There Can Be Only One!

[Fenrisulfr]

So, I'm sitting here at 4:07, listening to Queen as I often do at this time, and I started listening to 'Gimme The Prize'. The song is on the "A Kind of Magic" album which was made up mostly of music made for the movie "Highlander". This got me to asking myself, would I enter the contest? Sure. It's a chance to live forever, cutting people's heads off along the way until you win; allowing you to live a normal life with all of the knowledge in the world.

Now I ask you. Would you like to be an immortal and enter the contest? Would you be The One? From which region would you hail? I like the idea of being a Scotsman, but perhaps I would go with a Spaniard (as Spain is where my ancestry dates back to)in the hopes of being like Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez (who was played by Sean Connery (one of the greatest actors ever)), but without the death part...

 

[Valagetti]

Well I seriously think your in need of some sleep. No I don't want to cut heads off, for the pay off of infinte knowledge, its pretty much a lose n' lose situation there. And a normal life cannot be lead without infinite knowledge, trust me I tried.

 

[Fenrisulfr]

Now hold on. At the end of the movie, Connor ended up with the girl. Also, he supposedly went on to help the world in "Superman 4: The Quest for Peace". But I digress. He ended up with a great life after he won. Plus, imagine if The Kurgan had won... I haven't seen the second one, and I don't really plan on it so as to not ruin the first one for me.

 

[Esotera]

Without a doubt. Losing the ability to have children and being immortal are huge bonuses, plus you get to live through history - there must be a few highlanders that subtly changed its course for their own evil desires. Do we all get a hat like Sean Connery's?

 

[Fenrisulfr]

The highlander was the one from Scotland. Sure, you can have any hat you want. lol You're living through time, so I guess you'd have the chance to get one.

 

[OutcastBOS]

I would not. Eventually immortality would get boring, or you'd outlive the earth itself eventually. It would suck in my opinion. [sub]not to mention how fast I'd probably die...[/sub]

 

[joemegson94]

Damn, I was hoping this thread was about the Demoman, so I'd have an excuse to say "You appear to have trodden on a mine!"

 

[infohippie]

Now hold on. At the end of the movie, Connor ended up with the girl. Also, he supposedly went on to help the world in "Superman 4: The Quest for Peace". But I digress. He ended up with a great life after he won. Plus, imagine if The Kurgan had won... I haven't seen the second one, and I don't really plan on it so as to not ruin the first one for me.

Second movie? What are you talking about? There Is Only One. Michael Ironside and Christopher Lambert were both on holiday throughout 1991.

 

[FalloutJack]

Sure, why not? Trouble is...you know I'd cheat.

"Alright, I'm here, Jack? Where are you? Show me your sword!"

"I'm over here, dude."

"What the...? You can't use a TANK!"

"The hell I can't! FIRE!"

And it goes from The Quickening to The REALLY Quickening!

 

[Fenrisulfr]

Now hold on. At the end of the movie, Connor ended up with the girl. Also, he supposedly went on to help the world in "Superman 4: The Quest for Peace". But I digress. He ended up with a great life after he won. Plus, imagine if The Kurgan had won... I haven't seen the second one, and I don't really plan on it so as to not ruin the first one for me.

There is no second one, nor is there a third, fourth shitty tv movie fifth or any tv series or cartoon, they have all been made up, forget anything you might of heard about them because they don't exist. There can be only one and there is only one.

And well if I was an immortal I'd have no choice but to enter really, the gathering brings all the remaining immortals together so I'd have to fight, or give myself up and well, I'd give it a go, I'm a bit of a short arse though so I'd have to jump for any decaps on my part, might make me harder to hit though.

My mistake, I was hallucinating. There is only one. Also, the question is if you would choose to be an immortal and compete. I probably should've rephrased that.

 

[KarlMonster]

Actually, I quite liked the television series, after they found the Cure for "Stupid Writer Syndrome" like a few other good serials did. I kept a log of where and when Duncan MacLeod had been, to see if the writers ever screwed up.

So, you live for 500 years, or more, or less. You have no family, and anyone that sees you die will try to burn you for being a witch. Unless you find a clever way to kill yourself to relieve the terrible boredom. Then if you don't get killed by someone older than you are, you win. If you win, you get knowledge that you probably can't use, because humanity would use the knowledge to build weapons of mass destruction. Or Math destruction: death by fractal integration; its pretty horrible.

How about I just learn swordplay and skip the boring part?
http://www.sword-buyers-guide.com/support-files/trueswordsman.pdf

 

[TonyVonTonyus]

Probably not since the object of the conest is to become what I am now.

Now I ask you. Would you like to be an immortal and enter the contest? Would you be The One? From which region would you hail? I like the idea of being a Scotsman, but perhaps I would go with a Spaniard

Goddammit, Sean Connery is Eqyptian in that movie.

 

[New Troll]

Damn, I was hoping this thread was about the Demoman, so I'd have an excuse to say "You appear to have trodden on a mine!"

Haha, I was thinking roughly the same thing. Demo knight for life!

On topic, I do believe I would. Would definitely help spice up this mostly boring and mundane life...

Oh, and I originally hail from Arkansas. Doubt the movie would have done half as well if it was called Hillbilly, but still that is me.

 

[Fenrisulfr]

I got confused. He's been EVERYWHERE in the movie. lol Didn't he say he was Spanish and Egyptian?

 

[Fenrisulfr]

Actually, I quite liked the television series, after they found the Cure for "Stupid Writer Syndrome" like a few other good serials did. I kept a log of where and when Duncan MacLeod had been, to see if the writers ever screwed up.

So, you live for 500 years, or more, or less. You have no family, and anyone that sees you die will try to burn you for being a witch. Unless you find a clever way to kill yourself to relieve the terrible boredom. Then if you don't get killed by someone older than you are, you win. If you win, you get knowledge that you probably can't use, because humanity would use the knowledge to build weapons of mass destruction. Or Math destruction: death by fractal integration; its pretty horrible.

How about I just learn swordplay and skip the boring part?
http://www.sword-buyers-guide.com/support-files/trueswordsman.pdf

Don't tell them that you have knowledge of weaponry. DUH...

 

[SammiYin]

I would love immortality, as long as it goes away when the world ends or we create space travel, other wise floating around the void would get a bit dull.

 

[Fenrisulfr]

Lol trust me the more you keep believing that there is only one the happier you will be. Sorry I must not of read the question right. If I had a choice then it would be no, the Kurgun would scare the hell out of me and is it really worth fighting that for the prize, especially considering what the prize is. But living through history would be cool, however the movie does a good job of showing the toll it takes on Conner.

Wow I keep getting sidetracked, ok short answer if I had a choice then no, theres some perks but I'm too much of a wuss for it really.

Aww. Are you afraid of a guy that spews a line out of the song "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard? Think about it. You don't die until someone comes along and cuts your head off. It's a quick death at that. If you're good at the game, you won't die for a long time. You'll live longer than a normal human. If you win, you can live and die normally in whatever time it was that you won in. If you win, you'll have knowledge of EVERYTHING. I'd say it's a pretty good deal.