7 Times Pike & Kirk’s Enterprise is hijacked in Star Trek

More than a handful of times, Star TrekThe original USS Enterprise is hijacked under the command of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) or Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Berg). throughout Star Trek: The Original SeriesThe following Star Trek Films with the TOS cast, and the prequel series Star Trek: Strange New WorldsControl of Starfleet’s flagship is not always in the capable hands of the captain of the USS. Enterprise. But what makes the Starship Enterprise such an easy target For hijackers with their own agenda?

Starfleet’s flagship makes each version of the USS Enterprise a jewel in the metaphorical crown of would-be takers. The Enterprise is a status symbol, so taking the starship can be a point of pride, especially for hijackers who fancy themselves conquerors from across the stars, or from Earth’s past. More to the point, the Enterprise is also a powerful starship with advanced technology that not everyone has access to. And in some cases, it’s just hijacking in the most technical of senses, depending on how you look at it. Here are the culprits who (briefly) absconded with Captain Pike and Kirk’s starship Enterprise.

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Captain Angel (Jesse James Keitel)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 7 – “The Clear Squall”

Captain Angel’s plan to hijack the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, episode 7, “The Clear Squall”, is characterized by a series of reversals. Angel boards the USS Enterprise under seemingly genuine intentionsDisguised as humanitarian counselor Dr. Aspen, the colony ship that Pike, Number One (Rebecca Romine), and Lieutenant La’an Noonien-sing (Christina Chong) agree to help turns out to be the pirate ship Clear squall. with Pike’s landing party indisposed aboard the SquallAngel is free to sleep in the captain’s chair on the Enterprise.

With the power of the starship Enterprise, Angel believes they can rescue their Vulcan lover Xaverius from the Ankeshtan K’til Rehabilitation Center. Although Angel is foiled, there is one final twist in “The Clear Squall”: Xaverius is revealed to be Spock’s half-brother Sybok. This plot point remains unresolved yet Strange New Worlds Season 2, but hopefully, Angel and Sybok will return in future episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

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Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1 – “The Broken Circle”

Under strict orders to keep the USS Enterprise in dry dock during routine inspections and upgrades, Lieutenant Spock logically breaks orders to rescue Lieutenant La’an Nonyen-Sing in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1, “The Broken Circle”. With Captain Christopher Pike on personal leave, and Lt. Commander Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romine) in custody for being a genetically-enhanced Illyrian, Lieutenant Spock isn’t quite in command of the Enterprise so much as he’s babysitting the starship.

Spock’s decision to hijack the Enterprise is driven by an all-too-human “Hanch” That La’an’s distress call is legit, but Spock still frames the decision as one driven by logic. With the help of inspector-turned-chief engineer Commander Pelia (Carol Kane) and pilot lieutenant Erica Ortgas (Melissa Navia), Spock manages to pull off a huge and disappointingly un-Vulcan act of deception for the sake of La’an’s safety. Trusting his intuition is just another step in Spock’s exploration of humanity beyond Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Seasons 1 and 2.

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Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy)

Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1, Episodes 15 & 16 – “The Menagerie”

Mr. Spock hijacks the USS Enterprise once again, this time to rescue a severely disfigured Captain Christopher Pike (Sean Kenny), in Star Trek: The Original Series2-parter only, season 1, episodes 15 & 16, “The Menagerie”. Splicing new footage with scenes from TOSThe original pilot, “The Cage,” when Captain Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) first discovers Talos IV, “The Menagerie” takes us to the courtroom where Spock defends his actions to command the Enterprise.

The Talosians, Spock explains, have the technology to improve Pike’s quality of life, which is non-existent after the accident that confined Pike’s active mind to an unresponsive physical body. to shack, Pike’s well-being is worth every consequence that comes with not just hijacking the EnterpriseBut also breaking Starfleet’s General Order 7: to steer clear of Talos IV, under penalty of death. Fortunately, Spock’s argument makes sense to Starfleet, and Christopher Pike can live out his days in the Talosian fantasy world that Pike originally rejected.

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Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán)

Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1, Episode 24 – “Space Seed”

Khan Noonien Singh is revived from stasis when the USS Enterprise encounters the SS Botany Bay in Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1, Episode 24, “Space Seed”. Despite the battle of wits between Khan and Captain Kirk, Khan believes he must act according to his despotic nature. A conqueror must conquer, and so Khan does what he has in him Star Treks eugenics wars, Taking control of the USS Enterprise with his genetically engineered acolytes. Smartly, Khan takes engineering first, since Augments like himself require less oxygen than the Enterprise’s crew. With life support threatened, Khan has the upper hand over Kirk.

Not one to be outdone so easily, Captain Kirk recognizes that Khan cannot be overpowered or contained. Rather than attempt to imprison Khan and the Augments again, Kirk drops Khan at Ceti Alpha V. There the people of Khan can defend themselves and build the great society that Khan dreams of ruling. That should be perfectly fine and cause absolutely no problems for Kirk later, right?

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Rojan (Warren Stevens) & Kelinda (Barbara Bouchet) of the Calvin Empire

Star Trek: The Original Series Season 2, Episode 21 – “By Any Other Name”

With a fake emergency call, Rojan, Kelinda and 3 other representatives of the Kelvan Empire lure the USS Enterprise into their control in Star Trek: The Original Series Season 2, Episode 21, “By Any Other Name”. The Kelvans are from the dying Andromeda Galaxy, and they have found the Milky Way to be a suitable replacement for their civilization, but their own ships have been destroyed. as conquerors, Rojan and Kelinda believe their only chance to return home with the good news is to hijack the Enterprise. Under the Kelvans, only Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Scotty are spared from existence “reduced” In geometric solids, and it is up to them to take back control.

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Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner)

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Some might argue that it’s not really hijacking if it takes back your own ship, but since the USS Enterprise is set for decommissioning instead of a refit, that’s exactly what Admiral James T. Kirk is doing in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Starfleet Command does their best to keep Kirk in line by reassigning the Enterprise crew and setting up a quarantine around the self-destructing Genesis planet, but that won’t stop Admiral Kirk from rescuing Spock. With Dr. McCoy in possession of Spock’s Katra, Kirk successfully hijacks the Enterprise from space dock and returns to the Genesis planetWhere spokes body is left after Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

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Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

in Star Trek V: The Final FrontierSybok (Laurence Luckinbill) believes beyond a doubt that The USS Enterprise can take Sybok and his galactic army of light to Sha Ka Ree, A mythical world beyond the Great Barrier at the center of the galaxy. After taking the shuttlecraft Galileo, it’s on to the Enterprise, and off to the Great Barrier. The Enterprise might be safe if Spock followed Kirk’s order to shoot Seabok, but Spock cannot bring himself to fire, since Seabok is one of Spock’s many secret family members.

While in command of the ill-fated starship, Sibuk had difficulty convincing the Enterprise crew members to share in Sibuk’s philosophy of being free from pain, as Sibuk had done with his other followers. Sha ka ri means within reach, vi Sibok is vindicated by the presence of a theoretical god in the Great Barrier. When the evil entity (George Murdock) – who is Not Indeed, God, as Sibuk believed – wants to take the enterprise of Sibuk, as Sibuk took the enterprise of Kirk, awaken the turned tables Sibuk to his folly.

Aside from the sheer determination that Kirk or Spock have when trying to use the Enterprise for their own personal ends, the stories don’t discount the fear that the Enterprise crew might feel when outsiders take over their starship, but Things have a way of working out for the USS EnterpriseOf course. More often than not, the enterprise Hijackers are stopped by negotiation or appeal to the hijackers’ cause rather than by violence, proving that Star TrekThe ethos of bridging differences is usually more effective in the 23rd century than resorting to humanity’s baser instincts.