Plot hole in Into Darkness? Was Admiral Marcus... (Minor spoilers)

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Khan might not need to fight every Klingon on the planet (or indeed the council). He might be able to rouse a lot of them to his cause by sheer rhetoric.

 

[Kor]

It might be a stretch for Klingons to accept an off-worlder as their leader.

Kor

 

[Nerys Myk]

It might be a stretch for Klingons to accept an off-worlder as their leader.

Kor

Yeah, but who's gonna tell Khan that?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Worked for Shinzon, didn't it?

 

[Cyke101]

Worked for Shinzon, didn't it?

Which begs the question, are you really an offworlder if your test tube was on that planet?