It’s an thrilling time to be a Helldiver, with Arrowhead lately including city maps, a recon car, and a 3rd enemy faction to the sport. At first, it appeared just like the story of the Illuminate returning to the galaxy could be one and accomplished, informed over the course of a weekend. The Illuminate arrived instantly after an announcement at The Sport Awards and hit the planet of Calypso, and Helldivers narrowly defended Calypso with solely moments to spare. Now the dastardly area squids have their sights firmly set on one other goal: the black gap the place Meridia was once.
This requires a bit little bit of rationalization. The sport’s first two enemy factions are the Terminids and the Automatons. The Terminids specifically have confirmed to be a well-liked foe; even when Main Orders from Tremendous Earth direct gamers to go combat robots, a piece of gamers stay in Terminid area to stay out their Starship Troopers fantasies. A short while in the past, the Terminid risk responded to this consideration with a sequence of quick, potent evolutions. And Tremendous Earth intel recognized that one world specifically, Meridia, was a Supercolony.
Arrowhead ran a enjoyable, limited-time occasion the place gamers needed to pump Meridia filled with Darkish Fluid, holding off the forces of the Supercolony as a way to pull off this daring gambit. It succeeded, turning Meridia right into a black gap. There’s the previous trope of Chekhov’s Gun: For those who present a gun within the first act, it higher fireplace earlier than the top of the play. Evidently Helldivers at the moment are encountering Arrowhead’s Black Gap — when you open a bizarre gap in area, it’s going to draw the eye of some sinister squids.
Now the Illuminate, in contrast to their fellow enemy factions, haven’t claimed a everlasting portion of area. As a substitute, they’re partaking in hit-and-run assault on Tremendous Earth worlds, beginning with Calypso and transferring eastward. At first, there wasn’t a lot notable about that sample… after which followers observed some bizarre stuff about Meridia. The black gap is now extra purple, brighter, and appears to be sucking in particles at an alarming price.
Up to now, Helldivers have defended Terminid territory from the Illuminate — which is a bizarre place to be in after spending months squashing bugs — and have spanked the squids again. As of the top of Operation Squid Sport, which ended at round 4:30 p.m. ET on Friday, the Illuminate have vanished off the map once more. However I don’t assume this unfolding story is over fairly but. It appears obvious there are some holes within the Illuminate’s roster, and I count on them to be crammed with some new terrifying bio-organic horrors quickly. At the least gamers can now buy the car as a Stratagem and hit the highway at any time. You gotta rely your blessings whereas embroiled in a three-front intergalactic struggle for democracy.
