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The '''probic vent''' was a tube on the back of [[Sontaran space armour]]. | The '''probic vent''' was a tube on the back of [[Sontaran space armour]]. | ||
It was implanted on Sontaran flyers through [[mechasurgery]] when they entered the [[Space Corps]], making them into a kind of [[cyborg]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Clone Warriors (short story)|Clone Warriors]]'') 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 (biology)|plasma]] was fed into the vent to nourish them. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Betrothal of Sontar (comic story)|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. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') A lesser blow could cause them pain and/or stun them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') An [[arrow]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') or a thrown [[knife]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|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. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') A lesser blow could cause them pain and/or stun them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'') An [[arrow]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') or a thrown [[knife]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') would almost certainly prove deadly. | ||
