The Bar With No Name Corporation

The Bar With No Name

Mission Statement: To provide a safe haven for costumed criminals to relax, enjoy each others' company, and network while in their working uniforms. The Bar maintains a strict no-violence policy among its patrons, which it can't really enforce but which the patrons follow anyway (mostly because they don't want their safe haven destroyed). Each Bar is independent of the others, and maintains a second bar for regular clientele.

Capabilities

TL: 8 Members: 12

Wealth: Average.

Contacts: Criminal Skills-18 [15].

Notable Resources: Each Bar is its own two-level establishment, usually with room on the lower level for those villains who are larger than average.

Reaction-Time Modifier: -1

Costs and Values

Startup Cost: $374,400 Resource Value: $1,872

Patron Value: 10 points. Enemy Value: -20 points.

Ally and Dependent Value: The Bars don't offer any Allies or Dependents themselves, but can be used to find temporary Allies of up to 150% point value.

Social Attributes

Type: Commercial Loyalty: Neutral (10)

CR: 1.

Rank: Merchant Rank 0-1 [2/level].

Income Range: $1,300 (Struggling) to $2,600 (Average).

Reputation: +2 from costumed criminals, +0 from everyone else who learns about them.

Notes

The "members" of the Bar With No Name are the proprietor and his staff, which includes two bartenders on each level, four waitresses, and a small kitchen staff of a short order cook and a dishwasher. The criminals that frequent the bar are merely clientele, but will (generally) come to its defense.

The so-called Bar With No Name is in reality a series of drinking establishments; every major city in the United States has at least one, and New York City is known to have five: one in Harlem, one in Greenwich Village, one in Brooklyn, one in the Bronx, and one in Queens. There are rumors that the chain is international, ranging from Canada and Mexico to Europe and such locales as Brazil, Egypt, Russia, China, and India, although no such Bars outside the United States have been depicted.

The Bars cater to the costumed criminal underworld, a place for such criminals and mercenaries to relax and network away from the prying eyes of the police and costumed vigilantes. From the outside, these bars appear to be regular bars, all under a variety of names. A secret entrance in the rear leads to a staircase leading down to the criminal bar. The separation is as much to keep the regular clientele safe as it is to the criminal, since many normal people get nervous when around costumes, regardless of whether a crime is being committed. Once a week, the Bar With No Name in Harlem hosts a poker tournament; every so often, the villains will even "invite" (read: temporarily kidnap) Ben Grimm of the Fantastic Four to play poker with them. The first time this happened, he was surprised, particularly as he was invited by Rhino and Juggernaut (who nearly trashed the block in a brawl before Juggernaut mentioned being late for the poker game), but he understands that even villains have the need to unwind. No charges have ever been filed against the Bar or those sent to invite him, as he's always released unharmed at the end of the night (and usually a few thousand dollars richer).

Surprisingly, while the locations of each Bar With No Name is generally only known to the criminal underworld, the bars are completely legal! The bars always follow the local liquor laws, including generally not being open on certain days or times proscribed by law, maintaining their liquor licenses, and paying proper taxes. On top of that, there is no law in any locale where a known Bar With No Name exists that prevents people from drinking and socializing while dressed in outlandish outfits.

It is believed the first Bar With No Name was opened in Chicago, Illinois, during the Prohibition era as a meeting place for bootleggers; most believe it was a secret speakeasy for Al Capone. During World War II, with the emergence of costumed superhuman criminals, the Chicago bar began to cater to the costumed set. It wasn't long before the first of New York's opened, believed to be in Harlem. As each generation of superhuman criminals and crimefighters rose and waned, the number of Bars With No Name slowly increased. Today it is not uncommon to find retired super-criminals mingling with and giving advice to their younger, more active counterparts; even the retired criminals are known to wear their uniforms in the Bars.

Besides the New York and Chicago establishments, Bars With No Name are known to exist in Los Angeles, California; Houston, Texas; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Others are believed to exist in Las Vegas, Nevada; San Francisco, California; Phoenix, Arizona; and New Orleans, Louisiana, though they have yet to be depicted.

First Post-Reboot Appearance: DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR #