“This Star Trek universe is an alternate one. “
OK. Good point. I forgot that. I wrote this quickly with not a lot of research.
Now I remember that the new Star Trek was meant to be an alternative universe. That could explain the plot inconsistencies.
The new Khan doesn’t have to be like the old one. The new Kirk can be a playboy instead of sharp by the books guy. A hot babe can be a main character.
But, it seems like a cop out for script writers.
Not all of them. Khan needs to be pretty much the same, because he took over a third of the world back in 1993. Then he escaped in his pods to float for 300 years. 300 years later is when the alternate universe forks off, so why would Khan look different?