Movie-Brat Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 In the movie continuity, it's just the first and third film-- the Gathering ended as of 1985. Connor MacLeod became the last living Immortal, Duncan didn't exist, neither did Richie Ryan, Methos, Amanda, or the other Immortals from the series. The game was re-started in 1995 when Kane and the Mongolian Immortals broke out from Mount Niri's cave and the Gathering was started up again. Connor kills Kane and wins the Prize. -Rakai'Thwei That I buy to be honest. I don't mind the third film as much as the other sequels, it's way better than The Source, Part 2 and Endgame and that's saying a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indolent Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 So basically it starts from the same place but the two take off in different directions. Gotcha. Anyways, Hinata wins this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakaiThwei Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 That I buy to be honest. I don't mind the third film as much as the other sequels, it's way better than The Source, Part 2 and Endgame and that's saying a lot. Well you have different Highlander mythologies to follow such as: Highlander > Highlander III Highlander > Highlander II: The Quickening Highlander > Highlander II: The Quickening (Renegade version) Highlander > Highlander the Series > Highlander: Endgame > Highlander: The Source Highlander: The Search for Vengeance. -Rakai'Thwei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie-Brat Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Well you have different Highlander mythologies to follow such as: Highlander > Highlander III Highlander > Highlander II: The Quickening Highlander > Highlander II: The Quickening (Renegade version) Highlander > Highlander the Series > Highlander: Endgame > Highlander: The Source Highlander: The Search for Vengeance. -Rakai'Thwei Make that two continuities I follow. Highlander > Part 3 and Highlander: The Search for Vengeance. Though I have an interest in the tv show though but not what comes after. (P.S. Spoony is reviewing The Source. You're going to love it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Omega11 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Well you have different Highlander mythologies to follow such as: Highlander > Highlander III Highlander > Highlander II: The Quickening Highlander > Highlander II: The Quickening (Renegade version) Highlander > Highlander the Series > Highlander: Endgame > Highlander: The Source Highlander: The Search for Vengeance. -Rakai'Thwei Yeah, I've heard it's very confusing. I've only seen the first movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakaiThwei Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Yeah, I've heard it's very confusing. So is the Predator storylines. -Rakai'Thwei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie-Brat Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 It's true. Predator follows different continuities as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victim36 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Kruger has the Quickening and, naturally, his immortality. The Quickening gives Kruger increased strength and endurance, it also allows him to shrug off small wounds. Rakia has already stated all of this. Hinata isn't as strong, but is much faster. Her Byakugan allows her to see everything around her, except for a small blind spot near her neck, and it allows her to see his chakra. Which chakra, chi, qi, the force, etc. are all words for the energy flowing in a persons body. The Quickening flows through the immortals, and there is no reason to suggest that Hinata couldn't see it. She also has the Gentle Fist techniques that can either shut down points in the body, cutting of the flow of her opponents energy, or she can force it to stay open allowing the energy to burn out at an accelerated rate. Now it wasn't shown in the movies, but in the series it was shown that immortals who use the Quickening to attack can exhaust themselves. Duncan used the Quickening to launch a lightning attack at another sword fighter who killed his friend, but stated he wouldn't be able to fight properly because it took a lot out of him. Hinata's attack can either limit the use of the Quickening, or force it to burn out leaving Kruger much more vunerable than normal. Kruger is totally screwed in this fight. He has been in hundreds of duels, and definetly carries the experience card in this fight. Plus, Hinata is always a little hesitant to due everything in her power to beat an opponent. If Kruger comes at her hard and fast he could overwhelm her and end the fight. But, if Hinata is given a chance to regroup she'll start shutting his body down. I would say this is a close fight, but my money says the Hinata wins 7/10 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie-Brat Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Well, doesn't The Kurgan always come down hard on his opponent? I mean, he totaled Ramirez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victim36 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Well, doesn't The Kurgan always come down hard on his opponent? I mean, he totaled Ramirez.Yeah, he went straight after Ramirez. But, he didn't do that to MacLeod's friend Sunda Kastagir. He's a savage who enjoys terriorizing his opponents. He only went after Ramirez without toying with him after his neck was cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakaiThwei Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 The Kurgan was made a savage because he had been kidnapped from his family somewhere from the steps of Russia, and in Dynamite comics, this was heavily explored in Highlander: Blade of the Kurgan. The Kurgans were a group of barbarians who were from the steps of Russia, and they were cruel-- they forced the Kurgan to fight in dog pits to fight for meat, and this was when he was a child. He killed a dog with nothing more than his hands and a rock. Somewhere around his early to mid-twenties, he tried robbing a group of people and was killed for it-- and he experienced his first death and became an Immortal, where upon discovering his immortality, he met an Immortal bu the name of the Bedouin. The Bedouin taught the Kurgan everything about swordplay and swordsman ship, and when the Kurgan saw the Bedouin take a Quickening, he decided to kill his teacher in his sleep and beheaded the Bedouin. The Kurgan, at the time, was a newbie Immortal and he already took the head of a seasoned Immortal in his sleep and was powerful from then on. The Kurgan also encountered Ramirez more than once prior to meeting Connor... Hell, Ramirez and Kurgan fought each other in the Battle of Thermopylae! -Rakai'Thwei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victim36 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 The Kurgan was made a savage because he had been kidnapped from his family somewhere from the steps of Russia, and in Dynamite comics, this was heavily explored in Highlander: Blade of the Kurgan. The Kurgans were a group of barbarians who were from the steps of Russia, and they were cruel-- they forced the Kurgan to fight in dog pits to fight for meat, and this was when he was a child. He killed a dog with nothing more than his hands and a rock. Somewhere around his early to mid-twenties, he tried robbing a group of people and was killed for it-- and he experienced his first death and became an Immortal, where upon discovering his immortality, he met an Immortal bu the name of the Bedouin. The Bedouin taught the Kurgan everything about swordplay and swordsman ship, and when the Kurgan saw the Bedouin take a Quickening, he decided to kill his teacher in his sleep and beheaded the Bedouin. The Kurgan, at the time, was a newbie Immortal and he already took the head of a seasoned Immortal in his sleep and was powerful from then on. The Kurgan also encountered Ramirez more than once prior to meeting Connor... Hell, Ramirez and Kurgan fought each other in the Battle of Thermopylae! -Rakai'ThweiI had read that Krugan was killed by his dad, smashed his head in with a stone. When the Krugan came back to life, he put the rock in a fire and then made his dad swallow it. Then he went to work for a band of barbarians, before meetin Bedouin. I'm sure there is a few different stories out there for him, since it was never offically stated in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakaiThwei Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I had read that Krugan was killed by his dad, smashed his head in with a stone. When the Krugan came back to life, he put the rock in a fire and then made his dad swallow it. Then he went to work for a band of barbarians, before meetin Bedouin. Actually, that happened in Blade of the Kurgan. The Kurgan who took him in was his adoptive father and he didn't like him from the start. So when the Kurgan succeeded in killing the dogs, the father did smash his head in with a stone only the Kurgan survived miraculously somehow. He was killed before he met the Bedouin though. Had he been killed as a child, he would've been a child immortal, like Kenny from Highlander: the Series. -Rakai'Thwei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie-Brat Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 That and wouldn't he attack Hinata if she was planning a stragety? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest victim36 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Ok, I didn't know how old he was when he got attacked with the rock. I'm glad the kid was only in an episode or two, can't remember if he was a two part arc or not. Either way, I was glad to see him go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Phenomenon Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 <br />Ummm...we get to choose if it's Pre or Post-Time Skip Hinata?<br /><br />Well, I'd say Post-Time Skip Hinata would take it fairly easily.<br /><br />Pre-Time Skip however, would be more difficult, but I think I'd still give it to Hinata. She's still a ninja(naturally faster than normal humans), and with the Byakugan, she can't be taken by surprise by the Kurgan. Add in her Gentle Fist fighting style, and I'd give her the win.<br /><br /><br /><br />I concure, but i dont know much about this other guy, anyone have some info to spare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakaiThwei Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kurgan http://highlander.wikia.com/wiki/The_Kurgan -Rakai'Thwei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movie-Brat Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I can post clips and maybe a download link of the movie if anyone wants to see it if they want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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