

It's a grisly song that creates its own epic legend. Of course, the headless spirit of Roland later haunts and exacts vengeance upon Van Owen. Van Owen completed his mission by blowing Roland's head clean off. The CIA saw him as a threat and sent a comrade of his by the name of Van Owen to kill him in cold blood. According to the song, Roland was a beast and at the top of his league. The tune "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" by Zevon tells the tale of a CIA operative named Roland assigned to aid those in the Congo during the bloody battles that ensued from a historical crisis in the embattled nation. Nick and Roland are antagonistic toward one another, as you might expect considering their polar opposite ideals.

He even frees all of the dinos that Roland helps InGen capture by unlocking their cages. Nick is the naturalist who's looking after the safety and care of the animals on the island. In the film, Roland is a big game hunter aiming to bag the ultimate prize - a T-rex.
