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'''Major''' was a military rank. On [[Earth]], it is above [[captain]] and below [[Lieutenant Colonel|lieutenant colonel]] in the army of some countries including the [[UK]] and the [[USA]].
'''Major''' was a military rank.


== Named Majors ==
== Named Majors ==
=== Human ===
=== Human ===
Former [[British Army]] major [[Norman Baker]] was [[head of security]] at the [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'')
Former [[British Army]] major [[Norman Baker]] was [[head of security]] at the [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)}})


[[Barrington]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') [[Daly]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Carnival of Monsters (TV story)|Carnival of Monsters]]'') and [[Popplewell]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)|Timewyrm: Exodus]]'') were Majors of the [[British Army]].
[[Barrington]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)}}) [[Daly]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Carnival of Monsters (TV story)}}) and [[Popplewell]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) were Majors of the [[British Army]].


[[Walton (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Walton]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''), [[Alex Cosworth]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]''), [[Beresford]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]''), [[Husak]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') and [[Blake (The Christmas Invasion)|Blake]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') were [[UNIT]] Majors.
[[Walton (Doctor Who and the Silurians)|Walton]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)}}) [[Alex Cosworth]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind of Evil (TV story)}}) [[Beresford]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Seeds of Doom (TV story)}}) [[Husak]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|Battlefield (TV story)}}) and [[Blake (The Christmas Invasion)|Blake]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Christmas Invasion (TV story)}}) were [[UNIT]] Majors.


[[Branwell]] was a Major in command of the [[Henlow Downs]] missile site. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'')
[[Branwell]] was a Major in command of the [[Henlow Downs]] missile site. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion (TV story)}})


[[Rex Butcher]] was a Major and a writer on an [[alternate Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Atom Bomb Blues (novel)|Atom Bomb Blues]]'')
[[Rex Butcher]] was a Major and a writer on an [[alternate Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Atom Bomb Blues (novel)}})


[[Ferdinand (The Time of the Daleks)|Ferdinand]] was the head of security at [[Mariah Learman]]'s palace.  ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'')
[[Dickens (Night Thoughts)|Dickens]] was a Major and a lecturer in medical science. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Night Thoughts (audio story)}})


[[Green (The War Machines)|Green]] was the Major in charge of security on the [[WOTAN]] project. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'')
[[Ferdinand (The Time of the Daleks)|Ferdinand]] was the head of security at [[Mariah Learman]]'s palace.  ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Time of the Daleks (audio story)}})


[[Alice Hunniford]] was an [[American]] Major. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]'')
[[Green (The War Machines)|Green]] was the Major in charge of security on the [[WOTAN]] project. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Machines (TV story)}})


[[Alec Palmer]] was a Major turned Ghost-Hunter. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'')
[[Alice Hunniford]] was an [[American]] Major. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)}})


[[Shapp]] was an aide to the [[Marshal of Atrios]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
[[Alec Palmer]] was a Major turned Ghost-Hunter. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Hide (TV story)}})


[[Thessinger]] was a retired Major and a country landowner in [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The First Sontarans (audio story)|The First Sontarans]]'')
[[Shapp]] was an aide to the [[Marshal of Atrios]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Armageddon Factor (TV story)}})


[[Ian Warne]] was [[Space Corps]] officer serving under [[General]] [[Nikolai Hermack]].  ([[TV]]: ''[[The Space Pirates (TV story)|The Space Pirates]]'')
[[Thessinger]] was a retired Major and a country landowner in [[England]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The First Sontarans (audio story)}})


[[Salateen]] was an officer in General [[Chellak]]'s troop on [[Androzani Minor]].  ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'')
[[Ian Warne]] was a [[Space Corps]] officer serving under [[General]] [[Nikolai Hermack]].  ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Space Pirates (TV story)}})
 
[[Salateen]] was an officer in General [[Chellak]]'s troop on [[Androzani Minor]].  ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Caves of Androzani (TV story)}})


=== Sontarans ===
=== Sontarans ===
[[Varl]], second-in-command to [[Group Marshal]] [[Stike]], held the rank of major up to his death. ([[TV]]: [[The Two Doctors]])
[[Varl]], second-in-command to [[Group Marshal]] [[Stike]], held the rank of major up to his death. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}})


[[Stenx]], leader for the [[Twelfth Sontaran Battle Fleet]], held the rank of major up top his death. ([[PROSE]]: [[The Sontaran Games (novel)|The Sontaran Games]])
[[Stenx]], leader for the [[Twelfth Sontaran Battle Fleet]], held the rank of major up to his death. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sontaran Games (novel)}})


[[Skar]] was a [[Sontaran]] Major. ([[GAME]]: ''[[The Doctor and the Dalek (video game)|The Doctor and the Dalek]]'')
[[Skar]] was a [[Sontaran]] Major. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Doctor and the Dalek (video game)}})


[[Drak (When Worlds Collide)|Drak]] was a major in the 13th Sontaran Battlefleet.([[COMIC]]: ''[[When Worlds Collide]]'')
[[Drak (When Worlds Collide)|Drak]] was a major in the 13th Sontaran Battlefleet. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|When Worlds Collide (comic story)}})


[[Tamasan]] was promoted to major sometime after the [[Battle of Tenacity]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lords of Terror (audio story)|The Lords of Terror]]'')
[[Tamasan]] was promoted to major sometime after the [[Battle of Tenacity]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Lords of Terror (audio story)}})


[[Kreg]] was a major in the [[Ninth Sontaran Battle Brigade]] when he met [[Ianto Jones]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great Sontaran War (audio story)|The Great Sontaran War]]'')
[[Kreg]] was a major in the [[Ninth Sontaran Battle Brigade]] when he met [[Ianto Jones]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Great Sontaran War (audio story)}})


=== Time Lords ===
=== Time Lords ===
[[Tamasan]] was a major in her [[Fifth Tamasan|fifth]] incarnation when she went to the [[Ogron|Ogron Homeworld]]. ([[AUDIO]]: [[Planet of the Ogrons (audio story)|Planet of the Ogrons]])
[[Tamasan]] was a major in her [[Fifth Tamasan|fifth]] incarnation when she went to the [[Ogron|Ogron Homeworld]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Planet of the Ogrons (audio story)}})
 
=== Others ===
[[Brogan (Innocence)|Brogan]], a [[Kaled]] [[captain]], was promoted to major when relieving [[Colonel]] [[Nasgard]], father to [[Davros]] and [[Yarvell]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Innocence (audio story)}})


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[[Category:Sontaran Ranks]]

Latest revision as of 20:30, 12 October 2024

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Major was a military rank.

Named Majors[[edit] | [edit source]]

Human[[edit] | [edit source]]

Former British Army major Norman Baker was head of security at the Wenley Moor nuclear research facility. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)"])

Barrington, (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]) Daly, (TV: Carnival of Monsters [+]Loading...["Carnival of Monsters (TV story)"]) and Popplewell (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"]) were Majors of the British Army.

Walton, (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)"]) Alex Cosworth, (TV: The Mind of Evil [+]Loading...["The Mind of Evil (TV story)"]) Beresford, (TV: The Seeds of Doom [+]Loading...["The Seeds of Doom (TV story)"]) Husak (TV: Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"]) and Blake (TV: The Christmas Invasion [+]Loading...["The Christmas Invasion (TV story)"]) were UNIT Majors.

Branwell was a Major in command of the Henlow Downs missile site. (TV: The Invasion [+]Loading...["The Invasion (TV story)"])

Rex Butcher was a Major and a writer on an alternate Earth. (PROSE: Atom Bomb Blues [+]Loading...["Atom Bomb Blues (novel)"])

Dickens was a Major and a lecturer in medical science. (AUDIO: Night Thoughts [+]Loading...["Night Thoughts (audio story)"])

Ferdinand was the head of security at Mariah Learman's palace.  (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Time of the Daleks (audio story)"])

Green was the Major in charge of security on the WOTAN project. (TV: The War Machines [+]Loading...["The War Machines (TV story)"])

Alice Hunniford was an American Major. (AUDIO: Renaissance of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)"])

Alec Palmer was a Major turned Ghost-Hunter. (TV: Hide [+]Loading...["Hide (TV story)"])

Shapp was an aide to the Marshal of Atrios. (TV: The Armageddon Factor [+]Loading...["The Armageddon Factor (TV story)"])

Thessinger was a retired Major and a country landowner in England. (AUDIO: The First Sontarans [+]Loading...["The First Sontarans (audio story)"])

Ian Warne was a Space Corps officer serving under General Nikolai Hermack.  (TV: The Space Pirates [+]Loading...["The Space Pirates (TV story)"])

Salateen was an officer in General Chellak's troop on Androzani Minor.  (TV: The Caves of Androzani [+]Loading...["The Caves of Androzani (TV story)"])

Sontarans[[edit] | [edit source]]

Varl, second-in-command to Group Marshal Stike, held the rank of major up to his death. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])

Stenx, leader for the Twelfth Sontaran Battle Fleet, held the rank of major up to his death. (PROSE: The Sontaran Games [+]Loading...["The Sontaran Games (novel)"])

Skar was a Sontaran Major. (GAME: The Doctor and the Dalek [+]Loading...["The Doctor and the Dalek (video game)"])

Drak was a major in the 13th Sontaran Battlefleet. (COMIC: When Worlds Collide [+]Loading...["When Worlds Collide (comic story)"])

Tamasan was promoted to major sometime after the Battle of Tenacity. (AUDIO: The Lords of Terror [+]Loading...["The Lords of Terror (audio story)"])

Kreg was a major in the Ninth Sontaran Battle Brigade when he met Ianto Jones. (AUDIO: The Great Sontaran War [+]Loading...["The Great Sontaran War (audio story)"])

Time Lords[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tamasan was a major in her fifth incarnation when she went to the Ogron Homeworld. (AUDIO: Planet of the Ogrons [+]Loading...["Planet of the Ogrons (audio story)"])

Others[[edit] | [edit source]]

Brogan, a Kaled captain, was promoted to major when relieving Colonel Nasgard, father to Davros and Yarvell. (AUDIO: Innocence [+]Loading...["Innocence (audio story)"])