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San Diego Comic-Con's Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 preview clip honors funny memes about the height of Captain Christopher Pike's (Anson Mount) hair. In a scene from the forthcoming season, Pike transforms into a Vulcan and his famous "Pike's peak," hairstyle gets even taller. This is obviously a nod to the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds online culture around Captain Pike's hair.
Those who follow Captain Pike's preferred haircut have observed that the height of it can often vary depending on the occasion. Season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is elevating this to the highest it has ever been for Pike's deep-cover Vulcan away mission. This will surely thrill the internet community around Anson Mount's recognizable haircut.
Former Twitter employee Danny Epperson, the brains behind the @CaptPikesHair account on X, was asked by heavy back in 2022 on the special appeal of Pike's peak. Talking about why he decided to give Pike's peak his own social media account, Epperson said he felt Anson Mount's haircut was so striking it felt like another Strange New Worlds cast member.
Following in the great legacy of the legendary beard sported by Commander William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes) in Star Trek: The Next Generation, or the always shifting hairstyles of Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), Captain Pike's look becomes its own Star Trek character. Following Riker and Janeway's folical footsteps will help Pike's peak to have a certain throwback appeal that exactly fits Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. With season 3 proving Pike's hair can grow even taller, the options for this iconic Star Trek haircut are really limitless.
After receiving a modified form of the Kerkhovian serum from "Charades," Captain Pike becomes a hyperefficient Vulcan. Along with pointy ears, perfectly sculpted eyebrows, and an even taller Pike's peak than he has ever known, the serum also gives him
Fans of Pike's peak should expect a wild ride from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3; the famous haircut finds fresh life in the Vulcan planet. Fans should anticipate even more clever and funny memes about the always rising height of Pike's peak as the season runs on.