Rick and Morty Easter Egg Reveals One Parasite Was a Real Person

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In Rick and Morty's 'Total Rickall,' the Smith family contend with a species of psychic parasite that implant fake memories in their victims, inventing countless new members of the household. Tragically, these friends and loved ones are dangerous, and figures like the beloved Smith family butler Mr. Beauregard have to be wiped out to restore normality. However, one Rick and Mortycomic proves that even though the Mr. Beauregard who was in the TV series was an alien parasite, the real, human version does exist.

In Rick and Morty: Go to Hell#5 by Ryan Ferrier and Constanza Oroza, Rick and Morty have ended up in Hell and are scrambling to get out. Morty finds himself standing before Satan, pleading his case as to why the devil should release his soul from the hellish afterlife. Before Morty gets into exactly why he doesn’t deserve to be trapped in Hell, Satan offers him a refreshment, calling to his butler Mr. Beauregard to bring them some food and drink. Later in the comic, Mr. Beauregard briefly shows up on-panel, proving that it is in fact the same character from the episode 'Total Rickall.' 

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Mr. Beauregard’s inclusion in Rick and Morty: Go to Hellis initially a confusing development, as fans believed Mr. Beauregard didn’t exist at all. The character was the generic creation of a parasite used to believably trick Rick and Morty's family into believing they had a butler. However, Mr. Beauregard appearing in hell implies that the butler actually did exist as a real person, and that person died and their soul was sent to hell. Mr. Beauregard's existence calls into question the nature of the parasites that entered Rick and Morty’s house, and how