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Stasers had both lethal and non-lethal settings, and fired an unspecified type of directed energy. They were relatively harmless to inorganic matter but caused massive tissue disruption to living creatures. A posthumous effect could make unrecognisable the corpse. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | Stasers had both lethal and non-lethal settings, and fired an unspecified type of directed energy. They were relatively harmless to inorganic matter but caused massive tissue disruption to living creatures. A posthumous effect could make unrecognisable the corpse. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
It would seem a single staser shot could kill a [[Time Lord]] outright and ensure that [[regeneration]] could not take place. | It would seem a single staser shot could kill a [[Time Lord]] outright and ensure that [[regeneration]] could not take place.{{Fact}} | ||
Stasers were ineffective against [[Sontaran]] armour, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') and against androids of [[Kraal]] manufacture. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'') | Stasers were ineffective against [[Sontaran]] armour, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'') and against androids of [[Kraal]] manufacture. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'') | ||
Staster pistols apparently come in different versions. Those seen after the Sontaran invasion were significantly larger then those seen before. | Staster pistols apparently come in different versions. Those seen after the Sontaran invasion were significantly larger then those seen before.{{Fact}} | ||
The stasers issued to Chancellery Guards and to security personnel were coloured red, | The stasers issued to Chancellery Guards and to security personnel were coloured red, but Castellan [[Spandrell]] and Chancellor [[Goth]] both used black pistols.{{Fact}} | ||
Before his death, [[Andred]] showed his wife [[Leela]] how to operate a staser. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Extermination (audio story)|Extermination]]'') | Before his death, [[Andred]] showed his wife [[Leela]] how to operate a staser. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Extermination (audio story)|Extermination]]'') | ||
== Instances of use == | == Instances of use == | ||
A staser wielded by Commander [[Maxil]] was used to stun the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'') | |||
A [[Castellan]] supposedly kept a small staser hidden on his person, and was shot dead by security personnel whilst using it to attempt an escape during [[Borusa]]'s [[Death Zone]] gambit. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | |||
A staser sniper rifle was used in the [[assassination]] of the [[President (The Deadly Assassin)|Lord President]] by [[Goth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | |||
[[Category:Gallifreyan weapons]] | [[Category:Gallifreyan weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Handheld weapons]] | [[Category:Handheld weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Energy weapons]] | [[Category:Energy weapons]] | ||
