Debate on the issue was interrupted by Lady Shiva's arrival. See Photos. Renee was too close to be allowed to work the case, so she had to stand aside while Corrigan managed to squirm his way out of it. Renee, Crispus and the Radiant were attacked by members of the GCPD, now under Darkseid's control. Intergang had already abducted Batwoman, but with the help of Nightwing and others, she was able to track down where the ritual sacrifice was to take place. This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other The Question and Renee attempted to defend themselves, with Renée trying to ready her strange gun, when the new Batwoman appeared and defeated two of the beasts. She did not get far before Checkmate found her and brought her in. Her most regular partner was Crispus Allen.

Renee Montoya. Once free, she was able to assist Bruce and Dick as well as the new Batman of France, Nightrunner, in bringing down the cult. As close as they came to proving Corrigan murdered Cris, they came up short and he walked. That was his offer. Renee fought to escape from him, and fortunately, Batman intervened. But it wasn't simply the Spectre. See Photos. [11] A few hours later, the abduction of Mayor Krol was revealed and Montoya, along with Bullock, went to the man's home looking for clues. [12] Moments later, Montoya located Krol near the edge of the river and she informed Gordon and called for paramedics to get the man some medical attention. Renee made sure Tot would be okay, and then she donned the Question mask to go hunt Charlie's corpse down. She does not seem to be entirely "with the program", highlighting the corruption of Homicide Unit members, and refusing to accept Allen's assertion that snitches getting offed is the way of the world. That answer was not good enough for Kate. So off to Syria they journeyed, where they discovered that Cale had alerted the man behind the network and that this man was none other than Vandal Savage. Montoya leaves the cave shortly before Isis dies. There, they learned that Krol had been taken to the Gotham River Tunnel, but they were unable to enter, as the tunnel had been blocked. Along with Black Adam and Isis, they were able to dismantle the operation and surprisingly reunite Isis with her younger brother, Osiris. She found the husk that used to be Darkseid's human host and evaded capture by SHADE when Frankenstein and them arrived. She is a member of Batman Incorporated and the Global Peace Agency. This was too much for Renee. Simultaneously, Renee appears in the Final Crisis: Revelations miniseries, by Greg Rucka. Tragically, Corrigan found out about Cris' investigation and lured Renee's partner into a trap, shooting him in the back. As a police detective and as the Question, Montoya wields a handgun which she is willing to use in difficult circumstances.
She never asked to be protected. Renee successfully convinces Two-Face that a trial needs a defense as well as a prosecution, leading to Harvey Dent taking Gordon's defense. Renee and Kate were reunited for a short time, watching over Charlie together and spending the holiday season with one another. One of the thugs disarmed her, and the rest attacked. After Flashpoint, much of Renee's history remains intact, particularly her past with Kate. The Spectre is not able to hold them off for long, because they are protected by the same force that protected Libra. As a young patrol cop, Renee pulled over Kate Kane one night for speeding. The Question shines a Bat-Signal, modified to throw a question mark, at her window, asking if she is ready. She disliked the acting commissioner, Caroline Greenway, and her no-Bat policy, instead swearing loyalty to the vanished Gordon. Lady Shiva understood that the Black Lanterns came for them because of their emotions and that if they could feel nothing for Charlie he would no longer see them. As a rookie detective, she was in charge of reviewing cold cases, but she was soon summoned to the Gotham Morgue, where she managed to capture Mister Freeze with Batman's help. Renee knew all this and beat down Corrigan outside a bar until he gave the name of who bought the bullet so she and Manny Esperanza could go get it. Her girlfriend Daria had walked out on her three months earlier, unable to watch Renee "destroy herself." Question ", Uncredited writer & Uncredited director (November 19, 2002). He then challenged her to a battle to the death, saying he would kill everyone she loved if she refused. To prove that Allen killed in self-defense, the GCPD needed to recover the bullet. Renee had fallen into a pit of alcoholism and depression so bad that even Daria gave up on her.

Her most regular partner was Crispus Allen. [12] There, she caught the real Batgirl, after she had just pushed the Commissioner in the Bat-signal. She was partnered with Harvey Bullock when she was promoted to homicide detective by Commissioner James Gordon. She asked the Question to remove her mask, and Renee refused. She also overhears the possibility that good cops she once knew have gone dirty and are setting up this purchase. Gordon tells Bruce that should anything happen to him, Renee and Crispus will take over his parents' case. She mourned for Question in Nanda Parbat, continuing her training under Dragon. She was originally supposed to meet Bullock, along with her partner, Officer Wilkes, at a warehouse and enter it together when a known drug lord's men were inside. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Montoya uses an advanced energy pistol she found while fighting with Intergang, as well as her police sidearm. However, Charlie was failing fast during the journey and died after asking Renee who she "will become". After neither of them would talk, they were granted an audience with the country's president-for-life, Veronica Cale.

Montoya was played by Lorelei King in BBC Radio's 1994 adaptation of Knightfall. Rucka is the writer who established Renee as one of DC's most prominent homosexual character along with already being one of its more prominent Latina characters. An old friend Question's, Aristotle Rodor, was also there and spent the time trying to decipher the Crime Bible they brought with them for answers. Since the Spectre's power could not touch them, they had to take refuge in a church, where they were joined by the Huntress.
Montoya wears Charlie's mask for the first time, going after Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim as the Question, and finds Mannheim and Whisper A'Daire about to sacrifice Kate. Renee Montoya was an officer and later a detective of the Gotham Police Department. Later, however, he realizes she is actually a lesbian, and Two-Face is angry enough to "out" her to the department.

Batman arrived in time to prevent the two from killing each other. The duo escape the Suicide Squad only to have Montoya catch up to them with Batwoman in tow, although Montoya eventually permits their release, concluding they're too stupid to be murderers. While waiting for Crispus to fetch Alfred Pennyworth, Renee apologizes to Gordon for doubting him, admitting that her feelings for Barbara influenced her judgment. As they fought outside in the rain, a black power ring came for strands of Charlie's hair Tot had prepared and brought Charlie back as a Black Lantern.

She is openly lesbian and has had relationships with Kate Kane and Daria Hernandez. She first appears as a uniformed officer partnered with Harvey Bullock. She partnered up with Bullock, and though they were quite different, they got along well. When they met in combat, he told her that it was her destiny to lead his people, but that she must kill him first. A young cop fresh to the force, Montoya was not sure what to think of the Batman, or costumed folk in general.

[18] Her worries proved true when the GCPD learned that Batman had let the serial killer known as Abattoir die, leading to a wild goose chase of the man's latest victim. After the no man's land decision on Gotham City is repealed, Renee becomes an official member of the Gotham City Police Department again.

Renee and Crispus rush to the GCPD Headquarters to save a wounded James Gordon from the hitman, Victor Zsasz. She initially got support from acting mayor Elizabeth Styles, though that quickly diminished. Unfortunately, the rapid gunfire ruptures some of the sewers’ pressure valves and gallons of sewage water come crashing through the tunnel complex. At the sight of Charlie, Renee felt nothing but pure compassion for her fallen friend, but she knew better than to believe this was really Charlie trying to kill them all. He was a cop from Metropolis and did not approve of using Batman like that for police work. Studied at Arizona State University. Two-Face was taken back to Arkham Asylum, and she was cleared of all charges. She failed to keep them from it due to the Spectre's interference. Realtor at DeLex Realty Scottsdale Office. Her life was still in chaos, however, especially her family; while her younger brother knew about her sexuality, her very religious parents didn't, and disowned her upon discovering the truth.

Despite this, she is dogged and determined, pursuing her investigation into the Black Mask without the support of her teammates. Tot worked along with her out of obligation to the memory of Vic. After speculation on how Black Adam and Osiris are taking her death, she is urged to go to Khandaq by Aristotle Rodor and Richard Dragon, both friends of the Question. Renee Montoya. The Order of the Stone then bowed before their new master. Renee Montoya was voiced in the series by Ingrid Oliu and created specifically for the show.

The cop however, pleads with the two women to just drop him into the raging sewage water and let him drown. Dent wins the trial, and they are all allowed to leave. Afraid, Montoya runs off and meets a woman who tells her to look for the answers to her questions within her. Refuse him and he would make them and their loved ones pay. Meanwhile, she also pursues Harley Quinn after she blows up Ace Chemicals and unwittingly leaves behind a necklace given to her by the Joker. They arrested the General's gang with the Major Crimes Unit[6] and they were in charge of questioning one of Cypher's henchmen after his capture. The Question takes Montoya to Nanda Parbat to train with Richard Dragon. She, who had already been having anger issues since Two-Face exposed her homosexuality and her family disowned her, was angry that he would do this without telling her, but he was completely right she could not be involved. Montoya persuades Two-Face to offer a more fair trial, giving Gordon a defense lawyer. Enter the URL for the tweet you want to embed. He broke into a school and held some of the students hostage. Renee begins remembering confusing details about her life in the pre-Flashpoint era during this time, and encounters the first Question, Vic Sage, whom she had believed to be dead. Although Kate was somewhat emotional during their conversation, when Renee asked her to look into whether her family still owned the building, Kate agreed.

She tried to help, but an ambulance from Gotham's Mercy Hospital arrived and took Batman away.