Desperado may refer to: *

Outlaw An outlaw, in its original and legal meaning, is a person declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, all legal protection was withdrawn from the criminal, so that anyone was legally empowered to persecute or kill them ...

, particularly in the American Old West

Books

* ''Desperadoes'' (comics), a comic book series * ''Desperadoes'' (novel), a 1979 novel by Ron Hansen *

Desperado Publishing Desperado Publishing is an American independent comic book publisher, established in 2004. Located in Norcross, Georgia, Desperado's president is Joe Pruett, its creative director is Stephan Nilson, and its director of business development is forme ...

, an American independent comic book publisher

Film and television

* ''Desperado'' (film series), a series of five TV movies from 1987 to 1989 * ''Desperado'' (film), a 1995 action thriller with Antonio Banderas * ''Desperados'' (film), a 2020 American comedy film * ''

The Desperadoes ''The Desperadoes'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Charles Vidor and starring Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes and Edgar Buchanan. Based on a story by Max Brand, the film is about a wanted outlaw who arriv ...

'', a 1943 Western starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor * ''

The Desperados ''The Desperados'' is a 1969 American Western film directed by Henry Levin and starring Vince Edwards and Jack Palance. Plot A ruthless preacher, Parson Josiah Galt, leads a band of Southern marauders during the Civil War that includes his s ...

'', a 1969 Western starring Vince Edwards and Jack Palance * ''Desperados'' (TV series), a UK children's drama show * ''

The Dirty Outlaws ''The Dirty Outlaws'', also known as ''Big Ripoff'', ''King of the West'' and ''The Desperado'' (in original Italian, ''El desperado''), is a 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western starring Andrea Giordana. Quentin Tarantino ranked the film 13th in his ...

'', a 1967 western also known as ''El Desperado'' or ''The Desperado''

Games

Desperado (chess) In chess, a desperado is a piece that is (in the first meaning) either ''en prise'' or trapped, but captures an enemy piece before it is itself captured in order to compensate the loss a little, or (in the second meaning) is used as a sacrifice th ...

, a chess piece that seems determined to give itself up *

Desperados (video game series) ''Desperados'' is a real-time tactics video game series originally developed by Spellbound Entertainment, the series was then acquired by THQ Nordic on 24 June 2013. The series is set in the 1880s Midwest, its main protagonist John Cooper deals w ...

: ** '' Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive'', a 2001 stealth-based real-time tactics computer game ** '' Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge'', the 2006 sequel to ''Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive'' ** ''

Desperados III ''Desperados III'' is a 2020 real-time tactics video game developed by Mimimi Games and published by THQ Nordic. It is the newest installment in the ''Desperados'' series since the 2007 spin-off title '' Helldorado'', and it was released for Mi ...

'', the 2020 prequel to ''Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive'' * ''

Gun.Smoke is a 1985 vertical scrolling run-and-gun shooter arcade game produced by Capcom and designed by Yoshiki Okamoto. A Western-themed game, ''Gun.Smoke'' centers on a character named Billy Bob, a bounty hunter going after the criminals of the Wi ...

'', a 1985 video game, ported to some systems as ''Desperado - Gun.Smoke''

Amusement rides

Desperado (roller coaster) Desperado is a steel roller coaster located at the Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino in Primm, Nevada, United States. The casino is a part of the Primm Valley Resorts complex. Designed by Arrow Dynamics and fabricated by Intermountain Lift, Inc., ...

, a roller coaster at Buffalo Bill's casino in Primm, Nevada *

Desperados (ride) Desperados is a collective amusement ride developed by Alterface. It presents itself as an interactive theater with a Western theme. Principle 10 to 60 riders step on their individual horses and pick up their six-shooters. All riders play togeth ...

, a collective amusement ride

Music

Bands

* Desperado (band), an American heavy metal band *

Desperadoes Steel Orchestra The Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, also called Despers, are a steelband from Laventille in Trinidad, formed in 1945. Origins and evolution A number of youths in the Laventille Road area began calling their group Morocco/Dead End Kids, before some ...

, Trinidad steel band *

Dezperadoz Dezperadoz (formerly ''Desperados'') is a German "Western-metal" band and is the side-project of Tom Angelripper's guitarist Alex Kraft. The band plays heavy metal music that is heavily influenced by the soundtracks of the 1960s and 1970s S ...

, a German "Western metal" band

Albums

* '' Desperado: The Soundtrack'', a soundtrack album from the 1995 film * ''Desperado'' (Eagles album), Second studio album by the Eagles, 1973 * ''Desperado'' (Pat Martino album), 1970, or the title song * ''Desperado'' (High Rise album), 1998, or the title song

Songs

* "Desperado" (Eagles song), a song by the Eagles * "Desperado" (Rihanna song), a song by Rihanna 2016 *"Desperado", a song by Alice Cooper from ''

Killer A killer is someone or something that kills, such as a murderer or a serial killer. Killer may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Killer (''Home and Away''), a character from ''Home and Away'' * Killer Kane, ...

'' *"Desperado", a song by

Eve of Destiny Eve of Destiny was a Japanese industrial rock band founded in 1999 by Haruhiko Ash (formerly of punk rock / hard rock band The Zolge). For a long time, Eve of Destiny was a solo project of Ash, with not much real activity, but this changed in ...

*"Desperado", a song by Azealia Banks from ''

Broke with Expensive Taste ''Broke with Expensive Taste'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Azealia Banks. In 2011, Banks started working on the album despite not having signed to a record label at that time. A year later, she signed a contract deal with Inters ...

'' *"Desperado", a song by Kenny Rogers from

Daytime Friends ''Daytime Friends'' is the third studio album by Kenny Rogers for United Artists Records, released worldwide in 1977. It was his second major success following the break-up of The First Edition in 1976 (his first album '' Love Lifted Me'' was a mi ...

*"Desperados", a song by

Hanoi Rocks Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK and they were also popular in Japan. The band broke up in June 1985 after drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley died in a drunk driving acciden ...

Sports

El Desperado (wrestler) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working under the ring name . He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former two time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a four time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion w ...

, Japanese professional wrestler *

Dallas Desperados The Dallas Desperados were a professional arena football team based in Dallas, Texas. The Desperados played in the Eastern Division of the Arena Football League from 2002 to 2008. The franchise began play in as an expansion team, and have post ...

, a franchise in the Arena Football League * The Desperados, a professional wrestling stable consisting of

Dutch Mantel Wayne Maurice Keown (born November 29, 1949) is an American professional wrestling manager, booker and retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Dutch Mantel (also spelled Dutch Mantell). Keown debuted in 1972, as Wayne Cow ...

, Black Bart and Deadeye Dick (Randy Colley)

Other

Desperados (beer) Desperados is a tequila-flavored pale lager beer with 5.9% alcohol by volume originally created and produced by the French brewing company Fischer Brewery, now produced by Zlatý Bažant Brewery. Desperados has a 5.9% ABV. The beer is now sold i ...

, a lager produced by Karlovačko Brewery {{disambiguation