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|individual name= Varl
|image      = Varl 2.jpg
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|species    = Sontaran
|race=[[Sontaran]]
|job        = Major
|home planet=[[Sontar]]
|affiliation = Ninth Sontaran Battle Group
|home era= [[20th century]]
|origin      = [[Sontar]]
|appearances=[[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]''
|only        = The Two Doctors (TV story)
|actor=[[Tim Raynham]]  
|actor      = Tim Raynham
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[[Major]] '''Varl''' was a [[Sontaran]] officer of the [[Ninth Sontaran Battle Group]].


'''Major Varl''' was a [[Sontaran]] officer of the [[Ninth Sontaran Battle Group]].  
== Biography ==
Varl served as one of [[Stike|Group Marshal Stike]]'s aides in the [[Ninth Sontaran Battle Group]] and took part in the massacre of [[Space Station Camera]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}}) after which Stike sent him to [[Earth]] with [[Joinson Dastari]], [[Chessene o' the Franzine Grig]], [[Shockeye o' the Quawncing Grig]] and the captive [[Second Doctor]] to set up a [[homing beacon]] for his [[Sontaran scout ship]]. He also assisted in setting up a [[laboratory]] for the Doctor's [[symbiotic nuclei]] to be isolated.


==History==
[[File:Varl dies.jpg|thumb|left|Varl is killed with [[coronic acid]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}})]]
Under the command of his superior, [[Stike]] he and a large group of Sontarans attacked [[Space Station Chimera]] and killed nearly all aboard. Only Varl and Stike went with their new ally [[Chessene of the Franzine Grig]] to [[Spain]]. There Varl and Stike waited while [[Dastari]] attempted to find a way for them to possess time travel. Chessene betrayed them and attacked them with [[Coronic acid]], they dissolved and Varl died. Stike survived, but his wounds were catastrophic, and he died in the explosion of his ship. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'')
Following Stike's arrival at the [[Doña Arana]]'s [[hacienda]], he and Varl captured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and were tricked into thinking that the Doctor had primed the [[Kartz-Reimer module]] with his [[Rassilon Imprimatur]]. Chessene told them to search for the Sixth Doctor and Jamie, but Stike instead intended to kill his supposed allies and steal the Kartz-Reimer module, ordering Varl to report to [[Sontaran High Command]] and set the scout ship to [[self-destruct]]. Once Varl had done so, he joined Stike in attempting to kill Chessene, but she killed him with [[coronic acid]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}})
 
== Legacy ==
Stike intended to recommend Varl for inclusion in the [[Golden Roll of Sontaran Heroes]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}}) However, he was killed in the explosion of his scout ship before he could leave [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}})
 
== Personality ==
Varl refused to take orders from his allies, referring to them as "civilians", and insisted on announcing [[Stike]] until Stike ordered him to treat their allies as equals. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (TV story)}})
 
== Appearance ==
[[Chessene o' the Franzine Grig]] was only able to tell Varl and [[Stike]] apart due to Stike having more gold braid on his shoulders. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Two Doctors (novelisation)}})
 
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 30 August 2024

Major Varl was a Sontaran officer of the Ninth Sontaran Battle Group.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Varl served as one of Group Marshal Stike's aides in the Ninth Sontaran Battle Group and took part in the massacre of Space Station Camera, (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"]) after which Stike sent him to Earth with Joinson Dastari, Chessene o' the Franzine Grig, Shockeye o' the Quawncing Grig and the captive Second Doctor to set up a homing beacon for his Sontaran scout ship. He also assisted in setting up a laboratory for the Doctor's symbiotic nuclei to be isolated.

Varl is killed with coronic acid. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])

Following Stike's arrival at the Doña Arana's hacienda, he and Varl captured the Sixth Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon and were tricked into thinking that the Doctor had primed the Kartz-Reimer module with his Rassilon Imprimatur. Chessene told them to search for the Sixth Doctor and Jamie, but Stike instead intended to kill his supposed allies and steal the Kartz-Reimer module, ordering Varl to report to Sontaran High Command and set the scout ship to self-destruct. Once Varl had done so, he joined Stike in attempting to kill Chessene, but she killed him with coronic acid. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

Stike intended to recommend Varl for inclusion in the Golden Roll of Sontaran Heroes. (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"]) However, he was killed in the explosion of his scout ship before he could leave Earth. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Varl refused to take orders from his allies, referring to them as "civilians", and insisted on announcing Stike until Stike ordered him to treat their allies as equals. (TV: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (TV story)"])

Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]

Chessene o' the Franzine Grig was only able to tell Varl and Stike apart due to Stike having more gold braid on his shoulders. (PROSE: The Two Doctors [+]Loading...["The Two Doctors (novelisation)"])

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