Rick Sanchez

Rick Sánchez
Rick Sánchez
Rick and Morty character
First appearance	Rick C-137:; "Pilot" (2013); Rick C-132:; "The Wubba Lubba Dub Dub of Wall Street, Part One" (2015); Rick Prime:; "The Rickshank Rickdemption" (2017);
Last appearance	Rick C-132:; "Head-Space, Part Three" (2016); Rick Prime:; "Unmortricken" (2023);
Created by	Justin Roiland; Dan Harmon
Designed by	Justin Roiland
Inspired by	Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown; by Robert Zemeckis; Bob Gale; ; Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic; by Stan Lee; Jack Kirby; ;
Voiced by	Justin Roiland (2013–2022); Ian Cardoni (2023–present); Yōhei Tadano (The Anime, Japanese dub; 2016–present); Joe Daniels (English dub of The Anime); Michael Cusack (Bushworld Adventures);
Portrayed by	Christopher Lloyd (interstitials); Mike Stoklasa (Red Letter Media); Santana Maynard (The Rickoning promo);
In-universe information
Full name	Richard Sanchez
Aliases	The Rickest Rick (Rick Prime); The Smartest Man in the Universe (seasons 1–5)
Nickname	Rick
Title	Rick C-137 (main character)
Occupation	Scientist; Inventor; Founder of the Citadel; Freedom fighter (formerly);
Affiliation	Birdperson (best friend); Mr. Poopybutthole (family friend); Mr. Nimbus (nemesis); Galactic Revolution; The Vindicators;
Family	Parallel universe:; Jerry Smith 5126 (son-in-law); Summer Smith C-131 (granddaughter); Morty Smith Prime (grandson); Hemorrhage (grandson-in-law); Morty Smith, Jr. (great-grandson); Naruto Smith (great-grandson); Thoolie Smith (great-grandson); Slow Mobius (uncle);
Spouses	Diane Sanchez C-137 (wife; erased from reality)
Significant others	Unity (hivemind; formerly); Kiara (formerly); Daphne (formerly); Gaia (formerly); Princess Poñeta (CHUD);
Children	Beth Sanchez C-137 (and by proxy Beth Smith C-131 and Space Beth C-131); The CHUD Heir
Nationality	American
Age	50s, 60s or 70s

Rick Sánchez is the titular co-protagonist of, alongside Morty Smith, Adult Swim's Rick and Morty franchise.

Created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, he was voiced by Roiland during the first six seasons of the series, then by Ian Cardoni beginning with the seventh season, and Yōhei Tadano in Rick and Morty: The Anime, after voicing the character in the Japanese dub of the series and various promotional short films. Rick is a misanthropic and alcoholic mad scientist inspired by Christopher Lloyd's Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown from Back to the Future and Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic from Marvel Comics. In September 2021, Lloyd portrayed Rick himself in a series of promotional interstitials for the series.

The first three volumes of the Rick and Morty comic series follow the Rick and Morty of Dimension C-132 while most issues of subsequent volumes (following the "Head-Space" arc in which Rick C-132 is killed) follow the main Rick (C-137) and Morty (Prime) from the television series, with the final volume ("The Rickoning") and Rick and Morty Go to Hell following another alternate Rick (and Morty) identified as Devil Rick in the latter series, and featuring a Girl Rick designed after cosplayer Santana Maynard by series writer Kyle Starks; the video game Pocket Mortys meanwhile follows the Rick and Morty of C-123. Known for his reckless, nihilistic behavior, pragmatic moral ambiguity and pessimistic personality, the character has been well received.