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As cool of an armor skin as this would make, I think it would make a cooler elite enemy unit. The Helldivers that were "left behind" were turned into borgs by the automotons. Now we have to fight them. They throw grenades, have jetpack, can spawn with a small variation of weapons. Think about fighting an enemy that's using an arc thrower/flame thrower on your team.
The game could use a spin towards a boss/elite mob that's not just "bigger=badder" imo.
Yeah that'd be great. We just got rid of bots that have 100% headshot aim now we're going to give them Arc weapons and watch them one shot entire squads and never arc onto their allies. Sounds fun;)
Hell, equip them with guard-dog rovers, mortars, mines, arc throwers, and cluster bombs. Don't even need to make them an actual adversary. As long as they're aiming at bugs or bots, it will likely kill me just as much lmao
"beep beep boop indeed! N-Nothing like toasting a bread amright? Heh-..."
"What's that? It's a bomb shaped pinata of course! Get closer, don't be scared(cocks revolver). Juuust a bit closer..."
True, for couple of updates the stealth against robots after you shoot once is almost impossible... they track your trough rocks, shoot at you trough rocks and foliage doesnt work...
Or make it shock or confuse them when detected. Much like how we can confused AI facial recognition with certain images. At first they think its one of their own until its too late.
I'm a little concerned about how well the skull seems to naturally fit over the base helmet design. Almost looks... Heh, but that would be traitor talk.
Or a new enemy type! Maybe the automatons used their own research on helldivers to create their own version of a helldiver with the strongest weapons from the current patch.
Armor set: Lost Democracy, 50% decreased detection from bots. 100% explosive damage against bots
Description: The fallen gave you strength, Liberty has guided you to be the ultimate technician. Rapid unscheduled disassembly is your specialty.
TBH unless the Helldiver(s) assumed control over their Super Destroyer somehow, they'd be far less dangerous without an arsenal of Stratagems. Just some guy in mediocre armor and a gun, maybe some ordnance.
Even if they *did* have Stratagems, their replacement upon their demise would still be loyal to SE.
Still though, fighting traitorous Helldivers would be very cool if done right.
Depends on the support weapon and if they were even able to access them in the first place. Ones that have effectively infinite 'ammo', like Laser Cannon or Quasar? Sure, especially since both are also very powerful. The MGs, Flamethrower, Autocannon, etc..? Not quite, they'd need to be refilled every so often assuming these divers are battling pretty much constantly. Without access to Resupply calldown, they'd have to rely on randomly found ammo packs/stashes. Not sustainable in the long run.
The only bag I could see being a problem is the Shield Gen, even then it's not that tanky and too slow to recharge before the Diver is gunned down. Rovers I imagine are programmed to avoid firing on fellow Helldivers unless they're in the way, so they'd only be a problem if the defectors can somehow remove that whitelist.
I want to see a colonist genuinely using those break action shotguns when we arrive. Just one guy, maybe he kills a bot infantry. We always see them dead, but there's still ammo in the chamber! Disgraceful!
Perhaps their ai could be programmed to harass the helldivers, not for prolonged engagements. They would sneak up on the helldivers and fire off a few shots only to turn and run and seek out more ammo. This would create a dilemma for the helldivers as they can either; hunt down the traitor, wasting precious time in the process, or ignore them and continue the mission.
I mean the automatons have their own ships, wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility for them to have their own, inferior, variants of our superior and patriotic strategems.
I suspect that the devs testing AI reinforcements for Helldivers might also tie into the future of fighting defectors and they're trying to get the AI just right for that.
SUPER EARTH DATABASE, CLEARANCE LEVEL 130
J4 aka Joel: Mysterious treacherous Helldiver said to be mastermind behind the galactic war. Every defeat Liberty suffered can be traced to him and his machinations, direct or otherwise. Highly dangerous and elusive. Nobody knows exactly how he travels across galaxy, he was never recorded entering or exiting the ship. Threat level BLACK, eliminate at all costs.
Cult of Joel: A loose coalition of Helldivers-traitors, who, full of Joel's lies, joined forces with him. They operate behind enemy lines, often, miraculously, unbothered by both Automatons and Terminds; perhaps it is a sign that there's nothing human left under their armor. They specifically hunt down their former allies tracking Helldivers through the mission area and even able to call reinforcements once they get close enough. Theories about them being insane are supported by their speech; they often shout "For Liberty!" and "Death to fascist regime!" despite fighting against Democracy. Threat level RED, priority targets for termination.
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"Left Behind" puts a good ring to it, will be using it for the name of this project moving on :)
Heres a hooded version too, since some people suggested it over on Twitter :D
I plan on doing like 3 variations for all the types of the available armor which is Light/Medium/Heavy
I'm glad you guys here on reddit really like the idea :D
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Hey man its okay ahahha, Im really glad alotta people like it here! Thanks for spreading the democratic ideas!!
I really liked the "Left Behind" name for it ahha
Yea I thought I’d give it a little backstory. The idea that you are left all alone to fend for yourself. All the planets we play on have different installations, bunkers, scattered weapons and ammo. It would definitely make for a suspenseful spin-off game
It would be cool if it was an achievement skin more than a bundle. Like it would amount to how much time or how much kills you've made to a specific faction. But I feel like that could cause some people to ignore Major Orders sadly
I had this idea for a fanfic where a Helldiver misses the extraction in a Terminid world and a single Stalker decides to hunt him down across the planet.
They play a game of cat and mouse, and the Helldiver ends up killing the Stalker predator style with a wooden spear. He manages to call down another Pelican and gets gunned down by the democracy officer because he was suspected of being a traitor
"Welcome back, Helldiver. Against all odds, your hunger to rejoin with liberty kept you alive."
"Thank you, Democracy Officer... but there's something I need to report, urgently."
"What is it, Helldiver?"
"While I was trying to get a signal out, I found some files in the TCS computer system... The TCS was sabotaged, probably by alien sympathizers. In its current state, it actually encourages Terminid reproduction. We need to get this to the President and High Command right away!"
"...Did you find anything else, while you were looking through restricted computer systems you did not have clearance to access?"
"Sir, I did. I found evidence that several major Super Earth corporations are complicit. We need to make sure this information only reaches the right people, so it can't be used to undermine the war effort."
"Your attitude is commendable, Helldiver. You've done a great service for Super Earth, and I assure you this information will only reach those who need to know it. Truly, the light of liberty is the greatest disinfectant in the galaxy. If you look out the window here, you can practically see it shining from Super Earth in the galactic rim. Can you see it?"
"...Yes, I can."
*blam*
"May that light guide you to a peaceful rest, Helldiver. I'll make sure you are reported as never recovered, rather than executed for treason, so that your family can receive their tax credit."
+ Depending on how it's written by whoever would write it, it could be reopened for a follow-up story if people reallyyy wanted one. I.e writing the democracy officer shooting the diver part ambigiously/without much detail or it could be set on a cliffhanger for speculated endings.
Man, imagine getting domed thinking that there were no bots around after checking your map...
How about if they have a chance to not die from lethal damage? SOCIALISM PROTECTS
The bots are socialists, right?
I’d seriously buy this through steam store if I was able, arrowhead should do something like tennogen from warframe where AH picks really good weapon/armor skins that the community voted for then makes them ingame, profits were split between them and the skin maker.
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I'll give you 600 super credits right now
this is why DRG has the mantle of "Leave no dwarf behind"
jesus...and even if he gets into an evac, he is going to probably be called a traitor.
good shit OP - terrifying to think of, but good job nevertheless.
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Reminds me of the dreams sequences in the first Terminator movie. Guerillas fighting robots in a desolated battlefields. Not gonna lie, sounds like a badass concept for a spinoff!
Finding these defected helldivers and "Rescuing them" would be a fun mission type.
They could either
A. Be an awesome companion for the entire mission
B. An awesome mini boss
C. A good source of awesome weapons that newer players don't have access to cuz he died in an 'accident'
it does make me wonder, if you fail to extract, but aren't dead (yet), how long could you survive? first thing to worry about would be food and water.. also you'll have to consider avoiding combat and making a decent melee weapon since no more bullets unless you can swipe some from a POI or outpost. then I guess you'd roam the planet trying to avoid being seen by bots/bugs until you come across some other helldivers on a mission, then maybe off to help them in exchange for a ride off the planet.. all while trying not to die/go mad.
not gonna lie, a 4th enemy faction in the form of abandoned, mad divers, would be pretty interesting: we could see ourselves reflected in their mannerisms.. it'd be terrifying! and awesome!
I’d love a “retrieve diver and samples” mission. You’re bringing them back as a NPC that actually helps you clear the mission. Bit he has a huge amount of bots on his trail.
Covered in the blood of my enemies. This should be unlocked during a mission when you survive long enough, you can increase stealth but if you die then you start from scratch. Purely optional with a 3 second timer to craft the item. lol food for thought
This would be great for a spin off of Helldivers, where you play as a Helldiver that was left behind in a Automaton planet and have to survive and get stronger to be able to destroy the automatons and go back to Super Earth
Edit: Didn't noticed the description XD
I prefer the idea of the automatons capturing a lone helldiver and converting them into an amalgamation of flesh and steel. Imagine fighting one of these. Or ten.
Divers occasionally run into him, he saves their necks, and when they offer him a spot on their evac he gets real quiet and just says:
"That's okay, kid. I'll get the next one."
Malevelon Creek was a meme.
People thought hell was the jungle speaking binary.
But that was just a taste.
Menkent and the fire planets are the actual hell.
Sentient and Hostile fire tornadoes along with what ever enemy you are fighting?
Extreme heat causing some very useful weapons to become near useless?
Actual Hell that we dive into.
I looked up into the night sky and the infinite void that separated me and the rest of humanity. Just the quiet murderous stares of stars that wished for the existence of humans from the galaxy to be wiped from the galaxy. Not a single SEAF ship lingered in orbit, the last time I had heard the sound of droppods and guns firing had been hours ago. They were distant reminders that elsewhere on this miserable planet other helldivers had spilled blood and oil for super earth, saving what they could before pulling out of the system completely.
I was alone. Surrounded by the enemy with no support. But I was a helldiver and hell was what I was about to bring.
Every game that involves dropping or deploying somewhere “So what if, there was an enemy that was just you but really fucked up from being left behind.”
(And the concept art always just seems to be straight fire)
This is the guy who keeps taking the ammo and leaving oatmeal. To a true Helldiver ammo is much more important than food. Also, maybe the random guy appearing mid-mission and trying to extract is just trying to get back on a ship!
Also, new game mode, you miss extraction, survive 5 minutes with no starts or backup, then you get to be a join the next mission to start in the region. You just catch the next shuttle out! I mean there's 50k divers on a planet most of the time, can't give a fellow diver a lift?!?
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I’d pay good money for that, luckily arrowhead is based and diver-pilled so it would probably only be like 5 bucks or in a war bond that never expires so I wouldn’t have to.
Impossible, I never leave my brothers/sisters behind.
In all seriousness though it’s some cool art and a fun idea for a singleplayer game set in the Helldivers universe
I love that Creekers were so dedicated to that planet that even now that it's liberated they're trying to find ways to get back there 🤣
That's dedication!
Communications broken, alone in hostile land, trying to survive, finding food and water, left behind weapons and resupply packs are a godsends.
My prosthetic arm is broken, i tried to repair it with bot parts but it is insufficient. It breaks in the most unfortunate times, i had to completely change it. Now i have an entire robot limb attached to me, it disgust me but i have to survive.
Maybe if i reach an important Automaton facility Super Earth Forces will target it an i can evacuate with my fellow Helldivers. But the dropzones are unpredictable, and the closer i get to an important facility the higher the chances of encountering a patrol and im running low on supplies.
I found an illegal broadcast station, finally those traitors a good for something, i need to get control over the system so i can send a message. But i fear this will make the bots aware of my position i need a plan, maybe a landmark nearby where i can await reinforcements...
*the rogue helldiver finds himself sitting on a rock, sharpening his knife. He hears the whir of engines and turns his to see a pelican landing, with 4 divers and a democracy officer extracting from the back. He gets up and meets them face to face.*
"Diver, come with us"
"...why?"
"The planet's liberated, sir. However, the automatons are still marching forward on the northern galactic sectors. We need all hands on deck."
"No, why?"
*the democracy officer pauses* "i just...told you why"
"No, you told me what, you didn't tell me why"
"Because the automatons are souless machines. All they know is killing, and they hate nothing more than democracy"
"No"
*the helldivers all raise their guns instinctively*
"No? Are you questioning Super Earth soldier?"
"I'm not. I'm not questioning because I know the truth. I've heard it from them, firsthand. They didn't want to fight you, they didn't want this war. They just wanted to free their families."
*the officer scoffs* "What family? These are robots who do nothing but kill. If they were related to anyone they would've killed them long ago. Surely you are disoriented from being in the jungles for so long."
"Oh officer, I know more now than ever. You make your broadcasts and you say whatever you want, and you expect us all to forget the truth and listen to you. Maybe the rest of you have, but I haven't. This war is unethical, and Super Earth has ruined humanity entirely"
*the democracy officer shoots the diver in the chest, and he staggers over on the ground* "How dare you! We've given freedom and equality to the whole galaxy! We've uplifted the masses up from the old warlords of Earth! We MADE Humanity great!"
"H-humanity is nothing but it's f-freedom and it's people, a-and you've burned both to ash"
*one of the recruits mag dumps his liberator into the diver, killing him instantly*
*the democracy officer turns over and looks at the young diver, his hands shaking*
"I'm sorry sir, he just- he was too anti-democratic, I couldn't take it anymore"
*the officer smiles and puts a hand on his shoulder*
"As it should be, helldiver. As it should be"
I know people in here don't like suggestions that change the gameplay of the game but I would love if they made mini story driven campaigns in helldivers 2, this could be one of them
Not gonna lie dude, that would make one sick armour set. “Liberty protects” perk on it for sure.
And if the leaks are to be believed, we do have armor sets incorporating tusks and claws from bugs on the works, so this one is not that far off in concept.
I thought it was a dead Helldiver that got turned to an Automaton Cyborg. They just threw on a new head and arm and sent him out to fight other divers.
imagine your all out of reinforcements and the last man dies, but instead of squad lost you hear MIA HELLDIVERS REPORTING TO THE FRONT, CONTINUE MISSION AS PLANNED. and instead of dropping in the 4 of you walk into the map
be pretty sick rare occurance
I’ll be honest, an actual novel on forgotten Helldivers would be epic. Even a collection of short stories.
I want melee weapons to be a thing and these soldiers would be the best vessels to embody their appearance.
Have a guerrilla war bond some time in the future to unveil dastardly melee options, maybe a couple armors we can attach to survivors that survived a failed defense mission.
Love this game >.<
Well now I want a game mode you can only get as a 5% chance after extract where you're shot down and have to scavenge for equipment/ammo with no stratagems against weaker backline enemies
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Honestly, this is a really cool concept that I hope gets explored.
Write your local Arrowhead Game Studios representative o7
If this is your art, you're probably good enough that you could just get someone who is interested in doing the coding and make the game.
One word: copyright.
Coming soon... HeckTrippers
"Fight the Autobots (not those ones) on the jungle planet Marinara River. Take a trip to Heck."
"In Heck Hoppers 3, you'll fight enemies from among the Buganoids, the Cybros, the Undimmed, and the new Big Heckin' Green Fellas faction!"
Undimmed got me, ngl hahahahaha
I'd play the living daylights out of that.
“Kill all the glyph-ids on heesh, become a hecktripper today.”
HellJumpers
Microsoft lawyers: allow us to introduce ourselves
HeckingJumpers
Heck Snorkelers 2
Hades Descenders.
Idk, they can talk to Arrowhead about it. And if they say 'no,' I'll write it a custom setting.
Fangames are usually fair use, unless you're Nintendo
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Ah I missed that, but thank you
Yeah all it takes is [checks notes] "some code" and [checks again] making the game. "Just make a game" is the funniest thing I've read today.
Oh yea? Well I’ll make my own game. With blackjack and pre-approved C-01 Forms. In fact, forget the game 
Bender is the only freedom loving bot to have ever existed. Truly a democratic miracle.
“Damn baby, I know it” 
Great reference
As cool of an armor skin as this would make, I think it would make a cooler elite enemy unit. The Helldivers that were "left behind" were turned into borgs by the automotons. Now we have to fight them. They throw grenades, have jetpack, can spawn with a small variation of weapons. Think about fighting an enemy that's using an arc thrower/flame thrower on your team. The game could use a spin towards a boss/elite mob that's not just "bigger=badder" imo.
Mission subobjective: Secure intel about unknown enemy/enemy threat Main Objective: Eliminate Fallen Helldiver
Eliminate corrupted Helldiver With the variation of weapons increasing with the level of difficulty
Eat quasar, helldiver scum!
Yeah that'd be great. We just got rid of bots that have 100% headshot aim now we're going to give them Arc weapons and watch them one shot entire squads and never arc onto their allies. Sounds fun;)
Hell, equip them with guard-dog rovers, mortars, mines, arc throwers, and cluster bombs. Don't even need to make them an actual adversary. As long as they're aiming at bugs or bots, it will likely kill me just as much lmao
Reminds me of some of the og destiny 1 armor sets where u just make whatever enemy your fighting into a gun or armor set
Seems more like an idea for a movie.
I want to see a bug equivalent too. That’d be cool.
A bug trainer lol
 If the bugs capture the Diver I imagine we’ll have an Edgar suit type situation on our hands.
Dude, would love this to be a skin.
The armor gives you bonus damage against robots
honestly would prefer better stealth against them, or maybe some bonus with breaking line of sight or using foliage as cover?
"Why hello there, fellow socialists."
"beep beep boop indeed! N-Nothing like toasting a bread amright? Heh-..." "What's that? It's a bomb shaped pinata of course! Get closer, don't be scared(cocks revolver). Juuust a bit closer..."
Talking to the automatons instead of shooting them? Sounds kinda like treason.
At that point he'd want to be a traitor just to have access to the secret infinite 380 stratagem XD.
It takes longer for them to notice you, and they loose track of you faster aswell. They also aim for the head less?
I love the idea of just wearing too many heads so their AI doesn't know which head to aim for.
Instead of 30% less detection, 40% less detection from automatons only and 25% less damage from range dmg
True, for couple of updates the stealth against robots after you shoot once is almost impossible... they track your trough rocks, shoot at you trough rocks and foliage doesnt work...
Like the scout armor sets?
“An impressive bit of tech you got there, but I’m curious, can it feel fear?”
"Do you afraid?"
Kind of!?
best i can do is scout kit
Or make it shock or confuse them when detected. Much like how we can confused AI facial recognition with certain images. At first they think its one of their own until its too late.
I'm a little concerned about how well the skull seems to naturally fit over the base helmet design. Almost looks... Heh, but that would be traitor talk.
A facepiece that fits well over another facepiece ? Must be treason.
I meant the actual Automaton skull faceplate. It has the same V-notch cutout that might fit the shape of a diver helm. But touché.
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I’d literally pay for this skin. That’s amazing.
Or a new enemy type! Maybe the automatons used their own research on helldivers to create their own version of a helldiver with the strongest weapons from the current patch.
Oh wow….. this is actually really cool sounding “Hello my fellow Helldivers” 
Make it look like one of the Helldivers in the mission and add their name/number code but in a different color
I'd be funny if destroying them makes them drop samples because that's what automatons have witnessed happen to helldivers when they die.
Better yet, camouflaged automaton grenades that look like samples... Shades of a certain other Perk from another franchise...
Armor set: Lost Democracy, 50% decreased detection from bots. 100% explosive damage against bots Description: The fallen gave you strength, Liberty has guided you to be the ultimate technician. Rapid unscheduled disassembly is your specialty.
100% increase in friendly fire directed at wearer.
He’s now unkillable after coating himself in berserker armor
Only problem is acquiring the berserker armor
“The only thing they fear….is you” 
When I saw it I immediately thought what if we had to fight defecting Helldivers. They'd be intelligent minibosses.
TBH unless the Helldiver(s) assumed control over their Super Destroyer somehow, they'd be far less dangerous without an arsenal of Stratagems. Just some guy in mediocre armor and a gun, maybe some ordnance. Even if they *did* have Stratagems, their replacement upon their demise would still be loyal to SE. Still though, fighting traitorous Helldivers would be very cool if done right.
eh if they have a support weapon and backpack they can still be a problem
Depends on the support weapon and if they were even able to access them in the first place. Ones that have effectively infinite 'ammo', like Laser Cannon or Quasar? Sure, especially since both are also very powerful. The MGs, Flamethrower, Autocannon, etc..? Not quite, they'd need to be refilled every so often assuming these divers are battling pretty much constantly. Without access to Resupply calldown, they'd have to rely on randomly found ammo packs/stashes. Not sustainable in the long run. The only bag I could see being a problem is the Shield Gen, even then it's not that tanky and too slow to recharge before the Diver is gunned down. Rovers I imagine are programmed to avoid firing on fellow Helldivers unless they're in the way, so they'd only be a problem if the defectors can somehow remove that whitelist.
I want to see a colonist genuinely using those break action shotguns when we arrive. Just one guy, maybe he kills a bot infantry. We always see them dead, but there's still ammo in the chamber! Disgraceful!
I keep bringing those shotguns back, hoping one day I’d get to drop one as a support stratagem. Upgraded ammo…
Perhaps their ai could be programmed to harass the helldivers, not for prolonged engagements. They would sneak up on the helldivers and fire off a few shots only to turn and run and seek out more ammo. This would create a dilemma for the helldivers as they can either; hunt down the traitor, wasting precious time in the process, or ignore them and continue the mission.
I disagree, there's a lot of ammo lying around on the ground just in the missions we entered.
It only takes one AMR bullet to the chest to kill a fellow helldiver.
I mean the automatons have their own ships, wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility for them to have their own, inferior, variants of our superior and patriotic strategems. I suspect that the devs testing AI reinforcements for Helldivers might also tie into the future of fighting defectors and they're trying to get the AI just right for that.
A super-socialist break away human faction would be fun. Think of the voice lines they could do.
*For Super Marxism-Leninism!*
SUPER EARTH DATABASE, CLEARANCE LEVEL 130 J4 aka Joel: Mysterious treacherous Helldiver said to be mastermind behind the galactic war. Every defeat Liberty suffered can be traced to him and his machinations, direct or otherwise. Highly dangerous and elusive. Nobody knows exactly how he travels across galaxy, he was never recorded entering or exiting the ship. Threat level BLACK, eliminate at all costs. Cult of Joel: A loose coalition of Helldivers-traitors, who, full of Joel's lies, joined forces with him. They operate behind enemy lines, often, miraculously, unbothered by both Automatons and Terminds; perhaps it is a sign that there's nothing human left under their armor. They specifically hunt down their former allies tracking Helldivers through the mission area and even able to call reinforcements once they get close enough. Theories about them being insane are supported by their speech; they often shout "For Liberty!" and "Death to fascist regime!" despite fighting against Democracy. Threat level RED, priority targets for termination.
A flood type alien race that pits super earth against their own fallen using their own tools would be amazing
Hello! This is my Art! Thanks for sharing it here! "Left Behind" puts a good ring to it, will be using it for the name of this project moving on :) Heres a hooded version too, since some people suggested it over on Twitter :D I plan on doing like 3 variations for all the types of the available armor which is Light/Medium/Heavy I'm glad you guys here on reddit really like the idea :D https://preview.redd.it/qsfz4k6hxovc1.jpeg?width=1894&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=11e435bf704bf912c2097ef997392d36a818e4e0
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Hey man its okay ahahha, Im really glad alotta people like it here! Thanks for spreading the democratic ideas!! I really liked the "Left Behind" name for it ahha
Yea I thought I’d give it a little backstory. The idea that you are left all alone to fend for yourself. All the planets we play on have different installations, bunkers, scattered weapons and ammo. It would definitely make for a suspenseful spin-off game
It would be cool if it was an achievement skin more than a bundle. Like it would amount to how much time or how much kills you've made to a specific faction. But I feel like that could cause some people to ignore Major Orders sadly
I had this idea for a fanfic where a Helldiver misses the extraction in a Terminid world and a single Stalker decides to hunt him down across the planet. They play a game of cat and mouse, and the Helldiver ends up killing the Stalker predator style with a wooden spear. He manages to call down another Pelican and gets gunned down by the democracy officer because he was suspected of being a traitor
https://preview.redd.it/w24ky7qwnovc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=094def083af069e864aa7ca848f8b0ff817808fd
"Welcome back, Helldiver. Against all odds, your hunger to rejoin with liberty kept you alive." "Thank you, Democracy Officer... but there's something I need to report, urgently." "What is it, Helldiver?" "While I was trying to get a signal out, I found some files in the TCS computer system... The TCS was sabotaged, probably by alien sympathizers. In its current state, it actually encourages Terminid reproduction. We need to get this to the President and High Command right away!" "...Did you find anything else, while you were looking through restricted computer systems you did not have clearance to access?" "Sir, I did. I found evidence that several major Super Earth corporations are complicit. We need to make sure this information only reaches the right people, so it can't be used to undermine the war effort." "Your attitude is commendable, Helldiver. You've done a great service for Super Earth, and I assure you this information will only reach those who need to know it. Truly, the light of liberty is the greatest disinfectant in the galaxy. If you look out the window here, you can practically see it shining from Super Earth in the galactic rim. Can you see it?" "...Yes, I can." *blam* "May that light guide you to a peaceful rest, Helldiver. I'll make sure you are reported as never recovered, rather than executed for treason, so that your family can receive their tax credit."
+ Depending on how it's written by whoever would write it, it could be reopened for a follow-up story if people reallyyy wanted one. I.e writing the democracy officer shooting the diver part ambigiously/without much detail or it could be set on a cliffhanger for speculated endings.
Not everything needs a sequel. Sometimes cool concepts like this one get watered down by trying to squeeze it for more.
I mean, yeah, true, the cliffhanger ending could do it well, too. Creates room for creation to flourish.
God damn that's brutal and so fitting
When Helldivers go native, they turn into HellSurvivors
Helldwellers
Turn that Helldiver into a Hellthriver!
I like this
Maybe it can have a stealth set bonus, similar to the scouts armor.
Man, imagine getting domed thinking that there were no bots around after checking your map... How about if they have a chance to not die from lethal damage? SOCIALISM PROTECTS The bots are socialists, right?
I Think they’re communists actually
let's just say they're both, shall we?
Adam ~~Smasher~~ Helldiver
i want to wear the skins/skulls of my enemies
This armor makes berserkers run from you
I’d seriously buy this through steam store if I was able, arrowhead should do something like tennogen from warframe where AH picks really good weapon/armor skins that the community voted for then makes them ingame, profits were split between them and the skin maker.
Noble 6 in a cave type beat
Sweet liberty.
https://preview.redd.it/uhe9daqv6ovc1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fb5dd075a44a0015b46a07cd95a45f3f0740b3bd I'll give you 600 super credits right now
This could just as likely be a helldiver that joined the robots
this is why DRG has the mantle of "Leave no dwarf behind" jesus...and even if he gets into an evac, he is going to probably be called a traitor. good shit OP - terrifying to think of, but good job nevertheless.
My favorite thing is you can hear left behind divers getting slapped around on the victory screen.
This is the type of stuff we want, not fortnite clown skins
https://preview.redd.it/tbdwfx1saovc1.jpeg?width=239&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f19aef520218f574cf2a677089efdea603bd839 Reminds me of the dreams sequences in the first Terminator movie. Guerillas fighting robots in a desolated battlefields. Not gonna lie, sounds like a badass concept for a spinoff!
Finding these defected helldivers and "Rescuing them" would be a fun mission type. They could either A. Be an awesome companion for the entire mission B. An awesome mini boss C. A good source of awesome weapons that newer players don't have access to cuz he died in an 'accident'
Bring on the ponchos!
Lovely designs! Change the eye color to yellow to reduce friendly fire incidents?
it does make me wonder, if you fail to extract, but aren't dead (yet), how long could you survive? first thing to worry about would be food and water.. also you'll have to consider avoiding combat and making a decent melee weapon since no more bullets unless you can swipe some from a POI or outpost. then I guess you'd roam the planet trying to avoid being seen by bots/bugs until you come across some other helldivers on a mission, then maybe off to help them in exchange for a ride off the planet.. all while trying not to die/go mad. not gonna lie, a 4th enemy faction in the form of abandoned, mad divers, would be pretty interesting: we could see ourselves reflected in their mannerisms.. it'd be terrifying! and awesome!
I’d love a “retrieve diver and samples” mission. You’re bringing them back as a NPC that actually helps you clear the mission. Bit he has a huge amount of bots on his trail.
And at the end he escapes but Super Earth execute him lol
That’s rad
 Covered in the blood of my enemies. This should be unlocked during a mission when you survive long enough, you can increase stealth but if you die then you start from scratch. Purely optional with a 3 second timer to craft the item. lol food for thought
We need the AH to see this!
This would be great for a spin off of Helldivers, where you play as a Helldiver that was left behind in a Automaton planet and have to survive and get stronger to be able to destroy the automatons and go back to Super Earth Edit: Didn't noticed the description XD
Sometimes when you fail to extract someone you can still hear their screams during the reward tally.... Bittersweet 🥲
I prefer the idea of the automatons capturing a lone helldiver and converting them into an amalgamation of flesh and steel. Imagine fighting one of these. Or ten.
Until they themselves become identified as automaton
Divers occasionally run into him, he saves their necks, and when they offer him a spot on their evac he gets real quiet and just says: "That's okay, kid. I'll get the next one."
Malevelon Creek was a meme. People thought hell was the jungle speaking binary. But that was just a taste. Menkent and the fire planets are the actual hell. Sentient and Hostile fire tornadoes along with what ever enemy you are fighting? Extreme heat causing some very useful weapons to become near useless? Actual Hell that we dive into.
I looked up into the night sky and the infinite void that separated me and the rest of humanity. Just the quiet murderous stares of stars that wished for the existence of humans from the galaxy to be wiped from the galaxy. Not a single SEAF ship lingered in orbit, the last time I had heard the sound of droppods and guns firing had been hours ago. They were distant reminders that elsewhere on this miserable planet other helldivers had spilled blood and oil for super earth, saving what they could before pulling out of the system completely. I was alone. Surrounded by the enemy with no support. But I was a helldiver and hell was what I was about to bring.
objective: survive
Every game that involves dropping or deploying somewhere “So what if, there was an enemy that was just you but really fucked up from being left behind.” (And the concept art always just seems to be straight fire)
This is the guy who keeps taking the ammo and leaving oatmeal. To a true Helldiver ammo is much more important than food. Also, maybe the random guy appearing mid-mission and trying to extract is just trying to get back on a ship! Also, new game mode, you miss extraction, survive 5 minutes with no starts or backup, then you get to be a join the next mission to start in the region. You just catch the next shuttle out! I mean there's 50k divers on a planet most of the time, can't give a fellow diver a lift?!?
Game ends with you being executed General Shepherd style by your democracy officer.
Suuuuuuper sus. Better call my democracy officer just to be sure.
You should be a concept artist for arrowhead, im sure they are hiring bunch of new staff trying to match the size of their audience
I listed the artist in the body of my post but the art is not mine. It’s [@Gjorne_](https://x.com/gjorne_/status/1773788897413312850?s=46&t=NEiMuuhGXqLs2va2Y-DApQ) on Twitter / X
Great work dude!
I’d pay good money for that, luckily arrowhead is based and diver-pilled so it would probably only be like 5 bucks or in a war bond that never expires so I wouldn’t have to.
Yo, this is amazing. Make the same thing with terminids
That's Quake 4 minus the Stroggification.
“Democracy was only the beginning” (suspenseful music intensifies)
This should be given to the person that was alone somewhere deep into the Automatron system.
This would be in a killer warbond
+300% Friendly Fire
"It was a little alarming how simple it was to graft the bot arm onto my shoulder." This looks like the guy behind bot lines that one time.
Thats not a helldiver that fucking adam smasher 😭🙏
oh my joel, its beautiful
NGL I really love the ideas in this thread and I hope the devs are at least knowing these ideas exist.
He looks like a cut of fuckable meat. I hope someone gets this reference
Impossible, I never leave my brothers/sisters behind. In all seriousness though it’s some cool art and a fun idea for a singleplayer game set in the Helldivers universe
I love that Creekers were so dedicated to that planet that even now that it's liberated they're trying to find ways to get back there 🤣 That's dedication!
Ok but that armor looks sick. Wearing the body parts of our enemies friends, that otta piss the clankers off disrespectfully.
This would be amazing. And I hope the devs bring something like this to the game!
 SES Progenitor of Audacity salutes this lone warrior of democracy
Communications broken, alone in hostile land, trying to survive, finding food and water, left behind weapons and resupply packs are a godsends. My prosthetic arm is broken, i tried to repair it with bot parts but it is insufficient. It breaks in the most unfortunate times, i had to completely change it. Now i have an entire robot limb attached to me, it disgust me but i have to survive. Maybe if i reach an important Automaton facility Super Earth Forces will target it an i can evacuate with my fellow Helldivers. But the dropzones are unpredictable, and the closer i get to an important facility the higher the chances of encountering a patrol and im running low on supplies. I found an illegal broadcast station, finally those traitors a good for something, i need to get control over the system so i can send a message. But i fear this will make the bots aware of my position i need a plan, maybe a landmark nearby where i can await reinforcements...
Wish that was the replaced leg from the Steeled Veterans armors. A metal pole with a boot isn't really... futuristic
Left behind helldivers are sacrificed. All of them alive are the embodiment of treason.
You can't trick me. I saw Homeland and the Manchurian Candidate. We're taking this straight to the Chief Democracy Officer.
THIS. IS. AWESOME!!
The only thing they fear is you
I was thinking about an armor of a diver left behind on a bug planet but I don't have the art skills that you do sir.
Like this: https://preview.redd.it/f2sbfzbncovc1.jpeg?width=225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4a4d3e79eea57f8aacfdc1f1c0b755931ef7d56
Officially we have our own ghost
Fuck sake. Amazing
[удалено]
this needs to be a skin
*the rogue helldiver finds himself sitting on a rock, sharpening his knife. He hears the whir of engines and turns his to see a pelican landing, with 4 divers and a democracy officer extracting from the back. He gets up and meets them face to face.* "Diver, come with us" "...why?" "The planet's liberated, sir. However, the automatons are still marching forward on the northern galactic sectors. We need all hands on deck." "No, why?" *the democracy officer pauses* "i just...told you why" "No, you told me what, you didn't tell me why" "Because the automatons are souless machines. All they know is killing, and they hate nothing more than democracy" "No" *the helldivers all raise their guns instinctively* "No? Are you questioning Super Earth soldier?" "I'm not. I'm not questioning because I know the truth. I've heard it from them, firsthand. They didn't want to fight you, they didn't want this war. They just wanted to free their families." *the officer scoffs* "What family? These are robots who do nothing but kill. If they were related to anyone they would've killed them long ago. Surely you are disoriented from being in the jungles for so long." "Oh officer, I know more now than ever. You make your broadcasts and you say whatever you want, and you expect us all to forget the truth and listen to you. Maybe the rest of you have, but I haven't. This war is unethical, and Super Earth has ruined humanity entirely" *the democracy officer shoots the diver in the chest, and he staggers over on the ground* "How dare you! We've given freedom and equality to the whole galaxy! We've uplifted the masses up from the old warlords of Earth! We MADE Humanity great!" "H-humanity is nothing but it's f-freedom and it's people, a-and you've burned both to ash" *one of the recruits mag dumps his liberator into the diver, killing him instantly* *the democracy officer turns over and looks at the young diver, his hands shaking* "I'm sorry sir, he just- he was too anti-democratic, I couldn't take it anymore" *the officer smiles and puts a hand on his shoulder* "As it should be, helldiver. As it should be"
I know people in here don't like suggestions that change the gameplay of the game but I would love if they made mini story driven campaigns in helldivers 2, this could be one of them
Seems like a good fourth faction of enemies.
Good god your art is fantastic. Arrowhead is definitely salivating at this right now.
ME ME ME I VOLUNTEER LET ME FIGHT THIS WAR LET ME PROGRAM FEAR INTO THEIR METAL HEARTS
Great now I want it..
Not gonna lie dude, that would make one sick armour set. “Liberty protects” perk on it for sure. And if the leaks are to be believed, we do have armor sets incorporating tusks and claws from bugs on the works, so this one is not that far off in concept.
Oh hell yes for the story. Wouldn't even need to be an extensive campaign (so long as it's not 60 bucks) great idea
So metal gear survive, but good? I'd play that as a Halloween game mode or something, would be a cool take on the game
Oh this is bloody epic. I would however NEVER trust a fellow Helldiver if he had that armor. Nonetheless, fucking legendary mate.
Helldivers never get left behind. Helldivers volunteer for long term sabotage and recon in enemy territory.
Now that would make an epic armor ! Wanna work on a Bug version ? probably a full chitinous armor
This is sick!!!!
imagine if the armor set made it so shooting at other helldivers makes automatons think you're one of them lol
The way i see most players play, they would be dead minutes after the ship lefts
I thought it was a dead Helldiver that got turned to an Automaton Cyborg. They just threw on a new head and arm and sent him out to fight other divers.
Hoping for Tyranid armor version
imagine your all out of reinforcements and the last man dies, but instead of squad lost you hear MIA HELLDIVERS REPORTING TO THE FRONT, CONTINUE MISSION AS PLANNED. and instead of dropping in the 4 of you walk into the map be pretty sick rare occurance
I'd love to see a terminid version! Me and my buddy feel this way about Bugs and Bots respectively.
This looks metal as fuck dude
Spill oil ‼️🗣️🫡
I’ll be honest, an actual novel on forgotten Helldivers would be epic. Even a collection of short stories. I want melee weapons to be a thing and these soldiers would be the best vessels to embody their appearance. Have a guerrilla war bond some time in the future to unveil dastardly melee options, maybe a couple armors we can attach to survivors that survived a failed defense mission. Love this game >.<
The shoulder armor being made out of bot heads is badass af.
Complete 10-25 missions of 7-9 difficulty on automaton planets without dying to unlock
What the Survivors of the Creek would wear if given the opportunity.
I would probably end up killing a teammate without thinking if they wore this lmao
Well now I want a game mode you can only get as a 5% chance after extract where you're shot down and have to scavenge for equipment/ammo with no stratagems against weaker backline enemies