Helldivers 2: Melee Finishers [Big Automatons]

[@epg-6]

Probably the last of this series for now, at least until the Illuminate come out. I've got some new projects in the works, for which I'll be posting regular updates and process timelapses on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/EPG6 (there are free previews on there too).

[@Claynobi]

Can’t wait! Your animations are a true inspiration!

[@Green_dot_editz]

Suggestion do traitor executions and use other helldivers and seaf forces

[@Claynobi]

@@Green_dot_editz ooh! That’s a good idea! If he doesn’t make it I might just do it myself!

[@Green_dot_editz]

@@Claynobi ooh ok

[@jetbug89clipsandmemes46]

I just wanted to ask if you have any plans to animate the Automaton tank melee finisher as well.

[@MrZEPYRO]

That’s one strong ass knife

[@breldredtheemperor]

Throwing Knives are indeed strong, according to what some gameplays showcased... Like able to kill a regular Charger with three/four to the leg, four/five if it's a Behemoth variant!

[@yourstrulli9089]

It’s made out of pure super steel and unbridled democracy

[@breldredtheemperor]

@@yourstrulli9089 *YES.*

[@floormat.]

It’s a Super Knife™️

[@danbastion325]

These are great lol

[@kaloifortich4491]

This is what SEAF would show in the recruitment/training videos. Lorewise, 9.9/10, the diver would be ripped apart trying to solo anything bigger than the standard skeleton bot.

[@zombiebadgr]

I think the average helldiver could take a Devastator in a one on one fight (Using weapons obviously)

[@deltabelta6216]

@@zombiebadgrI believe the guy is referring to melee combat though

[@Sherfire1]

@@deltabelta6216there has been a video of a helldiver beating a devastator in hand to hand combat

[@zombiebadgr]

@@deltabelta6216 Still, I feel like a helldiver can pull it off

[@DaMorg3]

Good luck ever surviving long enough to get close to that hulk 😂

[@Commander_Appo]

Fucking awesome. The only animation that I can think of that would be as cool of a Walker finisher as the one you showed would be a reference to how Luke takes down an AT-AT in ESB, but that would require a grapple and something a bit sharper than a knife.

[@TheCommander06]

Perhaps using the laser canon to saw a circle into the underbelly before tossing a grenade inside

[@slecccck]

That Hulk finisher is absolutely incredible and makes me wish the throwing knives weren't absolutely useless

[@66maybe66]

Throwing knives have exactly one use, and that's being the coolest way to kill chargers by far. They bypass chargers' leg armor for some reason. Four knives will bring one down. Pair with the Supply Pack for best results, since it refills all 8 knives per use.

[@terrorbillywilly7918]

I think a better perk for the 'peak physique' set would be removing the 50% extra melee, since that's somehow even worse, and replacing it with higher velocity grenade throws. Instead of an increase in range that 'servo assisted' gives you, it boosts the penetration of knives, like the 'cannon arm' perk in Wolfenstein. It could also allow grenades to stun an enemy for a few seconds if it hits them dead on, again like the ramshackles.

[@thescruffinator8830]

@@66maybe66 if only they actually flew anywhere near the reticle, they literally fly to the corners of my screen.

[@zacharystephens174]

Absolutely criminal that they can't be picked up

[@Spartan12]

1:46 A dwarf somewhere off in the distance - "That still only counts as one!"

[@rw-stormtrooper4439]

😂😂😂 my exact thoughts!!

[@TrixterTheFemboy]

Man, a Scout Strider one where he hoists himself up to the driver seat, grabs and dangles the pilot by the leg in front of the cannons, and fires it would be so damn awesome

[@L0stEngineer]

They should absolutely do this!! Note in a fast paced swarm game like this, the epic takedown costs seconds you don't have, so it would balance out.

[@ReginaldBirb]

Worth

[@Gatobizcocho]

Maybe you need to pop 2-4 stims to get an overdrive and be able to do this finishers imagine wasting all your stims in exchange of destroying an AT-AT

[@LeGuardImperialis]

0:00-Pinpoint puncture 0:11-Judge,jury, and senate 0:24-Sideline blindside 0:36-Heads up 0:52-Hardcore lobotomy 1:16-Down to size EDIT: Nevermind they already named their executions

[@WhatIsSanity]

Nice

[@bruhurb848]

Not bad.

[@cheesegoblin8850]

+DOWN TO SIZE

[@dankmemewalker7738]

yours sound better imo

[@captainfluffy7232]

Judge, Jury and Senate is a pretty badass one tbh.

[@matthewc9868]

You know, I've seen a lot of people joke that a helldiver would never be capable of the stuff in these vids, but I disagree. In game lore, it's heavily hinted that the youth of super earth are, in fact, trained to be soldiers. The only reason heldiver training is so short is to teach them how stragems and such work. They already know everything else. I mean, look at the training facilities we set up in bug space. They literally shut them down and turned them into "recreation" camp sites for youth scouts... and expendable doesn't mean ineffective.

[@Randomdude28499]

Malevelon creek said otherwise Im sure helldivers arent glorified foot soldiers but for stuff like taking down a factory strider or hulk head on That no that aint happening bro

[@matthewc9868]

@@Randomdude28499 yeah thats probably a lot. But i still stand by my point.

[@altechelghanforever9906]

All the training does not make you superhuman, let alone prepare you for a majority of what you face ingame. It also won't give you the ability to not get crushed to death by a devastator or hulk. The best weapon a Hell Diver has is their strategems, not a knife.

[@oditeomnes]

Yes, Helldivers are in fact elite. The reason the die so fast is because the enemy is so formidable and their missions are behind enemy lines that basically are special operations. Send 4 helldivers in any conflict zone on Earth today with all stratagems and they would end most conflicts in weeks or days.

[@altechelghanforever9906]

@@oditeomnes I would personally doubt that. You are correct in that what makes Hell Divers effective, especially when it comes to their strategems. However on the ground their weapons and tactics wouldn't be too out of left field for a conventional army. For starters, Hell Diver armor and equipment isn't always up to par, especially when considering they don't have integrated nods or thermals, an essential tool in any modern conflict. Not to mention no one in Hell Divers 2 utilizes or can bypass concealment, especially the Hell Divers who donn themselves in distinct and/or bright colors and engage their enemies out in the open (which is fine in the context of that universe because the Automatons do the same thing). In an open field conflict I could see a standard squad doing relatively fine, depending on how fast a conventional quick response force would be (hopefully not to the level of the United States). However put them in a conflict such as the one in Israel/Palestine and they're going to be bogged down quickly.

[@The_Lord_Vader]

Bro that is fucking badass, legit this could be in a in-universe single player game were your main goal is to be badass and be like a doom guy in the battlefield of Malevelon Creek

[@rayanderson5797]

Helldivers can be a single player game if you're awesome enough.

[@incrediblyangryskeleton]

*FOR SUPER EAAARRTH!!!!!!!!!!*

[@brianames7898]

Melee finishers! *proceeds to shoot berserker*. Aside this is amazing, keep up the good work! maybe even try some illuminate with the leaked models?

[@TherianLycan]

*AT-AT kill animation Me: "THAT STILL ONLY COUNTS AS ONE!!"

[@surfcarlo]

Damn with the big iron “Big iron on his hiiiiiiiiiip”

[@spartus1128]

Seeing these on the battle feild as I duck behind cover to avoid a turret round would be so cinimatic.

[@Verminator4]

This is what the typical Diver recruit thinks they’re going to be doing right out of basic training (they are actually going to blow themselves up with their own air strike)

[@stijnvanlankveld9893]

And the rest of the squad alongside Liberty bless them

[@CommissarKai]

This is absolutely the coolest fan-made content I have seen. Super Earth needs to hire this Helldiver before they release melee weapons.

[@akbarulariffinmohammadhasn1666]

This is lore accurate John Helldiver. Amazing work man. One cool idea for the hulks would have the Helldiver throw the knife at the eye but knee kick it and the explosion comes out the back

[@fearthebeard323]

Someone please hire this man 90% of the work already done!

[@plotcoalition]

Another amazing set of animations! Great concepts and executions!

[@red11rus85]

IMAGINE using throwing knifes to blind a hulk. You are a genius!

[@spaceshipgozooooom5646]

The hug emoji before decapitated the automaton is peak democracy

[@AetherAPX]

The 5th finisher feels like a cinematic Destiny 2 hunter finisher

[@DragonaxFilms]

I love the concept of doing a finisher on a robot the size of a house xD

[@wasdwazd]

These give me OG Clone Wars vibes, fucking love it

[@AyeGameBae]

This is the definition of expectations vs reality.

[@MementoMori-ht5uw]

I will say, the hulk one could definitely do well with the hulk flailing about, trying to use the saw to cut him off his face. It’s phenomenal animations!!

[@Erased_UnityXDX]

Discovered this from reddit Glad that i checked

[@Gibson7Clans]

Can you do bug vs automation finishers. Like bugs getting cool kills against robots. At least a few. 😁

[@yourcomrade888]

They should add these finishers to the game, but also make them quick-time events that are more difficult to land based on the size of the enemy. That way it's more realistic and isn't a guaranteed kill 100% of the time you use it. You'd actually have to "get lucky" with such an extreme takedown, and if you fail, you'd probably end up dead and needing a reinforcement

[@darthtempest4722]

Dude offered the hug of peace but instead chose death

[@chinglegitrdx6135]

Meleeing the beserker is the most sigma diver move ever

[@magicstick9922]

This is now how i imagine canon helldivers fight

[@johnlanderglea6120]

This Helldiver must be a veteran from the galactic war and just got out of cryo stasis

[@vincentromaro8734]

Helldivers had been getting advanced training from the Spartans I see

[@Doge_republic]

This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in Helldivers 2 Keep up the great work bro 🫶

[@foldervtolvr]

I would love melee finishers on Hulks, just because it encourages players to either hit it with as much ordinance as possible, or try to get in close and finish it manually, giving people more ways to approach the challenge that hulks bring

[@ZeroFox02]

That knife has some Resident evil plot armor

[@gorbthegreatmind2422]

If this existed I would finish every time I saw it. They should really really add this to the game considering how being stealthy is already a big aspect in the game. Especially for automatons

[@jackelegman2101]

Glorious. This will never get old

[@dakotacollis5123]

Don't get me wrong the animations are smooth but the executions themselves seem... a touch unbelievable. Like it's reasonable to believe a lot of these automatons would require explosives to take out and can easily overpower your average human. Thus I'd instead reccoment adjusting the stabbing areas to be limited to the eye sockets as they seem to be the least armored route into the central computer core. As well as this it would probably be important to see the diver using the automatons mass, weight, and limited movements against them. The hulk specifically would definitely require some kind of explosive. Maybe prying open a panel and shoving a grenade in there or something. Kinda like a halo tank. The factory strider... yeah I... really don't think that thing could be executed via a finisher less the diver managed to get inside of it and blow it up from there like some luke skywalker type stuff.

[@f073stry5]

Now this is John helldiver

[@AleksKieca]

Helldivers would really be like this if Basic Training wasn’t three days and Helldiver School being 5 minutes

[@AviatorFox]

That is so representative of the electorate's will. A masterpiece of liberty to surpass even the EB-229 Democratic Ballot Selection Computer..... You are a true patriot!

[@nuclearattackwombat8390]

This helldiver will forever be remembered as a hero after his tragic death to a teammate's poorly thrown cluster bomb.

[@Crosby765]

Using the senator to 1 tap the bots is a neat detail

[@MIG-26]

These look amazing. Incredible work!

[@F-E-A-R]

This makes me want to get back into the game again, good friggin job dude.

[@justasimplegamer129]

Big Iron is only available when Senate is equipped. You love to see it.

[@namelessking7101]

They For real need to hire you Cuz these are Awesome

[@Ajc-ni3xn]

the one helldiver who actually got training

[@JustAnOldStone]

If Helldivers added Democracy (Glory) Kills, I would literally never stop playing

[@natomiltary4573]

This is awesome, how I wish this was implemented in the game. Great work!!

[@SneakyToaster17]

Great camera work and pacing... Glory Kills would be a really, really neat addition to HD2. Like with DOOM and GoW, it would be an exciting way to give your fingers and brain a brief break from scrambling a chaotic battlefield.

[@FormerlyDinosaurusDude]

this video is actually so underrated

[@jarlalleouros7308]

I love these series, and i can only hope this is implimented in game. A hopeless hope.

[@RogerRoger-1hp]

Who knows? Maybe if we might get lucky?

[@RiddlerRooster]

Yuh! These are truly, badass.

[@thewaterninja3183]

My crazy-ass imagined there would be some Rocket Devastator melee finisher where the Helldiver leaps onto the Devastator and grabs one or two of it's rockets, jumping back while throwing one or two at it's blaster arm/face And there's GOTTA be something with the Heavy Devastator's shield, there HAS to be

[@ejandrews3065]

Wish these takedowns were more tactical than theatrical.

[@travismontgomery1897]

Now that's a high quality knife.

[@liser]

These are badass and deserve more attention then their getting!

[@Goofy_Dominican]

Bro we are helldivers, but this is almost Spartan level 💀

[@calebhayes7691]

Melee finisher 2: *shoots a gun three times at a normal distance*

[@lunatacitum6850]

This is him. John Helldiver.

[@Bigboiio1]

Babe wake up! New melee finisher video dropped!

[@foxtrot570]

Now you made me wondering. In fact the fabricator-strider should be having vents to throw grenades inside.

[@dasfinalgaming]

Oh god please make some specifically for the shield Devastators! Those particular set of Clankers deserve the most brutal finishers

[@Dr.Gaming98]

Some of them weren’t technically a “melee” finisher because they used guns but it’s still awesome

[@thefiend9382]

hot take but now I wanna see the bots and terminid finishers against the helldivers. imagine a charger like basically doing a belly flop or a bile titan whipping it's arm around to hit a diver. a scavenger jumping on the back and eating it's head or a fucking hulk holding a helldiver over a flamethrower. a berserker impaling a helldiver with both arms before ripping them in half. it would be fucking awesome

[@wasdwazd]

Democracy Offficer? This one right here

[@ihavelargeregrets8326]

🤣🤣🤣 Enjoying the death of our fellow divers!?

[@user-sw3tb2km8p]

My boi about to get demonitized for ripping helldivers' bodies apart in his vids... Automatons and bugs deaths aren't so bloody.

[@jankoblidtke2175]

Democracy Officer inbound, move and be shot, dont move and be shot.

[@stijnvanlankveld9893]

It would be pretty cool. Absurdly treasonous, but still pretty cool.

[@alejandrodominguez7729]

this would make the game 200% better, no joke

[@tylero1689]

Helldivers if arrowhead stopped nerfing:

[@nickeIdime]

That Helldiver must be General Brasch

[@Goldhawk7]

Can't wait for the bug finishers.

[@dwaywayshea8738]

Arrow head needs to hire you ......this would make the game so much more fun and make it also look way more badass

[@marcelkuchta4075]

Love the revolver finishers that's how I always feel when I use it. Let's just say that I use a lot of stims

[@PizzaPartify]

Bro remembered the basics of CQC

[@alexboiko3073]

0:11 "Don't fuck with THIS senator"

[@MrSunny-fj3eg]

I can imagine this in game, it gives you a quick time event, press all arrows to insta kill enemy, fail and you die. I think what be even cooler if some weapons have there exclusive finishers like the throwing knife one, maybe then it would be useful in game.

[@Jesuseshelper]

I think we all agree that these should be added into the game well maybe not the last one

[@zacablaster]

@:36 I thought he was about to try hugging him lol, too used to our freedom emote

[@graveyardshift6691]

The only unreasonable thing I see is the Factory Strider. The tactics are certainly valid but the sheer bulk and armor that would go into it prevents this exact kind of scenario from playing out. I can't even break the legs like that with a rocket. Not to mention it's grenade dependent. You'd need some kind of special grenade and to have it equipped to pull that off. The rest are actually pretty feasible since they only require a bog-standard generic combat knife that can be easily animated into the belt and you can easily incorporate the sidearm bits into ALL the sidearms. Just increase the number of shots for the lower caliber ones. Overall this was fun to watch!

[@theelectricgamer9889]

This reminds me of the Force Unleashed and I love it.

[@TheEthosVolpes]

I was hoping the walker one would be a nod to LOTR's Legolas taking down that Mûmakil singlehandedly

[@OrionDawn15]

Didn’t know HUNK joined the Helldivers.

[@rachellmedina4095]

If helldivers were trained 20 years instead of 2 mins

[@eyywannn8601]

Feel like the humanoid robots do too much standing around in this. Love the walker takedown though.

[@yellowguy5406]

Very cool!

[@ywn1460]

helldivers if they were trained for longer than 7 minutes

[@Lazarz1026]

the factory strider finisher gives me titanfall vibes

[@karlthetechpriest2905]

Damn, how stong is that Helldiver to be able to put a knife through metal and tear off heavy armor.

[@bender_rodreegez8943]

Lore accurate John Helldiver

[@randomassname445]

This needs to be in the game

[@Everyonesfavouriteangel]

Honestly that knife should have bounced off basically all the heavier bots.

[@Kromunos]

The diver in the video is either John Helldiver or General Brasch.

[@Jarismic]

We're spreading managed democracy with this one 🗣🔥

[@toughladyman6979]

If Helldivers was good, right here.

[@Admrial-Veshkov-Yuri]

The hulk take down is by far the most unrealistic aint no way a knife can pry a damn head off like that

[@lupvirga]

will point out that Helldivers are WOEFULLY out classed and under trained. half of them come from SEAF which give 12 hours of basic training before you're rolled out. then, all the default training you get is what you get at the tutorial.

[@epg-6]

Super Earth believes in learning on the job :D

[@zaniatnik]

What doesn’t add up is that Helldivers would never be as effective nor earn their elite reputation if they were as undertrained as they are shown to be. Satire comes at the expense of believability here. No way someone this incompetent would manage to take on entire companies worth of enemies singlehandedly.

[@lupvirga]

@@zaniatnik even a poorly trained stooge can be lethal if they're well armed. The weapons and firepower at their fingertips is insane and they unleash so much firepower in so little time

[@zaniatnik]

@@lupvirga Expensive equipment is wasted in incompetent hands. What good would that cream-of-the-crop gear do if you don’t know how to use it?

[@lucabellemoi3851]

Arrow head should hire this guy.