Xanflorp (voiced by
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program ''The Colbert Report'' from 2005 to ...
) – A scientist within Rick's Microverse Battery who creates his own micro-planet power supply called the Miniverse. His development of a new power supply prevents Rick from using his flying car, leading to a feud between the two. Zeep is depicted as arrogant and very intelligent, and in many ways a parallel of Rick.
* Glexo Slim Slom (voiced by
Jim Rash
James Rash (born July 15, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He portrayed the role of Dean Craig Pelton on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Bes ...
) – A therapist at the galaxy's most successful couples counselling institute on Nuptia 4, which specialized in materializing romantic partners' perceptions of each other in the form of living biological "mythologizations". When Rick sends Jerry and Beth to the institute, however, their demonized mythologizations of each other escape and go on a murderous rampage. Glexo angrily declared that their marriage was the worst he had ever seen and should not exist, before escaping with other therapists.
* Shrimply Pibbles – An intergalactic civil rights leader described as "the most important man in the universe". He is supposed to receive Jerry's penis in a heart transplant after it is found that his penis can be fashioned into a new heart, but Jerry attempts to weasel out of it. Pibbles receives a state-of-the-art artificial heart instead. Although other aliens present arguments on his behalf, Shrimply Pibbles himself does not speak during this adventure. For instance, an alien in a wheelchair (voiced by
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog (; born 5 September 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and opera director, regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with un ...
) offers a unique viewpoint regarding Jerry's reservations.
* Cornvelius Daniel (voiced by
Nathan Fillion
Nathan Fillion (; born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American actor. He played the leading roles of Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds on '' Firefly'' and its film continuation '' Serenity'', and Richard Castle on '' Castle''. , he was starring as J ...
) – A Galactic Federation agent who attempts to get the mathematical formulation for interdimensional travel out of Rick's brain while Rick is in federation penal custody. Daniel's mind is briefly swapped into Rick's body, just before Seal Team Rick arrive to assassinate Rick.
* Worldender – A supervillain and the archenemy of the Vindicators. He had attempted to destroy the world once before, but was thwarted by the Vindicators. The Vindicators reassemble to stop him a second time. By the time they arrive at his lair, they find that he and his men had already been brutally murdered by Rick whilst on a drunken bender. He is a parody of various comic book supervillains such as
Thanos
Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 ( cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant w ...
and
Darkseid
Darkseid () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby to serve as the primary antagonist of his "Fourth World (comics), Fourth World" metaseries, and was firs ...
, and possibly
Apocalypse
Apocalypse () is a literary genre in which a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a human intermediary. The means of mediation include dreams, visions and heavenly journeys, and they typically feature symbolic imager ...
.
* Doom-nomitron – An unseen supervillain who was the focus of the fateful and penultimate Vindicators 2 mission. His exact intent is unknown, but he was most likely going to destroy the world and possibly the universe, just like Worldender. The Vindicators, who previously invited Rick and Morty to join them, decided "at Alan Rails' insistence" not to in their second adventure. As a result, three of the heroes died and the Vindicators resorted to the extreme measure of destroying the planet Dorian 5 along with its population to take the villain with it. The specific reason why they destroyed the planet is that Doomnometron was a shapeshifter who was also possibly indestructible, save for a planetary core implosion or an event of similar magnitude. The Vindicators' reason was considered sound, save for Rick saying he could have easily whipped up a device to detect Doomnometron from orbit with a snap of his fingers.
* Tony (voiced by
Jeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. He is well known for his role as Belize in the Broadway production of ''Angels in America'', for which he would win a Tony Award, and its HBO miniseries adaptation, for which he would ...
) – A kindhearted yet depressed alien who caught the attention of Rick by using a toilet that Rick uses on another planet.
* Elon Tusk (voiced by
Elon Musk
Elon Reeve Musk ( ; born June 28, 1971) is a business magnate and investor. He is the founder, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; owner and CEO of Twitter, Inc.; founder of The Bori ...
) – A tusked alien version of Elon Musk who is the CEO of Tuskla.
* Miles Knightley (voiced by
Justin Theroux
Justin Paul Theroux (; born August 10, 1971) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained recognition for his work with director David Lynch in the mystery film ''Mulholland Drive'' (2001) and the thriller film ''Inland Empire'' (2006). He also ...
) – A master criminal who is the organizer of HeistCon.
* Ventriloquiver (voiced by
Claudia Black
Claudia Lee Black (born 11 October 1972) is an Australian actress, best known for her portrayals of Aeryn Sun in '' Farscape'', Vala Mal Doran in ''Stargate SG-1'' and Sharon "Shazza" Montgomery in the film '' Pitch Black''. She has had prom ...
) – A sentient archery-themed ventriloquist doll that agrees to help Rick with his heist.
* Talking Cat (voiced by
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. His roles include the Golden Globe-nominated portrayal of the title character in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's ''The Lion King'' (1994), ...
) – An unnamed talking cat that Jerry encounters. He is ashamed of the reason he can talk and tries to keep it secret. When Rick and Jerry read his memories, they are both horrified by what they see and drive the cat away. Rick wipes the memories of it from Jerry's mind.
* Balthromaw (voiced by
Liam Cunningham
Liam Cunningham (born 2 June 1961) is an Irish actor. He is known for playing Davos Seaworth in the HBO epic-fantasy series ''Game of Thrones''.
Cunningham has been nominated for the London Film Critics' Circle Award, the British Independent ...
) – A dragon that Rick gets for Morty, but accidentally soul bonds with him.
* Story Lord (voiced by
Paul Giamatti
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor and film producer. He first garnered attention for his breakout role in '' Private Parts'' as Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton, leading to supporting roles in ''Saving Private R ...
) – The owner of the Story Train.
*
Jesus Christ
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
(voiced by
Christopher Meloni
Christopher Peter Meloni (; born April 2, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC legal drama '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' for its first 12 seasons and its spin-off ' ...
) - a fictional personification of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, created when Rick and Morty invoked
repentance
Repentance is reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs, which is accompanied by commitment to and actual actions that show and prove a change for the better.
In modern times, it is generally seen as involving a co ...
to create a literal
deus ex machina
''Deus ex machina'' ( , ; plural: ''dei ex machina''; English "god out of the machine") is a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrence. Its function ...
.
* Gaia (voiced by
Kari Wahlgren
Kari Wahlgren (born July 13, 1977) is an American actress who has provided English-language voices for animated movies, TV series, and video games. She got her start in anime voice-overs as Haruko Haruhara in '' FLCL'', and would later land ma ...
) – A sentient planet that Rick had a romance with.
* Reggie (voiced by Dan Harmon) – A god-like being who has Gaia as a love interest.
* Voiceovarians (voiced by Justin Roiland and Spencer Grammer) – Creatures residing in the ear which can give illusions of voiceovers. Morty and Summer became unwitting hosts to two of them, and thus served as narrators as the Smith family was caught up in Rick's Gotron obsession.
* Shnoopy Bloopers (voiced by Tom Kenny) – A bipedal humanoid with eyes on stalks and a pig snout on top of the head. He stabs Rick in the chest at the bar with the invincibility shield before the latter retaliates with by stabbing him in the neck with a broken glass bottle. When they recovered from their injuries, it is revealed they are friends and Shnoopy Bloopers treats Rick to food and drink at the resort.
* Risotto Groupon (voiced by
Clancy Brown
Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles.
Brown's film roles include Viking Lofgren in ''Bad Boys'' ...
) – A large alien assistant general manager of the invincibility restaurant in 305 with the Whirly Dirly. He also experiences the wormhole with the compromised temporal shield with Rick and Jerry.
*
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
– A former US President who transformed into a giant
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
-like monster after being a test subject for the
polio vaccine
Polio vaccines are vaccines used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio). Two types are used: an inactivated poliovirus given by injection (IPV) and a weakened poliovirus given by mouth (OPV). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends all chil ...
. He was kept under the
Pentagon
In geometry, a pentagon (from the Greek πέντε ''pente'' meaning ''five'' and γωνία ''gonia'' meaning ''angle'') is any five-sided polygon or 5-gon. The sum of the internal angles in a simple pentagon is 540°.
A pentagon may be simpl ...
, consuming unchosen
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in the United States, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Liberia, and unofficially in countries like Brazil and Philippines. It is also observed in the Netherlander town of Leiden and ...
turkeys until he was incinerated by Morty.
* Chans (voiced by
Peter Dinklage
Peter Hayden Dinklage (; born June 11, 1969) is an American film, television and stage actor. He received international recognition for portraying Tyrion Lannister on the HBO television series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019), for which he wo ...
) - The leader of a group of alien terrorists.
* Technologically-Advanced
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...
- The descendants of the dinosaurs that mastered technology and left Earth during the
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event (also known as the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction) was a sudden mass extinction of three-quarters of the plant and animal species on Earth, approximately 66 million years ago. With the ...
. Their attempts to colonize other planets are resulted in the creation of sentient asteroids that targeted them.
**
Tyrannosaurus
''Tyrannosaurus'' is a genus of large theropoda, theropod dinosaur. The species ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' (''rex'' meaning "king" in Latin), often called ''T. rex'' or colloquially ''T-Rex'', is one of the best represented theropods. ''Tyrannosa ...
(voiced by
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( ; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress, producer, and screenwriter. She rose to fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom ''Friends'' (1994–2004), which has since been named one of the greatest television cha ...
) - One of the unnamed leaders of the technologically-advanced dinosaurs.
**
Brachiosaurus
''Brachiosaurus'' () is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic, about 154to 150million years ago. It was first described by American paleontologist Elmer S. Riggs in 1903 from fossils found in th ...
(voiced by
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't ...
) - One of the unnamed leaders of the technologically-advanced dinosaurs.
**
Triceratops
''Triceratops'' ( ; ) is a genus of herbivore, herbivorous Chasmosaurinae, chasmosaurine Ceratopsidae, ceratopsid dinosaur that first appeared during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period (geology), period, about 68 m ...
(voiced by Dan Harmon) - One of the unnamed leaders of the technologically-advanced dinosaurs.
* Previous Leon (voiced by
Justin Roiland
Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's ''Rick and Morty'' and its subsequent franchise. He voices the show's titular ...
) - Previous Leon is a creature that injects venom into his prey that causes them to go into a "previously on" spiral with his name being a pun of it. His venom makes his victim think more and more of their life is behind them and feeds on their released potential before eventually killing them.
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