12 Facts About Wesley Crusher

Wesley Crusher is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise.

Wesley Crusher appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, the feature film Star Trek: Nemesis and Star Trek: Picard .

Wesley Crusher was a regular character in the first four seasons of the series and appeared sporadically in the next three seasons.

Wesley Crusher is the son of Beverly Crusher and Jack Crusher and is portrayed by actor Wil Wheaton.

An alien known as the Traveler tells Captain Picard that Wesley Crusher possesses a unique intelligence and great potential when provided encouragement and opportunity, comparing him to a child prodigy like Mozart.

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Wesley Crusher is then invited to reapply the following year, taking the exam and being accepted into the Academy where he joins an elite group of cadets known as Nova Squadron.

Wesley Crusher remains in the Academy thereafter until the Traveler recontacts him in the final season's "Journey's End", whereupon he resigns his commission and goes with the Traveler to explore other planes of reality.

Wesley Crusher is next seen sitting next to his mother in the background of the wedding scenes in the feature film Star Trek: Nemesis.

Wesley Crusher offers Kore a position with the Travelers, although he can't guarantee her safety, and she accepts.

Wesley Crusher character was unpopular among more than a few Star Trek fans.

Fans' dislike for Wesley Crusher has become something of a pop-culture meme, reflected in other TV shows such as The Big Bang Theory, the English dub of Steins;Gate, and in a 2009 Family Guy episode, "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven", which included the main The Next Generation cast and featured Wil Wheaton in character as Wesley being bullied by Patrick Stewart.

In 2016, Wesley Crusher was ranked as the 31st most important character out of 100, of Starfleet in the Star Trek science fiction universe by Wired magazine.