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[[File:Staal fixing teleport pod.jpg|thumb|[[General]] [[Staal]] uses his baton to repair a [[teleport pod]] which was damaged by the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'').]]
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The '''Sontaran baton''' was a device of [[Sontaran]] design which was carried by certain high ranking officers of the [[Sontaran Empire]]. They were symbols of rank and status, as well as multi-function tools.{{Fact}}
|image      = Staal fixing teleport pod.jpg
|type        = [[Energy weapon]]
|origin      =
|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)


These long black coloured batons were capable of firing an orange or red beam that was able to stun, injure or kill a target. Furthermore, they were able to repair minor damage to Sontaran technology such as the [[teleport pod]].{{Fact}}
== 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]]'')


[[Group Marshal]] [[Stike]] carried a baton, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'') as did [[General]] [[Staal]] of the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / ''[[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]]'')
[[File:Sontaran shoots Nikos.jpg|left|thumb|Commander [[Steg]] shooting and killing [[Nikos]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'')]]
[[Fleet Marshal]] [[Stentor]] carried a [[Battle Standard]] instead of a baton. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm]]'')


[[Commander]] [[Steg]] and his troops all carried batons. On his weapons there was a concealed safety catch on the butt of the gun that prevented individuals who were not in possession of this knowledge from firing the gun. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'')  
== History ==
[[File:Sontaran shoots Nikos.jpg|thumb|Commander [[Steg]] shooting and killing [[Nikos (Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans)|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 ==
== Behind the scenes ==
A number of official magazines licenced by the BBC (''[[Doctor Who DVD Files]]'', ''[[Doctor Who Monster Invasion]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'') refer to this weapon as a "Sontaran swagger stick."
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]]''.
 
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 21 October 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]]

Commander Steg shooting and killing Nikos. (HOMEVID: 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) 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.

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