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|began=December 5th, [[2557]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''''</ref>

'''Roland''' ([[UNSC]] Artificial Intelligence serial number: RLD 0205-4<ref name="VIS"/>) is an [[artificial intelligence]] construct built by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. He is the primary AI of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. His name and [[avatar]] are based on [[wikipedia:Roland Beamont|Roland Beamont]], a British fighter and test pilot for the [[wikipedia:Royal Air Force|Royal Air Force]] during and after [[World War II]].<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/spartanops '''Halo Waypoint -''' ''Intel: Spartan Ops'']</ref>

Roland replaced [[Aine]] as ''Infinity's'' ship AI by [[2557]]. When [[Fireteam Majestic]] arrived Roland welcomed them aboard. He later gave [[Thomas Lasky|Captain Lasky]] intel on the [[Covenant remnant]] fleet over [[Requiem]].<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Departure|S1E1 ''Departure'']]</ref> Later, [[Fireteam Crimson]] recovered a [[Requiem translocation artifact]] and brought it aboard ''Infinity'', the artifact soon activated draining power from the ship. Roland was affected also, as his hologram flickered and he noticably slowed down when informing Captain Lasky of what was happening.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Artifact|S1E2 ''Artifact'']]</ref> When the {{UNSCShip|Aladdin}} arrived, Roland informed Lasky that it's captain was requesting permission to land. After [[Catherine Halsey]] returned to ''Infinity'' he locked down the engine room.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Catherine|S1E3 ''Catherine'']]</ref> Later he showed Lasky [[Fireteam Castle]]'s fate at REQ-153-N. When Fireteam Crimson began chasing [[Jul 'Mdama]], Roland helped them track him through the Slipspace portals, pointing out to [[Jared Miller]], who was having difficulty with the portals, how easy it was. Roland enjoyed taking part in the op, "commanding" Crimson to go to where a portal was, later commenting how much more he liked running ops than ships.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Didact's Hand|S1E4 ''Didact's Hand'']]</ref> For Crimson's next mission at [[The Gate]], Roland had to help [[Jared Miller]] run the op, as [[Sarah Palmer]] was unreachable. Into a series of missions, Roland found [[Gabriel Thorne]]'s IFF tag near Crimson at [[The Cauldron]], and tracked him to the [[Quarry]] where Crimson began searching for him.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Memento Mori|S1E4 ''Memento Mori'']]</ref>