Renee Montoya: Difference between revisions

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]].

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 into invade 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>

[[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 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}}