Roland

Roland, also known as Roald in Japan, is a character from Digital Devil Saga 2.
==Appearances==
*Digital Devil Saga 2: Playable Character
==Profile==
The leader of the Lokapala and guardian of Fred, both of which fell into his care after he fled a mission gone wrong and abandoned the original leader, Greg, resulting in the other man's death. A classically trained author, he fell into despair and became an alcoholic following the death of his friend, and unconvinced in his own ability to lead the Lokapala. After meeting the Embryon, he sobers up and injects himself with the demon virus at Fred's prompting, gaining the "Lightning Bolt" Atma that allows him to transform into Indra.
As a human, he uses a shotgun as his weapon, which, much like Heat's grenade launcher, hits all enemies once. As Indra, he is strong against electric attacks but weak against earth attacks. His stats are very similar to Heat's from the first game, though with less priority on Strength compared to him
He regains his courage to fight and goes off to avenge his fallen comrades by facing Meganada alone. He later sacrifices himself alongside Argilla to destroy the monster, and his data ascends to the Sun. Based on the player's dialog choices over both games, he either joins Seraph for a final battle or allows Heat to take his place.
=== Quantum Devil Saga Avatar Tuner ===
A man referred to as Roland Seth briefly appears once Shin introduces Kazuki to the EGG research team, alongside Annabella di Fiori: Roland only speaks once, and visibly holds back a chuckle, which implies he already knows Shin's plan of having Kazuki talk to God through Sera is destined to fail. It's not known whether or not book Roland and game Roland are the same character, as game Roland opposes the Karma Society while book Roland apparently works for it (though he still seems opposed to Shin's plan). He appears later in book 4, where he takes Serph, Argilla and Cielo and now opposes Karma Society, similar to his in-game counterpart. Unlike the games, however, Roland never develops an Atma. He and Heat no longer are "mutually exclusive depending on choices": Roland survives the entire novel series and takes care of the civilians while Serph, Gale, Argilla and Cielo face Angel. 
==Gallery==
rolandz.jpg|Roland and Indra
RolandCG.jpg|Promo
RolandBerserk.jpg|Berserk Mode
Lightning_Bolt_Hi_Resolution.png|"Lightning Bolt" Atma Brand
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