Alien Species
Sontarans

The Sontarans are cloned species, although in the past they did use a primary and secondary reproductive system. The Sontarans are a warrior species who have been waging a war with the Rutans for centuries. In attempting to gain a strategic advantage in the war the Sontarans occasionally come into contact with other planets and races. The gravity on their home planet of Sontar was higher than that of Earth, giving them a great strength advantage.

The Sontarans' sole purpose is to win the war with the Rutans. They have even attempted to invade Gallifrey in an attempt to steal the Time Lords' secret of time travel. When this failed they attempted to ally themselves with Chessene and Dastari and use the Kartz/Reimer time travel module.

The Sontarans appear as a stubby, armour wearing bipedal creature. When the helmet is removed the head is almost the same shape. The Sontarans have a strict code of honour, and will never turn down the opportunity to fight. Despite their strength they have one major weakness; a probic vent juts out from the back of the collar. If this is struck, or blocked, the Sontaran will fall unconcious. Despite their armour, coronic acid is fatal to a Sontaran.

Each clone of a Sontaran can produce upto a million hatchlings. Each Sontaran is identical to the one that was cloned, although there is occasionally some deviation in genetic structure.

Only the second, third, fourth and sixth Doctor have met the Sontarans on television, although the fifth Doctor has met them in the missing adventures novels.

Television adventures featuring Sontarans:

The Time Warrior
The Sontaran Experiment
The Invasion of Time
The Two Doctors

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