Desperado Explained

Desperado or desperados may refer to:

• Outlaw, particularly in the American Old West

Books

• Desperadoes (comics), a comic book series
• Desperadoes (novel), a 1979 novel by Ron Hansen
• Desperado Publishing, 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, a 1943 Western starring Randolph Scott and Claire Trevor
• The Desperados, a 1969 Western starring Vince Edwards and Jack Palance
• Desperados (TV series), a UK children's drama show
• The Dirty Outlaws, a 1967 western also known as El Desperado or The Desperado

Games

• Desperado (chess), a chess piece that seems determined to give itself up
• Desperados (video game series):
  • , a 2001 stealth-based real-time tactics computer game
  • , the 2006 sequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
  • Desperados III, the 2020 prequel to Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
• Gun.Smoke, a 1985 video game, ported to some systems as Desperado - Gun.Smoke

Amusement rides

• Desperado (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Buffalo Bill's casino in Primm, Nevada
• Desperados (ride), a collective amusement ride

Music

Bands

• Desperado (band), an American heavy metal band
• Desperadoes Steel Orchestra, a Trinidad steelband
• Dezperadoz (formerly Desperados), a German Western-themed heavy metal band

Albums

• , 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
• "Desperado", a song by Eve of Destiny
• "Desperado", a song by Azealia Banks from Broke with Expensive Taste
• "Desperado", a song by Kenny Rogers from Daytime Friends
• "Desperados", a song by Hanoi Rocks
• "Desperado", a song by Raghav featuring Tesher

Sports

• El Desperado (wrestler), a Japanese professional wrestler
• Dallas Desperados, a franchise in the Arena Football League
• The Desperados, a professional wrestling stable consisting of Dutch Mantel, Black Bart and Deadeye Dick (Randy Colley)

Other

• Desperados (beer), a lager produced by Karlovačko Brewery