2007-02-01 19:20:22 · 7 answers · asked by Stie 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
It refers to the life force, powers, knowledge, skills--basically all that the Immortal was is released at the time of their death, made into energy that another Immortal absorbs. It doesn't have to just go to the Immortal that did the killing. I recall an episode of the Highlander series where 2 Immortals happened to be present at the time of another Immortal's death and they actually shared the "quickening" energy that had gotten released.
2007-02-01 19:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by specialone18 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quickening is when the life force of a slain Highlander is absorbed by the slayer. (with all the lightening and levitation and screaming.)
2007-02-01 19:29:15 · answer #2 · answered by Hans 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The quickening is when Duncan or one of the Imoortals kills, by cutting off the head of their opponent and they recieve their immortality, their power, along with it all of their memmories, and skills, as a swordman come along with it. It is basically recieveing their life form, and everything along with it.
Good Show and Love the movies.
2007-02-01 19:29:14 · answer #3 · answered by brock2296 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awakening seems like a more appropriate term. The last survivor will gain great knowledge and will become a mortal. In the sequels, the survivor remembers who he is (rebels exiled from another planet).
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reaction to the note below, yeah, I remeber one part in the movie when he didn't really kill someone, the guy accidentally fell and his head got runover by a train, so the other guy absorbed his power...
2007-02-01 19:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by Odin M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it's the power of the slain immortal escaping and being redirected into the victor..............great movies, great series, and there's another movie starring adrian paul coming out called highlander the source.
2007-02-01 20:37:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is an excellent article that fully answers your question:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quickening_(Highlander)
2007-02-01 19:46:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It refers to how fast the movie goes from zero to suck,.. pretty quick... as well as the speed in which the movie makes you sick...
2007-02-01 19:27:53 · answer #7 · answered by Z 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋