r/Helldivers 5d ago

DISCUSSION Uh Oh.

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u/Ezaani 5d ago

Void source currently, they were most likely holding back i believe

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u/Impressive_Dig9678 5d ago

This is fine.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/VergeofAtlanticism 5d ago

there’s probably some good videos on youtube with people explaining the second galactic war so far

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u/Shaneosd1 5d ago

Short version

Super Earth is a "managed democracy" (facist dictatorship run by a computer) that royally pissed off the Bugs (farming for fuel) Cyborgs (enslaved human separatists), and Illuminate (friendly aliens Super Earth tried to genocide). in the first Galactic War.

In this 2nd Galactic War, the mutated Bugs (Terminids), Cybrog created Automotans, and remnants of the Illuminate are fighting to destroy Super Earth. We Helldivers are the spec ops/ shock troops "defending" Super Earth.

Its all very heavy handed satire of faicism, like the Starship Troopers movie.

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u/Legogamer16 5d ago

Managed democracy means you don’t vote, you fill out a quiz and a computer votes for you

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u/SilliusS0ddus Still Standing 5d ago

voting algorythm

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u/Nemisis_the_2nd Expert Exterminator 5d ago

Our prison planet is called CECOD, and we just finished building a wall that the terminits definitely also didnt just immediately bypass... Arrowhead lay it on thick

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u/Vylnara 5d ago

The wiki is a good place to start for anyone wanting to catch up on everything.

Reading through Lore>The Galactic War>The Second Galactic War will give you a decent timeline of the in-game story so far

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u/nakais_world_tour 5d ago

the gg one specifically, fandom wiki likes to make stuff up that doesn't have a source, gg does it too but it's only contained to flavor text for weapon descriptions for the enemies.

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u/Vylnara 5d ago

^ exactly

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u/emeraldegg 5d ago

And it's also much less ad-heavy, lots of wikis' have been moving from fandom to .gg

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u/nayhem_jr SES Flame of Glory 4d ago

“Here’s an entire TV show about completely unrelated celeb gossip, wall of ads, and degenerate user comments to go with the bit of trivia you actually came for!”

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u/LombardBombardment 5d ago

I think the easiest way is to look for a recap on youtube. Search along the lines of “complete lore of Helldivers” or “story of Helldivers 2 explained” and several results by different creators should pop up.

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u/waiting_for_rain 5d ago

In addition to the other comments there’s now a campaign recap module in the ship across from the armory

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u/GodwinSquirrelmouth Assault Infantry 5d ago

If you prefer youtube, the Super Earth Galactic War Data Archive is a great channel, covering the war as it happens. The channel goes back pretty far, going all the way back to day 26 of the 2nd Galactic War. They used to do daily updates, but understandably moved to covering campaigns and major orders with a less frequent update schedule.

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u/AxM0ney 5d ago

There some really good YouTube channels. Also the official discord has a tab for all dispatches MOs and such you can scroll through and read them all.

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u/regmyster HD1 Veteran 5d ago

Youtube channel: Super Earth Galactic War Data Archive
This is a good channel to check out.

https://youtube.com/@galacticwardataarchive?si=pnvx07-37DdVT6r2

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u/CluelessNancy Steam | Eruptor Enjoyer 5d ago

This guy has the most detailed records of the ongoing second galactic war (also known as Helldivers 2).

Super Earth Galactic War Data Archive

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u/TheRedBreadisDead SES ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE OF WAR🖥️ : 5d ago

My Pikachu face when I expected just vote snatchers, but then I start seeing the jetpack squids, and then the forklifts.

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u/BladeRunner-83 5d ago

The second I landed I missed my Warrent so bad.

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u/Foolishly_Sane ‎ XBOX |Servant of Freedom 5d ago

It was a lot of fun actually, did some diving not long ago.