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The Casino Night Zone, later known as Casino Night, is a massive, yet scary casino area in the middle of the Badlands. It was first shown being used by Dr. Ivo Robotnik to showcase Orbinaut to his forces, during which Sonic infiltrated Renobotnik and blew up the casino. Two years afterward, Mammoth Mogul obtained management over the area and renamed it the Casino Night Club. He then employed Dr. Robotnik's old badnik robots from the Robo Hobo Jungle to act as the staff and perform various jobs, such as waiting on the customers', handing drinks around, and preparing the food.
History[]
Dr. Ivo Robotnik's Tyranny[]
The Casino Night Zone was originally a gambling resort created by Dr. Ivo Robotnik as a trap. (CSE)
After the Knothole Freedom Fighters determined that Dr. Ivo Robotnik was going to be making a big speech in Casino Night Zone, Sonic rushed there to infiltrate Renobotnik. Despite a few hiccups along the way as he infiltrated Robotnik's event, Sonic ultimately managed to escape the casino and blow up Renobotnik with a bomb. Even so, Casino Night Zone remained one of the locations monitored by the Knothole Freedom Fighters via the Great Forest Monitor. (StH: #1, #3)
Sonic and Sally later came to the Casino Night Zone for a visit to the rebuilt Renobotnik. During their visit, Robotnik tried to terminate Sonic as a part of an attempt to find out who was the head of the Freedom Fighters' Secret Intelligence Division. However, Sonic was saved and escaped the Casino Night Zone. (StH: #16)
Under Mogul's Management[]
The interior of the Casino Night Club after Mogul's revamp
Roughly two years later in 3237, Mammoth Mogul took over management of Casino Night Zone and renamed it the Casino Night Club, where customers could gamble to their heart's content while the staff of Badniks from the Robo Hobo Jungle attended to their needs. His funding for the enterprise was a vast fortune accumulated through his centuries of life, which also allowed him to relocate the Bottom of the Barrel Bar 'n' Grill, supposedly to provide the casino with a kitchen. The Casino Night Club became an international success over night as Mobian, Overlander, and Human alike came from all over Mobius to gamble and have a good time. G.U.N. agent Rouge the Bat and Royal Secret Service agent Geoffrey St. John were assigned by King Elias Acorn to track down Mogul and get an idea of what his next move would be, leading them to his new establishment. They were greeted by the night club's concierge, Scratch, and then had a brief discussion with Mogul himself before he was notified about his "investors' meeting" by Coconuts. The meeting was really between Mogul, Sleuth Dawg who was representing the Destructix, Bean the Dynamite, Bark the Polar Bear, and Nack the Weasel. Mogul said that he would pay handsomely if they could bring him the shoes of Sonic. After a massive brawl, Nack managed to subdue Sonic with his rifle and the Destructix along with Bean and Bark took Sonic to Mogul. (StH: #187, CSE)
They left him shackled up in chains while the Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad gloated in front of Sonic. Sleuth soon became impatient and demanded that Mogul pay them before Sonic was somehow freed. Coconuts went off to inform Mogul just as Princess Sally Acorn and Amy Rose walked into Casino Night looking for Sonic. They were quickly found by Geoffrey who then informed them of his mission. After being startled by Rouge who he'd thought he lost earlier, Sally told them about Sonic's kidnapping and Rouge lead them to where they were holding Sonic. During the fray to free Sonic, Rouge revealed to Sleuth that Mogul had already paid her and gave them new instructions so they could still earn some money. After Sonic was freed, Sonic, Sally, Amy, and Geoffrey went to the night club to locate Mogul. After trashing a few SWATbots on security detail, the four confronted Mogul, who then confronted Sleuth, asking what he had been using the Bar 'n' Grill for as if he had nothing to do with it. Sleuth fully confessed that it was all his own doing just as Rouge instructed, and without the proof for a full conviction, the Freedom Fighters left Casino Night and returned home, allowing the Mammoth to pay the bounty hunters for Sonic's humiliation later on. (StH: #188)
Some time later, Geoffrey St. John visited the casino again, this time bearing a recently acquired Chaos Emerald intended for Mogul's minion Ixis Naugus, who had been left mindless by the effects of the Egg Grapes. Geoffrey convinced Mogul to allow him to present the Emerald to Naugus, restoring the latter's lost memories and powers, based on the possibility of Naugus' return leading to an increase in Mogul's customers. With Naugus' mind restored, he promised to avenge himself on Mogul, though he and his former master managed to enjoy a shared laugh upon learning how Geoffrey had betrayed Sonic to obtain the Emerald. (StH: #219, #220)
Features[]
Employees[]
- Dr. Ivo Robotnik (owner - formerly)
- Mammoth Mogul (owner/manager)
- SWATbots (security)
- Badniks (main staff)
Points of interest[]
Background information[]
- Casino Night Zone was a level from the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 video game for the Sega Genesis console.
- Mogul's Casino Night Club seems to be based on Casinopolis (which also appears in the comics) which was an action stage from the game Sonic Adventure.