Helldivers 2 fulfills the community’s biggest wish, finally bringing the update you’ve been waiting for for 10 months

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Helldivers 2 presented the co-op shooter’s biggest and probably most important update to date at the Game Awards 2024, fulfilling a wish that players have had since February 2024.

What kind of wish is that? Helldivers 2 finally got new opponents as part of the Game Awards, something many players have been waiting for for months. Some of the community wanted more variety and didn’t always just want to fight against the bugs and robots.

Now the developers have officially announced that the Illuminated will be released as the third enemy faction as part of the “Omens of Tyranny” update.

As early as February 2024, there were first indications that the Illuminated could get involved in the galactic war – but Arrowhead did not reveal any details until recently. Recently, however, an update history on Steam indicated that the arrival of the aliens would not be long in coming.

You can see the trailer from the Game Awards here:

Helldivers 2 shows the new enemy faction in the trailer for “Omens of Tyranny”

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What do we know about the Illuminated? The Illuminates are a highly advanced alien civilization that will fight as an Over-Earth adversary against players in Helldivers 2, attacking in the lower part of the galaxy map.

The fight against the Illuminated will be fundamentally different from the battles against the beetles and robots, as there will be battles in urban areas. So you fight in cities of the different colonies, among other things between houses and on streets with destroyed cars.

There are different types of Illuminated, who have different characteristics on the battlefield – including humanoid melee fighters with zombie-like behavior and stronger opponents with laser-shooting ranged weapons and shields.

We currently know of four different Illuminated Ones that you will fight in Helldivers 2:

  • The Voteless – Former citizen of Over-Earth who were kidnapped by the Illuminated and turned into mindless soldiers.
  • Watchers – Hovering drones that scan areas and report hostile life forms.
  • Overseeer – Dangerous fighters with arcane weapons that even use the Voteless as living shields.
  • Harvesters – Huge, three-legged machines with only one eye that can shoot a deadly beam.
    • All four Illuminated in Helldivers 2, from left to right: Voteless, Harvester, Watcher, Overseer
    Helldivers 2 The Game Awards 2024 Illuminated

    In Helldivers 1, however, there were a whole series of other Illuminated units, such as the Hunters or the powerful Council Members. We have an overview of all alien units for you here:

    Update not only brings new enemies, but also vehicles

    What else comes with the update? So that you can equip yourself accordingly in the fight against the new, powerful opponents, the developers are providing you with new tactical equipment:

  • M-102 Fast Recon Vehicle – An off-road vehicle for 4 people with an MG
  • CQC-30 Stun Baton – A baton that causes electric shocks and can stun enemies
  • E/AT-12 Anti-Tank Emplacement – A deployable manned gun that can damage heavily armored targets

    • The new vehicle in particular could be of interest to many players, as there are no vehicles in Helldivers 2 yet – after all, the exosuits are not vehicles, but manned combat machines and therefore not particularly mobile.

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