We have seen Rick and Morty survive more than their fair share of tough
scrapes. These guys have vacationed in Mad Max territory and made it out
alive from Purge Planet. We feel like they could handle anything.
But what about a scenario where the one sacred rule
is that contestants have a level playing field? This means no high-tech gadgets,
no leniency from staff, and absolutely no portal guns.
Hi, I’m Brad from WickedBinge and today we’ll be
looking at which Rick and Morty Character would Win Squid Game.
First we’ve got to lay down a couple ground rules.
While we have included some alien life forms, we will not be including any character whose powers
would be hard for the staff to keep in check. Fart, for instance,
could too easily take over the operation by getting into the minds of staff.
We also won’t be taking into consideration characters who couldn’t easily be killed by a gun,
including ships, gods, planets and Meeseeks.
So the 30 Players for this year’s Squid Games are as follows;
Rick Sanchez, Morty Smith, Summer Smith, Jerry Smith, Beth Smith, Squanchy, Bird Person,
Tammy Guetermann, Arthricia, Dr. Wong, Krombopulous Michael, Mr. Goldenfold, Jessica,
Shrimply Pibbles, Scroopy Noopers, Cornvelius Daniels, Zeep Xanflorp, Tommy, The Devil,
Ma-Sha, The Agency Director, Rivolio Clockberg Jr., Vance Maximus, Noob Noob, Frank Palicky,
Prince Nebulon, Abradolf Lincler, Lucy, Hemorrhage, and The President.
With our rules and players sorted,
we can enter the first game, which is of course, Red Light, Green Light.
This game is about patience, swiftness, following directions, and a person’s ability to treat
everything like a game of life or death. Although there is no cap on how many people can survive,
lives are often lost due to carelessness, panic, or the time constraint.
A few characters would pass this round with flying colors. Rick would probably be the first to grasp
the lethal nature of the games. We imagine he’d also tip off Morty, getting his grandson through
the first round. Famed assassin Krombopoulous Michael, who takes things at face value
and is incredibly fast, might well be the first to cross the finish line. Ma-Sha, leader of the
female Gazorpians, is one of the most patient characters on the show – but having seen the
violence of her species’ male counterparts, we doubt she’d panic when the shooting started.
Not everyone can be so lucky, however.
We think Rivolio Clockberg Jr. is the first to go. He may have survived The Gear Wars,
but we don’t think he could survive the precision shots of the snipers. With as
long as it takes to get his gears to stop, move, and wind up, this game sets him up for failure.
Following almost immediately after him is Shrimply Pibbles.
Being both a legend and a hero, we think that Shrimply Pibbles would stop to help
the first downed party, tragically losing his own life in the process.
Our third and final casualty for the round is Abradolf Lincler. While he’s an impressively
fit experiment, he is so conflicted at heart. We don’t think he would have decided if he was
in support of playing the game until after it was too late for him to make it across – assuming he
didn’t get shot during the animated debate he was having with himself at the starting line.
Surprisingly, we had very few casualties in the first round.
It leaves us with 27 of 30 still alive for our second game; Honeycomb.
The skills required for this game include a steady hand and a slow approach. Characters who
have proven themselves patient and unflinching have a better shot of surviving this round.
Again, there are some characters who would pass this challenge with no problem. We think,
as a “valuable” coin collector and mobile game enthusiast, Jerry has the finger dexterity to
really shine in the round. His wife, Beth, would also fare quite well as a horse surgeon. Coming
from an Old-Timey planet, we feel like Arthricia might be decently acquainted with a needle.
Someone who has virtually no hope of making it through the round is Squanchy. He’s jittery,
impatient, and most of his power comes from his ability to rage.
We can’t see him making it more than a couple minutes into Honeycomb at best.
We also don’t think that Beth’s childhood friend, Tommy, has the patience for
this. We think being trapped in Froopyland from a young age might give him a higher
affinity for children’s games in general – but everything about him seems clumsy and crazed.
Frank Palicky may be good with a knife, but we doubt he’d be as good with a needle.
Morty’s bully from the pilot episode has already lasted longer in Squid Game than he did in series,
and we’re going to have to call his death here.
And finally, we don’t think Summer’s Mad Max husband Hemorrhage has the patience for work as
delicate as honeycomb. To his credit, we think his rage would take down a couple staff members on the
way out, but there’s no way he’s coming through this challenge with his head – bucket or no.
This means we have 23 characters left to participate in The Midnight Brawl.
While this might not be a game, per say, it’s an important test of survival skills.
The night in between Honeycomb and Tug of War shows just what contestants are made
of when it becomes clear that murder is allowed.
We’ll be looking at players with the strength,
stealth, or leadership skills that are required to make it through this harrowing night of combat.
This is one area where the main cast makes it through. Like it or not
there’s safety in numbers and Rick knows how to best direct the Smith family for
maximum effect – even while Summer mourns the passing of her two romantic interests
from the previous round. We also think Tammy makes it through the night safely,
as she has influence over Bird Person, who is very capable in combat. Finally, we have no doubt that
Krombopulous Michael would make it through with his wide variety of lethal skills.
Speaking of Krombopulous, we think he may be responsible for a few of these upcoming deaths.
Mr. Goldenfold would be out of his element here, making him an isolated and therefore
easy target. With no combat training (outside of his dreams) and very little charisma,
we don’t think there’s much he could do about it.
Scroopy Noopers is plenty intelligent, but his lack of charisma really comes into
play here. He would probably be taken out for his objection to the games in general,
and desire to vote his way out of further rounds.
Jerry’s Stalker, Lucy, might consider this the perfect night to try and get Jerry
alone. We think that subsequently, she would be killed by a very defensive and no-nonsense Beth.
This could also well be the end of The President, who thinks he has more sway than he does.
Following Rick’s example could be enough to get him through a couple rounds.
But when night falls, teams form, and The President finds himself without his guards,
he might realize just how little sway he has.
And finally, we think this is the end for Cornvelius Daniels. A Galactic Federation
Agent in a slaughtering ground with both Rick and Bird Person still alive? It spells out bad news.
One or both of them is bound to want to eliminate that threat thanks to some well-earned paranoia.
Without his back up and government technology, we don’t think he’d stand much of a fighting chance.
Even after that bloody night,
we still have 18 out of 30 contestants to compete in our next game; Tug of War.
Despite being a team game – we’re not going to be forming full teams.
Likelihood of survival in this round will be based on individual merit
(though one of the qualities we’re looking for is Teamwork.) Other factors will include
strength and dynamics with the other characters. Though with very few physically strong
characters left in the game at this point, strategy means more than it might normally.
As with all rounds, there are characters who would make it through without breaking a sweat.
Vance Maximus is one of the strongest characters left, and we think he’d be great at inspiring
his team to rally for him. Likewise, we think the Smith Family Dr. Wong would
be a great team leader as she would be able to get rid of limiting beliefs on her side.
The first person left on the list to go would be Ma-Sha. While she also has
leadership potential and experience, she is not as direct or as practical as Dr. Wong. Likewise,
her aversion to brute force makes her one of the physically weakest characters on the list.
While strength matters less with this group than it might in other groups,
anyone with weaker than average strength will be at a huge disadvantage.
Likewise, we think this is the round where Jessica gets eliminated. We have seen that she’s
capable of being fierce, but that’s not the same as being physically strong.
She would be at a physical disadvantage in this round, as well as being out of her element.
Noob Noob is at a significant height and strength disadvantage here that we think means
this is his final round in the games. Rest in peace, Noob Noob.
Zeep Xanflorp dies in this round as well, over rivalries. We think if there were only
two people to put together the symbols on the walls it would be Zeep and Rick – though either
would be loathe to openly share that information. Since their survival would depend on that point
from their ability to construct stronger teams, we just feel that Rick has a definite edge.
And though it pains us to say it, this is Jerry’s last round as well. Not only do we
doubt Jerry’s physical strength is quite that of the average man, we know that his
resolve is weak. We don’t think Jerry has the determination to win one of the deadliest games,
not even for the sake of his team.
We have 13 contestants left,
meaning that just over half of them have been eliminated heading into our fourth game; Marbles.
Again, we won’t be breaking up the specific teams for this so much as we’ll be looking
at specific traits that make a character more, or less likely to make it through the round.
Now there is some skill that goes into Marbles, depending on which version of the game you play.
Consider that a tie-breaker qualification.
We’ll be looking more at emotional manipulation and rational thinking.
Some absolute winners include Arthricia and Tammy, who we have both seen are great at emotional
manipulation. We think The Devil would also have a few tricks up his sleeve for this one, as he
can be both clever and manipulative – even without his cursed items.
Unfortunately there can’t be winners without losers.
We’re sorry to say it, but Bird Person is the first to go.
He’s open, honest, wouldn’t stoop to cheating,
and we’ve seen in the series how easily he can let his feelings for someone get the best of him.
Dr. Wong possesses no small share of emotional tricks, but we think she’s too virtuous to
use them to her advantage in the game of Marbles. This means that she too is out.
Prince Nebulon’s history as a scammer might make him a strong candidate on paper,
but given his history we don’t think it would translate. He wouldn’t have his tech
or his crew to come up with an elaborate scheme, and even those are prone to fail.
And finally, we don’t think Rick Sanchez makes it through marbles. This might come as a huge shock
to our viewers who expected he was the clear cut winner of the video, but we think his rage
sets him back here. Sticking to Morty and his other family during the game is something that
would absolutely backfire on him for this round – not unlike we saw in the actual Squid Game. When
the twist was revealed that only one of each team would survive, Rick’s anger would surely turn on
the staff and he’d be dead before he even got the chance to consider sacrificing himself for Morty.
This means we have only 9 of the original 30 heading into the fifth and penultimate round;
Glass Stepping Stones.
There are no easy choices for this one. There are a lot of factors, like the player positions,
readiness to follow sequence, and general luck. Rather than select our easy winners
for this round, we’ll be listing characters in the order we feel they’d have selected their numbers.
Up first is Summer Smith. Summer is headstrong, confident, and shows her
emotional distress through reckless actions. We don’t doubt that this late in the game
she’d be feeling damn-near invincible, and it would get her killed when she goes first.
Following her is her mother, Beth Smith.
Beth would be looking out for her daughter first and foremost, perhaps even trying to talk Summer
out of going first. In lack of that, we think she would have chosen the closest number – and
fought anyone who tried to stop her. Of course, going early in this game is never a good thing.
Next up is the Agency Director. He was the villain who opposed Pickle Rick, so he’s seen some weird
stuff, but managed to face it with cool confidence. He’s made it this far into the game by
an average, but hard to shake individual. We don’t think he’d rush for a number , but we think he’d
calmly walk toward the front to show a collected bit of authority over the remaining contestants.
Following him and coming near the center is Arthricia. She’s quiet but determined and we think
she’d actually be choosing a center number right around the time Summer was choosing the first
place. It’s good instinct after all, and Arthricia must have had great instincts to survive so many
Purges. She’s one of the most likely to cause a fuss when she has to choose the next stone,
as we’ve seen she is more than willing to stand up to authority. Unfortunately, we think her tirade
against the staff would leave her vulnerable to being pushed from a contestant behind her.
Vance Maximus is another character we don’t think would have dawdled in choosing a position,
putting him right in the center. For all of his heroic show-boating, we know that Vance looks
out for himself first and foremost when put under pressure. If Arthricia starting wasting
everyone’s time on the bridge, he’d be happy to call himself a hero for pushing her. We also think
he’d be quick to try and jump his way to safety after that, before eventually falling short.
Tammy Gueterman would have played like a champ this entire game.
But without Bird Person protecting her this round she’d be more vulnerable,
and happier to blend in near the center. With the middle slot take she’d probably
take the extra time to come up with a strategy, going just behind Vance.
And finally, The Devil. Though we have a couple characters left we think would
have naturally revolved toward the back, we think that The Devil voluntarily would
have chosen his number last. After all, watching people doom themselves through
their choices is kind of his whole thing. This puts him near the back of the group which is
lucky – we just don’t think he has the skills required to make that luck hold to the end.
Just like in the show, this leaves us with two unlikely
players fighting to the death in the final Round of Squid Game.
For this we’ll be looking at morality, emotional manipulation,
strategy, and more than anything, physical fitness. Basically this is a full on combat
situation, but we’ve considered everything that might give one party or another the edge.
The two contestants who survived the game are Morty Smith and Krombopulous
Michael. That’s right, the final round of Squid Game is down to a hired assassin
and an emotionally distraught fourteen-year old boy who has just lost his family.
Now of course, you know the strengths of Krombopulous. He’s got a one track mind for
murder, he’s fast, stealthy, and stronger than you’d expect for someone that lean.
He has combat training and is one of the most lethal people in the
multiverse – even without his wide array of weapons.
On the other side you have Morty. He’s seen too much death and violence. He’s not too bad in a
fight himself despite lacking the proper training and not being any stronger than the average kid.
Still, we have seen him go into some pretty intense rages. He’s no master manipulator,
that much is true, but he has a sort of naive innocence that was
enough to endear him even to Rick, one of the coldest people around.
Is it possible that just by communicating to his opponent how much suffering
and loss there has been in the games already, Morty would come out on top?
Of course not. Kromobopulous just loves killing people too much. He absolutely is the one walking
out with enough money to retire. But he won’t, because he loves his job too much.
And that’s been it – our pick for which Rick and Morty character would win Squid Game.
Of course, this is only one of an infinite number of possibilities – so
what do you think is most likely in the universe you’ve been visiting?
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