Rick and Morty's Ultimate Anti-Rick Weapon Confirms His Deadly Weakness

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When it comes to sociopathic, nihilistic, and anarchistic mad scientists, few can compare to Rick Sanchez in his titular series Rick and Morty.He's a certified genius with a host of intergalactic crimes under his belt who loudly boasts his lack of empathy, despite his more nuanced actions being grounded in it. Now a surprising reveal shows his greatest weakness.

Since 2015, the publisher Oni Press has expanded the wacky world of Rick and Morty into a comic series that more than lives up to the show's premise. In Rick and Morty #56, the series introduced a landmark spin on the show's Council of Ricks with a dark council dubbed the «Illumiricki» who were founded with the intent to regulate and destroy threatening Ricks. This by itself is not unusual due to Rick's often evil nature, but where the trouble arises is how the Illumiricki conducts this.

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In Rick and Morty #60 by Zac Gorman and Kyle Starks, the Illumiricki plan to kill the main Rick (known as Rick C-137) by dropping a reality-killing bomb with a long-timer, and an anti-portal mechanism that slows down Rick's teleport gun. Their plan is effective, not because Rick can't escape, but because he always returns to try and deactivate the device. The Doofus Ricks incorrectly assume this is Rick's hubris refusing him to leave without proving why he's the smartest. However, Rick actually admits it's because he can't stop himself from forming attachments to the specific version of any reality he settles in.

The comic does impressive work in fleshing out Rick's character further. Any fan familiar with Rick's character will be quick to point out that pure nobility is never a consistent action for him.