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* '''''Highlander: The Final Dimension''''' (1994) -- [[Either or Title|alternatively titled]] '''''Highlander III: The Sorcerer''''' -- ignores the second film and the TV series, making it a direct sequel to the original film. It turns out that The Kurgan was ''not'' the only [[Blood Knight|savage]] Immortal out to claim Connor's head, as Kane (Mario Van Peebles) was trapped in a cave for 400 years and so didn't quite make it to The Gathering. Despite following a similar formula to the first film, ''Highlander 3'' was better received than ''The Quickening''.

 

 

* '''''Highlander: Endgame''''' (2000), the fourth film to be made, followed on from the TV series continuity but attempted to incorporate the events of the original film into its [[Backstory]] as well (although ultimately it ended up contradicting both). Duncan and Connor MacLeod team up to face Jacob Kell (Bruce Payne), a [[Chewing the Scenery|scenery-chewing]] Immortal with a [[It's Personal|massive grudge]] against Connor. ''Endgame'''s poor editing left fans confounded and casual viewers completely adrift. Like ''The Quickening'', ''Endgame'' saw an extended cut which gives it at least some semblance of order.

* '''Highlander: The Animated Series''' (1994-1996) mostly ignores the established canon, though Connor MacLeod and Ramirez (from the original film) both make an appearance. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where the Immortals have agreed to a truce. Once everyone else has taken the oath, however, a [[Jerkass]] Immortal named Kortan [[I Lied|takes advantage]] of the binding truce to become [[Take Over the World|ruler of Earth]]. Several centuries later, new Immortal Quentin MacLeod is born. He is [[Curse Escape Clause|not bound by the oath]], making him the sole warrior able to face Kortan. His mentor Vincente Ramirez leads him on a quest to find the other Immortals and receive their knowledge, before Kortan does. Tagging along is Clyde of the Dundee, Quentin's adoptive sister. The series eventually spawned a game ''Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods'' for the [[Atari Jaguar]].

 

 

* '''''Highlander: The Search for Vengeance''''' (2007) is an [[Anime]] unrelated to any of the films or other adaptations. It starts in AD 125, somewhere in [[Roman Britain]]. A small village is wiped out by Roman troops led by Immortal Marcus Octavius. He is a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] who thinks an Empire is [[Utopia Justifies the Means|necessary to build a utopian society]]. This battle leads to the rise of another Immortal, Colin MacLeod. He is mentored by Amergan, the ghost of a druid. Colin devotes his life to seeking vengeance by killing Octavius. The film follows them in brief scenes taking place during a period of two millennia. The film was a critical hit and is thought to have a far more complex plot than most of the live-action sequels.

* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]

 

* [[Actually Not a Vampire]]: One episode of the TV series features what appears to be a string of vampire attacks in South London in 1840. The victims in Paris all have missing blood and piercing wounds on their neck. There's even a Van Helsing-type character hunting the vampire. He catches him too, [[Wrong Genre Savvy|only the be shocked when the vampire gets up from being staked]]. Turns out the vampire was an immortal faking vampire attacks so that he could kill his young bride and inherit her money.

* [[After the End]]: A strangely popular setting for ''Highlander'' spinoffs, for no explicable reason. ''Highlander II'', ''[[Highlander: The Source]]'', ''Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'', and the animated series all occur in post-apocalyptic settings. It's justifiable in ''The Search for Vengeance'' and the animated series, as they take place in the far future and immortals are one of the few likely to survive the end of the world, but less so in the case of ''The Quickening'' and ''The Source''; both take place [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]] and have most ''normal'' people living through the apocalypse as well.

** The ending of ''The Source'' exhibits plenty of this.

* [[No Sense of Humor]]: Kurgan accuses nuns of being this.

* [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]]: Ramirez. An ancient Egyptian pretending to be a Spaniard having a Scottish accent is an [[Egregious]] example even for [[Sean Connery]]. Especially in a film with a protagonist who ''is'' Scottish.

* [[Not Growing Up Sucks]]: Kenny.

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