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Pike, Christopher

Human commanding officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701. Pike blamed himself for an incident on Rigel VII, during which three members of the crew, including his yeoman, were killed, and seven others injured. Pike himself fought a Kaylar on the planet’s surface. Dr. Boyce told him that “[y]ou set standards for yourself that no one could meet. You treat everyone on board like a human being except yourself.” Pike was considering leaving Starfleet and settling down somewhere. Places he was considering included his hometown, Regulus, and the Orion colonies. Shortly after the Rigel VII incident, Pike was abducted by the Talosians, a race of incredibly powerful telepaths who sought to breed a group of humans to serve as a labor force to reclaim the surface of Talos IV, which had been destroyed in a war millennia before.^[1]

Pike was born in Mojave, California, a “nice little town” with 50 miles of parkland surrounding it. He had at least two horses back home, including one named Tango. Pike’s mother used to make chicken-tuna sandwiches.^[1]

Pike was personally recommended for command of the Enterprise by the vessel’s previous captain, Robert April. Several members of April’s command crew continued to serve under Pike, including Dr. Boyce, Lt. Tyler, and Chief Engineer Moves-With-Burning-Grace.^[4]

About a year after handing command of the Enterprise over to Captain James T. Kirk, Pike was horrifically disfigured by Delta Rays while overseeing a cadet training cruise. The effects of the radiation left him badly scarred and unable to move or even speak. Working in league with the Talosians, Lieutenant Commander Spock commandeered the Enterprise in order to take Pike back to Talos IV.^[2] Once there, the Talosians used their telepathic powers to grant the illusion that Pike once more had a healthy body, and Pike remained on Talos IV.^[3]

Portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter^[1] and Sean Kenney^{[2, 3]}.