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!''Highlander''

!''Highlander II: The Quickening''

!''Highlander III: The Sorcerer''

!''Highlander: Endgame''

!''Highlander: The Source''

!!!'''Played by:''' Mario Van Peebles (1994)

->!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristopherLambert

->'''Played by:''' Creator/SeanConnery (1986-1991)

->'''Played by:''' Creator/ClancyBrown (1986)

->'''Played By:''' Creator/RoxanneHart

->'''Played By:''' Beatie Edney

->'''Played By:''' Sheila Gish

->'''Played By:''' Hugh Quarshie

->'''Played By:''' Peter Diamond

* DeathSeeker: Throws down his swords mid-battle and demands to be killed, much to The Kurgan's surprise.

->Played by: Creator/MichaelIronside (1991)

->Played by: Mario Van Peebles (1994)

->Played by: Bruce Payne

->Played by: Lisa Barbuscia

->Played by: Christian Solimeno (2007)

->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristopherLambert (1986-2000)

* {{Catchphrase}}: He has three.

* TheCorrupter: An ''accidental'' version! As the TV series eventually revealed, James Horton was once the Watcher assigned to The Kurgan, and being forced to observe The Kurgan carve a swathe of atrocities over the course of decades with gleeful sadism drove Horton to near-madness, convincing him that Immortals were fundamentally evil and letting any of them claim The Prize would be a disaster for the rest of humanity, leading to Horton forming The Hunters in an attempt at destroying them.

* ChivalrousPervert: Ramirez is one hell of a ladies man. Nevertheless, he's honorable, charming and does all he can to protect Heather from The Kurgan, even at point of death. He's also clearly ''revolted'' when The Kurgan makes his rapist intentions toward Heather clear.

* ForTheEvulz: And the Prize, but The Kurgan doesn't seem to be in much of a rush. He's having way too much fun.

* {{Leitmotif}}: Queen's "Gimme The Prize". ''"I am the one, the only one/I am the god of kingdom come/gimme the Prize!"''
* MeaningfulName: His alias “Victor” hints at his drive to kill off all other Immortals and win the Prize.

* VillainSong: While he doesn't sing it, they use the Music/{{Queen}} song "Gimme The Prize (The Kurgan's Theme)" in the film. Despite being pretty badass, the band themselves didn't like it.

* AnAxeToGrind: Supplementary materials reveals that his weapon of choice was a battleaxe.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His second adoptive [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas mother]] and an Italian prostitute, at least according to the debatably canon comic book miniseries ''Highlander Origins: The Kurgan.'' After his cruel second adoptive father tried to murder him, the Kurgan killed him, but afterward decided to spend the next few years continuing to live with the man's put upon wife because the "poor woman" was "all alone and had never really been unkind to me." Centuries later, the Kurgan took to shacking up with a prostitute who he had become fond of, seeing her as something of a kindred spirit who he only ended up leaving due to his worsening prophetic visions of Connor.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite his vicious and mocking nature, Kurgan does believe in honoring the Holy Ground tradition. He doesn't even bring in his sword to intimidate Connor, nor lay his hands upon him after Connor almost breaks the tradition himself. Considering he's among the most evil of all the immortals, it must truly mean something to him.

* NiceHat: it has a nice feather too.

* RedShirt: An even bigger example than Yung Dol Kim, to the point that the only appearance he has is as a file photo of The Kurgans previous victims.

* PimpedOutCape: It even has peacock feathers. Observing this, [=MacLeod=] calls him a "You Spanish Peacock".

-->''"There Can Be Only ONE!"''

* InconspicuousImmortal: By the start of the film, Connor is enjoying a sedate lifestyle as an antiques dealer, having apparently given up on an active military career after World War II. In sharp contrast to the more flamboyant immortals like [[AgentPeacock Ramirez]] and [[BloodKnight the Kurgan]], he prefers to stay out of the spotlight unless he has no other choice; of course, he can't avoid the Gathering or the battle for the Prize, but Connor still prefers to let the fight come to him rather than actively seeking out violence. [[spoiler: The exception to this rule is when the Kurgan kidnaps Brenda, prompting Connor to go on the offensive for once.]]

-->(''Ramirez pushes Connor off their boat, then starts to casually row away'')

* LargeHam: A huge ham. He's an entire suckling pig. The Kurgan shouts every other word, laughs and yells during combat and basically makes a massive show of himself at every opportunity.

* {{Leitmotif}}: Queen's ''Gimme The Prize.'' "I am the one, the only one/I am the god of kingdom come/gimme the Prize!"

->'''Played By:''' Roxanne Hart

* FingerlessGloves: Part of his modern outfit.

* BadassMustache: He's a dashing, noble, badass warrior with a handsome little mustache.

* DefrostingIceKing: Connor is, bitter at the start of the film. He's cold, isolated and has seen so many people die that he refuses to form attachments. He rarely smiles or even emotes much. As the film goes on, he develops a new attachment to humanity, falls in love with Brenda and takes his stand against The Kurgan to save the world itself.