Roebuck

"When we take Shuri Castle, we go home. All of us."

- Roebuck

Sergeant Roebuck was an American squad leader of the United States Marine Corps in Call of Duty: World at War during World War II. He is voiced by Kiefer Sutherland.

Call of Duty: World at War
Roebuck is part of the invasion force that assaults Makin Island. He comes to rescue Miller (the player) on Makin, stabbing the would be killer in the back. Along with Sullivan and the other Marine Raiders, they raid the island, rescue their support squad and escape Makin Island. Two years later, Roebuck, Miller, Sullivan and a new recruit named Pvt. Polonsky participate in the invasion of Peleliu as part of the 1st Marine Division. They make way for Allied forces after clearing Japanese defenses but Sgt. Sullivan gets stabbed by a Banzai Charger at the end of the level. Roebuck is promoted to Sergeant during the landing on Peleliu and takes command of the squad. He takes part in capturing Peleliu airfield and crushing the remaining Japanese forces there. After Peleliu, he leads Miller, Polonsky and several others in the invasion of Okinawa. After clearing Wana ridge, they receive orders to storm Shuri Castle. After fighting through numerous Japanese soldiers they storm Shuri Castle and come across Japanese forces attempting to surrender. He and Polonsky move in to secure the soldiers, only to get attacked by them (They were only pretending to surrender). He could live or die according to the player's actions.

Call of Duty: Black Ops
When walking through the Pentagon as Alex Mason, a picture of Roebuck can be seen. His picture and pictures of WWII battles can also be seen in "Five", and a memory of Miller's perspective when he could have been killed in the mission "Breaking Point" in Call of Duty: World at War. Treyarch has confirmed that he is in fact one of the dead bodies in the lab, meaning that even if he survived WWII, he died before the events of Black Ops. He was possibly a test subject, was in the labs when the zombies attacked, or could have just been a reused model as filler for the level.

Survival
Towards the end of the "Breaking Point", a group of three Japanese soldiers can be seen pretending to surrender. Roebuck and Polonsky both walk up to them and turn towards Miller, giving the Japanese a chance to strike. Roebuck, who is in between two soldiers calls for help and so does Polonsky. It requires a faster trigger finger and better aim to save Roebuck as he has two enemies holding him instead of one. If Miller saves Roebuck, he sacrifices Polonsky. If saved, Roebuck would kneel by Polonsky pleading him to get up and would shout, swear and curse at the attacking Japanese while firing his M1 Thompson. After the Japanese are defeated, he gives Miller Polonsky's dog tags and repeats what he said in the last line of the introduction of the mission. If the player saves him they receive the Xbox 360 achievement or PlayStation 3 Trophy "Guardian Angel".

Quotes
See Roebuck/Quotes

Trivia

 * Sgt. Roebuck is voiced by Kiefer Sutherland, an actor known for portraying Jack Bauer on the FOX thriller drama series 24.
 * Soap MacTavish from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 highly resembles Roebuck.
 * Roebuck carries his M1911 in a holster around his chest instead of his waist.
 * When Sgt. Sullivan is stabbed in the stomach, Roebuck's label changes from Corporal to Sergeant immediately.
 * Roebuck's high and tight hair style may be a reference to the same hair style Kiefer Sutherland had in his part as Lt. Jonathan Kendrick in the 1992 film, A Few Good Men.
 * Roebuck's skin is slightly darker on the Wii.
 * Even when Roebuck is a Corporal, he has Sergeant's stripes on his sleeves.
 * Roebuck has deep scars on his face. They are of unknown origin.
 * Roebuck has a machete on his back.
 * Roebuck uses a BAR rather than a Thompson on Hard Landing.
 * Roebuck is never seen with a helmet except on Blowtorch & Corkscrew where it does not get shot off as often compared to Polonsky.
 * If Roebuck survives on the Wii version, at the end of the level he goes to Polonsky's body, but Polonsky's body appears as Roebuck's body instead, due to lack of RAM.
 * Roebuck is the multiplayer announcer when playing as the Marine Raiders.
 * Sometimes when Roebuck talks his lips do not move.
 * In Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts, he has no scars and never dies.
 * Also in Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts, it can be noticed that Roebuck looks similar to Sgt. Dixon from Call of Duty 3.
 * Roebuck is unlocked as a Gamer picture when the player prestiges.
 * In the zombie map "Five" there is a picture of Roebuck in one of the starting rooms. He is also seen in one of the testing rooms laying on a table dissected.
 * Sometimes, if player saves him, he may take tags from his own dead body and give them to the player.
 * When Sullivan is stabbed Roebuck's Thompson sounds like a Colt Pistol as it only shoots 1 shot.