The Complete Lore of the Helldivers Universe
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- Helldivers 2's ongoing second galactic war is an ongoing story that is actively being written as time goes on. What the game often doesn't explain is the story behind Super Earth's war with the Terminids and the Automatons. This video explains the story of Helldivers 1 and the first galactic war with Helldivers pitted against the Illuminate, Cyborgs, and Bugs. By the end of the video, a complete timeline of the major events perpetrated by the Helldivers in Helldivers 2 plays out in full with maps and more.
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• HELLDIVERS™ Intro
0:00 Intro
1:10 Super Earth
6:00 The First Galactic War
11:33 The Second Galactic War
16:14 How Helldivers Works
17:53 Operation: Valiant Enclosure
18:22 1st Battle of Malevelon Creek
19:22 2nd Battle of Malevelon Creek
19:59 Liberation of Tien Kwan
21:44 Activation of the Terminid Control System
22:03 Operation Prime Liberation and Hell-Draco
23:42 Operation: Swift Disassembly
24:34 3rd Battle of Malevelon Creek
26:35 Operation: Rearing
26:47 The Reclamation
28:41 Operation: Courageous Defence
29:23 Operation: Menkent Line
29:54 Today
31:50 Outro
#helldivers2 #helldivers - Hry
I was thinking about delaying this video due to the news surrounding Helldivers and PSN accounts, but decided to upload the video anyway and cover the situation before the video starts. I plan on talking more about it in the near future. Be respectful to the devs at Arrowhead, in recent news it's been reported that they're doing what they can to help us out. This unfortunate decision was Sony's doing after all. Bad news aside, I genuinely hope you enjoy this video as much as I did researching and putting it together!
Not so fun fact the community managers of arrowhead hate gamers and the people playing games
@@mattguy1773 The community managers retracted their statements and apologized, telling players to review bomb the game and attempt to give Sony the message that way
Better to get the video out sooner rather then later, this is gonna get a lot worse before/if it gets better.
Arrowhead has the right idea and it's just unfortunate that companies still do not seem to realize that players hate being forced to register/verify multiple accounts.
@@JoshTheBear Agreed my guy, but sadly it's how the modern world works nowadays
You forgot to add the part where the helldivers, terminids, automatons, and Joel all teamed up to wage war against the gods, Sony
and won!
Nah.. Sony were invaded and hacked by automatons.
And also about how we wiped out 2 billion bugs that was suppose to take days in just 14 hours
I was watching sky news and it said that the Ministry of Defence in real life was hacked. They tried to blame it on China but it was obviously the Automatons.
@@Tony-hv8wzActually, 500 million in 14 hours. There was a bug they fixed where 1 bug counted for each squad member. Like, a full squad killing a single bug would count as 4 bugs killed.
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(stealing this) (sorry)
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@@guzxam(same)
holy shit the automatons pulled a Battle Of The Bulge
If any toasters I know could, it would be them. Need an art of Murder Drones, Adam Smasher, Terminators, And the automatons in battle formation
When the trees start speaking binary, you call about strike and RUN
Gigitty
Wooooooooooo, yeah baby that’s what i am talking about
In fact, the second galactic war was declared only a few days ago. Before that, it was called "special military operations." We all know what that refers to.
This is so cool. Hearing you go over battles/operations and thinking "wow, I was a part of that.". You should totally do like quarterly updates of the 2nd war. Archives of our actions should be kept for future generations haha.
Exactly, it’s wonderful like…being a part of something
You and hundreds of thousands of other players- relax
@@StaindHand xbox player detected
I absolutely love that I'm a part of this
@StaindHand let us enjoy things, dang. We don't get community like this especially in gaming very often
One note: canonically the first galactic war took place in 2084, such was the second galactic war started 2184, it’s an intentional 1984 reference by the developers. Other than the dates not lining up, great video!
Thanks! I was initially confused about the dates because there aren’t a lot of concrete timelines, but the wiki states that there was a century of peace in between both wars from what I recall. This would mean that the first war would end on 2084 to allow for the second war to start in 2184. Also there is a quote from the helldivers wiki quoting the Super Earth encyclopedia page stating that “the year is 2184… for 40 years the war has raged on”, meaning the war started in the 2040’s. Appreciate the feedback though!
this really is 1984
@@plotheplayer6462 2184 may 15th
I imagine 1984 universe being the most likely scenario lol
I believe the "Ministry of Truth" may be a reference to 1984 as well, but I'm not so sure about that
if arrowhead ever decides to bring back the illuminate, we're gonna have another malevelon creek on our hands.
it's all but confirmed that the illuminate will return. there are models and animations and things been datamined. when, no one knows. likely not for a good while, and rightfully so I think. the devs deserve a break after everything that's gone on!
Malevelon Creek is about to be like Chuck E Cheese compared to the Illuminates.
They might come back sooner then we think given this new major order
I love the idea of trying to create the Automatons to be horrifying to Helldivers in appearance, but we just continue to throw ourselves at them
Nothing more terrifying than the full force of the helldivers ready to lay there lives for a small rock in the middle of nothing.
We Completed the First True Major Order Sony Backed down... Have A Cup Of Liber-Tea Sony
No... u just don't have to link psn all they did was trick yall an repackage it... 177 countries can't play still.
Perhaps 2nd helping of 👎⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️?@@Forgelock3d
We were tricked, the fight is not over. I would actually say things are getting worse. The countries still can't play and 30% of our helldivers are cut off. While more who know the entire situation are still uninstalled in protest, effectively cutting our population in half. That's why we're losing every major order since then. We'll also fail the kill 2 million bots order.
@Forgelock3d And they have blocked more regions since, so they are likely to try and pull something again after their earning call that is coming up soon.
Just like the Ministry of Truth,
Sony never backs down.
As a new diver, thank you for catching me up. Im building my skills killing bugs before I jump into anything with bots
There’s a good channel that also does near-daily reports on the galactic war. It’s Super Earth themed, hard to miss.
What's the channel called?
@@barney8890 you can find it by searching “Helldivers 2 daily report”, but it’s called “Super Earth Galactic War Data Archive”
Fuck the robots. They scary asf
@@barney8890Super Earth Galactic War Data Archive
Fun fact before yesterday the 15 of May we weren't in the second galactic war. Major Orders and all the mission before where "tactical strikes" but now since we failed 2 major orders, Dispatch told us that we are entering the second galactic war.
As somebody who loves live service games, the move from Destiny to Helldivers has been so refreshing. I don’t feel like I’m being nickel-and-dimed for every single piece of content anymore
A friend and I found a bug corpse on a bot world. How did it get there, and what is Joel cooking?
yeah... I've been finding them a lot lately... it's... slightly disturbing? I think honestly it's probably just an error in the game's coding itself. because the bugs were the first enemies and their 'scenes' were implemented first, it stands to reason there aren't always replacement scenes for the bots and so we get these random poi's of dead bugs fighting SEAF soldiers on bot controlled worlds.
I will only start worry if I find dead bots on a bug planet.
A soldier of the soul redemption did send a bug flying so far that It of could landed on that planet no worries soldier
"Equiped with the most advanced" nananana we ain't got shit. We are missing almost all the vehicles from the first game and all the upgrades for weapons
Even Ps5 players are mad about the change. Anyway, time to watch the video
Change?
IT WAS THERE WHEN TOU SIGNED THE TOS!
YOU JUST DIDNT READ THEM!
AND ARE LIKE ALL OTHER BUTT HURT BABIES!
Using Terrorism ToGET YOUR WAY!
Unfortunately I've seen so many idiots simping for PSN it's not even funny 🥲
Not really, maybe you and some others but the majority are not. And the proof is literally on the latest War Bond trailer here on CZcams, which dropped the day the announced the forced PSN account and you can literally see countless Sony fanboys ganging up on all PC users and the very few PS5 users that just wanna game with everyone.
Amazing retelling! Beautiful wording and you really captured the feeling! Also I hope that the extra background you gave on a lot of terms and events, gives future divers a really good catch up. Thank you!
Very good summary, very educational. I was one of the divers deployed on Feb 8th, been there for most all the major engagements and can confirm this is pretty accurate. Unfortunately I'm gonna have to report you to my local Democracy Officer
Managed Democracy, isn't it beautiful?
Quality video, great content Nikos! Well done!
God its so surreal that I was there and fought in almost every event in the second galactic war- and even more surreal to learn that all of this has only been for 2 months. It feels like almost years at this point, as so much has happened, and this video lays out the events perfectly. Rock on bruh, would love to see another one of these in another few months detailing how inevitably worse it'll get for us on the front lol
Somehow the notion that the bugs are out there to destroy our family values is simply hilarious 😂👍
I look forward to parts 2 and 3 and possibly 4, detailing the return of the illuminate and other unforeseen events in the ongoing galactic war! you've done a great job chronicling the war, helldiver! you've gained a subscriber today. I also like the other content you've put out not related to helldivers 👍
With the way the bots are now positioned on the map, it seems likely there will be a 4th enemy race to fight especially since the Illuminate are already in HD1, a new race would be HD2's addition to the IP. Now theres plenty of alien archetypes to choose from pop culture that could narrow it down. We have alien bugs(starship troopers obviously), automatons(The borg/Terminator), And the Illuminate would the the hyper-advanced technological aliens archetype (any mothership involving earth invasion movie ever, try battleship or Independence day). What other archetypes are there? Parasitic reproduction Aliens like the Xenomorphs, Infection types like The Flood and The Thing, Industrial conquerers like Destiny's Cabal, or paracausal entities like the Taken from the Destiny as well. Theres so many to choose from if they decide on a 4th race.
There is also the "dissidents" choice
Don't give Joel any ideas. We already got flying gold colored dragon things that live in mushrooms and at at factories. Last thing we need is for the illuminate to hit us and then aome hyper infectious alien thing steal rolling in. Our helldiver's count is down and we are on the verge of the first completed major order in a while. Lets keep it positive
My favorite piece of implied lore is that the helldivers aren't even an "elite" force. The extremely short tutorial is a cake walk, and the only boot camp training a recruit undergoes. They're stored in cryo like disposable meat, and the average life expectancy of a diver in the field is two minutes.
That's what I tend to think and believe. SEAF seems to have soldiers and the capabilities to fight back, but just not the quality of Helldivers. It's also why i think only 4 helldivers are sent at a time to complete a mission only to be replaced with a new member soon after. Also, reinforcements are "approved." The missions will be over quick if all 20+ were on the field.
I imagine if a Helldivers stayed long enough to live, they would realize it's just a needless meatgrinder. Super Earth would have something similar to Atriox from Halo Wars 2. Rebellion and hatred after seeing brothers die when the solution was simple but intentionally not used and accepted.
Just a quick addition, the first generation of Helldivers were first deployed on Earth to combat the last nation opposing the federation, conventional deployment methods where inneffective against them so the Hellpod and subsequently the Helldivers where formed. This is why I'd like to think that in the 1st game we play as 2nd generation Helldivers and the 2nd game we play as 3rd generation helldivers.
considering the Lore of Helldivers it would be nice if it was optional to join a faction of "renegades" that oppose super-earth's "democracy"
0:16 yeah… I don’t about Sony being a “tech monopoly,” but I do see the cyber security breaches as an issue. That said, all that’s really at risk is your email address being compromised since there’s no need to give them any of your payment information
your email is tied to all kinds of information though
In the uk/ireland your id/face is required.
No, substantially more data has been exposed. Additionally, we shouldn’t be accustomed to giving every single page our email or phone number.
@@progenitor_amborella I was referring to data at risk by signing up for a PSN account to play Helldivers 2
I have nothing to do with that breach, from either side, but being in infosec for a few decades has taught me that there is always more types of data stored. Sometimes it’s an accidental, or the company (not Arrowhead specifically, just in general) hasn’t figured out a way to use the data. Also, anti-cheat software operates at a very low level and they run in the kernel, so they can see/block cheating. Like a lot of things in infosec, it can be used for good or bad. They tend to not be the most secure software either and use a lot of the same techniques we use when popping a box, as they are essentially operating as rootkits.
That was cool my dude, awesome recap
I like how you included real world events in this like the bugged and underwhelming exo suits
This was very informative @Nikos thank you.
I think the remains of the last Great War was referring to the first galactic war, though you do have a valid point
Dude, this animated invasion map and the halo wars 2 banished theme, you need to be hired for like maybe a recap tab for new players in the game!
I joined the game at the end of Operation Swift Disassembly after hearing many stories of Malevalon Creek (Ironically, the day after Arrowhead released the Fallen Hero's Vengeance cape). Wish I had bought the game earlier but I got to be a part of the Menkent Line on Lasath, the Martale Gambit, and all the horrors of the TCS.
Arrowhead: “guys we did we will have Sony pick us up as a publisher we’re freed!”
Sony: “Oh, I wouldn’t say freed, more like under new management.”
hahahahahaha
Yea Sony is a new faction. Super Earth been compromised. Everyone save Super Earth by doing your part in placing negative review. Lol
If you listen to an automaton patrol you can hear them marching in cadence. The first line is “Heart, Steel”, and I think this is hinting that Automatons have some human body parts inside of them. If you look around fabricators you can see humans with body parts removed further strengthening this theory.
Great video!
Awesome video brother
Amazing Video!
The bugs got to other worlds-via spores one of the characters on your ship has voice lines about the meridian super colony releasing spores so I think that's how they get to other worlds
Super earth intentionally infest planets with bugs to keep a steady production of element 710
I just pretend Helldivers started off the same way as valerian city of a thousand planets, but they hired Danny devito as a negotiator. "So anyway I started blasting"
This is funny because the second galactic war was officially declared not that long ago
Really good video, I also love that so many have fun and rp :) ❤🎉
Appreciate this. Thanks for bringing me up to speed on this game. Perhaps now I will buy it and invest my time :)
Hope you dig it
helldivers take a second to appreciate and take pride in all you contributions in history. We will be remembered.
But seriously i love this community and the camaraderie this game is bringing about. I love the RP
Malevelon Creek was mainly fought over so much because of it's large rhodium deposits
Loved the FTL: Faster Than Light soundtrack background music
Malevolen Creek is definitely nowhere near CLOSE to the bloodiest battle in the second Galactic war. Estanu and Hellmire each on their own have near triple the casualties of Malevolen Creek with over 100 million deaths on each planet considering the Creek had roughly 42 million dead at its liberation. With Estanu fighting like 10 different sieges in its lifetime yeah, there is definitely more blood in other places compared to the Creek.
Ok bug lover
I also ❤ how the game bugs are brought into the story in this video 😂 great fun :)
my man forgot about northman's creek
The fall of Vandalon IV, Ingmar, Mantes and Draupnir... all forgotten by many helldivers.
Hell. no one remembers the grand last stand of Mort preventing the complete loss of that sector.
but to be fair. There's a LOT of stuff that's gone on in the game, and to try and include it all seems like a very big undertaking as this video in it's entireity is over 30 minutes long, and it just basically hits the cliff notes of the major orders so far.
@@majorplothole2620 I have more memories on drapunir than malevelon creek, just like many other people, but like you said they only talk about the creek.
@@majorplothole2620 i remember my experiences on Vandalon IV more than that fake ass “ptsd simulator” malevalon creek
Dear fellow, you could make a playlist as the results of the great interstellar war unfolds, as we complete our humble missions as helldivers, we receive frequent notifications from super earth.
The fact that we are shaping the Galactic War as of right now, really makes me proud of picking up this game back in February or March. I wonder of the Battle of Sony will be included because the game is just that damn good. It'd be treason NOT to include that.
Apparently the insects where actually chill and has no hostility’s with humans
Until super earth realised they could farm them
sad we can see recoilless rifle one shoting a bile titan easy in the trailer, but in game, they messed with the weakspot so getting even a 2 shot is inconsistent.
Yooo, the FTL soundtrack! Did not expect it :)
Hey man, great vid! I just wanted to bring up that the stalkers got an update to their cloaking. This was most likely just a gameplay feature change; but it does coincide with the termaside deactivation incentive. Also it might be noteworthy to talk about the prevalence of gun ships and factory striders with the main automaton fleet invading. So if you ever update or redo this vid those could be some points to pickup on where you left off here. That and the whatever in game reason we come up with for the whole SONY debacle xD lol!
Thanks! If I do continue it, I will attempt to tell these future stories for sure, though may wait a while for a descent amount of updates to the war if I do so
E-710 is "OIL-3" upside down. Just a fun little easter egg detail 😊.
If I remember correctly according to the devs the cyborgs and automatons are not the same faction
Though the fact they completely baited super earth into believing they won so they could grab cyberstan makes me believe that perhaps the cyborgs made the automatons and they want to free their masters from humans
Or maybe they see them as fellow robots who need to be liberated
2:02 "Sorry Britain" nah we had it coming
I don’t know if it has any basis or not. One theory I’ve heard is that Helldivers is in a timeline where the Axis powers, especially the Nazis, had much more success during WWII than in real life.
Anyone else notice how big the Hangar is in your ship? There's space for another, maybe potentially 8 player raids 1 day?
I don't know if you done any nore vids like this but please make this a regular thing 🙏
Now that i think of it, the automatons seem pretty chill ngl.
This video needs more thumbs up 🙏
This video is very well done. Bummer timing but I don’t think the intro was needed. I get it though. Thanks for making this. Still love the game.
With the good news from Sony backing down I’ll be likely removing the intro. Thanks for the kind words!
Side noting the drama, Helldivers 2 truly was a legendary game with great developers and a great community. As much as I believe that Sony would do little change in their decisions, I do believe that it has caused damage upon its own brand and it’s trustworthiness.
Boy, do i have news for you
Possibly a hive mind like race? I wouldn’t even mind fighting a human faction. Like. A rebel group
Will you be making updates on lore like part 2 of the war lore?
You made the right call bringing out this video now. No matter what stupid corpo Bs happens next, this franchise and it’s games will be great. If anything, arrowhead needs our support now more than ever, lest Sony make them scapegoats for this mess they’ve made.
Dope stuff
"We tried to warn you that the Corporations and the Capitalists were the enemy!"
- Socialist Automatons ☭
Don't you dare endorse the enemy, that is treason
@@Nikos. 🤣
I will only continue playing if Sony change is completely gutted and we can opt to join the automatons to fight the scum helldivers that stand with super earth
@@rattyratstuff7125 Kinda surprised they don't have a PVP mode like the Gears of War 3 "Swarm Mode" yet; would really allow for an expansion of the lore.
11:30 okay, that was a good one 😂😂😂
God damn. It’s so strange to realize I’ve been boots on ground since week 1. I really would like helldivers to get medals for major orders participated in. I’d be walking around like a North Korean general.
permanent medals to say "I was there" would be really cool (: this meridia op is my first major order as I joined on free exosuit day. I might be late to the party now but after sticking around for a while id have some badges or honor of my own
May 15, 2184: Super Earth declares the 2nd Galactic war has begun.
I love how game bugs somehow get integrated into the lore.
Thank you for the positivity.
Also, Super Earth firmly claims that the illuminate were completely wiped out in the first galactic war.
So they are supposed to be actually extinct.
I feel bad for everyone effected by superearth
Please report to your nearest Democracy Officer for mandatory Reduction
@@joev1083 NEVER
I like the theory we're actually clones being pumped out at a limited rate by the destroyers
That explains why there's persistent levels and cosmetics
My ship preserves those who came before me, and imprints those memories upon me when it's my time to dispense; MANAGED DEMOCRACY!
Pretty kickass lore tbh
This video is so underviewed! I got chills man, excellent and in depth narration on your part! Man good job! Thanks for this, should be a movie
Wish we got medals and award ceremony for helldivers vet!
Thanks and again excellent video 🫡🫡🫡
If super earth is invaded it would be cool to see a change from the tutorial where your job is to liberate a sect of the automatons on super earth to earn your cape and later super destroyer
Just thought I would add that they have officially declared the second galactic war just a small time after this videos post.
Yo democratic video, have heard all the Halo conspiracies lately man, there surprising hope for Halo 7 and a very depressing ending for Halo Infinite
Speaking of Halo the ring is flat
@@Nikos. The story supposed is going to be about the Spartan-Verse where Master Chief meets the live action Chief and they get naked. Then Sergeant Johnson comes back from the dead and is in love with Mendicant Bias and him and the Didact have a threesome. So the two Jimmy Rings’ go to the Ark where they make sand castles and lick each other’s toes. It ends with live action Chief saying the real Halo was the Cortana feet pics we took along the way…
Super earth still uses old jets from the late 20th and early 21st centuries as it is shown in the trailer with a SU-57
man how hooked am i to this game that despites all the recent mambo jambo with sony psn (that definitely threw a huge shadow over it) and after 200+ hours of playtime i am still getting my pulse raised in anticipation of playing whenever hearing the soundtrack, like from 8:28 on... jeez this isn't normal. daaang the sun is shinig i wanted to go outside T.T
You should be getting a call from my democracy officer soon
SILENCE THE TRAITOR ➡️⬆️⬇️⬇️➡️
Good video 👍
I came for history, not your dissident opinion of Managed Democracy
the campaign reminds me of that facebook game "the secret war" back in 2015 that was supposed to be a event before the launch of the actual game
Yes Democracy Officer, this traitor right here.
I will say one thing that is missing is that Super Earth has been lost before
Battle of Tien Kwan was glorious.
2 digs at the place I call home and love like an American loves Apple pie or oil." Stiff upper lip my lad, don't let them see you in pain "
Good work on this video!
The map implies that Soviet nukes were shot down over the arctic, they were trying to sneak over the short route to North America. Britain didn’t get so lucky.
This gameplay is a perfect fit for warhammer 40k universe. Replace the helldivers with space marines and the bugs with tyranids. Boom
What did ireland do in the Great War to be a wasteland zone?:(
3:24 My theory is we’re in the 22nd century but super earth wants us to be living the past as it was
Wouldn't it be cool if some o.g bugs made contact with the terminids and they got freaky and made super duper terminids that love to get freaky and capture and freak up helldivers?
I vividly recall fighting in the creek long before High Command wanted the planet liberated. I lost many battle buddies to those jungles. For Democracy