Roland

Roland is a former soldier of the United States Army, the highly trained private military of The Atlas Corporation that disregards law and order. A decade-old vendetta is rekindled when Roland learns that the leader of the Brigadiers has a suspiciously similar name to a man he has sworn to kill, and unfortunately as plot points later in the game suggests, assault sexually. After an assault on his brigade, killing all his partners, Roland set out in search of hope to find purpose.

Roland is the soldier class. He is proficient with all weapons, although he prefers shotguns and assault rifles. Roland can deploy a shield turret that can be upgraded throughout the game.

Gameplay
Some of Roland's abilities are meant to supplement and support the party, while some boost his offensive capabilities. His Infantry skill tree can boost his weapon damage, while his Medic skill tree will increase health regeneration, and Support will increase weapon damage and regenerate ammunition for the party. Some of these benefits are only active when Roland's Scorpio Turret is deployed. He is by far the best support class because his turret can be upgraded to heal and regenerate ammunition.

Active Ability

 * See article: Active Abilities, for info.

Roland's active ability is a sentry gun called the Scorpio Turret; a turret that shoots enemies and also provides a shield for cover. Roland's turret will be affected in one of three ways depending on which skill tree the player decides to fully upgrade. The turret lasts 20 seconds.


 * Investments in the Infantry branch of the skill tree can increase the Scorpio Turret's damage, reduce its cooldown time and even allow it to shoot guided missiles.
 * Investments in the Support branch of the skill tree can reduce the Scorpio Turret's cooldown, increase its burst fire count and allow it to eject resupply packs to replenish the ammunition and grenade stocks of all team members.
 * Investments in the Medic branch of the skill tree can add team regeneration or revive effects to the turret.

Skill Tree Calculator
Check out the skill calculator at the official Borderlands site

Class Mods

 * See Article: Class Mods for info.

Trivia

 * Roland is apparently a reference to the character Roland in Stephen King's Dark Tower series, a gunslinger living in a similarly dystopian world.
 * A Warren Zevon song, Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner, could also be the inspiration for the "machine gun" character of Borderlands.