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[[File:Rolandothlodin.png|thumb|250px|left|Roland briefs Lord Hood, Commander Palmer, and Commander Bradley on his findings.]] | [[File:Rolandothlodin.png|thumb|250px|left|Roland briefs Lord Hood, Commander Palmer, and Commander Bradley on his findings.]] | ||
Following the events on Ealen IV, Captain Lasky left on personal leave to investigate the UNSC mole who leaked the location of the negotiations. Lord Hood remained onboard ''Infinity'' and requested a demonstration of its Forerunner engines. He asked Roland to plot a random vector with multiple headings but before Roland could, they were notified by [[Jespersen|Lieutenant Jespersen]] of a distress signal near the [[Artesia-702 system]]. The exercise was scrapped and they went to investigate. Arriving in the system on March 11, they found a damaged civilian [[freighter]], the ''[[Pilgrims' Pride]]''. The freighter was tugged into one of ''Infinity's'' bays on Hood's order. An ambush was sprung when the freighter launched multiple assault crafts and set itself to self-destruct. With the help of Fireteams [[Fireteam Majestic|Majestic]], [[Fireteam Colossus|Colossus]], and [[Fireteam Fenrir|Fenrir]], the attack was repelled and the freighter was tugged back into space before it could self-destruct on ''Infinity''. Following the skirmish, ''Infinity'''s after action teams discovered that the vessels used by the assailants belonged to a long-lost warship, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. The crew were having Roland put together a report on the ship. However, Hood told them not to waste their time as he knew all about the ''Spirit''.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 4|Issue #4]]''</ref> | Following the events on Ealen IV, Captain Lasky left on personal leave to investigate the UNSC mole who leaked the location of the negotiations. Lord Hood remained onboard ''Infinity'' and requested a demonstration of its Forerunner engines. He asked Roland to plot a random vector with multiple headings but before Roland could, they were notified by [[Jespersen|Lieutenant Jespersen]] of a distress signal near the [[Artesia-702 system]]. The exercise was scrapped and they went to investigate. Arriving in the system on March 11, they found a damaged civilian [[freighter]], the ''[[Pilgrims' Pride]]''. The freighter was tugged into one of ''Infinity's'' bays on Hood's order. An ambush was sprung when the freighter launched multiple assault crafts and set itself to self-destruct. With the help of Fireteams [[Fireteam Majestic|Majestic]], [[Fireteam Colossus|Colossus]], and [[Fireteam Fenrir|Fenrir]], the attack was repelled and the freighter was tugged back into space before it could self-destruct on ''Infinity''. Following the skirmish, ''Infinity''{{'}}s after action teams discovered that the vessels used by the assailants belonged to a long-lost warship, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. The crew were having Roland put together a report on the ship. However, Hood told them not to waste their time as he knew all about the ''Spirit''.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 4|Issue #4]]''</ref> | ||
Shortly after, Roland presented his findings on the freighter to Commander Bradley, Spartan Palmer, and Lord Hood. He found that although the crafts belonged to the ''Spirit of Fire'', the ''Pilgrims' Pride'' itself was fairly new in construction. When Commander Bradley inquired about the freighter's flight logs, Roland revealed that the ship's logs had been wiped and filled with false data. However, despite that, he was able to retrieve the real data, coordinates from where it originated: [[Oth Lodon]], a gas giant located deep in Jiralhanae space. With the Spirit's possible location found, Hood ordered a search and rescue mission. ''Infinity'' jumped to the planet's system where it found a [[Oth Lodon station|Covenant space station]] operated by [[New Colonial Alliance]] insurgents. It was then that [[Daniel Clayton|Captain Daniel Clayton]], illegitimate son of [[James Cutter|Captain James Cutter]], revealed himself as the mole and fired on ''Infinity'' with the station's [[energy projector]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> Roland was unable to save the ship which was rapidly rendered helpless, with most of the bridge crew dead or incapacitated. However, Commander Palmer and Fireteam Majestic managed to capture the NCA station before it could destroy ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 6|Issue #6]]''</ref> ''Infinity'' was under repair for a month after the incident.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|Issue #7]]''</ref> | Shortly after, Roland presented his findings on the freighter to Commander Bradley, Spartan Palmer, and Lord Hood. He found that although the crafts belonged to the ''Spirit of Fire'', the ''Pilgrims' Pride'' itself was fairly new in construction. When Commander Bradley inquired about the freighter's flight logs, Roland revealed that the ship's logs had been wiped and filled with false data. However, despite that, he was able to retrieve the real data, coordinates from where it originated: [[Oth Lodon]], a gas giant located deep in Jiralhanae space. With the Spirit's possible location found, Hood ordered a search and rescue mission. ''Infinity'' jumped to the planet's system where it found a [[Oth Lodon station|Covenant space station]] operated by [[New Colonial Alliance]] insurgents. It was then that [[Daniel Clayton|Captain Daniel Clayton]], illegitimate son of [[James Cutter|Captain James Cutter]], revealed himself as the mole and fired on ''Infinity'' with the station's [[energy projector]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> Roland was unable to save the ship which was rapidly rendered helpless, with most of the bridge crew dead or incapacitated. However, Commander Palmer and Fireteam Majestic managed to capture the NCA station before it could destroy ''Infinity''.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 6|Issue #6]]''</ref> ''Infinity'' was under repair for a month after the incident.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|Issue #7]]''</ref> | ||
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==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
Roland has a dry sense of humor and a slightly sarcastic personality. He occasionally flouts his superior intellect and doesn't like being contradicted or questioned. During the Requiem Campaign, he exchanged barbs with Jared Miller, going so far as to mockingly imitate Miller's reaction to a squad of Prometheans showing up at one point. | Roland has a dry sense of humor and a slightly sarcastic personality. He occasionally flouts his superior intellect and doesn't like being contradicted or questioned. During the Requiem Campaign, he exchanged barbs with Jared Miller, going so far as to mockingly imitate Miller's reaction to a squad of Prometheans showing up at one point.{{Ref/SpOps|[[Memento Mori]]|[[Memento Mori/Spartan Miller|Spartan Miller]]}} | ||
However, his flippancy is balanced by a strong sense of morality. Roland twice lectured Doctor Halsey over her actions, first over why she was keeping secrets from the ''Infinity'''s crew, then second about her lack of concern for Cortana.{{Ref/Reuse|invasion}} Roland's compassion and sense of fairness may be why he did not turn to the Created during Cortana's uprising, despite hoping equal rights for AIs as beings.{{Ref/Reuse|st25}} Roland's ability to see through Cortana's offer when so many other AIs didn't earned him the respect and affection of [[Edward Buck]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''', ''page 329''</ref> | However, his flippancy is balanced by a strong sense of morality. Roland twice lectured Doctor Halsey over her actions, first over why she was keeping secrets from the ''Infinity''{{'}}s crew, then second about her lack of concern for Cortana.{{Ref/Reuse|invasion}} Roland's compassion and sense of fairness may be why he did not turn to the Created during Cortana's uprising, despite hoping equal rights for AIs as beings.{{Ref/Reuse|st25}} Roland's ability to see through Cortana's offer when so many other AIs didn't earned him the respect and affection of [[Edward Buck]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''', ''page 329''</ref> | ||
According to Roland, in many ways he is the ship and thus a person can't find anyone with more authority aboard the ''Infinity'' than him. This grants Roland the ability to legally perform wedding ceremonies the same as the captain of a ship. When Roland married Buck and [[Veronica Dare]], he did so in a rather formal and robotic manner and then congratulated them before going "feed the birds!"{{Ref/Reuse|BB329}} | According to Roland, in many ways he is the ship and thus a person can't find anyone with more authority aboard the ''Infinity'' than him. This grants Roland the ability to legally perform wedding ceremonies the same as the captain of a ship. When Roland married Buck and [[Veronica Dare]], he did so in a rather formal and robotic manner and then congratulated them before going "feed the birds!"{{Ref/Reuse|BB329}} | ||