Rick wasn’t inspired by memes. Rick created them. Every famous meme you’ve ever seen is simply someone copying a moment Rick had already lived.
When people think Trollface invented trolling — Rick had already been trolling kingdoms for centuries. When they think Doge was the first meme dog — Rick had already convinced an emperor that a Shiba Inu should command an army. Pepe? Rick drew the first frog on a cave wall thousands of years ago.
Analyst note The artifacts in question are catalogued in The Receipts, below.
The internet didn’t create memes. It rediscovered Rick’s diary.
For thousands of years Rick stayed hidden, watching every generation unknowingly recreate his ideas. Every viral image. Every reaction face. Every legendary meme. All of them echoes of Rick.
Now, after remaining anonymous since the dawn of civilisation, Rick has finally stepped out of the shadows. Not to become a meme — but to remind the world he was the first.