#roland the AI

[itsbasil]

Having a physical avatar is fun until you get gripped and carried around like an unruly kitten. It's still fun, just not for you.

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@poisonheadcrabsalesman wanted Roland to get grisped like a pathetic little cat and I simply could NOT say no and thus this was born

(bonus render under the cut!)

[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

[bloodgulchblog]

"hi welcome to mcdonalds what can i get for you?”

“yeah can i get a deluxe quarter pounder with cheese?”

“absolutely, do you want the meal or just the sandwich?’

“uuuuuh hold on”

*fishes something out of my pocket*

“roland what do i do?”

“get the meal, miller. you'll need the soda to keep your throat from drying out when you say incoming phantoms”

*stuffs it back in my pocket*

“uhh yes please the meal would be great”

[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

[raptor-one]

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

[empresskadia]

This has me gigging like crazy still

[filamints]

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

[superintendent-b]

And Roland's there

[lemniscate-graphics]

Recent commission for 1hellcat as a Christmas gift for his wife @katwylderart!

I've actually had this vinyl sitting around for about 4 years waiting for an excuse to use it because the color shift encompasses the full spectrum of Roland's hologram perfectly!

Hand-cut red iridescent vinyl on cotton, graphic originally designed by @ladywolvesbayne who kindly gave me permission to use her design for this!

[bluehoodedmousebane]

Why is the self-perception the thing I keep going back to for halo characters. What. This is all hand wavy headcanon except for Roland’s normal model being based on a real-life guy. That one’s true.

Anyways hi Roland. And Roland. And Roland.

[fablepatron]

Babies first animation (does this count. As animation)

[infinityactual]

Could Roland pass a captcha? Not even like, could he read and input the correct whatever, but morally. Could he lie about being a human?

Oh he could absolutely lie about being human to bypass a captcha, because in his mind he's not lying, he's bypassing a comically simple security measure, one that trips up *actual humans* on a hilariously regular basis.

And he will not hesitate to sign Spartan Miller or Tom Lasky (or really anyone who annoys him) up for SO much spam.

[bloodgulchblog]

[authortobenamedlater]

More funny things from Infinite, also taken from comment threads on AO3 speculating on where Roland is.

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Lasky: You have Roland, right?

Palmer: 😳

Lasky: Sarah.

Palmer: I thought you had him.

Lasky: What?!

Palmer: You’re the captain!

Lasky: We were both on the bridge!

Palmer: It’s really your job—

Lasky: I told you to yank him!

Palmer: I never heard that.

Lasky: You said “yes, sir” and everything!

Palmer: When’s the last time I “yes, sir”-ed you?

Lasky: Hold on. You mean to tell me we are crash-landed on a half-destroyed Halo, our ship is up there getting ripped apart like tin foil, and we just FORGOT OUR AI?!?!

Both, looking at the sky, hands on faces Home Alone-style: ROLAND!!!!!

(Roland, stranded aboard Infinity, is going full Kevin McAllister on the Banished.)

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I have other ideas about Roland but they’re all sad.