On 12-13-2186 SEST (12-12-2024) the illuminate invaded Calypso which is located in the Saleria Sector.
We lost 38,746,804 Helldivers to defend it.
It looked like an impossible task but the brave divers who fought and died there repelled the first illuminate invasion since the first galactic war.
Now it has disappeared from our galaxy.
Last Helldiver trained on mars
Survivor of calypso
Fought in the battle for super earth
Voidslayer
I have been posting about this account over a year if you haven't seen any of my posts, This account is not fake. I have made several failed permadeath accounts that get scrapped when they reach 1 death in order to achieve this one. This is my furthest and most meaningful one.
I almost died down there, I haven't been doing permadeath runs for about 10 months, Im getting rusty. this play through felt way too close. I think i will retire him now. And i will be back if the enemy reaches super earth.
Think about it broham
•Their faction theme is Horror
•they are basically coming “back from the dead” for vengeance.
•they were (mostly) wiped out a long time ago so they have compromised by creating an “undead” army from inside the void.
•they are excavating old illuminate ruins (for bodies? DNA? To reanimate/make more?)
•the overseers skin is black like it’s dead/rotted
•They send these dead overseers out like they’re not afraid to lose numbers of their own. (Because they’re already dead! and not the most powerful among them)
•they have *dark* fluid technology (whatever that means but it sounds creepy)
•arrowhead would not just scrap those cultist, but they would re-make them fit in with the faction horror lore of “back from the dead”
I strongly believe, based on what arrowhead said, that all these updates and new enemies that aren’t actual illuminate units are just a strong base to their army Before they bring the real illuminate units back from the dead
I think we’re looking at a dark magic space necromancer theme in the future! If this is what they’re doing this shit is gonna be peak.
Forget about the cultists that are alive, I think we’re getting buffed ass space necromancers back from the dead looking for revenge from beyond the grave.
*In the picture above it looks like they’re trying to grow more illuminate with these experiments but they’ve going horrible wrong…. Or right*
An energy staff and a plasma assault rifle? Bro do you know who you’re fighting against? You’re supposed to be an Intelligent spacefaring species? You’re cooked bud.
“They can’t fight us because theres not enough left.”
Okay then these units should seriously upgrade their equipment if we’re talking about the lore.
Really they shouldn’t even be trying to fight us If their numbers are so low. Why are they themselves deploying to the battlefront in mass with primitive weaponry against the most elite fighting force in the galaxy
You’re gonna lose a hell of a lot more of your species if you keep fighting us personally with this dogwater weaponry, And these weak ass zombies.
Bots and bugs are more intimidating than “our greatest enemy.” You’re lucky you got a title update or we wouldn’t even fwy. You’re just not that intimidating bro. And we’re about to wreck that little void you’ve been working on in less that a week. ✌️
I think this post makes my point more clear. The illuminate lore and enemies would be fine if they had more THREATENING overseers.
Pretty sure I have NEVER seen whatever that thing is on the battlefield
EDIT: this footage is from new mission “infiltrate illuminate lair”
They have medics, and other dedicated rolls.
They can stim each other.
We can stim them
We can emote them
They will destroy outposts now and they will heal each other.
I really could not be happier about this part of the update. Genuinely thank you AH for buffing these guys. They have so much potential and it feels like they are finally getting the love they deserve.
With the level cap increasing to 300 the game will recalculate your XP and instantly bump you up to wherever your new level is, I figure a lot of us will instantly hit 300. It’s cool but I don’t think it will mean much for those of us who have been level 150 for an over a year. As weird as it sounds I was really looking forward to leveling up to 151, 152, 153.. and so on.
Does anyone else feel this way or are you exited to jump straight to 300.