The Draka analogy I made on the parent forum, and specifically my latest elaboration thereon (imagining the version of the Draka novels that the Steve Stirling of Krypton-1 might have written) reminded me of a thought I've had about the Krypton-1 version of Star Trek -- that its equivalent of the Eugenics Wars replaced the "genetic tyrants" with military supers. (This also provides a reason why none of the Enterprise crew have really showy powers, are in fact limited to super-normals and the occasional esper -- more powerful supers are still distrusted "about two centuries" later.) I imagine Trek fandom holding its breath after the Chilean coup of 1973 and heaving a sigh of relief when the Edicts came down. (How the series coped with actual first and second contacts, or with the discovery of the power genes, is left for future development.)
Alternatively, both series could be part of what I have K-1 fans referring to as the "plainstream" genre -- that is, stories set in alternate worlds where metahumanity remained confined to rumor and legend until the march of science unlocked the power genes, or where those genes never existed and even the rumor and legend were based on wishful thinking and fear of natural disasters. (Wainscot fantasy like Harry Potter would be a subcategory of plainstream, at least until the final volumes.)
Alternatively, both series could be part of what I have K-1 fans referring to as the "plainstream" genre -- that is, stories set in alternate worlds where metahumanity remained confined to rumor and legend until the march of science unlocked the power genes, or where those genes never existed and even the rumor and legend were based on wishful thinking and fear of natural disasters. (Wainscot fantasy like Harry Potter would be a subcategory of plainstream, at least until the final volumes.)