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*** The hawk wasn't killed directly by the bullet. He was killed by the domino effect the bullet caused, resulting in getting crushed by the water tower, and the townsfolk were well aware of it. Their amazement was at Rango's supposed aiming skills and foresight.

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*** The hawk wasn't killed directly by the bullet. He She was killed by the domino effect the bullet caused, resulting in getting crushed by the water tower, and the townsfolk were well aware of it. Their amazement was at Rango's supposed aiming skills and foresight.

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!!More to the point, why isn't almost ''everyone'' Native American?
Most of them seem to be species native to Nevada - Jake in particular ought to be Native, logically speaking, since rattlesnakes certainly didn't migrate from Europe. Rango wouldn't be because chameleons don't come from the USA, but he's an outsider anyway.


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!!Jake Vs the Hawk



***As someone already said, it's instinctive, though, it ain't just Metalbeak he's afraid of—It's predatory birds in general.
!!Reptilian Belly Button



***That could be his cloaca, though his is in a strange spot, as cloaca are at the base of the tail.
!!Walkin' Trees, MaybeMagicMaybeMundane?



!!Jake's Venom



!!The Water Jug



!!Beans' Broken Switch.



!!That Big Eye



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* What was that giant eye in the underground cavern that Rango was leading his posse in? I was hoping for a giant beast to show up, but it...[[BigLippedAlligatorMoment doesn't.]]
** BigLippedAlligatorMoment; defines it all.
*** Perhaps ''it is'' an alligator (they are known to live in sewers after all), making it a literal example?
** Took me a while to recognize it as a probable shout-out to the original ''Shrek'' (watch the scene where Donkey's exploring the castle), but that's strictly an out-of-universe answer: within the story ti's as baffling as ever.
!!Ride, Excelsior!



!!The Spirit of the West



!!How to relaod a Gatling gun without hands (or feet)



!!Where'd the Poncho Come from?



!!Non-Flyin' birds



!!Isn't Wounded Bird out of place?



!!Where'd they get their disguises from?



* What was that giant eye in the underground cavern that Rango was leading his posse in? I was hoping for a giant beast to show up, but it...[[BigLippedAlligatorMoment doesn't.]]
** BigLippedAlligatorMoment; defines it all.
*** Perhaps ''it is'' an alligator (they are known to live in sewers after all), making it a literal example?
** Took me a while to recognize it as a probable shout-out to the original ''Shrek'' (watch the scene where Donkey's exploring the castle), but that's strictly an out-of-universe answer: within the story ti's as baffling as ever.

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* What was that giant eye in the underground cavern that Rango was leading his posse in? I was hoping for a giant beast to show up, but it...[[BigLippedAlligatorMoment doesn't.]]
** BigLippedAlligatorMoment; defines it all.
*** Perhaps ''it is'' an alligator (they are known to live in sewers after all), making it a literal example?
** Took me a while to recognize it as a probable shout-out to the original ''Shrek'' (watch the scene where Donkey's exploring the castle), but that's strictly an out-of-universe answer: within the story ti's as baffling as ever.

!!Rango's name


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!!Some Questionable Posse Members


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!!The Water Bank


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!!Halleluja!


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!!The Jenkins Brothers?


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!!Who robbed the bank?


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!!The Water Dumping


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!!The Water-valve


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!!Not much to know in a terrarium.


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!!Beans vs Angelique


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!!Jake's Gun, again


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!!How's Wounded Bird Doing?


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!!Raoul Duke


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!!How they're keeping the water


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!!Where'd they get the fruit?


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***No, Beans is shown to be eating it, so they weren't artificial fruits. That said, it's not clear what fruits those were but there are some cacti (like some species of ''pitaya'' and ''opuntia'') that do produce fruits, so maybe it was fruiting seasons for said cacti. Another expo is would be that is that there is some trade in the town of Dirt.
!!The Thespian Act


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!!Rango's Lies and Informing Jake


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!!Wouldn't Beans be mad at Rango?


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!!Taking Pappy and the Boys


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!!WTH happened to the other guy?


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!!Who killed Merrimack?


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!!More on Jake's gun.

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** Jake's gun uses cartridges as ammunition. The powder is sealed inside a metal shell, so the odds of the powder getting wet are extremely slim at best.

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* If Rattlesnake Jake gets ejected by the water current below him when Rango returns to duel him, why doesn't his gun fail to fire when he started shooting at the "hawk"? A gun with wet powder can't shoot.


* It seems to be Bad Bill's boots. Also, one does not have to directly murder someone to be responsible for said murder. Having a henchman of his do the direct kill would also keep suspicion away from him.

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* ** It seems to be Bad Bill's boots. Also, one does not have to directly murder someone to be responsible for said murder. Having a henchman of his do the direct kill would also keep suspicion away from him.

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* It seems to be Bad Bill's boots. Also, one does not have to directly murder someone to be responsible for said murder. Having a henchman of his do the direct kill would also keep suspicion away from him.

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* Who is responsible for killing Mr. Merrimack and messing with the emergency shutoff valve? The movie implies that it's the Mayor, because there are footprints with distinctive red mud at the site of Mr. Merrimack's murder and the shutoff valve, and the muddy boots are later found in the Mayor's possession, but the Mayor is in a wheelchair (and is never shown wearing boots for that matter). We see at the climax that the Mayor is not faking his inability to walk, so who did wear the boots? Was it Bad Bill or one of the Mayor's other various henchmen?


He obviously had no idea how to care for a chameleon. In those conditions it would have died horribly and slowly. So no, I don't feel sorry for them at all.

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** It could be artificial decoration. Given what we've seen of other foodstuffs (beans and marshmallows), they're 'normal' sized and the fruits are ridiculously tiny.


** On top of this, if you watch Jake when Rango's giving over his gun, he noticed that Rango did something to the chamber but he doesn't say a word. He's not just shaken, he's a bit awestruck at Rango's transformation and he's curious about what he's going to do next.

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** On top of this, if you watch Jake when Rango's giving over his gun, he noticed that Rango did something to the chamber but he doesn't say a word. He's not just shaken, he's a bit awestruck at Rango's transformation and he's curious about what he's going to do next. You'll notice that he doesn't react remotely in the same way when the Mayor pulls a gun on him, despite knowing from the start that he's 'killer' enough to do it.

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** On top of this, if you watch Jake when Rango's giving over his gun, he noticed that Rango did something to the chamber but he doesn't say a word. He's not just shaken, he's a bit awestruck at Rango's transformation and he's curious about what he's going to do next.

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** Very carefully.

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** Most of the time he doesn't need to. He has a machine gun. The only two exceptions are both when he's caught off guard by a man with a gun.

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