Doctor Who: Exploring The History of the Sontarans
British sci-fi staple Doctor Who has been around since 1963. The BBC show revolves around The Doctor, a time-traveling alien known as a Time Lord. While The Doctor appears human, he is biologically very different, including having two hearts. The Doctor travels through space and time in a vessel called the T.A.R.D.I.S, often picking up people to be companions along the way. The Doctor is also able to regenerate after suffering a mortal wound, allowing the actors to change and the show to continue all this time.
In the history of the show, and through many regenerations, The Doctor has come up against many enemies, one of which is the Sontaran race. The warrior race is both a formidable foe and strong ally, known across the universe as elite soldiers only driven by honor in battle and militaristic success. Here's a deep dive into these super soldier aliens and their impact on the classic show.
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The first appearance of the Sontarans came in the 1973 serial «The Time Warrior,» in which the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and the iconic companion Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) meet Linx the Sontaran in medieval England. Sontarans are a humanoid race, squat and stocky with more than a slight resemblance to a potato. Linx has crashed his ship when bandit Irongron and his group of merry men come across the invader. Linx promptly lays claim to Earth, and offers Irongron and his men highly advanced weapons in exchange for shelter while he fixes his ship.
The Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith become involved when scientists from the 20th century start disappearing. It becomes apparent that Linx is traveling to the future, kidnapping scientists, and hypnotizing them to help finish fixing his
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