While McGill did not care much for the conflict of the American Revolutionary War, and also had a less than favorable opinion of the British, he took up his weapon to scupper the Templars' ambitions in the New World, due to his great loyalty to the Assassins. As a result of this, McGill became the subject of folk tales, under the nickname of "Red Rage Duncan." In 2012, his genetic memories were used as an Animi Avatar by the entertainment branch of the Templar company Abstergo Industries, to influence the general public via the Animus games console, under the title of the Highlander.