Morty Smith

Mortimer Smith Sr. is one of the title characters of the American animated television series Rick and Morty. Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, Morty is an anxious 14-year-old based on Marty McFly from Back to the Future.[2] Known for his awkward, anxious, second-guessing, and doubtful personality and for his low self-esteem, the character has been well-received. He is the good-natured and impressionable grandson of alcoholic mad scientist Rick Sanchez, and can be somewhat easily manipulated.

Morty Smith
Rick and Morty character
First appearance"Pilot" (2013)
Created byJustin Roiland
Dan Harmon
Voiced byJustin Roiland
In-universe information
Full nameMortimer Smith Sr.
OccupationStudent
ChildrenMorty Smith, Jr. (son)
RelativesRick Sanchez (grandfather)
Jerry Smith (father)
Beth Smith (mother)
Space Beth (mother)
Summer Smith (sister)
Leonard Smith (grandfather)
Joyce Smith (grandmother)
Diane Sanchez (grandmother)
NationalityAmerican[1]
Age13-14

Others sometimes refer to him as Morty Smith C-137 in reference to the designation given to his grandfather by the Trans-Dimensional Council of Ricks, in reference to his original universe, "C-137"; whether this is his actual universe designation is unknown. Book 1 of the Rick and Morty comic series (comprising the first two volumes of the series) follows the Rick and Morty of Dimension C-132 while most issues of subsequent instalments follow the Rick and Morty of "C-137"; the video game Pocket Mortys follows the Rick and Morty of C-123.[3]

Biography

Morty is 14 years old and is a student at Harry Herpson High School along with his older sister Summer. Morty seems to be suffering from anxiety and is easily stressed, largely as a result of traumatic experiences during his adventures with Rick. He is often dismissed as idiotic by Rick and others, but is shown to be wiser than his grandfather in terms of understanding people's feelings, and is capable of explosive anger and moral outrage in objection to Rick's attitude and actions.

Development

The character was created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, who first met at Channel 101 in the early 2000s. In 2006, Roiland created The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti, an animated short parodying the Back to the Future characters Doc Brown and Marty McFly, and the precursor to Rick and Morty.[4] The idea for Rick and Morty, in the form of Doc and Mharti was brought up to Adult Swim, and the ideas for a family element and Rick being a grandfather to Morty were developed.[5]

Reception

The character has received positive reception. VerbStomp described Morty as "Perhaps the picture of childhood innocence, or perhaps the product of parental neglect. Morty is unintelligent, skittish [...] and distressed, likely due to his traumatic experiences while venturing into new worlds with Rick."[6]

References
  1. Audio commentary — "Auto Erotic Assimilation"
  2. "Morty Smith". comicvine.gamespot.com. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. Whalen, Andrew. "'Pocket Mortys' Is Out Now, But It's Not Rick and Morty From The Show". Player One. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. Czajkowski, Elise (12 November 2013). "Dan Harmon's Rick and Morty Premieres on Adult Swim on Dec. 2". Splitsider. The Awl. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. Topel, Fred (2 December 2013). "Exclusive Interview: Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland on 'Rick and Morty'". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  6. Martineau, Maxym (November 10, 2015). "That's Deep: The Characters of Rick and Morty". VerbStomp. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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