| Sontarans | |
|---|---|
| Doctor Who race | |
 The 2008 redesign of the Sontarans, with actor Christopher Ryan pictured as General Staal. | |
| First appearance | The Time Warrior (1973) |
| Created by | Robert Holmes |
| In-universe information | |
| Home world | Sontar |
| Type | Cloned humanoids |
| Affiliation | Sontaran Empire, The Alliance |
The Sontarans (/sɒnˈtɑːrən/ son-TAR-ən) are a fictional race of extraterrestrial humanoids principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who and its spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures. A warrior race characterised by their ruthlessness and fearlessness of death, they were conceived by writer and future story editor Robert Holmes and first appeared in the 1973 Doctor Who serial The Time Warrior.