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For some silly reason, I have chosen to put together a guide to the franchise's continuity. Rather than trying to make distinct timelines, I decided to treat every iteration of the Highlander saga by itself, listing the other stories it directly acknowledges, the stories that don't fit with it, and the stories that possibly could fit with it. If a certain work is compatible with two works that are incompatible with each other (for instance, the six seasons of Highlander: The Series are technically compatible with both The Animated Series and Endgame), that flexibility is reflected in the chart. So too, I have distinguished two particular works from their associated media: I have treated The Element of Fire separately from the other TV series tie-in novels because of its unique content, and I have distinguished Way of the Sword from other comics published by Dynamite due to internal inconsistencies. I've approached The Final Dimension on its own standalone terms in most cases, but I do note that the Dynamite comics may consider the film canonical to their stories. The original film doesn't get an entry because it's compatible with everything, either on its own or via the TV show's retcon of its ending.
| Work | Acknowledged Works | Incompatible Works | Compatible Works |
| Highlander II: The Quickening | Highlander | The Series; The Animated Series; The Final Dimension; Series novels; The Raven; Endgame; Dynamite; The Search for Vengeance; The Source; Reunion; Big Finish; The American Dream | The Element of Fire; Way of the Sword |
| Highlander: The Series | Highlander* *(retcon--no Prize) |
The Quickening; The Final Dimension*; The American Dream *(but see retcon precedent) |
The Animated Series; The Element of Fire; Series novels; The Raven; Endgame; Dynamite; The Search for Vengeance; The Source; Way of the Sword; Reunion; Big Finish |
| Highlander: The Animated Series | none | The Quickening; The Final Dimension*; Endgame; Dynamite; The Source; Big Finish; The American Dream* *(but see retcon precedent) |
Highlander*; The Series; The Element of Fire; Series novels; The Raven; The Search for Vengeance; Way of the Sword; Reunion *(retcon--no Prize) |
| Highlander: The Final Dimension | Highlander | The Quickening; The Series*; The Animated Series*; Series novels*; The Raven*; Endgame; The Search for Vengeance*; The Source*; Reunion*; Big Finish* *(but see retcon precedent) |
The Element of Fire; Dynamite*; Way of the Sword; The American Dream *(possible retcon--no Prize) |
| Highlander: The Element of Fire | Highlander; The Quickening; The Series | Endgame*; Way of the Sword; The American Dream *(minor inconsistency) |
The Animated Series; The Final Dimension; Series novels; The Raven; Dynamite; The Search for Vengeance; The Source; Reunion; Big Finish |
| Highlander novel series | The Series | The Quickening; The Final Dimension*; The American Dream* *(but see retcon precedent) |
Highlander*; The Animated Series; The Element of Fire; Endgame; Dynamite; The Search for Vengeance; The Source; Way of the Sword; Reunion; Big Finish *(retcon--no Prize) |
| Highlander: The Raven and Reunion | The Series | The Quickening; The Final Dimension*; The American Dream* *(but see retcon precedent) |
Highlander*; The Animated Series; The Element of Fire; Series novels; Endgame; Dynamite; The Search for Vengeance; The Source; Way of the Sword; Big Finish *(retcon--no Prize) |
| Highlander: Endgame | Highlander*; The Series** *(retcon--no Prize) **(retcon--Kate) |
The Quickening; The Animated Series; The Final Dimension; The Element of Fire*; The American Dream** *(minor inconsistency) **(but see retcon precedent) |
Series novels; The Raven; Dynamite; The Search for Vengeance; The Source; Way of the Sword; Reunion; Big Finish |
| Highlander comics by Dynamite (Vol. 1-3 and Origins: Kurgan) | Highlander*; The Series; The Final Dimension**; Endgame *(retcon--no Prize) **(possible retcon--no Prize) |
The Quickening; The Animated Series; Way of the Sword; The American Dream | The Element of Fire; Series novels; The Raven; The Search for Vengeance; The Source; Reunion; Big Finish |
| Highlander: The Search for Vengeance | none | The Quickening; The Final Dimension*; The American Dream* *(but see retcon precedent) |
Highlander*; The Series; The Animated Series; The Element of Fire; Series novels; The Raven; Endgame; Dynamite; Way of the Sword; Reunion; Big Finish *(retcon--no Prize) |
| Highlander: The Source | The Series*; Endgame *(retcon--Kate) |
The Quickening; The Animated Series; The Final Dimension*; The Search for Vengeance; The American Dream* *(but see retcon precedent) |
Highlander; The Element of Fire; Series novels; The Raven; Dynamite; Way of the Sword; Reunion; Big Finish *(retcon--no Prize) |
| Highlander: Way of the Sword | Highlander | The Element of Fire; Dynamite; The American Dream | The Quickening; The Series; The Animated Series; The Final Dimension; Series novels; The Raven; Endgame; The Search for Vengeance; The Source; Reunion; Big Finish |
| Highlander audio dramas by Big Finish | Highlander*; The Series; Endgame *(retcon--no Prize) |
The Quickening; The Animated Series; The Final Dimension*; The American Dream* *(but see retcon precedent) |
The Element of Fire; Series novels; The Raven; Dynamite; The Search for Vengeance; The Source; Way of the Sword; Reunion |
| Highlander: The American Dream | Highlander | The Quickening; The Series; The Animated Series*; The Element of Fire; Series novels*; The Raven*; Endgame*; Dynamite; The Search for Vengeance*; The Source*; Way of the Sword; Reunion*; Big Finish* *(but see retcon precedent) |
The Final Dimension |
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