The President (Rick and Morty)

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Not to be confused with
President Morty Smith or Andre Curtis
.
The President
Get Schwifty")
Donald Trump ("The Rickchurian Mortydate")
Mitt Romney ("Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat")
Designed byJustin Roiland
Voiced byEnglish: Keith David[1][2]
Spanish: Angel Balam[3]
In-universe information
Full nameAndre Curtis
M. Romney
SpeciesHuman
GenderMale
TitleMr. President
OccupationPresident of the United States
U.S. Marine (formerly)
AffiliationThe Pentagon
United States Congress
United States Marine Corps
Significant otherDr. Helen Wong
45th
Get Schwifty" – present (floating timeline
; still President as of 2023)
Relatives
NW, Washington, D.C.

President Andre Curtis, often simply referred to as The President, is a recurring

America from various threats, to attempting to have him arrested or killed. In "Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat", an alternate reality version of the President's name is stated to be M. Romney (in reference to Mitt Romney) while in all of his later appearances, his name is revealed as Andre Curtis. Known for his abrasive, pompous personality and humorous incompetence, the character has received a positive critical reception.[4][5][6][7]

In December 2022, the President was added as a

playable character in the role-playing video game Pocket Mortys.[8]

Biography

In the

CCs of concentrated dark matter
" to save his life, as part of a plan by Zigerion scammers to steal its recipe from Rick. Under a sheet, only the President's (simulated) hand is seen.

Season 2 and comic series

In the

A Rickconvenient Mort", Summer Smith references both Barack and Michelle Obama as existing, indicating them as having been the President's predecessors in office, and the President having been elected in place of Donald Trump, the Obamas having served one term in-office.[original research?
]

In the comic series issue "Close Rick-counters of the Drippy Kind", set on May 31, 2017, the President arrives at the Smith household to get Rick's advice on how to deal with the "space racists" Spatio 5 Culus, whose armada have been cleared to invade Earth by the Galactic Federation. The President instead takes the advice of Rick's son-in-law Jerry Smith, who ends up in an argument with the aliens' leader within ten minutes. After being told that Congress was unable to prevent him from making the bad decision of having Jerry help because they were at Capitol Hill, the President sends Jerry home; Rick subsequently destroys the alien race. With the situation resolved, the President returns to the Smith household to thank Rick, telling him that "We owe you one, baby!" before leaving once again.

Seasons 3–5

In the

third season finale "The Rickchurian Mortydate", having since called on Rick and Morty countless times, the President calls upon the duo once again to exterminate "some kind of alien googa" from the Kennedy Sex Tunnels under the White House. After Rick and Morty refuse and separate themselves from the President, he has the pair arrested as they attempt to make first contact with a miniature civilization discovered in the Amazon rainforest. Upon shrinking himself to meet with them, he finds the aliens have been dealt with; the President declares war on Rick and Morty. Rick promises to leave their reality for good in exchange for another one on the condition that Morty gets a selfie
with the President. Rick indirectly kills most of the Secret Service agents surrounding him, culminating in a lengthy brawl with the President. The conflict ends with a truce.

In the

fifth season episode "Mortyplicity
", the President is alerted by his staff as to the decoys of the Smith family killing each other across America.

In "

Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion
", the President has Summer brought to her "Giant Incest Baby" on Mars by the military.

In "

U.S. Constitution. The President has sent out multiple armored trucks, only one of which contains the presidential turkeys and will be guarded by turkey marines. Rick plans to sneak aboard by turning himself into a turkey. The President has himself also turned into a turkey to identify Rick. The marines pull out the wrong turkey and inject it with the President's DNA. While Rick and Morty return home and restore the President to human form, the Turkey President begins turning turkeys into large, muscular turkey-human soldiers. Observing on the news that the Turkey President plans to turn every turkey in America into soldiers, the President frees a group of previously warring alien species united by their hatred of turkeys. The President fights his turkey counterpart in hand-to-hand combat, ultimately defeating him. The President gives Rick a true pardon afterwards.[9][10][11]

Seasons 6–present and Pocket Mortys

In Rick and Morty: Wormageddon, a "living episode" aired ahead of and set simultaneously with the

Juricksic Mort", where the President's surname is confirmed to be "Curtis", as he seeks Rick's help in ridding the world of the technologically advanced dinosaurs who have peacefully (re)taken over the planet (a takeover the President had initially allowed out of fear of "the poor" killing him and the other world leaders should they tell the dinosaurs to leave), an offer Rick accepts in exchange for the President arranging for him to host the Oscars; while insulted that Rick wouldn't consider taking him as his plus one, the President is calmed once Rick provides him with his specialised "molly"
.

In the season finale, "

playable character in the role-playing video game Pocket Mortys,[8] and again as a minor antagonist in the comic series limited series Crisis on C-137 and in a supporting role in the story arc The Space Shake Saga
.

In the

Air Force Wong", the President begins dating Rick's therapist Dr. Wong (over the course of which his first name is revealed as "Andre"), a concept Rick greatly disapproves of, leading to the President mandate they work together in investigating the entirety of the state of Virginia having apparently joined a cult, which turns out to be the hive mind and Rick's ex-girlfriend Unity
. After tricking Unity into leaving by cutting her off from her hive mind, after which she notes Virginia to still be susceptible to falling under the control of another hive mind, and Dr. Wong then breaks up with the President, citing he needs to overcome his obsession for everybody's approval, the President finally cracks under the pressure and hijacks the Virginia hive mind for himself, disabling the barrier and spreading it the infection across the world to fulfill his desire for 100% approval ratings. With no other choice, Rick enlists Dr. Wong's aid to convince Unity to stop the President. Unity agrees to help and removes all of the infected humans from the hive mind and life on Earth returns to normal. Rick and the President later have beers together and the President considers getting therapy.

Development

The character was created by Wes Archer and

third season had occurred during Donald Trump's then-ongoing presidential campaign was inspired by "the idea of a cartoonishly bad president" for the character's appearance in "The Rickchurian Mortydate" in contrast to their original depiction, following "how out of control presidential power has gotten"; by the time the episode aired in October 2017, Trump had been elected and serving in the office for almost a year.[12][13][14] Keith David, who voices the character, previously voiced a fictionalised version of himself as Vice President of the United States in the 2013 video game Saints Row IV, and Reverse Giraffe in "Total Rickall".[15]

Reception

The character has received positive reception.

fifth season, stating the "Rick and the President messarounds have never actually been the most interesting or exciting plots of the series", although expressing interest in a future appearance by the character exploring a romantic connection between the pair.[20][21][22]

References

  1. ^ Perine, Aaron (August 4, 2021). "Rick and Morty Star Keith David Revisits Gargoyles, The Princess and the Frog, and Halo". Comic Book. CBR.
  2. ^ Bojalad, Alec (July 12, 2021). "Rick and Morty: A Guide to Every Voice Actor". Den of Geek.
  3. ^ "The President Voices (Rick and Morty)". Behind the Voice Actors. August 8, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ Matar, Joe (October 2, 2017). "Rick and Morty Season 3 Episode 10 Review: The Rickchurian Mortydate". Den of Geek. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (October 2, 2017). "Rick and Morty: "The Rickchurian Mortydate" Review". IGN. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  6. ^ Di Placido, Dani (July 26, 2021). "'Rick And Morty' Season 5, Episode 6 Recap: A Forgettable Thanksgiving Special". Forbes. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  7. ^ Matar, Joe (July 26, 2021). "Rick and Morty Season 5 Episode 6 Review: Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular". Den of Geek. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  8. ^
    Adult Swim UK. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via YouTube
    .
  9. ^ Weiss, Josh (24 May 2021). "Rick and Morty: Keith David's POTUS and a Giant Turkey Monster Pop Up In Latest Insane Trailer For Season 5". Syfy. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  10. ^ Valdez, Nick (25 July 2021). "Rick and Morty Fans Loved Seeing the President Fighting Turkey President in Season 5". Comic Book. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  11. ^ Erdmann, Kevin (1 August 2021). "Rick & Morty: Rick's History With The President Explained". Screen Rant. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  12. ^ a b Plante, Corey (October 10, 2019). "The 'Rick and Morty' Season 3 Finale Predicted Trump's America". Inverse. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  13. ^ Cotter, Padraig (4 January 2020). "Rick and Morty: A Guide To The Keith David Voiced Characters". Screen Rant. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  14. Looper
    . Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  15. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (August 17, 2015). "Rick and Morty: "Total Rickall" Review". IGN. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  16. ^ Jaffe, Jenny (October 2, 2017). "Rick and Morty Season-Finale Recap: Independence Day". Inverse. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  17. ^ Greene, Steve (October 2, 2017). "'Rick and Morty' Review: Action-Packed 'The Rickchurian Mortydate' Bids Goodbye to Season 3 with a Wink and a Smile". IndieWire. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  18. ^ Krayewski, Ed (October 3, 2017). "Presidential Power: Rick & Morty Takes on the American Presidency". Reason. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  19. ^ Erdmann, Kevin (August 1, 2021). "Rick & Morty: Rick's History With The President Explained". Screen Rant. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  20. ^ Ferguson, LaToya (June 27, 2021). "'Rick and Morty': So Many Decoys, and an Homage to 'Ex Machina' and 'Highlander,' in 'Mortiplicity'". Variety. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  21. ^ Ferguson, LaToya (July 11, 2021). "'Rick and Morty' Gets Messy With Killer Space Semen in 'Rickdependence Spray'". Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  22. ^ Ferguson, LaToya (July 25, 2021). "'Rick and Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular' Makes For a Turkey of an Episode". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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