Mayor Tortoise John

Mayor Tortoise John (real name Marlon Carlton Lynch) is the hidden main antagonist in Rango. He is the ruthless mayor of Dirt and is voiced by Ned Beatty.

Role In The Film
At the beginning of the film, Rango enters the mayor's office after unexpectingly killing the Hawk.John wasn t villainous at first sight, but he was already greedy, corrupt and untrustworthy mayor. But he was grandfatherly figure towards Rango.John made Rango a sheriff for saving Dirt town from Hawk.

Later it is shown that mayor wants to destroy the Dirt and replace it with moderne city under his control.John cut the water supply to town, using emergency valve which is connected to Las Vegas., and made citizens believe that there is actually a a drought.Tortoise John murdered town bank keeper Johannes Merrimack 3  because he started to reveal John plans.When Rango started to reveal John plans, mayor hired a mercenarie Rattlesnake Jake to drive Rango out of town.He temporally suceeded, but Rango returned and defeated Jake.But John kidnaped Beans and forced Rango to surrender.John put them into the bank water bottle and started to drown them.Later John betrayed Jake and pointed Rango s gun at him.But later John discovered that Rango took bullet and used it to break the bottle, sending them all outside.After showing respect to Rango Rattlesnake Jake turned against mayor and paraphrases words John told him No one believes you ever existed.He drugged mayor into the desert and possibly killed him once and for all.

Personality

At first sight John was nice, carring, just and good mayor after he made Rango a sheriff for saving the Dirt from Hawk.But then it is revealed that he is actually evil, sadistic, treacherous, manipulative, cold, traiterous and ruthless mayor.