Maria Chavez

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Captain Chavez

Captain Maria Chavez isElisa's boss, the Captain of Detectives in theNew York Police Department's 23rd precinct.

History

Peter Maza was once her boss.[1]

Chavez Undercover in 1995

Re-opening the 23rd Precinct in 1997

Maria Chavez rose to her rank as Captain of Detectives at a relatively young age. After Elisa survived a gunshot wound in1994, Chavez insisted that she be assigned a partner – DetectiveMatt Bluestone – who previously worked with the Captain to shut downTony Dracon's arms-dealing operation. After Dracon made bail, Chavez was later involved in several police operations to apprehend the crime lord, which culminated in her going undercover as an immigrant running a dry cleaners.Pal Joey, an associate of Dracon's, managed to ambush both her and officerMorgan with knockout gas. She and Morgan were unaware that the mobster attempted to blow them up in the shop only to be thwarted by thegargoyle Broadway.("Deadly Force","The Edge","Protection")

Early on during theWorld Tour, Elisa called Chavez telling her boss she needed some personal time.[2]When Elisa returned, Chavez was less than thrilled with her long absence, but it worked out well in her favor as she had a cop thatTomas Brod was unfamiliar with to send undercover into his syndicate.[3]

In October1996, Captain Chavez temporarily transferred Elisa to the day shift to show a new transfer,Jason Conover the ropes. Chavez's leg was broken when theHunters later blew up theClock Tower, but she quickly returned to work.("Hunter's Moon" Part One,"Hunter's Moon" Part Three,"Nightwatch")

Inducting Goliath into the Gargoyle Taskforce in 1997

In May1997, Captain Chavez was at the 23rd Precinct grand reopening with its newly rebuilt Clock Tower, where she cut the ribbon.("Tale Old as Time")

AfterGoliath's arrest by theGargoyle Taskforce, Chavez attended thegargoyle's nighttime hearing, and was in the gallery when Elisa was cross-examined by A.D.A.Margot Yale. From her testimony, the Captain finally learned of Elisa's secret cooperation with theWyvern Clan and their involvement in the arrests of multiple criminals for the past three years. Following Goliath's release from custody, Chavez met Elisa and Matt back at the precinct, scolding both detectives for leaving her in the dark about the gargoyles. Ultimately, she considered Matt's idea to help save face with the public, press, and powers-that-be by extending an offer for Goliath to join the Gargoyle Taskforce, which he accepted. In exchange for the gargoyle's public participation with the NYPD, Captain Chavez merely suspended Elisa for four months without pay, which Elisa herself considered a "slap on the wrist". Captain Chavez and Detective Bluestone soon after introduced Goliath to the public as the GTF's newest member.("New Rules","Young At Heart","Cold Comfort")

Characteristics

Chavez leading a bust in 1996

Captain Chavez is a tough and efficient leader, and good friend to Elisa and her family.

She is Roman Catholic and married, with one daughter,Sonia.[4][5][6]

"Future Tense"

A photo of Captain Chavez and her daughter, from "Future Tense".

Captain Chavez's daughter, from "Future Tense".

A daughter of Chavez’s appeared inPuck's illusion as one of the downtrodden humans living in theXanatos-controlledNew York City of2036.("Future Tense")Sonia Chavez does indeed exist in theGargoyles Universe currently, most likely as a baby, although it is doubtful that her future will become quite so bleak.[7][8]

Appearances

"Deadly Force" (First Appearance)
"The Edge"
"Her Brother's Keeper' (Mentioned Only)
"The Mirror" (Mentioned Only)
"The Silver Falcon"
"City of Stone" Part One (Mentioned Only)
"City of Stone" Part Three
"Revelations"
"Protection"
"Monsters" (Mentioned Only)
"Future Tense" (Referenced Only, Illusion)
"Turf"
"Hunter's Moon" Part One
"Hunter's Moon" Part Three
"Nightwatch"
"The Journey" (Referenced Only)
"Tale Old as Time"
"New Rules" (No Lines)
"Young At Heart"
"Cold Comfort" (No Lines)
"Queen of All She Surveys" (No Lines)

Apocrypha

"Religious Studies 101: A Handful of Thorns"

Captain Maria Chavez welcomed Captain George Stacy to the 23rd precinct where he wanted to report that witnesses saw agargoyle involved in the Ravencroft breakout. After Chavez mentioned that being a cop now required "working knowledge ofThe Twilight Zone," she directed Stacy toMatt Bluestone and the rest of the Gargoyle Taskforce.

The Goliath Chronicles

Appearance:"...For It May Come True"

In Goliath's dream (orchestrated byTitania), Captain Chavez told the 23rd precinct that the Mayor just declared gargoyles a public menace and called for volunteers to hunt them down. Detective Maza was one of the first to volunteer.