#[ interactions :: Evil Morty ]

[zhukzubast]

penultimate

4/5 (part 1, part 2, part 3)

Rick C-137

There's our guy!

As the only Rick in this series who's still alive and well(?), C-137 is getting the honour of being the focal point of the art.

As for the moment depicted: it's canon that our Rick has this train, and that Evil Morty was somehow, unbelievably, included within the "classic Rick & Morty adventure" package. Just imagine, Citadel heard about a Morty gone rogue, with an eyepatch that controls Ricks, potentially mixed in among their ranks at that very moment - making him possibly the biggest threat to their society since its inception - and went "that's a baller toy idea" then apparently didn't improve any security measures whatsoever! I'm not saying they had it coming, but they didn't not have it coming.

(i wonder if Citadel Toyz LLC got the info on Evil Morty from an investigation team that had discovered the discarded eyepatch, or from C-137 himself who put the pieces together and tried to warn the Citadel, but like… didn't try that hard. I wonder if Evil Morty's existence had been common knowledge on the Citadel before his takeover, a boogeyman hiding in the shadows, or if only a select few knew.)

Back to C-137, how much of his brainspace do you think Evil Morty has been occupying since Close Rick-Counters of the Rick Kind? When he was invited to dine with the Morty President, he seemed to expect the reveal since before he even saw him.

And how much brainspace do you think Evil Morty has allocated to Rick C-137? To Ricks in general? He has a whole-ass directory of them compiled, sorted by evil-ness. He knows them well enough to predict most of their moves. It's almost like he's obsessed. And C-137, boy if he didn't hunt him down specifically, twice. It was definitely out of pragmatic motives, since this Rick had the knowledge he needed to break through the CFC, but were there other motives as well? After all, he did eventually go on to say that our Rick was "a little different" and that he could "maybe use it someday", and in the language of emotionally constipated assholes that could mean "I think you're ok" and "maybe we can hang out again someday".

By their second face-to-face interaction these two have somehow managed to establish a ridiculous amount of rapport. They fall together like puzzle pieces: collaborate on tinkering with gadgets, synchronize their fighting styles, bicker like they've been at it their whole lives. They even have a running gag going, with Rick shooting Evil Morty's forcefield seemingly for no other reason than to annoy him. And yet for most of their time together C-137 acts like he can't wait to be rid of Evil Morty again (though he very curiously doesn't support his Morty's idea of getting rid of the guy permanently).

Do you think it bothers C-137 that he sees himself in Evil Morty? The Rickest Morty, doing whatever he can to escape the rotten hand he had been dealt, to wrench back control of his own life no matter the cost - such a very Rick thing to do. Or is it worse that he sees bits and pieces of Evil Morty in Morty Prime? His "little buddy" has been sick of him not once and not twice before, so who knows how long it'll be until he wakes up with a control chip in his brain. Or perhaps it's the other way around. Perhaps the most unpalatable thing about Evil Morty is all the bits and pieces of his own Morty that he sees in him. That the only guy with a Rick body count to potentially rival his own is a version of his-not-his grandson, and that at the end of the day, despite everything, he can't help but care. That he might not be able to take the shot unless he knows the shields are up.

[fear-no-mort]

i like the way em takes a second to just stare at morty here. like he doesn’t immediately close the door, he takes enough time for morty to step a bit into the room, worriedly turn back and start walking close enough to him that he flinches when the door almost shuts on his face, to just stand and look at him for a bit before he thinks he’ll never see him again. ive probably mentioned this before but i really do think just purely from seeing the way he was arguing with rick and how he tried to convince him to team up against their ricks and rescue all the mortys together that evil morty has had a fondness for morty prime since Forever

look at the way they just stare at eachother the entire time the ricks are speaking both enamoured by eachother because they represent something the other could never do/have, morty being instantly interested in what em’s deal is because of the villainous nature of his rick and him and his constant unchanging glare, him having the confidence and authority that morty himself wishes to have, and vice versa because of him standing up to rick while still retaining that good-willed nature mortys usually naturally have which is something that evil morty lost and will likely never feel again

also. i know em likely didnt even see it but i love the idea that he purposely does the hands on hips stance So Much because of morty prime. look!!!

[dykemcqueen]

s7e5 was so disappointing to me bc they completely sidelined morty and acted like there's some stark difference between morty and evil morty as if the whole conceit of EM isn't that he is literally just morty.

at his point of origin EM is not smarter, he's not crueler, he's not better, he's not worse, he's just c137 with about 20% less patience. EM has more knowledge because he HAD to learn as much as rick to finally overcome him, but overcoming rick was the impetus, and if c137 had that same drive, it would be completely possible. c137 has manipulated rick in exactly the same way that we see EM doing to his rick in the opening. c137 is just as smart and bitchy and fed up. he's just as good at fighting and flying the ship. morty c137 has not been the bumbling sidekick for many seasons, so why put him in that position now? just to make evil morty look way cooler than he is?

not to mention it's so out of character for morty not to read the fucking room at the end of the episode. morty canonically can dissect rick very well, so why is he acting cheery and ignorant now? it's not like the two of them to be so out of sync, not anymore. it was just so repellent to me... dragging my boy through the mud just to put evil morty on a pedestal... just to act like they aren't the same person at their core.

[mortysmith]

scrolling thru the tag for the new ep. paused everything. "what did sorrelpaws think about it though."

ALRIGHT i rewatched it AND I LIKE ITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

[brainhurtyqueen]

For Dead Dove Sapphic Week 2025, Day Three: Objectification. I’m late with posting this. But this is the one I've been the most excited to post. Because of course I had to write toxic Yuri EmSum!

Title: To Own You, To Keep You, Forever and Ever.

[countlessrealities]

@evilmcg [x]

"You obviously do care or else you wouldn't be bringing it up to me." She argued. This had been the last thing she'd been expecting. It filled her with a sense of unease. She felt anxious as hell. She shouldn't care this much.

Care this much that she's upset him even if unintentionally. She found herself gulping. Nervously toying with her jewelry as a distraction from her feelings. "I'm not toying with you or lying to you. It's different, Mortimer."

She didn't wanna give up on her hobby with the Ricks in question. Besides she wasn't lying just to make him feel better or to cover her own ask. She did see it differently. "Our dates are special. Because you're my boyfriend and also because you were the first person I showed that side of myself too."

Sure Morty had seen a little of what she was capable of when he watched as she killed her parents, but unless she was in a jealous rage he didn't see just how far she could go. Just how dark her nature was. How into torture and the sound of screams she was. Mortimer was the one who was first allowed to see her most sadistic and ugly parts.

"Our murder dates are special. What we have is special." How was he getting her to admit all this? Why was she panicking so much? "I didn't think this was something you would be jealous over. Does this mean if I shared this side of myself with our boyfriend you would see that as unacceptable too?" Probably even more so considering the romantic relationship at play. What he had to say last truly gutted her however. She could feel the walls closing in around her. "I'm sorry. I'll do something for you. Something that proves I can be a good girlfriend."

Morty hadn't really stopped to think about what Meg's reaction to his accusations could have been. He was annoyed, so her thoughts and feelings didn't really matter to him in that moment. And that was why he had initially planned to say his piece, pour some salt into the wound and then leave.

However, those intentions were quickly forgotten the moment he saw the girl panicking. Her nervous gesture, the restless body language, the growing anxiety in her voice. By the time the apology slipped from her lips, she was sounded like she was begging him.

The show of emotions caught him off guard and left him confused. Why was she so insistent? So desperate to make him understand, to reassure him of the meaningfulness of their outings? Where was it coming from?

A few moments of silence passed, the heavy tension hanging over their heads as Morty tried to find a proper answer to all that. Not just to Meg's words, but also to her behaviour. In the end, he turned around fully once again, taking a few steps towards her.

"You're not listening to me. I'm not jealous, I'm upset." She was really dumb at times. Her agitated state was no excuse for it. "What irks me isn't that you shared the activity with someone else in itself, but that you didn't tell me and made it sound like it was our thing. Something you did with me exclusively."

If she had used her brain, been more mindful, they would have never needed to have this conversation.

"Maybe you didn't mean to, but you led me on. Deceived me in a way. And that's something I do not tolerate. Also, you didn't consider how I might have reacted to it. You didn't think about me at all. You acted selfishly and were self-absorbed, and that's what makes you a bad girlfriend."

He closed the distance between them, grabbing her chin. His grip was firm, not enough to be painful, but it still felt like a punishment.

"You can share that part of you with whoever you wish, be it other me or his Ricks, it doesn't matter. But in exchange you have to prove yourself to me. Show me that what you said about it being 'special' aren't just empty words. Because that's what it sounds me right now."

[kuboyesuu]

Morty means so much to me you have no idea how much I miss him. The duo we deserved.

woopdedoop

[fear-no-mort]

this didn’t make us friends

[thesoftboiledegg]

"Unmortricken" was a lot. In fact, it might have been a little too much.

To start, I loved the glimpse of what exists outside the Central Finite Curve. The visuals were stunning and reminded me of M.C. Escher's drawings. The Jetson-like family was a nice touch--if anything can happen, who says they can't have different animation styles? All those colorful portals make me wonder what's lurking just out of sight.

It's also funny that the space outside the Curve is full of Rick's favorite thing: crystals. If he took a trip there, he'd come back with his pockets stuffed with gemstones.

Evil Morty's reappearance gave us a decent character study. Since he wasn't the antagonist, we saw him interact with the C-137s as a regular person. Morty's a little impressed, and Rick has a grudging respect for him. Others have called Evil Morty the Rickest Morty, and I agree: similar intelligence, similar technology and similar bloodthirst.

I was glad that he left in the end because that's what his character arc is about anyway. He doesn't want to be part of anyone else's story, not even another Morty's.

However, that's also part of the issue that I had with this episode. Seeing Evil Morty was great, but it was also a little...pointless? You could've had the same story without him. He's not working with Prime, and he has no ties to C-137 after "Rickmurai Jack," so it felt like the writers just said "Hey, you know what would be cool?"

I'm not against writers having fun and giving the audience what they want. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (yeah, groan at me, Marvel haters) is fan service in blockbuster form, and it was one of the best theater experiences I've ever had.

Still, if Evil Morty came back, I think he should've had a separate episode. The episode juggled C-137 Rick, Morty, Evil Morty and Prime Rick pretty well, giving them satisfying interactions with each other, but no Evil Morty would've meant more relationship development for the C-137s.

Evil Morty's backstory also didn't reveal much about him. I mean--yeah, we all figured that he had an abusive Rick and got fed up. The fact that he had a "regular" Rick instead of a deranged lunatic does make a point about the banality of abuse. Monsters aren't always raving maniacs who torture people in their basements. Ordinary people can wear you down with a slow drip of toxicity and neglect.

I enjoyed this episode, and Evil Morty's return was exciting, but cramming the series' two biggest antagonists and storylines into twenty minutes was a little overwhelming. New plot developments kept showing up, too: Rick found Prime! Prime's various lairs! Omega device! I would've preferred a two-parter.

I'll admit that if you told me that we'd see Evil Morty and Rick Prime in the same shot, I never would have believed you, but here we are.

On that note, Prime's characterization was perfect. No attempt at a cutesy, sad backstory; he's a laughing monster until the end. And is it really the end? He has regeneration abilities, but C-137 acts like he's dead and even gives up the search. This leaves us with a few options:

C-137 killed him.

Prime fooled C-137 into thinking that he's dead when he isn't.

C-137's keeping him alive for later use.

Hopefully, this is more complicated than it looks because I'll be disappointed if this is the end of Prime. He's a brilliant reflection of C-137: the Rick he'd be without his tiny shred of humanity.

And Prime's a maniac, but he tells C-137 the truth. Rick broke into Prime's house. He pretended he belonged with this group of strangers. He latched on to Prime's grandson because he never had his own. His brutal, violent streak never went away no matter how long he tried to play house.

Prime says "Admit it! You would have been me!" In season three and parts of season four, Rick was close. His love for his family--love that he pretended he didn't have--and desire for their approval just barely pulled him back. But what kept that spark alive? How close was he to becoming a cold, unfeeling shell?

In the end, C-137's not satisfied after he destroys Prime--and weirdly, I'm not satisfied, either. Beating Prime to an unrecognizable pulp doesn't bring Rick's original family back. It doesn't erase the atrocities that Rick's committed. It doesn't make his grief go away. It doesn't change the fact that Rick teetered on the edge of turning into the monster that he despised.

What's more satisfying is that Rick didn't turn out like Prime. His Morty doesn't give two shits about Prime, but he loves him. He hugs him in relief (come on, Rick, hug him back already!), cries out "Rick? Rick!" and shakes his body when he thinks he's dead, and talks excitedly as they return home.

Rick's going to therapy, which Prime would have mocked. He went from having nobody to living with FIVE kids if you count Morty and Summer. Even he and his Jerry are pretty tight.

Rick knows this, but he still feels empty all the time. Vengeance doesn't work, drinking doesn't work...wouldn't it be easier if he just switched off his humanity and laughed at everything, even his own death?

But now that he knows how it feels to be loved, especially by his hypothetical grandson, I think he'll always find himself at the Smiths' doorstep.

[zhukzubast]

Back to it. My unhinged essays on Evil Morty's connections to various Ricks

3/5 (part 1, part 2)

Rick Prime

So Rick Prime, huh. What a guy. Such an elusive character. So little known about him. But here's a funny thing: for all of Evil Morty's dismissiveness towards the guy in Unmortricken, it's almost impossible that he didn't know of him.

With how many Ricks' brains Evil Morty had scanned, he must have stumbled upon information about Rick Prime somewhere. He saw C-137's memories, for goodness sake! His disregard for Prime seems intentional, in light of this. The Big Bad? Nah, just another shitty grandpa. The only thing that briefly managed to make him care was the Omega Device. And once that was secured he didn't even bother killing Prime personally.

Was it Prime's (presumed) lack of crimes against Mortykind that allowed Evil Morty to brush him aside so easily? The worst that guy ever did to Morty Prime was abandon him. And for all of C-137 assurances that Prime really, truly does not give a shit about his own grandson, Evil Morty bet on him hesitating to kill Morty Prime in cold blood. And won.

Before Rick Prime met his end he had a brief interaction with Evil Morty and then Rick C-137. In both he was on the ropes, thoroughly deafeated, rambling on with barely any acknowledgement from his opponents. But i would argue that the interaction with Evil Morty had him more out of his element than getting literally beaten to death.

And why wouldn't it! Prime is used to being hunted, to people wanting him dead. His way of dealing with that could imply "passively suicidal" just as much as "reckless overconfidence". He is a Rick, after all. Hell, it seemed like he had a whole speech for C-137 prepared for the occasion that his luck finally ran out.

What he's not used to is being dismissed, to being a means to an end.

It's funny that, even after figuring out Evil Morty was not your regular old Morty, Rick Prime was still so damn far from seeing the whole picture. His warning to C-137 makes it obvious that Prime still thought that Evil Morty was his Morty in some way. Still thought that the kid was yet to "get mad at grandpa".

Rick Prime died knowing his downfall was underestimating a Morty, but he had no clue by just how much. And maybe that's a cosmically appropriate punishment. The man who valued intellect above everything else goes out a sucker. But i can't help but wish he'd found out.

And just imagine what could've happened had the two met earlier. What if they were forced by circumstances to communicate, or, god forbid, even collaborate? Would they notice they both have a flare for dramatics, a love of sci-fi aesthetics, and a shared hobby of doing everything in their power to be left alone, collateral damage be damned, only to then eagerly jump at the first opportunity to interact with people who disturb their solitude? And if they did notice the similarities, i wonder which one would be disturbed by them more.

…i want Prime back from the dead for this teamup alone.

[brainhurtyqueen]

For Dead Dove Sapphic Week 2025. This took a little longer than expected to finish, but I got it out at least two days after the events had started.

Title: The Monster You Chose to Be.

[t0rturedangel]

Ohhh since you're writing for him could you write something about evil morty being jealous/possessive with the reader (in a romantic relationship) please and thank you!

𝟎𝟎𝟏. 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘫𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘴 [ 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘳. ]

⠀⠀⠀: ᯓ 𝟎𝟎𝟐.⠀ EVIL MORTY SMITH X READER

› 〉 𝟎𝟎𝟑. SYNOPSIS, Evil Morty is one hell of a bf, his jealousy and possesiveness is crazy.

› 〉 𝟎𝟎𝟒. WARNINGS, Evil Morty, maybe a bit ooc, threats / threats of violence, ect

› 〉 𝟎𝟎𝟓. AUTHOR'S NOTES, Happy to do another rick and morty request! I hope this one is good- i'm not too good when it comes to writing for characters like him but I'll try! ALSO SOME WORDS MIGHT BE SPELT WRONG

🜸 ㅤ▎ㅤ▍ㅤUnlike RICK, EVIL MORTY is well aware that he can get jealous and possesive over you- in fact most Morties are aware of that fact, and well you cant exactly blame them, love is something they dont get often, and when they do it doesn't last.

🜸 ㅤ▎ㅤ▍ㅤSo it is no surprise that when you began to date EVIL MORTY, he was quick to become jealous and bitter to all other morties (even more than he already is). After all, now that your his significant other, others may be prone to want to go after you which is something that will bother EVIL MORTY.

🜸 ㅤ▎ㅤ▍ㅤThis especially happens during his presidental run, now that he's making himself and, ultimately, you public- many would be bound to try and get you away from him for various reasons. Though don't worry too much, EVIL MORTY has it all sorted- pull a few strings and the rouge morties that tried to even interact with you will be gone, like they never exsisted.

"Morty.." you called out, staring at your boyfriend who was currently sifting through various files, persumebly all to do with the votes and campaign as he was running for president in the citadel- something you heavily encouraged because it would be good to have a new, democraticly elected, leader for the citadel and hey, if morty needed any help or things got to stressful you'd be able to help (I mean how hard can it be?). "Yeah [name]?" He lifted his head up, staring at you with a quirked brow, clearly wanting you to continue though under his gaze you felt slightly uncomfortable- jeez when did your boyfriend become so damn scary? "Do you know what happened to the two Morties that jumped me the other day? I was searching for them coz I found out they were trying to make bootleg portal fluid but they were gone" you picked at the skin around your nails, avoiding your Morty's gaze nervously though your attention was quickly brought back to him when he sighed "Don't worry about them [name], they've been dealt with..... now come on- can you help me with these papers" he smiled at you, gesturing to the seat next to him which you quickly sat down on. You can only assume that Morty sent the cops after them, and that they're now in prison.

🜸 ㅤ▎ㅤ▍ㅤLet's say you're evil with him, meaning that you agree with what he does, and so when you met c-137 Rick and Morty you too pretened to be normal until you didn't- you were the first person the two were introduced to as you sat with them to eat food before evil morty appeared. Both of you then confessing to the fact that you hated ricks and the citadel.

🜸 ㅤ▎ㅤ▍ㅤIf you were 'evil' like him, then it would be perfect- because then he would be able to leave everything behind with you! Which is brilliant coz that means it will be just the two of you together, no one else trying to disturb your relationship (until season seven episode five).

🜸 ㅤ▎ㅤ▍ㅤOverall, EVIL MORTY is a little extreme when it comes to his jealousy- he doesn't like being jealous so he takes care of the problems quickly and swiftly, the quicker the better.

[mcevrickblog]

"Oh dear god, Miami..."

"I swear to god, Miami, stop getting into trouble with the damn police here. I see you in my office so much." -Cop

OH MY GOD. Where have you been baby?? I can’t believe you’re on Tumblr💕

Also, no.. I like being in your office, maybe one of these days you’ll punish me~

[countlessrealities]

@imprvdente asked for a small starter for Fish Lecter from Evil Morty !

Enrolling back in high school after everything he had been through was definitely interesting. The normalcy of it all, the trivial problems that were treating like insurmountable obstacles, the teenage drama. It was almost like living inside a TV show.

Or, at least, that was how it felt to Mortimer. What for everyone else was routine, for him it was an alien experience.

The story he had made up about being a "part time" student had been accepted without much of a fuss, most likely thanks to the generous donation he had had Rick made. Humans were really the same in every dimension.

Amber eyes landed on a particular blue head that stood out in the crowd of students busy storing or retrieving their possessions from their lockers. Running the Citadel and living the full high school experience was impossible, so he had decided that he needed a point of reference he could count on to keep him up to date.

This was why he had spent the first couple of weeks studying his classmates and, eventually, had picked that particular girl. Not only she was more interesting than the other spoiled brats, but she was one of the few who didn't seem freaked out by him.

To be fair, Morty couldn't blame the other teens for that. His Rick tended to instil terror in whoever laid their eyes on him and the man had come to pick him up a few times.

"Hello, Océanne," he greeted with a polite smile as he stopped a step away from her locker. "May I borrow some of your time?"

[glitteringcrab]

Rick C-137 and Evil Morty (part 2)

From Rick C-137's and Evil Morty's interactions up until now, I got the impression that Rick C-137 can sorta see through Evil Morty's cold façade and recognize the hurt child hiding underneath. In Unmortricken, Rick C-137 tended to try to smooth things over a little bit (what with Rick C-137 complimenting him, defusing the situation almost every time Eyepatch Morty got aggressive or challenging, convincing Morty Prime to step down, offering Eyepatch Morty to work together, voicing reasons and excuses for them to keep working together, treating him with respect, listening to his suggestions, returning his portal gun immediately, trusting him in his own home).

And I think Eyepatch Morty kinda responded to all that, because although he was on his guard the whole time, he never seemed scared of C-137 the way he seemed with Rick Prime at the end of the Prime fight.

In fact there are moments when he seems unbothered by Rick C-137 standing right next to him; in one instance EM is even casually standing between Rick C-137 and Morty Prime...! (I would have thought he would prefer to stay as far away from Rick as possible, therefore on Morty Prime's left, but nope)

...and in the very beginning there is even a moment when he walks up to Rick C-137 until he stands close to him... (which I felt was surreal)

And you know what else was surreal?

THIS.

Rick C-137 left Eyepatch Morty alone with Morty Prime, in his own basement.

If there was a bigger act of trust on Rick's part than this, I don't know what it is.

At first glance, maybe it wasn't so big an issue... We know Eyepatch Morty doesn't go out of his way to pick unnecessary fights, and if Rick (like us) has surmised that Eyepatch Morty holds some fondness for Morty Prime, it's not a stretch to think he was unlikely to try anything "evil"...

But at the same time, it is his own basement. You know, the place he lives? Where he holds priceless equipment and weapons that could be stolen? Right below the house his family is, who could be threatened as blackmail?

He could have teleported the trio of them anywhere else, and split ways with Eyepatch Morty before resuming the Prime Hunt, so that Eyepatch Morty would never know which dimension he lived in, never had the chance to study his defense systems.

But no. He teleported Evil Morty in his own dimension, inside his own house, past his own defenses.

And, here's the thing...

...Do you think Rick C-137 expected to return victorious after the Prime Hunt?

Sure, he intended to kill Rick Prime, but...

Do you think he was willing to die trying?

Do you think he expected to survive?

Do you think he intended to return home afterwards?

Or...

...

Assuming Rick C-137 found Rick Prime but didn't make it back (for whatever reason)...

Have we given any thought to what would happen to Morty Prime after Rick C-137 was gone?

Physically, I mean. He would be sad, for sure, but would he be safe?

Rick has plenty of enemies and a colossal network of illegal activities he kept up with, but that's not what I'm worried about. They wouldn't have much reason to target a dead man's house, and someone like Space Beth, Birdperson or Unity would be able keep them at bay anyway.

...But what if another Rick, a truly bad one, made the Parmesian dimension his home?

What would happen to Morty Prime then?

Do you think Rick C-137 had given this matter any thought at all?

...He might have, but it's not like there's a lot he can do (I guess he could throw himself in the Omega Device, but (a) when he started the Hunt he didn't know Prime had re-built it and (b) that's supposing he survived the Hunt in the first place): He can't live forever so it's bound to happen sooner or later anyway, there are infinite Ricks, and there is no one who can actually stand up to a Rick...

...Except one.

...And suddenly Rick C-137 bringing Eyepatch Morty in his house feels almost like an invitation.

Like Rick C-137 wanted someone capable to take over watching over Morty Prime.

[cyantt-does-stuff]

Their dynamic is just so interesting to me, not just in a romantic way. I wanna see them interact more damn it. Also I will never get over the fact selfcest is canon in this show.

I headcanon Evil Morty uses the name Morvil. It's easier to use, plus it's sorta cute.

Anyways, Morty falls first, Morvil falls harder.