The film then takes place in 2024 where Connor MacLeod is now mortal since becoming the final winner. Not willing to risk he may ever return to Zeist, Katana sends assassins who become immortal as they arrive on Earth. MacLeod kills them, regaining his immortality and youth in the process. Using the magic of the Quickening, MacLeod summons Ramírez back from death. The two fight alongside each other again, then Ramírez sacrifices his life to allow MacLeod a chance to escape a death trap.