Roland is an unwind. Roland is a large kid with a bad temper. Roland always wants and needs to be in charge. He is a bully, an instigator and die-hard trouble maker. Roland seems to appear repeatedly in Connor and Risa's path and has a vendetta against Connor. He has a shark tattoo on his arm (which is not only symbolic, but becomes an important identifier later on). Roland is unwound later on in the book and it is a nerve wracking process.
