Renee Montoya

**Renee Montoya** is a police sergeant working with Lieutenant James Gordon. Whilst an incorruptible cop on the force, she was used as a unfortunate pawn by the Children of Arkham.
 After helping stop the Children of Arkham's plans, she was promoted to
detective, after being proven to be not in control of her actions. She
and Gordon were few of the police officers the vigilante trusted within
the police force.

## Biography

At some point before the events of the series, Renee Montoya joined the
GCPD. Her stance on corruption and loyalty to the force earned her much
respect from her uncorrupted superiors, most notably Lieutenant James
Gordon. At some point, she was promoted to Sargent, possibly thanks to
Gordon. She had heard rumors about the vigilante Batman, but did not approve of his methods.

### Season One

#### *Realm of Shadows*

**Spoiler warning: *Plot and/or ending details follow.***

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Renee first appeared along side Gordon and other GCPD officers as
 they arrived at City Hall, following an alarm being tripped by a group of thieves. She, along with the Lieutenant and other officers witnessed Batman's scuffle with another thief.

She later was on the scene of a gunfight with several GCPD
officers and a group of mercenaries, who wore similar outfits to the
City Hall thieves. She showed her disgust at the bodies, including a
person that had been obliterated in an explosion and an officer who been
 burnt to death from within his skull.

* Batman stays
* Batman leaves

Renee and Gordon discover Batman, who has been interrogating a mercenary
 who had remained behind. Upon seeing him, she raises her gun, demanding
 that he freeze, though she is told to stand down by Gordon. Batman
gives them information he gathered from the mercenary and leaves to find
 Falcone.

Renee and Gordon discover the mercenary Batman
 was interrogating, though they both quickly deduce that the vigilante
was here. Renee leaves Gordon to investigate the scene further, though
fails to see Batman hiding in the rafters of the warehouse.

Montoya was among the officers that raided the Skyline Club following
the acquirement/release of evidence incriminating and exposing Carmine Falcone.
 Upon arrival, she found that the mob boss's henchmen had already
defeated, most of whom were unconscious and two dead from machine gun
fire. Making their way to the office, Renee and the other officers found
 that Batman had already made it and defeated Falcone. She ordered the
officers to open fire at the vigilante, but to no avail, as he escaped
before being hit.

#### *Children of Arkham*

Following her arrest of Falcone, Montoya was among the officers happy
 for him to finally be brought to justice. As Gordon took District
Attorney Harvey Dent and Bruce Wayne to see the crime lord, she voiced her support for the billionaire, in light of allegations made against his father. Some time later, she was drugged by a member of the Children of Arkham (likely Lady Arkham
 herself). The person then manipulated Renee into murdering the crime
lord, insisting that he would be able to escape justice once again.
Unable to control her anger and rage, Montoya managed to slip past
Gordon and Dent, and shot Falcone dead. She was quickly subdued and
arrested.

Taken to the interrogation room, Renee fell unconscious and was
monitored by Gordon and Wayne. As the former went to hold of Falcone's
lawyers and journalists, the latter investigated her, having seen
evidence that she had been drugged. As Montoya regained consciousness,
she found herself in handcuffs and being watched by Bruce. Reminded of
what she had done, she went into shock after remembering what she had
done. Renee managed to tell the billionaire as much as she remembered,
including the person that had drugged her mentioning a "revolution". As
Gordon and Dent returned, Wayne told them what Montoya had told them and
 left to "attend to other matters".

#### *New World Order*

Following the murder, Renee received some leave from the GCPD, though
 this was still scrutinized by the press. Determined to redeem herself
for what had happened, she acted independently from the rest of the
force and used her time to track down members of the Children of Arkham.
 At some point, she learned of the deal taking place on Arkham Island,
but did not inform Gordon.

As it took place, Montoya tried to stop the group, but ended up
in a gun fight. Batman, who had been asked to track her down by Gordon,
discovered this by monitoring her through his drones. At the same time,
Dent, the newly appointed Mayor, came under attack from members of the
Children of Arkham, in an assassination attempt. Depending on what
Batman chooses, two scenarios will play out.

* Save Dent
* Save Montoya

Batman chooses to save Dent, informing Gordon that Montoya is on Arkham
Island. He sends officers of the GCPD to assist her, but inadvertently
informs the Children of Arkham, who are listening in on their radios
systems using Wayne Tech. As Batman saved Dent, the group increased the
attack near the hand off, successfully holding back the GCPD. In the
process, they also managed to capture a cop, who they used to test a new
 version of the Arkham Drug.
 Regretful of what she has done, Montoya hands in her badge to Gordon,
resigning from the GCPD and vowing to stop the Children of Arkham by
herself.

Batman chooses to help Montoya, ordering Gordon to help Dent fend off
the Children of Arkham. Arriving in the midst of the fight, Batman is
able to subdue and defeat the group, destroying part of the drug cache
in the process. Montoya is able to assist, taking down one of the
mercenaries and holding him at gunpoint. Following the battle, she
apologizes to Batman for shooting at him when he arrested Falcone,
admitting that she was wrong about him. *He can accept her apology or refuse to.*
 Following this, she stays behind to arrest the group whilst Batman goes
 to warn Gordon that the GCPD's communications have been compromised.

#### *Guardian of Gotham*

n the following days, Montoya was reinstated as a member of the GCPD,
either through coming back to her senses and rejoining willingly or her
leave finishing. When Gordon receives a call from Batman, informing him
of a double homicide in the suburbs of Gotham, Montoya was one of the
officers to join him. When she arrived on the scene, she escorted the a boy, who had witnessed the murder and had been saved by Batman.

#### *City of Light*

*If Batman chooses to stop Penguin from hacking his tech, Dent will attack the GCPD after Commissioner Grogan.*
 Montoya is among the officers to protect the Commissioner. During the
attack, she is fired upon by one of Dent's enforcers, but is saved by
Batman. She later joins Gordon in mourning Grogan, after he sacrifices
his life to save Batman.

Renee is seen helping the GCPD help take control of Arkham,
following its inmates being released by Lady Arkham. She is one of the
first officers to arrive on the scene, helping them bring the dining
room under control. *If Batman confronted Dent earlier that episode,*
she will be the one to tell him that they can manage the confusion and
encourages him to go after Lady Arkham.

When Gordon is appointed Commissioner, Renee is one of the
officers to attend the press conference. She joins him on stage whilst
he makes his speech, asking Gotham to rally behind him. *She will also*
 inform him of Bruce Wayne's arrival, should he decide to attend the
event and show his support for the newly appointed Commissioner. *When an assassin makes an attempt on Gordon's life, she stands by as Bruce/Batman tackles him.* She will open fire and kill the assassin, if he is unable to do so in time.

### Season Two: The Enemy Within

#### *The Enigma*

A year after the assassination attempt on Gordon's life, Montoya was
still working for the GCPD. She had now been promoted to detective,
following the release of evidence proving her innocence. After the Riddler's attack on the Virago, she was among the officers there and took the criminal's right hand, Eli Knable into custody. As Eli called out threats to Batman, she ignored him, telling him to "tell [her] all about it at the precinct".

When he learnt of the Riddler's plan, Batman can choose to visit Knable to learn about the criminal's location. *If*
 he chooses to do so, he will meet with Montoya on the way into the
precinct. She tells him that Gordon is preoccupied to meet with him and
tells him how Waller and "the Agency"
 have taken over the entire building, promising to "straighten them out"
 if they give him any trouble. Their conversation is interrupted by
Waller, who has arrived to take Batman to Knable. As they leave, Montoya
 reminds Batman to do the interrogation by the book, reminding him that
it will help keep Gordon's trust. Montoya remains outside during the
interrogation and meets Batman after he's finished. Depending on what
happened, two possibilities will happen.

* Use Violence
* Bluff a missile

If Batman used violence on Knable, she will come in during the
interrogation and scold him for doing so. After he gives the information
 to Waller and her agents, Montoya will meet with him and question his
use of it. As he leaves, she calls him a monster.

If he refrained and used psychological manipulation, she will thank him
for not using violence, though warns him that Gordon will not be happy
about him going behind his back and complying with Waller.

#### *The Pact*

Montoya joined the GCPD and Agency as they raided the Lady of Dublin,
 arriving shortly after Riddler's assassination. As they rounded up
Riddler's men and freed the hostages, a series of explosions were set
off throughout the city. She, along with Gordon and the other officers,
left to investigate Gotham City Brokerage whilst Batman went to stop an
attack on their arsenal.

*If Batman calls Gordon for help, Montoya will be among the*
officers to join the commissioner and finds Batman. She helps the
vigilante out of the rubble and investigates the area whilst he and
Gordon talk.

#### *Fractured Mask*

After a Wayne Enterprises employee reported seeing Bruce Wayne with Harley Quinn and an unknown man,
 Montoya joined Gordon and a number of other officers in arresting the
billionaire. However, as they arrested him in his office, they were
interrupted by Waller, who demanded that they let him go. Montoya also
witness Gordon being fired and left with the other officers present.

#### *Same Stitch*

Depending on whether Joker has become a vigilante or criminal, the follow will happen to Montoya.

* Vigilante Joker
* Villain Joker

If the Joker has become a vigilante, Montoya appears as part of the
GCPD's taskforce investigating the new vigilante's appearance. When
Batman arrives, she greets the vigilante and leads him into the crime
scene. *If Tiffany Fox has learnt the vigilante's identity and allowed*
 to come with him into the field, she greets the new ally, enquiring how
 long ago they have begun working together. *Montoya remains outside*
the area whilst the vigilante and Gordon investigate, eventually
entering to help capture Harley Quinn and call off an attack from an
Agency helicopter, later taking the criminal into GCPD custody.

If the Joker has become a criminal, Montoya calls Batman after she and a group of officers discover Detective Harvey Bullock
 strung up in the back of a van. Believing it to be a trap, she asks the
 vigilante to observe him with an x-ray before they cut him down. She is
 present when Batman finds a jack-in-the-box within the detective and
extracts it. She and the other officers then cut Bullock down and call
paramedics for him. When he request to see Batman, she brings the
vigilante to see him and is present when he relays information about a
cache left by Joker's men.

## Personality

Renee's attitude to her work was to get things done as quickly as
possible, regardless of how she had to do it. However, this sometimes
meant that she would overstep a boundary or put herself at risk. Despite
 her comments against criminals like Falcone, she was fiercely loyal to
the GCPD and her superiors. She was unwilling to damage their
reputations, even temporarily resigning after her battle with the
Children of Arkham got an officer kidnapped, later murdered.

## Relationships

### Allies

* GCPD

James Gordon - Friend and ally.

Harvey Bullock - Friend and ally.

Peter Grogan - Friend and ally. (Deceased)

* Batman - Ally.

* Tiffany Fox - Ally.

### Enemies

* Carmine Falcone - Enemy.

Children of Arkham

* Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin - Manipulator/Enemy.
* Lady Arkham - Enemy. (Deceased)

Harvey Dent/Two-Face - Enemy.

* Harvey Dent's Enforcers.

The Riddler - Enemy. (Deceased)

* Eli Knable - Enemy. (Arrested)

The Pact

* Bane - Invader and enemy.
* Mr. Freeze - Invader and enemy.
* Harley Quinn - Invader and enemy.
* The Joker - enemy.

The Agency

* Amanda Waller enemy to Gotham.

## Trivia

* Renee Montoya was created by Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, and Mitch Brian, first appearing in the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Pretty Poison".

* This iteration of Montoya is much closer to Harvey Bullock, due to her aggressive attitude and disdain for Batman, in the first episode at least.