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{{Infobox Object
{{Infobox Object
|image = [[file:Probic Vent.jpg|250px]]
|image = Probic Vent.jpg
|object name = Probic vent
|type       = Anatomical addition
|type = Anatomical addition
|origin     = [[Sontar]]
|origin = [[Sontaran]]s
|first      = The Time Warrior (TV story)
|appearances = [[Sontarans - List of Appearances|List of Appearances]]
|appearances = [[Sontarans - list of appearances|'''''see list''''']]
|clip        = The Doctor Meets General Staal - The Sontaran Stratagem - Doctor Who - BBC
|clip2      = Donna Noble Vs a Sontaran - The Poison Sky - Doctor Who - BBC
}}
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The '''probic vent''' was an essential part of all [[clone]]d [[Sontaran]]s.
The '''probic vent''' was a tube on the back of [[Sontaran space armour]].


==Information==
It was implanted on Sontaran flyers through [[mechasurgery]] when they entered the [[Space Corps]], making them into a kind of [[cyborg]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Clone Warriors (short story)|Clone Warriors]]'') The probic vent took the form of a small metallic tube entering the back of the [[Sontaran]]'s [[neck]]. This vent was normally used by the Sontarans to feed directly on energy to "recharge" rather than eating. Raw [[plasma (biology)|plasma]] was fed into the vent to nourish them. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Betrothal of Sontar (comic story)|The Betrothal of Sontar]]'')
At least partially artificial, the probic vent took the form of a small metallic tube attached to the back of the Sontaran's necks. This vent was normally used by the Sontarans as a way of directly feeding off energy to "recharge" rather than eating (as the latter was slower). Raw plasma was fed directly into the vent to nourish them. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Betrothal of Sontar]]'')


The vent was also a major weakness, since a blow to the probic vent could knock a Sontaran unconscious or even kill them. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') A lesser blow could cause them pain and/or stun them. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') An arrow ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') or a thrown knife ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') would almost certainly prove deadly.
The vent was also a major weakness. A blow to the probic vent could knock Sontarans unconscious or even kill them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') A lesser blow could cause them pain and/or stun them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') An [[arrow]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') or a thrown [[knife]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') would almost certainly prove deadly.


The Sontarans did not find it a problem, however, since it meant that they must always face their enemy in battle and could not be cowardly and run away. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'') Strangely, the Sontarans from [[NA]]: ''[[Shakedown]]'' had an extra part on their helmets that covered the probic vent.
Sontarans did not consider this a weakness however, since it meant that they must always face their enemy in [[battle]], nor could they be cowardly or retreat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'')
[[file:St--3u50linxshot.jpg|150px|left|thumb|[[Linx]] lies dead in his ship after being punctured in the probic vent by an arrow. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'')]]


However, some people occasionally found ways to disable Sontarans from in front of them. For example, [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] momentarily disabled General [[Staal]] using a squash racquet and a ball by rebounding the ball from Staal's [[teleport]] pod and onto Staal's probic vent. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') [[Donna Noble]] used a hammer to hit a Sontaran on the probic vent when it had its back turned. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'')
Some Sontarans had an extra part on their helmets that covered the probic vent, offering a defence from these attacks. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'')


[[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] used the same hammer in [[2010]] to stun [[Jask]] who was about to shoot [[Mickey Smith]] and [[Martha Jones]] who were working as freelance alien hunters at the time. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
When [[Chrissie Jackson]] jammed the metal tip of one of her high heels into [[Kaagh]]'s vent, she received an electric shock. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'')


The energies directed through the vent seem to be at least partly electrical in nature; When [[Chrissie Jackson]] jammed the metal tip of one of her high heels into [[Kaagh]]'s vent, she received an electric shock. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')
As [[Commander]] [[Strax]] revealed in his field report, the prospect of a glorious battle for the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and "[[Clara Oswald|the Impossible Boy]]" had made him so excited he clogged his probic vent. He suggested that this was an example of fun. ([[WC]]: ''[[Strax Field Report: A Glorious Day (webcast)|Strax Field Report: A Glorious Day]]'')


==List of weapons used to strike a probic vent==
Weapons used to strike probic vents included a metal pole, a [[bow]] and [[arrow]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') knives, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') a [[squash ball]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') a [[hammer]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') a [[high-heeled shoe]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'') a [[sword]], ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') a loose wooden [[plank]], [[Marble (toy)|marbles]] fired from a [[slingshot]], ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Gunpowder Plot (video game)|The Gunpowder Plot]]'') a wok ([[TV|TV:]] ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]''), and various metal implements used for sport, such as [[dart]]s and a [[javelin]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sontaran Games (novel)|The Sontaran Games]]'')
*A metal pole. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'')
 
*A bow and arrow. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'')
In a [[parallel universe]], General [[Sontar (The Infinity Doctors)|Sontar]] had probic tasters who acted like food tasters. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Infinity Doctors (novel)|The Infinity Doctors]]'')
*Knives. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'')
 
*A squash ball. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'')
[[Category:Sontaran space armour]]
*A hammer. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
*A high-heeled shoe. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')
[[Category:Sontaran technology]]
[[Category:Sontarans]]

Latest revision as of 16:14, 9 March 2023

The probic vent was a tube on the back of Sontaran space armour.

It was implanted on Sontaran flyers through mechasurgery when they entered the Space Corps, making them into a kind of cyborg. (PROSE: Clone Warriors) The probic vent took the form of a small metallic tube entering the back of the Sontaran's neck. This vent was normally used by the Sontarans to feed directly on energy to "recharge" rather than eating. Raw plasma was fed into the vent to nourish them. (COMIC: The Betrothal of Sontar)

The vent was also a major weakness. A blow to the probic vent could knock Sontarans unconscious or even kill them. (TV: The Time Warrior) A lesser blow could cause them pain and/or stun them. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem) An arrow (TV: The Time Warrior) or a thrown knife (TV: The Invasion of Time) would almost certainly prove deadly.

Sontarans did not consider this a weakness however, since it meant that they must always face their enemy in battle, nor could they be cowardly or retreat. (TV: The Time Warrior, The Sontaran Stratagem)

Some Sontarans had an extra part on their helmets that covered the probic vent, offering a defence from these attacks. (PROSE: Shakedown)

When Chrissie Jackson jammed the metal tip of one of her high heels into Kaagh's vent, she received an electric shock. (TV: The Last Sontaran)

As Commander Strax revealed in his field report, the prospect of a glorious battle for the Eleventh Doctor and "the Impossible Boy" had made him so excited he clogged his probic vent. He suggested that this was an example of fun. (WC: Strax Field Report: A Glorious Day)

Weapons used to strike probic vents included a metal pole, a bow and arrow, (TV: The Time Warrior) knives, (TV: The Invasion of Time) a squash ball, (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem) a hammer, (TV: The Poison Sky, The End of Time) a high-heeled shoe, (TV: The Last Sontaran) a sword, (TV: A Good Man Goes to War) a loose wooden plank, marbles fired from a slingshot, (GAME: The Gunpowder Plot) a wok (TV: War of the Sontarans), and various metal implements used for sport, such as darts and a javelin. (PROSE: The Sontaran Games)

In a parallel universe, General Sontar had probic tasters who acted like food tasters. (PROSE: The Infinity Doctors)

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