10 Crazy Star Trek Fan Theories

7. Wesley Crusher Is Secretly Picard's Son

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Jean-Luc Picard had a very strange relationship with children. While he shuns any and all social engagements where he might be forced to interact with them, the death of his nephew is utterly devastating to him and, while floating around the Nexus, is shown an idealised version of his life including a litter of little Picardlets.

His relationship to Wesley is also a curious one, as despite being a lifelong friend of the Crusher family and the man who was there for Beverly after her husband's death, everything about her son seems to put him on edge. He's the closest thing to a father-figure that Wesley has, but Picard shuts down almost every situation that would lead to them growing closer.

More intriguing still, Picard's pelvic telephone is obviously ringing off its very hook for his Cheif Medical Officer, and yet uglies are never bumped by them during the show. What gives??

Well, fans have figured that one out. Wesley Crusher is, secretly, the product of an affair between Picard and his dead best friend's wife, and its the guilt he has over this that shapes his aversion to children, his refusal to mentor Wesley, and his constnat 'No Beverly, We Musn't' attitude to getting his hole.

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