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{{Title|Roland}} | {{Title|Roland}} | ||
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{{Quote|We got apes or alligators running the show?|Roland, referring to [[Jiralhanae]] and [[Sangheili]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[Headhunters (Short Story)|Headhunters]]'', page 170</ref>}} | {{Quote|We got apes or alligators running the show?|Roland, referring to [[Jiralhanae]] and [[Sangheili]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[Headhunters (Short Story)|Headhunters]]'', page 170</ref>}} | ||
'''Roland''' was a [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III commando]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Intelligence]] [[Beta-5 Division]].<ref name="headhunter">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''Headhunters''</ref> He was a part of the elite Special Operations squad of [[Headhunters]]. He, along with [[Jonah]], led a semi-successful stealth attack on an unknown remote [[moon]] on which the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] were searching for [[Forerunner]] relics. | '''Roland''' was a [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III commando]] of the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Naval]] [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Intelligence]] [[Beta-5 Division]].<ref name="headhunter">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''Headhunters''</ref> He was a part of the elite Special Operations squad of [[Headhunters]]. He, along with [[Jonah]], led a semi-successful stealth attack on an unknown remote [[moon]] on which the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] were searching for [[Forerunner]] relics. | ||
Roland wore a primarily red-colored, unidentified variant of the [[Semi-Powered Infiltration Armor|SPI armor]].<ref>'''Headhunters''', ''motion comic''</ref> | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
Right after Jonah had executed the ''seemingly'' last enemies in the base, Roland was impaled with an [[energy sword]] by a cloaked [[Special Operations Sangheili]] who was wearing a heavily modified [[Sangheili Combat 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 Sangheili, and Roland's corpse. | Right after Jonah had executed the ''seemingly'' last enemies in the base, Roland was impaled with an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]] by a cloaked [[Special Operations Sangheili]] who was wearing a heavily modified [[Sangheili Combat 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 Sangheili, and Roland's corpse. | ||
==Trivia== | ==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 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. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:RolandSIIIHH.png|Roland, as seen on the cover of ''Headhunters''. | |||
File:Headhunters.png|Ronald and Jonah during their mission on the unidentified moon. | |||
File:Spivariant.jpg|Jonah and Roland fighting back-to-back. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' {{1st}} | ||
