Christopher Pike

Christopher Pike was the commanding officer of the ISS Enterprise from 2251 to 2264. He ascended to the captaincy following the assassination of Karl Franz, In 2262, James T. Kirk reported on board the Enterprise as Pike's new first officer, and would maintain that position for the next two years. Kirk remained as first officer under Pike until 2266, when he finally had an opportunity to kill him Pike then encountered the Talosians and was destroyed mentally, with the Talosians deciding to use him as a spy inside of Starfleet. In exchange, the Talosians helped Pike maintain his outwardly youthful experience, despite Pike's plunge into alcoholism. Kirk, with the assistance of Spock, discovered what had happened and killed Pike using the Tantalus device in 2264.