Background
Series: The Darkest Awakening
Portrayed by: Roland Orzabal
Inspiration: Roland Orzabal (from Tears For Fears)
Character Information
Full Name: Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana
Gender: Male
Birthday: 22 August 1961
Age: 60
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Nationality: British
Race: Biracial (Spanish-Argentinian and British)
Species: Half-blood Dragon Light Spirit (Human form)
Occupation: Musician
Alignment: Good
Affiliations: Zodiac Heroes
Residence: Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, London, England, United Kingdom
Relatives: George Orzabal de la Quintana (father), Margaret Orzabal de la Quintana (mother), Julian Orzabal (younger brother), Carlos Orzabal (older brother), Raúl Mariano Orzabal de la Quintana (Paternal Grandfather), Alexander George Menzies (Maternal Grandfather), Sybille Mary Ellis Wynn (Maternal Grandmother)
Allies: Calum hood, Troye Sivan, Luke Hemmings, Shawn Mendes, Zoe Hood, Robert Irwin, Wendy Huang, Raphael Hood, Kan Chan, Aidan Harney, Rena Lovelis, Bindi Irwin, Brad Simpson, Connor Ball, Jamie Frankland, Annika Koa, Brent Rivera, Bea Miller, Caleb Burton, Lexi Rivera, Jacob Sartorius, Toby Smith, Tommy Simons, Yuto Yoshida, Noah Lima, Tanya Leong, Ben Azelart, Ken Wang, Sheryl Lau, Thaiyo Kido, Sierra Deaton, Crystal Leigh, Reece Bibby, George Smith, Ankit Mishera, Danna Paola, Aiden Cowell, Harvey Cantwell, George Davidson, Carm Chan, Nikita, Shion Tekase, Charlie Matto-Smith, Caroline, Camila Cabello, Corbyn Besson, Jenny Tran, Sung Mi Kim, Audrey Kim, Ranboo, Jonah Frantzich, Jack Avery, Zach Herron, Wilbur Soot, Zak Ahmed, Daniel Seavey, Jenna Anderson, Lavender Avery, Alex Malonado, Meg Donnelly, Ryan Herron, Grace VanderWaal, Connor, Joanna Kenzie, Hannah, Johnny Orlando, Edwin Honeret, Zion Kuwonu, Karl Jacobs, Grayson, Brandon Arreaga, Jack Manifold, Taegan Chua, Max Mills, Harvey Mills, Denis Coleman, Luke Scott, Joshua James, Henry Moodie, Eddie Jones, Cooper Stout, Ryan Lofthouse, Nicholas Noveschosch, Sam Nook, Floris Soot, Jerry Tan, Noah Brown, Maggie Lindemann, Charlie Dalgleish, Darryl Noveschosch, Delilah Liu, Taka Moriuchi, Mei Li, Mat Baynton, Larry Rickard, Louis Bernard, Martha Howe-Douglas, Alice Lowe, Tina Kang, Ben Willbond, Eryn Cyberonix, Jim Howick, Gerald Collins, Kyle Howick, Aimee, Cassie Ann, Bill Hope, Oli Briggs, Beau, Freddie Hackett, Dylan, Curt Smith, Kate Bush, Jon Bongiovi, Maddy Ciccone, Andy Ridgeley, Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Simon Le Bon, Nick Bates, John Taylor, Roger Taylor
Enemies: Chase, Medusa, Andrew Baynton
Powers And Abilities: All
Fighting Styles: Mixed Martial Arts, Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do, Tai Chi, Chi Na, Hung Gar, Chu Gar Southern Praying Mantis, Northern Shaolin Kung Fu, Baji Quan, Ba Gua
Power Type: All
Hero Type: Elemental
Amulet: Leo
Roland Orzabal de la Quintana is a former university student and one of the Zodiac heroes. He is the protagonist of the series.
Background
Official Description
Roland Orzabal de la Quintana is a British 60-year-old former University student. He was formerly part of the 1980s Zodiac heroes. His spirit form is a red and yellow dragon.
Appearance
Roland is an elderly man with long grey hair and beard, green-brown eyes and pale skin. His casual wear consists of a black dress shirt, black pants and brown shoes. He stands on 5'8 and is of average build. In his spiritual state, his eyes glow white. His spirit form is a red and yellow dragon.
History
Early Life
Roland was born as Raoul on the 22nd of August 1961 in the UK. At 2 weeks old, his name was anglicised into Roland so that it would be easier for English people to pronounce. When he was 7, his parents split because his father was being abusive. At the age of 13, he met Curt and bonded over their similar upbringings.
1980s Era (Jerry's Era, later Roland and Curt's Era)
In 1981, Roland and Curt along with some other secondary school and 1st Year students joined Jerry's team of Zodiac heroes. Jerry also assigned Roland and Curt to become the Zodiac leaders as soon as they joined. Roland recalled Curt almost being drowned and digested while the team was visiting Bath in 1981. This caused him to be in a coma for quite some time until he recovered. Roland was the only half-blood in the team. Roland had dated Curt, however, their current relationship is unknown, either they're still romantically dating or they're just friends. The Zodiac heroes continued working together after graduation until 1989 when all of the American team members and Curt decided to go to America.
Volume 7 (Zach's era, post-storm era)
The current Zodiac heroes met Roland and Curt in Bath when their train to Wales was hijacked. Later, Curt defeated Dream and Andrew by using his powers and throwing them into the Great Bath. Which is considered acidic to Dark Spirits. After that, the team are on their way to Wales when they bumped into Kate.
When the team arrived at Wales, they bumped into some other 80s Zodiac heroes who were seeking the healer, known as Tom. After their appointment with the healer, the woke up at the side of a castle. Then, they went to Aimee's inherited house where they had a battle with a corroded Andrew. Curt injured his ribs in the battle after defeating Andrew so the Zodiac heroes went back to Cambridge and were suspended from missions for a month.
Personality
Roland is a smart and kind individual despite his upbringing. He is also caring and protective, especially towards his teammate, Curt. He also tends to be more reserved unlike Curt who is more rebellious.
Etymology
(First name) The name Roland originates from Frankish. Its meaning has usually been identified as "famous land," "from the famous land," or "fame of the land", derived from the stems "Hrōð" or "χrōþi" meaning fame, and "land" (Hrōþiland).
(Middle name) Jaime is a gender neutral name of Spanish origin. Being a form of James and meaning "supplanter", this name has religious and traditional origins.
(1st last name) Unknown
(2nd last name) The name Quintana is primarily a female name of Spanish origin that means From The Country House.
Chinese Name
Traditional: 羅蘭·海梅·奧爾扎巴爾·德拉金塔納
Simplified: 罗兰·海梅·奥尔扎巴尔·德拉金塔纳
Pinyin/Romanisation: Luólán·hǎi méi·ào ěr zhā bā'ěr·dé lā jīn tǎ nà
Powers and Abilities
All- He has the ability to manipulate different elements.
Martial Arts- He can do various martial arts, especially hybrid martial arts.
Equipment
Bracelet- Used as his amulet
Trivia
-Roland was born on the 22nd of August which makes him a Leo
-He is loosely based on Roland Orzabal but in an alternate universe as he is the fictionalised version of himself
-He is unlabelled
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