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"We got apes or alligators running the show?"

- Roland, referring to Jiralhanae and Sangheili.

Roland was a Spartan-III and was one of two members of an elite Special Operations squad known as Headhunters. He, along with fellow Spartan-III, Jonah, lead a semi-successful stealth attack on an unknown remote moon on which the Covenant were digging for Forerunner relics. Roland was killed in action at the hands of a Special Operations Elite wielding a red Energy Sword.

It is unknown whether Roland was originally from Alpha or Beta company of Spartan-IIIs.

Induction into Headhunters
Roland was selected after completing the requirement and was subsequently trained for several additional months. He was paired with Jonah after they were profiled as hitting 97.36 percent of the desired matchmaking criteria.

Infiltration
Jonah and Roland were assigned to destroy several Covenant encampments located on an unknown remote moon. Roland was given an experimental Active Camouflage module for his armor, and infiltrated a base under cover from his semi-active camouflage to place explosives on four reactors while Jonah engaged the troops in the camp barracks.

Inside the base, everything went smoothly. After Roland had placed the charges, he continued to help eliminate the remaining targets, all of whom were still confused by Jonah's energy disruptions and Flashbang Grenades. But just after Jonah had executed what seems to be the last hostile in the base, Roland was impaled by an Energy Sword wielded by a cloaked Special Operations Sangheili wearing a heavily customized Harness. 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 Elites, and Roland's corpse.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
 * Headhunters