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Christopher Pike, played first by '' Pilot Episode , " The Cage ", as captain of the USS ''Enterprise'' . The pilot was rejected, and the character was dropped during development of the second pilot when Hunter decided that he did not want to continue with the series.David Alexander, ''Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry'', p. 244. Letter from Gene Roddenberry to Jeffrey Hunter, April 5, 1965: :I am told you have decided not to go ahead with "Star Trek". This has to be your own decision, of course, and I must respect it. You may be certain I hold no grudge or ill feelings and expect to continue to reflect publicly and privately the high regard I learned for you during the production of our pilot. Herbert F. Solow and Robert H. Justman, ''Inside Star Trek'', p. 63. Kenney portrayed him for new footage in a subsequent ''Star Trek'' episode, " The Menagerie ", which also uses footage featuring Hunter's Pike from "The Cage". As of mid-January 2007, there have been some highly speculative and unsubstantiated rumors that the Pike character may appear in the upcoming Eleventh Star Trek Film .1 Press reports suggest that the character may be played by Tom Cruise .http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008187801 CHARACTER HISTORY Little is known about Pike's personal life. According to dialog in "The Cage", Pike is from the city of Mojave in North America on Earth in Southern California, and at one point owned a horse named "Tango". Pike is the first captain of the ''Enterprise'' to be recognized in reveals that Captain Robert April predated Pike, and printed Star Trek fiction and reference books also identify April as Pike's predecessor.23 "The Cage" At the beginning of "The Cage"4, Pike and his crew are recuperating from a mission to Rigel VII during which several members of the landing party were killed by the inhabitants. The incident filled Pike with so much guilt that he is considering resigning his commission. Meanwhile, the ''Enterprise'' is en route to Vega Colony to drop off wounded crew members when it receives a distress call from the survey vessel ''SS Columbia'', lost 18 years previously. Pike orders the ''Enterprise'' to Talos IV to retrieve survivors. Pike soon learns that all but one of the survivors are illusions created by the Talosians in order to lure the ''Enterprise'' crew to Talos IV. The Talosians make every effort to provide sexual fantasies that they hope will appeal to Pike, using as the object of desire the only real ''Columbia'' survivor, Vina . After escaping from cell with the aid of his first officer, Number One , and Yeoman J. M. Colt, the Talosians show Pike Vina's real appearance as a disfigured older woman. The Talosians saved her life after the ''Columbia'' "The Menagerie" At some point prior to "The Menagerie",5 Pike is promoted to Fleet Captain . He is severely injured while rescuing several Cadets from a baffle plate rupture onboard a J-class training vessel, the Delta Ray radiation leaving him mute, badly scarred, and confined to a wheelchair at Starbase 11. Pike's wheelchair is operated by brainwaves, and his only means of communicating is through a light on the chair: one flash meaning "yes" and two flashes indicating "no". In "The Menagerie", the ''Enterprise'', now under the command of Captain James T. Kirk , travels to Starbase 11. Spock , who had served with Pike for more than a decade, makes clandestine arrangements to take Pike back to Talos IV, despite travel to Talos IV being the only criminal offence still punishable by Death in Starfleet. Spock is court-martialed, with evidence during the procedure including stock footage from "The Cage". At the two-part episode's conclusion, Pike is reunited with Vina and given the illusion of perfect health. "Mirror, Mirror" Although not seen in the Mirror Universe episode " Mirror, Mirror ",6 the alternate reality's ''Enterprise'' computer reveals that the Mirror Universe's James T. Kirk achieved command of that ship after assassinating Pike. Starfleet Academy comics In the Paramount-licensed Star Trek comic book series published by Marvel Comics , Starfleet Academy, Nog and some fellow cadets encounter a solid image of Pike on Talos IV. CHRISTOPHER PIKE MEDAL OF VALOR In the '''' episode " Tears Of The Prophets ",7 Captain Benjamin Sisko receives the Christopher Pike Medal of Valor for his actions during the Dominion War . Dialog in the ''Deep Space Nine'' episode " Take Me Out To The Holosuite "8 indicates that Captain Solok of the USS ''T'Kumbra'' received the medal twice. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINK |
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