Editing Roland-B210

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|birth=Before [[2539]]
|death=Before [[2552#November|November 2552]]
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|affiliation=*[[UNSC Navy]]
**[[UNSC Special Forces|Naval Special Weapons]]
***[[SPARTAN-III program]]
***[[Headhunters]]
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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>}}
'''Roland-B210''' was a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] supersoldier of [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta Company]],<ref>[https://content.halocdn.com/media/Default/forums/banners/headhunters_1920x675-2335875c640c421aa1f3ed8efddad628.png '''Halo Waypoint''' ''- MCC Flight 2.0 Banner'']</ref> serving within 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", ''page 161''</ref> He was a part of the elite Special Operations squad of [[Headhunters]], along with [[Jonah-B283]]. Together, they led a semi-successful [[mission to unidentified moon|mission]] on an [[unidentified moon (Headhunters)|unidentified moon]].<ref name="motioncomic">'''Headhunters''', ''motion comic''</ref>

==Biography==
===Spartan-III training===
Roland-B210 was one of the 418 candidates recruited by [[ONI]] for training as part of [[SPARTAN-III]] [[Spartan-III Beta Company|Beta Company]] circa [[2539]].{{Ref/Anthology|Id=LL|Fra|Story=Lessons Learned}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P106|Enc22|Page=106}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Beta|''[[Lessons Learned]]'' establishes that Beta Company members [[Tom-B292]] and [[Lucy-B091]] were six years old when they started their training. Page 106 of the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' establishes that Tom and Lucy were born on April 14, 2533 and January 28, 2533, respectively. This makes Beta Company's start date somewhere between April 2539 and January 2540.}} During his training under [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]], Roland was noted to be particularly proficient in combat and assigned to separate special force units outside the general population of Beta Company. Thus, he did not participate in [[Operation: TORPEDO]], the mission that resulted in the deaths of almost all of Beta Company.

===Induction into Headhunters===
Sometime later, Roland was inducted into a two-man fireteam as part of the special operations program known as Headhunters. He was paired with [[Jonah-B283]], a fellow member of Beta Company, after they were profiled to meet 97.36 percent of the desired matchmaking criteria. Only one other team scored higher.{{Ref/Reuse|headhunter}} Roland maintained an easy-going friendship with Jonah, frequently teasing his teammate over his violent tendencies.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}

===The infiltration===
{{Main|Mission to an unidentified moon}}
At some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]], Jonah and Roland were transported to an [[Unidentified moon (Headhunters)|unknown remote]] [[Natural satellite|moon]] where the [[Covenant]] were searching for [[Forerunner]] relics. He, along with Jonah, had the mission to destroy six of the total ten Covenant encampments to make way for a larger [[UNSC]] force.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}

In the beginning of the mission, Roland infiltrated the base under cover from his [[active camouflage]] to place explosives on four reactors while Jonah engaged the troops in the camp barracks. Roland placed the explosives successfully and without being spotted. Later on, he helped Jonah in eliminating the remaining targets, all of whom were still confused by Jonah's [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] and [[flashbang grenade]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}

===Death===
Right after Jonah had executed what they thought was the last enemy in the base, Roland was impaled with an [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword#Bloodblade|red energy sword]] by a cloaked warrior of the [[Silent Shadow]] who donned a [[Infiltration harness|custom Sangheili armor]].<ref>'''Halo Evolutions: Volume I''', ''page 239''</ref> 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.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}

==Equipment==
Roland wore a burgundy set of modified [[Semi-Powered Infiltration armor]] with accents of white.{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}} Both his and Jonah's SPI armor featured [[energy shielding]], however only Roland was equipped with a prototype [[active camouflage]] unit—which could function for three and a half to four minutes before it depleted its power supply. Once used, the cell powering the unit would need anywhere from 10-15 minutes to recharge, putting an additional strain on his suit's other power functions such as shielding, BIOs, targeting, and tracking. Each of these functions would run at less than optimum efficiency while the "AvCam" system rebooted.{{Ref/Reuse|headhunter}} During this mission, Roland wielded an [[M7S SMG]] and a suppressed [[M6C magnum]], as well as procuring a [[Type-50 particle beam rifle]] from an enemy [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar Sniper|Sniper]].{{Ref/Reuse|motioncomic}}

==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 helmet bore a noticeable resemblance to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/AA variant|MJOLNIR Air Assault helmet]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Headhunters Roland Concept.jpg|Roland, drawn by [[Jonathan Goff]].
File:RolandSIIIHH.png|Roland, drawn by fan Garrett Post, as seen on the cover of ''Headhunters''.
File:Halo Waypoint Banner Headhunters.png|Roland and Jonah on a mission.
File:Newspartan3s.jpg|thumb|ONI BETA 5 Headhunters program teams gathered together.
File:A close up angle of Roland and Jonah.png|thumb|A close up angle of Roland and Jonah before being deployed to the unidentified moon.
File:Spivariant.jpg|thumb|Jonah and Roland fighting back-to-back.
File:Roland and Jonah being deployed from a Pelican.png|thumb|Roland and Jonah being deployed from a [[Pelican]] to the unidentified moon.
File:Roland and Jonah crawling through forest undergrowth.png|thumb|Roland and Jonah crawling through forest undergrowth.
File:Roland using VISR to scan for covenant forces.png|thumb|Roland using [[VISR]] to scan for covenant forces.
File:Roland setting explosives at the base of a Sniper Jackals perch.png|thumb|Roland setting explosives at the base of a [[Sniper Jackal]]'s nest.
File:Roland and Jonah while of their mission to the unidentified moon.png|thumb|Roland and Jonah during their mission to the unidentified moon.
File:Roland talking to Jonah Halopedia Avi.png|thumb|Roland talking to Jonah before assaulting the covenant base.
File:Roland performing reconnaissance on a cliff.png|thumb|Roland performing reconnaissance of the covenant base from a nearby cliff.
File:Roland maintaining his [[M6C]] before moving to the covenant base.png|thumb|Roland maintaining his [[M6C]] before moving to the covenant base.
File:Roland's M6C.png|thumb|Roland's suppressed [[M6C]] magnum.
File:Another shot of Roland's AvCam unit.png|thumb|Roland's [[active camouflage]] unit in use while almost fully visible.
File:Roland's AvCam unit.png|thumb|Roland's experimental [[active camouflage]] unit in use while almost fully invisible.
File:Headhunters Roland camo.jpg|thumb|Roland's experimental [[active camouflage]] unit in use while fully invisible.
File:Headhunters - Roland.png|Roland wielding a [[Type-50 particle beam rifle|beam rifle]] in the motion comic adaptation. 
File:Roland's Death.jpg|Roland's death at the hands of the [[Silent Shadow]].
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'' 
**''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' {{1st}}

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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