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This Villain was Headlined on March 2021.

Villain Overview

Hello, "brother". Thirsty? (chuckles evilly)
~ Jake meeting Rango; also his first words
Listen close, you pathetic fraud. This is my town now. If I ever see you again, I will take your soul straight down to Hell!
~ Jake driving Rango out of Dirt for his lies

Jake Douglas, better known as the Rattlesnake Jake, the Grim Reaper or the Serpentine Devil, is the secondary antagonist of Nickelodeon's 23rd full-length animated feature film Rango.

He is, as stated clearly by his name, a dangerous Western diamondback rattlesnake outlaw who never leaves the town of Dirt without taking at least a single soul, according to Bad Bill. It later turns out that Rattlesnake Jake is secretly working with Tortoise John, Dirt's mayor, who wants the citizens to move so he can build a new, modern city.

He was voiced by Bill Nighy, who also played Viktor in the Underworld film series, Davy Jones in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Whitey in Flushed Away, General Fallon in Jack the Giant Slayer, The Network in The World's End, Prince Naberius in I, Frankenstein, Leo Argyll in Ordeal of Innocence and Howard Clifford in Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. In the video game, which is considered to be non-canon, he was voiced by the late David Anthony Pizzuto.

Appearance[]

Rattlesnake Jake is a large western diamondback rattlesnake. He wears a black leather cowboy hat with a cross-laced leather band, shed skin resembling a vest, and a Gatling gun in place of his missing rattle on the tip of his tail. He is also shown to have small black scales on his upper lip that greatly resembles a mustache as well as other darker areas. In addition to his massive, venomous fangs, he also has numerous sharp and cruel fangs across his jaw that compliment his sinister demeanor.

Personality[]

Jake: Sign the damn paper, woman!
Beans: Go to Hell.
Jake: Where do you think I come from? Look into my eyes. I wanna see you die.
~ Jake about to kill Beans when she refuses to sign the paper

Rattlesnake Jake is a legendary and cold-blooded outlaw notorious for his inhuman cruelty, brutal viciousness, and visceral sadism. While incredibly experienced in battle, he also seems to be very familiar with utilizing fear, humiliation, and power-plays to get inside his enemies' heads. This was shown in the film, as he openly shamed Rango in front of all the people in Dirt and managed to keep everyone paralyzed with fear using only words and his frightening presence. This suggests that he can be quite cunning and manipulative.

Jake is shown to be incredibly sagacious and perceptive, considering the fact that when the hill folk disguised themselves as a hawk in an attempt to scare him, he quickly discovered that it was a trick just by noting a very minor mistake they made. He also seems to possess extremely acute senses and lightning fast reflexes, as he was able to hear Teddy Grank cock a rifle from a long distance away and then shoot him first.

The combination of manipulation and perceptiveness suggests an intelligence far beyond that of a simple thug. Jake is a living legend among the people of the desert and is known as a Grim Reaper-like figure, even saying himself that he comes from Hell and that he never leaves town without taking someone's soul. The only creature that Rattlesnake Jake fears is the Hawk, which everyone else in Dirt also fears.

Despite his cruel and manipulative nature, Jake is shown to have a code of honor, as he will side with others if they have a common enemy or he legitimately respects or admires someone. He also detests liars, as he calls out Rango for lying to the people of Dirt and later kills John for betraying him.

Biography[]

Early in the film, Rango claims that Rattlesnake Jake is his brother when he is first brought up by the townspeople while making up his overblown heroic persona; thus, when Jake attacks the town, he uses this bald-faced lie to expose Rango as a phony in front of everyone and drive him out of town.

It is then revealed that Jake is working for the evil Mayor Tortoise John and, in a later scene, he is seen forcing Beans to sign away the deed of her father's ranch to the Mayor and almost strangles her to death before Rango shows up again outside.

With help from the Rodent Clan, Rango defeats Rattlesnake Jake; first by making Jake stand on a water hole and using a bat formation to create a decoy hawk. After Jake runs out of ammo, Rango aims his gun at him. Jake taunts him but sees that Rango has the killing intent in him, which he previously lacked. Just as he is about to shoot him, however, the Mayor stops him by threatening Beans' life, forcing Rango to surrender to the Mayor.

During the final confrontation, the Mayor betrays Rattlesnake Jake by pointing Rango's gun at him, declaring him no different from Rango and another relic of the Old West that will soon be destroyed and forgotten along with the rest of the town and that Jake was just a pawn in the Mayor's plans all along. When the Mayor is about to shoot, it turns out that the last bullet was taken by Rango, who then uses it to break open the giant water bottle that he and Beans were drowning in and flush everyone out of the town hall into the streets, where Rango finally manages to subdue the Mayor.

Rango then turns the defeated Mayor over to Rattlesnake Jake, who then nods his hat to Rango for saving his life, acknowledging him as another great desert legend that will thrive.

Rattlesnake Jake then turns his rage towards the Mayor by using the Mayor's words against him, "Pretty soon no one will believe you even existed", in a show of cruel irony to him. Jake then snatches the Mayor up in his tail and carries the screaming tortoise out into the desert to punish him for his betrayal, thus taking a soul, as Bad Bill said.

So far it is not known what became of Rattlesnake Jake after he took revenge on the Mayor, possibly redeemed himself, or simply left the property for good. Nevertheless, with the Mayor having been defeated, the water is finally returned.

Quotes[]

All these good folks here believe your little stories, don't they? Why, they believe you're just a stone killer, don't they? It seems these folks trust you. They think you're going to save their little town. They think you're going to save their little souls. But we know better, don't we?
~ Jake confronting Rango
So why don't you show your friends here what you're made of? Show them who you REALLY are. Why don't you just pull your gun and shoot me? Of course, you won't need all these. Just one. Right?
~ Jake to Rango
Go ahead, hero. Pull the trigger. You got killer in your eyes, son? I don't see it.
~ Jake messing with Rango
You didn't do any of them things you said, did you? You didn't kill them Jenkins Brothers. You ain't even from the West, are you?! Say it! (Rango: (quietly) No.) Oh, speak up. I don't think your friends here heard you. (Rango: No.) All you've done is lie to these good people. You ain't nothing but a fake and a coward. Isn't that right? (Rango: (quietly) Yes.) LOUDER! (Rango: Yes.)
~ Jake forcing Rango to tell the truth
Decisions, decisions.
~ Jake
Do what he says, or by all the fires of the black pit, I'll squeeze them pretty brown eyes out of your skull!
~ Jake threatening Beans
Let me do my job! You brought me in, now we're gonna play this thing out to the end!
~ Jake when Tortoise John tries to stop him from killing Beans
This day just got a little more interesting.
~ Jake seeing Rango return
Rango: Put her down.
Jake: Or what, little man? You gonna kill me?
Rango: That's just about the size of it.
~ Jake and Rango's confrontation before their duel
Alright, Sheriff. Make your move!
~ Jake instigating the duel
I'm going to blow so many holes in you, your guts will be leaking lead!
~ Jake threatening Rango
Ain't no hawk! Ain't nothing but bats!
~ Jake realizing he's been tricked
Rango: [pointing his gun at Jake] It only takes one bullet.
Jake: You ain't got the nerve.
Rango: Try me.
~ Jake's near-defeat at the hands of Rango
One bullet. I tip my hat to you. One legend to another.
~ Jake reconciling with Rango
What was that you said? "Pretty soon, no one will believe you even existed".
~ Jake to Tortoise John before he drags him into the desert to presumably kill him for his betrayal; also his last words

Trivia[]

  • Rattlesnake Jake was based on Angel Eyes from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, the last film in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy), played by the late Lee Van Cleef, as they have similar personalities, traits, dialects, black hat, antagonistic relationship with the hero, and (most importantly) their mustache. However, unlike Angel Eyes, Rattlesnake Jake had a much more honorable side, despite his many heinous acts, and upon being betrayed by the Mayor, he lets Rango free (possibly having gotten redemption; "I tip my hat to you. One legend to another.") while setting his sights on the Mayor, intent on killing him as revenge for his betrayal. It should also be noted that Angel Eyes seems to operate much more on an intelligence than on brute force (which he works on simply to kill people at the end of his jobs).
  • In Latin-American Spanish, Jake was voiced by Joaquín Cosío, who also played General Medrano in Quantum of Solace, Scorpion in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Mateo Suarez in The Suicide Squad. In Iberian Spanish, he was voiced by Domenech Farell, who has played a multitude of villains, such as Koba in the Planet of the Apes franchise.
  • The reason Jake exposed Rango instead of killing him was that if he killed Rango physically, Rango would die looking like a hero.
  • Jake seems to possess additional teeth not present in real Western Diamond Rattlesnakes' mouths. Although this was likely done on purpose to give him a more menacing look when he talks.
  • Jake is shown to be willing to constrict his victims to kill them, which is interesting as rattlesnakes don't constrict their prey. However, this might have been an intentional choice by the director to avoid a more graphic scene.
  • It's unknown why Jake has a gun as opposed to a traditional "rattle". It is never specified if he lost that part of his tail at some point, if he had it grafted on his body or if his tail is undamaged and the gun is detachable. It is also never revealed if he can reload his ammo with it, as he wasted it all during the final confrontation.
  • The gun on Jake's tail seems to be a fictional model of a Gatling gun (made up of connected Colt Peacemaker chambers), a retro precursor to the modern minigun, and one of the few automatic firearms in existence during The Old West.

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