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Rick and Morty Previews Season 6 "New Look"? Top 12 One-Shot Villains

It's nice to see Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's animated Adult Swim series Rick and Morty taking a break from shilling for Wendy's (with love & respect because bills need to get paid) to get back to addressing the important matter at hand. And that important matter would be addressing the demands for a sixth season that began the moment the end credits rolled on the Season 5 finale. Now so far, we've been impressed with the way the team behind the dimension-hopping duo has handled the issue, including tackling the most controversial question about the series' return head-on. But even we were taken by surprise with the latest look at what's to come as the Emmy Award-winning series unveiled a preview of the new season's bold artistic direction. Look, we all knew there would be lasting implications from Evil Morty's actions. We just weren't expecting… this…

So for exactly the kind of Season 6 "preview" that you should be expecting at this point from Harmon, Roiland, and the team, check out the Instagram post below (though if we're being honest, we would definitely watch an episode like that- but only one episode, thank you very much):

Okay… fine! It was a joke! But to make up for it, Adult Swim looks back on a dozen one-hit, one-shot wonders of the villainous variety (though we're not sure Nimbus belongs in that category since Rick seemed more like the "villain" in that one):

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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