Strax being the best Doctor Who character for eight minutes straight

[@filmandfirearms]

Of course Strax ended up in Scotland. Only there would his behavior not stand out

[@Rhino-Prime]

Adds up

[@Makarosc]

It would be tame by there standards

[@angelangelis8362]

Ah yes, Scotland. The most Sontarian place on Earth. They are ready to go to war at any time, for any reason, just because it's gonna be fun.

[@EdgyShooter]

Glasgow specifically. Don't think he'd stand a chance in a wetherspoons if rangers won

[@gavinlamp5426]

I laughed so hard at this 🤣

[@markeustace199]

you do get the impression that the actor was truly enjoying himself

[@tomnorton4277]

Dan Starkey has shown up in public events as Strax and even created off the cuff stories to entertain children. The man adores this character.

[@itsmrchimp1788]

I want to see more of him

[@EternalPayne]

@@itsmrchimp1788 he was in the chibnall era as another Sontaran but yeah Strax and the rest of the Paternoster Gang need to come back

[@MarrockV]

One of my favorite videos is him, in full Strax kit, meeting a group of kids and they're all doing the "Sontar AH" chant as he walks in.

[@lisbethtrisdelle350]

He called me “boy” when I met him lmao

[@EmoChipmonkVOD]

For some reason strax decking Clara with a newspaper is always funny to me.

[@BestAnimeFreak]

It's this random over the top slapstick that you don't expect to see xD

[@jonathanfraser321]

This is by far the thing i like best about Strax. I wonder if it was scripted that Clara should fall or whether it was Jenna's idea .

[@memesfromdeepspace1075]

Head shot 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Sb_Antimony]

its supposed to be

[@Qxakwaysandforeverx]

I died laughing the first time I saw that

[@TheCuriosity8]

Poor Strax, he never gets to MELT THEM WITH ACID I bet even his instructors chewed him out for wanting to use acid more than guns

[@JeshuaMorbus]

Is there anything bad about it? Those stupid humans do that every day! They even created a craft out of it! They call it "gastronomy"... impudent fools!

[@tranz2deep]

Given his habit of gene-splicing himself, I have deep suspicions of just how he produces the acid...

[@Antifag1977]

You gotta admit, if you are going to be a genocidal potato person, melting enemies with acid is pretty next level...IJS

[@itsmrchimp1788]

I want to know what his acid fish and laser monkeys look like

[@tomnorton4277]

Strax is awesome. He's not my favourite character in Doctor Who, or even in the Paternosta Gang because Vastra exists, but he showed that not all Sontarans are just psychotic killing machines. Some of them are psychotic killing machines with a heart who are also just entertaining to watch.

[@karlfranzemperorofmandefil5547]

He's definitely my favorite one of the gang.

[@justarandomsasquatch1480]

I plan to make a dwarf if I ever find a tabletop dnd game locally.. and I found the personality "Hello boy" Talking to an obvious elven female

[@karlfranzemperorofmandefil5547]

@@justarandomsasquatch1480 same.. i have a Warhammer dwarf whose based on strax.

[@filmandfirearms]

@@justarandomsasquatch1480 I am quite literally doing this in Divinity right now. I'm going to be getting Baldur's Gate and confusing my friend who has never seen Doctor Who

[@tranz2deep]

"Madam Vastra wondered if you needed any grenades..." Not only do those two deserve each other, but they're also probably the only beings in the Galaxy that could handle one another.

[@BaronVladHarkonnen]

1:47 This man brawling with Strax is the most Scottish thing I’ve ever seen 🤣

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

"sorry Archie, you'll have to knock me out." "Okay." "Use this. It may take awhile."

[@SHQ09Xtreme]

Of course he was so happy when he found Glasgow, the Scottish are just like sontarans only live for battle

[@thomassherwood5061]

Anyone else notice that was basically 100% of his screen time

[@filmandfirearms]

Apart from his combat scenes, of course

[@itsmrchimp1788]

I guess every scene he’s in is worth putting in here since they’re all great.

[@BestAnimeFreak]

There are a few scenes that where not in though =O "I was told you needed grenades!" "Grenades?" "May have been help ..."

[@itsmrchimp1788]

I like it when he tries to fight the moon

[@mylesmichel9108]

We needed more scene of the trio overall Isn't there any spin off about Vastra, Jenni and Strax? I would pay for that

[@samsignorelli]

Dan Starkey must have the most fun time playing Strax!

[@ASChambers]

An absolute hoot!

[@theoneandonlymsg991]

5:09 I forgot that moment and almost broke out crying from laughing. That was great and really unexpected.

[@MrStrikecentral]

Had to pause and do a spit take on that one. I liked how he redid the fist clench with 'NOT melt him with acid.' The paper throw was icing on the cake.

[@Gimdxtr]

The best thing Strax has ever done.

[@theoneandonlymsg991]

@@MrStrikecentral yeah I watched that scene at around 2:30 am in the morning so that’s why I was almost crying because I was trying to contain my laughter. Needless to say. Good times.

[@marvintheparanoidandroid1312]

I started crying. Not because of the video. It’s because I am very depressed. And I have this terrible pain in my diodes down my left side.

[@dregoth22]

@@Gimdxtr the best thing clara ever did

[@xyz7572]

“…and lot of young men doing sports!” “What are you looking at?” “Your subconscious.” “Hm” “ _…is_ that sports? It _could_ be sports! 😃” Strax is the best, and Clara is intensely relatable 😂

[@SeanInch3D]

given how Strax is confused about genders doesnt that mean its young women doing sports?

[@maisiesummers42]

@@SeanInch3D Contemporary Clara is canonically bisexual. It's possible 1800's Clara is too, given they're aspects of the same person.

[@gferrol118]

​@@maisiesummers42Is she? I don't remember ever seeing her be interested in women

[@zacharymiller962]

That joke flew right over my head as a kid

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

@@maisiesummers42 Was this 1800s Clara? I thought she was Contemporary Clara stuck in the 1800s. But also, I don't recall anything suggesting she was into women.

[@Gimdxtr]

5:09 The best thing Strax has ever done.

[@ASChambers]

This is what the last few seasons have been missing. Love Strax. My best one was the “prologue” to the big screen version of the 50th anniversary. “Popped corn…”

[@LinguaPhiliax]

Listen to their tiny screams.

[@ASChambers]

@@LinguaPhiliax hahaha yep. That’s the one. Classic Strax.

[@itsmrchimp1788]

Should have added that

[@1awlfc1]

3:12 ‘surrender your women and intellectuals’ 😄

[@rayanderson5797]

What about my intellectual women?

[@1awlfc1]

@@rayanderson5797 Those too

[@g.b569]

Strax’s anger is absolutely hilarious. Because the horse stops, he plans to obliterate it and apparently he eats it? Sometimes I think it’s best not to know what happens after his threats

[@landonletterman831]

"Shall I send it up?" "Yeah, why not?" *"RAAAAAAAGH!"* * headshot *

[@Circuitssmith]

The best part is how his lack of understanding chooses the perfect time to appear. His quirks are perfectly spaced out among the normal ness.

[@adamryan977]

I have gene spliced myself for all nursing duties. I can produce magnificent quantities of lactate fluid ... Best speech ever.

[@kuramakitsune16]

How Strax and the other two didn't get there own spin off series I will never know.

[@xanderm6090]

Vastra and Jenny did in audio form, but Strax got a children's comic fighting alien sharks.

[@ActitisHypoleukos]

the tv spinoffs have been birth from the mind of our lord and saviour Russel T. Davies and Julie Gardner (torchwood and sarah jane). julie gardner would later open up her own production company, bad wolf ltd, and this company have partecipated in the upcoming doctor who series. Also notably, bad wolf ltd has become a subsidiary of sony in 2021

[@derpy2688]

The Paternoster Gang Big Finish spin-off features all three of them actually

[@NathanTarantlawriter]

Strax is clearly the best and most capable of any group he happens to be in. Much Strax love and respect!

[@loaxon21_kh08]

And most professional in MELTING WITH ACID!!!

[@AspiringDevil]

Strax was hands down my favorite character of Moffit's run. alot of the humor fell flat for me in that era but Strax jokes always landed & they didnt over use him if anything he deserved more.

[@wanderingshadow1372]

Strax: *To Clara* "Silence boy!" Eleven: "That's Strax, and as you can see HE IS EASILY CONFUSED!!!" Strax: *Looks at Clara again* "...Silence girl!" *Immediately after* "Sorry lad!" That line was the funniest joke in Moffat's entire run. Had me in stitches. Right up there with some of the best comedy from the RTD Era.

[@adammyers7383]

I love Strax so much. I am glad the Sontarans got a bit of a revival in Flux though, he shouldn’t be the only way Sontarans are written

[@richardhockey8442]

I think the only time the Rutans have been featured is 'The Horror of Fang Rock' Tom Baker story - perhaps they could have a re-introduction: Strax and a comedy Rutan (Laurel and Hardy with more acid and obliteration)

[@DisKorruptd]

"Is that sport? it could be sport!"

[@legoman5491]

I honestly love straxs, I think he is the most serious comical person

[@Flyingdurito]

God I wish we got more of strax, I love his absolute bluntness and his insane stupidity

[@richardhockey8442]

I think I will have to try and find these episodes - the sight of a sontaran dressed as a victorian butler threatening a horse with a ray gun needs to be experienced in full - plus the memory probe - and the scene when Thrax finally gets to obliterate anything in his way his way while cackling like a loon

[@icaruskarin]

Hmm, may I suggest the Big Finish Paternoster Gang audio as Strax is EXCELLENT in those especially when he having fun

[@thegrouchization]

Both scenes are from "The Crimson Horror", as far as I recall.

[@FluxLabsProjects]

What's the first thing you think when you see a new thing? Grenade -- classic.

[@garethspotfur1]

'i can produce magnificent quantities of lactic fluid!"

[@jacobgross7950]

Out of all the Characters these 3 should have gotten this own spin off

[@johnbanks4761]

"remember...we ARE going ..to ..the...NORRRTH" hahahaha thats right..you need deadly advanced alien weaponry when you come up north gotta love strax

[@SuperPuzzler]

I miss Strax. I hope he comes back!

[@draconusspiritus1037]

Even if I didn't love Dr Who I would watch it just to see Strax in action.

[@redthunderwolf6049]

I would love to see straxx and them all in their own spin off

[@Khenfu_Cake]

If you don't mind audio plays Big Finish has a spin off series for The Paternoster Gang 😊

[@IronStaff7]

They are like civilized Orks from warhammer. They just love a good fight.

[@bardia5438]

His face looks a lot better and more real than season 13 sontarans

[@fredh1720]

100% agreed. They seemed to put loads of effort into making them look like the ones from the 1970s...and then ended up with something that looked like it was from the 1970s. A ridiculous decision.

[@WiloPolis03]

@@fredh1720 "they tried to make it look like it was from the 70s, and it ended up looking like it was from the 70s" Every 60 seconds in Africa a minute passes

[@WiloPolis03]

I like episode 2 of Flux but yeah I agree RTD's Sontaran design is better

[@fredh1720]

@@WiloPolis03 That meme is exactly my point, it's why I think it's a bad design choice.

[@itsmrchimp1788]

Yea I agree. season 13 sontaran design was based off of an older design from the original series but honestly that design kind of sucks compared to this one. Although their budget wasn’t as big and it was made a long while ago. But to use the same design now is kind of dumb after they had already established a new and better looking design.

[@leeJCMJPaul]

"sir emergency! I think I've been run over by a cab! "😂😂

[@BeetoBeeto]

7:56 the freaking cut off "men" lmao 💀

[@nickrussell8279]

0:26 My favourite Strax moment.

[@seanryan3020]

The way he talks to that horse! 🤣🤣🤣

[@turkeyman631]

The definition of chaotic good

[@MrRonald327]

Eight minutes isn’t enough to contain Strax’s awesomeness.

[@itsmrchimp1788]

That’s why I’m making another video but twice as long on a different channel called Scifi Enthusiast

[@nevcalyear7394]

Strax was one of the best characters. He always brought comic relief with a side of crazy backup that you’d want on your side if you were in danger. A great combo.

[@wendigos_eat_people7177]

He's also a great marksman .

[@nevcalyear7394]

@@wendigos_eat_people7177 And a wet nurse 😂

[@actionman9451]

I loved how he offered to take their coat after threatening to obliterate them lol 😂

[@MichaelTheRead]

1:17 Lost it at "psychotic potato dwarf." 🤣 4:42 I'm forced to ask how Strax knows what a "noogie" is.

[@kingofsting19]

The Sontarans must have them too.

[@Overseer3590]

You left out the part where strax was going gun crazy and madam vastra ask if he’s been eating sweets again

[@AngelicusImmortus]

Has to be said, he was awesome. The "i'm going to go play with my grenade" is superb. as is the "its snowing" with the memory worm is brilliant.

[@JPooger]

i can produce MAGNIFICENT quantities of lactic fluid!" omg that line

[@eternalwarfare514]

I never knew this character existed until know as I watch very little Doctor Who, but Strax seems to be simply really dedicated to his job. And hey, at least he has proper manners, right?

[@lettuce984]

“Look it’s been snowing! :D” will always be my favourite Strax moment 😂

[@WillRennar]

"The Times. Shall I send it up?" "Yeah, why not?" *_**THWACK!!!**_* In fairness, Clara, you figuratively _and literally_ should have seen that one coming. (Nice shot, Strax!)

[@BadlyPaintedMinis]

The only thing missing from this video is strax declaring war on the moon

[@itsmrchimp1788]

Yes

[@FoxDemonMaster]

I don't know what I miss more Strax himself or his love of Grenades and Acid

[@connortollit6120]

6:15 yeah I don’t think those muscular men are doing “sport”… 😂

[@rafabuda0]

Well it COULD be sport.

[@Pokemonmaster150b]

You got a dirty mind, Clara 😂

[@Discrimination_is_not_a_right]

"UNHAND ME, RIDICULOUS REPTILE!"

[@raxtbk]

7:08 he's so happy 😂

[@iainballas]

"I can produce MAGNIFICENT quantities of Lactic Fluid!" is going to be one of my all-time favorite lines ever.

[@clue3107]

THANK YOU FOR THIS I use to love watching doctor who with friends thank you for bringing it back in my life

[@obanjespirit2895]

"..casualties can be kept about as little as 80%" Phahahhahaa

[@TheBlindRaven]

I miss Strax I hope they bring him back. The best of the potato men 😁. I cant remember did he die

[@Commander-Erwin-Smith]

“Unhand me! Ridiculous reptile!”

[@sophdog1678]

During this era of Dr Who, I lived for the moments spent with our favourite comedic Sontaran.

[@zacharymiller962]

I will never stop loving his utter delight at snow

[@ryanlotgd]

so hope strax comes back one day

[@kingdonut6675]

When Strax threw the paper at Clara, why didn’t Clara dodge it?

[@EronPlaysRocknRoll]

Because that wouldn't have been funny

[@schubertuk]

Clara would have expected Strax to bring the paper upstairs - not throw it. She was caught by surprise.

[@RictusHolloweye]

Because Strax is a master at projectiles.

[@Overseer3590]

News travels to fast to be dodged

[@larrytherustyboii7442]

Because piccolo didn't teach her to

[@EeveeFromAlmia]

It’s always fantastic to see actual aliens in the show, I wish we got more of them

[@itsmrchimp1788]

☝️🤓 Erm actually, he’s a human actor in prosthetics!

[@kaijukid1443]

“I can produce magnificent quantities of lactatic fluid!” Strax, do they not have the phrase TMI on your planet?

[@phrixos2826]

Dan Starkey is FANTASTIC as Strax, he is also my absolute favourite character. I wish he appeared more often!

[@roboguard96]

The newspaper throw ended me 😂

[@AJadedLizard]

0:55 And thus was one of my favorite answer gifs born.

[@marscaleb]

This is the most accurately titled video on KZbin.

[@Brogus_Almighty]

The Tomas Tomas joke is so fucking dumb and I love it.

[@scyxwill5965]

4:50-5:10 thats why i love Strax hahahah

[@robertdepaulis5188]

Drax needs his own show

[@glennparker7028]

4:54 Strax you seriously have a problem!!!

[@sylviaelse5086]

His life-span prediction was clearly wrong.

[@tomnorton4277]

What is deflected narcissism? I know what narcissism is but saying its "deflected" is oddly specific and I haven't been able to find how that differs from normal narcissism.

[@marxismleninismkanyeism6440]

i thought he said a flek of narcissism?

[@Skyfighter64]

If I were to wager a guess, deflected narcissism involves a way of thinking and arguing designed to protect your inflated self-image, and instead put the focus of a given conversation on the other person, even if you know you did something wrong. Not an uncommon trait actually, we learn this from the adults in our lives, even as better parents try to teach their kids otherwise.

[@tomnorton4277]

@@Skyfighter64 Clara was always upfront if she did something wrong. She straight up admitted to Danny that she was "a bit up myself", she was fully aware that betraying the Doctor in Deep Breath was wrong, and before walking to her death in Face the Raven, she completely accepted responsibility for her own mistake. If your description of deflected narcissism is correct, it's much more applicable to Peter Capaldi's Doctor. He never apologised for treated Clara like crap throughout Season 8 and outright projected his own shittiness onto her when he whined that "You betrayed my trust, you betrayed our friendship, you betrayed everything I ever stood for. You let me down". The icing on the cake of that staggering lack of self-awareness was when he said that CLARA was the one doing the whining, even though she just let him vent without complaint. That kind of behaviour is something you would find in an abusive relationship and Capaldi only barely managed to make up for it with his willingness to "Go to Hell" for Clara's sake. Clara only let the Doctor down ONCE and that was after she lost her boyfriend and put up with Capaldi being a total arsehole for an entire season. Season 8 Capaldi was a terrible Doctor, not because of his acting but because the character Steven Moffat wrote was NOT the Doctor. John Hurt was a better Doctor in one episode than Capaldi was in his entire first season and Hurt was outright ashamed of calling himself the Doctor. Capaldi didn't become the Doctor until The Zygon Inversion in Season 9 and that was 21 episodes after his introduction.

[@Skyfighter64]

@@tomnorton4277 I'm not arguing that deflected narcissism defines Clara's character. However, what I described was the best answer I could come up with via Google search @12am. All that being said, deflective narcissism is an extremely common gut reaction for people. People stronger than I can be better at keeping that aspect under control, but it can still be part of a person's subconscious, just like men partaking in something that could be described as "sport," as Strax put it. Doesn't mean Clara's always thinking about attractive men.

[@tomnorton4277]

@@Skyfighter64 Clara thinks about attractive women too. Her only onscreen romances were with men and it's debatable whether her relationship with the Doctor actually counts as a romance, at least after Matt Smith regenerated, but she casually mentions her bisexuality several times.

[@jessicafrost7579]

Strax: "SCISSOR grenades" Jenny and Vastra: [lesbian glance]

[@stacehansen3140]

We were so robbed. I will never forgive this timeline for denying us more Strax.

[@star.master_cranium]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I especially love how one of the most pacifistic people of all(The Doctor) always butts heads with a potato only created for battle and glory(Strax). We need our Victorian England Crew back it’s been almost 10 years!

[@oldfrend]

so the victorians are perfectly fine with an angry walking potato in their midst?

[@MarijnvdSterre]

4th one this week, and I am not even hungry 🤣🤣 No wonder, if you already have eaten 3 of them this week

[@zachhaus8488]

Strax is the perfect soldier

[@ishikawagoemon4397]

I cant believe the man agree to stay in that era

[@YDNTK-ui4uc]

Strax must have been a BLAST to Play

[@Innomen]

Strax is the military we need but not the one we deserve.

[@ang9196]

He really is my favourite character. 🤣

[@nekobat1962]

We need more Patternoster Gang and Strax! He makes me laugh no other character can!

[@gagepetersen4533]

Bro this character alone makes me want to watch the full dr who series

[@clark987878]

Strax best girl

[@matthijskuijpers1378]

The opening for this video was an absolute genius introduction.

[@hollylaufeyson6646]

My mom loves Strax; I gave her a Strax t-shirt for her birthday and she loves it.

[@thedeadd.c.207]

Strax is one of those characters who is beyond legendary

[@sakurasakka4049]

I love him. Simply Love him 💖

[@lordsaveuc1860]

One of the best characters ever!

[@THE_PLAYER_ZER0]

Strax is my favorite character and this proves it.

[@sirhborn]

It's a shame he couldn't have his own show ? I like him

[@adaptabledisease]

5:04 Point to a better moment of Dr. Who. **Sips Coffee**

[@Insomniaaron]

Been nearly 10 years since the Paternoster Gang was on Doctor Who. That needs to be remedied soon.

[@MichaelJohnson-kq7qg]

We really need the Paternoster Gang back.

[@lama_san5445]

Unhand me, you ridiculous reptile that killed me😂😂

[@swostikasharma9647]

YOU FORGOT TO ADD HIS SCENES WITH THE DOCTOR FROM THE SPECIAL!!!😂 He came to help the Doctor to investigate but he said "Madam Vastra said you might need grenades......She might have said help" 😂 I love that Strax's form of help is bringing grenades 😂😂😂

[@itsmrchimp1788]

I made another video that was twice as long with more clips

[@JulioAvalos3000]

Strax is the equivalent of Morbo in the Futurama universe.