In the end, it came down to MacLeod against his ancient enemy, the Kurgan. While fighting in the Gathering, Connor had to deal with being a suspect of several beheadings, while falling in love with NYPD forensics expert Brenda Wyatt. 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. In 1985, MacLeod found himself living in New York in the guise of Russell Nash, an antiques dealer. During his lifetime he fought in many wars and encountered many Immortals. Connor MacLeod led many different lives under a variety of aliases, (including Adrian Montagu, Jacques Lefebert, Alfred Nicholson and Rupert Wallingford), constantly keeping his immortality a secret. It was at this point that Connor left Scotland to explore the world. Decades passed, and Heather finally died of old age. 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. Connor, Ramírez, and others like them were destined to fight each other until only one was left. Ramírez taught Connor the overriding rule of the Immortals: There can be only one. 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.' The two fell in love, and married in 1539. Connor wandered around the land until he met Heather MacDonald, the daughter of a blacksmith.

Connor's kinsman, and clan chieftain, Angus MacLeod, instead demanded that he only be banished.

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. 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. HighlanderĬonnor MacLeod was born in 1518 in Glenfinnan, Scotland near the shores of Loch Shiel. 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. In the first three Highlander films, Connor MacLeod is the protagonist, and is officially the final Immortal.

A Perfect Game by Reno MacLeod