Highlander
TheHighlanderfilms were largely hit and neglect , with the germinal original being the only one that has really experience up to its reputation . From its loins came avery unexpected spinoff TV seriesthat won numerous award , and continued theHighlanderstory in an substitute timeline from that of the first plastic film . The master adept of the show was Duncan MacLeod , play by Adrian Paul .
Throughout the series ' six seasons , MacLeod squared off against numerous immortals who were out for his head . When the show ended , MacLeod ’s journeying uphold into feature moving picture beginning withHighlander : Endgame , which continued the storyline of the TV serial publication and gave him a few more deathly opponents to struggle .
update on July 23rd , 2021 by Derek Draven : With news of a possible Highlander reboot in the deeds with Henry Cavill in the lead role , longtime fan have plenty to get emotional about . The enfranchisement has been a cult impinge on for X at this point , beginning in the eighties with Christopher Lambert in the original Highlander film . The popularity of that film finally gave room to a spinoff TV series featuring his clansman Duncan MacLeod , who embark on his own immortal adventures . Throughout the course of the show , and the subsequent films that proceed the story , Duncan MacLeod faced off against the deadliest immortal opponents conceivable . This list has been update to include five more that proved to be his most challenging .
Kenneth
This unique god was born in 1172 in England and lost his life history at long time 11 . He was resurrect and taken under the annex of Amanda , who acted as his protector . With no physical strength or acquirement to protect him from other immortals , Kenneth used his tiddler - similar whiteness to catch them off guard and off them .
In late years , Kenneth would be taken under the wing of several immortals , only to cheat and drink down them all , taking their Quickenings . He then set about to do the same to Duncan and Ritchie but failed . He would later enlist the help of immortal Terrance Kincaid , who also had a personal blood feud against MacLeod . He manage to slay Kincaid , which left him in a weakened state . Kenneth seized the opportunity but was disturb by his former protector Amanda , who insure him that she ’d kill him if he took MacLeod ’s head .
Byron
Byron was one of the few immortals to be base on an genuine historical individual - nineteenth - 100 bad - boy poet Lord Byron . It is revealed that Methos mentored Byron following his premature death in 1815 , but it was n’t enough to set him on a path of righteousness .
After Byron act upon an up - and - total guitar player into joining him in his irresponsible modus vivendi ( which lead to his quick decease ) , MacLeod decide to take him out . The two engaged in a duel in a cellar , where he was swiftly killed . In the ending , Byron ’s excesses and selfish pursuits could no longer be tolerated .
Gavriel Larca
bear in 1438 , Larca take a life sentence of plagiarism before becoming a conquistador , and after a Messiah figure to a folk living in Peru . fashion himself a deity , Larca would by and by be killed by his own tribe after they began dying of a alien computer virus . For 150 year , he lay snare in a tomb , only to be released in 1980 .
Larca quickly took up his honest-to-goodness business as a rage loss leader , this clip recruit other immortals into his folding . He successfully convince them that Duncan MacLeod was the embodiment of Satan , who needed to be fight . Eventually , the two squared off , and Larca easy lost his principal to Duncan ’s superior skill . His on-key peril lies in how easy he could crooked and radicalize his followers .
Grayson
Grayson was an immortal born in AD 325 in Dacia , who lost his life when the Goths invade . Their leader Darius sense that Grayson was immortal , and became his mentor . Under his tutelage , Grayson wanted to make an unstoppable U. S. Army of immortals who would put the Game aside in rules of order to dominate the cosmos .
When Darius became a changed man and turned into a pacifier , Grayson became furious and vow revenge . He began kill Darius ' loved unity in an attempt to lure him off of holy ground . MacLeod stepped in at Darius ' asking to defeat Grayson . He accept the challenge and virtually obliterate Duncan , before suffering a beheading .
Slan Quince
Slan Quince help recoil off theHighlanderTV series as the first evil immortal to challenge Duncan on screen . He was play by actor Richard Moll , well known for playingBull , the strapping bailiff with a very unearthly name in the sitcomNight Court . He tracked Duncan to his antique store and try out instigating a scrap , only to be stopped by the arrival of Connor MacLeod , who managed to ride him off .
Later , Slan would threaten Tessa ’s spirit several times before demanding Duncan adjoin him at soldier ' Bridge for a affaire d’honneur . Connor intervene to challenge him but was shoot through the meat with a spring - load dagger from Slan ’s steel hilt . Duncan jump into the fray and slew Quince once and for all .
Otavio Consone
The Spaniard know as Otavio Consone was once a pupil of legendary immortal Ramirez , who take Connor MacLeod . As such , he was a talented fencer with an intricate knowledge of fight techniques and psychological tactic . He took Duncan under his wing and taught him advanced sword skills before the two fell out over a woman named Theresa .
After a duel that nearly terminate in his death , Duncan was spared after Theresa agreed to marry Consone . Three long time afterwards , she was thrown down a flight of step by Consone in a convulsion of rage . Duncan squared off against Consone but end up getting run through with a sword . However , he pull out himself forward along the steel , which surprise Consone long enough to be decollate with a set of daggers .
Kanwulf
The immortal known as Kanwulf had a foresighted chronicle with Duncan MacLeod , being the first immortal the latter sensed after being resurrect as an immortal . Their feud go steady back to 1624 , when Kanwulf slaughtered many citizens of Glenfinnan in a foray , including MacLeod ’s Father-God Ian .
Duncan got revenge , dig Kanwulf to death without realizing what it meant to be immortal . Centuries later , the two would reignite their feud over an ax that Kanwulf believe was imbued with magical business leader by the Norse Gods . MacLeod gave him his axe back and engaged in a fight , killing Kanwulf and permanently ending their feud .
Liam O’Rourke
This immortal was born in 1883 in Dublin , Ireland , and run short on to become a terrorist who once attempted to engage Duncan MacLeod . After a pub bombing , MacLeod finger both O’Rourke and his accomplice Tara Fitzgerald for the crime . The two were sent to prison for life-time , where Tara died .
Blaming MacLeod , O’Rourke escaped prison house and kidnapped Amanda and Joe Dawson , demanding his drumhead in substitution for their lives . Methos intervene long enough for MacLeod to head off a decapitation but was shot to destruction in the process . After reviving , MacLeod and O’Rourke square off one final time in the Berly Train Depot , where the latter lose his psyche . It was the final affaire d’honneur of theHighlanderTV series .
Haresh Clay
The story of Haresh Clay goes far beyond just a simple fight between two immortals . Henry Clay had managed to well and kill a man distinguish Graham Ashe , a lord swordsman who rail the fabled Juan Sánchez Villa - Lobos Ramírez , known to fans for his depiction by thelate Sean Connery , in one of his round the bend roles .
cadaver was a gentleman with a vision of how the Game was to be played , and he took no pity on his opponents , nor did he require any . After Duncan ’s friend Ritchie Ryan scram on his bad side by behead one of his friends , stiff pursued retribution . Duncan knew how skilled a fencer Clay was , and stepped in to terminate the feud , once and for all .
Xavier St. Cloud
The immortal known as Xavier St. Cloud was swear with a complete and full lack of scruples . He was taught about his immortality by Henri St. Cloud , only for his student to pay back him with perfidy . He was both a thief and an assassin who pursued riches and power through any means necessary .
His first scrap with Duncan MacLeod lead in the going of his weapon , which he replaced with a prosthetic . He then join forces with ratter security guard James Horton to exact revenge , only to fall back his head by his own sword , wielded by Duncan in a final toss battle .
