Rattlesnake Jake

**Rattlesnake Jake** is the central antagonist of the western animated film *Rango*. He is a deadly and merciless diamondback rattlesnake as well as Rango's former archenemy turned temporary ally.

He is voiced by Bill Nighy, who also played Davy Jones from the POTC franchise.

## History

Rattlesnake Jake was one of the most feared outlaws and assassins of the wild west, thus it is implied that he would never leave the town of Dirt without a single soul. Jake was also revealed to be Rango's "brother", since they've grown up together. However, Tortoise John, the Mayor of Dirt, hired the rattlesnake to kill dozens of sheriffs in the past to hide his corrupt plans, as revealed in the novelization.

During the events of the movie, one day came and the Mayor hires him to assassinate Rango or in the easier case, drive him out of town and ruin his reputation. Eventually, Jake enigmatically appears while Rango was speaking in front of the citizens and giving them hope. Jake shoots the Sheriff's office sign and asks Rango sarcastically if he is still thirsty. He drives the citizens against Rango for Tortoise John and reveals them that he is not meant to be the town's Sherrif, since he is also an outlaw. Everyone was disappointed of Rango because of that, and a sad Rango was driven out of the town.

Jake later guarded Tortoise John while he was forcing Beans to sign a contract which would turn her own house into the mayor's new office. However, Beans angrily refused, thus realizing that Jake and The Mayor were lying to her all the time, and that Rango was right. Under the orders of the mayor, Jake then tried to choke Beans and kill her if she doesn't listen. However, Rango came to the rescue. Jake then battles Rango in the city center, and Rango sets a trap in the middle of the battle; he uses some bats to form the shadow of another Hawk. However, by the time Jake realizes the trickery, Rango points at him the gun. Jake implies that he sees a killer in front of him, but in the final moments of the battle, Tortoise John intervenes and asks his loyalists to put both Rango and Beans into a glass tank with a tap of water inside.

John turns on the tap, and then betrays the rattlesnake and aims at him a gun, thus revealing that he has used Jake and Rango one against the other and that he now wants to brutally kill both of them. Before he shoots at the outlaw his final bullet, Beans however spits a bullet which hits the glass and causes the full tank to explode, and the water to flood the mayor's office and destroy it, thus forcing everyone out of the building. Jake then wakes up, and enigmatically appears before he shows some remorse for his actions after realizing he was being used by Tortoise John. As an act of honor, he tips his hat to Rango and makes an alliance with him as one legend helps the other. Rattlesnake Jake then turns to John and repeats the final words of that ruthless mayor, before dragging the tortoise to his hideout at the desert and eating him later on.

## Trivia

* Despite being the secondary antagonist of the film, Rattlesnake Jake is the fan favorite villain, and he is more dangerous and powerful than Tortoise John.