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{{Infobox Individual
|individual name= General Staal
|image      = Staal (TSS).jpg
|alias= Staal the Undefeated
|alias      =  
|image=[[Image:Comander Stall.jpg|250px]]
|species    = Sontaran
|aka = Staal the Undefeated
|origin      = [[Sontar]]
|race= [[Sontaran]]
|first      = The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)
|home planet= [[Sontar]]
|appearances = {{Il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Dr. Tenth (novel)|Dr. Tenth]]''}}
|home era= Unknown
|actor       = Christopher Ryan
|appearances= [[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / ''[[The Poison Sky]]''
|clip        = The Return of the Sontarans - The Sontaran Stratagem - Doctor Who - BBC
|actor= [[Christopher Ryan]]
|clip2      = The Doctor Meets General Staal - The Sontaran Stratagem - Doctor Who - BBC
}}
|affiliation = Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet
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'''[[General]] Staal "the Undefeated"''' was the leader of the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]] during the [[Sontaran invasion of Earth|Sontaran invasion]] of [[Earth]] in [[2009]]. His nickname of "Undefeated" was remarked by the Tenth Doctor as not a very good one as it could not remain if he was defeated and jokingly suggested "Staal the not-quite-so-undefeated-anymore-but-never-mind" as a replacement.


{{Quote|I am General Staal of the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet, better known as Staal the Undefeated.|Staal|The Sontaran Strategem}}
== Biography ==
[[File:Doctor saves Staal.jpeg|thumb|left|The Doctor saves Staal from an Ogron. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dr. Tenth (novel)|Dr. Tenth]]'')]]
Staal attempted to invade a [[Far-off planet (Dr. Tenth)|far-off planet]] for their [[sausage]]s, which he and his troops believed to be the best in "the whole of the universe". After he saved Staal from an [[Ogron (Dr. Tenth)|Ogron]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] convinced him that he didn't need to invade the planet to continue enjoying their sausages, but rather just stop by for lunch. Realising he was right, Staal accepted the Doctor as a friend, and the two of them sat down for lunch with Staal's platoon. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dr. Tenth (novel)|Dr. Tenth]]'')


'''Staal the Undefeated''' was a [[Sontaran]], and General of the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]] during the invasion of [[Earth]] in [[2009]]. He had a great love of warfare and regretted that his race were not involved in the [[Last Great Time War]], which he considered to be one the universe's greatest wars. He forged an alliance with [[Luke Rattigan]] to aid the Sontaran conquest of Earth. He had an ambition to personally kill [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] upon meeting him, partially due to [[the Doctor]]'s enmity with the Sontaran race and Staal's grudge over not being allowed to fight in the Time War. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') He was the only known Sontaran with facial hair- a beard can be seen beneath his chin.
In [[2009]], Staal forged an alliance with [[Luke Rattigan]] to aid the Sontaran conquest of Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') Staal remained in the [[Sontaran flagship]] when he ordered his subordinate, [[Commander]] [[Skorr]], to attack [[UNIT]]. He was contacted by the Doctor shortly after claiming [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] as his trophy. After his plan of turning [[Earth]] into a cloning planet for more troops failed, he furiously decided to destroy Earth by force.


Staal remained in his battle ship as he order Skorr to attack [[U.N.I.T.]] He is contacted by the Doctor shortly after claiming [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] as his trophie. After his plan of turning Earth into a cloning planet for more troops fails, he in fury orders his army to go back to tradition and destroy Earth by force, but is confronted by the Doctor who offers him a chance to leave, or be incinerated. Stall merely mocks at this and is ready to have him shot but Luke unexpectedly appears and sends the Doctor back into the [[teleport pod]], while he destroys the [[Sontaran Warship]] with Staal and the remainder of his troops on it.
Rejecting the Doctor's offer to let him leave Earth alone or be incinerated, Staal berated him. He and his troops were then killed by Luke, who gave his life to destroy the flagship, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') with only [[Kaagh]] surviving. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'')
([[DW]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'')


[[Category:Individual Sontarans|Staal]]
== Personality ==
Staal possessed a personality that was typical for a Sontaran. He loved warfare and was unafraid of death, even berating the Doctor when the Time Lord threatened to blow up his ship. He regretted his race did not fight in the [[Last Great Time War]], which he considered the universe's greatest war.
 
Staal was also manipulative and treacherous, having manipulated Luke Rattigan into helping him by saying that he would take him and some other teenagers to another planet to rebuild the human race, when he was actually planning to use him as target practice when he was no longer needed.
 
Staal showed no respect for humanity, claiming that "[Sontarans] say the same of humans" when Luke Rattigan asked how Staal and Skorr told each other apart and called them "stinking human beasts". He was stunned when Luke gave his life to stop them, his last expression being one of incredulity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* General Staal and his invasion of modern [[London]] is mentioned by Commander [[Strax]] in the fourth-wall-breaking cinema intro for ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]''. He is disappointed to learn that the anniversary feature is about [[the Doctor]] as opposed to a [[Sontaran]] historical drama featuring heroic accounts of their various military campaigns which he was anticipating with his [[clone batch]].
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General Staal "the Undefeated" was the leader of the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet during the Sontaran invasion of Earth in 2009. His nickname of "Undefeated" was remarked by the Tenth Doctor as not a very good one as it could not remain if he was defeated and jokingly suggested "Staal the not-quite-so-undefeated-anymore-but-never-mind" as a replacement.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor saves Staal from an Ogron. (PROSE: Dr. Tenth)

Staal attempted to invade a far-off planet for their sausages, which he and his troops believed to be the best in "the whole of the universe". After he saved Staal from an Ogron, the Tenth Doctor convinced him that he didn't need to invade the planet to continue enjoying their sausages, but rather just stop by for lunch. Realising he was right, Staal accepted the Doctor as a friend, and the two of them sat down for lunch with Staal's platoon. (PROSE: Dr. Tenth)

In 2009, Staal forged an alliance with Luke Rattigan to aid the Sontaran conquest of Earth. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem) Staal remained in the Sontaran flagship when he ordered his subordinate, Commander Skorr, to attack UNIT. He was contacted by the Doctor shortly after claiming the Doctor's TARDIS as his trophy. After his plan of turning Earth into a cloning planet for more troops failed, he furiously decided to destroy Earth by force.

Rejecting the Doctor's offer to let him leave Earth alone or be incinerated, Staal berated him. He and his troops were then killed by Luke, who gave his life to destroy the flagship, (TV: The Poison Sky) with only Kaagh surviving. (TV: The Last Sontaran)

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Staal possessed a personality that was typical for a Sontaran. He loved warfare and was unafraid of death, even berating the Doctor when the Time Lord threatened to blow up his ship. He regretted his race did not fight in the Last Great Time War, which he considered the universe's greatest war.

Staal was also manipulative and treacherous, having manipulated Luke Rattigan into helping him by saying that he would take him and some other teenagers to another planet to rebuild the human race, when he was actually planning to use him as target practice when he was no longer needed.

Staal showed no respect for humanity, claiming that "[Sontarans] say the same of humans" when Luke Rattigan asked how Staal and Skorr told each other apart and called them "stinking human beasts". He was stunned when Luke gave his life to stop them, his last expression being one of incredulity. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • General Staal and his invasion of modern London is mentioned by Commander Strax in the fourth-wall-breaking cinema intro for The Day of the Doctor. He is disappointed to learn that the anniversary feature is about the Doctor as opposed to a Sontaran historical drama featuring heroic accounts of their various military campaigns which he was anticipating with his clone batch.
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