Jonas Roland

Jonas Roland was only six when his family was killed by The Covenant. He was found in the wrecked remains of his house and then taken in by the UNSC, and put into Alpha Company so he can fight the Covenant. When he first joined the SPARTAN-III Alpha Company, he was given the designation of A256. When Jonas arrived at Onyx along with the other children, he was instructed to paradrop to a designated pickup location as a test. He then began his training at Camp Currahee on Onyx, and was instructed, along with the other trainees by the SPARTAN II, Lieutenant Commander Kurt Ambrose.

At the age of 14, Jonas fought in his first engagement, which was fighting the Insurrection of Mamore. The SPARTAN-IIIs of Alpha Company efficiently quelled the insurrection, and Jonas was promoted to First Lieutenant.

Jonas-A256 was very skilled in close-quarters combat, stealth and tactics. Also, he favoured using weapons like the MA5B Assault-Rifle, M7 Caseless SMG, M90 Shotgun and combat knife.