On the show they mention Captain Pike.
But the name Robert April appears in some sources such as books and the animated show. But I don't think you see it anywhere else.
2007-12-01 11:43:53 · 15 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
If you remember the Episode... where Pike was wheelchair- bound...that was where everyone picks up that Pike was the first commander.. and they would be correct...
2007-12-01 11:50:17 · answer #1 · answered by I Can Count To Potato 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to wikipedia:
"The USS Enterprise, (NCC-1701) is a fictional starship in the television series Star Trek"
"Star Trek: The Animated Series and novels by Diane Carey state that Robert April was the Enterprise's first commanding officer. Captain Christopher Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) commanded the Enterprise for a decade, and Pike is the commanding officer in the original Star Trek pilot for TV"
"The Enterprise (NX-01) is a fictional starship in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise. It is commanded by Captain Jonathan Archer."
So you can see in the original Star trek Series, the enterprise was a NCC-1701, first piloted by Pike, and later animated and novel incarnations refer to an earlier pilot, April.
the NX-01 didn't come along until the "prequel" , Star Trek Enterprise.
2007-12-01 14:45:53 · answer #2 · answered by Yarnlady_needsyarn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Robert April according to official Stat Trek canon.
As mentioned in Star Trek, the animated series as the first commanding officer, Commodore Robert April, then Captain Pike, then Captain Kirk
2007-12-01 11:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am with by Y!Arnlad...Pike was mentioned several times in the original series.
Many people do not count the animated series...let's face it...they are nothing but cartoons...
The NX series, even though the series is based on a time line before the NCC-1701, it was a series that was made AFTER TOS.
And Diane Duane by many is not considered cannon even though her stories are good.
2007-12-02 00:55:33 · answer #4 · answered by Wendy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Star Trek
2016-04-07 02:30:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was certain it was Pike. Wikipedia also lists Robert April, stardate 2245, as the Captain of the 1701 model.
2007-12-01 11:47:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a lifelong fan, I'll stick with Christopher Pike as the first captain.
2007-12-01 11:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by kanbluv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Captain Pike was the one in the pilot story, and then Kirk replaced him.
2007-12-01 11:50:26 · answer #8 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Pike, but for a moment Decker was floating around in my head.
2007-12-01 13:04:57 · answer #9 · answered by nutsfornouveau 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pike.
2007-12-01 11:48:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋