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[[:Image:ConnorMacleod.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Connor MacLeod, the Highlander]]
The character of Connor MacLeod is divided between many separate continuities; the original movie, the sequels, the television series, and the animated series. While in the movies (except [[Highlander: Endgame]] which follows the series continuity) Connor MacLeod is the main hero, and therefore the most likely to be the last of the Immortals, in the other continuities is just a charismatic secondary character who eventually loses his head. The origin of the character basically remains the same in all continuities (excluding [[Highlander II: The Quickening|Highlander II]]), but the timelines differ once MacLeod leaves Scotland after the death of his wife, Heather.
==I film==
===[[Highlander_(film)|HighLander - L'ultimo immortale]]===
Connor MacLeod nasce nell'anno [[1518]] a [[Glenfinnan]], in [[Scozia]] vicino alle rive del [[:en:Loch Shiel|Loch Shiel]]. Durante una battaglia tra il [[:en:Clan MacLeod|Clan MacLeod]] e il [[:en:Clan Fraser|Clan Fraser]] nel [[1536]], affronta un Immortale malvagio conosciuto come [[:en:The Kurgan|Kurgan]] e viene colpito da quello che dovrebbe essere un colpo mortale.
Ramírez taught Connor the famous rule of the immortals: ''"There can be only one."'' Connor, Ramírez, and others like them were destined to fight each other until only one was left. By beheading another Immortal, the winner would gain the fallen Immortal's strength, and the last alive would have the power of every Immortal that ever existed, a mysterious power beyond comprehension known as The Prize. One night, The Kurgan, while Connor was absent, found his home, killed Ramírez, and raped Heather. Decades passed and Heather finally died of old age. It was at this point that Connor left Scotland to explore the world. Connor MacLeod led many different lives under a variety of aliases, constantly keeping his Immortality a secret. In [[1985]], MacLeod found himself living in [[New York]] in the guise of Russell Nash, an antiques dealer. In the continuity of the original movie, this was the time of The Gathering, when the few Immortals that remained were to fight until the last. While fighting in The Gathering,Connor had to deal with being a supect of several beheadings. He started to fall in love with forensics expert [[Brenda Wyatt]]. In the end, it came down to MacLeod against his ancient enemy The Kurgan. After The Kurgan kidnapped Brenda, Connor faced and defeated him thus winning The Prize. He then returned to Scotland with Brenda.
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He was chosen by the reincarnation of [[Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez|Ramirez]] to be the leader of a rebellion against the rule of the evil [[General Katana]]. The reincarnation of Ramírez, who seemed to possess magical powers, made a magical bond with Connor that could never be broken. Whenever Connor needed his help, Ramirez would come. However, the rebellion failed and Ramírez and Connor were sent to Earth to play The Game as Immortals, which would eventually be won by Connor. In 2024, a number of terrorists, led by [[Louise Marcus]], tried to take down the Shield. Louise discovered that the ozone layer had been reformed, and the Shield was no longer needed. The Corporation, which was aware of this, hide it from the general public to maintain its profit. Meanwhile on Zeist, General Katana was still alive. His information seemed to indicate that Connor wanted to return to Zeist. He decided that couldn't happen and sent his Immortal henchmen [[Corda]] and [[Reno (Highlander)|Reno]] to Earth to decapitate him. Louise managed to reach Connor first, and asked for his help in taking down the Shield. To Louise's disappointment, she found the passionate person she once admired to have grown into "a tired old man." MacLeod explained that he was dying, and expressed his disapproval of terrorism. Before Connor and Louise could finish their conversation, Corda and Reno reached Earth.
[[:Image:Fire_high.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Connor regains his youth]]
That led to Connor becoming Immortal again. Corda and Reno located MacLeod and attacked. MacLeod, however, decapitated them both, and in the process, through the [[Quickening (Highlander)|Quickening]], regained his youth. While he absorbed their energy, Connor summoned Ramírez, who revived in [[Glencoe, Scotland]], the ___location of his death. Meanwhile, Connor found a new lover in Louise. Elsewhere, Katana also arrived on Earth and had a brief indecisive meeting with Connor. Soon enough, Connor was also reached by Ramírez. The latter joined MacLeod and Louise in their plan to take down the Shield. Katana predicted this and forged an uneasy alliance with the Shield Corporation. The conflict between the two sets of allies eventually lead to the deaths of Ramírez (sacrificing himself to save Connor and Louise) and Katana (killed by Connor in their final confrontation). MacLeod succeeded in taking down the Shield by using the combined energies of his final Quickening from Katana. Connor, mortal again, began a new life with Louise.
Note: In the TV cut Connor claimed his Prize by returning to Zeist with Louise accompanying him.
'''''Highlander II: Renegade Version''' / '''Highlander II: Special Edition''''' - In these versions of the movie, the Immortals were not aliens from Zeist. Instead they came from a distant past on Earth. Some events are also changed, the most meaningful being the rescue attempt from Connor, Louise and Ramírez to free Connor's old friend and co-supervisor of the construction of the shield, [[Dr. Allan Neyman]] from a high security prison. Neyman had betrayed the Shield Corporation by telling Connor the truth about the ozone layer status. Neyman eventually dies in Connor's arms. Ramírez also gives his life for Connor and Louise in the prison. Both Neyman's and Ramírez's deaths had occured in the Shield Corporatio, instead of the high security prison.
===[[Highlander III: The Sorcerer]]===
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Sometime after the death of Heather, Connor travelled to Japan to request training from the Immortal Japanese sorcerer [[Nakano (Highlander)|Nakano]], an acquaintance of Ramírez. Nakano held his residence in a cave of [[Mount Niri]] and had gained a reputation as a master of illusion. The training was never completed. Fellow immortal [[Kane (Highlander)|Kane]], was also interested in mastering the power of illusion. Nakano had denied him training two centuries ago. Kane gained in experience and ability since that time. He made his way across Asia in order to reach Nakano again. When Kane reached the cave, he soon defeated and decapitated Nakano, despite Connor's attempts to prevent this. However the energies released during the battle caused the cave to collapse. Connor managed to escape, but Kane was left trapped. He was soon forgotten, and his situation prevented him from participating in the Gathering of 1985, thus meaning The Game was still on and Connor was Immortal.
In [[1994]], Connor was again a widower. In [[1987]], Brenda, his last wife, had died in a car accident after only two years of marriage. He was left alone to raise their adoptive son [[John MacLeod (Highlander)|John]]. They had settled in [[Marrakech, Morocco]], and Connor was at peace for the first time in centuries. This peace would prove short-lived, though. In Japan, archaeologist [[Dr. Alexandra "Alex" Johnson]] had started excavating Nakano's cave in order to discover whether the sorcerer's legend was based on fact or not.[[:Image:Grave1_high.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Connor in Scotland]] Kane managed to escape the cave and challenged MacLeod. Connor, meanwhile, started falling in love with Alex. When Kane kidnaped his son John, Connor went to his rescue and had his final battle with Kane. Connor decapitated him and finally won The Prize. Now a mortal, Connor started his new life with Alex and John.
==The Television Series Continuity==
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===[[Highlander: The Series]]===
[[:Image:Congath.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Connor in [[Episodes of Highlander (Season 1)#The Gathering|The Gathering]]]]
Connor's first appearance in this timeline was on the first episode of the TV series ([[Episodes of Highlander (Season 1)#The Gathering|The Gathering]]). In that episode, which occurred in [[1992]], Connor was following Immortal [[Slan Quince]] who hunted and killed Immortals and their loved ones for a living. Quince's next target was Connor's clansmen Duncan, who had retired from The Game and was living with mortal [[Tessa Noël]]. After a first failed atempt of confrontation between Duncan and Quince, Connor tried to convince Duncan to return to The Game to help the forces of good defeat the forces of evil and prevent The Prize from falling into the wrong hands. After Duncan beheaded Quince, Connor left Duncan and Tessa to pursue his own path. Connor would not appear for the rest of the series but would be mentioned several times.
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===[[Highlander: Endgame]]===
[[:Image:Connor_highpic8.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Connor in [[Highlander: Endgame|Endgame]]]]
In the first movie based on the TV series' timeline, both Connor and [[Duncan MacLeod]], were forced to fight a very powerful immortal named [[Jacob Kell]]. Taking place in [[2003]], neither of them were strong enough to win on their own, so Connor ordered Duncan to take his head (and therefore his power and wisdom). After a lot of reluctance, Duncan was forced to kill his teacher and friend of almost 400 years, and was eventually able to kill Kell (Connor's last words were "Goodbye Duncan, my true brother"). Duncan buried Connor in the Highlands, in [[Glencoe, Scotland|Glencoe]], next to his first wife Heather's remains, where he wishes him to find his peace.
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'''''Several important relationships in his life:'''''
===Duncan MacLeod===
[[:Image:Methos-gathering.jpg|150px|thumb|right|"Same clan, different vintage"]]Connor was regarded by his pupil and lifelong friend [[Duncan MacLeod]] as one of the greatest Immortals out there, and held the highest respect for him. Connor taught Duncan ''how'' to live, ''why'' they live, and it was only reasonable Duncan felt he owed him a lot. Though they didn't see each other a lot in the last years, they were very close and their friendship was as strong as it had always been for the nearly 350 years they knew each other. Their relationship was like a father and son.
===Jacob Kell===
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==Connor MacLeod in The Game==
[[:Image:Confas.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Connor in battle]]
All movie continuities show Connor as the victor of The Game. In ''Highlander'' he is the last Immortal and recipient of The Prize. However, the following movies would attempt to establish, with varying amounts of difficulty, that The Game wasn't over. Connor obviously defeated great Immortals during his life but, the movies didn't have time to show it like the series did for Duncan MacLeod, so only seven beheadings are known to take place in the movie timelines. Adding to those seven beheadings are two more from the ''Highlander'' script:
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==The Animated Series==
[[:Image:Qmacleod_connor.jpg|100px|thumb|Connor MacLeod in the Animated Series|150px]]
Connor MacLeod also makes an appearance in [[Highlander: The Animated Series]], which again presented a continuity different from that of the original movie or television series. The animated version of Connor appeared only in one episode. When fighting against evill Immortal [[Kortan]], Connor was defeated. He, then, prophesied the coming of the series hero [[Quentin MacLeod]], who would defeat Kortan. He was prompetly beheaded by Kortan.
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'''Movies''' - ''[[Highlander: There Can Be Only One|Highlander]]'', ''[[Highlander II: The Quickening|Highlander II]]'', ''[[Highlander III: The Sorcerer|Highlander III]]'', ''[[Highlander: Endgame]]''
'''Episodes''' - ''[[Episodes of Highlander (Season 1)#The Gathering|The Gathering]]''
'''Animated Series''' - ''[[Highlander: The Animated Series]]''
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*{{imdb title|id=0147773|title=Highlander: The Animated Series}}
*[http://www.shininghalf.com/desprit/highland/index.html The Nitpicker's Guide to Highlander]
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*[http://home.kc.rr.com/bobfahey/highland.htm The shows & movies summed up]
*[http://home.comcast.net/~carooso/index.html Highlander Watcher Chronicles - Fan page of the series]
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