Location from Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
A multi-floor underground nightclub and resistance hub hidden within the dungeon — part casino, part black market, part strip club, all dangerous.
The Desperado Club is one of two dungeon-based clubs accessible to qualifying crawlers, its counterpart being Club Vanquisher. Access is earned through violent acts — killing certain NPCs, crawlers, or performing spectacular feats. The club appears in most settlement locations on Volcano Storyline floors and at transfer stations ending in one on the Iron Tangle. It spans three main floors that unlock as crawlers descend: the first floor opens on the third dungeon floor with a nightclub, pet room, casino, strip clubs, and the Silk Road market; the second opens on the sixth floor with guild rooms, a gray market, and more entertainment; the third opens on the ninth floor with the Midnight Market and Cosmic Lounge. Hidden locations include drug dens, secret potion markets, and the Guild of Suffering. Privacy bubbles can be activated by waving a hand in a circle. Private security is available for leaderboard crawlers. The club is managed by Astrid and Orren, who uses his office for Syndicate liaison duties. Carl and Katia destroyed the club during the sixth floor, and it is under new management during the ninth.
The exterior in settlements resembles a 1920s New York City building similar to the Empire State Building. Inside, three descending floors open progressively as crawlers reach deeper dungeon levels. The main room is a pulsing nightclub with a dance floor and bar, perpetually filled with two hundred people via backfill NPC bots. A stylized knife dripping blood serves as the club's logo.
Also known as: Desperado Club, The Desperado, The Club, Desperado