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2017

Movies and TV

Mortimer "Morty" Smith is a fictional character in the animated television series Rick and Morty. He is a 14-year-old, anxious, and often dim-witted boy who is constantly dragged into his eccentric scientist grandfather Rick Sanchez's dangerous and outlandish adventures.

Morty serves as Rick's reluctant sidekick and foil, providing a moral compass, albeit a flawed one, to Rick's nihilistic and self-serving tendencies. His naive and impressionable nature often leads him to be exploited by Rick, who uses him as a "Morty shield" to disguise his brainwaves and avoid detection.

Despite his anxieties and insecurities, Morty occasionally displays moments of surprising bravery and resourcefulness. He has been known to stand up to Rick when he feels his moral boundaries are being crossed, and he has even saved the day on several occasions. Morty's character arc often revolves around his struggle to balance his own desires and needs with the demands of his relationship with Rick and the chaotic nature of their interdimensional travels.