A woman has turned her sci-fi-loving brother into an online star after she shared a hilarious throwback photo of him surrounded by scantily-clad women while dressed in a Star Trek costume.
Imgur user hopiwankenobi took to the community sharing site over the weekend to post a snapshot of her brother sporting a yellow and black Star Trek uniform while posing with four women at the Starfest convention in Denver in 2009.
‘The one time I took a picture that made my little brother look “cool”,’ she captioned the image.
Popular: Imgur user hopiwankenobi shared a photo of her Star Trek-loving brother surrounded by scantily-clad women at the Starfest convention in 2009
The picture sees the woman’s unnamed brother posed with his thumbs in his belt while standing in the center of four women dressed in leotards and fur cat suits.
One Imgur user known as GeeEm pointed out that the ladies in the photo were dressed as characters from the video game series Darkstalkers.
The image has been viewed more than 235,000 times, and plenty of people commented on the hilarity of the situation.
‘Boldly going where no virgin has gone before,’ Player4168924316 joked.
‘Look like he’s hoping to start the next generation. Hayoooo,’ dRailerPlay wrote.
Going viral: The picture has been viewed more than 235,000 times, and plenty of people commented on the hilarity of the situation
And Nikkor wrote: ‘He should be wearing a red shirt because he just died of love.’
Other people gave the guy props for being himself.
‘Hey it IS cool to be a starfleet officer!’ ThePlayfulOtter wrote.
Hawkhead added: ‘To the Nerds, Eccentrics, and Trekkies, you cats keep being you, for you’re the one who are keeping it real.’
Meanwhile, buckrabbit1 said: ‘That young man’s journey is just beginning.’
However, not everyone was a fan of the snapshot.
‘This entire picture makes me uncomfortable,’ SamanosukeOnimusha commented, while fun2balive wrote: ‘If you’re going to be surround by all those cute girls, at lease f**kin smile Bro.