Rick Sanchez

Not to be confused with Rick Sánchez or Ricky Sánchez.
This article is about the Rick and Morty character. For other people named Rick Sanchez, see Richard Sánchez and Ricardo Sanchez.
Rick Sanchez
Rick and Morty character
An elderly man with spiky light blue hair, wearing a lab coat and holding a device in his left hand. He has a unibrow and some green saliva coming out of his mouth.
First appearance
Last appearance
Created byJustin Roiland
Dan Harmon
Designed byJustin Roiland
Inspired by
Voiced by
Portrayed by
In-universe information
Full nameRichard Daniel Sanchez
AliasThe Rickest Rick (Rick Prime)
The Smartest Man in the Universe (seasons 1–5)
NicknameRick
TitleRick C-137 (main character)
Occupation
Affiliation
Family
SpouseDiane Sanchez C-137 (wife; erased from reality)
Significant others
ChildrenBeth Sanchez C-137 (and by proxy Beth Smith C-131 and Space Beth C-131)
The CHUD Heir
NationalityAmerican
Age70

Richard Daniel "Rick" Sanchez is one of the two eponymous characters from the Adult Swim animated television series Rick and Morty and resulting multimedia franchise. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, he is voiced by the former during the first six seasons of the series,[1] then by Ian Cardoni beginning with the seventh season, and Yōhei Tadano in Rick and Morty: The Anime, after voicing the character in the Japanese dub of the series and various promotional short films. Rick is a misanthropic, alcoholic mad scientist inspired by Christopher Lloyd's Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown from Back to the Future and Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic from Marvel Comics. In September 2021, Lloyd portrayed Rick himself in a series of promotional interstitials for the series.[2][3]

The first three volumes of the Rick and Morty comic series follow the Rick and Morty of Dimension C-132 while most issues of subsequent volumes (following the "Head-Space" arc in which Rick C-132 is killed) follow the main Rick (C-137) and Morty (Prime) from the television series, with the final volume ("The Rickoning") and Rick and Morty Go to Hell following another alternate Rick (and Morty) identified as Devil Rick in the latter series, and featuring a Girl Rick designed after cosplayer Santana Maynard by series writer Kyle Starks;[5] the video game Pocket Mortys meanwhile follows the Rick and Morty of C-123.[7] Known for his reckless, nihilistic behavior, pragmatic moral ambiguity and pessimistic personality, the character has been well received.[8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ a b Kilkenny, Katie (24 January 2023). "Adult Swim Cuts Ties With Justin Roiland Following Domestic Abuse Charges". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Pulliam-Moore, Charles (3 September 2021). "Rick and Morty…This Is Heavy". Gizmodo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b Guttmann, Graeme (5 September 2021). "New Rick & Morty Live-Action Clip Has Christopher Lloyd Eat a Pickle". Screen Rant. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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  5. ^ a b Maynard, Santana (20 December 2019). ""Ya'll need to check out the official Rick and Morty comic issue 57!! Yours truly seems to be making a cameo ;D And I'm more than happy to know my dog is also canon now. lmao SPECIAL THANKS to Kyle Starks for making it happen. ❤️ He's a great writer and you all need to check out his other works as well!" — edited from "Ya'll, I'm officially canon. 😀 check out the official Rick and Morty comic that I do a cameo in. This pic of me in cosplay was sent to the animator and my dog Morty even gets referenced too. My dog is also canon. Yay! Lmao But definitely check out the comic, especially this issue (Issue 57) if you want to see what more I do in it. 😊 SPECIAL THANKS to Kyle Starks for making it happen. ❤️ He's a great writer and you all need to check out his other works as well!"". Retrieved 20 December 2019 – via Facebook.
  6. ^ Valdez, Nick (14 November 2023). "Rick and Morty Introduces Rick's Most Surprising Family Member". comicbook.com. Paramount Global. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
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