Rick and Morty's Greatest Threat Was Never Rick - It's the Smartest Jerry

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Throughout the multiversal adventures of Rick and Morty, the titular characters have encountered a number of dangerous threats, including that of Rick himself, but surprisingly, none have been so great as the smartest Jerry. Jerry is Morty’s father and Rick’s son-in-law, but most fans know him as the constant screw up whose idiocy and cowardice consistently puts the Smith family in danger. In an alternate universe, however, one Jerry stands above the rest as the smartest of them all, and while that doesn’t mean too much on the surface when compared to Rick, the smartest Jerry’s actions made him Rick and Morty’s greatest threat. 

In Rick and Morty Presents: The Council of Ricks#1 by Jake Goldman, Marc Ellerby and Phil Murphy, fans are given the full story behind the Council of Ricks and how it formed. Their story began with a call to action, with each Rick who would become members of the Council of Ricks being recruited to thwart an evil plan created by a mysterious threat. Clones of influential Ricks across the Citadel were being made to replace the original Ricks, with the person creating them lurking in the shadows, ready to take over once his plan was complete. That evil mastermind is none other than the smartest Jerry. 

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While initially threatening, Jerry proves to be pretty easy to defeat once he is exposed. However, by the time the Ricks found out about what he was up to, the damage was already done, though not in the way fans might expect. The Ricks track down and kill every single one of the Rick clones, including and especially the Prime Minister of the Citadel who ruled with complete autonomy at the time. When he was killed, the