10 Huge Revelations From Star Trek: Khan

The biggest revelation from Star Trek: Khan is, of course, the existence of Kali Noonien Singh, the daughter of Khan and Marla McGivers. First introduced under the guise of Dr Rosalind Lear, her seemingly-single-minded focus of blaming James Kirk morphs as the season continues.

Though a resolute character, she is difficult to root for initially, doing little to endear herself to those around her. As we discover, that is very much in keeping with her true mission, which is to discover why her father never came to find her and spent his energies on revenge.

The realisation that Khan believed her dead, killed in an explosion that seemingly destroyed her and the Venture, allows her a measure of peace. Yes, her father spent his final days hunting Kirk to avenge himself upon him, but this was done in ignorance of her survival. He hadn't abandoned her - he was grieving her.

While Lear finds peace with this, Tuvok, who had attempted to understand her, Khan, and the mission, came to see the impossible position her augmented genes would put her in. The treatment and prejudice against augmented humans continues to be a theme that Star Trek explores, here presented through the lens of the first augmented characters introduced in The Original Series.

While Star Trek: Khan opens some doors to stories as yet untold, it also carefully treads the line of giving Khan Noonien Singh, and his followers, greater depth without absolving them of their sins. 

It may be a secret that many of those in Starfleet are unaware of but it is a tale worth telling after all.