The Rise and Fall of Evil Morty | Rick and Morty | adult swim

Evil Morty’s Transformation

Evil Morty evolves from a supposedly minor menace into a powerful threat to the Citadel—and later, a dangerous ally.

The First Reveal

Rick initially dismisses Evil Morty as unpleasant but deadly. After one of Rick and Morty’s familiar arguments, Rick gets Morty drunk with a sentimental “Rick and Morty, 100 years forever” routine. Morty’s eye patch gives away that something is wrong: Rick has been framed for murdering alternate Ricks, while the real culprit has been controlling Ricks remotely.

Evil Morty Rises in the Citadel

The investigation exposes a larger scheme and a population of Mortys being exploited by Ricks. Evil Morty rallies them with the claim that they aren’t defined by their relationships to Rick, then wins the Citadel presidency. He exposes the entrenched power brokers, who admit they have effectively been running the place regardless of who holds office.

The Central Finite Curve

Evil Morty gets the information he needs from Rick’s brain and explains what the Central Finite Curve really is: a boundary separating universes where Rick is the smartest person from the rest of infinity.

Sick of living inside a reality built around Rick’s importance, Evil Morty escapes through the Curve’s barrier as the Citadel collapses. His blunt explanation—“that’s what makes me evil,” being sick of Rick—turns the label back on Rick and Morty, too.

An Uneasy Alliance

Later, Evil Morty crosses paths with Rick during the hunt for Rick Prime. Prime reveals that his weapon erased Diane from every universe and offers to restore her to whichever Rick is the last one standing.

Rick and Evil Morty cooperate to escape a trap and confront Prime, even though neither trusts the other. Evil Morty eventually leaves Rick with a warning: don’t come after him.

Still Useful, Still Dangerous

In another crisis, Evil Morty and Rick work together against a multiverse-consuming entity. Their partnership is as hostile as ever: Rick admits he makes Evil Morty handle problems because he doesn’t care, while Evil Morty points out that either could betray the other at any moment.

The teamwork is punctuated by a bizarre detour involving waffles, bathroom breaks, and threats to shove breakfast up someone’s ass.

The Apparent Fall

The closing sequence returns to the Omega Device and a bunker dimension. Evil Morty uses nanobots and a time-freezing trick, but the montage ends with him apparently captured and facing ordinary prison—not eternal stasis.

The joke is that regular prison may be worse: mush on a tray, aggressive inmates, and having to hustle for protein.

Notable Humor

• Rick’s fake-sincere “100 years forever” speech
• The Citadel’s officials insisting they still control everything
• Rick’s complaint about “serialized drama”
• The waffles-and-bathroom banter
• The contrast between cosmic punishment and grimly mundane prison life

Personalities Featured

Evil Morty, Rick Sanchez (C-137), Morty Smith, Rick Prime, Jerry, alternate Ricks and Mortys from the Citadel, Citadel officials, and the multiverse-consuming Collective.