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[[WMG: Rick's entire backstory and character development is one big lie]]
Rick is smart. I know that, you know that, we all know that. And possibly he's smart enough to fool everyone, from the audience to his own family. He constantly hints that he's [[BreakingTheFourthWall aware that he's an animated character]] and messes with the audience by coming up with fake backstories and "development" of his character. I mean, how could his backstory be at least partially true if it was specifically stated that he can't alter details of a memory? This means that he purposefully inserted false memories into his brain scan to fool not only Evil Morty, but his own Morty and other family members. The universe he travels in "Solaricks" is also not his, making sure he ends up in a dimension different from his home one just to mess with us, the viewers. Breaking the Central Finite Curve was also part of his plan to continue bringing his Morty on more dangerous adventures for his own benefit, just because he likes being in control, because he likes being a ''GOD''.
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** [[spoiler: Actually, as of Solaricks, it is revealed that Weird Rick is actually Series Morty's actual grandfather.]]

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* Jossed. [[spoiler: Rick Prime (here referred to as C-000) is the biological granfather of the main Morty of the show, and from the original, Cronenberged dimension.]]
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[[WMG: The Rick that killed our Rick's original family is the first Rick to invent the portal gun.]]
Relative to our Rick of course. "Weird Rick" invented the portal gun before any other Rick connected in the Central Finite Curve, before forming any noticable attachments. Because he's had interplanetary/dimensional travel for the longest, he became a desensitized asshole by the time most Ricks still gave a damn about their Diane and/or Beth. Hence why he's the Rick turning ''other'' Ricks into desensitized assholes like what he did [[HiddenHeartOfGold for the most part]] with our Rick. His callousness is either because already [[SeenItAll saw it all]] before he could build any meaningful relationship...or "Weird Rick" was ''always'' TheSociopath, and it's that natural uncaringness that motivated him into making the portal gun before any other Rick.


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[[WMG: The Cronenberged dimension's Rick will show up as an antagonist.]]
Either for one episode or as an ArcVillain. While implied, the Season 5 finale confirms that the Rick we follow isn't from the same universe as the Morty we follow, who's from the Cronenberged universe. The Rick from that universe could simply [[DeadAlternateCounterpart be dead]], but maybe he's just occupied off-world/universe. Imagine how pissed off he'll be when he learns that our Rick has ruined his Earth and taken his grandson to live vicariously. Cronenberged Dimension Rick being a HeroAntagonist (well, AntiHero because he's a Rick) would further enforce [[HeWhoFightsMonsters how our Rick is becoming like the one who killed his family]] and Evil Morty's point [[HisOwnWorstEnemy that all Ricks do is cause their own and other people's misery.]]
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* Another possible alternate version of this- Rick goes to a dimension where what seems to be a fully-played-straight AnimatedShockComedy variation of Rick and Morty takes place, doubling as a TakeThat to both what certain critics of the show see it as and what bigoted fans of Rick seem to wish the show was. Morty and Jerry are even more pathetic and spineless than any other incarnation of either of them that has ever appeared in the show up to this point, Beth is an even more explicitly abusive wife, and Summer is a StrawFeminist (or, perhaps, a Straw Straw Feminist that's a satirical take on how misogynistic fans of Rick seem to see feminist women). Rick enjoys living in a truly consequence-free version of his dimension that more easily rewards his nihilism for a little while, until he eventually becomes sick of it, wanting to go back to living with a Morty, Summer, Jerry, and Beth that actually have some depth to them and can successfully call him out when he needs it. At this point, he would end up in a deadly conflict with that dimension's Rick, who would have been away for a little while for some reason. This dimension's Rick would basically be the biggest HateSink of any version of Rick ever seen in the show and maybe even the comics, having all of Rick's worst qualities turned UpToEleven, none of the qualities that make C-137 Rick funny, entertaining, or sympathetic, and could only ever possibly be liked by the most toxic of Rick's fans, actively repulsing even C-137 Rick. Whereas C-137 Rick is usually an UnscrupulousHero or NominalHero, even in conflicts with other Ricks seemingly more evil than himself, this would be one of the rare moments where C-137 Rick is umambiguously the good guy, and this other Rick's death at C-137 Rick's hands would be one of C-137 Rick's most satisfying moments of all time. C-137 Rick's experiences in that dimension would likely motivate him to make a more sincere effort to be a better person going forward, although to what degree would largely depend on how close to the eventual series finale of Rick and Morty this kind of plot would take place.

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* Another possible alternate version of this- Rick goes to a dimension where what seems to be a fully-played-straight AnimatedShockComedy variation of Rick and Morty takes place, doubling as a TakeThat to both what certain critics of the show see it as and what bigoted fans of Rick seem to wish the show was. Morty and Jerry are even more pathetic and spineless than any other incarnation of either of them that has ever appeared in the show up to this point, Beth is an even more explicitly abusive wife, and Summer is a StrawFeminist (or, perhaps, a Straw Straw Feminist that's a satirical take on how misogynistic fans of Rick seem to see feminist women). Rick enjoys living in a truly consequence-free version of his dimension that more easily rewards his nihilism for a little while, until he eventually becomes sick of it, wanting to go back to living with a Morty, Summer, Jerry, and Beth that actually have some depth to them and can successfully call him out when he needs it. At this point, he would end up in a deadly conflict with that dimension's Rick, who would have been away for a little while for some reason. This dimension's Rick would basically be the biggest HateSink of any version of Rick ever seen in the show and maybe even the comics, having all of Rick's worst qualities turned UpToEleven, up to eleven, none of the qualities that make C-137 Rick funny, entertaining, or sympathetic, and could only ever possibly be liked by the most toxic of Rick's fans, actively repulsing even C-137 Rick. Whereas C-137 Rick is usually an UnscrupulousHero or NominalHero, even in conflicts with other Ricks seemingly more evil than himself, this would be one of the rare moments where C-137 Rick is umambiguously the good guy, and this other Rick's death at C-137 Rick's hands would be one of C-137 Rick's most satisfying moments of all time. C-137 Rick's experiences in that dimension would likely motivate him to make a more sincere effort to be a better person going forward, although to what degree would largely depend on how close to the eventual series finale of Rick and Morty this kind of plot would take place.
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[[WMG:The parasites are creations/avatars/minions of [[WesternAnimation/{{Pibby}} The Glitch]]]]
They take the forms of previously assimilated cartoon characters and exist to made people distrust their closest friends and loved ones, question if anything about their world is real and eventually question if they're real, breaking their will so they'll be less resistant when it finally takes them. Mr Poopybutthole is a survivour from one of the destroyed universes that was transported to Rick and Morty's world and inserted himself into the holes in their memories because he needed a new home.
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[[WMG: {{Eldritch Abomination}}s and/or {{God}} live in universes outside the Central Finite Curve.]]
Both would count as beings more intelligent than Rick, making the Ricks lock their universes out.
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[[WMG: The Rick that killed Diane and Beth in a backstory near the end of season 5 is the BigBad of the show.]]
As you can see, the Rick that killed our Rick's (aka C-137) wife and Beth had the ability to travel through other dimensions. Since Rick (C-137) was not able to find the Rick that killed his wife and Beth at the end of season 5, it's safe to say that the Rick that slain C-137's wife is the BigBad of the show.
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** Not jossed, since the Rick from the "totally fabricated origin story" could easily be future Rick 137 disquised as a younger Rick.
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[[WMG: Rick was RaisedCatholic]]

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[[WMG: Rick was RaisedCatholic]]raised Catholic]]
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* {{Jossed}} with ''Rickmurai Jack'', which shows that [[spoiler:the "totally fabricated origin story" from ''The Rickshank Redemption'' is in reality more or less happened]].
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[[WMG: "Tall Morty" was a Rick that looked in the Devil's microscope.]]
C-137 Rick scanned it before using it to find out it would massively drop his intelligence. Some other Ricks didn't and paid the price.
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[[WMG: Whatever process Rick and the proto-Council of Ricks used when they collaborated to create the Central Finite Curve wasn't perfect]]
* For how revolutionary they have been, the majority of Rick's inventions have turned out to have some flaw or another baked into them, either because Rick didn't fully account for something unforseeable or he just did some half-assed work out of laziness. The process with which the Central Finite Curve was created was no exception, which explains why there are quite a few outliers to "Rick being the smartest man in his own universe" rule, such as Doofus Rick and Slow Rick/Tall Morty.
** On an additional note, it offers a possible explaination the disdain the other Ricks hold for Doofus Rick; he is one of the most obvious reminders of the fact that what was supposed to be all of Rick-kind's grandest achievement across every possible time and place turned to be flawed.
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[[WMG: Bird Person had trouble with mates because he made them jealous by talking about Rick [[Main/RomanticTwoGirlFriendship like he was a love interest]] instead of a friend.]]

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[[WMG: Bird Person had trouble with mates because he made them jealous by talking about Rick [[Main/RomanticTwoGirlFriendship [[PseudoRomanticFriendship like he was a love interest]] instead of a friend.]]
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[[WMG: Rick killed his wife and Beth via time-travel]]]]

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[[WMG: Rick killed his wife and Beth via time-travel]]]]time-travel]]
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Rick hates time-travel, but we know from the snake story that he knows how to do it. At some point, he will discover that he is destined to use time-travel to create himself, because without that trauma he won't be motivated to achieve absolute mastery of science and become the smartest man in the universe. He is so narcisstic that he will be tempted to go through with it, because his ego can't bear to be anything less than the smartest man in the universe. But in the end he won't, and time will unravel because of it, erasing the entire series in the last scene of the final episode. The last moments will be set in the new universe that results, in which Rick lives quietly with his wife and daughter.

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Rick hates time-travel, but we know from the snake story that he knows how to do it. At some point, he will discover that he is destined to use time-travel to create himself, because without that trauma he won't be motivated to achieve absolute mastery of science and become the smartest man in the universe. He is so narcisstic narcissistic that he will be tempted to go through with it, because his ego can't bear to be anything less than the smartest man in the universe. But in the end he won't, and time will unravel because of it, erasing the entire series in the last scene of the final episode. The last moments will be set in the new universe that results, in which Rick lives quietly with his wife and daughter.
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[[WMG: Rick killed his wife and Beth via time-travel]]]]
Rick hates time-travel, but we know from the snake story that he knows how to do it. At some point, he will discover that he is destined to use time-travel to create himself, because without that trauma he won't be motivated to achieve absolute mastery of science and become the smartest man in the universe. He is so narcisstic that he will be tempted to go through with it, because his ego can't bear to be anything less than the smartest man in the universe. But in the end he won't, and time will unravel because of it, erasing the entire series in the last scene of the final episode. The last moments will be set in the new universe that results, in which Rick lives quietly with his wife and daughter.
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[[WMG: Evil Morty did want to take main Morty with him]]
After hearing main Morty calling Rick out for his atrocities, Evil Morty felt VillainRespect and sincerely asked him to come with him. The ship had indeed only one seat and a toilet, but Evil Morty planned to use the toilet as a seat for the other one.

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[[WMG: Rick has had sex with [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Mallory Archer]]]]
* He’s travelled the multiverse and wound up on hers and they bonded on being so similar (Alcholism, Intelligence, baddassary ,mild Socipathy etc). They had a fling and Rick might be Sterlings father.

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Also, Rick knows of a world where time runs much faster than on Earth, and which Morty calls Narnia, populated by cow people. Perhaps they evolved after the humans were wiped out in Aslan's apocalypse.

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[[WMG:Evil Rick is Flashback Rick and Evil Morty is his grandson]]
Flashback Rick motivated C-137 Rick to invent a portal gun by killing his family, and may have possibly done this to other Ricks as well. His Morty was furious to find out that he manipulates other Ricks like this, and killed him, replacing his brain with a receiver so he can control him for his revenge plan.
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[[WMG: The Rick who killed Rick C-137’s original family did it because he’d also lost his family.]]
If you remember “Rickmurai Jack,” then you probably remember it confirming the flashback that was shown in “The Rickshank Redemption.” As it turns out, Rick C-137 losing Diane and Beth to an explosion really did happen after all.

Okay, so that’s out of the way. Now I want to share what the motive might have been for the Rick who killed Rick C-137’s Diane and Beth (we’ll call the killer Rick Rick C-000). Rick C-000 may have killed Rick C-137’s family because he lost his Diane in childbirth and Beth was stillborn. Losing your wife and daughter in childbirth is already devastating enough, but when Rick C-000 discovered alternate universes where his family hadn’t tragically died, it built up a lot of resentment in him. It didn’t seem fair to him that his family had died, but other versions hadn’t.

So he devised to kill as many versions of Diane and Beth as he could, making sure that the alternate versions of himself would know the pain he had been going through for years. This, of course, included killing our Rick’s Diane and Beth. Ultimately, our Rick would go on a killing spree of other Ricks and form the Citadel of Ricks before joining up with a Beth who’d been abandoned by her Rick. All this because the (original?) Rick lost his wife and daughter in a double tragedy.
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Creator/DanHarmon is a strong adherent of the [[https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit story circle method of plot construction,]] which has eight sections. We've been through five, one season for each part. The three remaining seasons will show Rick and Morty at absolute rock bottom [[spoiler:(possibly stranded in Mortyburg with no quick nor easy way home, and everyone with a bone to pick with Rick gunning for them)]], returning back where they came from [[spoiler:(finally returning to Earth and the rest of the cast, who have gone on with their lives without them in the meantime)]], and a season-long epilogue [[spoiler:(expect lots of episodes exploring how they have changed since the first season)]].

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Creator/DanHarmon is a strong adherent of the [[https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit story circle method of plot construction,]] which has eight sections. We've been through five, one season for each part. The three remaining seasons will show Rick and Morty at absolute rock bottom [[spoiler:(possibly stranded in Mortyburg with no quick nor easy way home, and everyone with a bone to pick with Rick gunning for them)]], returning back where they came from [[spoiler:(finally returning to Earth and the rest of the cast, who have gone on with their lives without them in the meantime)]], and in a season-long epilogue [[spoiler:(expect lots of episodes exploring how they have changed since the first season)]].
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[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DanHarmon Dan Harmon]] is a strong adherent of the [[https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit story circle method of plot construction,]] which has eight sections. We've been through five, one season for each part. The three remaining seasons will show Rick and Morty at absolute rock bottom [[spoiler:(possibly stranded in Mortyburg with no quick nor easy way home, and everyone with a bone to pick with Rick gunning for them)]], returning back where they came from [[spoiler:(finally returning to Earth and the rest of the cast, who have gone on with their lives without them in the meantime)]], and a season-long epilogue [[spoiler:(expect lots of episodes exploring how they have changed since the first season)]].

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[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DanHarmon Dan Harmon]] Creator/DanHarmon is a strong adherent of the [[https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit story circle method of plot construction,]] which has eight sections. We've been through five, one season for each part. The three remaining seasons will show Rick and Morty at absolute rock bottom [[spoiler:(possibly stranded in Mortyburg with no quick nor easy way home, and everyone with a bone to pick with Rick gunning for them)]], returning back where they came from [[spoiler:(finally returning to Earth and the rest of the cast, who have gone on with their lives without them in the meantime)]], and a season-long epilogue [[spoiler:(expect lots of episodes exploring how they have changed since the first season)]].
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DanHarmon is a strong adherent of the [[https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit story circle method of plot construction,]] which has eight sections. We've been through five, one season for each part. The three remaining seasons will show Rick and Morty at absolute rock bottom [[spoiler:(possibly stranded in Mortyburg with no quick nor easy way home, and everyone with a bone to pick with Rick gunning for them)]], returning back where they came from [[spoiler:(finally returning to Earth and the rest of the cast, who have gone on with their lives without them in the meantime)]], and a season-long epilogue [[spoiler:(expect lots of episodes exploring how they have changed since the first season)]].

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DanHarmon [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/DanHarmon Dan Harmon]] is a strong adherent of the [[https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit story circle method of plot construction,]] which has eight sections. We've been through five, one season for each part. The three remaining seasons will show Rick and Morty at absolute rock bottom [[spoiler:(possibly stranded in Mortyburg with no quick nor easy way home, and everyone with a bone to pick with Rick gunning for them)]], returning back where they came from [[spoiler:(finally returning to Earth and the rest of the cast, who have gone on with their lives without them in the meantime)]], and a season-long epilogue [[spoiler:(expect lots of episodes exploring how they have changed since the first season)]].
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[[WMG: At the time this guess is written, there have been five seasons broadcast. There will be eight total, and then the series will end.]]
DanHarmon is a strong adherent of the [[https://channel101.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Structure_101:_Super_Basic_Shit story circle method of plot construction,]] which has eight sections. We've been through five, one season for each part. The three remaining seasons will show Rick and Morty at absolute rock bottom [[spoiler:(possibly stranded in Mortyburg with no quick nor easy way home, and everyone with a bone to pick with Rick gunning for them)]], returning back where they came from [[spoiler:(finally returning to Earth and the rest of the cast, who have gone on with their lives without them in the meantime)]], and a season-long epilogue [[spoiler:(expect lots of episodes exploring how they have changed since the first season)]].

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[[WMG: Following the Season 5 finale, Rick and Morty will be saved by Doofus Rick]]
It would be revealed that Doofus Rick is [[HiddenDepths a lot smarter than he lets on]], with him being absent from the Citadel when it was destroyed twice, conducting his own supply of portal fluid after the original was destroyed, handing it to our Rick.

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One proof of tampered/created memories seems to be visible when he encounter Beth: The house he crashed has already the crack in front of the garage from the interdimentionnal travel in season 1 finale, which cannot be possible. If this memory is not real, why the others should be?

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One proof of tampered/created memories seems to be visible when he encounter Beth: The house he crashed has already the crack in front of the garage from the interdimentionnal interdimensionnal travel in season 1 finale, which cannot be possible. If this memory is not real, why the others should be?
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[[WMG: Rick comes from a universe where they really do say "take for granite."]]
For some reason, in Rick's original universe, the phrase "take for granted" is actually "take for granite" and this is why Rick erased Morty's memory of him saying it.
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* Jossed; [[spoiler: Main Morty isn't even Rick C-137's original grandson because Rick C-137 never ''had'' his own grandson; his original Beth was murdered as a child years before she could ever meet Jerry and have any kids. The fate of Main Morty's original grandfather- the one who abandoned Beth and never returned- is completely unknown. However, though purely speculation, it's highly likely that Main Morty's actual Rick is either living on the Citadel with the other Ricks, continuing his adventures out in space, or is dead by now.]]




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* Jossed. [[spoiler: Our Rick actually never had his own Morty because his version of Beth died as a child. Evil Morty had his own Rick at some point that he presumably killed long ago]].
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[[WMG: Beth is jealous of Morty's relationship with Rick]]
This is why she instantly chooses to save Summer when her and Morty are trapped in the bubbles. She's jealous of the attention Morty gets from Rick and resents him for it.

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