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Renee Maria Montoya is a
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appearing in
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published by
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. The character was created by
Bruce Timm Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, and producer. He has contributed to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) and the subseque ...
,
Paul Dini Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American screenwriter and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) ...
and
Mitch Brian Mitch Brian (born October 15, 1961) is an American television writer, screenwriter and film director. He has sold, optioned or written on assignment more than 25 scripts to major studios, networks and independent production companies. Having grown ...
for '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and was preemptively introduced into mainstream comics before the airing of her animated debut in 1992 in the
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(DCAU) series '' Batman: The Animated Series /
The New Batman Adventures ''The New Batman Adventures'' (often shortened as ''TNBA'') is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, which aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Produced by Warner Bro ...
'', voiced by
Ingrid Oliu Ingrid Oliu is an American actress. She played the role of Guadalupe "Lupe" Escobar in '' Stand and Deliver'', voiced Renee Montoya in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', and co-starred as Estela Garcia in the film ''Real Women Have Curves ''Rea ...
, and later Liane Schirmer. Originally conceived of as a
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, she was later redeveloped as a
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and the primary
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of
Kate Kane Batwoman (Katherine Rebecca Kane) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Kane is a wealthy heiress who becomes inspired by the superhero Batman and chooses, like him, to put her wealth and resources toward ...
/
Batwoman Batwoman is a name used by several characters of DC Comics, both in mainstream continuity and Elseworlds. The best known Batwomen are Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Kathy Kane and Kate Kane. History * The first Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Batwoman, Kathy Ka ...
. Renee is initially a detective from the
Gotham City Police Department Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his List of Batman supporting characters#Bat-Family, allies and List of Batman fa ...
, assigned to the Major Crimes Unit, who comes into frequent contact with
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. After being
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and framed for murder, she resigns from the police force, disgusted by its corruption. She operates as the second Question out of a lighthouse that she shares with Aristotle Rodor on the
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of North Carolina. Following a line-wide
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of the fictional world of DC Comics superhero comic books, the revised Montoya character appeared first in ''
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'' (vol. 2) #41 (August 2015), in which she was established as Harvey Bullock's new partner. Montoya made her live-action debut in the first season of '' Gotham'', portrayed by
Victoria Cartagena Victoria Luz Cartagena is an American theater, film, and television actress. Cartagena is known for her role as Zoe Lopez in ''The Bedford Diaries'', and for portraying Renee Montoya as series regular in the first season of '' Gotham'' and the t ...
, who reprised the role in the third season of the
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series ''
Batwoman Batwoman is a name used by several characters of DC Comics, both in mainstream continuity and Elseworlds. The best known Batwomen are Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Kathy Kane and Kate Kane. History * The first Batwoman (Kathy Kane), Batwoman, Kathy Ka ...
'', with both series portraying her as an antagonist before becoming an ally. She made her cinematic debut in the 2020
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(DCEU) film ''
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'', portrayed by
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.


Fictional character biography

Renee was created for '' Batman: The Animated Series'' by
Bruce Timm Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, and producer. He has contributed to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) and the subseque ...
,
Paul Dini Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American screenwriter and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995) ...
and
Mitch Brian Mitch Brian (born October 15, 1961) is an American television writer, screenwriter and film director. He has sold, optioned or written on assignment more than 25 scripts to major studios, networks and independent production companies. Having grown ...
, described in the
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. She first appears as a uniformed officer partnered with Harvey Bullock. In the follow-up series ''
The New Batman Adventures ''The New Batman Adventures'' (often shortened as ''TNBA'') is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, which aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Produced by Warner Bro ...
'', Montoya has been promoted from police officer to detective. The comic series ''
Gotham Central ''Gotham Central'' is a police procedural comic-book series that was published by DC Comics. It was written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, with pencils initially by Michael Lark. The story focused on the Gotham City Police Department and the diff ...
'' describes Montoya as the daughter of immigrants from the
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. Renee is a recurring character in the Batman-related comics after ''
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'' #475 (March 1992). After she is promoted to homicide detective by
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, Renee is partnered with Harvey Bullock. After Bullock is promoted to Lieutenant,
Crispus Allen Crispus Allen is a fictional character in the DC Comics fictional universe, universe, mostly commonly depicted in association with Batman. The character appeared on the first season of ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' and was played by Andrew Stewar ...
becomes Renee's new partner.
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is destroyed by an
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in the ''
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''
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. It is soon closed off from the rest of the United States in the ''No Man's Land'' story arc. Montoya and Bullock are two of the many Gotham police officers to stay behind with James Gordon in order to keep the peace among the people who remain. Renee is the focus of an uneasy truce between Gordon's forces and the crime boss
Two-Face Two-Face is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character was created by Bob Kane and first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942). As one of Batman's ...
. She reaches out to Two-Face's Harvey Dent
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in helping with aid and relief efforts, and he falls in love with her. In fact, he keeps her restrained in his headquarters against her will. She becomes involved when Two-Face puts James Gordon on trial for perceived wrongdoing. Renee persuades Two-Face to offer a more fair trial, giving Gordon a defense lawyer. Two-Face's Harvey Dent persona takes on this role, and ultimately convinces Two-Face to allow everyone to go free. Gotham City is later re-opened thanks to humanitarian efforts spearheaded by
Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: Apr ...
. Renee, Gordon, Bullock and the surviving officers are re-instated as a police official. In "Officer Down", Renee is hit hard by a murder attempt on Gordon, and when the assassin walks free, goes to seek vengeance. However, Bullock catches her in the act and persuades her not to pull the trigger, telling her that revenge is not worth her career.


''Gotham Central''

Montoya is one of the main characters of ''
Gotham Central ''Gotham Central'' is a police procedural comic-book series that was published by DC Comics. It was written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, with pencils initially by Michael Lark. The story focused on the Gotham City Police Department and the diff ...
'', a comic book series about the
Gotham City Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his allies and foes. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, the cit ...
police department. Believing that the only way to have Montoya is to take everything away from her, Two-Face
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her as a
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to the public and frames her for murder. He then kidnaps her, making it look like Montoya has escaped. Two-Face becomes more unstable and the two fight for control of his gun until Batman arrives to save them. Montoya is cleared of all charges and Two-Face returns to Arkham, but Montoya's personal life becomes chaotic, especially with her family: while her younger brother knows about and, to a limited extent, accepts her
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, her religious parents disown her. In the 2004–2005 "
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" storyline, Montoya and
Crispus Allen Crispus Allen is a fictional character in the DC Comics fictional universe, universe, mostly commonly depicted in association with Batman. The character appeared on the first season of ''Gotham (TV series), Gotham'' and was played by Andrew Stewar ...
are ambushed by the
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, and Allen shoots the villain. A corrupt crime scene investigator named
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steals and sells the bullet on the Internet, but the bullet is needed to prove that the shooting was self-defense. In her pursuit of the bullet, Montoya beats the name of the buyer out of Corrigan. Although Allen is cleared, Montoya becomes obsessed with exposing Corrigan. Allen tries to persuade Montoya to let it go, but Montoya refuses, so Allen investigates Corrigan independently. During his investigation, one of Allen's informants is murdered shortly before Allen himself is shot and killed by Corrigan. Montoya takes it upon herself to bring Corrigan to justice. Tracking him down, Montoya beats Corrigan's girlfriend unconscious and draws a gun on Corrigan. He begs for his life, and Montoya finds she cannot pull the trigger. Montoya quits the GCPD the next day, disgusted and broken.


''52''

In the 2006–2007 series '' 52'', Montoya, now an alcoholic ex-cop, spends her days in bars and her nights obsessing about the loss of her job and girlfriend Daria who had walked out on her three months previously unable to watch Renée "destroy herself". The
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shines a
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, modified to throw a question mark, at her window, asking if she is ready. The Question believes that
Intergang Intergang is a fictional organized crime syndicate appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous New Gods of the planet Apokolips, they consistently appear as enemies of various DC super ...
is preparing for an invasion of Gotham, and to that end, hires Montoya to surveil a warehouse in Gotham City, where they uncover futuristic weapons. During Week 14, Montoya and the Question fly to Kahndaq, and track down some leads on Intergang. Abbott, the wolf creature, tracks them. After they leave an empty warehouse, they are taken prisoner by members of
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's army. Nightwing and Montoya find a strange device in a warehouse guarded by hybrid creatures. Nightwing hypothesizes that it is a bomb. Attacked by several Intergang henchmen, the pair are helped by a disillusioned Kyle Abbot. The device is activated, erupting in a pillar of flame. At the same time numerous other devices are also activated, as Intergang attempts to destroy Gotham by fire. Montoya wears Charlie's mask for the first time, going after
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as the Question, and finds Mannheim and
Whisper A'Daire Intergang is a fictional organized crime syndicate appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Armed with technology supplied by the villainous New Gods of the planet Apokolips, they consistently appear as enemies of various DC su ...
about to use Kate as a sacrificial victim. Montoya sets Whisper A'Daire on fire, but is about to be killed by Mannheim when Kate stabs him with the ceremonial knife and collapses in Montoya's arms.


"One Year Later" and "Final Crisis"

Montoya appears in ''
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'' #40 when
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solicits her help in capturing the
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and the
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, suspected of the murder of
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. The two criminals escape the
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only to be apprehended by Montoya and
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. Montoya agrees to their release, concluding they are too stupid to be murderers. Montoya maintains that she will not become a member of the
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, but Oracle calls upon her to accompany the Birds of Prey in ''Gotham Underground'' #2. She later stars in
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's 2007 limited series, ''
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: Five Lessons of Blood'', in which she pursues the Crime Bible and withstands its adherents' efforts to convert her to their cause. In
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's ''
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'' (2008), Montoya informs
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that she is investigating the
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. She later battles
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and the agents of
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during her investigation of an apocalyptic conspiracy related to the Crime Bible (now in possession of
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) and Darkseid. She is accosted by S.H.A.D.E. agents in her civilian identity when she assists a dying German Supergirl from a parallel world. Montoya appears in the '' Final Crisis: Revelations'' miniseries by
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. While trying to stop members of the Religion of Crime from obtaining a mystic weapon, she is confronted by the
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(whose current host is Crispus Allen, Montoya's former partner). The Spectre states that she is about to receive judgment. He is stopped by Radiant, the Spirit of Mercy, who embodies the ideal of
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love as introduced by
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.
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, corrupted by the
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, emerges from Gotham Central along with the rest of the brainwashed police force. They attempt to unleash the Equation on Montoya, but are stopped by the intervention of the Spectre and Radiant. The Spectre is not able to hold them off for long, because they are protected by the same force that protects Libra. Radiant makes sure that Montoya cannot be brainwashed, and teleports her away. Observing the surroundings, she finds Batwoman lying in the streets. Batwoman reveals that she now obeys Darkseid as well, and starts to recite the Equation. It appears, however, that Montoya is completely immune to the Equation; in the following issue, she is seen in complete control of her own mind. Montoya appears in ''Final Crisis'' #5, recruited by the underground resistance movement organized by
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. She is told that she must travel the
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and gather help for New Earth. In ''Final Crisis'' #7 she is seen accompanied by Captain Marvel (of Earth 5) where she gathers a group of
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that help end the Final Crisis and defeat Mandrakk the Dark Monitor. She identifies herself as a " Global Peace agent" in ''Final Crisis'' #7, an allusion to the faceless agents of the GPA from the original OMAC series. Starting in ''Detective Comics'' #854, Montoya appeared in an ongoing backup feature written by
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, with art by
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.


''Batwoman: Detective Comics''

Montoya takes the case of a missing illegal immigrant — the young sister of the man named Hector Soliz seeking her detective services. She follows some leads to their hideout and discovers pornographic pictures of the girl, indicating she may have become involved in a child pornography or sexual slavery ring. While investigating a businessman whom she believes is involved with the slavery, Montoya is kidnapped and left to die after being tied up in the trunk of a car that is driven into a river. She easily escapes and eventually tracks the slaves to a boat owned by the businessman. After a brief fight with several henchmen, the police arrive and rescue the women, reuniting Hector with his sister. When Montoya briefly returned to Gotham City, she worked with the new Batman and quickly realized that he was Nightwing. Her old partner Bullock also discovered that Renee is the new Question, pointing out that he worked with her long enough to be able to recognize her butt anywhere.


"Blackest Night"

During the events of the 2009–2010 "
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" storyline, Montoya is tracked down by
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, who claims that she wishes to test her in combat to see if she is a worthy successor to Victor. The two women engage in a brutal fist fight, only to be interrupted when Victor, now reanimated as a
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, arrives on the scene and attacks them. After a drawn out battle, Renee discovers that Black Lanterns feed on emotions, and that if she is able to cut herself off from her feelings, she will become invisible. She does so, and angered, Victor stalks off into the night, searching for easier prey. Shiva reveals that she never intended to actually fight Montoya, but felt that attacking her would draw Victor out into the open so she could face him again. Some time after this, Montoya teams up with the Huntress in order to bring down the criminal network that Renee had earlier encountered. Eventually, the hitman known as
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attacks the women, having been ordered by an unknown client to kill them. Renee appeals to the hitman's greed, offering him more money if he simply fakes their deaths and leaves them be. After this, Huntress takes Renee to
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for help in tracking down the client who put out the hit, and is flabbergasted upon discovering that Oracle is in fact "Commissioner Gordon's daughter". The two women eventually make their way to Oolong Island (home of the
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), where they are arrested. After escaping from police custody, Huntress and the Question discovered that
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is behind the human trafficking network they had been trying to shut down. Savage offers to shut down his criminal network in exchange for one of them taking the
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, which had been branded onto his face by the Spectre during the events of ''Final Crisis''. Renee ultimately chooses to accept the Mark of Cain, ending Savage's reign of terror but leaving her face disfigured. Following this, the Question appears alongside Batwoman as part of
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's team of superheroines when a group of aliens attack Washington D.C.
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jokingly asks her if she intends to seek an autograph from Wonder Woman, only for Renee to nervously remark that she is trying to work her way up to asking for one.


''Batman Inc.''

Montoya seeks out
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, who helps her learn to suppress the Mark through her mental willpower. Following Bruce Wayne's return to the 21st century, he establishes Batman, Inc., a global network of Batmen from various nations. Batman sends Renee to Paris, France in order to infiltrate the Golden Portal, a violent cult responsible for a number of deaths. Renee allows herself to be captured and brainwashed by the cult's leader, Korrigan, and ultimately uses mental techniques taught to her by Richard and Victor to overcome Korrigan. With help from Batman and the French vigilante Nightrunner, the members of the Golden Portal are defeated and Korrigan is arrested.


The New 52

As part of
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, a 2011 line-wide revision of DC superhero comics, including their fictional histories, Montoya appears in an image viewed by
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on the GCPD's wall of honor. James Tynion IV, a writer on ''
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'', revealed that the creative team almost included Montoya, but they decided against it: "We cut her out because we didn't want her to just be in the background of the GCPD. We want to bring her back for her own big story". Montoya appears in ''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #41, as Harvey Bullock's new partner.


DC Rebirth

DC included Renee Montoya in a line-wide revision of DC superhero comic books, stories and characters they dubbed "
DC Rebirth DC Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by the American comic book publisher DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic book titles. Using the end of The New 52 initiative in May 2016 as its launching point, DC Rebirth restored the D ...
". Montoya appeared sporadically in ''Detective Comics'', still working for the GCPD and slowly rebuilding her relationship with Kate Kane. The two eventually became a couple again in the final issue of the Rebirth ''Batwoman'' series. In July 2019, Montoya debuted as the Question in ''Lois Lane'' (vol. 2) #1 as a supporting character. As the Question, she also plays a minor role in ''Event Leviathan'', also from 2019.


Infinite Frontier

Renee rejoins the GCPD around the time of "A-Day", a massive attack on
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by
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that results in the deaths of dozens of inmates and staff; the circumstances of why she gave up being the Question have yet to be depicted. In ''The Next Batman: Second Son'' #1, Gotham City Mayor Christopher Nakano asks Renee to become the Commissioner of the GCPD to replace Jim Gordon, who has retired.''The Next Batman: Second Son'' #1 (April 2021) The evening before she plans to accept the position, Renee has a run-in with two GCPD officers who are harassing a man Renee had arrested years earlier and who had received a relatively harsh sentence for a low-level drug offense. Conflicted after hearing the man's explanation, Renee begins reconsidering her choice to accept the Commissioner position. Batwoman meets Renee, and the two discuss the issue; Kate helps clarify Renee's thoughts on the matter, and Renee concludes that she has the chance to help clean up the GCPD and amend for the sorts of abuses of power she saw as both a patrol cop and a detective that she couldn't otherwise prevent, as well as ones she herself took part in, in the name of meeting monthly citation quotas. Renee accepts the role of GCPD Commissioner. In the ''Batman: Urban Legends'' story "Disinformation Campaign", she and Kate Kane are revealed to have broken up sometime prior to the start of the story for unknown reasons.


Equipment

* Montoya uses an advanced energy pistol she found while fighting with Intergang, as well as her police sidearm. * After the death of Vic Sage, Montoya inherited his costume, mask, fedora and trench coat, all of which have been treated to react to the binary gas created by Aristotle Rodor. In addition, Rodor provided Montoya with a shampoo that causes her hair to change color when exposed to the gas. According to the ''Question: Secret Origin'' backup in ''52'', this substance was developed using technology lifted from an old Batman foe named Bart Magan (Dr. No Face) and Gingold Extract, a fruit derivative associated with the
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. The Question's series by Denny O'Neil presented Pseudoderm as Rodor's attempt to build an artificial skin for humanitarian purposes. * The mask adheres to her face and renders it as a featureless blank when exposed to the binary gas. The binary gas is expelled from a special belt buckle worn by Montoya. The gas also causes her chemically treated costume, fedora, and trench coat to change color, typically to a dark blue.


Other versions


Titans Tomorrow

In the alternate future seen in the "
Titans Tomorrow "Titans Tomorrow" is a storyline of a possible alternate future in the DC Comics Universe, from ''Teen Titans'' vol. 3 #17-19 (2005), by Geoff Johns and Mike McKone. The story arc has been collected as part of the ''Teen Titans: The Future is Now' ...
" storyline, Renee Montoya has become the commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department long after a crisis claimed the life of Batman. When Tim Drake became Batman and started killing the villains of Batman, Montoya and her predecessor James Gordon worked to hunt him down.


''Smallville''

In the first issue of Batman's debut in ''
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'' season 11's comic series, Barbara Gordon/
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mentions eluding cops named "Allen and Montoya".


"Flashpoint"

In the alternate timeline of the 2011 " Flashpoint" storyline, Renee Montoya is a bar owner and bartender. She is defensive of one of the alcoholic patrons, Bullock.


Earth-3

During the 2013–2014 "
Forever Evil "Forever Evil" is a 2013–2014 crossover (comics), crossover comic book storyline published by DC Comics that began in September 2013 and ended in May 2014, consisting of an eponymous, central miniseries written by Geoff Johns and art by David F ...
" storyline, a version of Renee Montoya appears on Earth-3 where all heroes are villains and vice versa. Renee's "evil" counterpart appears in
Alfred Pennyworth Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Pennyworth is depicted as Bruce Wayne's loyal and tireless butler, ...
's flashback. This version of Renee Montoya is still a member of Gotham City Police Department, but is a corrupt cop and like the rest of GCPD of this universe who works under Owlman. She is seen with the Earth-3 version of Harvey Bullock in an alleyway pulling their guns out and stopping a family who was out watching a movie nearby. They demand the family to empty out their purses and wallets "in the name of the law". The family, however, are also armed with guns and begin firing. They request for backup, but it is denied as the rest of the police are currently helping Owlman track down the Joker (who is a hero in this universe). Renee and Bullock are then run over by Alfred despite them being allies since the Outsider was trying his best to follow Owlman. It is unclear whether Alfred did not see them or he simply did not care as he was in a high-speed chase with the Joker. Renee was either killed from her injuries or when Earth-3 was destroyed by the Anti-Monitor.


''Injustice: Gods Among Us''

In the prequel comic to the game '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'', Renee was married to Kate Kane, and part of the Insurgency group in a world oppressed by Superman's Regime. Both sides use performance-enhancing pills granting them superhuman strength, speed, and durability. After the loss of Huntress, Renee became enraged, taking all the pills she could find and heavily overdosed on them with the intention of gaining enough strength to take down Superman on her own, well aware she would die from the drug. She then took out Cyborg in a single blow, took
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hostage, and challenged Superman to a duel. During the fight, she kept taking additional pills (tripling the already deadly dosage) in an attempt to match or exceed her opponent, until her heart failed because of the strain the chemicals put on her body. Bruce Wayne collected her body and buried her next to the graves of Green Arrow and Black Canary.


''DC Comics Bombshells''

In ''
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1941, Montoya is a
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veteran of the
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, now in Berlin fighting with the
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group led by Countess Selina Digatti. Montoya was a lover of
Kate Kane Batwoman (Katherine Rebecca Kane) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Kane is a wealthy heiress who becomes inspired by the superhero Batman and chooses, like him, to put her wealth and resources toward ...
when the latter fought in the Civil War as one of the American volunteers, though they were driven apart after the death of Jasón, whom they considered their son. She also serves as the Question in this continuity.


Reception

Renee Montoya was ranked as the 80th-greatest comic book character of all time by '' Wizard'' magazine.
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also listed Montoya as the 87th-greatest comic book hero of all time: a character representing ethnic diversity, who has undergone a tremendous personal transformation from humble beginnings.


Collection editions

* ''The Question: Pipeline'' (collects the "Question" stories from ''Detective Comics'' #854–863) * ''Final Crisis: Revelations'' (collects ''Final Crisis: Revelations'' #1–5 and ''Final Crisis: Secret Files'')


In other media


Television


Animation

* Renee Montoya appears in '' Batman: The Animated Series'', initially voiced by
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and later by Liane Schirmer. This version is a GCPD officer and the open-minded and tolerant partner of the belligerent Harvey Bullock. Unlike Bullock, Montoya openly supports Batman, though the two both express grief when Batman is believed to have been killed in "The Man Who Killed Batman". Her most prominent role is in the episode "P.O.V." where she, Bullock and fellow officer Wilkes investigate a drug ring but accidentally botch the operation, leading to their suspension by Internal Affairs Lieutenant Hackle. Montoya goes against Hackle and continues her own investigation, and successfully manages to capture the ring's unnamed "boss" with Batman's help, the three being reinstated as a result. On several occasions throughout the series, Montoya expresses her emotions in Spanish, such as "''Madre de Dios''" ("Mother of God") or "''Que mala suerte''" ("What bad luck"). * Montoya appears in the sequel series ''
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'', voiced again by Liane Schirmer. In the series, she has been promoted from officer to detective but still works alongside Bullock. In "Holiday Knights", the two pose as Santa Claus and his elf in a mall while investigating a burglary ring, only to discover that the "child burglars" are actually Clayface and his offspring. They are almost killed by Clayface but saved by Batgirl. Bullock and Montoya help defeat Clayface by electrocuting him with Christmas lights. In "Over The Edge", Montoya appears prominently in Barbara Gordon/Batgirl's fear toxin-induced nightmare where she was killed by the Scarecrow and Gordon subsequently issued a manhunt for Batman and his team. In the dream, Montoya confronts and arrests Dick Grayson/Nightwing, and later attends Barbara's funeral. * Montoya also appears in ''
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'', voiced by Roxana Ortega. This version is a security guard at Metropolis High School.


Live-action

* A young Renee Montoya appears in the first season of '' Gotham'', portrayed by
Victoria Cartagena Victoria Luz Cartagena is an American theater, film, and television actress. Cartagena is known for her role as Zoe Lopez in ''The Bedford Diaries'', and for portraying Renee Montoya as series regular in the first season of '' Gotham'' and the t ...
. This version is a recovering drug addict and former lover of Detective James Gordon's fiancée
Barbara Kean James W. "Jim" Gordon, Sr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Batman. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane as an ally of Batman, the character debuted ...
who works in the Gotham City Police Department's Major Crimes Unit as a detective alongside
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. In the series, Montoya is depicted as morally corrupt and determined to put Gordon behind bars after he is framed for murdering Oswald Cobblepot (which he had faked) despite knowing of his innocence solely to win Barbara back, but later allies with him when she realizes he is one of the few honest cops who share her goal to bring down Carmine Falcone, Sal Maroni and Fish Mooney. Though Montoya and Barbara briefly resume their affair after Gordon and Barbara break up, Montoya leaves Barbara when Barbara slowly starts to fall back into her addictions and go insane. Cartagena was originally contracted to reprise the role in the second season, but her character was written out of the series. * Renee Montoya appears in ''
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'', portrayed again by Victoria Cartagena. This version is a former member of the Gotham City Police Department who left due to its corrupt members and has a secret romantic past with Poison Ivy, who she previously helped Batman trap and capture when Ivy was planning to damage Gotham's dam and exterminate the city's population. In the series, she enlists Ryan Wilder/Batwoman's help with Beth Kane in retrieving Batman's villain trophies on threat of revealing her identity and arresting her, but it is later revealed that Montoya has the Joker's joy buzzer and had no intention of upholding her end of the bargain, and that her goal was actually to blackmail Batwoman into locating Ivy where Batman had buried her. Montoya betrays Batwoman by freeing Ivy and the two go rogue, but when Ivy refuses to stop her plans to exterminate all of Gotham's population, Montoya reteams with Batwoman to stop Ivy by stripping her of her powers. After Ivy is defeated, Montoya avoids prison by making a deal with the mayor to take Ivy to the island of Coryana and never return to Gotham again on threat of being arrested and charged for aiding and abetting Ivy.


Film


Animation

* Renee Montoya appears briefly in '' Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero'', voiced again by Liane Schirmer. * Renee Montoya appears in '' Batman: Bad Blood'', voiced by
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. * Renee Montoya appears in '' Batman: The Long Halloween'', voiced by
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.


Live-action

* A loose adaptation of Renee Montoya named Anna Ramírez appears in ''
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'', portrayed by
Monique Gabriela Curnen Monique Gabriela Curnen (born September 7, 1970) is an American actress. Early life and education Curnen was born on September 7, 1970. Her mother is from Puerto Rico, and her father is of German and Irish descent. She grew up in Framingham, Mas ...
. This version is a rookie Gotham City Police Department detective who is reluctantly corrupted by the mafia, who are implied to be helping with her mother's medical costs in exhange for her cooperation. In the film, she and fellow corrupt officer Wertz secretly tip off the mafia about James Gordon and Harvey Dent's raids on their money locations, and later sell both Dent and Rachel Dawes out to the mafia after the Joker is captured. Rachel is subsequently killed, but Dent survives with half his face burned. Going by the name Two-Face, Dent confronts Ramirez and threatens her into calling Gordon's family to help him set a trap for them and Gordon as part of a revenge plan. Ramirez pleads with Dent but he decides her fate with a coin toss. As the coin lands on its good side, Dent spares Ramirez but knocks her out. Her fate afterwards is unrevealed. * Renee Montoya appears in ''
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'', portrayed by
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. This version is a skilled Gotham City Police Department (GCPD) Detective and fan of 1980s police films, which she is prone to quoting while conducting police work, though her career has stalled due to her former partner and current captain Patrick Erickson taking credit for solving a past case sometime prior. In the present, she develops a fixation towards Roman Sionis while investigating his criminal activities, but is suspended for failing to provide sufficient evidence. After she joins forces with
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,
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, and
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to rescue
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from Sionis, Erickson takes credit for doing so, leading to Montoya resigning from the GCPD and joining Lance and Bertinelli in forming the
Birds of Prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predators ...
.


Video games

* Renee Montoya makes a cameo appearance in '' Batman: Dark Tomorrow'', voiced by Erin Quinn Purcell. * Renee Montoya as the Question appears in ''
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''. * Renee Montoya as the Question appears a playable character in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''. * Renee Montoya appears in '' Batman: The Telltale Series'', voiced by Krizia Bajos. This version is a sergeant for the Gotham City Police Department. * Renee Montoya appears in '' Batman: The Enemy Within'', voiced by
Sumalee Montano Sumalee Montano (born August 3, 1972) is an American actress who worked as an investment bank analyst in New York City and Hong Kong before starting her acting career. For TV and film, Sumalee has appeared on '' Close to Home'', '' Days of Ou ...
. As of this game, she has been promoted to detective. * Renee Montoya appears as an NPC in ''
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'', voiced again by Liane Schirmer. * Renee Montoya appears in '' Gotham Knights,'' voiced again by Krizia Bajos. This version is a captain for the Gotham City Police Department.


Miscellaneous

* Renee Montoya appears in the
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's " Batman: Knightfall" adaptation, voiced by
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. * Renee Montoya appears in ''
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'', voiced by
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.


See also

*
LGBT themes in comics In comics, LGBT themes in speculative fiction, LGBT themes are a relatively new concept, as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) themes and character (novel), characters were historically omitted from the content of comic books and the ...
* Homosexuality in the Batman franchise


References


External links


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at DC Comics' official website
"QUESTION II (Renée Montoya)"
Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe.

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