Any Highlander fans out there? I have some questions.

[thefourthvine]

Do you know HL? I need some help from people who have seen Highlander canon. Here's what I'd like to know:

1. What are all the ways to permanently kill an immortal? I know cutting off heads, but is there anything else? And is it different the first time they die? And does it matter if the whole head doesn't come off - like, can they come back if the neck is only mostly severed?
   
   
2. What happens the first time they (don't) die? I mean, they think they're mortal for a period of time, right? And then they die, except they don't, and they say, "Whoa, dude. I must be immortal, because that sure as shit should've killed me." (Although I think most people would assume the injury or whatever just hadn't been as bad as they thought, so - do some of them have to die a lot before they figure it out?) But I'm a little foggy on the whole deal, frankly. Do they have to be buried and then rise again, like vampires? Or is it more of an instantaneous thing?
   
   
3. What happens if you shoot an immortal (who has already done the first not-death, if that matters) in a way that would kill a human but won't kill him? (Like, gaping chest wound, something like that.) I'm pretty sure he has at least a period of, shall we say, limited activity, but how long is he down for? And exactly how limited is his activity? And what happens - like, do the wounds visibly close over and heal, or does he just suddenly sit up all better, or what?

As much detail as you've got, that's how much I'd like.

And if you know any sources for getting this kind of information without bugging my friends list - like, a Highlander encyclopedia or whatever - I would love to know about it.

Comments

[jacquez.livejournal.com]

On a slightly different note, there's some evidence that Immortal friends will kill each other (temporarily) for various reasons, or else use their deaths for a particular advantage. stillane mentions Methos killing Duncan temporarily, for example, and Cory Raines gets his cute butt exploded...also, there's that robbery spree Cory and Amanda go on, where they steal, get themselves shot & buried, and Duncan digs them up -- lather, rinse, repeat.

This kind of behavior can make writing hijinks in HL fandom very fun indeed, because you can kill folks off for humor value! It's awesome!

[stillane.livejournal.com]

Hee. Gotta love a fandom in which death = funny (and occasionally profitable). *g*

And then there's the fact that among some members of the Immortal community, it seems to be a bizarre form of greeting. (Yes, Kronos, I'm looking at you.) Like a slightly twisted secret handshake.