Why was Pike in a wheelchair?
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Advanced brain damage.
This is a topic that belongs into the Trek Movie XI+ subforum, not General Trek Discussion. So, hold on while I move it there.
He was in a wheelchair because of whatever Nero did to him. Whether he stays there or not we don't yet know.
His nervous system.
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Centaurian_slugMemory Alpha said:
Whether or not the damage was permanent remains to be seen.
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It may not have been the slug. He could have sustained a spinal injury from an assault while there.
One of the things that really stood out to me about that scene, and made him seem even more heroic, was the fact that Pike seemed to be aware that he had a spinal injury but did not ask Kirk and Spock to be more delicate with him. And he even shot a Romulan, all the while knowing he'd complicate if not even prevent a full recovery.
OTOH, the quick draw and accurate aim demonstrated that his upper limbs weren't affected at all by the injury. Nor was his control of the upper torso because he could accurately turn his head to do surveillance, target acquiring and fire control, apparently without being debilitated by pain.
Would this be indicative of spinal damage? Perhaps it's what happens when you have both spinal damage that paralyzes your lower body, and whatever medication the torturer gave you to intensify the experience?
Timo Saloniemi
Would this be indicative of spinal damage? Perhaps it's what happens when you have both spinal damage that paralyzes your lower body, and whatever medication the torturer gave you to intensify the experience?
Timo Saloniemi
Timo, I had figured that Pike's paralysis was from the waist down, given that he was able to breathe without problems, even before the quick draw. I never said I thought he was headed for being a quadriplegic. But it seems to me that he knew he was risking making the wounds he did have harder to heal by moving around that way, but he did it anyway.
As far as his not feeling pain...that sometimes happens IRL with soldiers in the battlefield, who don't realize until a comrade points it out, or after the battle, that they've been shot or suffered another serious injury. It did seem that Pike realized he was injured, but the adrenaline/endorphin rush probably allowed him to overcome the effects of his injuries long enough to get that shot off.
As far as his not feeling pain...that sometimes happens IRL with soldiers in the battlefield, who don't realize until a comrade points it out, or after the battle, that they've been shot or suffered another serious injury. It did seem that Pike realized he was injured, but the adrenaline/endorphin rush probably allowed him to overcome the effects of his injuries long enough to get that shot off.
He slipped and broke his ankle on the way to the academy lecture hall, but refused to miss Kirk's ceremony.
If he were Captain Robau, he would have walked in regardless.
If he were Captain Robau, he would have walked in regardless.
I guess we will find out if it is a permanent disability when we see Pike in the next feature film.
*cue Greenwood's cameo, giving Kirk orders via viewscreen and giving us no hint as to if he's still in the wheelchair or not*
**cue thousands of fans, in theatres around the world, grinding their teeth in frustration at a clipboard item they can check neither 'yes' nor 'no'**
I'm sure they'll have Pike out of the wheelchair if he's in ST XII.
Who knows, they might even have Pike in command of the Enterprise again as well. At the end of XI, Kirk was appointed to command, but only as Pike's relief. If Pike recovers, Kirk may have to vacate...
Who knows, they might even have Pike in command of the Enterprise again as well. At the end of XI, Kirk was appointed to command, but only as Pike's relief. If Pike recovers, Kirk may have to vacate...
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