Connor MacLeod
| Connor MacLeod | |
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| Portrayed by | Christopher Lambert |
| Born | 1518 (Series) |
| Immortality | 1536 (Series) |
| Teacher | Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez & Nakano |
| Appearances |
Highlander Highlander II: The Quickening Highlander III: The Sorcerer Highlander: Endgame Highlander: The Reckoning (upcoming appearance) |
| Episodes | Highlander: The Series, episode "The Gathering" |
Connor MacLeod, also known as The Highlander, is a fictional character in the Highlander film series, as well as the television programs Highlander: The Series, and Highlander: The Animated Series. In the films, he is portrayed by Christopher Lambert.
The character of Connor MacLeod is divided among many separate continuities (the original movie, each sequel, television series, and multiple animated series). Although varying from leading man to supporting character in each different continuity, Connor's importance to each continuity's story is not to be overlooked.
In the first three Highlander films, Connor MacLeod is the protagonist, and is officially the final Immortal. Highlander II and Highlander III pose different (and contradictory) accounts of Connor's life post-1985, but both hold to the original film's assertion that Connor is the "only one" remaining after the events of The Gathering.
Connor MacLeod was born in 1518 in Glenfinnan, Scotland near the shores of Loch Shiel. During a battle between the Clan MacLeod and the Clan Fraser in 1536, he faced an evil Immortal referred to as The Kurgan, and was dealt what should have been a fatal blow. When Connor did not die, the townspeople (including his family) believed his recovery was the work of witchcraft, and threatened to burn him at the stake. Connor's kinsman, and clan chieftain, Angus MacLeod, instead demanded that he only be banished. Connor wandered around the land until he met Heather MacDonald, the daughter of a blacksmith. The two fell in love, and married in 1539. In 1541, he met an Immortal named Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez, who became Connor's mentor and taught him the ways of Immortals, and of "The Game."
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