Editing Christopher Pike (Star Trek) (section)

==Reception==
In 2012, ''[[IGN]]'' ranked the character Christoper Pike, as depicted in the original series and the 2009 film ''Star Trek'', as the 23rd best character of the ''Star Trek'' universe.<ref>{{Citation|title=Top 25 Star Trek Characters - IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/05/08/top-25-star-trek-characters|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12|author=IGM Movies|date=2009-05-08}}</ref>

In 2017, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' ranked Pike as the sixth best captain of ''Star Trek'', including the character's presentations in the Kelvin films (Bruce Greenwood) and the ''Star Trek'' pilot and original series (Jeffrey Hunter and Sean Kenney).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/26/ultimate-ranking-best-star-trek-captains/|title=The ultimate ranking of the best "Star Trek" captains|author=Ahrens, Frank|date=2017-09-26|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-17}}</ref><ref>Ahrens, Frank (2017-09-22). The ultimate ranking of the best ‘Star Trek’ captains. The Washington Post, 22 September 2017. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/09/22/the-ultimate-ranking-of-the-best-star-trek-captains/?noredirect=on.</ref>

In 2019, ''[[TV Guide]]'' called Captain Pike (played by Anson Mount) featured in ''Star Trek: Discovery'' a "fan favorite", also noting Pike's Number One (played by [[Rebecca Romijn]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/star-trek-discovery-anson-mount-season-2-exit/|title=Star Trek: Discovery Fans Shouldn't Get Too Attached to Captain Pike {{!}} TV Guide|date=2019-03-18|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-20|author=Vick, Megan}}</ref>

In 2019, due to his inclusion in ''Star Trek: Discovery's'' second season, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked Anson Mount's Pike as the second best captain in ''Star Trek'':
<blockquote>This guy saw his future as a disfigured hunk of meat on a wheelchair, and yet he still pressed on. That's what we call bravery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/every-star-trek-captain-ranked/|title=Every Star Trek Captain, Ranked Worst To Best|date=2019-05-19|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-08|author=Hurych, Amanda}}</ref></blockquote>

Due to the popularity of [[Anson Mount]] and [[Ethan Peck]]'s portrayals in ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]'' of Pike and Spock, respectively, fans started a [[Change.org]] petition for CBS to commission a Pike spin-off, focusing on Pike and Spock's adventures aboard the ''Enterprise''. As of November 2019, the petition had reached over 29,000 signatures.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}