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[Star Trek TOS/The Wrath of Khan] What would've become of Khan & his ilk if...?

In *Space Seed* Kirk tells Khan that he (presumably not literally himself but Starfleet) will check on Khan and his followers on Ceti Alpha V periodically.

We learn in WoK that nobody ever did, and that six months after they were dropped there, Ceti Alpha VI exploded, knocking Ceti Alpha V into an erratic orbit which left it extremely hostile to life. Nevertheless, Khan & his following survived and eventually escaped. Khan swearing vengeance against Kirk specifically for having been left there and never checked on.

So, what if:

1. Kirk (and/or Starfleet) *had* checked periodically on Khan, found out admit Ceti Alpha VI within a year of is destruction, and transported Khan & co. to another, life sustaining but still challenging world?

2. Ceti Alpha VI *never blew up* and Khan & co. were able to actually make a go of it?
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Khan was the kind of guy who needed a great challenge to rise above himself.

Suppose he'd been given the easier, softer way Kirk had planned.  

Khan would have been a Dan'l Boone type.  Wrestling bears and building a new cabin whenever he saw another man's smoke.

On the flip side.  If the Botany Bay colony worked out without becoming hostile to the Federation than it might have changed some of the prejudice against gene augmentation.

Or, the Klingons or Romulans might have found out about the colony and offered Khan a chance to re-take the Earth.  Khan did a credible job piloting a starship with zero training.  Imagine what he'd have done after spending some time training with Romulan tacticians or klingon warriors.