The Arrowverse maybe adding a new hero to Gotham City as Renee Montoya is reportedly set to join Batwoman season 3. Batwoman season 2 ended with major changes coming for Gotham City as Kate Kane, finally having been given her memories back left Gotham City to look for her cousin Bruce Wayne and finally passed the mantle of Batwoman onto Ryan Wilder. The various weapons of Batman villains like the Penguins umbrella and the Mad Hatter’s hat have now fallen into the hands of various civilians across Gotham City, and even with the addition of Luke Fox as Batwing, Batwoman will need more help combating this new rise in crime.

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Renee Montoya was first introduced in Batman: The Animated Series before joining the comics in Batman #475. The character has often been depicted as a detective for the Gotham City Police Department and one of DC Comics’ most prominent LGBTQ+ characters. In 2007, during the event series 52 (which also was the debut of Kate Kane as Batwoman), Montoya adopted the identity of the superhero detective, The Question, and has been a major player in the DC Universe.

According to a report from The Illuminerdi, Batwoman season 3 is looking to cast Renee Montoya.  The breakdown describes her as a former GCPD officer who left the department due to GCPD’s treatment of Gotham’s marginalized citizens and has been relegated to a paper-pusher, now in charge of the “freaks division” in the Mayor’s office. She is also described as virtuous, practical, and on a personal mission to clean up Gotham’s streets the right way by any means necessary. The breakdown says they are looking to cast a Latinx or Afro-Latinx actress in her mid-30s and are encouraging performers who identify as LGBTQ+ to submit.

Montoya’s appearance in Batwoman would mark the character’s third live-action appearance. Her first appearance was on the Fox series, Gotham, played by Victoria Cartagena, yet the character only appeared in one season. The character made her DCEU appearance in Birds of Prey played by Academy Award-nominated star, Rosie Perez. This would mark the character’s first appearance in the Arrowverse continuity.

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The addition of Renee Montoya to Batwoman season 3 raises many possibilities for the direction of the series. Given her sexuality in the comics, the character could be set up as a potential love interest for Ryan Wilder’s Batwoman, similar to how Kate Kane’s love interest in the comics was detective Maggie Swayer. Montoya herself was a former love interest of Kate Kane in the comics, so the comics have precedent for Montoya being in a relationship with a Batwoman. Montoya’s history as The Question could open the door for the original Question to have existed in the Arrowverse continuity and would tie into the series’ theme of legacy and taking on mantles from past heroes. Either way, it appears the streets of Gotham have a new hero to look out for them.

Source: The Illuminerdi

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