Random Story Pitch 01 - “The Highlander” - Part One
So recently I had a random idea while I was watching a YouTube clip of one of my favorite 90s series, “The Highlander”. To those who don’t know it, just research it. While I still have this idea in my head, I might as well pitch it here for everyone to see (or not!).
I want to reimagine the story, taking the “good bits” from the original, and adding some of my own ideas. The good bits I want to keep from the original story are as follows:-
> Immortals are people born normally but “activates” their immortality when they die a violent death
> They retain their physical appearance when activated, but their physical and intellectual prowess will always be when they were at their prime
> Once activated, they cannot be killed unless beheaded
> If an immortal is not activated, they live normal lives, and die a normal, uneventful death.
> An immortal, once activated, cannot have offspring
> Once killed, their “soul” transfers to the victor through what they call “The Quickening”
> Immortals can sense other immortals, even those inactivated
> They live by the prophecy “There can be... only One”
> There will come a time where the remaining immortals congregate to a place for “The Gathering” to fulfill the prophecy
From what I remember, those were the good bits of the show. To that I will add the following:-
> If the immortal has a disability before he is activated, he retains the disability. But his body compensates greatly so the immortal can overcome the said disability, i.e. blind - heightened senses; physical deformities (missing limbs, degenerative illness, and the likes) - extreme intellectual prowess, sometimes resulting to sorcery, witchcraft and the dark arts.
> All immortals can “hide” their weapon of choice, albeit only one, and does not include projectile weapons i.e. firearms, crossbows
> You can kill an immortal by blowing its head off, but the Quickening will not happen, ever
> If an immortal kills an inactivated one, the Quickening will never happen.
If any of the new suggestions already part of the Canon, then just disregard them.
I will give the general plot of my story pitch in part 2, as well as any new suggestions I may think of.
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