Commander Linx (Sontaran)

Sontaran claims Earth for empire

Assured of absolute superiority and acting under formal imperial mandate to conquer

Linx strides forth from the fallen star in metallic splendor, surveying the primitive humans with calm disdain. Raising a ray gun casually, he destroys Irongron’s sword in a single vaporizing …

Linx asserts dominance with weapon destruction

Coldly authoritative with detached superiority, masking impatience for the primitives before him

Linx emerges from the metallic sphere in a silver pressure suit, immediately demonstrating superior technology by vaporizing Irongron’s sword with a handheld ray gun, then formally introducing himself as a …

Linx dismisses Bloodaxe’s overture with contempt

Cold arrogance masks any potential irritation at the interruption, projecting superiority over perceived inferiors.

Linx remains unseen inside his sealed workshop, allowing only his voice to carry through the door. His speech is imperious and dismissive, marking Bloodaxe with contempt and underscoring his belief …

Linx probes Eric demonstrates power

Coldly impatient, treating mortals as tools for the empire’s advancement and brooking no delay in his purpose

Linx strides into Irongron’s hall as absolute authority incarnate, clad in armor that radiates otherworldly menace. He enforces his commandment over Eric through psychic domination, extracting military secrets with detached …

Doctor detects ghostly intruder

Unfazed superiority masking potential irritation at primitive interference

Linx materializes fleetingly as a translucent, ghostly warrior, his armor shimmering unnaturally against medieval stonework and torchlight. He offers no spoken communication and poses no direct physical threat, instead exploiting …

Sarahs mockery ignites Irongrons wrath

Pragmatic and icily analytical on the surface, masking internal amusement at medieval foibles and cold determination to enforce Sontaran superiority and mission completion.

Commander Linx of the Sontaran army arrives mid-scene, intervening in Irongron’s confrontation with Sarah. He uses alien technology to scan Sarah, identifying her as an outsider from another century. His …

Sarah reveals her origin under Linx's scan

Cold intrigue and detached curiosity masked by growing urgency as he realizes Sarah’s presence jeopardizes his operation.

Commander Linx conducts a formal interrogation using his Sontaran scanning ray to physically and temporally analyze Sarah Jane Smith. Though physically restrained, her non-human characteristics and temporal origin are revealed. …

Sarah escapes while tyrants scheme

Interested and triumphant, reveling in the success of his technology display

Commander Linx stands near Irongron, operating his control box to animate the robotic knight and demonstrating its lethality. Though briefly alerted by Sarah’s disappearance, he remains preoccupied with showcasing his …

Irongron commits to the unstoppable knight

Coldly satisfied, masking calculation with the veneer of camaraderie

Linx demonstrates the robotic knight with clinical precision, using it to manipulate Irongron into a binding pact. His dialogue reveals a mix of arrogance and strategic calculation, ensuring the warlord …

Linx brandishes ray weapon at Doctor

Aroused from detached supervision into outright hostility; masking frustration with meticulous authority, he is determined to eliminate interference at any cost.

Linx, stripped of his helmet, stands poised over his console when the Doctor enters through the grille. Sensing the Time Lord’s presence, he turns cold and hostile, grasping his ray …

Irongron storms Linx's compound

Irritated and defensive, but maintaining strict professionalism to avoid further escalation.

Linx remains calm and composed despite Irongron's violent entry, but his irritation grows as the warlord insults his appearance and disrupts his supervision of the captive scientists. He attempts to …

Doctor questions hypnotized scientist about his captivity

Indignant and dismissive, he views the Doctor’s arrival as an intolerable delay and reacts with lethal coercion.

Linx strides into the ship from the workshop with precise, commanding motion after dismissing Irongron and his contingent. He immediately accuses the Doctor of intrusion and threatens to resume repairs …

Sontaran enslaves the Doctor in workshop

Supremely self-assured and focused on mission completion, masking any human empathy beneath disciplined ruthlessness

Linx physically restrains the Doctor by securing the autocontrol headset over his temples, then activates it with methodical precision. He later dons his own headset and departs, entrusting coercive supervision …

Warlords plot dawn assault on the castle

Cold satisfaction at fulfilling his mission parameters while avoiding direct engagement in human brutality

Linx remains stationed near Irongron, his towering silver form partially illuminated by flickering torchlight as Irongron handles the weapons. He speaks in measured tones, both affirming Irongron’s tactics and maintaining …

Doctor slips on his alias in disguise

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Implied antagonist, Linx remains off-stage during this event but looms large through the headset, the workshop’s technology, and the Doctor’s need to rescue Sarah. His control systems physically dominate Rubeish …

Linx discovers Doctor's absence

Cold fury simmering beneath icy composure, as humiliation clashes with the realization that his temporal and technological dominance may be less absolute than believed.

Though physically unpresent in the snippet, Linx's stunned awareness of the Doctor's absence manifests through the sudden collapse of his assumed supremacy within the laboratory. His disciplined composure is momentarily …

Sontaran demands hunt for the Doctor

Tightly controlled anxiety masking frustration, driven by the critical mission failure of losing both the Doctor and a worker to escape.

Commander Linx strides into the hall, imposing and authoritative, immediately asserting his demand for a castle search to locate the missing worker and, by implication, the escaped Doctor.

Sarah commands Sir Edward's hall

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Revealed through the Doctor's exposition as the true enemy providing Irongron with advanced weaponry. Though absent during this event, Linx's existence and technological superiority serve as the unifying threat that …

Alliance for war forged swiftly

Cold anticipation masking ruthless calculation about the outcome

Linx strides into the hall with martial intent, his presence immediately shifting the tone. He displays no deference, asking pointedly when the fighting begins, revealing his eagerness to engage. His …

Irongron abandons hesitation for Linx’s weapons

Arrogantly triumphant, coldly amused at manipulating medieval pride.

Linx exploits Irongron’s defensiveness with theatrical disdain, using rhetorical questions to goad him into action. He pivots from mockery to offering the alien rifles, framing them as the sole means …

Doctor analyzes Sontaran warmongering

Entertained by the spectacle of human strife, indulging a Sontaran need to conquer even the smallest pockets of resistance

Not physically present on the battlements but implied to be the unseen orchestrator of the weapons turning Irongron’s conflict into a theater of war. His detached amusement shapes every volley …

Irongron unleashes terror at battlements

Amused by using medieval pawns as proxies to amuse himself and avoid boredom

Commander Linx is only mentioned by the Doctor during this exchange, but his influence is directly responsible for the devastating rifle fire being unleashed upon Sir Edward's battlements.

Linx shreds Irongron's defenses in deadly gambit

Detached satisfaction masking underlying frustration at Irongron's incompetence

Linx accepts the rifle with deliberate formality, his movements precise and calculated. He fires with mechanical efficiency, his voice dripping with condescension as he dismantles Irongron’s delusions point by point. …

Irongron's humiliation met by Linx's brutality

Cold, superior disdain barely concealing impatience and mild irritation at wasted effort

Linx strides into the hall, carrying his helmet with casual arrogance. His presence sucks the air from the room as he observes the scene with disdain. Every word drips with …

Linx asserts dominance over Irongron

Coldly contemptuous, maintaining rigid control to avoid further delay in his mission

Linx enters carrying his gleaming helmet and surveys the choking aftermath with clinical disdain. He needles Irongron about leading the retreat, goading him into an empty threat against Sontaran blood, …

Doctor and Sarah decide to investigate Linx's workshop alone

Unshakable focus on mission goals

Linx strides through the corridor carrying a long rectangular box on his shoulder, its size and metallic seams hinting at specialized Sontaran equipment. He moves with disciplined purpose, eyes scanning …

Doctor and Sarah discover Sontaran ship launch plan

Coldly detached in pursuit of mission completion

Implied as the coercive architect behind the Sontaran ship’s construction, the exhausted workforce, and the impending launch timeline. His presence looms through the brutality of the workshop and the hypnotic …

Weapons exchange exposes power struggle

Coldly determined beneath a veneer of disciplined neutrality, masking irritation at Irongron’s insolence.

Commander Linx drops a box of advanced plasma weapons onto the table in Irongron’s hall, coupling his delivery with a subtle threat about his impending departure. His formal, implacable demeanor …

Sontaran collapses as scientists freed

Internally certain of victory despite mounting signs of overextension

Commander Linx, towering in his Sontaran armor, has the Doctor and Sarah at his mercy when his arm is deflected by Sarah’s sudden intervention. Though briefly stunned by Rubeish’s precise …

Sarah stops Linx from killing the Doctor

Zealous and dismissive, then suddenly vulnerable when struck down

Commands the situation with chilling confidence, shifting from executing the prisoners to threatening Sarah. His dismissal of the Doctor's arguments reveals his unshakable Sontaran doctrine. His physical dominance is shattered …

Doctor discovers Sontaran vent flaw

Dispassionate authority undermined by sudden shock

Commanding and dismissive, Linx enforces labor through threats while rejecting appeals to morality. His turning to Sarah triggers a decisive strike, exposing the ultimate fragility of his discipline.

Rubeish strikes down Linx with improvised weapon

Cynical and domineering, shattered by humiliation and pain when his assumed invulnerability proves false

Mocks the Doctor’s idealism, threatens Sarah with violent vengeance, then crumples after Rubeish’s hidden strike to his probic vent, collapsing with a gurgle as his physical dominance crumbles in an …

Doctor confronts Bloodaxe impersonating Linx

Impotent rage beneath constrained fury

Bound and helpless on the workshop floor, Linx is completely immobilized by the Doctor’s restraints. The Doctor’s impersonation renders him irrelevant in this scene, though his presence underscores the urgency …

Doctor tames Sontaran brute with ruthless efficiency

Fuming yet stunned by the Doctor’s cheap parlor trick of gravity reversal and restraint.

Helpless and humiliated, Linx lies trussed on the flagstones, joints locked by hemp bonds while neural tendrils twitch under pressure. His polished armor gleams dully, sandwiched between rock and floor, …

Doctor crafts robot deception to stall Irongron

Helpless rage with cold calculation simmering beneath

Linx lies trussed and immobilized in the workshop, his usual commanding presence completely subdued by the Doctor’s restraints. Though physically helpless, his presence still radiates latent threat, the Sontaran warlord’s …

Rubeish triggers scientist awakening and concealment

Confused and inquiring, masking vulnerability beneath aggressive questioning

Bound and prone on the floor, Linx reacts with confusion and aggression to Irongron’s sudden appearance and the cutting of his bonds. He immediately demands to know what has happened, …

Irongron seizes victory and reveals the Doctors decline

Enraged and deeply affronted, masking vulnerability beneath blustering interrogation

Linx, once the ruthless manipulator, lies bound and helpless on the workshop floor after being struck from behind. Clutching at straws of vengeance, he interrogates Irongron about the Doctor’s fate, …

Doctor and Sarah turn tables on enemies

Frustrated arrogance masking a lurking fear that his carefully laid invasion scheme may falter because of Earth’s unpredictability.

Frustrated beyond measure, Linx bellows for a weapon to end the chase, his Sontaran discipline cracking under the pressure of witnessing the Doctor slip through his grasp. From his vantage …

Sarahs distraction smashes the guards

Frustrated urgency bordering on rage

Frustrated by his inability to act due to Irongron’s mockery, Linx demands a weapon and the chance to destroy the Doctor, his warrior instincts clashing with the warlord’s disdain.

Rubeish alerts Doctor of urgent need to act

Coldly triumphant, unaware of the temporal countdown he has triggered or the defiance simmering beneath hypnotized compliance.

Commander Linx executes a flawless exit strategy, completing his weapon assembly, dismissing the captive scientists with chilling indifference, and retreating to his ship without a backward glance. His demeanor radiates …

Linx completes his weapon before fleeing

Ruthlessly composed under a veneer of cold civility, masking satisfaction at mission completion.

Commander Linx strides from the scientists toward his sleek vessel, clutching the final weapon component before vanishing inside. Emerging moments later, he conveys hollow gratitude to his hypnotized captives before …

Linx severs ties with Irongron

Coldly imperious, Linx's dismissal of Irongron and his departure reflect his utter disdain for humans, masking no pretension to camaraderie or honor

Commander Linx enters the scene with arrogance barely concealed by the armor of martial discipline, his silver helmet gleaming as he verbally dismantles Irongron's pretensions. Without physical violence, he reduces …

Warriors collapse as feast turns to surrender

Unshaken detachment hardening into amusement at the collapse of his adversaries

Commander Linx, rigid in his silvered armor, dismisses Irongron’s pleas with cold finality before storming out, leaving behind a hall half-filled with dozing men. His parting insult strips the veneer …

Doctor arms ally against Sontaran threat

Savage frustration mounting into alarm as plans unravel despite absolute technological superiority

Linx enters in full Sontaran regalia and immediately unleashes controlled firepower via his ray gun, then abandons it for unrestrained brutality, knocking aside the Doctor’s reflector and grappling him hand-to-hand. …

Doctor battles Linx in workshop fight

Aggressively focused with complete disregard for the Doctor's resistance or the project's significance

Linx enters with predatory purpose, immediately clashing with the Doctor's makeshift defenses. He discards his ray gun upon encountering superior tactical positioning and employs unrestrained brute force, using his superior …

Linx seizes weapon Irongron arrives

Linx kills Irongron and abandons Earth

Cold calculation

Linx dispatches Irongron with mechanical precision, his ray gun discharging a silent blast that instantly ends the warlord’s defiant posturing. He then turns away without acknowledgment, striding purposefully into his …

Doctor and Sarah escape Linx's doomed workshop

Blind, seething rage masking terminal vulnerability

Linx’s body convulses from the arrow buried deep in his probic vent, his armored limbs jerking uncontrollably; his eyes burn with hatred and failure as his hand slams the take-off …