Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Highlander)

The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse were a group of barbaric, murderous Immortals who rode for perhaps thousands of years and were most prominent in the Bronze Age. They were featured antagonists in the TV series Highlander, and were opposed by Immortals Duncan Macleod and Cassandra in the present day.

Their members were :
 * Kronos - their leader, who called himself Pestilence, dangerous and vastly intelligent but possessing noted weaknesses, like his inability to see past the life of blood and carnage they reveled in. ( See Full Entry for Kronos )
 * Methos - their planner and tactician, who called himself Death, the Oldest Immortal and the most cunning. He eventually grew dissatisfied with their endless ride and left, to be pursued by Kronos for centuries until the late 20th Century. ( See Full Entry for Methos )
 * Silas - a raging brute on the surface, called War, but he also had a gentle side, and preferred the company of animals, since they could not mock him as others (especially Caspian) often did.
 * Caspian - a psychotic fiend, possibly a cannibal, called Famine, controllable only by Kronos and not truly liked by anyone.

The First Ride
How they originally came together is unknown, though events later in the series hinted that Kronos may have had some connection to a millenial-rising demon. What is known is that, once their ride began, they quickly made accurate Kronos' later account that no one was ever more cruel or more feared. Riding masked and eventually gaining followers who set up camp for them wherever they ravaged, their legend traveled even faster than they did. It can be speculated that the Four Horsemen from the Book Of Revelation ( Revelation is the English translation of the Greek word 'Apocalypsis', 'revealed truth' ) were inspired by these four, since their exploits pre-date much of the codification of the Abrahamic Bible, especially the New Testament.

During their ride, they came upon and destroyed a small village, killing all but one resident, its healer, a woman named Cassandra, who became immortal upon being slain. Methos not only raped and tortured Cassandra, but cruelly led her to believe that it was he, as Death, who made her Immortal, and who by extension could end her existence at any time he pleased. For the better part of a millennium, he came to dominate her, this despite ferocious resistance on Cassandra's part. Breaking her spirit came with a price for Methos - despite himself, he felt immense regret at how he had treated her, and missed the fighter she had been. This accelerated Methos' feelings that the life he lived was no longer and in fact could never be enough.

Kronos often kept the feuding 'brothers' Silas and Caspian from each others' throats, and did his best to ensure Methos' growing doubts never took root, though both proved to be impossible tasks.

TBC...