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Monica Reyes
Annabeth Gish as Monica Reyes
First appearance "This is Not Happening"
Last appearance "The Truth"
Portrayed by Annabeth Gish
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Occupation FBI Special Agent
Special Agent Monica Reyes (pronounced /ˈreɪ.ɛz/) is a fictional character in the American FOX television series The X-Files, a science fiction show about a government conspiracy to hide or deny the truth of Alien existence. With her FBI partner John Jay Doggett they work in the X-Files office, which is concerned with cases with particularly mysterious or possibly supernatural circumstances that were left unsolved and shelved by the FBI. Mulder considers the X-Files the truth behind the supposed conspiracy. Portrayed by American actor Annabeth Gish, Reyes was a main character in the last season of The X-Files. Reyes replaced Gillian Anderson's character Dana Scully in the X-Files office. Reyes appeared in the opening credits and every episode of the ninth season.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Reyes made her first appearance in the eight season 2001 episode "This Is Not Happening". Reyes is religious and a highly spiritual person, and has little doubt about the paranormal. She is willing to accept explanations involving the paranormal. Reyes is a combination of the different members of The X-Files teams: She is not a full believer, like Mulder, nor a scientific mind, like Dana Scully, or a full skeptic, like Doggett, but voices concern and opinions about all three areas.
Monica Reyes was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, where her parents still live. Because of growing up in Mexico, Reyes speaks fluent Spanish. She majored in folklore and mythology at Brown University, and has a Masters degree in Religious Studies. In 1990, Reyes enrolled to the FBI at Quantico, Virginia. Her first assignment in the FBI was serving on a special taskforce investigating Satanic rituals.[2] Reyes then served in the New York City field office, where she became romantically involved with Special Agent Brad Follmer despite the FBI's strict anti-fraternization rules. Reyes was the head investigator in the kidnapping of 7 year-old Luke Doggett, son of NYPD officer John Doggett. The boy was eventually found dead, but no suspect was ever apprehended. In 1999, Monica Reyes transferred to the New Orleans field office.
In 2001, Reyes was contacted by Doggett, now a Special Agent assigned to The X-Files, to assist in on a case involving the disappearances of several individuals who claimed to be alien abductees, as well as the disappearance of Special Agent Fox Mulder. Because of her background, Reyes considered that these believers may have simply formed something of a cult, but did not rule out the possibility of alien intervention. She stayed with the case until after Mulder was returned by his abductors, but returned to her field office soon after.
She later contacted Agent Mulder, who was back to full health at the time, involving a case she suspected had some link to the murder of Doggett's son, who assisted her with the case. However, as before, she soon returned to her own work. Reyes remained with the New Orleans field office until she was called upon to protect Special Agent Dana Scully in May 2001, driving her out to a remote location in Georgia so that the expectant Scully might deliver her child out of harm's way. Reyes helped deliver the child, and soon after made a permanent move, becoming Doggett's partner on The X-Files.
Doggett and Reyes were last seen in the New Mexico desert in 2002, where they were warning Agents Mulder and Scully of the arrival of Knowle Rohrer, a Super Soldier linked to the government conspiracy. They were fleeing the scene as black helicopters destroyed the Anazasi adobes where the Cigarette Smoking Man was living. They are most likely still with the FBI, however The X-Files was closed after Walter Skinner's and Alvin Kersh's involvements in Mulder's escape were revealed. As of 2008, The X-Files remained closed, and Reyes' current status is unknown.
