In an incident Tremendous Earth has dubbed a “shut name,” 12 scientists have been “spaghettified” when a Darkish Matter experiment created a micro black gap. Bummer. However right here’s the excellent news: Helldivers 2 could lastly get the Illuminate faction quickly with this newest tease.

Helldivers 2 gamers have been embroiled in a brand new Main Order following the profitable acquisition of a scorching new mech Stratagem that everyone agrees is ideal. The order has Helldivers clearing the trail to the planet Meridia in order that Tremendous Earth command can wipe out a Terminid Supercolony with a weapon made with Darkish Matter. That’s all nice, regardless of the unlucky setback. However what’s essential is the place Darkish Matter got here from and the way it teases future Helldivers 2 content material.

Helldivers 2 shines mild on the Illuminate

As defined within the mission briefing, Darkish Matter is a substance liberated from Tremendous Earth’s age-old enemy (amongst others) the Illuminate. Thus far, the sport has solely accomplished a lot to trace the return of the high-tech foe, with some theories probably not panning out. However their look could also be simply across the nook. Johan Pilestedt, the brand new CCO of Arrowhead, teased the faction earlier in Might, and gamers suppose the latest Darkish Matter disagreement can ultimately herald their arrival.

Will a black gap rip open in area and invite the Illuminate again into the fray? That’s definitely one principle put out by gamers, although the origin of mentioned black gap could not come from the enemy faction itself. Contemplating the latest incident, a black gap manufactured by Tremendous Earth might additionally open the door for the Illuminate to make use of. Primarily based on what Pilestedt has mentioned, nevertheless, it’s extra doubtless that the faction will seem by itself phrases.

“Think about if there was a predator-like alien species within the Helldivers universe that have been exiled from the galaxy that have been planning vengeance,” he wrote on X in early Might.

Think about certainly.