Roland

Roland is Borderlands's "Soldier" class. He is a former soldier of the Crimson Lance, the highly trained private military of The Atlas Corporation. He is proficient with all weapons, although he prefers Shotguns and Combat Rifles. Roland can deploy a Scorpio 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 shield regeneration 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 for him and his allies. He is the only character that cannot boost his melee in some way, but his upgrades for the scorpio turret are more spread out among his skill trees, making it potentially more useful in more situations than the other character's action skills (except Lilith, whose skills are spread out about the same amount). Roland is the only playable character who does not have a skill to daze enemies.

Active Ability
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. The Scorpio Turret is a very versatile Ability, when used correctly it can fill a wide range of situations, such as being used to cover the player's side to keep from being flanked, or temporarily holding off enemies while the player retreats. Roland's is also the only ability seen to be copied by an enemy, namely Crimson Lance Engineers, it also takes the longest to cool down, mainly due to its devastating capabilities.


 * 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
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Quotes
When opening a chest:
 * "Always nice to get resupplied."
 * "Always room for more loot."
 * "Armaments here."
 * "Alright! We got guns over here."
 * "Can never have enough stuff!"
 * "This will help."

When spotting items:
 * "It's like Christmas!"

When scoring a critical hit:
 * "Critical, bitch!"
 * "Critical, biatch!"
 * "Aww, you know that hurt!"
 * "Ow! That hurt!"
 * "Haha, bullseye!"
 * "Haha, nailed it!
 * "Critical hit!"
 * "Target hit!"

Scoring a kill on a badass enemy:
 * "Elite, my ass!"
 * "Another one bites the dust."
 * "Oh yeah, that was all me."
 * "Another notch on my weapon!"
 * "Uppin' the kill count!"
 * "Are we keeping score here?"

Action skill kill:
 * "I love this damn thing!"
 * "It's like having another soldier on the field!"
 * "Spray 'em and slay 'em!"
 * "Efficient, and effective!"
 * "Haha, that's another one!"
 * "Mowin 'em down, haha!"

When requesting a duel:
 * "Mess with the bull and you get the horns!"
 * "I'm issuing you a challenge...chump."
 * "You think you got what it takes?!"

When leveling up:
 * "Bigger and badder!"
 * "Rankin' up!"
 * "Getting better all the time!"

When ammunition is depleted:
 * "Ammo count black."
 * "I'm outta mags."
 * "I'm out!"
 * "Out of bullets."
 * "Need to reload."
 * "Need ammo."

When spawning a vehicle:
 * "I'll TC the vehicle"
 * "I got the ride."
 * "Mounting up."

Idle:
 * "Time is bullets."
 * "Wastin' daylight, foo."
 * "Burnin' daylight."

Reviving:
 * "On your feet, soldier!"
 * "Oh, that's just a flesh wound!"
 * "Just walk it off."

Trivia

 * A Warren Zevon song, "Roland, the Headless Thompson Gunner", could also be the inspiration for the "machine gun" character of Borderlands.
 * Roland was the name of one of Charlemagne's legendary paladins and many literary works pay homage to this historical figure. It is possible that this Roland is similarly linked indirectly to him.
 * Roland is an infantryman, but his Scorpio Turret and pieces of Crimson Lance armour offer indications that he might have once been a Lance Engineer.
 * Early concept art of Roland depicted him as a caucasian male with dark and graying hair, though his design has since been changed, these early concepts show a very strong resemblance to Marcus Kincaid, meaning that it is possible that these early designs were recycled and used for him.
 * In the Secret Armory of General Knoxx, his wanted poster states his bounty is $1,000,000.00 for "Desertion and Murder of a Crimson Lance officer".
 * In his quote, "I'll TC the vehicle", TC may stand for "Tactical Commandeer" or "Take Command" of the vehicle. In the U.S. Army, TC is an abbreviation for either "Track Commander", "Truck Commander", or "Team Chief".


 * His quote, "Another one bites the dust," may be a reference to the Queen song "Another One Bites The Dust"
 * Roland is the name of the Gunslinger in Stephen King's The Dark Tower.
 * His quote, "Oh, that's just a flesh wound!" is possibly a reference to the scene featuring the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.