Rene Ramirez

## Background

### 1983 - 2004: Rene Ramirez

Rene Ramirez was born into the dysfunctional married couple, Francisco & Anna Ramirez. He never knew what his father did but knew his mother worked at the the local youth center as a counselor. Growing up in the dangerous & crime-ridden district known as the Glades allowed Rene to build tough skin & learn some fighting skills. But still, all of that was never enough to endure the wrath of his father.

To cope with his father's abuse, Rene focused on sports & became pretty good at it to the point that he was getting looked at by colleges to play football. He received a full scholarship his senior year at Star City High but his budding career was destroyed before it started by an untimely injury. Not wanting to be stuck with his father any longer, Rene decided to join the Navy after graduation.

Once he finished his therapy, Rene was clear to join. He excelled in the Navy, earning the title of Petty Officer Second Class. On one mission, Rene was part of a unit that was transporting a prisoner that had ties to a terrorist cell & had valuable information. When intelligence couldn't get anything out of him, Rene decided to take matters into his own hands & attempted to beat the information out of the prisoner. This incident would lead to him being dishonorably discharged.

### 2004 - 2012: Rene Ramirez

Upon coming home, Rene began working as mechanic due to always being good with his hands. He also reconnected with an old friend of his named Laura. The two quickly made up for lost time, leading to a marriage & their daughter Zoe being born not long after.

For the most part, the family was happy though Rene soon suspected his wife had relapsed & using drugs again. Though he helped her get clean last time, his suspicions were right when he found the drugs in their bedroom under her side of the bed. After confronting her, he told her that she either needed to stop with the drugs or leave the house as Zoe didn't deserve to be around this lifestyle.

The same night, Rene & Zoe returned home from a hockey game to see the house ransacked. After ordering his daughter back to her room, he discovered his wife held at gunpoint by her dealer, who claimed that she owed him $500 for her last fix. Lying, he claimed there was money in their safe though it was fact where he kept his handgun. Before he could do anything, Zoe came to her parents' room, spooking the dealer & causing him to start shooting at Rene. He would end up with a hole in jersey but was able to kill the dealer. As he looked over, he saw his daughter crying over her mother as she had been killed by a stray bullet from the dealer.

Rene soon became depressed & an alcoholic due to his wife's death. It didn't help when his daughter was removed from his custody after she burned her hand while reheating soup while Rene was passed out drunk. He was still granted visitation rights but only under the supervision of a court-appointed guardian. With his wife dead & his daughter removed from his custody, Rene began spending his nights bashing in the heads of criminals. As the men were interviewed for their attacks, one would note that he attacked him like a wild dog. After reading the paper, Rene decided to take on the name for himself.

### 2012 - 2015: Wild Dog

One night while chasing down a drug dealer, Wild Dog tried to jump from one rooftop to another but hit his foot, causing him to fall off the roof. Right before he met his maker, Green Arrow used a grappling arrow to save the vigilante. Despite his former warnings to stop his vigilantism, he decided to take Rene under his wing & offered him the opportunity to "become someone else, something else." Not completely sure if he could trust him with the secure location of the Arrowcave, he gave Rene an address to meet him. Rene showed up to an abandoned building the next day, though was cautious due to the environment. Green Arrow began training from this day on, though his harsh methods annoyed Rene. Tensions grew so high that Wild Dog quit training. However, he later rejoined the team after Oliver revealed his identity, showing that he trusted them.

Not only did Oliver help Rene with his training but he helped him with the legal process of regaining custody of his daughter. Unfortunately, he was kidnapped, prevented him from shoring up to custody hearing. He attempted to apologize to Zoe but could never give her the real explanation why. She responded by telling him that she didn't want to see him, greatly upsetting Rene.

He got his chance at custody of Zoe again when Oliver used his connections again to arrange for Rene to get a second chance. After showing up to the custody hearing & winning due to many character witnesses, Rene & Zoe were finally reunited after being separated for a year. He immediately took her home to their new apartment that Oliver had set up for them.

## Romantic Relationships

* Laura Ramirez: Girlfriend (2004 - 2005); Married (2005 - 2011)
* Helena Bertinelli: One Night Stand (2012)
* Rose Wilson: On & Off (2018 - 2020); Lover (2020 - )

## Personality

Prior to becoming a vigilante, Remy was a family man. He was vehemently against his wife Laura continuing her drug habit & was blunt, fierce & dealt in absolutes, threatening to kick her out over continuing her addiction. Rene is also a caring & affectionate father to Zoe, and began to lose himself after she had been taken out of his custody following Laura's death. He considers himself unworthy to be Zoe's father as he couldn't protect his family from a drug dealer.

He also doesn't like to take orders from anyone, resulting in him often ignoring Oliver's commands when he joined Team Arrow. He preferred to hunt & kill anyone he thinks is bad instead of leaving them to be arrested by police. He does this as he believes that the world would be better without people like them, although his headstrong & impulsive traits cause him to attack criminals without strategy. Rene does not know the difference between bravery or foolishness.

Rene has a sense of justice, honor & good morals. He hates people with self-righteous attitudes as it finds it annoying when people think they're better than him.

## Powers & Abilities

* **Above Average Human Condition:** Having been a former Navy Officer, Rene is trained to superb physical form. He is able to deflect an arrow shot at him.
	+ ***Hand to Hand Combat/Martial Arts*:** Rene is a highly skilled hand to hand combatant & martial artist. After being personally trained by Oliver, his skills in combat have gradually improved being able to go head-on with Tobias Church, holding him off long enough for his teammates to escape.
	+ ***Pain Tolerance*:** When he was captured & tortured, Rene was able to endure it for a week without breaking.
* **Mechanical Engineering**
* **Military Protocol:** Rene served as Navy Officer for three years before his discharge.
* **Weaponry**
	+ ***Firearms*:** Rene is able to wield his handguns with great skill, being able to take out numerous criminals in a firefight. He is skilled enough to avoid kill shots & merely wound criminals if needed.
	+ ***Marksmanship*:** Rene is an expert shot. He is also able to shoot while moving & avoid being a stationary target.
	+ ***Stick Fighting*:** Due to training with John Diggle, Rene has become a capable stick-fighter & is able to keep up with John in a sparring session.
	+ ***Throwing*:** Rene is proven to be highly skilled with throwing knives, as he perfectly threw one across a certain area to trigger a fire alarm. He is also skilled to fight in close combat with a knife.
* **Wild Dog Suit:** His suit consists of a largely black tactical suit, with a red chest plate & flares of yellow around it, with a metallic white hockey mask.
* **Dual Handguns:** When fight criminals, Rene uses two pistols as weapons.
* **Sniper Rifle:** He also uses a suppressed bolt-action sniper rifle when he is tasked with providing cover.

### Weaknesses

* **Zoe Ramirez:** Rene has always stated that his one weakness is his daughter as he will stop at nothing to make sure she's safe & well taken care of.

### Ratings

* **Intelligence:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strength:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Speed:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Occult:** 1 - Nonexistent
* **Weapons:** 6 - Expert / Advanced
* **Range:** 4 - Trained / Learned
* **Strategy:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **Combat:** 5 - High / Exceptional
* **TOTAL:** 110 - Threat Level 3 / General Threat

## Trivia

* In high school, he pulled the fire alarm as a prank.
* After he joined the Navy, his mother divorced his father.
* His best friend is Rory Regan.
* He loves Big Belly Burger.
* Rene is a huge fan of *Billy Joel*.
* His favorite cake flavor is red velvet. Every year, he gets it for his birthday.
* Rene is extremely knowledgeable in political science.
* At the urging of his teammates, Rene made his way to Blüdhaven to go to the strip club, Alley Cat's. Though Rose was only the bouncer, he was more attracted to her than the dancers. After that night, the two of them began going out for drinks together. Drinks led to a little bit more one night so the two began having weekly visits, which turned into a confusing relationship between the two.

## Notes

* Beatty Mechanics is a nod to Terry Beatty, one of Wild Dog's creators.