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At least partially artificial, the probic vent took the form of a small metallic tube entering the back of the Sontaran's | At least partially artificial, the probic vent took the form of a small metallic tube entering the back of the Sontaran's neck. This vent was normally used by the Sontarans to feed directly on energy to "recharge" rather than eating. Raw plasma was fed into the vent to nourish them. ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Betrothal of Sontar]]'') | ||
The vent was also a major weakness. A blow to the probic vent could knock Sontarans unconscious or even kill them. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') A lesser blow could cause them pain and/or stun them. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') An arrow ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') or a thrown knife ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') would almost certainly prove deadly. | The vent was also a major weakness. A blow to the probic vent could knock Sontarans unconscious or even kill them. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') A lesser blow could cause them pain and/or stun them. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') An arrow ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'') or a thrown knife ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') would almost certainly prove deadly. | ||
[[File:St--3u50linxshot.jpg|left|thumb|[[Linx]] lies dead in his ship after being punctured in the probic vent by an arrow. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'')]] | [[File:St--3u50linxshot.jpg|left|thumb|[[Linx]] lies dead in his ship after being punctured in the probic vent by an arrow. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'')]] | ||
Sontarans did not consider this a weakness however, since it meant that they must always face their enemy in battle nor could they be cowardly or retreat. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'') | Sontarans did not consider this a weakness however, since it meant that they must always face their enemy in battle, nor could they be cowardly or retreat. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'') | ||
Strangely, some Sontarans had an extra part on their helmets that covered the probic vent, offering a defence from these attacks. ([[NA]]: ''[[Shakedown]]'') | Strangely, some Sontarans had an extra part on their helmets that covered the probic vent, offering a defence from these attacks. ([[NA]]: ''[[Shakedown]]'') | ||
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* A loose wooden plank ([[VG]]: ''[[The Gunpowder Plot]]'') | * A loose wooden plank ([[VG]]: ''[[The Gunpowder Plot]]'') | ||
* [[Marble]]s fired from a [[slingshot]] ([[VG]]: ''[[The Gunpowder Plot]]'') | * [[Marble]]s fired from a [[slingshot]] ([[VG]]: ''[[The Gunpowder Plot]]'') | ||
[[Category:Sontaran technology]] | [[Category:Sontaran technology]] | ||
[[Category:Sontarans]] | [[Category:Sontarans]] | ||
