Sontarans
The Sontarans were a race of militaristic clones from the planet Sontar. They were created by the Kaveetch and waged eternal war against the Rutan Host.
Biology
Sontarans were humanoids with large, bulbous heads and short bodies. Their skin was grey-brown in colour and they had deep set features. Sontarans generally had three digits on each hand.
They reproduced by cloning and for the most part each Sontaran was nearly identical to each other although there were some variations over time. Sontarans who were bred to be nurses were gene-spliced for nursing purposes such as the ability to produce breast milk. Occasionally, genetic defects would crop up and the afflicted would perform menial labour.
Due to the high gravity of the moon of Sontar, Sontarans had great strength and resilience in lower gravity environments. Their muscles were designed for load bearing rather than leverage.
Sontarans absorbed energy via a probic vent on the back of their necks. This vent was one of their weak spots, any sudden blow to it would stun them and the penetration of a sharp object into the vent would kill them. Tampering with the energy source could also destroy the Sontaran from the inside out. They were also vulnerable to Coronic acid which burnt and sometimes disintegrated them.
Society
Sontarans were a martial species that were obsessed with war. Sontarans were trained for war in the Sontaran Greater Military Academy and the body of power was the Grand Strategic Council.
Sontarans strived to serve in the Imperial Sontaran Fleet. Disallowing soldiering was the most dishonourable fate for a Sontaran. Taking care of the sick and wounded was a humiliating concept while fighting for other species was considered a dishonourable fate. They did not fear death and would rather be court-martialled than show pain.
They would sometimes ally themselves with other species but felt no need to keep them. They would only ally themselves with others, take prisoners or allow enemies to live if it would serve the greater good of the empire.
Appearances
The Time Warrior (TV)
The Sontaran Experiment (TV)
The Invasion of Time (TV)
The Two Doctors (TV)
The Sontaran Strategem/The Poison Sky (TV)
The End of Time (TV)
The Pandorica Opens (TV)
A Good Man Goes to War (TV)
The God Complex (TV)
The Snowmen (TV)
The Crimson Horror (TV)
The Name of the Doctor (TV)
Pond Life (TV)
The Great Detective (TV)
Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (TV)
The Battle of Demon’s Run: Two Days Later (TV)
The Time of the Doctor (TV)
Face the Raven (TV)
Halloween Apocolypse (TV)
War of the Sontarans (TV)
Survivors of the Flux (TV)
The Vanquishers (TV)
The Last Sontaran (TV - Sarah Jane Adventures)
Enemy of the Bane (TV - Sarah Jane Adventures)
Shakedown (Prose)
The Empire of Glass (Prose)
Lords of the Storm (Prose)
The Infinity Doctors (Prose)
Warmonger (Prose)
The Eight Doctors (Prose)
The Taking of Chelsea 426 (Prose)
Silhouette (Prose)
The Sontaran Games (Prose)
The Last Sontaran (Prose)
Blind Terror (Prose)
The Dream (Prose)
The Final Quest (Comic)
Black Legacy (Comic)
The Outsider (Comic)
Dragon’s Claw (Comic)
Black Sun Rising (Comic)
The Gods Walk Among Us (Comic)
Pureblood (Comic)
conflict of Interest (Comic)
Time & Time Again (Comic)
Party Animals (Comic)
Happy Deathday (Comic)
Unnatural Born Killers (Comic)
The Betrothal of Sontar (Comic)
The First (Comic)
Hunters of the Burning Stone (comic)
The Crystal Throne (Comic)
The Instruments of War (Comic)
Fugitive (Comic)
When Worlds Collide (Comic)
Prisoners of Time (Comic)
Monster Hunt (comic)
Return of the Krulius (Comic)
Terrorformer (Comic)
Heroes of Sontar (Audio)
The Five Companions (Audio)
Starlight Robbery (Audio)
The King of Sontar (Audio)
Master of the Daleks (Audio)
Tales from the Vault (Audio)
The First Sontarans (Audio)
Silent Warrior (Audio)
Conduct Unbecoming (Audio)
Old Soldiers (Audio)
Destiny of the Doctors (Video Game)
The Gunpowder Plot (Video Game)
The Doctor and the Dalek (Video Game)
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (Home video)
Mindgame (Home Video)
Mindgame Trilogy (Home Video)