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| {{Title|Roland}}
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| {{AI Infobox
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| |name= Roland
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| |image=[[File:H4-Roland-Portrait.jpg|260px]]
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| |began=[[2557|December 5th, 2557]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref>
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| |gender= Male
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| |description= World War II-era pilot [[wikipedia:Roland Beamont|Roland Beamont]]
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| |color= Orange
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| |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]]
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| |function= Ship AI
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| |number=RLD 0205-4
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| '''Roland''' ([[UNSC]] Artificial Intelligence serial number: '''RLD 0205-4''') is an [[artificial intelligence]] construct in service with 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>
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| ==Operational history==
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| Entering service on [[2557|December 5, 2557]],<ref name="VIS"/> Roland replaced ''Infinity'''s former shipboard AI [[Aine]], who was destroyed when the ship crashed on [[Requiem]] in July 2557.<ref name="Waypoint">[https://www.facebook.com/HaloWaypoint/posts/10152099361122679 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Today in Halo: 12/05/2557'']</ref>
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| When [[Fireteam Majestic]] arrived onboard ''Infinity'' shortly prior to the ship's [[Second Battle of Requiem|second voyage to Requiem]], 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>
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| After Dr. Halsey was detained for exchanging transmissions with Jul 'Mdama in secret from the crew, Roland appeared in her holding cell and questioned her on why she chose to withhold the information. Halsey then subverted Roland by speaking the code-phrase "undid-iridium", placing him under her complete control. She forced him to give her access to the ship's computer. Roland managed to free himself from Halsey's control and had her arrested, but not before Halsey had managed to contact Jul 'Mdama. Moments later, Prometheans began materializing all over the ship via the artifact, while Covenant forces attacked the ship from outside.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' — [[S1/Invasion|S1E7 ''Invasion'']]</ref>
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Roland is voiced by {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1281932/ Brian T. Delaney]}}.
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| *Despite the 20th-century precedent of his avatar, Roland's name bears a tangential connection to the mythology behind the naming of [[Cortana]]. [[Wikipedia:Roland|Roland]] is a figure in medieval legend with a sword named [[Wikipedia:Durendal|Durendal]]; Cortana is named after [[Wikipedia:Curtana|Curtana]], the sword of [[Wikipedia:Ogier the Dane|Ogier the Dane]], which bore the inscription "My name is Cortana, of the same steel and temper as Joyeuse and Durendal." Durendal, in turn, served as the namesake of [[W:c:Marathon:Durandal (AI)|a principal AI character]] in [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Marathon]]'' series.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:H4-Concept-Roland-Face.jpg|Concept art of Roland's face.
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| File:H4-Concept-Roland.jpg|Concept art of Roland's avatar.
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| File:H4-Roland-Avatar-ScanRender.png|Full-body portrait of Roland's avatar.
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| File:H4 SOS1E1 Spartan IV Hologram.jpg|Roland welcoming [[Fireteam Majestic]] aboard the ''Infinity''.
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| File:H4-SO-S1E6-Roland-Avatar.jpg|A close-up of Roland's avatar.
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| File:H4-RolandAI-Avatar-HalfBody-Main.png|Extracted view of Roland's avatar.
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| File:HSA Roland.jpg|Roland introducing the [[UNSC Tactical Simulator|UNSC TACSIM]] to a group of Spartan-IVs in ''Halo: Spartan Assault''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo 4]]''
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| **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| ==Sources==
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| <references/>
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| {{UNSC AI}}
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| [[Category:Human AI]]
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