Rango

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This Protagonist was Headlined on March 2014.

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Do-gooder

Full Name

Unknown

Alias

Rango

Mr. Rango
Sheriff Rango
Sheriff
Son (by Tortoise John)
Little Lizard
Honey (by Beans)
Muchacho

Origin

Rango

Occupation

Sheriff of Dirt/Mud

Powers / Skills

Theatrical acting skills

Improvisation
Marksmanship
Combat prowess
Durability
Camouflage
Speed
Stamina
Charisma

Hobby

Acting

Swimming

Goals

Find water

Find his identity
Save Dirt (all succeeded)

Family

Unnamed mother

Enemies

Tortoise John (arch-nemesis)

Rattlesnake Jake (former arch-rival)
Bad Bill
Hawk
Angelique (formerly)
Balthazar (formerly)

Type of Hero

Nihilistic Soul Searcher

“	People, I've had an epiphany. A hero cannot exist in a vacuum. What our story needs is an ironic unexpected event that will propel the hero into conflict!	„
	~ Rango's ironic speech before being stranded in the desert.

“	Look, I need water. Hydration. My teeth are chapped. I need lotion! I'm down to one layer of skin already, pretty soon I'm going to start seeing my insides. Not quite unlike what you've got going there. Listen, I can't survive in the desert, okay? I don't belong here!	„
	~ Rango asking Roadkill for water.

“	So you want something to believe in, Spoons? Believe in me. Believe in that there sign. For as long as it hangs there, we got hope.	„
	~ Rango's most famous quote.

Rango is the titular main protagonist of the 2011 Nickelodeon animated film of the same name. He is a quirky and lonely lizard who, after being stranded in the desert town of Dirt, goes on a journey of self-discovery as he looks out for his new home.

He is voiced by Johnny Depp, who also played the title character in Edward Scissorhands, Dean Corso in The Ninth Gate, Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow, Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Victor Van Dort in Corpse Bride, Tarrant Hightopp in the live-action Alice in Wonderland films, Barnabas Collins in the Dark Shadows film, Tonto in the The Lone Ranger film and the title character in Sherlock Gnomes.

History[]

“	My fellow comrades. There will be times when you doubt yourself. When you feel pummeled by the cataclysms of life, remember this moment. Remember me. Know that I will be there, watching you... sometimes at inappropriate moments. That's part of the deal. And remember, that within all of us resides the true Spirit of We- Woah! Let's take it from the top.	„
	~ Rango's failed attempt at a grand speech.

Rango is a very comical character but also lonely as he remains isolated in his box and is actually seen conversing with inanimate objects such as a headless mannequin, a dead cockroach, a toy fish and a decorative tree. However, he actually believes he has friends and a very active social life only to be corrected by Roadkill claiming him to be a very lonely lizard.

Throughout the film Rango was seen suffering from an identity crisis; He is constantly seen saying "Who am I?" to himself and doesn't even know his own name, causing him to create his own identity. Rango is an actor and expects his "friends" to be the same; He describes Victor, an inanimate tree as wooden and his toy pet fish Mister Tibbs, good - too good. After arriving at the town of Dirt, Rango was able to create his own identity and name, he also had a tendency to go over-the-top as he said where he came from they kill and cannibalise a man before breakfast just to wake up an appetite.

Rango was also cowardly, as was shown during the desert when he caught the eye of a hawk and than ran away screaming in terror. This also happened again during a showdown with Bad Bill and his crew, when the hawk returned which caused Rango to cower in a latrine and then flee. He was also in clear terror when Rattlesnake Jake entered Dirt, however so was everyone else.

Despite his stories claiming that he was the one who killed the seven Jenkins brothers, Rango had never and was always reluctant to actually kill someone; this was shown when a hawk was close to eating him and Rango held him at gunpoint but then hesitated and shot the rope that was restraining him, which accidentally caused him to be crushed and made the town believe that Rango was the one who murdered him. This was also shown when Rattlesnake Jake offered Rango the chance to kill him and even Jake saw he had no killer in his eyes, however this changed when he returned to confront the Mayor and Jake and was willing to shoot the rattlesnake at point blank range. During the film Rango became courageous.

After the Mayor made Rango the Sheriff of Dirt, he was shown to be very clueless, almost shooting a child in the face when he only wanted an autograph and then handing him a gun. He also came across three bank robbers and mistakes them for miners, then actually gives them a prospecting permit and gives them directions to the Bank of Dirt.

Despite this, Rango is intuitive and intelligent, as is shown when him and his posse captured Balthazar and his family and he was able to realize that something ominous was happening in Dirt and believed that they found the empty jug of water and didn't murder anybody, and when the Spanish Daggers were seen walking like the legends told they do towards water and he discovered Las Vegas where he realized that the Mayor's true plan was to buy up all the land and then bring back the water when Dirt was washed away.

After being humiliated by Rattlesnake Jake, Rango shamefully leaves Dirt but after a pep talk from the Spirit of the West and uncovering Mayor Tortoise John's true plan, he returned to Dirt and showed true bravery and made an alliance with Balthazar's family, then confronted Jake who he was able to outsmart and then return the water to Dirt, becoming a legend of the people.

Afterwards, the town of Dirt became the town of Mud and had a water park built in it. After hearing rumors of Bad Bill acting up outside of town, Rango goes to investigate.

According to the song, Rango becomes a successful lawman who kills criminals and woos ladies until Bad Bill returns to town seeking revenge. The next part of the song states that Rango died, "with a six-gun at his side", though it is unknown what exactly killed him.

In the video game sequel, Rango went to go find Beans' father who was still alive.

Trivia[]

Rango is possibly a Flap-necked chameleon based on his appearance, as well as featured in the Real Creatures of Dirt feature in the Rango DVD.
Rango is based on Hunter S. Thompson, according to the creators, in addition to Don Knotts in The Shakiest Gun in the West.
His name is possibly a reference to the popular Spaghetti Western protagonist, Django.
Rango is not his real name and his real name is never mentioned. Nor for that matter, do we find out if he even has one. Considering the arc words question "Who am I?", he may not know himself. A newspaper reported that Lars is his real name but the filmmakers debunked it.
The gun that Rango wields throughout the movie is a Colt Single Action Army, given to him by Bad Bill before they have a stand-off. The gun is incorrectly depicted as having a swing-out cylinder.
Depp used Kermit the Frog and Don Knotts as inspiration for Rango's voice.
The animators saw a chameleon at a pet store and used the chameleon as the inspiration for Rango’s character design.
His design took the animators eight months to develop.
When the animators saw the drawing for Rango's eyes, they eventually ended up incorporating a little bit of the independent orbiting but the big breakthrough was to distort his eyes and the rings around them so he could make different expressions.
When the animators started hearing Johnny Depp's voice reading and the way he interpreted Rango, it inspired the animators to incorperate some of Depp's nuances into the character of Rango.
- Rango's vocal warmup was based on a warmup Johnny Depp uses.
He was the first character to be designed, whereas Beans was the last character to be designed.
Rango is the second Nickelodeon character to be voiced by Johnny Depp, after Jack Kahuna Laguna.

External Links[]

Rango at the Heroes Wiki
Rango at the Near Pure Good Wiki

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