Editing Roland-B210

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|variant=Human
|name=Roland-B210
|image=[[File:Roland.png|300px]]
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|birth=Before [[2539]]
|death=Between [[2549#March|March 28, 2549]]—[[2552#October|October 2552]]{{Ref/Note|Id=date|See [[Algolis Invasion#Notes|Algolis Invasion's Notes section]]}}
|causeofdeath=Fatally stabbed by [[Jega 'Rdomnai]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=EOD10|EOD|Chapter=10}}
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|species=[[Human]]
|gender=Male
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|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]
**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]
***[[SPARTAN-III program]]
***[[Headhunters]]
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|sn=S-B210
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{{Quote|We got apes or alligators running the show?|Roland, referring to [[Jiralhanae]] and [[Sangheili]]{{Ref/Anthology|Id=Evo|Evo|Story=[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]}}}}
'''Roland-B210''' was a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] supersoldier of [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]],<ref>[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/forums/banners/headhunters_1920x675-2335875c640c421aa1f3ed8efddad628.png '''Halo Waypoint''' ''- MCC Flight 2.0 Banner'']</ref> serving within the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Intelligence]] [[Beta-5 Division]]. He was a part of the elite Special Operations squad of [[Headhunters]], along with [[Jonah-B283]]. Together, they led a semi-successful [[mission to unidentified moon|mission]] on [[Rangiren]].{{Ref/Reuse|Evo}}

==Biography==
===Spartan-III training===
Roland-B210 was one of the 418 candidates recruited by [[ONI]] for training as part of [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Spartan-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] circa [[2539]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=LL|Fra|Story=Lessons Learned}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P106|Enc22|Page=106}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Beta|''[[Lessons Learned]]'' establishes that Beta Company members [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]] were six years old when they started their training. Page 106 of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' establishes that Tom and Lucy were born on April 14, 2533 and January 28, 2533, respectively. This makes Beta Company's start date somewhere between April 2539 and January 2540.}} During his training under [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], Roland was noted to be particularly proficient in combat and assigned to separate special force units outside the general population of Beta Company. Thus, he did not participate in [[Operation: TORPEDO]], the mission that resulted in the deaths of almost all of Beta Company.

===Induction into Headhunters===
Sometime later, Roland was inducted into a two-man fireteam as part of the special operations program known as Headhunters. He was paired with [[Jonah-B283]], a fellow member of Beta Company, after they were profiled to meet 97.36 percent of the desired matchmaking criteria. Only one other team scored higher. Roland maintained an easy-going friendship with Jonah, frequently teasing his teammate over his violent tendencies.{{Ref/Reuse|Evo}}

===The infiltration===
{{Main|Battle of Rangiren}}
[[File:Headhunters.png|thumb|right|250px|Roland and Jonah during the Battle of Rangiren.]]
At some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]], Jonah and Roland were transported to a remote [[Natural satellite|moon]], [[Rangiren]], where the [[Covenant]] were searching for [[Forerunner]] relics. He, along with Jonah, had the mission to destroy six of the total ten Covenant encampments to make way for a larger [[UNSC]] force.

In the beginning of the mission, Roland infiltrated the base under cover from his [[active camouflage]] to place explosives on four reactors while Jonah engaged the troops in the camp barracks. Roland placed the explosives successfully and without being spotted. Later on, he helped Jonah in eliminating the remaining targets, all of whom were still confused by Jonah's [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] and [[flashbang grenade]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Evo}}

===Death===
Right after Jonah had executed what they thought was the last enemy in the base, Roland was impaled with a [[Bloodblade]] by a cloaked [[Jega 'Rdomnai]]{{Ref/Reuse|EOD10}} of the [[Silent Shadow]] who donned a [[Infiltration harness|custom Sangheili armor]]. With his last breath, Roland managed to utter "clear" to Jonah, which meant that the explosives were armed. Jonah detonated them shortly after, vaporizing himself, the cloaked [[Sangheili]], and Roland's corpse. Despite the explosion his killer, Jega, would survive and would be rescued by the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|Evo}}{{Ref/Reuse|EOD10}}
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==Equipment==
Roland wore a burgundy set of modified [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor]] with accents of white. Both his and Jonah's SPI armor featured [[energy shielding]], however only Roland was equipped with a prototype active camouflage unit—which could function for three and a half to four minutes before it depleted its power supply. Once used, the cell powering the unit would need anywhere from 10-15 minutes to recharge, putting an additional strain on his suit's other power functions such as shielding, BIOs, targeting, and tracking. Each of these functions would run at less than optimum efficiency while the "AvCam" system rebooted. During this mission, Roland was armed with an [[M7S SMG]], a suppressed [[M6C magnum]] and four [[M9 fragmentation grenade]]s, as well as procuring a {{Pattern|Sulok|beam rifle}} from an enemy [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar Sniper|Sniper]].{{Ref/Reuse|Evo}}

==Trivia==
*Roland's name is likely taken from the [[Wikipedia:The Song of Roland|Song of Roland]], a medieval epic that tells the tragic tale of a courageous Frankish knight of the same name, slain in battle while valiantly facing a vastly-superior force.
*Roland's helmet bore a noticeable resemblance to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant|MJOLNIR Air Assault helmet]].

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:Headhunters Roland Concept.jpg|Roland, drawn by [[Jonathan Goff]].
File:RolandSIIIHH.png|Roland, drawn by fan Garrett Post, as seen on the cover of ''Headhunters''.
File:Halo Waypoint Banner Headhunters.png|A tactical readout of Roland and Jonah on a mission.
File:EvoMC RolandAndJonahCloseUp.png|A close-up shot of Roland and Jonah.
File:Spivariant.jpg|Jonah and Roland fighting back-to-back.
File:EvoMC RolandAndJonahPelican.png|Roland and Jonah being deployed from a [[Pelican]] to the unidentified moon.
File:EvoMC RolandAndJonahCrawl.png|Roland and Jonah crawling through forest undergrowth on the moon.
File:EvoMC RolandVISR.png|Roland using VISR to scan for Covenant forces.
File:EvoMC RolandExplosives.png|Roland setting explosives at the base of a Kig-Yar Sniper's nest.
File:EvoMC RolandTalking.png|Roland talking to Jonah.
File:EvoMC RolandRecon.png|Roland observing the Covenant facility from a cliff.
File:EvoMC RolandCamo1.png|Roland appearing mostly visible while using his active camouflage.
File:EvoMC RolandCamo2.png|Roland appearing nearly invisible while using his active camouflage.
File:Headhunters Roland camo.jpg|Roland's experimental active camouflage unit in use while fully invisible.
File:Roland's Death.jpg|Roland's death at the hands of Jega 'Rdomnai.
File:EvoMC RolandKabob.png|Roland's perspective after being stabbed.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' 
**''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Edge of Dawn]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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