Vic Sage

## Romantic Relationships

* Kassidy Sage: Girlfriend (2009); Wife (2009)
* Helena Bertinelli: Girlfriend (2012 - )

## Powers & Abilities

* **Genius Level Intellect**: The Question possesses genius intelligence & has an extremely unpredictable way of thinking. He can make a weapon out of common objects & often uses his mind to win fights.
	+ ***Disguise***: The Question has & can assume many aliases & has, as he describes, "many different faces" such as the one he used to spy on Renee Montoya.
	+ ***Indomitable Will***: His training & lifestyle demanded much determination. He was rarely known to give up or surrender especially in physical confrontations.
	+ ***Interrogation***: His opponents often fear him due to the (arguably true) rumors of his insanity & ruthless tactics.
	+ ***Intimidation***: He has on many occasions frightened criminals into giving him the information he wants & sometimes resorts to methods that many heroes shy from, like threatening a killer with a chainsaw.
	+ ***Investigation***: He is said to be the second greatest detective after Batman. One of many, he has a superior inquisitive mind & has years of experience as an investigative reporter as well as his life as The Question.
	+ ***Journalism***: Before becoming the Question, he was an investigative journalist. He had his own show & appeared on local news which sought out conspiracy theories, local crime rings & other violent or mysterious news. His journalistic techniques were what drove him to become The Question.
	+ ***Philosophy***: A self-proclaimed philosopher, Vic Sage has spent years surviving & understanding in the modern to the postmodern world of big city life. He understands the functions of the people within the city & even the city itself on a deeper level.
	+ ***Shamanism***: During a particularly tough time in Hub City, the Question sought out to learn shamanistic techniques that applied to his city. He used these skills & techniques to "feel" the city & better understand it.
* **Acrobatics**: Although not quite on par with people like Nightwing, he has shown to be a proficient acrobat & has used this skill to survive a fatal fall by rebounding off building sides & somersaulting to create more drag. He can get around by jumping from rooftop to rooftop.
* **Hand to Hand Combat**: He is capable of incapacitating large groups of criminals & has knocked out trained policemen and soldiers with minimal effort. Vic has shown enough skill to take down two vicious attack-dogs & their highly-trained owner spontaneously, one after the other.

### Weaknesses

* ***Lung Cancer (formerly)**:* Due to his smoking habit, Vic Sage developed lung cancer. One of the monks at Nanda Parbat was able to heal him.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Strength:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Speed:** 3 - Average / Basic
* **Occult:** 2 - Impaired / Below Average
* **Weapons:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Range:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **TOTAL:** 114 - Threat Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

* His mask makes it hard to know his emotions. Cassandra Cain is one of the few who can decipher his emotions due to her ability to read body language.
* He is believed to be deceased in both in his civilian & vigilante identity. As The Question, he is believed to have been murdered by an unknown assailant. As Vic Sage, he passed away from lung cancer.
* He based The Question persona off of the vigilante Rorschach. They both are merciless trench coat & fedora clad wearing vigilantes who wear blank masks & take moral absolutism to its most violent extreme.
* Renee Montoya is investigating his death.
* The only people aware he is alive are Helena, Tot & Lady Shiva. Renee also believes that she encountered Vic while looking into a murder case.
* In 2016, he pointed the Bat-Signal at the Kane Apartment but in the shape of a question mark. Renee & Kate believed it to be a mistake so they ignored it. The next night, the Question appeared in their bedroom after Renee arrived home from her shift. He left behind the address of an abandoned building, where she met him later that night. The Question hired her to look into the building, giving her money for expenses. As she looked further into the building, she found a connection between the abandoned warehouse & the Kane family. While Kate looked into seeing her family's connection, the Question revealed his secret identity to Renee, showing a level of trust in the detective. They further investigated the building, leading to them being attacked by henchmen of Whisper A'Daire, a high ranking member of Intergang. While looking into their Intergang connection, Question & Renee went to Kahndaq. Upon their return, Renee & the Question travelled to Hub City so Renee could meet Vic's mentor, Tot. The Question revealed that someone was out to get him & he was grooming Renee as his replacement as a fail safe. Shortly after her training was complete, Vic was killed not too far from Tot's lighthouse by an unknown assailant.
* When Vic & Renee were in Kahndaq, they prevented the Suicide Squad's attack on Black Adam & Isis, an action that earned her the the respect & gratitude of the married couple.