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** This is taken UpToEleven in Season 3. He crosses the MoralEventHorizon when he reveals that him turning himself in to the Galatic Federation was not out of selflessness, [[DisproportionateRetribution but to get Beth and Jerry divorced because Jerry suggested turning him in.]] In the next episode, he tries to steal the [[ItMakesSenseInContext green rock that's prized by the people in the post apocalyptic dimension]], and then when he makes a deal with them and gives them a smaller part of the rock that they use for electricity, [[KickTheDog he steals that rock too.]] And if he didn't cross the MoralEventHorizon in the Season 3 premiere, he definitely crossed it when he left Summer and Morty in the dangerous dimension with cannibals and attempted to replace them with robots. The only reason he came back to get them is because [[PragmaticVillainy finding new versions of them would be too much work.]] In Vindicators 3: Return Of World Ender, he decides to put the Vindicators through ''Franchise/{{Saw}}-Esque'' traps to prove they're stupid, incompetent jerks. With all these actions, Rick has been stripped of all his sympathy, and is pretty much a downright [[VillainProtagonist villain]] at this point. It's not that much of a stretch to call him an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist now.
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** This is taken UpToEleven in Season 3. He crosses the MoralEventHorizon when he reveals that him turning himself in to the Galatic Federation was not out of selflessness, [[DisproportionateRetribution but to get Beth and Jerry divorced because Jerry suggested turning him in.]] In the next episode, he tries to steal the [[ItMakesSenseInContext green rock that\'s prized by the people in the post apocalyptic dimension]], and then when he makes a deal with them and gives them a smaller part of the rock that they use for electricity, [[KickTheDog he steals that rock too.]] And if he didn\'t cross the MoralEventHorizon in the Season 3 premiere, he definitely crossed it when he left Summer and Morty in the dangerous dimension with cannibals and attempted to replace them with robots. The only reason he came back to get them is because [[PragmaticVillainy finding new versions of them would be too much work.]] In Vindicators 3: Return Of World Ender, he decides to put the Vindicators through \'\'Franchise/{{Saw}}-Esque\'\' traps to prove they\'re stupid, incompetent jerks. With all these actions, Rick has been stripped of all his sympathy, and is pretty much a downright [[VillainProtagonist villain]] at this point. It\'s not that much of a stretch to call him an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist now.
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** [=S03E04=], ''Vindicators 3: Return of the World Ender''. The episode had a lot of potential when the promo introduced the superheroes and their powers, and also advertised a new, seemingly threatening, villain. The villain gets offed after the first act by Rick, who then proceeds to set up Film/{{Saw}}-esque traps in his lair so he can prove to Morty that the Vindicators are all worthless, incompetent assholes (note: he does all that off-screen, effortlessly, and while piss-drunk). The superhero parody felt shallow at best, and lazy at worst, and the whole plot is just Rick, a guy who destroyed entire universes, bickering with [[AssholeVictim (and killing off)]] the Vindicators, who turn out to be complete assholes who aren't above destroying entire planets to avoid asking the former for help. On top of that, the death traps themselves turn out to be a non-issue because Morty's experience with Rick's drunken escapades allows him to deal with them effortlessly, leaving no room for drama or tension. To add insult to injury, one of the surviving Vindicators decides to [[MoralEventHorizon kill off Rick and Morty - the latter having done nothing to deserve it - and murders her own teammate who got in the way,]] said teammate (and lover) being killed off right away, but waiting to kill Rick and Morty for no reason but to have time for the elevator to bring them to an out-of-nowhere DancePartyEnding, organized offscreen by shitfaced Rick, allowing both the protagonists' survival and the villain to get off [[KarmaHoudini scot free]], with Rick saying that he has many enemies and isn't worth it remembering or worrying about a single one. End of episode.
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** [=S03E04=], \'\'Vindicators 3: Return of the World Ender\'\'. The episode had a lot of potential when the promo introduced the superheroes and their powers, and also advertised a new, seemingly threatening, villain. The villain gets offed after the first act by Rick, who then proceeds to set up Film/{{Saw}}-esque traps in his lair so he can prove to Morty that the Vindicators are all worthless, incompetent assholes (note: he does all that off-screen, effortlessly, and while piss-drunk). The superhero parody felt shallow at best, and lazy at worst, and the whole plot is just Rick, a guy who destroyed entire universes, bickering with [[AssholeVictim (and killing off)]] the Vindicators, who turn out to be complete assholes who aren\'t above destroying entire planets to avoid asking the former for help. On top of that, the death traps themselves turn out to be a non-issue because Morty\'s experience with Rick\'s drunken escapades allows him to deal with them effortlessly, leaving no room for drama or tension. To add insult to injury, one of the surviving Vindicators decides to [[MoralEventHorizon kill off Rick and Morty - the latter having done nothing to deserve it - and murders her own teammate who got in the way,]] said teammate (and lover) being killed off right away, but waiting to kill Rick and Morty for no reason but to have time for the elevator to bring them to an out-of-nowhere DancePartyEnding, organized offscreen by shitfaced Rick, allowing both the protagonists\' survival and the villain to get off [[KarmaHoudini scot free]], with Rick saying that he has many enemies and isn\'t worth it remembering or worrying about a single one. End of episode.
** [=S03E04=], \'\'Vindicators 3: Return of the World Ender\'\'. The episode had a lot of potential when the promo introduced the superheroes and their powers, and also advertised a new, seemingly threatening, villain. The villain gets offed after the first act by Rick, who then proceeds to set up Film/{{Saw}}-esque traps in his lair so he can prove to Morty that the Vindicators are all worthless, incompetent assholes (note: he does all that off-screen, effortlessly, and while piss-drunk). The superhero parody felt shallow at best, and lazy at worst, and the whole plot is just Rick, a guy who destroyed entire universes, bickering with [[AssholeVictim (and killing off)]] the Vindicators, who turn out to be complete assholes who aren\'t above destroying entire planets to avoid asking the former for help. On top of that, the death traps themselves turn out to be a non-issue because Morty\'s experience with Rick\'s drunken escapades allows him to deal with them effortlessly, leaving no room for drama or tension. To add insult to injury, one of the surviving Vindicators decides to [[MoralEventHorizon kill off Rick and Morty - the latter having done nothing to deserve it - and murders her own teammate who got in the way,]] said teammate (and lover) being killed off right away, but waiting to kill Rick and Morty for no reason but to have time for the elevator to bring them to an out-of-nowhere DancePartyEnding, organized offscreen by shitfaced Rick, allowing both the protagonists\' survival and the villain to get off [[KarmaHoudini scot free]], with Rick saying that he has many enemies and isn\'t worth it remembering or worrying about a single one. End of episode.
