How come they couldn't heal Captain Pike's injuries in Star Trek?
As we saw in the Star Trek movies and TV shows, the Federation has extraordinarily advanced knowledge, science, medicine and technology. They were able to cure all fatal injuries, horrible diseases etc. quickly.
So, how come they couldn't cure Captain Pike's injuries in Star Trek (2009)?
They did offer a wheelchair in Star Trek and a cane in Star Trek into Darkness.
Best Answer
First, you can't cure injuries. You treat them. But the Federation medical science, while advanced, is still incapable of treating severe damage immediately. Even in the TNG era, severe spinal injuries can leave someone in a wheelchair. Only experimental spinal transporter surgery helped Worf. The reboot movies are set hundreds of years before TNG. They still don't have instant bone repair like TNG.
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What crippled Captain Pike?
He is severely injured while rescuing several cadets from a baffle plate rupture on board a J-class training vessel, the delta ray radiation leaving him paralyzed, unable to speak, badly scarred, and using a brainwave-operated wheelchair for mobility.What happened to Captain Pike on Star Trek: Discovery?
The Discovery crew needs a time crystal in order to save all sentient life in the galaxy. But in order to claim said crystal, Pike must face a terrifying vision of his own future. In it, he is horribly disfigured by radiation and forced to spend the rest of his life in unspeakable agony.When was Captain Pike injured?
Ten years after the events that we saw unfold in "Star Trek: Discovery" Season 2, Pike \u2014 who has been promoted to fleet captain \u2014 is severely injured while rescuing several cadets from a baffle-plate rupture onboard a J-class training vessel.How many years are between Pike and Kirk?
- It was actually 15 years for Captain Pike. According to Memory Alpha, Kirk commanded Enterprise for the initial five-year mission, and then many years later after being reduced in rank, the new Enterprise for seven years. Picard captained the Enterprise D and Enterprise E for something like 20 years.Chase Matthew - Everything He Couldn't (Lyrics)
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