Summer Smith

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Not to be confused with Summer A. Smith or Sum Sum.
Summer Smith
Rick Potion #9" (2014)
  • Summer Prime:
  • "Pilot" (2013)
  • Summer C-132:
  • "The Wubba Lubba Dub Dub of Wall Street" (2015)
    • Last appearance
    Created byJustin Roiland
    Dan Harmon
    Designed byJustin Roiland
    Voiced bySpencer Grammer (Rick and Morty)
    Akiha Matsui (The Anime)
    In-universe information
    Full nameSummer Smith
    AliasMs. Die Hard
    NicknameSum-Sum
    SpeciesHuman
    OccupationStudent
    Assistant to Lucius Needful
    Empress of Glorzo
    AffiliationDeath Stalkers
    WeaponWolverine claws
    Family
    SpouseHemorrhage (ex-husband)
    Significant othersEthan (ex-boyfriend)
    Christina LaCroix (ex-girlfriend)
    ChildrenNaruto Smith (son-nephew)
    Summer Smith Jr. (adoptive stepdaughter)
    RelativesMortimer Smith Jr. (nephew)
    Thoolie Smith (nephew)
    NationalityHispanic-American[1]
    Age17

    Summer Smith is one of the

    Diane and Rick Sanchez, the ex-wife of Hemorrhage, and mother-aunt of Naruto Smith
    .

    Following Rick and Morty abandoning their original reality in the

    Rick and Morty Presents
    .

    Biography

    Summer is 17 years old and is a student at Harry Herpson High School along with her younger brother Morty. She occasionally expresses jealousy that Morty gets to accompany Rick on his inter-dimensional adventures, whom she sees as a hero, though he is often contemptuous and dismissive of her teenaged life perspective and values. As the series progresses, Summer begins accompanying Rick and Morty on their adventures and is trusted with restoring their memories in the scenario of the pair being rendered amnesiac.[5]

    Development

    Addressing the character's "gradual" evolution from side character to main character over the course of the series and

    Looper, Summer Smith voice actress Spencer Grammer stated that:[6]

    "I maybe wasn't necessarily aware that I was having that kind of an influence at all [on the character], but I love voicing Summer and I love acting. So it's really lovely when you do something that you love and other people can find inspiration from that too."

    Reception

    The character has received positive reception.

    SyFy described her as a better main character than their brother Morty, praising her increased role in the series as it goes on.[10]

    VerbStomp described Summer as "[one] of those girls in high school everyone hated, but simultaneously tried to be [and] primarily concerned with increasing her status amongst her peers, and [classmates] — she’s a necessary trope that adds to the dynamic of the Smith family."[11]

    References

    1. Auto Erotic Assimilation
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    2. ^ "Summer Smith". comicvine.gamespot.com. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
    3. CinemaBlend
      . Retrieved 27 May 2020.
    4. Mr. Poopybutthole
      having an adventure together.
    5. ^ Audio commentary — "Morty's Mind Blowers"
    6. Looper
      . Retrieved 19 November 2020.
    7. The Mary Sue
      . Retrieved 24 November 2015.
    8. ^ Miller, Shannon (7 December 2019). "Rick And Morty's Spencer Grammer on voicing the most functional member of the Smith clan". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
    9. ^ Plante, Corey (26 February 2020). "Spencer Grammer Reflects On The Wild Ride to Rick And Morty Season 4 and Beyond". Inverse. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
    10. SyFy
      . Retrieved 19 October 2017.
    11. ^ Martineau, Maxym (November 10, 2015). "That's Deep: The Characters of Rick and Morty". VerbStomp. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
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