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* GoryDiscretionShot: Unlike most of the beheadings in the franchise, [[spoiler:Connor's]] happens very briefly, is obscured by blinding light, and the way his body falls conveniently obscures his headless corpse.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: Unlike most of the beheadings in the franchise, [[spoiler:Connor's]] happens very briefly, is obscured by blinding light, and the way his body falls conveniently obscures his headless corpse.
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* NumberOfTheBeast: Kell has 666 kills under his belt when he fights Duncan.
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* NumberOfTheBeast: Kell has either 665 or 666 kills under his belt when he fights Duncan.Duncan (depending on the version of the film).
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** There were also multiple mentions both in the trailers and film dialogue of Kell no longer following the rules of the Game. It could have been a plot point that Kell had found a way to make the usual rules no longer apply to himself, even if it was never definitively explained how he'd managed to do it.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Kell murders [[spoiler:Rachel, Connor's adopted daughter]].
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer has [[MissingTrailerScene scenes]] of Jacob Kell wielding [[AGodAmI godlike powers]], [[MesACrowd splitting into clones of himself]], and [[BulletDodgesYou freezing a sword in mid-air]]. These scenes were in fact shot specifically for the trailer.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer has [[MissingTrailerScene scenes]] scenes of Jacob Kell wielding [[AGodAmI [[DeityOfHumanOrigin godlike powers]], [[MesACrowd splitting into clones of himself]], and [[BulletDodgesYou freezing a sword in mid-air]]. These scenes were in fact shot specifically for the trailer.
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* ContinuitySnarl: The movie's attempts to weld the movie and series timelines results in a lot of continuity errors, but the most egregious would be Duncan's ex-wife, despite the series itself having established quite clearly that Duncan never had nor would marry.
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* ContinuitySnarl: The movie's attempts to weld the movie and series timelines results in a lot of continuity errors, but the most egregious would be Duncan's ex-wife, despite the series itself having established quite clearly that Duncan never had had, nor would would, marry.
* GoryDiscretionShot: Unlike most of the beheadings in the franchise, [[spoiler:Connor's]] happens very briefly, is obscured by blinding light, and the way his body falls conveniently obscures his headless corpse.
* GrandTheftMe: During the final fight, [[spoiler:the absorbed spirit of Connor superimposes himself over Duncan's face]] in order to taunt Kell.
* GrandTheftMe: During the final fight, [[spoiler:the absorbed spirit of Connor superimposes himself over Duncan's face]] in order to taunt Kell.
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* SadisticChoice: Discussing Faith's potential to be an Immortal, Connor advised Duncan to just let her lead a normal life instead of bring bringing it out. Between letting a loved one eventually die or making her a target in the Game, Connor admits he doesn't envy Duncan having the option to choose.
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* VoodooShark: A group of Immortals live in voluntary stasis in the "Sanctuary," which is located in a large cathedral, but they are murdered by Kell. In the original theatrical version, the Sanctuary is referred to as being [[TruceZone holy ground]], but this annoyed fans of the series since it had been established that Immortals are not allowed to kill one another on holy ground. This rule was even followed by every villain, no matter how evil. So the line was excised from the DVD version. But putting aside the fact that it's in a cathedral, the Sanctuary not being holy ground is just as nonsensical when you stop and wonder why a bunch of Immortals opted to be put into voluntary stasis in a place where they'd be vulnerable. Or why the renegade Watchers would establish the Sanctuary on a place that was not Holy Ground. Their goal was to prevent The Prize from being won, ergo they didn't want the immortals there losing their heads any more than the immortals themselves...
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** A group of Immortals live in voluntary stasis in the "Sanctuary," which is located in a large cathedral, but they are murdered by Kell. In the original theatrical version, the Sanctuary is referred to as being [[TruceZone holy ground]], but this annoyed fans of the series since it had been established that Immortals are not allowed to kill one another on holy ground. This rule was even followed by every villain, no matter how evil. So the line was excised from the DVD version. But putting aside the fact that it's in a cathedral, the Sanctuary not being holy ground is just as nonsensical when you stop and wonder why a bunch of Immortals opted to be put into voluntary stasis in a place where they'd be vulnerable. Or why the renegade Watchers would establish the Sanctuary on a place that was not Holy Ground. Their goal was to prevent The Prize from being won, ergo they didn't want the immortals there losing their heads any more than the immortals themselves...
** A group of Immortals live in voluntary stasis in the "Sanctuary," which is located in a large cathedral, but they are murdered by Kell. In the original theatrical version, the Sanctuary is referred to as being [[TruceZone holy ground]], but this annoyed fans of the series since it had been established that Immortals are not allowed to kill one another on holy ground. This rule was even followed by every villain, no matter how evil. So the line was excised from the DVD version. But putting aside the fact that it's in a cathedral, the Sanctuary not being holy ground is just as nonsensical when you stop and wonder why a bunch of Immortals opted to be put into voluntary stasis in a place where they'd be vulnerable. Or why the renegade Watchers would establish the Sanctuary on a place that was not Holy Ground. Their goal was to prevent The Prize from being won, ergo they didn't want the immortals there losing their heads any more than the immortals themselves...
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* AdvertisedExtra: {{Wrestling/Edge}}'s role was heavily promoted by {{Wrestling/WWE}}, including a mock in-ring Academy Awards ceremony and an Entertainment Tonight segment in which Edge invited co-stars Christopher Lambert and Adrian Paul [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb1_38445vA backstage]]. Edge's screen-time totals about two minutes with two brief lines of dialogue and a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSXHUikakTY single, extremely truncated fight scene that's played mostly for laughs.]]
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* FashionVictimVillain: InUniverse, on the DVD extended edition.
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** Especially since the fix could have been one line of dialogue. Holy Ground had been an established rule since the first film, but the series really played it up in the episode "Little Tin God," where there was a Watcher legend that two Immortals fighting on Holy Ground had been the cause of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius on Pompeii. A simple "guess the legend was wrong" would have quelled a great deal of dissent.
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* ContinuitySnarl: The movie's attempts to weld the movie and series timelines results in a lot of continuity errors, but the most egregious would be Duncan's ex-wife, despite the series itself having established quite clearly that Duncan never had nor would marry.
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The fourth ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' film, and the first one to cross over with [[Series/{{Highlander}} the television series]].
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The fourth ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' film, and the first one to [[{{Crossover}} cross over over]] with [[Series/{{Highlander}} the television series]].
series]], starring the former's protagonist Connor [=MacLeod=] (Creator/ChristopherLambert) and the latter's protagonist Duncan [=MacLeod=] (Creator/AdrianPaul).
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* IsntItIronic: The trailer plays the line "I can never die" from a remix of Dragula by Music/RobZombie, however, the franchise is about immortals who can indeed die, and the song is about a witch hunting grave digger that is not related to plot the movie.
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* IsntItIronic: The trailer plays the line "I can never die" from a remix of Dragula by Music/RobZombie, however, the franchise is about immortals who can indeed die, and the song is about a witch hunting grave digger that is not related with no relation to the plot of the movie.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Played with. Conner teaches Duncan a supposedly unbeatable finishing move in a flashback, and Duncan uses it in the fight between them. In the final battle with Kell he tries it again... and Kell effortlessly parries it with a dagger he had hidden up his sleeve.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Played with. Conner Connor teaches Duncan a supposedly unbeatable finishing move in a flashback, and Duncan uses it in the fight between them. them in the present. In the final battle with Kell Kell, he tries it again... and Kell effortlessly parries it with a dagger he had hidden up his sleeve.
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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Both Connor and his adopted daughter Rachel bite the dust]].
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: According to the Watcher database that Joe brings up, Duncan has 174 confirmed Quickenings, while Kell has ''661'' (and that number keeps going up).
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* AnAssKickingChristmas: The Watcher who tries to assassinate Duncan is surrounded by Christmas decorations, suggesting this trope to be in effect.
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* AnAssKickingChristmas: The Watcher who tries to assassinate Duncan is surrounded by Christmas decorations, suggesting this trope to be in effect. Joe shoots him and wishes him a Merry Christmas as he bleeds to death.
* CombatPragmatist: The reason Kell is so powerful. He didn't honor a key rule of the Game like Connor, Duncan, and so many others did; instead of one-on-one challenges, he amassed a team of Immortals to weaken his targets and then had them stand aside while he takes the heads.
-->'''Duncan:''' [[LampshadeHanging It's a team sport now?]]
-->'''Duncan:''' [[LampshadeHanging It's a team sport now?]]
* DemotedToExtra: Methos and Joe from the TV series make small appearances.
* {{Flashback}}: A given for this franchise. We see such moments as Connor's revenge against Kell, Connor and Duncan's first meeting, and Duncan's history with Faith.
* HeroicBSOD: Connor suffers the loss of his adopted daughter and then the guilt over numerous Immortals being slaughtered by Kell at the Sanctuary because he was there.
* HolyGround: Actually, it was ignoring this rule that led to VoodooShark below.
* HeroicBSOD: Connor suffers the loss of his adopted daughter and then the guilt over numerous Immortals being slaughtered by Kell at the Sanctuary because he was there.
* HolyGround: Actually, it was ignoring this rule that led to VoodooShark below.
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: "[[spoiler:Goodbye, Duncan, my true brother]]."
* ItsPersonal: Kell wants revenge against Connor for what happened in 1555.
* ItsPersonal: Kell wants revenge against Connor for what happened in 1555.
* NotQuiteDead: Connor spends a good chunk of the movie unaccounted for and even thought dead. Of course, he's not.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: Subverted. [[spoiler:Kell wanted to behead Connor himself, but he's not angry when Duncan does. After all, he can still claim Connor's power from Duncan and have the satisfaction of killing another of Connor's loved ones.]]
* PreMortemOneLiner:
** Courtesy of Joe: "Just watch."
** "There can be only one... and you're not it."
* PreMortemOneLiner:
** Courtesy of Joe: "Just watch."
** "There can be only one... and you're not it."
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: In 1555, Connor killed Kell and Father Rainey (Kell's adopted father) as revenge for his mother being put to death for witchcraft. Kell becomes immortal and vows to return the favor--spending centuries hunting him and targeting those he cares about.
* SadisticChoice: Discussing Faith's potential to be an Immortal, Connor advised Duncan to just let her lead a normal life instead of bring it out. Between letting a loved one eventually die or making her a target in the Game, Connor admits he doesn't envy Duncan having the option to choose.
* SadisticChoice: Discussing Faith's potential to be an Immortal, Connor advised Duncan to just let her lead a normal life instead of bring it out. Between letting a loved one eventually die or making her a target in the Game, Connor admits he doesn't envy Duncan having the option to choose.
* ThereCanBeOnlyOne: As ever. Kell intends to be the last Immortal standing, though he's quite content to break the rules of the Game however he sees fit.
* WeWillMeetAgain: A two-fer after Connor and Kell's duel. Kell defeats him, but he vows to only kill him until some far off day when they're the only Immortals left. Duncan is also there, though, and Kell warns him he's on borrowed time.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Kell guesses that Connor's ultimate fear isn't simply losing the Game, but losing to him and having his power make him stronger.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: In the past, Connor had guessed that Faith (at the time known as Kate) had the potential to be Immortal and told Duncan. Duncan made the choice to bring it out so that they could always be together, but she resents him for taking away her ability to have children, grow old with a loved one, and lead a normal life.
* WideEyedIdealist: While Faith denounces him and says she'll never forgive him, Duncan believes there's always a chance for forgiveness and tells her he'll wait centuries if he has to.
-->'''Duncan:''' That's one blessing of immortality; there's always tomorrow. Even for us.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Kell guesses that Connor's ultimate fear isn't simply losing the Game, but losing to him and having his power make him stronger.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: In the past, Connor had guessed that Faith (at the time known as Kate) had the potential to be Immortal and told Duncan. Duncan made the choice to bring it out so that they could always be together, but she resents him for taking away her ability to have children, grow old with a loved one, and lead a normal life.
* WideEyedIdealist: While Faith denounces him and says she'll never forgive him, Duncan believes there's always a chance for forgiveness and tells her he'll wait centuries if he has to.
-->'''Duncan:''' That's one blessing of immortality; there's always tomorrow. Even for us.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Kell murders [[spoiler:Rachel, Connor's adopted daughter]].
* WouldHurtAChild: Kell murders [[spoiler:Rachel, Connor's adopted daughter]].
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* ObviousStuntDouble: It's always easy to spot Christopher Lambert's stunt double during the battle between Connor and Duncan, especially during the wide shots. In general, the stuntman is way more adept with a blade than Lambert.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Played with. Conner teaches Duncan a supposedly unbeatable finishing move in a flashback, and Duncan uses it in the fight between them. In the final battle with Kell he tries it again... and Kell effortlessly parries it with a dagger he had hidden up his sleeve.
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* CanonWelding: The movie tries to weld the movie and series timelines (which by this point had diverged from a prequel series to AlternateTimeline status) together. For some reason they decided to retcon pretty much every major plot point from both to do this.
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* RememberTheNewGuy: Faith and Kell had never been mentioned before this movie, even thought he former is Duncan's ex-wife and the latter is Connor's childhood best friend. Made worse by the fact that the series had previously stated Duncan never had a wife.
* {{Retcon}}: ''Highlander: The Series'' established that Duncan never married, while here, the existence of Duncan's ex-wife is a major plot point.
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* SoulFragment: Duncan beheads [[spoiler:Connor]], he absorbs his swordsmanship skills and perhaps a bit more judging my the morphing effect during the final fight were his face is briefly seen over top of Duncan's.
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* BestServedCold: Jacob Kell is peeved at Connor for [[CreateYourOwnVillain killing his foster father]], a Scottish Priest. Kell bides his time for five centuries before carrying out his vengeance fully.
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->''"What you need to understand is that I don't care about the game. I don't care about the rules."''
-->-- '''Jacob Kell'''
The fourth ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' film, and the first one to cross over with [[Series/{{Highlander}} the television series]].
An enemy out for revenge from Connor [=MacLeod=]'s past starts causing trouble, and he must team up with his cousin Duncan to stop him.
!!This film has the examples of:
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: During the final battle, Kell knocks Duncan's sword out of his hands, sending it tumbling off a catwalk. Duncan leaps over the railing and jumps after it, grabbing it ''in mid-air''.
* AnAssKickingChristmas: The Watcher who tries to assassinate Duncan is surrounded by Christmas decorations, suggesting this trope to be in effect.
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: In the rough cut of the film, Jin Ke beheads himself during the "Last Supper" scene to deny Kell getting his powers.
* BigBad: Jacob Kell.
* CruelMercy: Jacob Kell's goal is to make Connor [=MacLeod=]'s life a living hell, killing all those close to him and keeping Connor alive until they are the last two Immortals left.
* DevourTheDragon:
** Jacob Kell kills his mooks to gain their energy for the final battle.
** [[spoiler:Connor forces Duncan to defeat him with [[ChekhovsSkill a technique he had taught him in the past]], and take his power]].
* IdiotBall: Duncan's wedding flashback. Having previously discovered that his bride-to-be is a latent Immortal, Duncan stabs her through the chest on their wedding night ''without warning'', triggering her immortality. Faith's horrified reaction is (ironically) the most plausible character moment of the entire movie.
* IronicEcho: When meeting in the graveyard, Kell asks Connor "What's wrong? Don't want to be inside me?" Connor asks him the same question during the final fight.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: After a short discussion about honor, Jin Ke challenges Duncan to a martial arts fight.
* LosingYourHead: Carlos moves his eyes a bit after his head hits the ground.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Duncan quickly realized how stupid he had been after he stabbed Faith to make her Immortal.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer has [[MissingTrailerScene scenes]] of Jacob Kell wielding [[AGodAmI godlike powers]], [[MesACrowd splitting into clones of himself]], and [[BulletDodgesYou freezing a sword in mid-air]]. These scenes were in fact shot specifically for the trailer.
* NewOldFlame: Duncan's ex-wife Faith.
* NumberOfTheBeast: Kell has 666 kills under his belt when he fights Duncan.
* OffWithHisHead: As par for the course.
* ReallyDeadMontage: [[spoiler: Connor]] gets one after he is beheaded.
* RevengeByProxy: According to Kell, he has been hounding Connor by killing his friends for centuries.
-->'''Kell:''' Look back at the endless travesties of your life, and you'll see me, always there waiting in the shadows. When friends and lovers are wiped from your sight, I'm there. When those you cherish die abruptly and for no reason, I'm there for you.
* SoulFragment: Duncan beheads [[spoiler:Connor]], he absorbs his swordsmanship skills and perhaps a bit more judging my the morphing effect during the final fight were his face is briefly seen over top of Duncan's.
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Both Connor and his adopted daughter Rachel bite the dust]].
* SwordPlant: Duncan plants a sword as a memorial on [[spoiler:Connor's]] grave.
* VoodooShark: A group of Immortals live in voluntary stasis in the "Sanctuary," which is located in a large cathedral, but they are murdered by Kell. In the original theatrical version, the Sanctuary is referred to as being [[TruceZone holy ground]], but this annoyed fans of the series since it had been established that Immortals are not allowed to kill one another on holy ground. This rule was even followed by every villain, no matter how evil. So the line was excised from the DVD version. But putting aside the fact that it's in a cathedral, the Sanctuary not being holy ground is just as nonsensical when you stop and wonder why a bunch of Immortals opted to be put into voluntary stasis in a place where they'd be vulnerable. Or why the renegade Watchers would establish the Sanctuary on a place that was not Holy Ground. Their goal was to prevent The Prize from being won, ergo they didn't want the immortals there losing their heads any more than the immortals themselves...
* WomanScorned: Faith is still pissed about [[IHateYouVampireDad Duncan killing her and making her Immortal]], but deep down still cares for him.
* WordSequel: Because the films had StoppedNumberingSequels by this point, it is only natural.
-->-- '''Jacob Kell'''
The fourth ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' film, and the first one to cross over with [[Series/{{Highlander}} the television series]].
An enemy out for revenge from Connor [=MacLeod=]'s past starts causing trouble, and he must team up with his cousin Duncan to stop him.
!!This film has the examples of:
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: During the final battle, Kell knocks Duncan's sword out of his hands, sending it tumbling off a catwalk. Duncan leaps over the railing and jumps after it, grabbing it ''in mid-air''.
* AnAssKickingChristmas: The Watcher who tries to assassinate Duncan is surrounded by Christmas decorations, suggesting this trope to be in effect.
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: In the rough cut of the film, Jin Ke beheads himself during the "Last Supper" scene to deny Kell getting his powers.
* BigBad: Jacob Kell.
* CruelMercy: Jacob Kell's goal is to make Connor [=MacLeod=]'s life a living hell, killing all those close to him and keeping Connor alive until they are the last two Immortals left.
* DevourTheDragon:
** Jacob Kell kills his mooks to gain their energy for the final battle.
** [[spoiler:Connor forces Duncan to defeat him with [[ChekhovsSkill a technique he had taught him in the past]], and take his power]].
* IdiotBall: Duncan's wedding flashback. Having previously discovered that his bride-to-be is a latent Immortal, Duncan stabs her through the chest on their wedding night ''without warning'', triggering her immortality. Faith's horrified reaction is (ironically) the most plausible character moment of the entire movie.
* IronicEcho: When meeting in the graveyard, Kell asks Connor "What's wrong? Don't want to be inside me?" Connor asks him the same question during the final fight.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: After a short discussion about honor, Jin Ke challenges Duncan to a martial arts fight.
* LosingYourHead: Carlos moves his eyes a bit after his head hits the ground.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Duncan quickly realized how stupid he had been after he stabbed Faith to make her Immortal.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer has [[MissingTrailerScene scenes]] of Jacob Kell wielding [[AGodAmI godlike powers]], [[MesACrowd splitting into clones of himself]], and [[BulletDodgesYou freezing a sword in mid-air]]. These scenes were in fact shot specifically for the trailer.
* NewOldFlame: Duncan's ex-wife Faith.
* NumberOfTheBeast: Kell has 666 kills under his belt when he fights Duncan.
* OffWithHisHead: As par for the course.
* ReallyDeadMontage: [[spoiler: Connor]] gets one after he is beheaded.
* RevengeByProxy: According to Kell, he has been hounding Connor by killing his friends for centuries.
-->'''Kell:''' Look back at the endless travesties of your life, and you'll see me, always there waiting in the shadows. When friends and lovers are wiped from your sight, I'm there. When those you cherish die abruptly and for no reason, I'm there for you.
* SoulFragment: Duncan beheads [[spoiler:Connor]], he absorbs his swordsmanship skills and perhaps a bit more judging my the morphing effect during the final fight were his face is briefly seen over top of Duncan's.
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Both Connor and his adopted daughter Rachel bite the dust]].
* SwordPlant: Duncan plants a sword as a memorial on [[spoiler:Connor's]] grave.
* VoodooShark: A group of Immortals live in voluntary stasis in the "Sanctuary," which is located in a large cathedral, but they are murdered by Kell. In the original theatrical version, the Sanctuary is referred to as being [[TruceZone holy ground]], but this annoyed fans of the series since it had been established that Immortals are not allowed to kill one another on holy ground. This rule was even followed by every villain, no matter how evil. So the line was excised from the DVD version. But putting aside the fact that it's in a cathedral, the Sanctuary not being holy ground is just as nonsensical when you stop and wonder why a bunch of Immortals opted to be put into voluntary stasis in a place where they'd be vulnerable. Or why the renegade Watchers would establish the Sanctuary on a place that was not Holy Ground. Their goal was to prevent The Prize from being won, ergo they didn't want the immortals there losing their heads any more than the immortals themselves...
* WomanScorned: Faith is still pissed about [[IHateYouVampireDad Duncan killing her and making her Immortal]], but deep down still cares for him.
* WordSequel: Because the films had StoppedNumberingSequels by this point, it is only natural.
