Pike

	Male
	6'2.5
	Deceased
	Stabbed in the heart by Andre Layton
	Tailie (formerly) 1st Class
	Head of the Snowpiercer/Big Alice illegal trade system (formerly) Second in command of the revolution (formerly) Occasional assassin
	English
	Ruth Wardell
	Josie Wellstead Mama Grandé † Big John † Z-Wreck Strong Boy † Andre Layton (formerly)
	John Osweiller LJ Folger † Terence † Andre Layton
	Steven Ogg
	Snowpiercer (TV Series) • Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3
	First, the Weather Changed
	Born to Bleed (alive) Ouroboros (dream)

“	You know what I think, Layton? I think you don't got the guts to stand with us.	”
	— Pike to Layton in a Tailies War Council meeting.

Peter “Pike” Smith is a main character in the second and third season of TNT's Snowpiercer after appearing as a recurring character in the first season. He is portrayed by Steven Ogg.

He is a hardened and battle-scarred leader in the Tail and a warrior of his people. He was a career convict, serving time in Cook County Jail for armed robbery at the time of the Freeze, but escaped.

History

Background

Little is known about his past. He was convicted for armed robbery, and was serving his time when the Freeze came.

Onboard Snowpiercer, Pike became a Tailie and a prominent member of the Tail. When a group of cannibals emerged, Pike was one of them. Andre Layton killed the cannibals' leader and saved Pike from execution for his role in the group. Pike also served as a leading member of the Year Two and Year Three Revolution, serving on the Tailies' War Council in at least the latter.

Throughout The Series

Season 1

Pike is unwilling to trust Layton as they plan their riot against the leading elite of Snowpiercer, despite Layton's plan being well thought out and everyone else in the Tail being in agreement. After Layton is summoned to solve the murder by Melanie Cavill, Pike's distrust of Layton is amplified, and he takes this out on Josie, seemingly taking control of the Tail and ordering her to find another place to sleep whilst Layton is gone.

Later, Pike sets in motion Layton's plan, albeit modified. They are successful in killing six guards, however are confronted by more and eventually forced to surrender. Layton attempts to reason with Pike that there will be numerous deaths if he does not stand down, but Pike recants him as a traitor and threatens him with a weapon. Eventually, Layton is able to convince Pike that he can get inside knowledge of the train whilst solving the murder.

Alongside Strong Boy and Z-Wreck, Pike is imprisoned in the Drawers for his actions.

When The Last Australian and Henry Klimpt attempt to release Pike from the Drawers, they find him gone. With Layton's rebellion having begun, Commander Grey and First feed Pike and seek his insight into Layton. Pike states that Layton has always been righteous in his politics while Pike's have never been so refined. Pike offers to give them Layton in exchange for more of the food. Pike explains that Layton doesn't have the stomach for sustained cruelty and if they keep grinding, he will crumble.

Legacy

As Layton went to talk to Wilford in the Library Car, Wilford mentioned Layton and Pike's showdown and remind Layton that Zarah must've been terrified.

Personality

Pike is shown to be a battle-hardened man willing to do anything to survive.

Despite generally being a hard and apparently cold man, Pike has a softer more emotional side. The suicide of Old Ivan led to his revolt and after its failure, he was visibly emotional at the losses that they had suffered, showing that Pike likely cares more than he lets on and that his actions aren't all done for power. It was revealed on episode 5 of the second season ("Keep Hope Alive") that he actually was one of the cannibals the tail had disbanded years ago (having had the vouching of Layton for his redemption afterwards), and that because of this, he had vowed to never kill again outside of combat. The latter shows just how much of a change there has been to his person, and even then, when agreeing to Layton's plan of assassinating Terence, he confronts the janitor and presents him with a weapon, implying that not doing so wouldn't be "fair". When he completes Layton's request, however, he seems deeply disturbed and sad (because to him Terence hadn't fought with honor, having just thrown a glass of liquid on him instead of using the weapon he had brought him) and later shamingly shaves his head, seeing his reflection with disdain while doing so.

Relationships

Andre Layton

Pike is distrustful of Layton, and openly opposes his revolution plan. He does, however, use the plan when he takes over the car and realizes that this is his only option. He later threatens Layton, deeming him a traitor, however the two are able to reconcile their differences when Layton reveals that he is planning their next revolution.

It's later revealed that much of Pike's loyalty to Layton comes from the fact that Layton had saved Pike's life, stopping him from being executed as one of the cannibals. Layton often refers to Pike as "brother" while talking to him.

Following the losses suffered in the revolution and the six months that Layton was away, Pike begins blaming Layton and seeking to replace him in order to install Ruth Wardell as the leader of the train. To this end, Pike falls back on his old ways despite his previous vow to never kill again outside of combat, setting the Naming Tree on fire and trying to bomb Layton. After Layton realizes that Pike was responsible, he becomes frantic that Pike will harm his newborn daughter Liana whom Pike was holding, but Pike returns the baby to her parents unharmed and never actually threatens her, seeming insulted that Layton had even thought that he would. Before Pike was revealed to be the assassin, Layton had trusted Pike to guard him alone and even to hold his daughter, making Pike's betrayal very personal for Layton.

In an attempt to peacefully settle things, Layton called upon an old Tailie ritual come up by Old Ivan which, if he and Pike had reached terms, the entire Tail would've held them to. Despite his anger over Pike's actions, Layton had no desire to actually kill him and tried to talk Pike down, offering his friend to be Liana's godfather which would've truly made Pike family to him. However, Pike refused to hear Layton out, wanting only to kill him and seeing Layton as a corrupting influence. After Pike refused to back down and revealed that he knew that Layton had lied about finding Asha in New Eden, Layton finally relented and fought Pike to the death, eventually killing him. With his last words, Pike bitterly expressed hope that Layton would find New Eden frozen over. Despite their differences, Layton was shown to take no real joy in Pike's death, personally cleaning his body and agreeing to stand vigil over him through the night.

Ruth Wardell

At first, Ruth and Pike were bitter enemies due to Ruth representing the train's establishment while Pike was a revolutionary living in the Tail. However, their relationship changed for the better after Ruth realized the truth about Mr. Wilford and became the leader of the resistance with Pike as her second-in-command. The two developed a close working relationship and a friendship bordering on romance.

Following the return of the Pirate Train, Pike and Ruth continue to grow closer, sharing a semi-romantic dinner and later having sex. Pike pushes for Ruth to become the new leader of Snowpiercer, believing that she is the one best suited for the job and he attempts to assassinate Layton partially to clear the way for Ruth to take over. However, Ruth is horrified by Pike's methods and attempts to talk him down without success. Before going to his death, Pike gives Ruth one of his fertilizer bombs and tells her not to witness what comes next. After Pike's death, Ruth cries over his body and Layton, having learned of the relationship between her and Pike, apologizes to Ruth for how it ended which Ruth returns.

Appearances

Appearance	EP1	EP2	EP3	EP4	EP5	EP6	EP7	EP8	EP9	EP10
Season 1	✔	✔	In Drawers					✔	✔	✔
Season 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
Season 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	H	M
Season 4
Appeared			Did Not Appeared				H = Hallucinations
V = Voiced			M = Mentioned				F = Flashback

Memorable Quotes

Pike: "Things went to shit pretty fast, didn’t they? Now there’s a whole new group of lunatics running First. You got the Folgers, and then that… that G.I. Joe guy and Melanie… Melanie’s in line to be executed today. (…) Have you seen the food… up there? Layton, they got this cake, and they use olive oil. And the mouthfeel is---"

Layton: "Why are you here, Pike?"

Pike: "Because I am proud of you, brother. I mean you damn near pulled this whole thing off."

Layton: "Then grab a spear."

Pike: "They’re going scorched earth. Car by car. Rebels, civilians, they’ll gas the lot of you."

Layton: "They can’t. No, they can’t… They can’t do it. They need people to run the train."

Pike: "You want to test that theory? ‘Cause they are sure keen to. Lay down your weapons. They’ll show mercy. The Tailies will go back to the tail. The Thirdies will go back to work."

Layton: "What do you get?"

Pike: "Clean sheets. Fresh food. And the pleasure of mopping up your mess, because after you announced your surrender, you’ll be executed."

―  Pike betrays Layton in The Train Demanded Blood.

Josie: "We were scattered escaping this place, but it's just us here again now. And Tailies know the dark lessons of Snowpiercer better than anyone. We gather like this not out of bloodlust, but to bottle this violent dispute and bind our brothers in an outcome that we all accept. You two will sit together until you reconcile and agree on terms, be it a handshake, punishment, or compensation. If you do not agree--."

Pike: "We call for the knives. Everyone knows."

Josie: "Two must call. Both choose peace, or both choose blood. Do you abide?"

Pike: "Can we just get on with it?"

Layton: "I will."

―  Josie, Pike and Layton begin the ritual in Born to Bleed.

“	I hope you find it frozen.	”
	— Pike's last words to Layton in Born to Bleed.

Trivia

• He has spoken the opening dialogue in Born to Bleed and died right in that episode.
• Pike had a Pied-a-terre in the Market.
• He had train tattoos on his upper arms.
• While it’s never been explained why he was removed from The Drawers before the revolution, Grey must have been planning to kill the Tailes, after being told Mr. Wilford was not aboard by LJ.

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