Mr. Meeseeks
Mr. Meeseeks | |
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Rick and Morty character | |
First appearance | "Meeseeks and Destroy" (2014) |
Created by | Justin Roiland Dan Harmon Ryan Ridley |
Designed by | Justin Roiland |
Inspired by | Scud by Rob Schrab |
Voiced by | Justin Roiland (2014–2020) |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Mister Meeseeks |
Species | Meeseeks |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Task completer |
Affiliation | Meeseeks Manufacturing Inc.[1] |
Creator | Meeseeks Box |
Catchphrase | "I'm Mr. Meeseeks, look at me!" |
Mr. Meeseeks is a
A variant dubbed Mr. Youseeks can be summoned to aid in unreachable chores in the
Biography
Each Mr. Meeseeks is a tall, blue-skinned humanoid figure with elongated, narrow limbs, a large, bulbous head, beady black eyes, and a high-pitched voice. Some versions of him have one or more small patches of orange hair on their head, while others are bald. Mr. Meeseeks usually exhibits a friendly, cheerful, and helpful demeanor; willing to assist the one who brought him into existence, however possible, in order to ensure their own death. Ideally, Mr. Meeseeks will dispatch the simple task given to him, and disappear shortly after its completion. However, if given a task that is outside of Mr. Meeseeks' capabilities, he will not be able to cease existing. This unusual lifespan will cause Mr. Meeseeks' attitude and mental state to worsen dramatically; the relatively long and tortuous existence quickly driving him to violent behavior and outright insanity, including creating more Meeseeks to assist themselves if they have access to a Meeseeks Box. All Mr. Meeseeks will typically say "I'm Mr. Meeseeks, look at me!" upon being created.
Television series
In "
In the background of "Mortynight Run", a Mr. Meeseeks can be seen at the Blips & Chitz arcade, helping an alien win a video game before disappearing when they eventually win. A pair of Mr. Meeseeks are visible in the Collector's menagerie in a segment of "Morty's Mind Blowers".
In "
Comic series
Presents
In June 2019, an Oni Press Rick and Morty comic series spin-off one-shot, Rick and Morty Presents: Mr. Meeseeks was released, following a Mr. Meeseeks who, after being called upon by Summer Smith to assist with her chili recipe, accidentally tasks another Meeseeks to bring them on a journey to find meaning to life despite their finite existence.[6][7] A previous one-shot, The Vindicators, also featured Mr. Meeseeks in Rick using one to unleash an army to defeat Boon (an alternate evil and all-powerful Noob Noob).
Main series
A drug mule Meeseeks known as Mr. Sick is featured as a recurring antagonist in the Rick and Morty comic series, working for Peacock Jones to seek revenge on Rick after failing to deliver the singular drug shipment he was created for, culminating in his death in Rick Revenge Squad on being tricked into finally making the delivery.[8] Consequently, an alternate Jones uses a Meeseeks Box to create himself an army to kill Rick in The Rickoning, which Rick tricks into dissolving by having most of them "kill" holograms of his, and the last one "kill" his character in a video game.
Crisis on C-137
A Meeseeks called Master Meeseeks is featured as the main antagonist of the limited series Rick and Morty: Crisis on C-137, which began publication in August 2022. In the series, on surviving the events of "Meeseeks and Destroy", Master Meeseeks gathers together the enemies of the Smith family in an attempt to take his revenge upon them.
Meeseeks, P.I.
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Video games
Meeseeks Boxes are featured as power-ups and loot boxes in the free-to-play role-playing video game Pocket Mortys, producing Meeseeks for the player to use in battles,[10] as well as in the virtual reality game Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, where a variant dubbed Mr. Youseeks can be summoned to aid in unreachable chores. In 2022, Mr. Meeseeks Ace was added as a character skin to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.[11]
Development
The character was created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, who first met at
Merchandise
On August 3, 2016,
Reception
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | BTVA Voice Acting Awards | Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series — Comedy/Musical | Justin Roiland | Won | [24] |
The character has received positive reception.
References
- ^ Weber, Sarah (17 July 2017). "This Mr. Meeseeks infomercial is 'Rick and Morty' gold". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- ^ "Mr. Meeseeks". comicvine.gamespot.com. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ Carter, Chris (April 20, 2017). "Review: Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality". Destructoid.
- ^ Juba, Joe (April 20, 2017). "Rick and Morty Simulator: Virtual Rick-ality". Game Informer. GameStop.
- ^ Ryan, Jon (April 23, 2017). "PC Review: Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality". IGN. Ziff Davis.
- ^ a b Holm, Tom (27 December 2020). "Rick & Morty: Mr. Meeseeks Is Smarter Than Rick". Screen Rant. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ a b Murray, Jared Mason (11 January 2021). "Rick and Morty: Mr. Meeseeks Once Tried To Find Meaning in Life". Screen Rant. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ a b Johnston, Rich (August 28, 2018). "Rick and Morty #41 Gets Heavy With Continuity – Mr. Meeseeks Provides Muscle For Rick Revenge Squad". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Johnston, Rich (August 19, 2023). "Rick and Morty Introduce Meeseeks, P.I. in Oni November 2023 Solicits". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
- ^ Gaudette, Emily (20 January 2016). "How To Get The Most Out Of The 'Rick and Morty' Mobile Game 'Pocket Mortys'". Inverse. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Rainbow Six Siege – Official Rick and Morty Bundle #2 Trailer. IGN. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Czajkowski, Elise (12 November 2013). "Dan Harmon's Rick and Morty Premieres on Adult Swim on Dec. 2". Splitsider. The Awl. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "We are Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland creators of Rick and Morty on adult swim NEW EPISODE TONIGHT MARCH 10 ON ADULT SWIM!!! AUA! Even about our personal secret stuff too! • /r/IAmA". reddit. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
- CraveOnline. Archived from the originalon 26 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ 1=Chopra, Ankur; Kitanovic, Milos (24 May 2017). "All you Need to Know about 'Rick and Morty' character 'Mister Meeseeks'". Blasting News. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Plante, Corey (14 June 2017). "Rick And Morty' Writer Wanted Meeseeks To Be More like Smurfs". Inverse. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ Topel, Fred (27 July 2017). "'Rick and Morty' Creators on the Possibility of More Meeseeks, More Interdimensional Cable [Comic-Con 2016]". /Film. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Rick and Morty Mr. Meeseeks Box 'o Fun: Game of Dice & Dares". Cryptozoic Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ Losciale, Marisa (28 February 2020). "The Mr. Meeseeks' Box-O'-Fun game will ruin your friendships". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Thompson, Luke Y. (23 September 2019). "Rick and Morty's Mr. Meeseeks Is a Perfect Jack-in-the-Box". Superhero Hype. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Schwarz, John (10 September 2020). "Rick and Morty: KidRobot Readies Pre-Order For Mr. Meeseeks 8″ Dunny". Bubble Blabber. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Gaudette, Emily (10 September 2020). "Pringles® Introduces First Ever Interdimensional Stack With Trifecta Of Collectible Rick and Morty-Inspired Flavors". Cision. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Walsh, Michael (10 September 2020). "Pringles Launching Two More Rick and Morty Flavors". Nerdist. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "2014 BTVA Voice Acting Awards". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- Looper. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Cotter, Padraig (22 May 2019). "Rick And Morty Season 1 Episode 5 Made Mr Meeseeks A Cult Hero". Screen Rant. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ Plante, Corey (3 November 2019). "Rick And Morty's Greatest Season 1 Adventure Will Feel Essential in Season 4". Inverse. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Ramsdell, Paul (28 July 2018). "'Rick and Morty': The Iconic "Meeseeks and Destroy" Story Circle, Explained". Inverse. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ Weber, Sarah (19 August 2017). "The joyful, existential dread of Mr. Meeseeks". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Motamayor, Rafael (16 December 2019). "Rick And Morty -- These Are The Show's 10 Most Ridiculous Characters". GameSpot. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Lahut, Jake (9 January 2018). "The Irresistible Teleology of Mr. Meeseeks". JakeLahut.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Austin, Michael (16 March 2020). "Rick & Morty: 10 Best Sci-Fi Alien Races, Ranked". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
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