When Highlander II: The Quickening came out in 1991, it destroyed almost all of the plot points from the first film, and contained a backstory explaining that the immortals were actually aliens transplanted from the planet Zeist. Highlander (1986) simply lets us know they exist without focusing on the hows or whys. In the beginning, there was no origin story for the immortals. Highlander spans many different media and can be confusing to follow, especially for anyone who has viewed all the films. Those rules are some of the only truly consistent things running through all the Highlander franchise’s various parts. When one beheads another, they absorb the fallen Immortal’s knowledge and power through a process known as “The Quickening,” and become one step closer to existing as the last remaining Immortal. The only exception to that last claim is beheading, which is the one true way to kill an Immortal. Upon the time of their first death, they come back to life and find they are immune to disease, have stopped aging, and heal from any wound. Highlander’s “Immortals” are born regular people.
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