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Rick and Morty Get Their Hands Dirty with This James Gunn Matter

There's nothing like a weekend to calm the nerves and help reset things back to some semblance of "normalcy." Unfortunately, it also lulls you into a false sense of safety & security- as we learned earlier today. Because just when things had gone quiet on the whole Rick and Morty/Peacemaker series creator James Gunn front, Gunn brought us back down to reality with a new piece of evidence from the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 & The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special that finds Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's dimension-hopping duo looking to get their hands dirty at this point. No more Mr. Meeseeks, Squanchy, Mr. Poopybutthole, or even Snowball. No, this time around we have none other than Morty himself making a home on Gunn's video feed stand. And from the looks of things, Morty has that look that says he would feel "really bad" if "an accident was to happen to such a nice production establishment as yours, Mr. Gunn… if you know what I mean." And yet, Gunn has no clue who's behind it or the message they're trying to send. Again, it's either Rick and Morty not appreciating other "galaxy guardians" getting all of their press (and box office) or someone's trying to convince Gunn to write and direct an episode of the Adult Swim series (and we're all-in on the latter).

Here's a look at what Gunn had to share earlier today, followed by a rundown of the "case file" as it currently exists:

Here's a look at a previous tweet where Gunn revealed that the duo was upping their game and bringing in the big guns in the form of Snowball:

Here's a look back to when Mr. Poopybutthole entered the scene:

And here's a look back at Gunn's tweet that kicked off our obsession:

Rick and Morty: Tales from Alternate Dimensions

Directed by Masaru Matsumoto (Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars) and stemming from Sola Entertainment, the Halloween-inspired The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara sees Rick looking to build the ultimate AI toaster until a trip to Akihabara for spare parts takes a twisted turn for our dimension-hopping duo. Think screws. Now here's a look at The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara, followed by looks at four previously-released shorts:

Directed by Takashi Sano (Tower of God), produced by Sola Entertainment, and animated at Telecom Animation Film, the anime short Rick and Morty vs. Genocider finds Morty going on an adventure to Tokyo, Japan to try and help stop "The Genocider." And yes, it's beautiful, emotional, and some really weird stuff happens:

Sano returned with the new short (produced by Sola Entertainment and animated by Telecom Animation Film) Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil)– following up on his previous short, Rick & Morty vs. Genocider. Here's a look at the newest short, with a focus on Summer and Jerry that goes in ways we didn't expect:

Written and directed by Kaichi Sato, and produced by Studio DEEN, "Samurai & Shogun" finds Rick WTM72 (Yohei Tadano) and Shogun Morty (Keisuke Chiba) in a Lone Wolf and Cub-themed dimension. A nasty group of Ninja Ricks isn't willing to let go of Shogun Morty without a fight – an option that Rick WTM72 is more than willing to oblige. From there, we have a look at the follow-up short that was released last month continuing the story, Samurai and Shogun Part 2:

In the creative spirit of Samurai & Shogun by Kaichi Sato and Rick & Morty vs. Genocider from Takeshi Sano, here's a look at Rick and Morty in the Eternal Nightmare Machine– where even the "Rick-mobile" can prove deadly and you'll wonder like we do why Scary Terry isn't a downloadable character for a fighting game like Mortal Kombat:

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