Xavier St. Cloud

Xavier St. Cloud is a male television character who features in Highlander.

Biography

Xavier St. Cloud

He became a great fighter and powerful Immortal, but also turned into an assassin and, later, a thief and murderer. Xavier was a hedonist who would do anything to become rich, even if it meant killing to make a profit. According to Xavier, mortals were beneath consideration and so killing them meant nothing to him.

In 1653, he traveled across the deserts of the Middle East as an assassin. In Algiers he challenged Hamza el Kahir, an Immortal Arab who he had encountered before. Hamza was having a drink with his friend and fellow Immortal Duncan MacLeod. MacLeod would prove in the future to be Xavier's greatest adversary, but at the time, being only a young Immortal, Xavier didn't take much interest in him, focusing instead on Hamza. Hamza, knowing he wouldn't stand a chance of surviving the battle, instead decided to escape. MacLeod, however, refused to back down from a challenge and decided to face Xavier at the scheduled hour. However, when continuously taunted by MacLeod, Xavier decided to fight him. At the last minute, Hamza came to fight Xavier, sacrificing himself to prevent Duncan from dying. The two fought and Xavier beheaded Hamza in front of MacLeod.

In 1803, during the Napoleonic Wars, Xavier was riding his horse by a chateau outside Paris which belonged to the D'Estaing family, when he sensed an Immortal. He discovered newly Immortal, Morgan D'Estaing, who had been mortally stabbed by his adopted father, Philippe D'Estaing. The property's inheritance had been denied to him for being adopted so he had tried to kill his younger brother, who would inherit all. For that, he paid with his mortal life. Morgan wanted revenge, but Xavier told him to be patient and that he would get his revenge soon. Xavier then took Morgan as his pupil. Three years later, Xavier and Morgan returned to the D'Estaing chateau as it was about to be taken over by the British due to France's defeat. Philippe D'Estaing and his family were shocked to see Morgan alive. Morgan wanted to slit their throats but Xavier came walking in and told Morgan not to. Xavier forced Philippe to tell them where the money and jewelry were, making a promise he wouldn't kill anyone and then suggesting that they have a drink. As they left, Morgan wasn't happy that his family was alive, but Xavier told him that they wouldn't be soon. Morgan realized that Xavier had poisoned the wine. As they left the estate, the British army entered the property, and Xavier and Morgan sensed Duncan MacLeod, who was in the British army. Duncan remembered Xavier from their last encounter but Xavier and Morgan left since they weren't alone.

Using poisonous gases in heists became a habit for Xavier, who used this method in 1977 in West Africa to kill a drug lord and steal all his valuable objects and his money.

Overview

Personality and attributes

The Watcher Chronicles say that "Early in his Immortal life, probably around the same time he whacked his first teacher and took both the man's head and his name, Xavier St. Cloud realized that the road to success was paved with dirty tricks. In his early days, Xavier would choose his victims with care, studying them, never challenging one that might be better than he." The Chronicle further says, "Later, Xavier experimented with poison gas and other dishonorable methods to incapacitate his victims before taking their heads. After MacLeod took Xavier's hand in 1992, Xavier even resorted to mercenaries with Uzis-- no class. Xavier may have had a polished demeanor - well-dressed, well-read, well-spoken, as well as a weakness for expensive caviar and rare art-- but inside beat the heart of a coward." The Chronicle dated 1917 adds, "St. Cloud is proving more deadly to our troops than even the biggest bloody guns the Kaiser can muster. (...) The blighter doesn't care how many mortals he kills, he just wants the money."

Notes

• Xavier St. Cloud was portrayed by actor Roland Gift and featured in the setting of Highlander: The Series.

Appearances

• Highlander: The Series:

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