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|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]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''|[[HOMEVID]]: ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (home video)|A Fix with Sontarans]]''}} | |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]]''|[[HOMEVID]]: ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (home video)|A Fix with Sontarans]]''}} | ||
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'''Rheon carbines''', also known as '''swagger sticks''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Starlight Robbery (audio story)|Starlight Robbery]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|The Two Doctors]]'') | '''Rheon carbines''', also known as '''swagger sticks''', ([[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 [[wand]]-like [[Sontaran]] weapons of choice. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') | ||
== Characteristics and functionality == | == 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]]'', et al.) 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 Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | |||
Rheon carbines fired pockets of charged particles, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'') [[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]]'') | |||
== History == | |||
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[[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 [[Group Marshal]] [[Stike]], ([[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]]'') and [[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]]'') [[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 weaponry]] | [[Category:Sontaran weaponry]] | ||
[[Category:Energy weapons]] | [[Category:Energy weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Handheld weapons]] | [[Category:Handheld weapons]] | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 27 June 2022
Rheon carbines, also known as swagger sticks, (AUDIO: Starlight Robbery, PROSE: The Two Doctors, Lords of the Storm) were wand-like Sontaran weapons of choice. (PROSE: Lords of the Storm)
Characteristics and functionality
While consistently wand-like in shape, (TV: The Time Warrior, The Two Doctors, The Sontaran Stratagem, et al.) 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 Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky)
Rheon carbines fired pockets of charged particles, (PROSE: Lords of the Storm) 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
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The weapon was carried by Group Marshal Stike, (TV: The Two Doctors) Group Marshal Nathan, (HOMEVID: A Fix with Sontarans) Commander Steg and his troops, (HOMEVID: Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans) and General Staal of the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet. (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky) Fleet Marshal Stentor carried a Battle Standard instead of a baton, however. (PROSE: Lords of the Storm)
Behind the scenes
A variant of blue-armoured Sontarans, named "Carbine Sontaran", is seen wielding a baton identical to Staal's in the video game Legacy.
