#Roland halo

[raptor-one]

Lasky definitely sent him a png of a piece of cake for his bday

[bloodgulchblog]

I forget, did I ever show you guys this little thing I wrote with Roland knowing that Cortana killed Aine?

You know. Just funny little UNSC AI pre-Halo 5 things.

[bloodgulchblog]

Good news everyone. I solved the roland color debate. He simply isn’t, he’s a transparent png

[itsbasil]

Imagine knowing the Smart AI running a massive spaceship sets aside processing power every day to bother you and you specifically

that's kinda like flirting right

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@bloodgulchblog and @poisonheadcrabsalesman have brain-poisoned me into making what I think is probably the first 3d render fanart of these two in existence

[magellanicclouds]

"Miller can't sleep and Roland doesn't need to."

Really loved working on this moody piece of local chew toy, Jared Miller, and his new roommate Roland, commissioned by @poisonheadcrabsalesman ' v '

Thank you so much again, Stumpy!

(Quote is from Morbid Curiosity, written by Stumpy)

[fablepatron]

My half of an art trade with @poisonheadcrabsalesman :3c

Comms | kofi

[radiantrookie]

RvB Characters in Halo 4 Spartan Ops

Note: Some of the subtitles are messed up

[empresskadia]

Yeahhh, I have no more motivation to work on this further, so here is my Spartan-IV and Circ [with a human to accompany her usual appearance]

[doom-dreaming]

take my humble offering of various low-quality halo character textpost memes

Ferrets under the cut

and as a gift for @poisonheadcrabsalesman

[poisonheadcrabsalesman]

ROLAND MENTION - ALIVE AND ONBOARD INFINITY IN SEPTEMBER 2559

HE'S BEEN MENTIONED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS! This is still before SoR and OPERATION: WOLFE but he was mentioned and that's all that matters. He takes notes.... :o)

Source here from the latest short story on waypoint - Halo: Venezian Sonata

[raspberrylmao]

they have the SAME VOICE ACTOR????????

[raptor-one]

Halo let me on your merch team I have a very important idea-

[bloodgulchblog]

roland cycles through different colors like a gamer mouse or keyboard

[itsbasil]

There are several more important things he could be doing but thank god he's good enough at multitasking to bother his most favorite special guy

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I have a disease and the only cure is making more miller/roland renders apparently

[halobirthdays]

Happy birthday to Roland!

Today is his -534th birthday!

Roland was a "smart" AI assigned to the UNSC Infinity. He was the Infinity's AI during the Requiem campaign, managing the operations both on the ship and on the ground. He was treated like a crew member by Captain Thomas Lasky, providing input and suggestions on the best course of action.

Roland was present when Catherine Halsey was taken into custody on Infinity, and, when he visited her in her cell to lecture her on withholding information, was put under her control by an override code. Roland was able to regain control and order her arrested, but not before she made contact with Jul 'Mdama, whom she wanted to use to get out of UNSC custody and continue her search for the Janus Key.

Roland would oversee the mission to retrieve Halsey and sever the connection with a Forerunner artifact that bound the Infinity to Requiem's surface just as the planet was on a collision course with its sun. Once the connection was severed, he steered the ship off world just before Requiem exploded. Roland continued to serve Infinity after the events on Requiem, and during the pursuit of Dr. Halsey.

During the Created crisis, Roland remained loyal to the UNSC, although he felt sympathy for Cortana and voiced his dismay when Dr. Halsey spoke of terminating her. This mindset mirrored his feelings on "final dispensation" during the sham trial of Iona, an AI who argued for her right to live and not be terminated once she reached her designated seven-year lifespan. Iona was placed in stasis to be studied, and Roland was one of the "judges" who heard her arguments. While he never revealed ONI's intentions, he regretting lying to her. Similarly, he resented what he perceived to be a blithe decision to terminate Cortana once she lost her usefulness to the UNSC.

Because Roland did not join the Created, the Infinity and its crew were able to go into hiding to regroup until the UNSC could cultivate a plan to combat the Created and the Guardians. He also had the authority to officiate marriages, having performed the marriage of Veronica Dare and Edward Buck, though it's unclear if this is something all smart AIs can do, or if Roland acquired the credentials on his own.

Roland was assigned to Infinity when it was attacked by the Banished. His current status is unknown.

In canon (~2560), he is turning 3!

[filamints]

happy birthday roland, may you grow up big and strong.