Helldivers 2 Players Are Convinced The Game’s Third Faction Has Secretly Arrived
Between Terminids vomiting corrosive bile and Automatons rolling up to fights with tanks, death comes very quickly in Helldivers 2. But a sudden case of blue-laser-to-the-head is in the cards because players are convinced the game’s third faction has snuck into various battlefields, delivering almost instantaneous death to any Helldivers caught unawares.
Over on Reddit, players have begun documenting how they’ve been hit by mysterious blue lasers, with all signs pointing to the Illuminate. This faction of hostile aliens was originally in the first Helldivers game and favored the use of sophisticated tactics and highly advanced technology on the battlefield. A race of snipers, illusionists, and high-tech hardware, they were a pain to deal with. And now, they seem to be operating near the borders of Super Earth.
“I was just minding my business heading towards an objective, can’t remember the objective but no enemy was around, wasn’t in combat, and no combat music playing,” Dye335 wrote on Reddit. “Just vibing, and out of nowhere, I got hit with a vibrant blue laser shot, almost resembling a sniper round, from an angle that would suggest a high-angle shot. Wearing heavy armor I got knocked down 60% hp immediately and very lightly ragdolled just maybe a foot backwards.”