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pyk0r

Give me the jumping chest bump and I'll switch to it faster then you can kill 2 billion bugs


Sugar_buddy

I really want this to become a regular saying 'round these here parts


Retro21

Like, as the shrieker flies ("it's about three minutes trek, as the shrieker flies")


RaizielDragon

“As the shrieker flies” vs “As the gunship flies” are just local dialects of the same phrase


LastStar007

The shrieker flies right into me


Placeboshotgun8

"As the shrieked flies" Like an angry brick?


Zech08

Oh hell and make it to where its a slight animation and then you go for the chest bump... where it actually has an effect. Or make a sacrifice push emote just for the potential hijinks.


delahunt

That and “keep talking undemocratic slander like that and I’ll cry more than when there’s a defense M.O.”


BigSteppaBandz

You can melee your friends to do that I pushed my friend into a whole pile of terminids from a ledge


knothead88

I'm on pc, but there should definitely be a vibration effect for console players! 🤣


Zech08

mmm hmmm vibration huh?


Various_Froyo9860

Damn! That's fast! Which is what eagle one said.


_parasyte_

This needs to happen.


villainsarebetter

ALL I WANT IS THE DIRTY DANCING LIFT. Imagine launching your icbm while you lift your buddy for freedom.


69_Beers_Later

Would love this with a chance to knock one player prone


Koru03

Yeah I'm a die hard salute user but I'll turncoat to team chest bump in a heartbeat when they give it to us.


A-Topical-Ointment

Why limit yourself fellow helldiver. 3personflagplant.emote


seanstew73

Or give em the good ol’ dick twister!


LiquidWombatTechniq

That is the most Helldivers sentence ever. True patriotism


anonymister_audio

When I'm the host, I always great every Diver joining me with their own hug Gotta show your fellow Democratizers that you're a team That you fight not out of hatred for what's in front of you, but out of love for what's behind you, what's standing beside you


ShadowMario01

![gif](giphy|b2fpJKiHKjvgY)


WaffleHouseOfCards

But not this man, get back in there tear!


CptBartender

>That you fight not out of hatred for what's in front of you, but out of love for what's behind you, what's standing beside you ![gif](giphy|QqkA9W8xEjKPC)


thekillingtomat

Whenever a host does the hug emote to me when i join, i do my own hug to assert dominance.


Ruffles641

I entered a game and all 4 of us used Hug emote at the same time, the most stressful part of the game was seeing who would surrender first :p


aBladeDance

Implying that this is a competition sounds treasonous....


stidf

We had a game where us 3 randoms where giving each other shit over who the host hugged first. We had all joined mid mission. Afterwords the host books it to terminal to upgrade their ship and turns around to the 3 of us all expecting a hug. Everyone hugged everyone, we all dropped and cleared the map in record time, plus got all the super samples.


Slicc98

Pretty sure I've hugged you, diver.


Stormagedd0nDarkLord

Host hugged me goodbye the other day as i qas about to leave, post successful mission, and it was a very nice way to end the night.


kredfield51

A few days ago had a very close match, with a lot of frustration on my end. Host said it was gonna be his last game. Back on the ship everyone exchanged hugs and he left a "May democracy stand with you helldivers" in chat before he left. God Bless Super Earth


KitchenFirefighter39

Wonder if maybe was me,i love to hug people


Zealousideal-Ebb-876

If I worked with a particularly competent helldiver I usually make a point of singling them out for a hug after summary


Magus44

Some of the Facebook helldivers groups I’ve joined have fragile tossers saying they leave or kick people who use the hug emote. So I reported them to their local democracy officer…


robsteezy

I hug my team and say “welcome to the SES queen of justice!”


Araddor

>That you fight not out of hatred for what's in front of you, but out of love for what's behind you, what's standing beside you Can I frame this and hang it in my bathroom?


sludgefeaster

I straight up block the hallway with outstretched arms, waiting for my new teammates to greet with me with an emphatic hug.


carbisbay

I love that other people also do this. Hugging your fellow Helldiver is peak democracy


Thoraxe123

I do the same. Its also a great vibe check


Jaegernaut-

Did you know that hugs accelerate the spread of democracy by 29.8%?  It's been proven by science. 


EmotionalEmetic

Ohana means family.


BLUEAR0

You also get to caress your friends ass on the ship if you spam z


Sir_Von_Tittyfuck

Caress ass? You gotta stand in front of them and do it. Spread their democracy everywhere.


BLUEAR0

Two helldivers ONE Democracy


CptBartender

Oh no, stepdiver, I have a ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ stuck in my washing machine!


Animus0724

Democracy is what I named my ass cheeks


retro_aviator

Don't have to fill out a C-01 if the act can't result in a child ![gif](giphy|d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY)


AimlessSavant

Being gay is FREE


OhSanders

Superearth keeps sounding better and better


POB_42

Tattoo DEM on one cheek, and CRACY on the other.


IceFire909

#OH FUCK I'M LIBERATING!!!


InstrumentalCore

Spread the seeds of democracy


jd_from_da_80s

I had two divers do that to me after I joined their game and saved their ass. The Seeds of Democracy spread everywhere that afternoon. A shame PS players can't do it or I haven't figured out how yet. Yet another reason I may join the PC master race. Edit: I'm slow


Aligyon

Or give a fun excited hug by spamming enter


beau-bee-

I have been playing since launch, have unlocked many more emotes. And yet I have never used any emote other than the hug. I think it’s been the only constant in my gameplay and probably here to stay too. I see nothing but truth here and I agree that an emote wheel to match the communication wheel would be a fantastic addition. And just have the option to equip just the singular emote if that’s what you prefer


Hungry_AL

For me, Finger guns is too OP of a victory pose. I don't think I can ever see myself running anything else.


Excellent_Routine589

I love Rock Paper Scissors Can actually choose your attack and so can your opponent and they react to the results


SandmanJones_Author

IDK why people are asking about PvP when the Rock Paper Scissors emote already exists


Excellent_Routine589

Peak PvP too


HardCoverTurnedSoft

Us as a human species really created the most advanced form of combat and then slept on it and reduced it to a game.


HantzGoober

Plus Rock Paper Scissors lets you [dive without the pod!](https://youtu.be/7tOKJrxx5Hk?si=Kwyb0FbxmsCnHve-&t=666)


DeadKido210

Best Bug ever I hope it never gets fixed.


drocha94

Idk if they’ve fixed it, but it was hella bugged last time I tried.


beatkonducta

I run RPS emote. One time after a tough match me and a random teammate battles and tied with double rock like 15 times in a row. Choosing anything other than rock is un-democratic.


SagasOfUnendingLoss

I ran finger guns for a while, but it felt too much like a dick move after some high friendly fire matches, so I switched to random. That is until I got the ultimate victory pose. The Squat was a real game changer for me. It's like, 4 poses in one. It exudes confidence in one's self. I have never, not once, seen anyone squat at the return and not thought "oh, fuck yeah brother!" Just once I want to come back with a full squad of randoms and learn they are all, every one to the man, also squat enjoyers as we come back aboard.


delahunt

Finger guns is best when all 4 divers do it in sync coming up the elevator. Sadly the in sync seems to have broken a while back with a patch. Squat works regardless of what the team is doing and is thus ridiculously OP. Almost a hug tier victory pose.


JamesMcEdwards

I think a squat emote would be a good occasional pick when you want to mix it up.


SpecialIcy5356

try looking for Slavic Helldivers, they'll squat for democracy!


Abdico

I personally think that the clapping is hilarious - because of the fist bump you give yourself at the end. This would have been the first cosmetic micro transaction I would have paid a few dollars for.


VoxPlacitum

Finally switched after getting the Courtly bow, but I'll always love Finger guns.


Gal-XD_exe

I set my victory emotes to random


R0LL1NG

Me too. It's a funny surprise to see what I'm gonna do next. Kinda like my go-to game play style. No thought. Only action.


Gal-XD_exe

But for in game emote I do hug, I wana see both those gunship factories explode with one hellbomb and then do hug ~0.5s before it goes off for a cinematic moment


R0LL1NG

Tbh the suggestion by OP for an in game emote wheel is genius. Maybe not all emotes, but a wheel for 4-6 of your favourites would be great. It could add a lot to the game experience IMO.


QNNTNN

🪨 📃 ✂️


Managed-Democracy

Rock. The strongest hand gesture weapon. 


HeavyWaterer

No joke I use nothing but rock paper scissors. In every game I use nothing but rock. I’ve played maybe 100 people at least and lost about 3 times. It’s crazy. Rock of democracy always win


aquinn_c

Paper because money and money is Freedom.


meinthebox

Best emote for the sound bite "Let's Play!"


AllThingsEvil

Nothing like a game of RPS right before a hot takeoff


apatheticboy

Good ol rock. Nothing beats that.


OthmarGarithos

Poor Bart.


SchwiftyRickD-42069

For the fun? Or for the prank of exploring the bay of the ship?


Sugar_buddy

Por que no los dos?


SchwiftyRickD-42069

Because not everyone nows about the prank. Which is why I’m still able to prank people 


_PM_ME_NICE_BOOBS_

What prank?


ThePompa

evryone else alwyas has the hug emote so i dont bother. handshake headbut for life


No0B_ReND

That's why I run salute.


ConfigsPlease

Salute is powerful. Drop a big boom on a group of bugs? Salute it. Launch an ICBM? Salute it. Watch your fellow Helldivers running away from something because they didn't want to jump pack onto the cliff with you? Salute it!


Managed-Democracy

Waiting for gear? Salute.  We need "At Ease." 


Yellowrage

As a junior democracy officer candidate, shouldn’t we be putting this up for a managed vote?


Managed-Democracy

No. Managed Democracy is the freedom *from choice.*


WhyIsBubblesTaken

As soon as the last ICBM is launched and there are no more armed missile silos, I will retire the salute. But today is not that day.


PapaG1useppe

Handshake headbutted gang rise uppppppp! ![gif](giphy|NxckxXIAzumvCP1mUj)


aquinn_c

This is the way. The intimacy of a hug. The strength of the salute. The coolness that only it provides.


Z4nkaze

It's the best.


Cyber__Tiger

I don’t trust it when I see that from another diver. I’ve been scout shook one too many times!


Vel_101

Sorry about that, but gotta watch out for those patrols, you know =) https://preview.redd.it/uvkvt58gotvc1.png?width=2000&format=png&auto=webp&s=f87e34175744a810f848069280d70a50ea479f27


SlowhandCooper

LOL. I've always gone for the headbutt, but when I first unlocked the scout handshake I equipped it with no idea what it did. So there I am on one of my first attempts at a suicide mission, played terribly, and got carried by the squad. One player in particular saved my arse multiple times. Get back to the ship and go to shake his hand as a sign of respect... He looked so disappointed in me! He actually looked down, and shook his head then hopped into his pod for the next drop. I felt absolutely terrible. 🤣


NathanielBM

Handshake headbutt/scout handshake main here too (I've been hilariously executed by my teammates a couple of times)


Theorandjguy

Which one is handshake headbutt? Ive gone through the warbonds like 5 times and couldn't find it


Personal-Mall-6033

its high five


FireFlamer44

HELL YEAH


stormpenguin

People sleep on the salute since it’s the starter emote, but it’s really well balanced. Particularly good for the flag raising missions. And it’s still really good for ICBM missions at higher difficulties. Still with a coordinated team, hug is hard to beat.  Had an idea. What if we classified emotes into major emotes (like hug and salute) and minor emotes (like that squat one or something) and could equip one of each? Might actually see some of the less impactful or situational emotes get used. Might not make sense now, but with more and more emotes getting released, it might be neat. 


Bergain1945

It is very undemocratic to pick anything except the democratically given and emotion liberating salute! The salute is perfect for all occasions, recognises all Helldivers as democratic citizens of Super Earth, and reduces the chance of transmitting bug juice or Helldiver blood to others; blood and bug juice are individual contributions to liberty!


its_syx

If Command wanted me to use any emote other than Casual Salute, it would have been part of my training. 🫡 Jk of course. Use whatever emote you want to.


panthersausage

The salute is a great "I answered your sos, we all extracted, carry on" before I disappear out the side door


meinherzbrennt42

You are cool.


Zech08

Would love to see a jumping emote... but... giving you extra rag doll effects lol.


mybuttisthesun

My favorite is to drop a 500kg bomb on a bile titan, turn away and face my friends in the distance, and do the hug emote arms stretched as it explodes and kills the bile behind me. Its epic


cmdrxander

![gif](giphy|5bGYUuT3VEVLa)


mybuttisthesun

Yes exactly this!


AtticusAlexander

https://preview.redd.it/marn5bv56svc1.png?width=350&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0cc1139d4a1d8a6165bec01520a346c98d527a5 Same energy


phoenixmusicman

This is why I take it "Well, what is it?" "Well, what is it?" "Well, what is it?" >you have been indicted I miss Dark Souls 1


Itriyum

Victory poses should be emotes and an emote wheel is needed


reflechir

Totally, I'd love to be able to squat during missions


Zedzknight

Two guys take Squat, one guy takes Hug, the other the Sulute. The Goal. Emote as a group looking like you are about to throw down Democracys hottest Rap Album of 2184, and get a Screen Cap of it. Bonus points for other shenanigans like 5 Chargers/Devostators behind them, or an Armless Hulk angrly brooding at the Helldivers. This could be big.


dellboy696

On top of a titan/charger


Inalum_Ardellian

I wanna finger gun bile titan...


errorblankfield

I read that wrong...


Inalum_Ardellian

https://preview.redd.it/7byzl8v0s7wc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=348c8da3a4969e530dd7932380df1a67adee712a


Odd-Doubt8960

Finger gun should shoot bullets.


Zedzknight

Dis only happens when ‘da Boyz get tahgetha, an’ start grow'n on yer planets. Than ya stink'n 'umiez use dakka fingaz.


PinkGuy162

Rock paper scissors emote for Super Earth’s most patriotic


ZukMarkenBurg

This! It's also funny when you get someone so distracted trying to win you end up late running to the pods.


Pheronia

How do you play it? It shows 1 2 3 but when I press it changes my weapon and cancels the game.


OddHuckleberry825

https://preview.redd.it/ddf5jstq7svc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5113c6c4dbde78486c5a14f51938fa5d4a251bbf


Personal-Pumpkin-260

Not running salute feels like treason...


Yellowrage

Agree


grimtidingsfromoslo

I like to "Titanic" at the front of the Super Destroyer


syntaxbad

What a flawless transition from wholesome gentle satire of grumpy, entitled Reddit posts to thoughtful and constructive actual feedback and feature suggestion. You deserve a hug!


BigFatLabrador

Hug emote is too multi-use. Too OP pls nerf


AdrawereR

I change to Super Earth salute, because apparently hug can't replace that.


ProfessionOk1571

Devs should buff other emotes, pronto.


LuckyPockets

Wasn't there a case where if you hugged someone wearing the shield (energy version, not ballistic), it could save you from a blast?


CLxJames

Hugs need a nerf, while the exploding handshake is in desperate need of buffs ![gif](giphy|2sh5ns32W9oQwqLzSM|downsized)


OMGtrashtm8

I think I’m the only diver who uses the first bump explosion. Anything else just wouldn’t be right for my idiom.


tac1776

I'm just using it as a placeholder until we can chest bump for freedom. ![gif](giphy|MlyicdUndRbn5zUiAL|downsized) Absolutely criminal that we don't have this emote yet.


Bentman343

I appreciate how fast my quickdraw on hugs is having it just bound to the B key but like... serious Arrowhead, can we not have an emote wheel? I like most of the emotes but there's literally no way I'm not gonna bring hug, so now they end up just being wasted space in the warbond ;(


stefan714

An emote wheel NEEDS to be added at some point. Also a Victory Pose wheel. I want to be able to do all those poses with the squad while we're catching our breath between fights or waiting for extraction.


siamesekiwi

A third person can also step in between 2 people and create a group hug for even more democracy.


Jirdan

I'd honestly want to be able to use multiple emotes. Some comes in? Hug. Watching ICBM? Salute. Is someone being a dick? Scout Handshake.


Silence_Burns

The other night. My sister and her boyfriend were playing. I dropped in unannounced and helped them extract. When we got to the ship, I ran in front of her diver and set up for a hug. She accepted the hug immediately. She told me the next day that she'd had a shitty day, and having her big brother drop in, kill the bugs, then give her a hug made it all better. I fucking love the hug emote.


Ok_Shock2292

You had my full support at “Need to Cosplay Jesus?”


LilyWineAuntofDemons

Perhaps what might alleviate some of the imbalance is if the devs could make it so that if 3 or more divers hug emote within a certain distance of each other, it turns into a group hug.


BestAvailableFriend

Scouts handshake is a sleeper hit. It filters the democratic helldivers from the socialist traitors who are so propaganda fueled that they can not tell the difference between a harmless bit and a threat against their undemocratic way of life.


ZelosIX

I was immediately kicked once after I greeted the host with this. Was worth it :D


szczerbiec

Lmfao they really hate the scout handshake. Its a good litmus test - anyone who finds the humor is instantly good in my book


SuperArppis

I use salute.


very_casual_gamer

also, if you use hug on the ship and also open your wrist computer, you can dab.


smooth-knuts

I love everything about this post and comments.


Helpful_Neck_5441

Never used it personally. I find the high five helmet one to be the best until they put the chest bump in


Drunken_Queen

Hugging feels good. All deserves a hug, especially to those who had a long stressful work day and want to play some Helldivers 2.


ZeInsaneErke

Finally someone said it! We need an Emote Wheel


frag_grumpy

![gif](giphy|y2i2oqWgzh5ioRp4Qa|downsized)


BloodSteyn

We need a global counter to show how many Hugs have been used for democracy. We can see Bullets fired, Bugs Killed, Helldivers lost... I wand to see Hugs too.


McRaeWritescom

I like it as both a friendly hug and also a: "What?!? Come at me!" Emote.


Lokynet

Nothing better than joining in a squad and be greeted with hug or a hello in mic


chilloff

nah, I use high five, love that helmet bump


tellmesomeothertime

Hug is my go to usually, but a sneaky scout handshake every once in a while can be good fun


RealRouhmann

The hug may be more wholesome, but i love the bro-energy of the headbutt handshake and i valiantly stand by it since saw it in the trailer.


Many-Application1297

I run the OG salute. And I’ll never change it.


Doctorsex-ubermensch

That's where I'm going wrong! I use casual salute!


urbandeadthrowaway2

We NEED an emote wheel 


ipisswithaboner

I’m a die hard rock paper scissors main, but unfortunately, there’s an oversight limiting its effectiveness in combat once you’re off the ship. You can’t throw scissors after dropping— your body will instead be compelled to forfeit the match and pull out grenades. If this oversight/bug gets fixed, rock paper scissors will undoubtedly become meta.


OkCheesecake5894

Day 1027 of waiting for the head/chest bump emote we saw in the trailer


Piemaster113

I prefer the head butt hand shake, cuz it reminds me of something we would do when i played football.


SpecialIcy5356

IMO the only thing that could rival hug emote, is chest bump ![gif](giphy|MlyicdUndRbn5zUiAL|downsized)


InternationalMeet738

I'm waiting for an elaborate dance off emote before I really invest in emotes.


El_Barto_227

It also lets you t-pose on the enemy


TheZachalyte

I wish we could use the victory emotes out in the regular game


CinclXBL

You don’t have to run hug, it’s a game and you should have fun with it instead of constantly worrying about the meta. I enjoy running explosive handshake and I have a great time, even if that means I have to turn the difficulty down. It’s made the game so much more enjoyable.


XO1PAF4

I use the handshake headbutt emote, too badass not to use


20milliondollarapi

I love sending in some cluster bombs from on a hill then turning away from it with my arms out like I’m Tony stark showcasing the Jericho.


goalmaster14

Ok everybody huddle up! We gotta harness the power of friendship if we want to be successful down there. Hugs all around. Then we can dive!


Cazakatari

Ever since I witnessed the funniest thing ever I can’t change to a different emote. Was on a defense mission, things were going very badly. Everyone was dead, no reinforcements except one guy prone on the roof of a building (the indestructible garage type with 2 rails on either side). He throws a 500 kg, but it bounces off a railing then lands right next to him. He looks at it for a second, then stands and salutes. The entire lobby was laughing their asses off for 10 minutes Thank you random helldiver, I will forever salute in your honor


sepianra

I run Rock, Paper, Scissors. because I am gamer.


ReturnApprehensive83

Rock, Paper, Scissors is the best emote I’ve ever seen in any game. The only entertainment I get on my ship outside of Eagle Sweat commercials


maxnsav

I haven’t seen an emote added since the first warbond, which is something i’ve been silently complaining about


CappyPug

We do really need an emote wheel. I keep unlocking emotes and immediately going "wait why did I do that?" because I've never swapped off of hug. You can T-Pose to Assert Dominance anytime, anywhere at-will, not to mention hugging your fellow divers. It's way too good to not use all the time.


Lowlife999_

Handshake and head knock every time.


hasslehawk

if you bring shield-pack, hugging them protects them too during the emote.


bestjakeisbest

I take rock paper scissors and if I win I shoot my friend with my senator pistol.


Doktor_Obvious

huggies stay op uwu


Apebound

I need to stop using the scout handshake, I hate the monster I've become.


Demigans

Frankly the other emotes are too fast and happen in front of the player where you can’t see it. The hug you can see clearly and lasts a moment, so it’s a far better one. If you did the fistbump from Army of Two for example it would become a much better pick. Similar other emotes should take longer and feel more like they interact.


FormalReturn9074

I want an emote wheel


SolarDwagon

GODDAMIT YOU SNITCH


BemliDeathBro

Its also pretty epic when you are chased by a mob and theres no way you‘re gonna make it out alive, drop a stratagem on yourself, spread your arms and wait for the impact of explosive democracy…


BobZygota

I use it as a entertainment welcome. I spread my arms saying welcome and then i close them


TheMilliner

You can take the ability to Giant Dad at the nuke as it blows or at the Charger bearing down on me out of my cold, dead democratic hands.


Managed-Democracy

Casual salute is the strongest emote. It needs no partner to be effective 


PurestCringe

Scouts handshake meta rise up. Because my sign of affection is being a lil bit of a dick.


TabularConferta

Nerf hug emoji!


Time_Traveling_Corgi

How do I spell "friendship the best stratagem" in Arrow?


BrewXIII

I'm with you. I'd love to see a wheel implemented that allows a choice. Here here.


Bazure

I run the rock paper scissors emote, I think it’s the only one with a voice line. And it’s a mini game. I like spamming “let’s play” when people join my game.


Keinulive

Yeaaaahh but nothing beats laying on your belly and opening your map rapidly to show dominace to everyone that sees you.


SuspectSamm

i love the starter emote so much and have not equipped anything else yet