History Characters / ReleaseThatWitchProtagonist

* AllLovingHero: Discussed. Roland believes in giving equal rights to witches, commoners and serfs alike. Though he also notes these are for largely selfish purposes: Industrialization requires massive amounts of human capital, specialized skills and so forth. By bringing in more and more people and giving them the same incentives (improved quality of life, protection from foreign powers, etc.) to pursue industrialization, he's just doing what he has to to make sure his plans succeed.

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: During a scouting mission, Roland and his group of witches get attacked by a demon riding a flying monster. It hurls a spread at Anna, but Roland quickly shoves her down only to get his right arm sheared completely off. He’s quickly flown back to the castle by Maggie to get Nana to reattach his arm]].

* NonActionGuy: Due to his status and later being the king, his people won't let him outside the battle field to prevent him got getting harmed. This changed in the Dream World, where he has access to the Power of Nature which gives him SuperStrength.

* UniversallyBelovedLeader: All of his subjects are much happier when he is in charge and believe that, if he was made king, the kingdom, possibly all or humanity, mortals and witches alike, would have better lives.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: All of his subjects are much happier when he is in charge and believe that, if he was made king, the kingdom, possibly all or humanity, mortals and witches alike, would have better lives.

* WouldHitAGirl: Roland [[ArmorPiercingSlap angrily slaps Iffy]] after she tried to crush Maggie to death in what was supposed to be a practice match before coldly asking what the hell she thinks she was doing.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: All of his subjects are much happier when he is in charge believe that if he was made king, the kingdom, possibly all or humanity, mortals and witches, would have better lives.

* DeityOfHumanOrigin: By the end of the series, he has essentially become their world's god.

* MistakenForPedophile: Many people jump to this conclusion with how Nana comes to his castle everyday, as he can't announce that she is a witch coming to train her powers. Interesting enough due to the fact that he is a Prince people think it's only natural for him to have a concubine. Still, Roland does not like people thinking he would put his hands on a little girl.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When he's got his enemies at his mercy, he loves to hand these out like candy until he [[BreakThemByTalking breaks them by talking]].

* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: [[spoiler:After defeating Zero and subsequently absorbing her, he eventually develops a lesser version of her ability, only manifested as a MentalWorld in his sleep.]]

* TheSmartGuy: His knowledge that he brings tilts the balance in this world..

* MistakenForPedophile: Many people jump to this conclusion with how Nana comes to his castle everyday, as he can't announce that she is a witch coming to train her powers. Interesting enough due to the fact that he is a Prince people think it's only natural for him to have a concubine. Still Roland does not like people thinking he would put his hands on a little girl.

* WarForFunAndProfit: A rare heroic variant. Though he only fights in self-defense, he is an ''expert'' at profiting from armed conflict. As a BloodKnight, he also enjoys the challenge. As Edith would put it.

* WeakerInTheRealWorld: A rare protagonist example. [[spoiler:He is basically a God in the Dream World while being a King in the mortal realm.]]
* {{Workaholic}}: Despite being fond of having naps, and sleeping in, Roland is normally seen hard at work, usually trying to create a new technological marvel or trying to properly care for his territory. When he was still Cheng Yan he actually died of overworking. [[spoiler:He becomes even more of a workaholic when he becomes able to essentially work in his sleep by continuing his projects in the Dream World.]]

* HopeBringer: Multiple characters in the series has expressed Roland as this, from the first residents of Border Town and its witches to even the [[spoiler: [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Demons themselves]] who wants an end to the [[ForeverWar Battle of Divine Will.]]]]

-->'''Edith:'''"When you can't procure or trade for what you need, rob."
* WeakerInTheRealWorld: A rare protagonist example, [[spoiler:he is basically a God in the Dream World while being a King in the mortal realm.]]

* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: [[spoiler: After defeating Zero and subsequently absorbing her, he eventually develops a lesser version of her ability, only manifested as a MentalWorld in his sleep.]]

* MistakenForPedophile: Many people jump to this conclusion with how Nana comes to his castle everyday, as he can't tell that she is a witch coming to train her powers. Interesting enough due to the fact that he is a Prince people think it's only natural for him to have a concubine. Still Roland does not like people thinking he would put his hands on a little girl.

* MistakenForPedophile: Many people jump to this conclusion with how Nana comes to his castle everyday, as he can't tell that she is a witch coming to train her powers. Interesting enough due to the fact that he is a Prince people think it's only natural to have a concubine. Still Roland does not like people thinking he would put his hands on a little girl.

* CulturalTranslation: Contrary to what the English readers believe, the names Roland gives out don't sound bad in the context of Chinese compared to English, which is why nobody in the story ever calls him out for making terrible names. Due to the drastic difference between Chinese and English, the translated names may seem a bit off, thus giving the Western audience the impression that Roland has a [[GiverOfLameNames horrible naming sense]].

* CulturalTranslation: Contrary to what the English readers believe, the names Roland gives out doesn't sound bad in the context of Chinese compared to English, which is why nobody in the story ever calls him out for making terrible names. Due to the drastic difference between Chinese and English, the translated names may seem a bit off, thus giving the Western audience the impression that Roland has a [[GiverOfLameNames horrible naming sense]].

* NonActionGuy: Outside of Dream World, at least. In Dream World, he has access to the Power of Nature which gives him SuperStrength.

* AdaptationalBadass: In the original source, Roland takes cover when the wall is breached. In the manhwa, he picks up a flintlock and shoots down demon beasts, at the front lines, thus raising the troop's morale to the point that Van'er happily risked his life planting an explosive in the hybrid's way.
* AdaptationalDumbass: In the original source, Roland has his archers and gunners target the Wolf-Turtle hybrid demon beast's heads before it rammed the wall. The beast responded to head-shots, not by dying, but by tucking its heads in where the bullets could not reach. In the manhwa, Roland makes no such order and everybody, archers and gunners, simply waste their ammunition attacking its shell.

* CulturalTranslation: Contrary to what the English readers believe, the names Roland gives out doesn't sound bad in the context of Chinese compared to English, which is why nobody in the story ever calls him out for making terrible names. Due to the drastic difference between Chinese and English, the translated names may seem a bit off, thus giving the Western audience the impression that Roland has a [[GiverOfLameNames horrible naming sense]]. It became the staple of the novel that the official translators even rolled with it.