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|image = Commander Stark.jpg
|species = Sontaran
|origin = [[Sontar]]
|affiliation = The Pandorica Alliance
|only = The Pandorica Opens (TV story)
|actor = Christopher Ryan
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'''Commander Stark''', or '''Strak''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2011 reference book)}}) was a [[Sontaran]] Commander. He and other members of the Sontaran race were members of the [[The Pandorica Alliance|Pandorica Alliance]], as were the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Cybusman|Cybermen]], the [[Auton]]s, the [[Silurian]]s and more of [[the Doctor]]'s enemies. They planned to trap him in the [[the Pandorica|Pandorica]] in [[102]], believing him the one causing [[Time Field|cracks in the universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')


|image = [[file:Commander_Stark.jpg|250px]]
He was destroyed when [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] exploded nonetheless. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] later prevented this, resulting in the Alliance never having been formed in the first place. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'')
|individual name = Commander Stark
|race = [[Sontaran]]
|home planet = [[Sontar]]
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]/[[The Big Bang]]''  
|actor = [[Christopher Ryan]]
}}
:''You may be looking for [[Stark|the human of the same name]].


'''Commander Stark''' was a [[Sontaran]] Commander. He, and the rest of the Sontaran race, were part of [[the Alliance]] alongside the [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]], [[Auton]]s, [[Silurian]]s and more of [[the Doctor]]'s enemies planning to trap him in [[the Pandorica]], believing him to be the one who is causing [[Time Field|the cracks]] in the universe. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'')
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[Christopher Ryan]] was credited as playing Commander Stark in ''The Pandorica Opens''. However, his character was originally identified in the script as Commander Strak, which was repeated by ''Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia''.
* Fittingly, an action figure of [[General]] [[Staal]], also played by Christopher Ryan, was re-released by [[Character Options]] as part of ''The Pandorica Opens'' line.


He was destroyed when the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] exploded nonetheless. The Doctor later managed to prevent this, resulting in the Alliance never having been formed in the first place. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Big Bang]]'')
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==Behind the scenes==
*From his physical appearance it is likely that Stark shares the same genetic lineage as [[General Staal]], both cloned from the same genetic sample. Although this cannot be verified, they were both portrayed by the same actor, [[Christopher Ryan]]. Unlike Stark, Staal was a General.


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Latest revision as of 21:43, 24 August 2024

You may be looking for the human of the same name.

Commander Stark, or Strak, (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2011 reference book)"]) was a Sontaran Commander. He and other members of the Sontaran race were members of the Pandorica Alliance, as were the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Autons, the Silurians and more of the Doctor's enemies. They planned to trap him in the Pandorica in 102, believing him the one causing cracks in the universe. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)

He was destroyed when the TARDIS exploded nonetheless. The Eleventh Doctor later prevented this, resulting in the Alliance never having been formed in the first place. (TV: The Big Bang)

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

  • Christopher Ryan was credited as playing Commander Stark in The Pandorica Opens. However, his character was originally identified in the script as Commander Strak, which was repeated by Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia.
  • Fittingly, an action figure of General Staal, also played by Christopher Ryan, was re-released by Character Options as part of The Pandorica Opens line.
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