The film maintains Montoya’s sexual orientation from the comics, while also examining the indignities of being a woman in a male-dominated field. In the comics, Montoya also develops a romantic relationship with Kate Kane, who moonlights as Batwoman. In the 2003 series “Gotham Central,” she was outed against her will as a lesbian, and the comic explored the ramifications of the event at a time when L.G.B.T.Q. Montoya is a detective for the Gotham City Police Department who frequently assists Commissioner James Gordon. Like Harley Quinn, Renee Montoya (played by Rosie Perez in the film) was developed for “Batman: The Animated Series” however, she debuted in a Batman comic released in January 1992 before making her television debut later that year. Though she has a lower profile than other DC heroes, she has appeared across various forms of media, including the TV series “Arrow,” which had multiple variations of the character. She is also known for her longtime romantic relationship with the superhero Green Arrow. The film version of Black Canary is based on the most recent comics incarnation: she’s a singer who has the ability to emit a sonic scream that can shatter eardrums, though the original Black Canary was just a very skilled fighter without any super powers. Dinah formed the Birds of Prey with Barbara Gordon (better known as Batgirl, though at that time going by the name Oracle), and she has since been present in almost every formation of the team. She has the longest history with the Birds of Prey, as she was present at the inception of the team in 1995. But DC’s 2011 reboot merged the characters into Dinah Drake Lance. Later, Dinah’s daughter, Dinah Lance, also took up fighting crime as Black Canary. Having debuted in the “Flash Comics” series in 1947, Black Canary is the longest-running character appearing in “Birds of Prey.” Originally, Black Canary was the alter ego of Dinah Drake, a florist who fought crime at night. After another relaunch in 2016, Helena adopted the Huntress name again, and she reunited with her trusty crossbow for a new era of the Birds of Prey. After DC rebooted its comic book universe in 2011, Helena disappeared from comics for a few years, but she resurfaced as a secret agent. She’s known for being fairly ruthless in her methods, and even Batman has hesitated to work with her. Huntress joined the “Birds of Prey” comic series in 2003, and she’s remained a steady presence ever since. She was the only survivor of the attack, and dedicated her life to training to avenge her family’s deaths. Helena was born into a prominent mob family, but they were murdered by their rivals. The “Birds of Prey” iteration is Helena Bertinelli, who was introduced to the comics in 1989. Consider this your first lesson: paying is for dummies.Huntress (portrayed in the movie by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) has a more complicated back story, as there have been several different characters to use the alter ego, including Helena Wayne, the daughter of an alternate-universe version of Batman and Catwoman. Six bucks for tap water with a fucking cucumber stick in it? *That's* crazy. Save the world, go back to jail, and break out of jail before breaking up with the aforementioned madman, and going out on your own. Get out of jail with a bomb on your neck. Jump into a vat of chemicals to prove yourself to a madman. If you wanted to even come close, you would have to go to medical school. I mean, how do I be like you? Well, except for the crazy part. Being a pickpocket's fine and all, but I got real potential. Seriously though, how did you get to be here? I mean, shopping at fancy-ass stores, you're making bank, you have your own business. I guess it proves the theory that hyenas really do have nine lives. And I invested the cash in a little startup making waves in the East End. The rock itself was worth a chunk of change, so I pawned it. She's using it to fund a little crime fighting outfit. We got the secret bank codes off the diamond. It was the kick in the balls she needed to see that she had nothing to prove to those blowhard assholes. And took all the credit while he was at it. Montoya's boss picked up the gangbangers at the Booby Trap. And those guys? They're going to be just fine.
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