Unmasking One's Agony: The Story of Roland

[@MetiNotTheBadGuy]

You might have noticed a awkward cut around 1:14:20, this was due to KZbin claiming the video during a lyrical analysis of Gone Angels. I was doing something akin to my Metal Gear Rising videos, but due to Project Mili's songs be part of an album, they are not as open to video usage as MGR's ost. Apologizes for having to cut that segment as I couldn't find a proper way to replace it!

[@aidenrichardson6439]

1:14-1:39 what’s the tf2 video called?

[@Tigershark5639]

dang that sucks the songs really good and the lyrics are really fitting to rolands story

[@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong]

Thanks for letting me know the lore of the fucker that always kicks my ass in YOMI Hustle.

[@luke1989]

​@@aidenrichardson6439Meet the Sandvich

[@aidenrichardson6439]

@@luke1989thank you

[@MegaBichiX]

a cool little detail is that Roland asks Angela MULTIPLE TIMES if she feels any regret, ANY AT ALL. Almost begging her to say she was slightly sorry for what she did so that he wouldn't have to go on with his plans of vengeance. Unfortunately, the bitter machine never did, loudly exclaiming how she did nothing wrong, how she regretted nothing, and how her pain absolved her of any posible consequences of her actions, leaving Roland forced, although begrudgingly, to continue with his revenge

[@zsaber2318]

I just love that little detail

[@LongNguyen-cz5ty]

He did say that if she could pick another option, maybe he could do that too. Just love how PM built up the tesion for a fight with a grade 9 fixer.

[@mrrp405]

One of my favorite scenes was him finding out she was the cause of the distortions, and his tone changes entirely, to something much more grim, just for one line. It’s almost unnoticeable on a first playthrough and definitely would be impossible to detect without the awesome voice acting and directing.

[@revanf3719]

​@@mrrp405the sheer amount of foreshadowing to everything is insane

[@troljynx9953]

What was the line ? @@mrrp405

[@ViverraZibetha]

Actually, one small detail: Angelica most likely became a color fixer AFTER she started working with Roland. Moreover, they were most likely known as Black Silence for their work together - Angelica simply got all of the credit due to the effect of Roland's mask. As an indirect confirmation, there're two hands on the Black Silence emblem - one is clenched into a fist with a pulse reading, symbolizing Roland, and other is relaxed and has flat pulse reading, symbolizing deceased Angelica.

[@MetiNotTheBadGuy]

I believe the logo of Black Silence was described in the art book as being a representation of the silencing effects of the gloves. Though I do like your reading of the symbol though. I also agree she likely became a Color after BRN but its not entirely clear if she was or wasn't one yet.

[@MegaBichiX]

@@MetiNotTheBadGuy PM usually likes to play with double meanings, like with the logo of the purple tear having a literal "crying tear" as a symbol but having her ability be "a tear in space", so I can totally see the death flatline glove being intentional for the double reading aswell

[@swracing2402]

I think its a super plausible theory, and its deliberately been left up to interpretation; as stated in the artbook

[@somedouchemcbag987]

@@MegaBichiX This doesn`t have to do with anything relavant, but I find it funny how all colored fixers have their own symbols that are interesting. And then there`s Kali with her literally just writing "Red Mist"

[@MegaBichiX]

@@somedouchemcbag987 Kali is Illiterate, her symbol is Carmen's handwriting

[@LordBape]

Past me, checking twitter: "Oh cool, Meti's playing Library of Ruina. I love that game." Current me, baffled and flabbergasted: *"THE HOUR AND A HALF LONG ROLAND VIDEO!?"*

[@GlueEater-ix9gl]

pmoon brainrot dose that to a man

[@LordBape]

@@GlueEater-ix9gl Patiently waiting for Willi to drop the two hour long Outis video.

[@NovaAeternus]

@@LordBape ouughhh... hag... must menocontinue... menoresume

[@RussianCollapse]

@@LordBape Outism

[@NoRegs30]

“Iori is the true mastermind behind Ruina” Voice of the library: “and I took that personally”

[@Goddess_of_trash]

will of the city:

[@punishing_birb]

I would imagine those playing 5d chess together

[@Randomguy-ly2xs]

Meanwhile Ayin: Time to do some tomfoolery

[@NoRegs30]

@@Randomguy-ly2xs Ayin and Carmen fucking around with human consciousness and blowing up reality is the basis for the plot

[@Randomguy-ly2xs]

@@NoRegs30 More like Carmen doing the fucking around and Ayin being like here, have a nuke, idgaf about what you do with it, it's someone else's problem

[@steamtasticvagabond474]

58:47 I thought it was obvious how the birds connect to Roland’s story. Each of the birds represent an aspect of the law. Big bird with his many watchful eyes is the jury, Long Bird with his crooked scales is the judge, and Little Bird with his beak that could devour anything is the executioner. The three birds combine into the monster known as apocalypse bird. When Roland snapped and went on his rampage through the city, he was taking the law into his own hands. He became the judge, the jury, and the executioner. He became the apocalypse bird.

[@elliotepegs7369]

Theres a ego of him bzing it

[@dukenintendo]

Big Bird, using it's many eyes to make the list. Judgement Bird, using it's scales to judge those on that list. Punishing Bird, Punishing the City for his pain.

[@Puffman728]

Its even more fitting that Binah is the one to fight him in that state, since she's a former arbiter of the Head, and the three birds also represent the three main powers that rule over the city. Big bird is the Beholder watching over everyone, Judgement bird is the Arbiter deciding what is right or wrong within the city, and Punishing Bird is the Claw tasked with swiftly destroying those who commit any wrongdoings.

[@steamtasticvagabond474]

@@Puffman728 cop on cop violence

[@NeoAya]

The Judge, Jury and Executioner motif of the Bird Trio is more so something they represent in general, that and the self fulfilling prophecy of them becoming the beast that lives in the dark forest symbolising the cycle of revenge perpetuated by the city

[@AlecBGood]

Thank you, Snake Granny. The Odyssey has a purpose.

[@vaulty9403]

what does this means ? I've heard this quote from Outis a lot in Limbus and haven't gone far enough in LoR

[@eggseed6543]

​@@vaulty9403we haven't gotten to her backstory yet

[@RussianCollapse]

@@vaulty9403 obviously it means that The Odyssey had a purpose!

[@HelterwithoutSkelter]

when the odyssey has a purpose

[@A.Singularity]

outism

[@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487]

1:24:02 You have awakened the possibility of a fanfic that I will likely play through all of Library of Ruina just so I can get a perspective on the characters, so I can write this story. Tiphereth: "So let me get this straight, you've never actually had an education before." Roland: "Nothing formal, at least." Tiphereth: "Well then! We start tomorrow." Roland: "You can't possibly be ser-" _Tiphereth was shooting Roland a look that would make the Red Gaze look sheepish in comparison, she couldn't possibly be more serious._ Roland: "Okay, Tomorrow, I'll see you then."

[@MetiNotTheBadGuy]

God I'd love to read Tiphereth teach Roland how to read, sounds like a heartwarming story

[@FireBlaze-kk1ls]

The fact that both of the library colors are illiterate is hilarious to me xD Everyone teaching them to read would be very entertaining and interesting to read ngl

[@funninoriginal6054]

​@@FireBlaze-kk1ls "Wait, Gebura, how come you're the Patron Librarian of the Floor of Language if you can't read?" "Violence is the universal language." "...Duly noted."

[@sirtopoftheworldegg]

tell me when the first chapter come's out

[@ragael1684]

comenting so i get notified when you start doing your fanfic

[@aqualucasYT]

A LIBRARY OF RUINA VIDEO LETS GO

[@user-ke6pc3zu2p]

*Library of Roonya

[@ReRoji]

As a huge library of ruina fan, I am very excited to watch this video.

[@somepvpguy69]

​@@user-ke6pc3zu2plarngary for tubular*

[@Stryfe52]

He’d teased it for months, and finally it has arrived

[@moldinmolders]

its worth noting that in the roland distortion fight, depending on the floor you use, it implies roland had slaughtered entire floors before the floor you picked confront him. the assistant librarians have unique dialogue for this.

[@olixx1213]

Isn't that when you only have one floor left ?

[@moldinmolders]

@@olixx1213 nope. Its dependent on what floor you use, though it does create a continuity issue if you say, use hokma, but then malkuth.

[@olixx1213]

@@moldinmoldersmake sense lorewise ig He's literally rampaging his way through to get to angela

[@user-yv1be3yz7v]

Idk about english but in Korean, first comment is right. Every floor has unique dialogue and if you use last(3rd) floor, they say there is no other floor and here is last stand

[@moldinmolders]

@@user-yv1be3yz7v true, it might be different in korean. Go to the library of ruina wiki for the black silence fight, and itll show you each floors unique lines for fighting him, and as I said, the assistant librarians bring up being some of the last left towards the end.(though some of the earlier floors still wonder if they're they're the last ones standing, so you might be right in completeness)

[@StaryExtra]

The Orphanage thanks Snake Lady, Meti. The Orphanage thanks her. And Vergilius Thanks Snake Lady too.

[@RotisserieBreadBank]

yep all the orphans love our residential Snake granny. ♥ so resourceful

[@enkeiie]

Then why does the snake lady want manager dead? @@RotisserieBreadBank

[@LeGuardImperialis]

@@RotisserieBreadBank Our orphans do love her Now they get to see their parents!

[@Franz0818]

@@enkeiiea cougar will be a cougar.

[@orangesillyofficial]

the orphanage *loves* vergilius and iori's services

[@dumbino7745]

Regarding Purple Tear's motivation, it's probably not as sweet or selfless as you seem to think it is, in the lore for her keypage she says "I saw many people who were lost after losing their precious stuff, just like me. I couldn’t just pass them by. They looked so miserable and pitiful. Well… It wasn’t entirely out of goodwill. The fact that they were worth helping played a big part. Once again, nothing in this world is free. I didn’t quite pity them as much as I weighed up the favors they could give me in return." she also says "All I want is to meet my son, whom I had to part with in the most unfortunate way." it's also stated in her cutscene with the blue ensemble that she had a biological son who died young, with Argalia saying "your son died more than 40 years ago" so her whole thing with Roland is probably some 20d chess ploy to somehow hop into a reality where her son is alive or bring him back from the dead.

[@MetiNotTheBadGuy]

Oh yeah, I don't believe she is acting out of generous, but I do believe her words to him that encouraged him to be his own person wasn't only scheming.

[@duyanhbui5386]

​@@MetiNotTheBadGuygreen dawn doubt

[@forgetfullsanity]

Nice comment but leviathan just makes this comment kinda void but it does make sense if lori and verg had the same ideals just different ways to do said idea

[@withedoter6277]

Now that we are legit dealing with multiverse in limbus, maybe she is looking for a way to get her son to cross timeline 🤔

[@duyanhbui5386]

@@withedoter6277 lol lmao even

[@Emperor-Quill]

I love how you pointed out how Roland is, essentially, a mask that mirrors the world around him. He hates the City, yet reflects it, imitates the violence, continues the cycle. Roland is a man who mirrored the things around him, and everything he saw was vile, grim, and twisted. Toward the end, he witnessed Angela CHOOSE to give up everything she'd ever suffered for, and he, in turn, reflected this free will, and chose to do the same. His great final action was one of his total choice, but was awakened by one of Roland's "survival tools", of reflecting a self that wasn't his own. It went against the self-serving nature that he usually used it for, and that makes it so much more powerful. Great video! Roland, as one of the two primary protagonists of LoR, has some incredibly intricate lore, and I'm happy to see it discussed! PM's writing never ceases to amaze me! Well! I'm loving the recent character study style of videos regarding Project Moon characters! For anyone seeking another well-crafted video like this one, but regarding LoR's other main protagonist, Angela, please consider viewing the video "Project Moon's Most Beautifully Written Character: An Introspective of Angela" by the user, "hydrojoy". The recommended video delves into Angela's side of the story, her own growth, and it's truly lovely! Highly recommended to watch it alongside this one!

[@theresnothinghere1745]

Its really one of the better recurring motifs of the game. The city is often described in terms of being as a sea where its waves carry the residents (Chesed's floor symbolises this). Or a giant machine that places each person as a cog (Yesod's floor). Roland stands as the prime example of the disease of the mind suffering and propogating the issues of the city and his actions show it. Despite his despise for the city all he does throughout the game is contribute to it because he's lost all his desires and ends up pursing a revenge he doesn't even want, in the same vein the disease of the mind reduces people to just living for the sake of not dying. The best line that shows this subtly is when Roland tells Chesed something to the effect of him getting tired of swimming against the city's currents and just letting himself ride the wave. All the while implying he became another particle of water enforcing the waves of the sea across anything trying to swim. But of course at that stage he was deep into the 'this is this, and that is that' mentaility so the implication is lost on him.

[@willvan7685]

I also believe that a popular fanon interpretation of an original color-fixer Roland (that being the 'White Noise') has his signature mask replaced by a simple, circular one-way mirror.

[@eee1453]

And that’s what the Pinocchio abno is all about!

[@twotwo108]

​@@theresnothinghere1745 its beautiful how they are considered an impurity as they do not fit into the perpetuating cycle of pain and suffering the head approves of, and may bring about cascading changes that will shake the version of the city the head tried to maintain

[@theresnothinghere1745]

​@@twotwo108 There's more to the head than that as I see it. The head doesn't insult Angela for her development, they congratulate her for it. They say that in rejecting her need to be human she's the prime example the people of the city need to strive to be. From those lines it seems to me as if the heads cycle of suffering is meant to be escaped that is what they want people to do. However the head is ideologially opposed to this change stemming from a machine for some reason.

[@lizzzbenoist]

I think in Geburah's Realization, the Smiling Bodies form is probably just a reference to the amount of people he slaughtered both in the Smoke War and after the Pianist incident, and furthermore, it could also represent how at a certain point, he relished in the carnage he caused, becoming more and more unstoppable, desperate and furious with each killing, just like how Smiling Bodies feeds on corpses and becomes stronger the more it consumes.

[@cirospedale7511]

Honestly MoSB reflects what Roland saw from the old L Corp's Singularity, what he sees the city as and what he ultimately sees himself as. An ugly thing that thrives on pain and suffering by its own nature, and needs it to keep existing. That's also why I think his distorted form is related to the old L Corp's Singularity.

[@lizzzbenoist]

​@@cirospedale7511Good point. In my theory I kinda tried to tie it more to the theme of Geburah's Realization, that being Roland's Fixer Life. Tho it is undeniable that Smiling Bodies and the smoke creature thing from the old L Corp do look very similar.

[@chaineddepths9523]

​@@cirospedale7511 He's very much resonating with all the people he's killed and how he created a mountian of bodies. "The further back into the past I tried to go, the taller the mountain got… Until it blocked my sight" "I won’t remember your faces… But you will remember mine…" He was thinking about all the people he killed on his rampage and anger

[@justafurry9400]

Even the librarians on the realization, one of them says "How many did he kill?" So it's probably that, the representation about all the corpses he has left during his rampage.

[@yunochanishere8616]

If I pack my knowledge of Gebura Realization, here are the abnormalities that represents his past Little Red Riding Hooded Mercenary - Blinded Rage The Big and Will be Bad Wolf - Killing Spree Mountain of Smiling Bodies - Pile of Bodies he slained Nothing There - Mindless Slaughter, pointing his blade randomly without thinking

[@jellybunny7013]

This was a fantastic video on one of my favorite characters in fiction, and as a ProjectMoon fan myself, its nice to see someone go in-depth on the many nuances and details that are put into this game. One thing I'd like to add and briefly paraphrasing Last Minute Essay's Overview of Project Moon work that he brought up: The artwork for The Black Silence Reception is the gloves worn by Angelica and eventually Roland, with one being clenched in anger, and the other limp and open. A Heartbeat runs through the clenched hand and flatlines at the open one. if both hands were open or closed, it would form a perfect heart, but the hands as they are now, only show heartbreak.

[@AquaticLotus7552]

Holy cow that is peak graphic design

[@Water_Connoisseur]

​@@AquaticLotus7552this game is just peak fiction, there's not enough videos to truly drill into one's brain how many nuances there are and all the symbolism and character interactions

[@Peppy10003]

regarding purple tear, there isn't really any concrete proof that she was roland's gran, ignoring that she's old, she does pick up random fixers and help her, but they call her mentor instead of granma, additionally we dont actually know what age she picked them up, for all we know she just finds tallent and then trains them. also argelia is also picked up by PT so it would open another can of worms :P.

[@Bluelyre]

Still, it would make sense if Iori trained roland. Since she has a habit of training potential color fixers.

[@Kiyokoghurt]

Rolands the casual type to call her Gran regardless, instead of Mentor, I can see that happen.

[@opatzo9165]

if she is roland grandma then isn't her dead son roland father?

[@l-DrFizz-l]

If she was roland’s gran wouldn’t he have met Angelica by that point? Since i assume she was there too.

[@gnarsly]

i headcanon her as mars' mom

[@aisir3725]

First Angela gets 4 hour analysis, now Roland gets 1.5 long, splendid

[@spectre7095]

keep in mind angelas 4 hour analysis included a 50 minute roland side arc

[@akumu2225]

PM fans finally eating good after a long time of being backstreet rats taking every opportunity to shill LC and LoR

[@aisir3725]

@@emirhandincer4731 hydrojoy

[@funninoriginal6054]

​@@akumu2225 the brainrot spreads

[@nightowl548]

Where's the Angela vid

[@TheFatSlimeKing]

37:00 live footage of gebura taking the red out of red mist

[@markcukierberg10]

I can't believe that moment when Angela said to Roland before he slained her: "Roland, this library is truly in ruina"

[@brlnd6808]

"It's ruina time" - library of ruina

[@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj9457]

Truly, a library in ruina moment.

[@zodaloo9303]

It's finally time. After all the music, end video pics, and that damned tease from Iori. We're finally at our first Project Moon video. Thank you, Meti. I've been looking forward to this for a long while now.

[@AnAbsoluteUnit]

After seeing Roland at the end of your breakdowm on Toji, I had a feeling that "Meti's going to make a video about Roland".

[@thurowaway]

Crying because Meti skipped the deep multi-layered and character-building analysis on why Roland looks way too good in Ozma's dress 😔😔😔😔

[@mental9080]

Plap plap plap plap

[@ysfghs609]

​@@mental9080get distorted get distorted get distorted

[@foodluver7779]

Get distorted get distorted

[@anonymousfox4620]

*cough* beta version of queen of greed roland *cough*

[@thurowaway]

@@anonymousfox4620 where can I see this fabled costume

[@reedman1337]

roland is a likable person but he is definitly not a good guy hes not heartless but is capable of extreme brutality he has a conscience but it was neglected under the life he had to lead all in all, an intresting protagonist and a perfect match for his counterpart

[@patatayt1919]

Compared to literally EVERYONE is the City, Roland is surely one of the few good people in the City

[@RikuMatsuoSF9]

Regarding Iori, I believed that her plan is not exactly "for Roland to live happily." Roland's story is but a stepping stone for her grand scheme that linked to her lost son (mentioned when she encountered Argalia and the gang before coming to the library.) Somehow, redistributing the light and letting Angela live out side of the City is one of the necessary step for her. Why do I think like that? It is mentioned that she can travel through time, meaning she also KNOWS the possibility of the future and the parallel world. She probably found that one possibility that she could bring her son back, and it requires the library to still be standing, and for Tommerry to destroy the orphanage. She knows that it would drives Vergilius to join Limbus Company, and we're still in the journey to find out how her plan would plays out.

[@MetiNotTheBadGuy]

That's true, I didn't mean to make my statement say she did so entirely for his happy ending. I believe she used him like others she's mentioned but I also do think his ending was intentionally the best one for him. I am certain we will learn exactly what she had planned for the Library or The Light in the future. Just she also happened to give Roland a happier ending then either of the two games other endings.

[@superaguilar]

4:30 small correction. the jester of nihil is not an "aspect of roland" but another abnormality that resonated with him. some abnos join together to summon or create other abnormalities like the three birds and the oz set.

[@SicklySeraph]

Pretty sure Nihil was also a supposedly planned abnormality if all the other 4 were in the game, possibly if they combined. Alas Servant of Wrath isnt in the game so no Nihil :(

[@superaguilar]

@@SicklySeraph many such cases. Lob corp was shipped incomplete and was never updated after it's release

[@shayde132]

​@@SicklySeraphholy shit hi angel

[@mayazxavier9060]

F*cking finally! Someone made a character analysis of the GOAT Roland. And it's 1 and a half hour long. This is the first time I wished a video was long and I loved every second. I love you dude

[@jonnymeboy9761]

Excellent, excellent video. It is a true testament to Project Moon's writing, craftsmanship and the character of Roland that you could talk for the length of a full feature film and still I feel that there is more to say about him (through no fault of your own or the video's obviously). I honestly teared up at points due to my own love and connection with the character. You really did his character justice and I am beyond happy that you made this video and that it came out as good as it did. In regards to Binah's Abnos, while they don't comfortably relate to Roland's own personal life and character quite like the other floors he's associated with, I think (like you alluded to) they are representative of the City as a whole which in a way actually does relate to Roland. Because Roland in a lot of ways is the reflection of the City itself, both as a character and as his role in the game and story for Angela and the player. He is one of the major lenses that we see the City through and where a lot of the information provided to both the player and Angela about the City come from. While the previous floors related more to his role as a character in a story, I think Binah's floor relates more to him being the surrogate "player character" of the game that takes place in the City, more specifically that allows us to view the City. And other couple notes: -Angelica and Argalia spent a lot of their childhoods being human experiments in the Outskirts so Roland being able to continue living his life with contentment with Angela and everyone else in the Outskirts is beautifully poetic. -The final three lines of the game spoken by Roland refer to a motif throughout the franchise where names and how we refer to others dictate our perception and relationship with them and ourselves. Roland barely ever calls Angela her name throughout a vast majority of the game and when he does, it's definitely not in a pleasant context before the very end. But these three lines act as a beautiful bow to this motif and to really show the friendship these two had fostered over the course of the game despite everything. And also Roland is given the moniker "Servant" in conversations before the finale. Except for this final part where if you look closely, he has the title "Friend" instead. -Roland's final distorted form takes design concepts and narrative significance from two other distorted individuals: Phillip and Yan. Phillip who has an arc about delusions and literally turns into someone who has no face, hears, eyes or mouth (reflected in Roland's black mask becoming his face and a void) and in the case of Yan, Yan submits to the will of the City and basically resolves himself to not having any free-will, which is pretty much a thing Roalnd does too with resolving to take revenge on Angela and feeding into the cycles of violence and the will of the City. And much more I could go on with like unpacking Gone Angels itself, the concept of Roland's forceful NPC to Main Character status transformation and how that has been building ever since LobCorp through both the gameplay and narrative of LC and Ruina, and even down to his signature phrase "That's that and this is this" equating to the oh so popular phrase "It is what it is" that has become so popular in society nowadays. Once again, thank you for this video. Because I truly believe that, ironically enough, Roland's beauty and his character shouldn't fade away in silence.

[@fishingwahoooo]

great video! roland’s a character with so much to him, and an hour and a half video essay on him is such a treat.

[@kaiser9598]

AM I DREAMING??? HUNDRED THOUSAND SUBSCRIBER KZbinR WITH HIGH QUALITY CONTENT MAKING A RUINA VIDEO??? Your blurb on the Sephirah is amazing! this video is just so incredible... You gave me so many more perspectives on Roland that I haven't even thought of. I definitely like him a lot more now. Oh my god, I'm dreaming. This video definitely did him justice! Thank you so much!! 6:02 also, there's not much to suggest that his grandma and PT were the same person, but it's definitely a cool theory

[@JohnDoeADeerAFemaleDeer]

Holy hell, a video on Library of Ruina? And an hour and a half long? Yes please!

[@bananamoth]

This is a great and concise video essay regarding PM's best sandwich eater. Bro was that powerful he came into the real world to share the 2nd thing he loved the most.

[@ericraululyeetusdelyeetus5028]

I AM HERE This is the most anticipated video of yours yet. Fuck yeah! Loland rules...and thank you snake granny.

[@josephjacques1960]

I just want to thank you on finally giving me that little push that made play the game the way you explained the story was amazing and it made want to delve deeper into the game and finally play it thank you

[@codelimbus]

Truly a "Boohoo my wife is dead" moment

[@jakedemes2084]

This is awesome, been a long time fan of yours, love your content and now you're doing a video on one of my all time favorite games, love to see it.

[@izzymosley1970]

I was so shocked seeing this video pop up that I felt like toji seeing gojo after he thought he killed him.

[@mrvoid4282]

THE HECK! I was not expecting one of the creators i really liked to talk about a niche game i really like. Thank you man.

[@Tomzin20]

project moon’s actually pretty famous, but for some reason its not talked about much in general media?

[@akirasplain]

Around a month ago I played the entirety of LOR, and seeing more videos appear on the story behind angela and roland has been amazing to look at. Great video, thank you for spending so much time on it!

[@ratenthusiast4000]

I never would've expected Meti to make a Project Moon video and my day is made. Especially with the focus on LoR and not Limbus lol

[@Daveo1177]

Thank you Snake Granny! AND YES PLEASE MORE OUTIS LOVE PM I BEG. Awesome Vid! Roland has so much depth as a character.

[@WeakestTransBiGamer]

One of my best one hour and 29 minutes spent, Helped me expand on the lore, Keep up the good work! You’re Doin’ Good Lad

[@mehmeh3329]

A fellow Outis fan I see, you've earned yourself a subscriber good sir.

[@kevonlordoftheslimes9084]

So happy you did a library video, will be interested in seeing you ever do more library/lob characters. Perhaps there will be enough in limbus for you do one on them as well. Thank you for doing such a interesting character

[@richardomilos8686]

Roland is my favorite character in fiction no exceptions so pogs in chat for this one.

[@iaminyourwalls3889]

Yes, PLEASE give Project Moon some more love, I love their franchise with all my heart.

[@The_Chuman]

The LAST thing I was expecting today, was a PJM video from you of all people. It is going to be a banger.

[@user-gp8ty7ri1i]

What a pleasant surprise, PM world is very… complex and poetically bizarre. It’s always nice to see different peoples perspectives on it.

[@storiesinsong156]

A friend of mine has introduced me to Project Moon and I'm really enjoying it Nice work on the video. Hope to see more PM character analysis

[@troljynx9953]

Holy shoot I did NOT expect that video at all, got me 360° blindsided

[@ianchandler3282]

I had to do a double take when I saw this in my recommended, never thought you would cover these characters but I am all for it!

[@RigPhos]

Holy shit! finally after teasing and teasing a LoR video!!! Meti I hope you get a giantess gf for christmas and wish you a very good luck

[@valewalker1240]

YOOO A PROJECT MOON VERSE VIDEO? The community isn't very large, so its pretty awesome to see a relatively big youtuber like you covering it! The lore, story, and characters are AMAZING and I hope it gets more recognition soon!

[@MazinGetterZ]

Unironically the best fictional character that I'm glad to share a first name with. Also thank you snake granny!

[@bobbaseball]

Roland

[@cyz3566]

When I realized it's Meti who is doing a video on Roland, I was SO HAPPY.

[@Bucket_Taylor]

Damn, an hour and a half long video just to say you like Old Women, I can respect that. Although, seems like you're gonna have to wait a year to get that ID... Still! Enjoyed this very much, and hope you enjoy Walpurgis Nacht! Edit: DER FROOTLOOPS OUTIS! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@DrAGON11130]

I never thought id see MetiNotTheBadGuy making a Ruina vid. Im so happy rn

[@gddudes1575]

I am genuinely so happy to have a character analysis on a project moon game, PLEASE MORE

[@karatheboi]

I usually have trouble with watching long videos that explain stories/lores, but I managed to finish this one with just 2-3 breaks! Wonderful explanations and brilliant use of visuals/backgrounds to keep my attention on the video. Great job and thank you Meti!

[@rocketcat086]

I just got into this series like a week ago, I'd love to see more ruina, limbus company or lobotomy corp content

[@TheMightyKawama]

Holy crap what a vid length, god knows how long this took - thank you Meti!

[@Beepers559]

I feel like Ishmael deserves an episode with what she’s going through on canto 5 in limbus

[@cuagulantecarmia867]

from the man i learned all of jojo's from, now doing a ruina video about the man itself, amazing simply amazing, and also thank snake granny

[@synchrophrenia]

Never knew you were a Project Moon fan! I originally found you sometime ago from your MGRR analysis videos and occasionally picked up a few of your JJK videos but seeing one of my favorite game series get a video on your channel... wow Thanks for this analysis!

[@setit783]

This is was incredibly in-depth, thank you

[@Spinwire]

Thought it was worth mentioning, but you can vaguely see buildings in the background of phase 4, most likely representing district 9 after the distortion of the pianist, recreating the literal worst day of his life.

[@Ashhley_the_shawty]

Amazing frickin video dude! (Thank you Snake Granny)

[@superelite3122]

Library of Ruina content in 2023? Say it isnt so. What a fantastic character analysis of Roland. Truly one of my favorite protagonists of all time. As well one of the best games of all time for me. Roland is such a tragic character that you can sympathize with and understand why he did the things he had done. And him finaly learning to move on and be himself was my favorite moment of the game. Where all pretenses are gone and he finally views Angela and the other librarians as friends. Also at the end of the last dialogue with Roland, I love how the little name that goes over character dialogue has him as friend instead of servant.

[@chay3582]

Just the sheer fact that this channel has the essays about both Roland and... Tucker. Meti, what a man you are

[@Psecter]

Absolute banger of a video, Thank you snake granny, Also meti has Oustism lmao

[@eldritchpain]

4 words. Make. More. Of. These. Youve properly informed me. Hope to see more Project Moon content from you

[@sintheemptyone8108]

My absolute favorite character in gaming and the one to set the bar for the "broken home, broken soul"-archetype of characters that much higher. His characterization & the tragedy told through narrative, gameplay & design was sublime, it really sold the character. But most importantly, he was the reality check I sorely needed in my own life. And while I will ultimately keep utilizing this persona against strangers for the sake of my own goals, I feel that I am no longer as consumed by that mask as I was before.

[@RougeMephilesClone]

I did not expect to randomly stumble across this channel again covering a franchise I just got interested in, but I am here for it. Good to see you're doing well, Meti.

[@legit8245]

I got into the project moon games/universe only very recently and just want to say what a joy it is to have this type of content be uploaded so soon as my love for this universe has groqn, thank you for making this as high quality as it was !

[@AquaAnime3314]

Thank you Snake granny!! I can't imagine the amount of effort that you poured into this video and would absolutely continue to watch more essay like videos from you in the future!

[@if3925]

Honestly LOR is one of the few games (besides Dark Souls + Elden Ring-) where I thanked it for ripping me a new one each and every time, because it pushed me to think rather than run in yawning because I knew I'd win. Roland is by far one of my most favorite characters due to his deep story yet many plain features, I'm so happy there's still people out there who can appreciate the appeal of lackluster designs with so much deep story driven love within them. I've always liked characters that weren't overly colorful, or had some major special feature that made them stand out completely. All you need is a simple design, a great personality, backstory and main story and piece it all together like some puzzle and before you know it? You have a grand character that many will adore and care for. LOR is one of those games that has scary jumps in difficulty and enemy encounters, but each and every one felt like some overly fun hurdle for you to experience and grow from, being able to follow it through (and learn Angelica and Angela live rent free in my mind-) with Roland was a majorly fun challenging story that was worth paying at full price.. *even if it's on sale right now, but we don't talk about that-* I don't know the full story back to finish as I haven't seen every alleyway that connects to LOR like Lobo and that detective thing, but it'll be fun nevertheless.. *And painful, very painful.* Also Snake Lady who said you can take residence in my head as well? *WHY CAN'T I MAKE RENT FOR THESE WOMEN?!*

[@sauri_an8251]

It brings me joy knowing my favourite character analysis ytber has delved deep into the pm universe and has made a video about one of its greatest characters. Even if Roland’s character has been covered already in other videos I still learned new things about the story. This videos was a treat to enjoy, thank you snake granny.

[@akiramystic3596]

Roland is my favorite character from ruina mostly because of how badass and powerful he is, but other reason is his journey. Also thank you snake granny.

[@Thunderjames]

omg I've been waiting so long for someone to make an hour + video essay on Ruina, glad to see you've been on that

[@veaceslavstoianov4378]

Meti never fails to clap my cheeks

[@olivierluisin1790]

AY YO?!

[@Dan-The-First]

💀

[@PoopHAHAHA]

you too? wow... He likes me more tho

[@preposteroussvideos]

Ayoooo

[@veaceslavstoianov4378]

@@PoopHAHAHA I'm his favorite

[@yossipossi]

As a really really long time fan of Project Moon, seeing video essays on some of my favorite media in fiction really makes me happy to no extent. I love how you explored the textual origin of Roland alongside the themes he encompasses in this video, as opposed to just recapping the plot. Fantastic production!

[@hoovy_thepooter8489]

Good analysis, but in my opinion skipping the Mountain of Smiling Bodies at 55:47 was rather unjustified. Roland, Floor of Language Realization Pre-Battle: "I killed countless people." "The corpses of more people than I could ever remember piled up forming a hill before me." "The further I tried to go into the past, the taller the hill got; and it ultimately became a *mountain* that blocked my sight." [...] "Do I really want to find a lead to the past events and take revenge?" "Or was I just looking for an outlet to gush this fury." The flavour text that shows up across the screen reveals a lot about what MoSB represents in regards to Roland's mental state. Roland blindly killed many to satiate his fury, much like the Mountain of Smiling Corpses feeds on people to satiate it's never-ending hunger. This mountain of corpses now weighs Roland down. No matter how many times he tries to reinforce his "That's that, and this is this." mindset, he can't get rid of the heavy burden on his conscience. Floor of Language Realization, Phase 3 (Smile) Screen Text: "Quiet… I said quiet… I don’t wanna hear any more of it…" "The further back into the past I tried to go, the taller the mountain got… Until it blocked my sight…" "Silence… That’s that, and this is this…" "I no longer had a path to take… I didn’t have the courage to put the corpses away, let alone face them…" "The faces wearing a sorrowful smile look at me all at once… The things I cannot shake off…" "If only they looked at me reproachfully… If they got upset at me…" "I won’t remember your faces… But you will remember mine…" "When I covered my ears, the corpses clinging to my body screamed." "It’s easy to ignore a wound. Revealing it again is the hard part…"

[@manulele24]

thank you so much Snake Granny, keep on slaying queen

[@colin9164]

58:40 There is a connection. The abnormality "Apocalypse Bird" is the magnum opus of Roland's feelings. For losing Angelica was the apocalypse to him.

[@legandaryprinnygamer8886]

A 1:29:23 long Video essay on Roland. Your statement is clear and *well* appreciated

[@zifer123]

Damn cant belive Meti is this much of a fanboy for library of ruina

[@narkle9723]

Holy shit PM video???? You have joined us in the rabbithole... Enjoy your stay, you're a pm channel now, we will never let you out :3

[@the8bitclicker_193]

slowly but surely, Project Moon is getting the attention it deserves let us spread the PM brainrot together lol

[@wyattwade129]

You’ve inspired me to pick this game up again. Thank you, this is an incredible analysis and you’ve earned my sub.

[@c_alam1ty]

roland and ruina in general have permanently altered my brain chemistry, epic! thank you snake granny too ig

[@Exokaubed]

The more I learn about the universe of Lobotomy Corp the more I admire it, from the horror, to the writing, to the various sources of inspiration. It leaves me feeling like the world I have built in my head is small by comparison, but not one without potential. Also congrats on successfully convincing me that I should play Library of Ruina and Limbus Company despite how difficult Ruina looks and confusing Limbus felt.

[@yingchoo]

project moon has many beautifully written characters

[@heehomgee4671]

Crying to yet another Meti video about something I've barely heard of. Especially since it was over an hour, I don't think there's been an analysis like this before.

[@sevntohno8728]

I don't think Iori's identity as Roland's grandmother has been confirmed or not, so to err on the side of caution, she *could* be one, but more likely not. Unless you're taking her calling both Roland and Argalia with the same moniker, I think that's a leap.

[@MetiNotTheBadGuy]

It's true, she isn't directly confirmed to be his Gran, but Roland has special dialog when deployed in her reception, she came to him after his rampage, Roland mentions his grandmothers training is what made him a good Fixer at such a young age and she is known for training lost children, it's also Iori's words which reached Roland in the final moments of the game. I think there is enough information to make the assumption that I did, but if PM comes out and denies that info then I guess egg on my face.

[@heartbae87]

​@@MetiNotTheBadGuyhopefully we atleast get some form of confirmation from limbus about who her "son" is

[@cirospedale7511]

​@@MetiNotTheBadGuyHonestly it would make some sense. Most Color fixers we know of had some sort of insane thing going for them like Iori herself travelling dimensions or Argalia who was more specialized in charming people and making connections, or Geburah who was incredibly strong and the first person we know to have manifested E.G.O, meanwhile Roland isn't insanely enhanced or anything but he somehow managed to be enough of a beast to decimate a Finger. If a Color trained him from childhood it would help explain some of that, at least.

[@funninoriginal6054]

Leap? Good combat page!

[@iantsai6082]

​@@funninoriginal6054Christ 😂😂😂

[@lLiquid]

YOU MENTIONED WORD SMITH HAHAHAHA THATS WHAT GOT ME INTO PROJECT MOON. I fucking love you meti, you the goat

[@Kylotl]

god i love roland. hes so good

[@jamessohento502]

Number 1 Roland fan moment

[@Zekasolatodos]

so true number 1 roland fan

[@aimanF987]

so we know what old boys mean

[@thegoldenraysoftheglorious1180]

Roland is my favorite lor character after argalia.

[@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj9457]

Nah, he's got too much murder to be my favourite character.

[@nick6063]

PM SWEEEEEEEP!!! Thanks, bro! Bring more pls.

[@valkyrie16]

A trumpet sounds as all the PM sleeper agents rise from their slumber once again

[@valkyrie16]

I mean not the first time runia here but still

[@aisir3725]

​@@valkyrie16huh, what was the other

[@valkyrie16]

Jk i have no brain@@aisir3725

[@crisdanpadilla9861]

This is amazing!!! I didnt know snake granny planned all this!! THANK YOU SNAKE GRANNY

[@creepis2037]

LIBRARY OF RUINA VIDEO LETS GOOO

[@mr.raphael1507]

WE’RE LAMENTING IN THE CITY WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@snitcharoothe8994]

I love how Roland's story also ties into String Theocracy, making the opening hit even harder.