Jim persuades Roland to come out of his pacifistic shell with a high-tech suit of armor in "A New Breed."
The Mechanic shows Roland his stack-charge machine gun that fires 20,000 rounds per second and attaches a gas grenade launcher to his arm.
Roland shares with Jim his recent memories resurfacing, including flashbacks he has during combat and his fear of feeling aroused by the power of the weapons system around him.
Roland reflects on his past and realizes he may have been more similar to someone he encountered than he initially thought.