Rick and Morty
word of advice ! This article contain spoiler for Rick and Morty # 4It has been establish thatRick and Mortyare a package deal , and while an official explanation as to on the dot why has already been given , there is another that really make a lot more sense – affirm once and for all why Rick really needs Morty .
InRick and Mortyseason 1 , installment 10 “ Close Rick - Counters of the Rick Kind ” , it is revealed that allRicks across the multiverseneed to have Mortys as their partners because Morty ’s less intelligent brain moving ridge mask the adept wave of Rick . This is why the instalment showed a ‘ Morty matrix ’ facility where hundreds of Rick - less Mortys were strung - up and put in Brobdingnagian pain outside a orotund building . The more ‘ Morty waving ’ there are , the more hidden any pass on Rick ( or genius Morty ) becomes . This is why Rick exit on adventure with Morty . Not love or general companionship , but so they can continue hidden from their enemies . While Rick C-137 seems to be the exception , as he actually does wish about his Morty , this is generally the pattern when it comes to Ricks and their Mortys . At least , that ’s what fans were lead to trust , as the substantial reason is ( in trueRick and Mortyfashion ) much more meta : Rick needs Morty so he can ‘ yell jokes at him ’ .
Rick Needs Morty so the Series Rick and Morty Can Even Exist
InRick and Morty#4 by Alex Firer and Marc Ellerby , Rick is freaking out because Morty has decide to run forth and not go on adventures with Rick any longer . Morty made this decision because Rick basically leftMorty ’s new lady friend Noelleto decease in a hellish attribute last issue . After Rick gets no support from the sleep of the Smith family unit ( who all agree with Morty ’s reaction ) , Rick barge out of the planetary house , proclaiming , “ Rick never needed a sidekick ! Rick just ask someone to – to – yell jokes at ” .
While this scene could be taken as Rick just welt out at someone who he used to have accomplished ascendance over , there seems to be a piece more to what he ’s say than what may be right away apparent . Rick ‘ yelling jokes at ’ Morty is n’t as unobjectionable as it sounds , as it is their scanty - pearl dynamic on the show . Rick takes Morty on an risky venture , he yells jokes at him for about twenty minutes , Morty reacts comically , and the mention range . That ’s the backbone of the series – that’sRick and Morty . So , when Rick says he just need Morty to shout out joke at him , he meant that literally . Rick and Mortyis a comedy , a self - cognizant comedy , at that . Rick know he ’s a role in a fictional series , and he regularly addresses the audience . This means that he knows his series is called Rick and Morty , and that without Morty ( ie , without someone to yell jokes at ) , there ’d be no serial , and if there was no series , Rick and Morty ( andRick and Morty ) would cease to be .
While Rick and Morty ’s dynamic does basically roil down to Rick ‘ yelling jokes at ’ Morty , it is also what has kept them animated all this time in the meta - sense . Sure , the series came up with an entire in - canyon explanation for why Rick need Morty , but truthfully , Rick only needs Morty because the serial publication is calledRick and Morty , which is something that this late comical issue subtly shines a light on .
Rick and Morty#4 by Oni Press is available now .
