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|image = Staal fixing teleport pod.jpg | |||
|type = [[Energy weapon]] | |||
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|first = The Time Warrior (TV story) | |||
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]''|[[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[A Soldier's Education (short story)|A Soldier's Education]]''|[[HOMEVID]]: ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (home video)|A Fix with Sontarans]]''}} | |||
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'''Rheon carbines''' ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Starlight Robbery (audio story)|Starlight Robbery]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|The Two Doctors]]'', ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') were [[Swagger stick|swagger sticks]] with [[Blaster ray|blasters]] used by [[Sontaran|Sontarans]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'', ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'', et al) | |||
== Characteristics and functionality == | |||
While consistently wand-like in shape, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]/[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') other details could vary in appearance, such as some models looking like long, clear tubes with silver caps, ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (home video)|A Fix with Sontarans]]'') complete with "bulbous [[flash-eliminator]]s" ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|The Two Doctors]]'') Other models were [[black]], with one of the ends having a larger ball-like object on it than the other. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | |||
Rheon carbines fired pockets of charged ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') [[rheon particle]]s ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Soldier's Education (short story)|A Soldier's Education]]'') [[orange]] or [[red]] in colour, capable of stuning, injuring or [[kill]]ing a target, ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') even through [[armour]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'', ''[[Shakedown (novelisation)|Shakedown]]'') Furthermore, they were able to repair minor damage to Sontaran technology such as the [[teleport pod]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') There was a concealed [[safety]] catch on the butt of the weapon that prevented individuals who were not in possession of this knowledge from firing it; ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'') the safety catch also prevented the carbine from being accidentally discharged. The [[Rutan Host]] could resist the effects of a single weapon's fire for a certain amount of time, but multiple bursts would defeat the Rutan's defences. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'', ''[[Shakedown (novelisation)|Shakedown]]'') | |||
Fleet Marshal Stentor carried a Battle Standard instead of a baton. ([[ | == History == | ||
[[File:Sontaran shoots Nikos.jpg|thumb|Commander [[Steg]] shooting and killing [[Nikos]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'')]] | |||
The weapon was carried by [[Commander]] [[Jingo Linx]] , ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') [[Group Marshal]] [[Stike]] of the [[Ninth Sontaran Battle Fleet]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') Group Marshal [[Nathan (A Fix with Sontarans)|Nathan]], ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (home video)|A Fix with Sontarans]]'') Commander [[Steg]] and his troops, ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'') [[General]] [[Staal]] of the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') and [[Major]] [[Stenx]] of the [[Twelfth Sontaran Battle Fleet]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sontaran Games (novel)|The Sontaran Games]]'') [[Fleet Marshal]] [[Stentor]] carried a [[Battle Standard]] instead of a baton, however. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
A variant of [[blue]]-[[Sontaran space armour|armoured]] Sontarans, named "Carbine Sontaran", is seen wielding a baton identical to Staal's in the [[video game]] ''[[Legacy (video game)|Legacy]]''. | |||
[[Category:Sontaran | [[Category:Sontaran weaponry]] | ||
[[Category:Energy weapons]] | |||
[[Category:Handheld weapons]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:15, 16 July 2024
Rheon carbines (AUDIO: Starlight Robbery, PROSE: The Two Doctors, Lords of the Storm) were swagger sticks with blasters used by Sontarans. (TV: The Time Warrior, The Invasion of Time, The Two Doctors, The Sontaran Stratagem; PROSE: Lords of the Storm, et al)
Characteristics and functionality[[edit] | [edit source]]
While consistently wand-like in shape, (TV: The Time Warrior, The Two Doctors, The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky) other details could vary in appearance, such as some models looking like long, clear tubes with silver caps, (HOMEVID: A Fix with Sontarans) complete with "bulbous flash-eliminators" (PROSE: The Two Doctors) Other models were black, with one of the ends having a larger ball-like object on it than the other. (TV: The Time Warrior, The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky)
Rheon carbines fired pockets of charged (PROSE: Lords of the Storm) rheon particles (PROSE: A Soldier's Education) orange or red in colour, capable of stuning, injuring or killing a target, (HOMEVID: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans, TV: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky) even through armour. (PROSE: Lords of the Storm, Shakedown) Furthermore, they were able to repair minor damage to Sontaran technology such as the teleport pod. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem) There was a concealed safety catch on the butt of the weapon that prevented individuals who were not in possession of this knowledge from firing it; (HOMEVID: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans) the safety catch also prevented the carbine from being accidentally discharged. The Rutan Host could resist the effects of a single weapon's fire for a certain amount of time, but multiple bursts would defeat the Rutan's defences. (PROSE: Lords of the Storm, Shakedown)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The weapon was carried by Commander Jingo Linx , (TV: The Time Warrior) Group Marshal Stike of the Ninth Sontaran Battle Fleet, (TV: The Two Doctors) Group Marshal Nathan, (HOMEVID: A Fix with Sontarans) Commander Steg and his troops, (HOMEVID: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans) General Staal of the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet, (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky) and Major Stenx of the Twelfth Sontaran Battle Fleet. (PROSE: The Sontaran Games) Fleet Marshal Stentor carried a Battle Standard instead of a baton, however. (PROSE: Lords of the Storm)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
A variant of blue-armoured Sontarans, named "Carbine Sontaran", is seen wielding a baton identical to Staal's in the video game Legacy.
