#Tvtropes tales from the borderlands free

The Good King: The rest of the dwarves are deeply loyal to him, believing he will save them from the Sorcerer.Berserk Button: In this case, he's the Berserk Button for all the dwarves, Brick killing him makes all the other dwarves to be hostile at the Vault Hunters.100% Adoration Rating: He is beloved by all of his men, to the point where killing him causes a witch hunt against the Vault Hunter from the dwarves.

#Tvtropes tales from the borderlands free

He wants to ally with the Vault Hunters so his army of dwarves can destroy the Sorcerer and free his people. Voiced by: Kent WilliamsKing of the dwarves and leader of their resistance against the Handsome Sorcerer.

Naturally, she has to learn to let it go.

Wish-Fulfillment: He is this to Tina, as she imagines Roland being still alive.

Spared by the Adaptation: In-universe, Jack fails to kill him (and Bloodwing as well) meaning he gets to live on.in the imagination of his friends.

Protagonist: The Vault Hunter is not the main character of Tina's campaign as they are a secondary character from her perspective, having barely any lines or relevance in the story despite accomplishing most of Roland's job. He warns you that asking is an invitation for him to punch you in the throat.

Never Heard That One Before: Evidently, being asked why he's the White Knight is not a new thing for him.

The Mourning After: He serves as a coping mechanism for Tiny Tina, who has trouble accepting that Roland won't come back.

Knight in Shining Armor: His role in the story, due to Tina's adoration of his real-life counterpart.

Jive Turkey: Since Tina's the one behind his dialogues, this Roland speaks in the same slang that she does, albeit much more awkwardly.

Imaginary Friend: Sort of, being an imaginary character who serves as the Big Good of Tiny Tina's fantasies.

The Hero: Much like his real counterpart, though he's a much more idealized version.

Flat Character: Other than being The Hero, he doesn't have much depth or characterization, not like his role would require any.

The mission where he's introduced also implies that Tina wrote him to be Roland's character, only taking GM control of him since he was 'late'.

However, his presence in the game is mostly for Tina to cope with the death of the real Roland and to give him a better fate than his ignoble death at the hand of Jack.

He more or less serves this role, often appearing alongside the players just because Tina says so and is clearly intended by Tina to be the hero of the story.

Additionally, his death is averted by the arrival of Bloodwing, as a tribute to the dead real Bloodwing, as 'a miracle.'.

Tina generally spawns him at random as back-up for the players, which bugs Lilith since not only does it not make any sense it's also a sign that Tina is in serious denial of Roland's death.

The Comically Serious: He speaks in Jive Turkey slang while still possessing Roland's stoic and unemotional tone of voice.

Big Good: Of Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep.

Lilith and Mordecai admits that they miss him too and allow her to finish her story. Lilith and Mordecai try to reason Tina about Roland's death and how she has to accept it, until the end where she breaks down and explain that she is well aware but just want to imagine him alive just for the time of her game. However it turns out that he is only a character she plays.

Back from the Dead: While the real Roland died recently, he comes back here as a part of Tiny Tina's roleplay game.

He goes to save the Queen alongside the player. He is a fantasized version of Roland as a White Knight, beloved by the people of Flamerock. The supposed protagonist of Tina's campaign.