Critical Bug Report - Helldivers 2

It's like a face-hugger, but for starships!
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Music: Helldivers Soundtrack - Bug Planet (Difficulty 9+)
Composer: John Lindgren
Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
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[@zeta52]

Termicide is one hell of a drug...

[@martechi4236]

Super Earths SuperXeno Biologists might've made a slight miscalculation!

[@AwesomeJalapeno]

@@martechi4236either that or the terminids can reproduce faster than we thought. That 0.01% went to 100% in only weeks.

[@toykthetoker7174]

"That's not random or light"

[@cailco100]

@@martechi4236 "slight miscalculation!" He says. Understatement of the century right there. Cool effect though with it jumping

[@CharlesUrban]

@@martechi4236 Not exactly. It _did_ kill the vast majority of the Bugs...it's just that the 0.01% of remaining Bugs loved the stuff. I believe that those who are way smarter than me call it "selection pressure." It's why people are trying not to overuse antibiotics against various bacteria-based diseases.

[@crokette8908]

That's some goddamn accurate jump.

[@CharlesUrban]

Yeah, that'd be unfair in a game. You'd want time to get out of the way.

[@martechi4236]

With that many Super Destroyers in orbit, they ought to get lucky sometimes! Or to quote some bug-killing experts: This isn't random and light!!

[@WwZa7]

@@CharlesUrban Why get out of the way? Let them come. They ambushed themselves on my Superdestroyer.

[@jjhh320]

@@WwZa7 let them brawl

[@cristianalvarez5803]

@@WwZa7 activate the hellbombs onboards! Which ones? ALL

[@martechi4236]

The ministry of truth informs all Super Citizens that rumors of spaceborne bugs are unsubstantiated and should be treated as dissident propaganda. Please refer any speculation about the nature of space bugs to your nearest office of internal security.

[@user-ev6vs6bd9r]

That's what they said about flying bugs and they were real

[@Pman353]

@@user-ev6vs6bd9r”this post democracy officer!”

[@covid6942]

Dissident propoganda!? These bugs are real. This is treason! Our Helldivers need to know everything about these bugs, so that they could exterminate them efficiently and encourage the citizens to support our endeavours. For obstruction of military information and inhibiting the duty of the Helldiver Core, you are placed under arrest. Ignore this broadcast, the ministry of truth will recorrect this automaton misinformation campaign. Please watch out for any incorrect information, and report to your nearest democracy officer. For the glory of Super Earth!

[@zhan3100]

​@@user-ev6vs6bd9rthat sounds like something a traitor would say?

[@ltpunkrocket522]

Then how are they invading other planets? 🤔

[@electrobean]

Spaceship Bug: attaches The thousands of hellbombs in storage:

[@martechi4236]

That's a bad time for that bug. Still, trading thousands of hellbumbs and a whole batch of Helldivers for a single bug... probably a pretty good deal for the terminids.

[@Meem-v02]

@@martechi4236 it's either that, or lose those bombs and keep the bug alive. It's either a complete win for the bug (unacceptable), or a "stalemate" (still unacceptable, but atleast the bug is dead)

[@gayema664]

​@martechi4236 indeed we wluld lose ALOT of money and E710

[@TheManWithNoCreativeName]

It literally attached itself and let parasites land on him

[@captaincole4511]

So THIS is what happened on Meridia . . .

[@CharlesUrban]

Meridia is now just one planet-sized Bug. We need Skull Admiral Tarkin and the Dea--er, the Democracy Star to show up.

[@captaincole4511]

@@CharlesUrban I was thinking the same thing

[@jamesbrooks2179]

@@CharlesUrban For democracy!⬇⬅⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆⬆

[@theofficialbruhfish8094]

@@CharlesUrbanI’m gonna ➡️⬅️➡️⬅️⬇️⬇️➡️ them

[@onerxowns2202]

@@CharlesUrban Or a 10 000 tons of Hexocide-Hloride

[@leafpelt15]

*sets FTL core to emergency overload triggering its self destruct* we die for democracy, liberty, and super earth!

[@martechi4236]

If that thing just hurled itself through time in space with the power of electric bug-flatulence, I wouldn't bet a core overload is gonna do the trick!

[@willofone2120]

@@martechi4236 Our destroyers can jump through time and space and being within 5 miles of an intentionally overloaded core would heavily damaged nearby vessels. a core overload at that proximity would splat that bug. The real question is will they have enough time to initiate the core overload before controls are non responsive.

[@SuperGuyko]

@@willofone2120 considering the amount of energy required to bend spacetime both ahead and astern of the drive I'd bet you're right. Also, taking the hellbomb and ICBM controls as an example, I'd say direct manual arming with alarmingly little security isn't too far fetched. Sort of a big red "For superearth" button.

[@seantaggart7382]

*[EMERGENCY SELF DESTRUCT ACTIVE!]* YEP TIME TO GO

[@marcellvagi8290]

And then you see on your HUD "SELF-DESTRUCT SEQUENCE INITIATED! BOARD HELLPOD! 60:00.00" with flames and explosions blocking off corridors one by one

[@workingZen]

Somebody at Arrowhead please hire this guy. If not to incorperate these ideas into the game then to make a spin-off series focused on the space combat/ battle side of the conflict. Loving these space vids.

[@B-rex127]

It's real...

[@The_Bird_Bird_Harder]

​@@B-rex127 It's a fan animation... Says it right there on the label.

[@rickify_]

@@B-rex127 i also love spreading misinformation

[@I_Am_Wasabi_Man]

NINTENDO HIRE THIS MAN!!!

[@lordsergal8783]

​@rickify_ Ministry of Truth? Yeah, this one right here.

[@chaster_mief]

I find the implication of a completely organic creature of that size being able to survive the vacuum of space and move faster than light offensive

[@martechi4236]

We need more Helldivers themed Galactic News Broadcasts and talk shows!

[@Spoopball]

To defeat the bugs...we must milk the bugs! (Of all commercial worth)

[@Kamelot33]

Bro hasn't seen StarCraft's Leviathans yet 💀

[@quoththecrowgaming]

Have you heard of a Tyranid

[@chaster_mief]

@@quoththecrowgaming *t h e y c a n d o t h a t?* 👀

[@boiiodyep]

I love that the bug ftl jump brought asteroids with it. It shows a sort of organic-ness to it. Its not a perfectly refined and calculated jump, but its accurate and it works and thats all the bug needs.

[@martechi4236]

I'm glad that came accross! I like to imagine every faction's FTL has some up and down-sides. For the bugs, it's pretty messy, but they are super accurate when it comes to seeking out high E-170 concentrations, like a sense they evolved to seek out other bugs, which now incidentally helps them hunting down ships using that fuel as well. But as a downside, they might not have any way at all to calculate jumps without a big juicy E-170 target to aim for.

[@whanngabrylsanoy721]

I think the star swimmer (that's what I'm calling them now) purposefully brought thos asteroid because there's smaller space bugs on them which could work as a defense against eagle 1 fighter

[@Mate397]

Fighting on your own Super Destroyer and fending off boarding parties of bugs/automatons then going over to Hellbomb their ship to kingdomcome would be an awesome game mode.

[@jinmori2735]

-Ship gets boarded -Set the hellbomb -Get to a hellpod -land planet-side -Regroup with other helldivers -Search for abandoned military base's -Search for a S.O.S beacon -Set up S.O.S beacon -Fend off against the little bastards that are coming to finish the job cause they suck at killing survivors. -AI SES DESTROYER spawns and sends pelican 1 for extraction. -Extract MISSION COMPLETE🎉

[@xandercreates6766]

I can imagine this being an event that has varying levels of chance based on how liberated the planet we’re orbiting is

[@guldukat6749]

Watching them fail to land a single hit at that spacebug was painful.

[@martechi4236]

There's a single stray hit that even causes an explosion! That gunner is now a hero of Super Earth!

[@zygo0]

The 380mm gunners have enough trouble hitting stationary targets on the ground, a moving space target? Forget it lol

[@adreiiaii510]

This honestly suggests something I think would be absolutely awesome as a random event. An XCOM style ship invasion? Yes please. You extract from a mission, just as an automaton or bug swarm somehow assaults the orbiting destroyers. All helldivers recalled to defend their vessels, SOS goes out. You have access to all weapons and strategems you have unlocked and just have to survive wave after wave of the incursion. You get a limited amount of "lives" (the other frozen helldivers on your ship). If your destroyer is lost, you just get booted from the zone. If too many Helldivers/destroyers are lost, it counts as a campaign loss. If the Helldivers win, possible auto-lib of the planet or global debuff (lower spawn rates or lesser high-tier enemy types, loss of some tech, etc.) for the enemy faction for missions on that planet. Maybe even reveal some kind of Super-Earth Capital ship that warps in to fight/co-op area for Helldivers to fight in.

[@demo0970]

This was amazing. We need more space battle videos for terminids.

[@martechi4236]

Slowly getting there!

[@Woshelyw]

@@martechi4236 Yeah

[@JerichoYeet]

"SHOOT THE DAMN BUG OFF MY GODDAMN SHIP!" -Ship captain

[@KsnypsAdventures]

On second thought, the idea of FTL bugs is horrifying. We have one chilling in orbit of some bug planet at the edge of the galaxy, and then boom, its on Meridia! At least they’re not intelligent enough to use all the guns on the super destroyers they take over, right?! Dumb bugs…

[@allenbettis8558]

Great... you jinxed it. Edit: Arachnids already did that in Starship Troopers.

[@Quotheraving]

It'd be amazing to incorporate this kind of thing into the game as a playable factor. For instance this could involve missions in your ship (space hulk style) to fight off Terminid boarders, eventually culminating in a pitched battle on the hull to shake off the Terminid ship before destroying it with the main guns. The downside being that a 'hugged' ship couldn't provide stratagems until the parasite is removed.

[@dagdamor1]

Terminids got their visual FTL depiction before the Tyranids did... 🗿 Epic work as always, Martechi!

[@Nushnark]

I somehow got the hunch that Joel is sitting in his lair, watching this and taking notes with a malicious grin.

[@Reit72]

You know, I feel like it's a bad idea to hug the origin of all our explosive ordnance

[@martechi4236]

Bugs don#t have ideas! Frankly, I find the idea of a bug with ideas offensive!

[@AwesomeJalapeno]

Well it’s all out ordnance just to kill one big bug.

[@lewiszhou4056]

A giant terminid being able to do FTL jumps makes sense, they are filled to the brim with E710.

[@djpizdetz]

All Helldivers to battle stations - prepare to repell boarders - this is not a drill

[@TheOneTrueZweiZwei]

**hell divers sipping Libertea on the bridge vibing waiting for a SOS signal and the first signal that comes trough is a transmission** Helldiver: **spits tea comically** THE BUGS HAVE FUCKING WHAT NOW? FASTER THAN L- **gets cut off by the mother of all bugs** SWEET LIBERTY SAVE ME

[@apathymanthemundane4165]

When I think 'bug ships', I usually think something like a water scorpion in space, with big grabby claws to grab, crush, or tear open ships; or some giant, solar-sailing mosquito-looking thing that injects acid and/or smaller bugs into the hull of a ship after lancing into it (though that might be the small ones there). I didn't expect precision warp facehuggers. I especially like that it took some of the asteroids with it.

[@prompking3345]

I find the idea of something literally EVOLVING FTL travel utterly terrifying.

[@AlexanderosD]

That would be absolutely terrifying, I love it!

[@CharlesUrban]

How does a creature evolve FTL abilities? What did they put in that termicide?!

[@axios4702]

Terminid blood is literally what we use as fuel for FTL travel, so it would be a matter of creating a life form capable of surviving the vacuum of space (they exist IRL) and atmosphere entry and exit. Given their evolutionary capabilities that's perfectly plausible and would explain how they moved between planets during the 1st war.

[@WhatIsSanity]

OIL

[@Woshelyw]

@@WhatIsSanity Try Finding A Guilt Free Form Of FTL Or Guilt Free Oil (Impossible)

[@gabrielch.7973]

The concept has been used in Star Wars too, look up Purrgils there are several episodes in the cartoons showing their hyperspace jumps

[@CharlesUrban]

@@gabrielch.7973 Oh, no, not the Space Whales.

[@papasmizz21o4]

Helmsman! Point my pod at that bug!

[@BackWaveUnited]

One step closer for Terminids to becoming Tyranids

[@Nhikxter]

I dread the day the Terminids evolve to do FTL jumps. May Super Earth have mercy on our souls.

[@Jumbuck1151]

Aww, she loves helldivers so much that it gave their super destroyer a hug!

[@alvinthomas3644]

Terminids are basically the helldivers version of Tyrinids from Warhammer 40k.

[@shaftoe195]

Shocking degree of accuracy for an FTL jump.

[@peacedos1]

Basically this giant fucking bug every summer flying straight to your face

[@TheJuggerClutch]

The future and potential of this game one of the brightest I’ve seen in a long time, which is crazy because its already incredible in its current state.

[@shadewolf2432]

I really hope arrowhead are seeing these. These ideas are amazing

[@knighthunter5333]

I’m convinced that this guy should be hired to make a space strategy game of Helldiver

[@Kris_the_kat]

-"What's the matter, more automatons?" -"Worse"

[@martechi4236]

"Let's go to a bug planet" they said "We'll be safe in orbit" they said

[@ohmygosh6176]

Every super destroyer is equipped with super nuke. Just self-destruct super destroyer and spawn from one of those frozen bodies in your allie's ship.

[@Officer_duh]

Imagine just chilling getting ready to Helldivers when a 200m long term i I’d just latches onto you destroyer 💀

[@BasicGuy834]

0:34 "This is the SES Far Lands Conqueror, we are under attack by a star beast! It's latched onto our hull, tearing through the armor! We need immediate assistance! Repeat, we need immediate assistance!" [The transmission stutters as the ship jolts violently, causing the crew members to stumble. They hastily regain their footing, desperation evident in their voice.] "Our weapons are ineffective against it! We've tried everything, but it's too powerful! We won't last much longer!" [Another tremor rocks the ship, and the crew member's expression twists in fear.] "Please, anyone receiving this transmission, send help! We can't hold out much longer! The Far Lands Conqueror is going down! Mayday! Mayday!" [ then a Super-Earth broadcast title cuts what's going on behind the scene] [a cold, arrogant voice interrupts the desperate plea.] "This is the SES Protector of Super-Earth. Your request for aid has been denied. The resources of the Super-Earth are not to be squandered on doomed endeavors. Your lives will be laid down for the greater good of democracy and Super-Earth. For Freedom! Over and out." [The transmission abruptly cuts off, leaving behind a chilling silence amidst the chaos as the destroyer explodes catching fire as it falls from the skies]

[@demo0970]

then we hear the ships alarm sirens as terminids and bile acid swarm inside

[@pll3827]

Hell of a coincidence you release this right after the Terminids break containment. Curse the disgraced scientists that were disgraced!

[@panzertank938]

"SIR IT'S HIVE FLEET LEVIATHAN!!"

[@jinmori2735]

I swear helldivers 1 music makes everything feel like a all out war and desperate attempt to destroy the enemy.

[@ghostlygeralt1996]

That's a pretty shaky situation to see until you realize the 18 other Super Destroyers in proximity are gonna democratically light the SHIT out of that Destroyer to merc the star beast

[@christianzilla]

Fleshing out the universe... awesome!!

[@underlordd]

bro you make the sickest videos, keep it up!

[@spectralassassin6030]

Let's be honest here. We'd all immediately detonate every last ounce of ordinance on our ships if this happened.

[@Ashuowl]

Imagine a massive event where something huge like this happens

[@Cringe_department_15]

I love coming here to see these and imagine this is what’s going on on the space front meanwhile us the divers are in the ground

[@kyle18934]

that's problably why we don't see combat ships over the planets, only armed transport ships. they are all busy fighting off swarms in deep space

[@shoulderpyro]

Does this come with the Shadow in the Warp as well? 👀 love to see some Terminid hive ships in action at last!

[@user-ks2ij4rz1j]

I SAY, I SAY, THAT DESTROYER'S GOT THE AIM OF A STORM TROOPER! ALWAYS KEEP MISSING AND ONLY HITTING ONCE.

[@thaipankatima658]

Sir! Terminids have boarded the ship! Deploy the Helldivers. Which one sir? ... All of them...

[@gavinfreenone6626]

We could all just disconnect whenever this happens to initiate a self destruct anyway lmao

[@gilliman]

Hello, Super Earth IT here. Here's a common fix for this bug. Open your console and enter: ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Hope it helps!

[@Ultimatum881]

Ion think thats helping

[@WoobatPlays]

This just made me realize how much we need a game like Star Wars Empire at War but in the Helldivers universe.

[@NarrowKilla]

i am pretty sure developers keeping an eye on your channell already lol just for a future ideas so you keep doing what you're doing now it's cool

[@durema9720]

New terminid added: The flash

[@zeraith]

Certainly wasn't expecting this sort of video next, never knew I needed one, huh. Strange how that works. Good job!

[@Freedom102x]

That looks awesome I want something like this in helldivers 2 in the future.

[@peepoo2049]

If the bugs ever go space-faring we are so ded lmao

[@WhatIsSanity]

I think the super destroyers need to start fighting belly towards the enemy to maximise hardpoint engagement, and fire that gunnery officer if they survived lol

[@graffitisamurai]

Great work as always! But I'm still of the belief Super Earth is transporting the terminids around rather than the bugs actually traveling by- Oh wait, hold on, my Democracy officer is calling...

[@handsomeman-child8751]

*Hits that bell for liberty!* LIBERTY BELL!

[@siluda9255]

At that point might activate self destruction and take the bastard with you, FOR SUPER EARTH!.

[@VinodRodda99]

Now we know how bugs travel from planet to planet.

[@ShawndaPrawn]

I was starting to think Super Earth were intentionally releasing them into the colonies in order to give the Helldivers an enemy to fight, thereby justifying the mass militarisation of Human society. Thank Democracy that’s not the case, I will never question the Ministry of Truth again.

[@maskmanfive3774]

Doesn't matter ... It's all dead now. It's not the bugs or automatons that defeated Helldiver ... It's SoyMe

[@NickolasTheDark_1]

We bouta have some StarCraft 2 leviathan shi 😭😭😭

[@Deltaicfork]

I like the idea of giant face hugger bugs it’s a very interesting concept Now imagine one hugging a whole planet

[@panther8707]

"Boarder detected. Overloading reactor. All freedom-loving super earthers evacuate now." About what I'd expect from a truly patriotic helldiver.

[@thearchives1094]

If i was thr captain of the ship, I'd overload my reactors in a instances, I'm taking you down with me, bug

[@Xanitrit_Zeo]

All the Hellbombs aboard the Super Destroyer. _Bonjour_

[@jetrexdesign]

The idea of a bug having an organic hyperdrive is incredibly badass.

[@54Immortal]

Although this is epic and Martechi has been killing it, i doubt Arrowhead will ever show the bugs moving through space because Canonically, Super Earth high command have put them on all those planets to justify bug genocide for E-710.

[@martechi4236]

While there are treacherous dissident rumors of such activities, I don't think they'd ever declare that to be the exclusive way of bugs spreading. Having bugs in space is fun. And in a game all about killing aliens in capes, I believe the rule of cool will always win!

[@L0stEngineer]

Amazing video!!! Sidenote, *ahem*. All helldivers, prepare to repel boarders!

[@haassteambraker9959]

You post a new video and my desire for a Homeworld style Helldivers space RTS grows.

[@martechi4236]

The unit chatter alone would make it worthwhile!

[@stephenroig6159]

We really do need space battles going on in helldivers

[@billyjohnson9900]

The bugs can’t evolve to travel through or be in space if they never go there

[@String_noodle]

Ship ai: hull integrity compromise abandon ship

[@ghostsheet79]

Love the details of the asteriods being warped along with the monster, adds the idea that it's an improper "warp"

[@ahmedjouhari8122]

Absolutely amazing

[@angryfoxzd5233]

That would explain how bugs are able to go to other planets.

[@kaden-sd6vb]

Oh thats terrifying. I love it.

[@littelfoxypuppet8624]

That would be so cool imagine having to fight in ur own ship and having to explore the inner of that bug and blow it up

[@somethingmissing7108]

This just gave me an idea, have you ever done a "cramped coordinates" style disaster? Like too many Destroyers/Helldivers in one mission/planet, and when phasing in from faster than light, 2 Super Destroyers just crash into each other causing a giant explosion, thinking that one free section was empty?

[@thebeck1012]

To any democratic officers I DID NOT SEE ANY OF THIS sincerely Helldiver Bob

[@caozinhopirata]

Bro never disappoints

[@Iron6942]

Hold up, they use their own body fuel to FTL jump?? Super earth may be in trouble soldiers

[@LTenhet]

Terminids want a hug!

[@zj6074]

This makes me want the Helldivers 1 soundtrack to make a return so bad.

[@martechi4236]

The first game's music is really something special!

[@lodunost]

The whole time I was watching this bug hug the ship I could hear, " I believe in a thing called love, just listen to the rhythm of my heart." Now the song is stuck in my head.

[@rzr0015]

Now they are going to experience what we experience when closing bug breaches without support from super destroyer. *Mobilize all helldivers on that bug ass*

[@varcolac0216]

If anyone wandering why super earth launches nukes on bug planets this is why.

[@Target_Helldivers2]

Your videos are great, looking forward to your new videos. Helldivers 2 is an excellent game.

[@The_Light0001]

"I saw one alright, tore through a super destroyer like it was nothing, then dragged the remains back down to the planet. I call em Great Mothers" -Some Helldiver watching this thing

[@Moonbagger1]

All aboard the NOPE! train!

[@Goldhawk7]

I love the Star bug just came out of Lightspeed with a "GOT YA B*TCH!" and the Dreadnaught just augurs into the planet. 🤣

[@parker1093]

Looks pretty amazing, awesome work :3 I have been wondering if the bugs do have means to travel between planets. From all the reports I saw they made it seem like they were outbreaks from farming operations that lost control, but i figured that couldn't be all of it

[@scorpio81245]

...And this is how small destroys was made.

[@Froggsroxx]

As soon as it grabs the super destroyer it starts spewing its own helldiver-like pods. Epic

[@KD-_-]

Is it ... mating with the super destroyer? I'm calling the democracy officer.

[@martechi4236]

In just a few months, terrifying bug-destroyer hybrids will enter the war!

[@Theloudestmime9]

The TCS failure has caused "minor mutations"