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| caption = Renee Montoya, as she appeared on the cover of ''GCPD: The Blue Wall'' #1 (October 2022), art by Reiko Murakami.
| real_name = Renee Maria Montoya
| publisher = [[DC EntertainmentComics]]
| debut = '''As Renee Montoya:'''<br>''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #475 (March 1992)<br>'''As Question:'''<br>''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' #48 (April 2007)
| creators = [[Bruce Timm]]<br>[[Paul Dini]]<br>[[Mitch Brian]]
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| powers = Trained [[detective]]
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'''Renee Maria Montoya''' is a character appearing in media published byof [[DC EntertainmentComics]]. The character was created by [[Bruce Timm]], [[Paul Dini]] and [[Mitch Brian]] for ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' and was preemptively introduced into [[DC Comics|mainstream comics]] before the airing of her animated debut in 1992 in the [[DC Animated Universe]] (DCAU) series ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]] / [[The New Batman Adventures]]'', voiced by [[Ingrid Oliu]], and later Liane Schirmer. Originally conceived of as a [[Heterosexuality|heterosexual]] [[widow]], she was later redeveloped as a [[lesbian]] and primary [[love interest]] of [[Kate Kane]] / [[Batwoman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodcomics.blogspot.com/2005/10/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-22.html |title=Comics Should Be Good: Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #22! |publisher=Goodcomics.blogspot.com |date=2005-10-27 |access-date=2010-12-29}}</ref>
 
Renee is initially a detective from the [[Gotham City Police Department]], assigned to the Major Crimes Unit, who comes into frequent contact with [[Batman]]. After being [[Outing|outed]] and framed for murder, she resigns from the police force, and begins operating as the second [[Question (character)|'''Question''']] out of a lighthouse that she shares with Aristotle Rodor on the [[Outer Banks]] of North Carolina.
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==Fictional character biography==
[[File:Renee Montoya (DC Animated Series).png|right|frame|Renee Montoya, as she appeared in ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' and ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''.]]
Montoya was created for ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' by [[Bruce Timm]], [[Paul Dini]], and [[Mitch Brian]], as described in the [[Bible (screenwriting)|series bible]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvwww.avclub.com/batman-the-animated-series-p-o-v-1798166969 |title=Batman: The Animated Series: "P.O.V." |publisher=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=January 17, 2011 |access-date=September 21, 2018}}</ref> She first appears as a uniformed officer partnered with [[Harvey Bullock (character)|Harvey Bullock]]. In the follow-up series ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'', Montoya has been promoted from police officer to detective.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/batman/btas/backstage/wbible/ |title=The World's Finest – Batman: The Animated Series |publisher=Worldsfinestonline.com |access-date=2010-12-29}}</ref> She also makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero]]''. The comic series ''[[Gotham Central]]'' describes Montoya as the daughter of immigrants from the [[Dominican Republic]].
 
Renee is a recurring character in the Batman-related comics after ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #475 (March 1992).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cowsill |first1=Alan |last2=Irvine |first2=Alex |last3=Korte |first3=Steve |last4=Manning |first4=Matt |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |last6=Wilson |first6=Sven |title=The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe |date=2016 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-5357-0 |page=210}}</ref> After she is promoted to homicide detective by [[Jim Gordon (character)|Commissioner Gordon]], Renee is partnered with Harvey Bullock. After Bullock is promoted to Lieutenant, [[Crispus Allen]] becomes Renee's new partner.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #742 (January 2000)</ref>
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Montoya is one of the main characters of ''[[Gotham Central]]'', a comic book series about the [[Gotham City]] police department. Believing that the only way to have Montoya is to take everything away from her, Two-Face [[outing|outs]] her as a [[lesbian]] to the public and frames her for murder.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |title=The Essential Batman Encyclopedia |date=2008 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=9780345501066 |pages=264–267}}</ref> 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 [[Human sexuality|sexuality]], her religious parents disown her.<ref>''Gotham Central'' (vol. 2) trade paperback, DC Comics</ref>
 
In the 2004–2005 "[[Batman: War Games|War Games]]" storyline, Montoya and [[Crispus Allen]] are ambushed by the [[Black Spider#Johnny LaMonica|Black Spider]], and Allen shoots the villain.<ref>''Gotham Central'' #23 (November 2004). DC Comics</ref> A corrupt crime scene investigator named [[Jim Corrigan]] 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.<ref>''Gotham Central'' #24 (December 2004). DC Comics</ref> 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.<ref>''Gotham Central'' #38 (February 2006)</ref> 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.<ref>''Gotham Central'' #40 (April 2006). DC Comics</ref>
 
===''52''===
[[File:Question (Renee Montoya).png|upright|thumb|Renee Montoya as the Question in ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'' #48 (April 2007), art by [[Darick Robertson]].]]
In the 2006–2007 series ''[[52 (comics)|52]]'', Montoya, nowhaving anbeen alcoholicfired ex-cop,from spendsthe herGCPD, daysis innow barsa anddepressed her nightsalcoholic 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 [[Question (comics)|Question]] shines a [[Bat-Signal]], (modified to throw a question mark,) at her window, asking if she is ready.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=November 2017}}
 
The Question believes that [[Intergang]] is preparing forto an invasion ofinvade Gotham, and to that end, hires Montoya to surveil a warehouse in Gotham City, where they uncover futuristic weapons.<ref>''52'' Week Four. DC Comics</ref>
 
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 [[Black Adam]]'s army.<ref>''52'' Week Fourteen. DC Comics</ref>
 
[[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. MontoyaA wearsdying Charlie's mask forpasses the firstQuestion timeidentity to Montoya, who dons the faceless mask before going after [[Bruno "Ugly" Mannheim]] as the Question, andfinding finds Mannheimhim and [[Whisper A'Daire]] as they are 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 andbefore collapsescollapsing in Montoya's arms.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=November 2017}}
 
==="One Year Later" and "Final Crisis"===
Montoya appears in ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis|Countdown]]'' #40 when [[Barbara Gordon|Oracle]] solicits her help in capturing the [[Trickster (comicsDC Comics)|Trickster]] and the [[Pied Piper (comicsDC Comics)|Pied Piper]], suspected of the murder of [[Bart Allen]]. The two criminals escape the [[Suicide Squad]] only to be apprehended by Montoya and [[Batwoman]]. Montoya agrees to their release, concluding they are too stupid to be murderers. Montoya maintains that she will not become a member of the [[Birds of Prey (comic)|Birds of Prey]], but Oracle calls upon her to accompany the Birds of Prey in ''Gotham Underground'' #2.
 
She later stars in [[Greg Rucka]]'s 2007 limited series, ''[[Crime Bible]]: Five Lessons of Blood'', in which she pursues the Crime Bible and withstands its adherents' efforts to convert her to their cause. In [[Grant Morrison]]'s ''[[Final Crisis]]'' (2008), Montoya informs [[Dan Turpin]] that she is investigating the [[Dark Side Club]]. She later battles [[Frankenstein (DC Comics)|Frankenstein]] and the agents of [[List of government agencies in DC Comics#S.H.A.D.E.|S.H.A.D.E.]] during her investigation of an apocalyptic conspiracy related to the Crime Bible (now in possession of [[Libra (DC Comics)|Libra]]) and Darkseid. She is accosted by S.H.A.D.E. agents in her civilian identity when she assists a dying [[Alternative versions of Supergirl#Alternate universe depictions|German Supergirl from a parallel world]].
 
Montoya appears in the ''[[Final Crisis: Revelations]]'' miniseries by [[Greg Rucka]]. While trying to stop members of the Religion of Crime from obtaining a mystic weapon, she is confronted by the [[Spectre (comicsDC Comics character)|Spectre]] (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 [[Christianity|Christian]] love as introduced by [[Jesus]].
 
[[Maggie Sawyer]], corrupted by the [[Anti-Life Equation]], 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.
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During the events of the 2009–2010 "[[Blackest Night]]" storyline, Montoya is tracked down by [[Lady Shiva]], 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 [[Black Lantern]], 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.<ref>''The Question'' #37. DC Comics</ref>
 
Some time after this, Montoya teams up with the [[Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)|Huntress]] to bring down the criminal network that Renee had earlier encountered. Eventually, the hitman known as [[Zeiss (comics)|Zeiss]] 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 [[OracleBarbara (DC Comics)Gordon|Oracle]] 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 [[Doom Patrol]]), where they are arrested.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #862. DC Comics</ref> After escaping from police custody, Huntress and the Question discovered that [[Vandal Savage]] 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 [[Curse and mark of Cain|Mark of Cain]], 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.<ref>''Detective Comics'' #863. DC Comics</ref>
 
Following this, the Question appears alongside Batwoman as part of [[Wonder Woman]]'s team of superheroines when a group of aliens attack Washington D.C.<ref>http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/files/2010/06/ww_600_no_ads-3-copy.jpg{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> [[Rose Wilson]] 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.<ref>''Wonder Woman'' #600</ref>
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As part of [[The New 52]], a 2011 line-wide revision of DC superhero comics, including their fictional histories, Montoya appears in an image viewed by [[Batwoman]] on the GCPD's wall of honor. James Tynion IV, a writer on ''[[Batman Eternal]]'', 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsarama.com/20956-c2e2-2014-dc-comics-batman-panel-live.html|title=C2E2 2014: DC Comics Batman Panel- Eternal News, Joker's Return Teased|last=Siegel|first=Lucas|publisher=Newsarama|date=April 26, 2014|access-date=April 26, 2014}}</ref>
 
Montoya appears in ''Detective Comics'' (vol. 2) #41, as [[Harvey Bullock (comics)|Harvey Bullock's]] new partner.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 12, 2015 |title=EVERY June 2015 New DCU Solicitation – Including WE ARE ROBIN |dateurl=Marchhttp://www.newsarama.com/23794-every-june-2014-new-dcu-soliciation-including-we-are-robin.html 12, 2015|website=Newsarama|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315044945/http://www.newsarama.com/23794-every-june-2014-new-dcu-soliciation-including-we-are-robin.html |archive-date=2015-03-15 }}</ref>
 
===DC Rebirth===
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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.<ref>''Batman: Urban Legends'' #8 (October 2021)</ref>
 
===Watchtower era===
Following the events of ''[[Absolute Power (comics)|Absolute Power]]'' (2024) and the start of [[DC All In]], the Justice League massively expands its roster and moves its activities to a new [[Justice League Watchtower]]. Renee, once again serving as the Question, is hired to serve as head of security for the "station". She will serve as the lead character in the forthcoming murder mystery series, ''The Question: All along the Watchtower''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/comics/439886/justice-league-murder-mystery-comic-all-along-the-watchtower-release|title=All Along the Watchtower sets a murder mystery in the home of the Justice League|author=Susan Polo|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |accessdate=21 October 2024|date=15 August 2024}}</ref>
 
==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 [[Elongated Man]]. The Question's series by Denny[[Dennis 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==
* An alternate timeline variant of Renee Montoya who became the commissioner of the GCPD appears in the "[[Titans Tomorrow]]" storyline.<ref>''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #17</ref>
===Titans Tomorrow===
In* theAn alternate timeline variant of Renee Montoya appears in the 2011 "[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]" storyline, Renee Montoya is a bar owner and bartender. She is defensive of one of the alcoholic patrons, Bullock.<ref>''Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance'' #2 (July 2011). DC Comics</ref>▼
In the alternate future seen in the "[[Titans Tomorrow]]" 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.<ref>''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #17</ref>
* An alternate universe variant of Renee Montoya from [[Earth-3]] who works for [[Owlman (character)|Owlman]] appears in the "[[Forever Evil]]" storyline.<ref>''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #23.4. DC Comics</ref>
 
* An alternate universe variant of Renee Montoya appears in ''[[DC Comics Bombshells]]''. This version is a [[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] veteran of the [[Spanish Civil War]] and member of a [[German resistance to Nazism|German resistance]] group led by [[Catwoman|Selina Digatti]].
==="Flashpoint"===
▲In the alternate timeline of the 2011 "[[Flashpoint (comics)|Flashpoint]]" storyline, Renee Montoya is a bar owner and bartender. She is defensive of one of the alcoholic patrons, Bullock.<ref>''Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance'' #2 (July 2011). DC Comics</ref>
 
===Earth-3===
During the 2013–2014 "[[Forever Evil]]" storyline, a version of Renee Montoya appears on Earth-3 where all heroes are villains and vice versa. Renee's "evil" counterpart appears in [[Outsider (comics)|Alfred Pennyworth]]'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 (comics)|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 (character)|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.<ref>''Justice League'' (vol. 2) #23.4. DC Comics</ref>
 
===''DC Comics Bombshells''===
In ''[[DC Comics Bombshells]]'', set in an [[alternate history]] 1941, Montoya is a [[Republican faction (Spanish Civil War)|Republican]] veteran of the [[Spanish Civil War]], now in Berlin fighting with the [[German resistance to Nazism|German resistance]] group led by Countess [[Catwoman|Selina Digatti]]. Montoya was a lover of [[Batwoman|Kate Kane]] when the latter fought in the Civil War as one of the [[XV International Brigade|American volunteers]], though they were driven apart after the death of [[Jason Todd|Jasón]], whom they considered their son. She also serves as the Question in this continuity.
 
==Reception==
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==Collection editions==
{| class="wikitable"
* ''The Question: Pipeline'' (collects the "Question" stories from ''Detective Comics'' #854–863)
!Title
* ''Final Crisis: Revelations'' (collects ''Final Crisis: Revelations'' #1–5 and ''Final Crisis: Secret Files'')
!Material collected
!Publication date
!ISBN
|-
|'''''The Question: Pipeline'''''
|''[[Detective Comics]]'' #854-864
|January 2011
|{{ISBNT|978-1401230418}}
|-
|'''''Final Crisis: Revelations'''''
|''[[Final Crisis: Revelations]]'' #1-5
|August 2009
|{{ISBNT|978-1401223229}}
|-
|}
 
==In other media==
===Television===
* A young Renee Montoya appears in the [[Gotham (season 1)|first season]] of ''[[Gotham (TV series)|Gotham]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2015/08/02/penny-leonard-big-bang-theory-season-9-wedding-married/|title=Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Big Bang, Arrow, Bates, Sleepy, Castle, Twin Peaks, UnREAL, Gotham, Dome and More|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|work=[[TVLine]]|quote=Matt Mitovich did some digging around and learned that, as suspected, neither Victoria Cartagena nor Andrew Stewart-Jones (AKA Montoya and Allen) will return as regulars|date=August 2, 2015|access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> portrayed by [[Victoria Cartagena]]. This version is a recovering drug addict and former lover of Detective [[JamesJim Gordon (Gotham)|James Gordon]]'s fiancée [[Barbara Kean (Gotham)|Barbara Kean]] who works in the GCPD's Major Crimes Unit as a detective alongside [[Crispus Allen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/what-we-learned-from-the-script-for-gothams-first-epi-1530515272|title=What We Learned from the Script for Gotham's First Episode|last=Bricken|first=Rob|work=io9|date=February 25, 2014|access-date=February 25, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/foxs-gotham-promotes-three-series-703147|title=Fox's 'Gotham' Promotes Three to Series Regular|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 12, 2014|access-date=May 12, 2014}}</ref>
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[Batwoman (TV series)|Batwoman]]'', portrayed again by Victoria Cartagena.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2021-07-July 20, 2021 |title='Batwoman': Victoria Cartagena To Play Renee Montoya In Season 3 Of CW Drama |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/batwoman-victoria-cartagena-renee-montoya-dc-hero-season-3-cw-series-1234796596/ |access-date=2021-07-July 20, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}</ref> This version is a former member of the Gotham City Police Department who left due to corrupt members and has a secret romantic past with [[Poison Ivy (character)|Poison Ivy]].
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[DC Super Hero Girls (TV series)|DC Super Hero Girls]]'', voiced by Roxana Ortega.<ref name="btva">{{cite web | title=Voice Of Renee Montoya –Voices (Batman) <nowiki>|</nowiki> Behind The Voice Actors | url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Batman/Renee-Montoya/ | work=Behind The Voice Actors | access-date=December 12, 2017 |work=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. CheckA green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of closinga creditstitle's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref> This version is a security guard at Metropolis High School.
* Renee Montoya willmakes appeara non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''[[AmazonYoung PrimeJustice Video]](TV series)|Young Justice]]''Batman: Capedepisode Crusader''"Triptych".<ref>{{CitationCite web |last=Weisman |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Weisman |date=August 5, 2021 |title=ComicSearch BookAsk ClubGreg: EdGargoyles: Station BrubakerEight |url=https://www.youtubes8.comorg/watchgargoyles/askgreg/search.php?vqid=StTepN-5BI824780 |access-date=July 7, 2024-01-03 |languagewebsite=enwww.s8.org}}</ref>
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[Batman: Caped Crusader]]'', voiced by Michelle Bonilla.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |date=July 2, 2024 |title=Batman: Caped Crusader: Here's Who Is Voicing Allies Like Gordon and Alfred |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/batman-caped-crusader-voice-cast-allies-gordon-alfred-lucius-montoya |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
 
===Film===
====Animation====
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[City of Scars]]'', portrayed by Katie Joy Horwitch.
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[Batman: Bad Blood]]'', voiced by [[Vanessa Marshall]].<ref name="btva"/>
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[Batman: The Long Halloween#Animated film|Batman: The Long Halloween]]'', voiced by [[Alyssa Diaz]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Carly |date=May 19, 2021 |title='Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two' Trailer Reveals Release Date for R-Rated Conclusion |url=https://collider.com/batman-the-long-halloween-part-2-trailer-release-date-cast-poison-ivy/ |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'', portrayed by [[Rosie Perez]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/birds-prey-casts-rosie-perez-as-renee-montoya-1149207|title=Rosie Perez Joins Margot Robbie in 'Birds of Prey'|last=Couch|first=Aaron|date=October 3, 2018|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://culturess.com/2020/02/04/birds-of-prey-team-members-explained/3/ | title=Birds of Prey: Who are the members of the DCEU's new team? | date=4 February 2020 }}</ref> 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, whose 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 [[Black Mask (character)|Roman Sionis]] while investigating his criminal activities, but is suspended for failing to provide evidence. After she joins forces with [[Harley Quinn (DC Extended Universe)|Harley Quinn]], [[Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)|Dinah Lance]], and [[Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)|Helena Bertinelli]] to rescue [[Cassandra Cain]] 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 (team)|Birds of Prey]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}▼
 
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[Batman: The Long Halloween (film)|Batman: The Long Halloween]]'', voiced by [[Alyssa Diaz]].
====Live-action====
* A character with similar traits to Renee Montoya named '''Anna Ramírez''' appears in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbr.com/dark-knight-trilogy-characters-aged-poorly/ | title=10 Dark Knight Trilogy Characters Who Aged Poorly | date=17 July 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbr.com/nolan-looks-for-dark-knight-female-leads/ | title=Nolan Looks for "Dark Knight" Female Leads | date=11 November 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/its-time-for-a-definitive-take-on-renee-montoya-in-the-dc-cinematic-universe | title=It's time for a definitive take on Renee Montoya in the DC cinematic universe | date=4 February 2019 }}</ref> portrayed by [[Monique Gabriela Curnen]]. 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 exchange for her cooperation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://culturess.com/2020/02/04/birds-of-prey-team-members-explained/3/ | title=Birds of Prey: Who are the members of the DCEU's new team? | date=4 February 2020 }}</ref> 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 ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'', portrayed by [[Rosie Perez]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/birds-prey-casts-rosie-perez-as-renee-montoya-1149207|title=Rosie Perez Joins Margot Robbie in 'Birds of Prey'|last=Couch|first=Aaron|date=October 3, 2018|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Stacy url|first=https://culturess.com/Shaun |date=February 4, 2020/02/04/birds-of-prey-team-members-explained/3/ | title=Birds of Prey: Who are the members of the DCEU's new team? | dateurl=4 February https://culturess.com/2020/02/04/birds-of-prey-team-members-explained/3/ |website=Culturess}}</ref> 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, whose 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 [[Black Mask (character)|Roman Sionis]] while investigating his criminal activities, but is suspended for failing to provide evidence. After sheMontoya joins forces with [[Harley Quinn (DC Extended Universe)|Harley Quinn]], [[Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)|Dinah Lance]], and [[Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)|Helena Bertinelli]] to rescue [[Cassandra Cain]] from Sionis, Erickson takes credit for doing so, leading toher Montoyato resigningresign from the GCPD and joiningjoin Lance and Bertinelli in forming the [[Birds of Prey (team)|Birds of Prey]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
 
===Video games===
* Renee Montoya makes a cameo appearance in ''[[Batman: Dark Tomorrow]]'', voiced by Erin Quinn Purcell.<ref name="btva"/>
* Renee Montoya as the Question appears in ''[[DC Universe Online]]''.
* Renee Montoya as the Question appears as a character summon in ''[[Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[Batman: The Telltale Series]]'', voiced by Krizia Bajos.<ref name="btva"/> This version is a sergeant for the Gotham City Police Department.
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[Batman: The Enemy Within]]'', voiced by [[Sumalee Montano]].<ref name="btva"/> As of this game, she has been promoted to detective.
* Renee Montoya appears as an [[Non-player character|NPC]] in ''[[Lego DC Super-Villains]]'', voiced again by Liane Schirmer.
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[Gotham Knights (video game)|Gotham Knights]],'' voiced again by Krizia Bajos.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=GothamKnights|number=1565761549523894272|title=Welcome to Gotham. #GothamKnights @KriziaBajos is Renee Montoya.|date=September 2, 2022|access-date=September 5, 2022}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> This version is a captain for the Gotham City Police Department.
 
===Miscellaneous===
* Renee Montoya appears in the [[BBC Radio]]'s "[[Batman: Knightfall]]" adaptation, voiced by [[Lorelei King]].
* Renee Montoya appears in ''[[Gotham Girls]]'', voiced by [[Adrienne Barbeau]].
* Renee Montoya appears in the ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us (comics)|Injustice: Gods Among Us]]'' prequel comic. This version asis a member of Batman's Insurgency and the wife of [[Kate Kane|Batwoman]]. Followingwho the death of fellow Insurgent [[Huntress (Helen Bertinelli)|Huntress]], an enragedeventually Montoyadies overdosesfrom onoverusing performance-enhancing pillsdrugs within thean intentionattempt ofto killingkill High Councilor Superman herself. She defeats [[Cyborg (DC Comics)|Cyborg]], takes [[Damian Wayne]] hostage, and challenges Superman. In the subsequent fight, Montoya takes several more pills until she suffers heart failure. Batman later collects her body and buries her next to [[Green Arrow]] and [[Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)|Black Canary]].
 
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