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When you think about the things he's heard Rango has said about him, it is clear he hates a fraud presenting himself as a genuine article legendary {{Badass}} when Jake is filling that spot...but part of Rango's story is [[YourMom implying Jake's mother had an...*ahem* "active social life"]]. Like another badass western outlaw, [[ThreeTenToYuma Ben Wade]], [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Jake loves his mom]], and took exception to this lie in particular.

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When you think about the things he's heard Rango has said about him, it is clear he hates a fraud presenting himself as a genuine article legendary {{Badass}} when Jake is filling that spot...but part of Rango's story is [[YourMom implying Jake's mother had an...*ahem* "active social life"]]. Like another badass western outlaw, [[ThreeTenToYuma [[Film/ThreeTenToYuma Ben Wade]], [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Jake loves his mom]], and took exception to this lie in particular.
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* [[StopHavingFunGuys This would be unnecessary]], but still: it is confirmed that their village is next to a modern Las Vegas, and no human who fought on the American Civil War is alive, let alone animal.
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* Hmmm... a looney, over-the-top character played by Johnny Depp who's also bisexual? [[Film/PiratesOfTheCarribean Why does that sound familiar?]]

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* Hmmm... a looney, over-the-top character played by Johnny Depp who's also bisexual? [[Film/PiratesOfTheCarribean [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Why does that sound familiar?]]
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* Hmmm... a looney, over-the-top character played by Johnny Depp who's also bisexual? [[Film/PiratesOfTheCarribean Why does that sound familiar?]]
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It's possible that both are veterans from an animal Civil War. Turkey fought for the South, and Elgin for the North.

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It's possible that both are veterans from an animal Civil War. Turkey fought for the South, and Elgin for the North.North.

[[WMG: This takes place in the same universe as ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''.]]
Anthropomorphic animals that live like humans and come in [[AnimalsNotToScale unusually small sizes]]? Check. Distributed by Nickelodeon? Check. Plus, you know how in ''Spongebob'', everyone looks realistic when they go onto land? Well, that explains why the animals here look so realistic.
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It takes the form of Clint Eastwood because Rango loves acting, the Armadillo probably sees him as a traditional cowboy, it depends on who's viewing him to what it appears as.

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It takes the form of Clint Eastwood Creator/ClintEastwood because Rango loves acting, the Armadillo probably sees him as a traditional cowboy, it depends on who's viewing him to what it appears as.



Rango saw [[spoiler: ClintEastwood]], because [[spoiler: the Spirit of the West appears in a form you'll understand, as said above.]] But, what about when he just wants to be a normal [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman "person"]]? It explains how he survived death [[spoiler: and commanded the cacti]]

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Rango saw [[spoiler: ClintEastwood]], Creator/ClintEastwood]], because [[spoiler: the Spirit of the West appears in a form you'll understand, as said above.]] But, what about when he just wants to be a normal [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman "person"]]? It explains how he survived death [[spoiler: and commanded the cacti]]
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Why, again, was Rango so quick to appoint Wounded Bird his deputy when he knew nothing about him? Because he assumed MagicalNativeAmerican assets would prove useful, or because he has a fetish for them...?

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Why, again, was Rango so quick to appoint Wounded Bird his deputy when he knew nothing about him? Because he assumed MagicalNativeAmerican assets would prove useful, or because he has a fetish for them...??
* Also note Rango's love for cross-dressing...

[[WMG: Elgin and Sergeant Turkey are veterans from opposing sides of an animal Civil War.]]
Fans have noted that Sergeant Turkey (the bird with the arrow through his eye) wears a Confederate soldier's uniform. The Rango wiki site, and the DVD special features, note that Elgin (the gray cat in the trench coat) is a veteran of an unnamed war. Elgin and Turkey seem to be at odds at least a little bit, as they are quick to argue and insult each other on the tunnel mission.

It's possible that both are veterans from an animal Civil War. Turkey fought for the South, and Elgin for the North.
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The inbreeding also accounts for the average I.Q. in the town of Dirt, and the overall strange personalities of its citizens.

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The inbreeding also accounts for the average I.Q. in the town of Dirt, and the overall strange personalities of its citizens.citizens.

[[WMG: Rango swings both ways.]]
Obviously he's attracted to Beans. But on the other hand, we also have this exchange:
--> '''Wounded Bird''': ...No. I'm molting. It means I'm ready to mate.
--> '''Rango''': I'll keep that in mind...
Why, again, was Rango so quick to appoint Wounded Bird his deputy when he knew nothing about him? Because he assumed MagicalNativeAmerican assets would prove useful, or because he has a fetish for them...?
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** Confirmed, by the DVD extras.
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When you think about the things he's heard Rango has said about him, it is clear he hates a fraud presenting himself as a genuine article legendary {{Badass}} when Jake is filling that spot...but part of Rango's story is [[YourMom implying Jake's mother had an...*ahem* "active social life"]]. Like another badass western outlaw, [[ThreeTenToYuma Ben Wade]], [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Jake loves his mom]], and took exception to this lie in particular.

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When you think about the things he's heard Rango has said about him, it is clear he hates a fraud presenting himself as a genuine article legendary {{Badass}} when Jake is filling that spot...but part of Rango's story is [[YourMom implying Jake's mother had an...*ahem* "active social life"]]. Like another badass western outlaw, [[ThreeTenToYuma Ben Wade]], [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Jake loves his mom]], and took exception to this lie in particular.particular.

[[WMG: The town of Dirt is a hotbed for inbreeding.]]
This is why cats, foxes, mice, lizards, grasshoppers, and spiders are all roughly the same size. They are all related, in some way or another (and in many cases, multiple ways). Few if any Dirt citizens are entirely one species. Most may have the physical appearance of one species, but all have about the same genes related to height and overall body size. This also explains why Beans, a lizard, has mammalian breast and hair. And it explains why some of the animals are just so hard to define; it's because they are not one species. Some appear more "mixed" than others.

The inbreeding also accounts for the average I.Q. in the town of Dirt, and the overall strange personalities of its citizens.
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***** For lizards, it might.
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Boots for Priscilla.



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*** And, finally, Priscilla gets Rango's boots.
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*That definitely seems to be the case. While of course this is a PG-rated film and no gory detail can be shown, it seems pretty clear that he's supposed to be bisected, not just flattened through the midsection like a cartoon character. And what you see of his insides looks all dried up and chapped, like an old slice of ham, as if he had been lying there for at least an hour, long enough for the carcass to become parched in the hot sun (although the accident that led up to the whole situation had happened only a minute before).
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**** [[MarijuanaIsLSD Pot does not work that way.]]
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[[WMG: This is all Rango's {{dying dream}} as he dies in the desert.]]

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[[WMG: This is all Rango's {{dying dream}} DyingDream as he dies in the desert.]]



** This could also explain ''why'' Metalbeak has a metal beak... and why the Mayor is in a wheelchair.

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** This could also explain ''why'' Metalbeak has a metal beak... and why the Mayor is in a wheelchair.
wheelchair.



That's why the animals are sentient, why some of them don't even look like earth animals, how the plants can walk, and why there's a [[HPLovecraft Lovecraftian]] beast living in the aquifer.

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That's why the animals are sentient, why some of them don't even look like earth animals, how the plants can walk, and why there's a [[HPLovecraft [[Creator/HPLovecraft Lovecraftian]] beast living in the aquifer.



Or it could be that "Jake" simply rhymes with "snake". And "Blake" doesn't sound BadAss enough.

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Or it could be that "Jake" simply rhymes with "snake". And "Blake" doesn't sound BadAss enough.
enough.
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It's just one more reason for him to hate Rango. Someone had to, after all, and Jake is the resident {{Badass}}.

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It's just one more reason for him to hate Rango. Someone had to, after all, and Jake is the resident {{Badass}}.{{Badass}}.

[[WMG: Jake was angry at Rango's lies for reasons beyond an honor code.]]
When you think about the things he's heard Rango has said about him, it is clear he hates a fraud presenting himself as a genuine article legendary {{Badass}} when Jake is filling that spot...but part of Rango's story is [[YourMom implying Jake's mother had an...*ahem* "active social life"]]. Like another badass western outlaw, [[ThreeTenToYuma Ben Wade]], [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas Jake loves his mom]], and took exception to this lie in particular.
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And has all sorts of supernatural abilities. Which might include shape-shifting, which might mean the giant eye was his. And it would also explain how he found out what Rango said about them being brothers.

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And has all sorts of supernatural abilities. Which might include shape-shifting, which might mean the giant eye was his. And it would also explain how he found out what Rango said about them being brothers.

[[WMG: Jake was the one who ''actually'' killed the Jenkinson
brothers.]]
It's just one more reason for him to hate Rango. Someone had to, after all, and Jake is the resident {{Badass}}.
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Alligators live in sewers according to urban legends; plus, it makes the scene an almost literal example of a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

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Alligators live in sewers according to urban legends; plus, it makes the scene an almost literal example of a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

[[WMG: Jake really is the Grim Reaper]]
And has all sorts of supernatural abilities. Which might include shape-shifting, which might mean the giant eye was his. And it would also explain how he found out what Rango said about them being brothers.
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** He's in the middle of a reptile zoo, and he's the reptile.
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Yup.

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Yup.Yup.

[[WMG: The giant eye is an enormous alligator.]]
Alligators live in sewers according to urban legends; plus, it makes the scene an almost literal example of a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
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Why? This is an WMG, that's why!

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Why? This is an WMG, that's why!why!

[[WMG: The giant eye is really The Mayor spying on Rango and co.]]
Yup.
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Or it could be that "Jake" simply rhymes with "snake".

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Or it could be that "Jake" simply rhymes with "snake".
"snake". And "Blake" doesn't sound BadAss enough.
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[[WMG: Jake is named after Jake "The Snake" Roberts of WWE fame.]]
Or it could be that "Jake" simply rhymes with "snake".
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[[WMG: The Spirit of The West is, you guessed it, a [[DoctorWho Time Lord]].]]

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[[WMG: The Spirit of The West is, you guessed it, a [[DoctorWho [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lord]].]]
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WMG almost always contain references to Doctor Who, so why not?


This would explain her size and humanoid shape.

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This would explain her size and humanoid shape.shape.

[[WMG: The Spirit of The West is, you guessed it, a [[DoctorWho Time Lord]].]]
Why? This is an WMG, that's why!
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* Alternatively, [[AllJustADream it's all Rango's dream]], period, which would certainly explain how a 19th-century Old West town populated with FunnyAnimals ended up just outside of modern-day Las Vegas...

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* Alternatively, [[AllJustADream it's all Rango's dream]], period, which would certainly explain how a 19th-century Old West town populated with FunnyAnimals {{Funny Animal}}s ended up just outside of modern-day Las Vegas...
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A dinosaur that survived extinction and have been living underground for millions of years.

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A dinosaur that survived extinction and have been living underground for millions of years.years.

[[WMG: Angelique is a mutant]]
This would explain her size and humanoid shape.
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* Just because rattlesnakes don't constrict their prey in real life doesn't mean they're incapable of it. Jake just used it instead of venom because he wasn't trying to kill them outright.
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This would account for both his unique ability to both poison and strangle AND his violent nature (animal hybrids are notoriously unstable, even under the best conditions).

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This would account for both his unique ability to both poison and strangle AND his violent nature (animal hybrids are notoriously unstable, even under the best conditions).conditions).

[[WMG: The GiantEyeOfDoom is a [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaur]].]]
A dinosaur that survived extinction and have been living underground for millions of years.
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This would account for both his unique ability to both poison and strangle AND his violet nature (animal hybrids are notoriously unstable, even under the best conditions).

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This would account for both his unique ability to both poison and strangle AND his violet violent nature (animal hybrids are notoriously unstable, even under the best conditions).

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