<Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Captain </Li> <Li> Fleet Captain </Li> <Li> Admiral </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Captain </Li> <Li> Fleet Captain </Li> <Li> Admiral </Li> </Ul> <P> Christopher Pike is a character in the Star Trek science fiction franchise . He was portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter in the original Star Trek 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 . Sean Kenney portrayed the physically disabled Christopher Pike in new footage filmed for a subsequent Star Trek episode, "The Menagerie", which also re-uses original footage featuring Hunter from "The Cage". Bruce Greenwood portrays Pike in the 2009 film Star Trek and its 2013 sequel, Star Trek Into Darkness . Captain Pike and the Enterprise appear in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery; the trailer for the season shows Pike (Anson Mount) taking temporary command of the USS Discovery in a crisis situation . </P> <P> According to dialogue in "The Cage", he is from the city of Mojave on Earth and once owned a horse named Tango . </P>

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