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.

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[casapazzo.livejournal.com]

Highlander! My first fandom! *tear* All of your questions seem to be answered here - and someone's directed you to highlander.org, which has the most complete FAQ that I know about. Couple other things - just because I saw them mentioned:

Where do Immortals come from? There was, unfortunately, a second Highlander movie, which attempted to explain Immortals as aliens from the planet Zeist. However, if you ask any HL fan about this they will start saying, "What? Hunh? I don't...I can't hear you. No, what?" while revving the nearest loud motor. The "Seeds" story which someone mentioned can be found here (http://www.galacticfed.com/mcdonald/seeds.html) at the author's website -- and I highly recommend her other stories as well.

Couple other people have mentioned this, but it's worth repeating - there is a difference between movie canon and series canon. (And only the first movie is worth watching, so please, don't hurt yourself on the others.)

As to whether Immortals can sense pre-Immortals or not, it seems to vary. Connor and Duncan picked up on Richie's pre-Immie status, but other Immortals he came into contact with didn't seem to. So handwave that away to experience, or to whether Richie's pre-Immortal Buzz was masked by Duncan's. (The FAQ will go into all this, I promise.)

Give a shout again if you have more questions - always happy to revisit the old fannish ground. :)