Helldivers 2 Players Could Take Out the Robots for Good
Helldivers 2 players have been fighting a long and difficult war against the Automaton faction, but the end may finally be in sight. After successfully liberating Malevelon Creek earlier this week, the Automatons have been pushed back to just three holdout planets. With a new major order calling for their complete annihilation, players could wipe out the Automaton threat entirely this weekend.
Operation Swift Disassembly
Operation Swift Disassembly is the latest phase in Helldivers 2’s story campaign. Its objectives have been passed down in phases, which included the reclamation of Malevelon Creek and the final phase calls for the absolute annihilation of the Automatons. With a deadline that expires on Monday, this could be the last time players fight against the robots for a while.
A Galactic War on its Last Legs
The war in Helldivers 2 has been a lengthy back-and-forth against both the Automatons and bug-like Terminids, but there’s reason to believe that successfully finishing this operation will actually take out the former enemy type. Just taking a look at the galactic map right now shows a war on its last legs—Just a month ago, both forces against Super Earth had a much more dominating hold on the galaxy, and at one point were even a step away from invading its home system. Now, the Automatons are barely clinging to the sole system they have left, while the Terminids are still holding fast across four different sectors.
A New Faction on the Horizon?
There’s also history to suggest that Helldivers 2 could let players take out the Automatons for good. Namely, the first Helldivers. In its own take on the galactic war narrative, Helldivers let players win or lose against the rival factions before eventually resetting the table and beginning the conflict again. As part of this approach, players could annihilate whole factions from the game for a few weeks at a time before the developers wiped the slate clean and began again.
There’s also the matter of the third faction that’s been heavily implied to be arriving in Helldivers 2. The Illuminate, which is a faction from the original game, have been referred to inside of Helldivers 2 and signs of them have sporadically appeared, suggesting an imminent arrival. There feels like no better time for a new faction to arrive than the elimination of another.
Whether or not the Automatons are truly gone for good remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure: the war in Helldivers 2 is about to change in a big way.
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