History Characters / Rango

* KnifeNut: He threatens to slice off an unlucky bird's face and "use it to wipe my unmentionables", and holds a knife to his face to shave off a few plumes just to add weight to his words.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"You're a stranger. Strangers don't last long here."'']]

* EvilVersusEvil: It's collectively agreed that the hawk is the lesser of two evils. It may be bad, but Rattlesnake Jake is ''[[TheDreaded worse]]''.

** The ladies' bonnet with ribbons he dons during the [[spoiler: semi-successful]] raid on the mole family's compound.

* BottomlessMagazines: [[spoiler: Subverted in the final battle, and exploited to make Jake waste all his bullets on the mole family's bats.]]

* ZergRush: The mole family might have more extra chromosomes than teeth, but one marvels at the problems that can be solved by throwing the sum total of your kinsmen at a given situation. Overlaps with WeHaveReserves [[spoiler:in the final fight, where the plan is to have Rattlesnake Jake empty his guns shooting at them so Rango can safely walk right up to him with his One Bullet.]]

* MauveShirt: Of the god-knows-how-many noles we see, only ''four'' are named onscreen; Pappy, Ezekiel, and Jedidiah (the first three moles we see), and Maybelle, Pappy's lieutenant.

* CorruptHick: Though he's more sophisticated than most portrayals, he's still the Southern-accented [[spoiler:BigBad of the film who deliberately cuts off his people's supply of water to force them into handing over their land for his own purposes]].

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->Voiced by: Creator/TimothyOlyphant

->Voiced by: Creator/JohnnyDepp

The main protagonist of the film. He is a chameleon with aspirations for the stage and stardom, but most of all desires companionship. After being accidentally thrown out of his human's car, he starts his journey towards his destiny.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Rango's greatest strength- autobiographical improvisational skills aside- is that he somehow manages to do ''really'' impressive things wholly by accident, from [[spoiler: killing the hawk with a misfired ricochet]] to obliviously [[spoiler: crossing the highway in the depths of his despair; arriving on the Other Side and solving the mystery of Dirt's missing water]].
* AccidentalAimingSkills: It helps Rango convince the people of Dirt that he killed seven people with one bullet when he accidentally kills a giant hawk with one.
* AccidentalHero: Involuntarily saves the town from the hawk.

* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's quirky and clumsy, but as the movie goes on, he becomes more competent and threatening to his enemies. But even as the film ends, he still retains his silly personality.

* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:All the townsfolk realize Rango has lied to them all about his triumphs, courtesy of Rattlesnake Jake. But then becomes a RebuiltPedestal when he brings the water back.]]
* ButtMonkey: He gets put through a considerable amount of hell, from slapstick injuries to being pushed around and intimidated even as he takes on his sheriff persona.

* ClintSquint: Fittingly for a cowboy hero, when it's time for Rango to get [[LetsGetDangerous dangerous]], he'll narrow his eyes. His expression is practically locked into it during the finale.
* CompanionCube: He has a toy fish ("Mr Timms") and a dismembered doll for "friends".

* FakeUltimateHero: Initially, as all his accomplishments were lies or due to blind luck.

* FromZeroToHero: He was just a pet lizard without a name, then he becomes the hero of a town.

* GenreSavvy: He seems to know a great deal about a variety of genres in fiction, westerns included, and thus doesn't have a hard time blending into Dirt.

* HawaiianShirtedTourist: Usually wears a Hawaiian shirt, being an ActorAllusion of Depps's other acting roles (in this instance [[Film/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas Raoul Duke]]).
* HiredToHuntYourself: After giving some back robbers an all-access pass to the bank.
* HollywoodChameleon: Averted. Rango's color changing abilities are limited and of little use to him in the story.
* IHaveManyNames: Boasts about this before settling on Rango.

* LargeHam: He already liked to do exaggerated acting in his bowl. And then he pushes it further in an attempt to impress the townsfolk.
* LetsGetDangerous: He immediately caves in when faced with mortal danger. Then he realizes that his friends are doomed, and only he can save them. So he goes back, fully prepared to die fighting if his GuileHero tactics don't work.
* LineOfSightName: Du'''rango''' cactus juice.

* MilesGloriosus: Which is how he gets into this mess in the first place.
* TheMunchausen: Brags at length about his fictional former exploits.

* NoNameGiven: We never hear his real name. Or for that matter, find out if he [[NeverGivenAName even has one]]. Considering the ArcWords question "Who am I?" he may not know himself.
* NotUsedToFreedom: Rango the lizard lives in a box but then is forced to live in the desert. He has trouble both fitting in and [[NotHyperbole surviving]].
* OralFixation: Uses his projectile tongue to steal a man's toothpick in the bar scene, and menacingly chews a dragonfly in his duel with Jake.
* ProtagonistTitle: His name or, rather, what he calls himself is the title of the film.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Often speaks in this. Usually to come off as smarter than he really is.

* TheSheriff: He's promoted to this after getting rid of the hawk
* SignatureHeadgear: Rango gets several bits of choice headwear during the course of the movie, each signifying his progress as a hero of the west;
** A hat he takes from a patron at the bar, trying to "blend in" after first adopting the persona of Rango. His primary hat, he wears this one more than the others throughout the course of the movie.

** The ladies' bonnet with ribbons he dons during the [[spoiler: semi-successful]] raid on the Mole family's compound.

* TooDumbToLive: Um, Rango? It could be a good idea to take off your shirt and blend into the sand when the hawk is flying in the air.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: As part of a disguise. And hardly has a male hero kicked so much butt while wearing a ''dress''.
* YouCantFightFate: Told as much by [[spoiler:the Spirit of the West]]. Dirt ''needs'' a hero, and he's the only one around wearing a white hat. And besides, [[ArcWords no man can walk out on his own story.]]

->Voiced by: Creator/IslaFisher

A ranch owner, this desert iguana found Rango and brought him to Dirt. She suspects that something has happened to the water supply of the town, that someone is throwing the water out into the desert.

* ActionGirl: She really does get dirty, and even has a shotgun ready.
* BadassAdorable: One of the only characters in the film whose design emphasizes cuteness, and definitely one of the most capable characters in the town of Dirt.

* CloudCuckooLander: Mentions at one point that her father was [[AlienAbduction was abducted by the people of Andromeda 5.]] Although, come the tie-in video game, [[TheCuckooLanderWasRight she was absolutely right about him being abducted by aliens.]]
* DaddysGirl: She was quite attached to her father while he was alive, still hasn't quite gotten over his death, and will ''not'' tolerate any disrespect thrown his way.
* DamselInDistress: She does get tied up in the climax though.

* DefiantCaptive: She's not afraid to mouth off Rattlesnake Jake or [[spoiler:the Mayor]] while she's their hostage.
* DeterminedHomesteader: Won't let her father's ranch get taken by the Mayor no matter what.

* FieryRedhead: She has auburn colored hair and has an incredibly short temper, especially when the topic is about her deceased father.

* HeroesWantRedheads: Though her hair is more of an auburn (reddish-brown), nevertheless, Rango is attracted to her

* MotorMouth: At different points, her speech lapses into this, but this is more obvious when she's arguing with Angelique.
* NonMammalianHair: Even if she's a lizard, she has these characteristics to make clear she's a female but the latter is subtle.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: She's a rancher, and by the end of the film, she's the only person in the Dirt area who still owns land that hasn't been bought up by the Mayor. However, Beans is never shown doing any work on her ranch and is only ever seen either in the town proper or out in the desert.

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Usually proceeding a catatonic fit. Her daddy was never near that mineshaft!

* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: She has hair and wears a dress.

->Voiced by: Creator/AbigailBreslin

* AdvertisedExtra: She was all over the promotional material, almost being advertised as Rango's sidekick. In the movie proper, she's pretty minor.
* AllThereInTheManual: Like a few of the other characters, her name real name isn't said in the movie proper (she's called "Little Sister" by Rango), so, through the credits and the special features, we learn her name is "Priscilla".
* BadassAdorable: She's the cutest (or at the most, the least ugly) character in the whole movie, but she carries a pair of revolvers in her lunchbox.

* CreepyChild: She looks the part but is rather much of a subversion.
* DeadpanSnarker: When she talks to Rango upon meeting him.

* IfYouDieICallYourStuff: A running gag is she will claim for Rango's boots anytime he is off to do something dangerous.
* LittleMissBadass: Priscilla wants to be one, and shows Rango she's got a lot of spunk. However, he tells her to stay behind, perhaps too afraid of endangering her. On a side note, their entire dynamic resembles that of Mattie and Cogburn in ''Film/TrueGrit''.

* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: She packs heat and constantly reminds Rango that she wants his boots when he dies.

->Voiced by: Creator/RayWinstone

A Gila monster outlaw who works for the Mayor and is first introduced tormenting some poor soul who's behind on his mortgage. Rango's first obstacle in endearing himself to the citizens of Dirt is having a shootout with Bill.

* EqualOpportunityEvil: An English Gila monster who works in a gang with a Mexican rat and two rabbits.

* EvilBrit: Voiced with Ray Winstone's natural Cockney accent, and he's a pretty savage gangster.

-->'''Bad Bill:''' '''YOU GOT CORN IN YOUR EARS, MATE?! YOU DON'T PAY THE MORTGAGE, YOU DON'T OWN THE LAND!!'''
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: He appears to be a CigarChomper. Then Rango accidentally eats his cigar.
* KnifeNut: Threatens to slice off an unlucky bird's face and "use it to wipe my unmentionables", and holds a knife to his face to shave off a few plumes just to add weight to his words.
%%* LondonGangster: He behaves like one of these despite being a Gila monster from the Mojave.

* OhCrap: When he sees the Hawk flying over Rango.

[[folder:Tortoise John]]

->Voiced by: Creator/NedBeatty

The mayor of the town of Dirt, who appoints Rango as the sheriff after killing the hawk. He is the wealthiest citizen in Dirt, and is a [[SouthernGentleman polite gentleman]] to the townsfolk, supporting their wishes of a better life. Early in the film, he is the only character with access to the town's supply of water, which makes Beans particularly suspicious. He's also responsible for sealing the water from getting it to the town, which is part of his grand plan to construct a more modern city outside the borders of Dirt (implied to be inspired by seeing the Las Vegas cityscape), which would eventually make it obsolete and the townsfolk forced to move or to face death.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: His fate of being DraggedOffToHell by Rattlesnake Jake was well deserved and nobody in Dirt will miss him.]]

* CorruptHick: Though he's more sophisticated than most portrayals

* DraggedOffToHell: Due to the myth surrounding Rattlesnake Jake, and the fact Jake threatened Rango with it before, the Mayor [[spoiler:being dragged away screaming]] by him definitely has this vibe to it.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His name is never spoken and he's only ever called "the mayor".
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Has deceived the town of Dirt like Rango did, but has none of his guilt, compassion, or even likeable traits.]]
* EvilCripple: As we find out towards [[spoiler: the end]]
* {{Expy}}: Bears an unmistakable resemblance to Noah Cross, Creator/JohnHuston's character in the 1974 film ''Film/{{Chinatown}}''. In terms of role, he also echoes pretty closely Mr. Morton from ''Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest'' [[spoiler: from being a EvilCripple rich man trying to modernize the west through a real estate scheme]].
* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: Well, except for the sweaty part since reptiles can't sweat.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts very friendly and well-meaning, almost grandfatherly, before we get to know his intentions
* FlippingHelpless: [[spoiler: Rango's escape from the flooding bank-vault knocks John out of his chair and leaves him on his back, unable to do anything but try to reason with Rango... who turns him over to Jake, who the Mayor had been trying to double-cross just moments ago. Needless to say, Mayor John is unable to do anything to stop Jake dragging him off.]]
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Sharply dressed, very hydrated, and absolutely remorseless.

* LightIsNotGood: He is mostly seen in white most of the time and appears as the BigGood of the entire story and he wears a white hat, which is seen as a symbol of good in old west movies [[spoiler:but his true nature is much more evil than he lets on]].
* ObviouslyEvil: Could be the voice, could be the way he uses insects as literal playthings. Especially when he sounds and dresses like Noah Cross.

* TheSociopath: [[spoiler: Lacking even Rattlesnake Jake's noble side, the mayor is also good at manipulating the town and hiding his corruption. Caring only about his own vision of the future, he is even willing to murder and double cross even Jake to push it forward. Even him being against Jake trying to kill Beans for not signing the contract is hypocritical since he doesn't have a problem with trying to drown her (and Rango) in his own water vault.]]
* SuperWheelchair: It even has a putting stick!

%%* VillainInAWhiteSuit: As can be seen in the above picture.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He hid his inner immorality from his people really well. Only Beans (and later Mr. Merrimack) suspects something wrong.
* VisionaryVillain: [[spoiler:Tortoise John aspires to create a modern city in the place of Dirt. To that end, he causes a water shortage so that he can buy the land at low price.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Tried to do this to Rattlesnake Jake in the end, but he used Rango's gun, which no longer had any bullets in it.]]

->Voiced by: Creator/BillNighy

A fearsome, ferocious desert rattlesnake with a gatling gun for a tail and the secondary antagonist. He is called the Grim Reaper and lauded by many as a ruthless killer who "doesn't leave a town without taking a soul." He secretly worked for the Mayor until near the end when the Mayor turned on Jake.

* AnimalFacialHair: Markings variant. Jake has a distinctive pattern on his upper lip scales that is strongly reminiscent a thin but well-maintained mustache, similar to those worn by "Doc" Holliday and Johnny Ringo in ''Film/{{Tombstone}}''.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Part of what makes Jake so terrifying is that he doesn't even need to get physical in order to be a horrifically effective threat, being able to psychoanalyze Rango to a point he nearly wins through that alone. Jake bases his entire TheReasonYouSuckSpeech off an accurate assumption that Rango is an arrogant blowhard--without having even met Rango prior--going so far as forcing a loaded gun into Rango's hands and pointing it at his ''own face'' in order to prove Rango doesn't have "killer in his eyes." [[spoiler:It's finally proving that he visibly does have the will to pull the trigger that finally earns Jake's respect.]]

* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: Finishes off the Mayor in the end.

* BewareMyStingerTail: His rattle is replaced by an artificial machine gun made of revolver cylinders.

* BottomlessMagazines: [[spoiler: Subverted in the final battle, and exploited to cause Jake to waste all his bullets on the mole family's bats.]]
* BreakTheBadass: [[spoiler: Jake breaks Rango's heroic identity by first daring him to drink his venom and then daring him to kill him with one bullet.]]
* TheComicallySerious: [[spoiler: While Rattlesnake Jake definitely adds a sinister touch to the movie, his second faceoff against Rango cost him a little of his mystique. He is quick to gain it back after the mayor screws up a double-cross, however.]]

* CruelMercy: He could've just simply killed Rango but the only reason he didn't was because that would just cement his [[FakeUltimateHero fake hero]] status. So rather, he spares him, but not without destroying that reputation in front of everyone.

* DraggedOffToHell: Tells Rango he'll do this if he ever sees him again. As a result of all the myth surrounding him, it's difficult to question if he can actually carry out the threat or not. [[spoiler:Due to this and his character in general, the scene where he drags the mayor away screaming certainly has this vibe.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:To the Mayor. He's the one called in when Rango starts asking too many questions and is the biggest threat Rango faces.]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Upon his first meeting with Rango, one gets a distinct impression that he hates liars.

* EvilVirtues: He hates liars and frauds and will respect those who earn his respect.

* FangsAreEvil: Comes with the territory of being a rattlesnake.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He presents him as friendly and polite, but he's a ruthless and sadistic sociopath.
* FlawExploitation: Falls victim to this in the final battle, first with [[spoiler: his fear of hawks]] and then with [[spoiler: his anger at being made a fool of]].
* {{Foil}}: To Rango. They both are [[LargeHam larger-than-life]] "legends" with fearsome reputations that are a part of their influence. However, the villainous Jake is much more authentic and can actually back up to his boasts, while Rango is a FakeUltimateHero whom Jake effortlessly discredits. From this encounter starts Rango's journey [[BecomingTheBoast into true herohood]]. [[spoiler:Tortoise John explicitly says both Jake and Rango are not so different legends that have no place in the future he envisions. Jake himself acknowledges Rango as another legend after the sheriff rescues the outlaw from the mayor.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a thin jagged scar over his left eye. It's easy to miss outside of close-ups.
* TheGreatSerpent: He's a snake, and much larger than any of the other characters, making him look like this to them.
* TheGunslinger: A cross between a [[MoreDakka Vaporizer]] and a QuickDraw. He can pump out huge amounts of fire from that tail, but he can also unleash a quick burst with uncanny accuracy and speed. [[spoiler:He pops Wounded Bird from halfway across town based on nothing but ''the sound of Wounded Bird's gun cocking''.]]
* HannibalLecture: He could kill Rango easily enough at their first meeting, but seems to feel that he's not even worthy of ''that.'' He calls all Rango's bluffs, humiliates him utterly, and forces him to recant his lies. It crushes the spirits of all the townsfolk.

* HumiliationConga: He goes through a bit of a wringer at the end that likely puts a few dents into his reputation. [[spoiler:First he gets blasted sky-high by a geyser of water. Then he gets frightened by the bat-riding moles flying in the shape of a hawk. After he empties his weapon on them, he gets held up by Rango and only survives due to the intervention of the mayor. Finally, he's betrayed by Tortoise John and only survives ''that'' due to the timely escape of Rango.]]
* HyperAwareness: Is able to figure out even in a fit of panic that the "Hawk" in the climax is a fake.
* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon: His gatling gun/rattle seems to have no realistic way of working (What is the firing mechanism for that thing?) other than that it is very cool.

* JerkassHasAPoint: [[spoiler: When he encounters Rango for the first time, he breaks his bravado by daring him to shoot Jake with his one bullet. Rango is unable to do it and Jake berates him for giving the town false hope and for lying about his identity.]]
* KarmaHoudini: He loses a bit of his reputation, but he doesn't suffer anything worse.

* LackOfEmpathy: He's completely devoid of sympathy and pity for the newcomer Rango, going as far as to humiliate and disgrace him for pretending to be a legend rather than just killing him. His thought process being that [[PragmaticVillainy killing Rango would lionize]] him and only prove his claims of heroism. Notably, however, frauds and liars are his BerserkButton so his excessive cruelty was likely fueled by that hatred. As to whether he is ''completely'' devoid of empathy is left up to question, [[spoiler: though he gains a fair bit of VillainRespect for Rango in the end, after he proves himself.]]
* LargeHam: He has almost as much a flair for the dramatic as Rango, weaving threats of Hell-fire and damnation into his speech at every opportunity.
* LecherousLicking: When confronting Rango he at one point gathers up Beans in his coils and gives her a lick on the cheek.
* LightningBruiser: The most frightening thing about him other than how hard he can hit with his gatling gun is how ''fast'' he is. [[spoiler: He coils up Tortoise John and drags him off so fast that Rango likely couldn't have stopped him if he wanted to.]]
* LogicalWeakness: His gatling gun is a powerful weapon that makes him a bonafide [[OneManArmy One-Snake Army]]. However, once he runs out of bullets, Jake is helpless against anyone else armed with a gun since his lack of hands leave him unable to reload his weapon in a timely manner.
* NinjaPirateRobotZombie: He's a cowboy rattlesnake with a [[GatlingGood gatling gun]] [[ArmCannon grafted onto his tail]].
* NobleDemon: Rattlesnake Jake is a contract killer without an ounce of compassion or pity, but he does exhibit a disgust for lies and treachery, and he respects true courage - even in an enemy. [[WorthyOpponent Especially]] in an enemy.
* NotWorthKilling: [[spoiler: He refuses to kill Rango and chooses to disgrace him instead by destroying his reputation as a hero. He and Rango also let the other walk away with their lives; Rango earned his respect by fulfilling his own legend, while Rango lets Jake take revenge on Tortoise John by dragging him out of Dirt.]]
* OhCrap: Inspires this reaction from pretty much everyone when he arrives. [[spoiler:He gets one himself when he faces off against Rango and realizes that the chameleon has found the necessary grit to gun him down.]]

* PsychoForHire: It's implied that he isn't in this for the money - his price for service is one ''life.''

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler: He disgraces Rango for lying about his identity and for pretending to be a legend.]]

* ShroudedInMyth: Regarded as the Grim Reaper by the people of Dirt.

* TheSociopath: He's [[FauxAffablyEvil charming]], sadistic PsychoForHire and does not hesitate to kill and feels no need to justify what he does. [[spoiler: Though he turns out to have some form of noble side, as shown in the end and comparable to the more sociopathic mayor.]]
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: His appearance instantly stops the funnier bits of the movie.
* VillainRespect: [[spoiler:After Rango escapes the bank's vault filled with water by using a single bullet, and in doing so saving Rattlesnake Jake from being killed by the Mayor, Rattlesnake Jake develops a respect for Rango.]]

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Though many would say this is what ''everyone else'' thinks of Jake, he [[spoiler:is afraid of hawks, which is the only thing keeping him away from Dirt. Rango uses this to their advantage by having the moles form a shape of a hawk to fool Jake. It doesn't fool him for long, but it does make him waste his ammo.]] This is somewhat ironic, considering the trope's name.

-> Voiced by: James "Jim" Ward Byrkit

Part of the {{posse}}. A horned lizard with a simpleton personality and less than appropriate amount of teeth. Regarding to his official information, he writes "surprisingly bad haiku."

* AbusiveParents: His father made him cough up marshmallows he had eaten the last evening for breakfast and, in one line, it's implied his father took him to a brothel.
* CloudCuckoolander: Although everybody (sans Rango, Beans and Wounded Bird) in the town could be considered this, Waffles is perhaps the most prominent example.

* FriendlyEnemy: Acts as one towards one of the inbred rodents for a very brief moment, warning him that he's about to hit his head.
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: Besides his father making him cough up the marshmallows for breakfast and few other anecdotes, he, at one point, implies his father took him to a brothel.
* KindheartedSimpleton: He's a rather nice guy and a bit of a moron.

-> Voiced by Creator/GilBirmingham

Part of the {{posse}} and Rango's deputy. A Native American crow who is a quiet bystander and uses a crutch of some sort to help himself walk. His general information from the movie's website states that his tracking skills are legendary and that he's big in Finland for reasons unknown.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: PlayedForLaughs. Birds don't really have a sense of smell or they have a limited one, definitely not to the extent that Wounded Bird has.

* CleverCrows: He's a crow and a very insightful one at that, able to track the water thieves and deduce their personalities with pinpoint accuracy based on their scents, behaviors, and the things they leave behind on their trail.

* DeadpanSnarker: Slightly slips into this when he becomes Rango's second-in-command, especially when Rango assumes he's a MagicalNativeAmerican played straight.
* ForgotFlandersCouldDoThat: While he usually speaks in short and broken sentences, in the latter part of the movie he has lines in perfect English.

* HypercompetentSidekick: To Rango. He's the deputy to the lizard's sheriff, but not only is he a lot more serious and experienced in the desert, he has a much better idea on how to track down the water thieves.

* MysteriousPast: His information on the movie website says that he's "big in Finland for some reason." There are no hints of this in the movie whatsoever, so one could only wonder how and why he's been to Finland and what he did there.

* TheQuietOne: He doesn't speak much, to fit his MagicalNativeAmerican archetype.
* ScarilyCompetentTracker: He can smell blindness or if a person has a large prostate.

* ShapedLikeItself: He's a bird and he's wounded, making him a Wounded Bird.
* TerseTalker: For the most part when he talks.

-> Voiced by: Creator/IanAbercrombie
Part of the {{posse}}. An owl of some sort, dresses like a gentleman and, according to his official information, is a professional gambler and can speak in 12 languages.

* AllThereInTheManual: Most of what we know about him isn't shown in the film proper but is in the supplementary materials.
* IAmBigBoned: [[FatAndProud Needs to be speculated]] - Ambrose is notably round, but it might be just because he's an owl.
* TheOwlKnowingOne: Regarding to his official info, he can speak in 12 languages.
* ProfessionalGambler: Official info again. He is first seen in the film playing cards.
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: He acts and dresses the part, right down to a cane and top-hat
* TuxedoAndMartini: When he's seen while Rango steps into the saloon for the first time, Ambrose is wearing his usual tuxedo with a top hat and there's a shot glass filled with cactus juice beside him.

-> Voiced by: Creator/AlfredMolina

* SpiritAdvisor: Has this general vibe - Rango is the only character who interacts with him, and he appears whenever Rango is near "the other side of the road," a mystical realm.

-> Voiced by: George [=DelHoyo=] (Señor Flan)

A quartet of owls that are sort of like ''Romeo and Juliet's'' chorus, either being exposition or playing the background music.

* EveryoneHasStandards: They spend the whole movie mocking and dismissing Rango as only edging ever closer to his inevitable doom, but even they look crestfallen when [[spoiler:Rattlesnake Jake breaks the chameleon's spirit and has him exiled from Dirt. So much that they're seen packing their instruments away.]]
* GreekChorus: Though the head of group does this most, with the others echoing him.
* LemonyNarrator: They constantly narrate that Rango will have some doom or the other.

->Voiced by: Joseph Nunez

A desert toad whom Rango meets shortly before the hawk-chase.

* AssholeVictim: Was rather rude to Rango when they first met
* CurseCutShort: "You son of a-" *hawk screeches*
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: If he actually stayed where he was and posed as a rock, the Hawk wouldn't have snatched him up.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He is rude towards Rango when they meet, but he's only trying to survive and Rango's panicking isn't helping matters.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Appears for a short scene and then is carried off by the hawk.

* BrutalBirdOfPrey: She’s clearly been terrorizing the town for sometime and is currently the page image for this trope.
* TheDreaded: The Hawk is feared by ''Rattlesnake Jake'', and is the only thing keeping Jake at bay.
* EvilVersusEvil: It's collectively agreed that The Hawk is the lesser of two evils. She may be bad but Rattlesnake Jake is ''[[TheDreaded worse]]''.
* FeatheredFiend: She terrorizes the town of Dirt and is all too eager to have any unfortunate sap for lunch.
* ItCanThink: The Hawk is intelligent enough to operate a vending machine.
* NecessaryEvil: The townsfolk of Dirt are frightened of the hawk, but if she dies, [[AlwaysABiggerFish Rattlesnake Jake]] might show up. Nobody wants that.
* ShownTheirWork: The Hawk is modeled after a red-tailed hawk, which is where the classic StockSoundEffect screech originated from.
* SilentSnarker: Has no dialogue outside of screeching, but smirks at Rango while operating the vending machine.
* StarterVillain: She's the first antagonist Rango has to deal with in the film, and is the first adversary he defeats that sets the lizard up as a hero to the people of Dirt.
* SuperPersistentPredator: Even after she catches Rock-Eye the toad, the hawk continues to just have it in for Rango, amd chases him all across the town of Dirt, ignoring all the other people that would have made suitable prey.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: The hawk's face once she sees the water tower about to come down appears to be a mix of stunned surprise and the realization that [[ThisIsGonnaSuck something is about to suck]].

->Voiced by: Creator/StephenRoot

Dirt's banker who weirdly disappears a little while after Rango comes to Dirt.

* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:After the posse find his body, Doc closes his eyes]].
* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:He is killed by the Mayor's gang after looking into the water situation]].

* NervousWreck: He's introduced taking tablets and in general seems like a nervous guy.
* OverlyLongName: Downplayed, as his first and last name have three syllables instead of the usual two or one having two and the other have one syllable, but, otherwise, doesn't stand out as far as that goes.

->Voiced by: Creator/ClaudiaBlack

A French-accented red fox that work's as the Mayor's secretary.

* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: Speaks with a French accent, which only heightens the image of sexiness she's going for.

* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: More so than Beans, even including HartmanHips

* SexySecretary: Plays the part.

* SmokingIsGlamorous : Is hardly seen without her cigarette holder

->Voiced by: Creator/HarryDeanStanton (Pappy), Creator/RyanHurst (Jebidiah), Creator/VincentKartheiser (Ezekiel)

* AllThereInTheManual: According to credits, Pappy's name is "Balthazar"
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The armament shown by the moles includes guns, dynamite, hatchets, knives of various sizes, digging equipment, a cheese grater and an egg beater.
* CassandraTruth: Justified, as they are admitted bank robbers so the townspeople of Dirt have good reason to not believe them, but when Pappy, Jebidiah, and Ezekiel are accused and arrested for bank robbery and the murder of Mr. Merrimack, [[spoiler: they protest that the bank was already robbed and someone else killed Mr. Merrimack. Fortunately for them, Rango does believe them, and though he still arrests them he immediately begins to suspect and investigate the actual culprit, the Mayor.]]
* ClearMyName: Their [[spoiler:reason for helping Rango take on Rattlesnake Jake.]]

* DeepSouth: '''Yes.''' Even though they're all native to the Southwest, the Mole Clan is pretty much one big satirical look at this trope.
** Also their playing banjos during the mounted bat fight alludes to ''Film/{{Deliverance}}.''

* TheDragon: Maybelle, the de-facto leader when Pappy is absent. She is the only other named mole besides Pappy, Ezekial and Jedidiah.

* EvilCripple: Pappy is both blind, and uses a cane. Not that he really needs the cane, he mostly just uses it to whup on his progeny. Maybelle has a clubfoot and correcting footwear.
* TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether: They act this part.
* GatlingGood: Several of the bats are armed with actual hand-cranked Gatling guns to provide heavy firepower in the sky..

--> ''I likes it when they run.''

* MauveShirt: Of the god-knows-how-many Moles we see, only ''four'' are named onscreen; Pappy, Ezekial, and Jedidiah (the first three Moles we see,) and Maybelle, Pappy's lieutenant.
* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Their attempt to rob the bank of Dirt reveals that [[spoiler: the water was already gone when they got there.]]
* NonIndicativeName: Played With, as their patriarch is a mole, while a good number of them appear to actually be gophers, prairie dogs, and or other underground dwelling animals.

* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: Balthazar, Jedidiah and Ezekiel are all biblical names. This makes Maybelle the OddNameOut.
* ScreamingWarrior: The Moles let out a gobbling war cry (similar to a Confederate [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_yell Rebel yell]]) before giving chase to Rango's wagon, further cementing them as expies of the DeepSouth.
--> '''Pappy:''' Maybelle! Give [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame the holler!]]"

* StuffBlowingUp: They make liberal use of dynamite, their bats explode when they crash, and while not an actual example, [[spoiler: the destruction visited upon Dirt by returning the water]] invokes the image.

* VillainSong: The Mole chant.

* WickedCultured: A gang of inbred thieves who know how to play "Music/RideOfTheValkyries" like an orcheatra. With banjos and the like.
* ZergRush: The Mole family might have more extra chromosomes than teeth, but one marvels at the problems that can be solved by throwing the sum total of your kinsman at a given situation. Overlaps with WeHaveReserves [[spoiler:in the final fight, where the plan is to have Rattlesnake Jake empty his guns shooting at them so Rango can safely walk right up to him with his One Bullet.]]

->Voiced by: Kym Whitley

A female Frog that we see briefly.

* GagBoobs: Has large and pretty obvious boobs that shake when she talks.
* NonMammalMammaries: Has the most obvious ones.

* SassyBlackWoman: Has the voice and cadence of one.

A mysterious spirit, resembling [[Film/DollarsTrilogy The Man with No Name]], that advises Rango in the film's climax.

* ExactWords: When Rango makes up the story of the Spirit of the West to his posse, he describes the Spirit as "riding an alabaster carriage" and protected by "golden guardians". When he meets the spirit for real, those details are true, but they take the form of a golf cart and Oscar statues, respectively.
* TheExpyWithNoName: He takes on the appearance of an old gunslinger with a poncho, cowboy hat, and a gravelly voice. Indeed, Rango ''recognizes'' him as the Man With No Name and says so outright, heavily implying the spirit has taken the form of Clint Eastwood himself.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His appearance is based on Creator/ClintEastwood, specifically his "Man With No Name" character in the Film/DollarsTrilogy.

* NiceHat: Rango gets several bits of choice headwear during the course of the movie, each signifying his progress as a hero of the west;
** A hat he takes from a patron at the bar, trying to "blend in" after first adopting the persona of Rango. His primary hat, he wears this one more than the others throughout the course of the movie.
** A showier ten-gallon hat (which he "had marked down from fifteen") he receives upon becoming sheriff.
** An even showier mariachi-themed hat he picks up once he decides to "get serious".
** The ladies' bonnet with ribbons he dons during the [[spoiler: semi-successful]] raid on the Mole family's compound.
** A black, no-nonsense hat [[spoiler: mirroring Rattlesnake Jake's own]] once he truly [[LetsGetDangerous gets serious]].

** An [[UpToEleven even showier]] mariachi-themed hat he picks up once he decides to "get serious".

* WickedCultured: A gang of inbred thieves who know how to play Ride of the Valkyries like an orcheatra. With banjos and the like.

* TheExpyWithNoName: He takes on the appearance of an old gunslinger with a poncho, cowboy hat, and a gravelly voice. [[spoiler: He is even referred to as The Man With No Name, and is highly implied to be Clint Eastwood himself.]]

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Is he a hallucination, or a true manifestation of the Spirit of the West? Either way, he's what Rango needed to see.

* TokenHuman: The only human-looking character in the film with spoken dialogue (though he's a shape-changing spirit rather than an actual human).

* RantInducingSlight: Mentioning ''[[BerserkButton anything]]'' about her father causes her to launch into a loud and angry tirade, which she will always, without fail, freeze up in the middle of. When she finally gets {{Unpaused}}, she'll likely still be ranting, often about a completely different subject, acting as though she never froze up in the first place.

%%* GirlyRun

%%* LargeHam: By choice, to impress the townsfolk.

* {{Expy}}: Jake seems to be based on Angel Eyes from ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'', though his sociopathic behavior is very reminiscent of Frank from ''Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest''. He also has a lot in common with [[Film/TheManWhoShotLibertyValance Liberty Valance]].

** LargeHam: By choice, to impress the townsfolk.

** LargeHam: By choice, to impress the townsfolk.

* AffablyEvil: While always antagonistic, he's very affable once you get on his good side.

* TheSociopath: In the sense that he does not hesitate to kill and feels no need to justify what he does. [[spoiler: But he turns out to have some form of noble side, as shown in the end and comparable to the more sociopathic mayor.]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: They spend the whole movie mocking and dismissing Rango as only edging ever closer to his inevitable doom, but even they look crestfallen when [[spoiler:Rattlesnake Jake breaks the chameleon's spirit and has him exiled from Dirt.]]