The Helldivers 2 Iceberg Explained

[@stephenmartinez9911]

Your content is boring, do some speech lessons

[@VaultLore]

Your comment is boring, go somewhere else. There is an entire website of other content for you.

[@stephenmartinez9911]

@@VaultLore how about getting better instead of attacking someone who is right

[@VaultLore]

Brother bear, I don’t care about you, there are a thousand other comments that enjoy the content. You are insignificant. Wild to comment that and act like I’m attacking you.

[@1dK628]

@@stephenmartinez9911if you don’t like it don’t watch it

[@AdrianDeer]

Kinda funny.. there are about 3 videos on this topic, this video seemed the best and least cringiest to me.

[@ryanmaguire7731]

Say hello to my democracy officer

[@VaultLore]

Noooooo I bleed for super earth

[@adamgrundy4327]

@@VaultLore not enough

[@thewall915]

@@adamgrundy4327DIE FOR SUPER EARTH DIE FOR SUPER EARTH DIE FOR SUPER EARTH DIE FOR SUPER EARTH DIE FOR SUPER EARTH!!!!!

[@pirateeatpapgaming1.0]

On my planet, it's our intelligence bureau or the police 😂

[@konimo6042]

@@VaultLoreDie for super Earth!

[@beankestoferson1540]

So this is what happens when I forget to take down the illegal broadcast objective

[@gregharper6382]

This comment is Gold🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@rehkloo6]

lmaoooooooo

[@marx_dissent]

😂😂

[@nateschale189]

I'll have one word for you. Say good night

[@user-zx5kl2mm8d-Anon]

that shit happens

[@retiredchannel45689]

This illegal broadcast must be terminated! FOR SUPER EARTH

[@VaultLore]

Sheep! 🐑 the lot of you!

[@SleeperSmith]

@@VaultLore ⬆➡⬇⬇⬇ is coming your way to destroy the broadcast tower.

[@StormTrooperEX]

you're forgetting that their are scientists and citizens posted on liberated planets

[@hanneshartmann3671]

Hi @retiredchannel45689 this is your Democracy Officer. I kindly ask you to report to my office so we may discuss some Fake Information you might have been exposed to. Please be aware that not following this order may result in your immediate termination.

[@FLT-TaintTickler11]

Dang. we missed one boradcast. Droping Hellpods

[@ltramon7463]

Calling a Helldiver untrained is a bit of a disservice. While yes the "training" you do at the start of the game is lackluster it felt more like a refresher course than actual training. Further, a Helldiver, even a recruit, is capable of running, sprinting, fighting, jumping, and diving, in full gear, armor and guns. They can sprint for about 90 seconds, rest for about 1 minutes and sprint another 90 seconds in full gear. Next, a Diver is extremely familiar and skilled with all weapons handed to them. They will basically never fumble a reload unless something physically interrupts their reloading, like getting shot or thrown around by explosives. Helldivers are expendable shocktroops. Very well trained and skilled shocktroops. But ultimately expendable. Once a conflict reaches a certain scale and intensity even special forces become expendable if necessary.

[@Fred-f4h]

Citizens are genetically enhanced...

[@S0LUT10N]

The video even mentioned how Helldivers are drafted from the regular army corps also, implying some amount of prior knowledge / training and possibly experience.

[@ryper9167]

"Managed Democracy is a lie." Straight to jail.

[@weldonwin]

To SUPER-JAIL!!!!

[@Spderman33]

Do I at least get to collect 200$ if I pass go?

[@Moutchitos]

⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️

[@STRANGER0243]

I'M BREAKING OUT BI-

[@TheOriginalDuckley]

Jail is too kind for this type of behavior.

[@OldNorthFoxx222]

I'm feeling gracious today rookie. No democracy officer, but you're armor cleaning duty for the next 6 months.

[@JFKxprinc]

Some dive for the Creek. Some dive for 710. I dive for the dive, into the thick of it, again and again and again.

[@funnyyellowdog2251]

FOR THE DIVE, FOR DEMOCRACY🗣🗣🗣❗️❗️❗️

[@joshuakelley438]

Amen, brothers. I dive for the algorithm that grants me my freedom. I go where I am ordered and do what I am I ordered because that's how we win.

[@ryantransou6691]

I dive because I liked it! HELL I LOVED IT! IM ITCHING ITCHING TO DO IT AGAIN

[@funnyyellowdog2251]

@joshuakelley438 good divers follow orders🫡

[@baconbagels5475]

If we fail the automaton defences then the bots might retake the Creek

[@tylerblank6491]

Every time you said "spaceship troopers" made me want to start drinking again

[@VaultLore]

Sounds like you have a problem brother bear

[@TheCorrodedMan]

@@VaultLoreor should we say brother beer HAAAAAAAAAAW I know, face the wall…

[@ironsharkz]

@@TheCorrodedMan no no, the wall is too good. 500kg inbound, hold still please.

[@ManWhorse]

@@VaultLoreI CAN QUIT ANYTIME I WANT

[@Puppy_Puppington]

@@VaultLoreI think I do cause I didn’t even notice it until I did a double take. Haha where the heck did you get space ship from

[@DJ_Dett]

The shovel has been a running joke through Helldivers since the early days of HD1. During a time when people were looking for any hints they could at upcoming content (because the devs tend to add hints into the maps for things that are in the near future), someone spotted a shovel as a prop in a scene and took it to mean that melee weapons would be coming to the game. It was funny enough that the devs decided to start scattering shovels in more places. One of the biggest call outs of this is a scene you can find on some HD2 maps where a shovel is wedged into the front claw of a dead charger. There's a similar joke with forklifts, since players in HD1 pointed out a vehicle bay in the ship and kept asking when they were getting vehicles. The devs responded with something along the lines of "you already have them. There's a forklift in every Super Destroyer". Now, forklifts are the most prominent vehicle in the game.

[@nightigal]

If Kreig has taught me anything, shovels make for excellent melee weapons.

[@ondrejmaly7337]

Wasn't showel the "new great weapon developed by scientists" in second or third Starship troopers film also?

[@Pa-taytoe]

Knows they will be reported, yet continues to spread lies…wow.

[@Somethinorother.]

I will not “open my eyes” for I already know the truth, which super earth has so graciously provided me. Instead: ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️

[@tyrinnis9832]

This coward seems like they would run at the first sight of trouble. might even have some 6 legged, fiendish friends. Therefor I would recommend: ➡⬇➡⬇➡⬇

[@Sirpatpat]

The 500kg lmao. I know this because the last 3 arrows are always so refreshing to press in the heat of the moment.

[@AlanGChenery]

​@@Sirpatpat It's not the best strat, but it's SOOO satisfying to type in a panic and watch your opponent get beaned in the bonnet with a massive deletion stick.

[@crispycolonel4583]

Correction ⬆️⬇️⬅️⬆️⬇️➡️⬆️⬇️⬅️

[@assafzvaig7380]

@@AlanGChenery it's the best stratagem agains traitorous bug loving dissidants

[@mRcOOL5YO]

We just glazed over a few important questions when talking about the frozen backup divers. How long have they been on freeze? How many are there on freeze? How can they have a family if they are frozen down? Potentially, you could give your body for Super Earth, then get frozen during transport to the front, then stay on freeze for hundreds of years until the helldiver before you finally dies. Your "family" is long gone bro.

[@Preaplanes]

"What if a bile titan suddenly had the armor of a charger" Then they'd be half as tanky.

[@dapperpotato4243]

Okay, but what if the bots work together with the bugs and create a titan with factory strider armor and lazer cannons... the thought terrifies me.

[@Preaplanes]

@@dapperpotato4243 So a fabricator strider minus the fabricator?

[@weldonwin]

That's what we have Quasar Cannons for

[@gee3591]

@@weldonwin i have some bad news...

[@weldonwin]

@@gee3591 I know, I saw the news. I guess Joel got tired of setting us impossible challenges only for us to crush them in record time

[@Maxsmack]

17:17 This is a common misconception, Helldivers are quite well trained by modern military standards. Super Earth has a military culture, remember the gun for everyone's 16th birthday they're expected to know how to strip and use. This is reflected in gameplay, with them never having a single jam, being able to reload and aim efficiently while running and even sprinting. Knowing how to operate everything from lmg's to pistols, to hmg's to mechs to anti air missiles ect... They can also throw a stratagem 50 meters on flat ground which is impressive on it’s own, they’re all in good shape. They are well trained and equipped by modern military standards, the problem is they’re diving into 4v250 engagements. that's 75v1. You're always going to have a high casualty rates with those odds no matter how good your troops are The training seems lax because we don't see most of it, but the reality of it is they've been training since early childhood.

[@kabosustan2484]

Helldiver training is pretty poor, but helldivers don't just have helldiver training, they have been trained their whole lives and they are the people that naturally rose to the top, the most fit, the most practiced and the most motivated. As for their equipment, it's all good but none of it is indisposable or irreplaceable. I remember someone once saying that the adverage helldiver only lasts 9 drops, they might have been pulling that out of their ass or it's just something the community came up with but I think it's true. The helldivers are the best of the best and that skill is most useful when they are reduced to cannon fodder.

[@skyokimoto]

Fun Super Fact. The Hell Pod was originally named the Help Pod in regards to its function of delivering helpful Helldivers. Helldivers too were actually dubbed Held Ivers, as they were held in the pods and the Swedish word "iver" is a noun for "eagerness" and "zeal". Treasonous propaganda would try to twist these noble words, but the righteous spirit of Super Earth did as was done with Yankee Doodle, and we took their monikers of mockery as the honorific titles we use today!

[@Luey_Luey]

Held is also german for Hero

[@uss_04]

They were actually called “here” pods. And those that would use them were called “here divers” After the practice of Heredivers entering their here pods and pointing at a random point on the map and shouting “here” for 5 minutes

[@user-c4b9b]

I feel like you buried the humor here a little too deep. But I take it you are Swedish or at least friendly to Swedes, so who cares anyway. People who actually WORK for a living and value themselves, their families, their histories and heritage - Don't like Sweden.

[@Mediocrates-191]

​@@user-c4b9b Did your wife divorce you for a Swedish guy?

[@zirizo]

Or the fact that they're diving into hell to spread democracy and freedom

[@RandomWordBricks]

“Could you imagine the cries of millions if even one of these devices are used” Didn’t we just collapse a planet into a black hole?

[@liamodahl1205]

It's only a war crime if *they* do it.

[@vaughnludwig6083]

the cyborgs began altering themselves due to Super Earth putting them into the harsh climates of cyberstan. They were miners that were being torn apart by the condition and had to adapt themselves with machines to survive.

[@Antares-Dragon]

You are missing the cyborg red energy they harvest from humans. Ever run through the battles and see the cages, bodies and red energy containers. Looks like the humans are being used like the bugs.

[@Sinyao]

Bots want human brains for something, so it may be related to creating more automatons.

[@anon1403]

I theorize that they use their brains and the energy to turn the humans into automatons in the factories.

[@lolroflroflcakes]

I don’t think it’s the brains given there doesn’t really seem to be a pattern to how they are torturing the SEAF folks they capture. Also we literally never find a “pow” camp with survivors and one would assume if they were using them for parts executions would only come when they detect the helldivers. I can’t imagine a brain harvested from a dead and decomposing corpse left in the open air would be viable even if the blender they dropped into the cage with them left the skull intact.

[@pascal7876]

How the turns have tabled

[@user-c4b9b]

@@pascal7876 it's "how the turn tables..." ... that joke's been around for a while. Bet you think it's about a record player huh.

[@darthringo10]

1:56 sounds pretty treasonous

[@johndiddilyjoe6258]

Superdestroyers en route to negotiate with you, just hold still.

[@VaultLore]

I’m a great negotiator

[@chrissmyth60]

"Hellbomb armed"

[@solus1712]

Diplomacy is treason? Hm.. *liberation intensifies*

[@TheFreeguy12]

"Super earth's finest... target sighted."​@@chrissmyth60

[@TheLastCustomer]

Hang on a sec, on 31:00 about the idea of illuminate harvesting the terminids earlier: Do you remember the tooltips that go "you may stumble upon ancient ruins scattered in the galaxy, disregard them or it'll be considered treason ". What if, those ruins are from illuminates farming them?

[@TheLastCustomer]

OooOoOh 42:00 what if the termicide is actually meant to mutate them? Like, of course, some will die because of forced changes (think of radiation), but what if that is a massive forced Experiment? God damn, Lore can go deep

[@shahid55s52]

@@TheLastCustomer now we know termicide was supposed to just control their population.

[@donosprey8754]

Man thought Joel would actually let us get to cyberstan in under a month 💀

[@VaultLore]

Hahaha boy was I wrong

[@donosprey8754]

@@VaultLore I only noticed last night we're losing even more, that's like a quarter of the map lost

[@AlexMuseMatrix]

@@donosprey8754 Yeah the Creek is gonna be taken over again 😪😪

[@zenks5883]

@@AlexMuseMatrix Creek is one thing, at this rate SUPER EARTH will be under attack soon enough, we need reinforcements in the automaton front and FAST!

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

@@AlexMuseMatrixnot yet, of the two sectors they were in bordering the Creek, one was taken back yesterday.

[@jereulmanen7093]

You forgot to mention that you can find terminid bodies on automaton planets indicating that super earth did try to destroy them by sending terminids first

[@Memealytis]

You know it’s a proper community when it has an iceberg, well done!

[@VaultLore]

Thanks for watching! Glad I could do my part 🫡

[@muaxh03]

Oh, humans like me loved this video! This human (just like me) totally gets it! Managed democracy is a lie! 01000001 01001000

[@VaultLore]

🤖 🤖 😬🤖

[@TheCrunchyGamer]

About the shovel, there's also a chance to find a person lying dead on a grave on Terminid planets, with a shovel and a dead Stalker next to them, implying that they killed an entire Stalker with that shovel alone while burying their dead teammate, then bled out after.

[@VaultLore]

That’s awesome

[@quenonisbsphennin4286]

you can find that on automaton planets, i think its implied he killed a rocket devastor or regular one with the dual action shotgun and finishing it off with a shovel

[@kyze8284]

I’ve seen one with a brood commander with a shovel stuck in it. Only one I haven’t seen with a shovel in its side or head is a charger. Almost all of those have a hellbomb in or next to them

[@Yowhatyouyoudoin]

I once found that same thing on a Automaton planet there was a dead solider and in front of him was a devastator with a shovel in its head.

[@chesusjrist9733]

If walking toasters with daddy issues and bugs that make my ship go vroom are right, then baby, I'm glad to be wrong. Ready up that HELLPOD! ASAP.

[@better-shotgun]

Helldivers being first deployed to deal with rebels reminds me of Halo SPARTANs. They were both in their respective universes just before their governments needed them for a different purpose.

[@VaultLore]

Yeah so many things about helldivers is just halo haha

[@SarcasticLeox]

They remind me much more to ODST's. Their nickname even is "Helljumpers"

[@bigjohnson4692]

It reminds me of the Russian VDV, the entire explanation seemed to me to be an allegory to Russia VDV and their mythos and mystique but at the end of the day are just thrown into the meat grinder.

[@perrinstory]

It should remind you of starship troopers again if you ever read the book. The book featured a lot more than the war with the bugs. It actually begins with the cap troopers who are fired at battlefields and planets the government is attacking. The hostiles they are encountering in those initial engagements are "dissidents" and the nature of these deployments involve the cap troopers being unable to return until all of their ordnance is spent. Most modern sci-fi is heavily inspired by the older stuff and much of it is almost copy paste with some different names and plot. As much as I love it this includes things like halo.

[@joshp.5714]

This was pretty neat! I really like how well you've structured the script along with your chill delivery. 👍

[@VaultLore]

I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

[@JoeMama-mg5dk]

36:20 I’d think it’s like the tomb of the unnamed soldier. It’s a place where all helldivers who died and were unrecoverable are paid respects to.

[@VaultLore]

Ah yeah good thought!

[@iamthemusicman13]

It's on a bug planet. A legendary diver. It has a shovel and headstone. It's amazing

[@yarguswhetz]

I believe the shovel is an old gaming reference. I think it references the shovel weapon in Warhammer 40k.

[@timmanning5206]

​@@yarguswhetzyeah I'm sure it's a Death Korps of Krieg thing

[@user-c4b9b]

shittiest tomb for the unnamed soldier that I've ever seen. Not even an eternal flame. Can't be it. Cool that you know what that is though, many don't these days. I like the other comment talking about shovels in HD1 and how there was some meme about shovel melee weapons...

[@user-mz6sh4uo7u]

-Colossal class titan terminids are just Level 10 Deathdivers difficulty. -SEAF worker bodies can sometimes be seen stacked neatly on enemy planets, the same they do right outside bootcamp. -Planet Zegema Paradise holds Zegema Beach and must be protected at all costs.

[@kyleott1241]

I think the developers at one point talked about fans wanting them to add shovels because of the common ground with 40k and the memes that came from it. I'd wager that's why the shovel is there.

[@VaultLore]

Yep, I think you're right

[@emetanti]

The idea of melee weapons also isnt off the table yet.

[@disrespect9376]

@@emetantiI’d love to see them bring back the saber and make it work like the mercenary from risk of rain 2

[@brenohds]

Content :10 Voice : 10 Pace: 10 Theory crafting: 10 Script: 10 Oh lord I found my new favorite channel ❤

[@VaultLore]

Ah dang, that’s awesome. I was going to click read more expecting to see a 1 out of 10. Thanks for watching, glad you’re here!

[@hobbygame9717]

Democracy: 1/10

[@RE-jm9un]

Very good. This is one of the deepest lore dives into Helldivers. I appreciate the effort you've put into this and enjoyed listening very much.

[@VaultLore]

Thanks for listening! Thanks for the compliment, glad it dived deeper than most!

[@stealthcheck]

This is treason.

[@CadetSpace]

Well-Explained Treason, sir. It’s a shame to lose such an intelligent diver to thought crimes.

[@Moustache-man312]

The propaganda got to them

[@LocalDemocracyOfficer1]

A Local officer will be sent to your location to take care of threats against Super Earth.

[@BarrieBuskruitZV]

Dude. You did such a good job making this. The way you switch between the faction's is reallt great. It keeps you listining if u know what i mean It you would have kept explaining one faction 20 min. People might lose focus. Really well done. First video i see of your channel. U got a subcriber extra brother

[@VaultLore]

Appreciate the kind words! Thanks for watching!!

[@EmpMango]

The fact that i should naturally live past 2084 when helldivers was (established) is kinda crazy (and awesome)

[@VaultLore]

Imagine it actually happens

[@antynomity]

With all the bogus conflicts going on rn on Earth I could see at least the uninhabitable zones part of Helldivers to come true at this point

[@VaultLore]

😂 😭

[@andyrewpantah94]

id be 90 lmao

[@imexiled2727]

What are u fucken 10

[@The_Mug_Maniac]

Thanks for the video it’s so hard to find good helldivers lore content.

[@fibodegjenn4411]

For all we know, we might still be using Helldivers from the first war, depending on how well the recruitment went.

[@ijsbeermeneer9952]

In the asset defense mission, arent we shooting up helldivers in cryopods?

[@FortMinorXFC]

the existence of high casualty missions implies the existence of low casualty missions

[@Yowhatyouyoudoin]

Its implied the cargo in the rockets on the high value asset evacuation mission is frozen Helldivers from the first war. So yea probably.

[@Snakesonatube]

How nice it must be to make these videos while we’re ON THE FRONT LINE BATTLING FOR YOUR FREEDOM

[@gregharper6382]

We thank you for your service though some like this treacherous villain in the video may take it for granted! 💪for Super Earth

[@arsonexc]

29:57 If I remember correctly, I think it was said somewhere that the Illuminate had the same view on the bugs as super earth, a plague that had to be eradicated.

[@zemufinman1639]

38:52 Also just because we say the planet is 100% liberated doesnt mean its actually completely bug-less. What I got from interacting with the war table for the first time was 2 back to back messages saying that they cleared all the bugs off a certain planet and not even 2 seconds later saying that they missed some and now the planet is completely infested again. Also when you close a bug hole you do just that, CLOSE it, you don't destroy it or seal it off forever you just collapse enough put a dirt cap on it. Im certain that there are thousands if not millions of bugs under our feet at all times, just look at breaches, they show up anywhere on the planet in massive amounts at a moment's notice

[@TM-qe2us]

"By the time I post this video, it's possible that the Helldivers have battled all the way there" Meanwhile: SIR, THE AUTOMATONS HAVE ALMOST FINISHED TAKING OUR FORWARD COMMAND AND HAVE STARTED TO SPREAD TO THE NEIGHBOURING SECTOR! WE'RE BEING PUSHED TO RETREAT!

[@VaultLore]

Back to the war front!

[@DioAngys]

One day our grandchildren will look at Helldivers and say: "And to think that this used to be fiction".

[@schribbler1592]

A Democracy Officer has been sent to your location. Please enjoy your time at Freedom Camp. May you come back more patriotic than ever. FOR SUPER EARTH!

[@VaultLore]

🚨 🚨 🚨

[@kirkbondiskey9140]

There's a spot on one of the Planets where you can see a Helldiver defeated died killing off an enemy while also digging a grave for a fellow diver.

[@AniMithril]

There's a theory that the shovel is a nod to Warhammer 40k as a fellow satire medium that they drew inspiration from.

[@VaultLore]

Oh interesting, didn’t know that!

[@danielw1383]

There are quite a few parallels between this and 40k, visually and lore wise. Great video 👍 ​@@VaultLore

[@VaultLore]

Thanks and thanks for watching!!

[@LazyY91]

In the first game, it was a joke that AH made because the community was always trying to discover what weapon would be added to the game, so they started putting shovels in many places. It's likely to be a nod to this running joke

[@LanikinMalachite]

in the book Starship Troopers, unlike the film, The mobile infantry drop in personal power armor in multi layered capsules to act as shock troops. That is the direct inspiration of the hellpod more than something like Halo. clearing bug holes with grenades and nerve agents is also directly out of the book.

[@willterry5839]

The kill count of Helldivers isn’t necessarily a plot hole for the automaton theory, after all think about how many civilians we go save on these planets they could be using regular civilians to make automatons as well and that would probably be more than enough to cover the number difference.

[@VaultLore]

Yeah it’s a good point!

[@UnifiedFilms]

Awesome video mate, really appreciate the detail and depth you go into. I love the Helldivers lore, and you've just deepened that apprecation for it with this. That automaton message where they talk about how they would just leave us in peace if they won; and give us what we could never give them... man, that's just so dark, and so 'are we the baddies'. Seriously cool stuff, lore wise. Anyway, great job, brother. I mean, erm, TREASON

[@VaultLore]

Thanks so much for the kind comment, glad you liked it! Just finished recording a follow up with a bunch of fan theories from the comments, so hoping to get that edited soon, stay tuned for more!

[@UnifiedFilms]

​@@VaultLore Nice, man. I love the metaphor of the iceberg, and the work that goes into these sorts of lores, rendered more poetic and intruiging by the fact that most will never know the depths beneath the sealine. When that sort of thought goes into video-games, specifically, it's worthy of praise. Keep it up, man. Looks like you've put a lot of work in yourself to uncover such. Appreciate your efforts.

[@errantvice7335]

My favorite part of Helldivers is it posits the entire human population is localized to Super Earth and we are using the vast majority of habitable planets for research purposes. One might say the centralization of the population may be intentional as to better control the populace, I say why would anyone ever want to live anywhere but Super Earth! TWENTY BILLION DEAD BUGS FOREVER

[@VaultLore]

FOR SUPER EARTH FOR LIBERTY

[@Bombsuitsandkilts]

I recall a story about a mother in Russia whose son reported her for saying anti-communist things. She told him she was very proud of him for his loyalty to "the party" before she was shot.

[@zanderwhitcroft]

Interesting knowledge: The map IS bigger than you are able to see, my buddy opened the game files and there are like 2-3 more rings on the outer edge of the map.

[@VaultLore]

😮 I hope arrowhead lives up to these expectations 😂

[@zanderwhitcroft]

@@VaultLore Looking at what is in the game and yet to be added I bet they will. There are entire areas of the battleship that will be open in the future along with other things that have already been leaked. For example that area with the monitors opposite of the armory has an entire room behind it but isn't ready to use. I'm super hyped!

[@VaultLore]

Hell yeah

[@HellJustFroze]

I'll bet one of the ship upgrades in future adds additional drop pods to the bridge.

[@FruityHuevos]

Been patiently waiting for helldivers iceberg videos. I need a Helldivers “legends” set of 1000s of novels

[@SchmooLife]

Please Report to the Regional Democracy Officer, you have until 1300.

[@VaultLore]

Jokes on you my clock only goes to 12

[@kilijanek]

@@VaultLore Democracy Officer issued us papers to invite you to our resort, we offer accommodation and proper care. And we do not use name "Psychiatric Ward" anymore - we are re-education facility, to help you understand role of Super Earth and it's govt. into taking care of citizens like yourself. Please, be here by 11 PM tomorrow.

[@Charlie-RC-1207]

I always enjoy your vids, their awesome to listen to in the background and if I really need to focus your voice just fades into the background idk how but I still pick up what u say after I'm done and it's quite calm which works well as it doesn't distract me. Thankyou

[@VaultLore]

That’s awesome! Glad you’re liking the content!!

[@alfreeman3561]

Eyes firmly shut for managed democracy and super earth.

[@milanstevic8424]

What I find incredible -- and I apologize if it's mentioned after 28:00, because I'm at the middle of the video -- is that the Helldivers are practically *farmed* and indoctrinated into loyalty. I especially love to talk with the mechanic girl in the super destroyer, she spits out gems of the in-game lore. When you see the sprawling suburbia scene in the intro video, that's essentially, from a certain perspective (and you already mentioned the actual life expectancy of 2 minutes) a huge farming system, not really a residential area, and I find this such a hilarious and scary, thus grotesque parallel to the world we live in. It is such a good and strong depiction of what modern capitalism, global corporations, and contemporary wars truly are. If George Orwell could've written his books without using words, this is the video game he would make. This world building is especially important if you consider the questions of morality. You, as the protagonist, are completely anti-heroic, no matter what you do. You can practically be as virtuous as possible and a phenomenal human being who hugs everybody and is considerate to everyone, but if the organization that employs you is bad, very bad on a galactic scale, doesn't that make you a villain? In fact, you are not anti-heroic, you are what is known a Byronic hero, a hero who exclusively does bad things for the greater good, however unlike the classical depiction of Byronic heroes, the way you belong to a brainwashed society aligns you well with the ordinarily heroic virtues, and classic tropes of "a loner rejected by society, who has a distaste for social norms and is self-destructive" simply do not apply any more. In this sense, apart from Starship Troopers there is also a strong shared similarity with Ender's Game, to an extent. The upper organization is technically cultivating a murderous machine through multi-generational experiments, with individual specimens all sharing a degree of implementation freedom, but which do not question their authorities, or else... All of this is technically a supernazism in disguise, and literally everything from vast propaganda machine, to gene selection/cultivation, super soldiers, and multi-generational experiments has been attempted by the nazis. Only for it all to be "shut down" with the fall of Berlin. "Could it be that it wasn't shut down, but it was reimagined and rebranded?" was the key alternate history concept of the Verhoeven's movie. Even Philip K. Dick was ready to confirm that John Smith was a better, more superior Nazi than Himmler or Hitler, with all the intrigue and nuance surrounding The Man in The High castle. So all of this is a direct question in your face "Are you loyal to this kind of service?" and people already have their response deeply embedded inside them. Including me, although I'll be reported to the nearest democracy officer for having crime-thoughts.

[@eintyp4389]

Can´t wait for the ⬆➡⬇⬇⬇ to put an end to this.

[@kyze8284]

⬆️⬇️⬅️⬆️⬇️➡️⬆️⬇️

[@HibariJR]

Your speaking is so clear and easy to understand, especially for a foreigner like me. Awesome video.

[@VaultLore]

Thank you for the compliment! Glad you liked it!

[@Vickolai]

46:20 she actually question this the other day when I was playing with some randos. Is once we got back to the ship I made notice that I didn't die once but yet I had no other colors but red on my character . Last I checked the bugs bleed green and last I checked regular oil is black in color. If they're using the bugs it would technically be green in color. But since it's red makes me think they're using human blood to some capacity. Not to mention there's recently been findings of them experimenting on human captives.

[@shahid55s52]

DAMN great vid. cant wait for HD ICERBERG 2 EXPLANATION!!!!

[@Rockethead293]

My opinion is that the Super Earth government should let us do flips without having to fill out the F-789 permit.

[@Shaggyladd]

Questioning super earth is traitorous behavior. You will be visited by your local democracy officer within 24hr

[@khantheman2000]

thanks for the information and everything bro. You have made it in a way that stays in touch with the community but still sticks to the task of telling a story. So yeah thanks 😁

[@VaultLore]

Thanks for watching! Glad I did the community proud

[@dummytarget7336]

I bet this guy thinks we should vote without the assistance of an AI. Shaking my head. Jokes aside nice video buddy.

[@VaultLore]

Appreciate it comrade

[@icephoenix5466]

That shouldnt be a joke. I smell clanker!

[@dummytarget7336]

@@icephoenix5466 D o w n W i t h S u p e r E a r t h A h h h h h h

[@takeaholiday]

I like to think that the reason Super Earth needs oil as a fuel source for their FTL drives is because we did a pisspoor job at adapting the tech we stole from the Illuminates. Our drives probably aren’t nearly as efficient as the Illuminates were, since we need such a relatively crude fuel source as compared to what the drives were designed to use, which was probably a form of fusion.

[@VaultLore]

Oh good theory

[@christianmoore7932]

The technology developed is the result of countless years of work. Your lack of appreciation for super earth soldiers who secured that technology and the scientists who reworked it to our needs will be noted for your next meeting with your democracy officer

[@therainbowgamer5126]

42:55 listen, everyone would hate this, but a bile charger. It can spit acid and when it’s killed it explodes, but it also runs you down and has super heavy armor.

[@frankvonstroheim4456]

I agree with the Super Earth theory. In the PA at the beginning of each game, you can clearly see that the terrain and ocean layout doesn't look like anything present on our Earth

[@notdragonxd3116]

Is this the broadcast that we have been terminating? GOOD!! FOR SUPER EARTH!!! Edit: Holy Moly this is my most liked comment lol

[@VaultLore]

🐛 🐛 🐛

[@blackjuice9601]

Scanning for this broadcast location to terminate!

[@scrink9117]

Something I think you completely skipped was how on the Automaton front we've been seeing massive cloaked ships that simply sit in the skies. I wouldn't be surprised if these were Illuminate ships, as I myself have seen them actually engaging with friendly destroyers. They can be very hard to spot sometimes. I think the Illuminates are probably working together with a force like the Terminids and potentially Automatons. My theories are based on the fact that Super Earth command was truthful about our victories against the Illuminates. Despite the Illuminates possibly farming the Terminids, Whats stopping them from have made an alliance? I suspect that a common enemy like humans would be a good enough way for an alliance. With the terminids being spread across the galaxy by Illuminates. This would be a way for the Illuminates to bleed down Human millitarys to make a victory/revenge against them easier. I think that the cloaked ships over the Automaton sectors could be part of the older fleets with less capable cloaking, with the newer and more useful ones being used on Terminid worlds. I also wouldn't be surprised if there were peace talks happening between the Automatons and illuminates. There have also been multiple clips to surface of blue lasers being fired at Helldivers mid combat. I saw a theory that this could be Illuminate snipers testing the survivability of the divers and their armor. We also have a whole empty sector of nothing going on in the bottom of the galaxy below Super Earth.

[@MRDUALITY]

I swear I've heard Beserker Automatons scream "For Super Earth!!" as they chase me with their chainsaw hands 😱😱😱

[@bongandbeer]

Which one of you is speaking here.

[@Serothil_and_stuff]

Maybe they are "coming for super earth"

[@obi-wankenobi1750]

“F*CK SUPER EARTH!”

[@ryuki9461]

Loved the video, one more subscriber good job soldier

[@VaultLore]

🫡 thanks for watching!

[@filipmizenko7524]

You got the marching wrong a bit, the premise is the same but they say "Heart steel, we kill, get up, onto war" and "Cyberstan, cant keep her down, legion go, onto dawn"

[@g.o.a.t.y.g.u.y]

Holy shit... That automaton march-chanting is extremely unnerving and right out creepy... Gives me goosebumps...

[@トフ戦士]

Helldiver: Are we the baddies?

[@SmokesKwazukii]

ask your local democracy officer

[@Sneeppp]

You mean BADDASS PEOPLE

[@chrisgibson6061]

Somehow I don't think it's the red skull eyed guys with chainsaws for hands that are the good guys

[@KingDanyo]

I smell treason...

[@mattregan1862]

It's kinda like Warhammer 40 k, there are no good guys, just different flavors of bad.

[@AquaMidget]

so THIS is what's on those illegal broadcast stations, eh? disgusting.

[@shenotlikeus]

This sounds ALOT like treason

[@daynleo1989]

Hey bro, enjoyed the video, couldn't listen all the way through because of the mic pops. You can use Izotope RX to remove mouth pops automatically in seconds. Keep up the good work!

[@VaultLore]

Working on it! Pretty new to audio mixing still thanks for watching!

[@traaaaan]

Maybe it's called a hell pod because it's a pod which drops the diver into the hell of a combat zone.

[@tearfakk]

Or maybe it's called a hell pod because it's a pod that drops the diver onto the planet, and he's the bringer of Hell.

[@mukkah]

Super Earth has many holidays, but the most important is May 6th - Democracy Day!

[@zirizo]

Every day is democracy day

[@mukkah]

@@zirizo Hell yeah! ^^

[@joshuagonzalaz4376]

Yes Commanding Officer it's this video right here

[@SamanthaLaurier]

12:45 I absolutely LOVE that when mentioning Halo's ODSTs you show a MegaBlox set

[@knaltor]

Wdym "will the automatons get an AT-AT"? Do you think they could get an even bigger walker than the Factory Strider?! Or maybe the Siege Mech from the first game will return...

[@VaultLore]

I mean bigger would be awesome. The factory strider actually got released a day after I recorded that part of the video, so I didn’t know it was coming 😂

[@jammingpenguin2151]

This is the video I didn’t know I needed/wanted. thank you super earth

[@VaultLore]

💪🏻 🦾

[@failurextreme7084]

Fascinating video. I can't wait to show it to my democracy officer along with your name, address, and personal ID number. I think he will also enjoy this video

[@rundownthriftstore]

39:30 I’ve always pondered whether the Helldivers themselves are responsible for the terminids spreading to other planets. We probably pick up spores on planet, carry them back to the destroyer via the pelican and are reintroduced the next mission

[@christianmoore7932]

Obviously not. If that was the case then terminids would be everywhere not in a concentrated section of the galaxy

[@maximivanov4851]

take note that all areas shown as inhabitable on the earth map are extremely rich in resources. they could be actually gigantic industrial zones that need to be kept safe from the public

[@VaultLore]

What do we get from Greenland?

[@gabusdeux]

​@@VaultLore I'd assume most of the stuff we have everywhere else, but buried under shit tons of ice. Makes sense it couldn't be harvested till now

[@etuanno]

@@VaultLore In our time, Greenland has a LOT of mineral deposits. From oil, to gold, to rare earth elements and strontium. It makes sense that Greenland has these deposits, because they weren't exploited in the past.

[@VaultLore]

Ah yeah, after we melted all the ice it was easy to get to. Makes sense

[@bennygerow]

Never played the game or heard of you, but I'm here for this.

[@VaultLore]

Welcome!

[@Avozl]

so basically we have to fight the worm from dune. If that enemy was added, i think it would be cool for a stratagem that drills into the ground and explodes.

[@animegod2146]

Another thing about Super Earth starting as a company is the constant stating of time off. Like when we took the creek Super Earth made it a holiday and stated that everyone would get a few minutes of break time. It weird that a government would be the ones controlling, or thinking, about how much time people get off of work

[@JustJulias]

Why is that video still online?

[@Raziroth]

I think some more evidence of the conglomerate theory is the fact that one of the people on your ship has to pay for her own equipment. They also talk about budgetary reasons why Hellpods can't come pre armed. Helldivers have to pay for their own ship which largely just allows for better automation

[@speedyzbyszales]

bro literally predicted the latest major order

[@VaultLore]

🧙‍♂️

[@reothered]

In regards to the shovel, you can actually find a bunch of them spread across the universe. Usually you'll find a gruesome death and a shovel embedded somewhere nearby

[@Hi_I_am_Ed]

Tried to find the satelite-dishes to shoot but the video kept on playing.

[@geraldaugustus739]

I think the shovel could represent conquest. Settlers "breaking new ground". That's how I first interpreted it, helldivers are the vanguard to pave the way for expansion, yada yada. Great video!

[@VaultLore]

Good thoughts! Thanks for watching!

[@acepc2]

Incredible video! I reported it to my local democracy officer

[@VaultLore]

:) :(

[@ayushsharma2252]

I think I may be wrong, but one day I heard the automatons' voices carefully and heard terms like "super earth". I repeat I may be wrong. Also, there were news of automaton destroyer ship attacking at themselves

[@Just2Ddude]

Ty for the video, very interesting.

[@VaultLore]

Thanks for watching!