Of course, not originally. In "Space Seed," Khan and his followers were all mostly the same age, which makes sense. But in TWOK, they are all miraculously far younger than Khan.
Khan’s followers — Why loyalty & no initiative?
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I think Greg Cox's version of events, where Khan's followers in TWOK are the children of his original followers, makes the most sense and helps to explain why they'd be even more loyal than Khan's original followers. It also would explain the change from Joaquin to Joachim. But I'll freely admit that the film neglects to provide any explanation and it's very possible TPTB didn't (or couldn't be bothered to) think it through.
I think the term supermen is just fine.
If you find the construction is somehow sexist, just say, superhumans.
It reflects how they thought of themselves, and how their followers thought of them, too.
If you find the construction is somehow sexist, just say, superhumans.
It reflects how they thought of themselves, and how their followers thought of them, too.
I've never understood why people get so hung up on Khan recognizing Chekov. Yes, they aren't shown meeting in the episode itself (for obvious real-world reasons), but it requires a minimum of suspension of disbelief, IMO, to say that Chekov was serving on the ship and encountered Khan and we just didn't see it because he wasn't bridge crew or such.
Of all the holes one can poke in TWOK, to me that one's perhaps the most easily rationalized.
Of all the holes one can poke in TWOK, to me that one's perhaps the most easily rationalized.
It's assumed that all this jockeying took place back on Earth and is now a settled issue.
The switch from selective breeding to genetic engineering is necessary because Khan being bred the old fashioned way is an endorsement that eugenics works. And really good too.
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