Editing Christopher Pike (Star Trek) (section)

=== Reboot (''Kelvin Timeline'') Films ===
==== ''Star Trek'' ====
{{stack|[[File:Bruce_Greenwood_(5854528766).jpg|thumb|Bruce Greenwood portrays Pike in the 2009 film.]]}}
Captain Pike appears in the [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'' (2009), this time portrayed by [[Bruce Greenwood]]. In the film, Pike encourages a young, directionless [[James T. Kirk]] ([[Chris Pine]]) to follow in the footsteps of [[George Kirk (Star Trek)|his hero father]] and enlist in Starfleet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.radiofree.com/clips.cgi?id=startr11-5 |title=RadioFree.com: Star Trek film clip }}</ref> Pike is the first Captain of the USS ''Enterprise'', with the then deselected, cadet Kirk on board as a stowaway. In the culmination of the Battle of Vulcan, Pike follows an ultimatum of Nero ([[Eric Bana]]) to board the enemy ship. Pike leaves Spock in command of the ''Enterprise'' with the words: "And I'm not the captain. You are."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Star Trek (2009) / Bruce Greenwood: Pike |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/characters/nm0339304 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> (Kirk later assumes Spock's role of [[Acting rank|acting]] captain.) Pike is tortured for information about Earth's defenses but is later rescued by Kirk, whom Pike also manages to save from an attack despite his wounds. At the end of the film, Pike is promoted to the rank of admiral and uses a wheelchair. Unlike his counterpart in "The Menagerie", however, Pike still retains the ability to speak and to use his upper body. He proudly yields command of the ''Enterprise'' to Kirk while he recovers from his injuries, stating that Kirk's father would be proud of his actions.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

==== ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' ====
Greenwood reprised his role as Pike in the next film, ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]''. In the film, Pike has partially recovered from the trauma Nero inflicted, using a cane rather than a wheelchair.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trektoday.com/content/2009/11/room-for-greenwood-in-star-trek-xii/ |title=Room for Greenwood in Star Trek XII |last=T'Bones |date=4 November 2009 |publisher=Trektoday |access-date=November 25, 2018}}</ref> After Kirk violates the Prime Directive to rescue Spock ([[Zachary Quinto]]), Pike briefly retakes command of the ''Enterprise'' and warns Kirk that the Admiralty is threatening to put him back into the academy. Pike confronts Kirk about his reckless behavior and how his own actions can get those nearest to him killed. Despite his anger at Kirk, however, Pike retains him as his First Officer, sparing him from having to return to the academy. He later explains to Kirk that he still believes in him and that he also sees a "greatness" behind his recklessness. During a meeting with the Starfleet commanders, including veteran Admiral Marcus and Captain Kirk, Pike is killed in a terrorist attack on Starfleet by [[Khan Noonien Singh|John Harrison]]. Pike's death incites a desire for revenge in Kirk, who seeks to hunt down Harrison, nearly bringing the Federation into a full-scale war with the [[Klingon]]s. At the end of the film, a memorial service is held for Pike and all of the other people who died as a result of Admiral Marcus and Harrison's actions.