Morty Smith

This article is about the fictional character. For the historian, see Morton Smith. For the minister, see Morton H. Smith.
Morty Smith
Rick and Morty character
A teenage boy wearing blue pants and a yellow T-shirt. He has a distressed look on his face.
First appearance
Last appearance
Created by Justin Roiland
Dan Harmon
Designed byJustin Roiland
Inspired by
Voiced by
Portrayed byJaeden Martell (interstitials)[2][3]
Jay Bauman (Half in the Bag)[4]
In-universe information
Full nameMortimer Chauncey Smith Sr.[5]
NicknameMorty
SpeciesHuman
Vampire (formerly)
GenderMale
TitleMorty Prime
Sir Mortanial (Morty the Molten)
OccupationStudent
King of the Sun
AffiliationThe Vindicators
Knights of the Sun
WeaponLightsaber (season 6)
Family
Spouse
Significant others
Children
HomeUnited States, Earth
NationalityAmerican[6]
Age14

Mortimer Chauncey "Morty" Smith Sr.[5] 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 for the first six seasons of the series,[1] followed by Harry Belden beginning with the seventh season. Morty is a 14-year-old boy loosely inspired by Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly from Back to the Future.[7] Morty is known for his awkward, anxious, second-guessing, doubtful personality, and low sense of self-esteem; the character has been critically well-received. He is the good-natured and impressionable grandson of Rick Sanchez, the son of Jerry and Beth Smith, the younger brother of Summer Smith, and the father of Morty Jr., Thoolie, Naruto, and Maria Smith. He is also known to be easily manipulated. In September 2021, Jaeden Martell portrayed Morty in a series of promotional interstitials for the series.[2][3]

An inter-dimensional traveller, several alternate versions of Morty from across the multiverse have appeared throughout the franchise. Although initially referring to himself as "Morty C-137" in reference to the designation given to his grandfather by the Trans-Dimensional Council of Ricks, in reference to Rick's original universe, "C-137", in "Rickmurai Jack", Rick is revealed to not be Morty's original Rick, with Morty's true reality designation, Morty Prime, being revealed in the audio commentary for "Solaricks". Book 1 of the Oni Press Rick and Morty comic series (comprising the first two volumes of the series) follows the Rick and Morty of Dimension C-132 (until their deaths in the "Head-Space" arc) while most issues of subsequent installments follow the Rick (C-137) and Morty (Prime) of the television series; the video game Pocket Mortys follows the Rick and Morty of Dimension C-123 who capture numerous alternate versions of Morty, including girl counterparts Morticia and Mortabel, while various other Mortys are the focus of episodes set in the inter-dimensional Citadel of Ricks and Mortys, ruled by President Morty of Dimension 79⊢⊇V, colloquially known as "Evil Morty" among fans and the media until the series' fifth season, where this name was officially adopted, whose origin story is explored in the seventh season episode "Unmortricken". The character has received a positive critical reception.[8]

  1. ^ a b Kilkenny, Katie (January 24, 2023). "Adult Swim Cuts Ties With Justin Roiland Following Domestic Abuse Charges". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference JaedenMartell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference JaedenMartell2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference HB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Rerrier, Ryan; Oroza, Costanza with Stern, Sarah; Rick and Morty Go to Hell #5 (21 October 2020). Oni Press. "Satan: To you, Mortimer Chauncey Smith. A brave little toaster if there ever was one."
  6. ^ Audio commentary — "Auto Erotic Assimilation"
  7. ^ "Morty Smith". comicvine.gamespot.com. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  8. ^ Whalen, Andrew (13 January 2016). "'Pocket Mortys' Is Out Now, But It's Not Rick and Morty From The Show". Player One. Archived from the original on 1 December 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2017.