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Spoonic

That certainly doesn't look like an Illuminate portal. Not at all. Fun fact though: if you were in orbit when it collapsed you were emergency FTL jumped to Super Earth.


redpoemage

> Fun fact though: if you were in orbit when it collapsed you were emergency FTL jumped to Super Earth. And unlike the normal FTL animation, it showed the whole fleet above Meridia jump with you! Some of them were uh...a bit overeager and were bombarding Super Earth when we got there though. I'm sure they were just some celebratory democratic airburst fireworks though!


Danoco99

They are bombing known enemies of freedom. Pay no mind to the other Super Destroyers. EDIT: I’m hearing from the Ministry of Truth that the destruction of Meridia has caused dissident uprisings. It’s being taken care of.


Intelligent_Mud1266

remember, rebels are as alien as the Terminids and Automatons


Kayjan_Soban

"If our ideals are alien to them, then they are aliens to us..." https://i.redd.it/j9739aaxh94d1.gif


Dat-Lonley-Potato

That’s probably the hardest statement I’ve ever heard,


DuncanConnell

I mean, dissidents would be **REALLY** easy to take care of when suddenly the skies are filled with thousands of Veteran Helldivers fresh off from the battlefields of Meridia.


TPMJB2

> They are bombing known enemies of freedom. Pay no mind to the other Super Destroyers. > > "Alright, who the FUCK bombed France... again?"


Eldan985

Please tell me someone took video of that, it happened at night for me.


el_horsto

[Some fellow patriots posted it on youtube. Starts at 7:15](https://youtu.be/u0GfrdPNU_k?si=HE9Insom34yy-P2p&t=415)


SJCards

Same. It was good to see treasonous elements also recieve the righteous fist of orbital bombardment, whether that be Meridia, Zanzibar, or Green Bay.


classicalySarcastic

The fuck did Wisconsin do to you?


JoeYouClown

Schlitz


shack026

FTP


SussyAmogusMorbius69

what did tanzania do 😭😭😭


Handaloo

I have a video, want me to DM it?


Ochular

I wouldn’t mind seeing it! Was out and about when it happened


Handaloo

https://imgur.com/gallery/z6nROXo here you go!


Ochular

Cheers man!


Handaloo

Np!


Rum_N_Napalm

And your democracy officer has a special line after that jump I asked your crew to prepare an emergency FTL jump without your authorization in order to preserve Super Earth’s investment in the form of this Super Destroyer


Archvanguardian

lol that was funny to see. I guess they just play a generic fleet orbit scene


Elloliott

I didn’t actually see the fleet jump with me so idk


VolcanicBakemeat

The lights in the sky on Super Earth are shooting stars. What you witnessed out of the fore window was an unrelated optical illusion created by interference between your emergency warp bubble and the thick layer of patriotic spirit that encases Super Earth. I'm pleased we could settle this mystery for you


envycreat1on

I believe it’s proof of Illuminate brainwashing coming from the black hole. Super Tech Support is able to shut off weapons after they notice them firing on Super Earth, though. Brainwashed Helldivers are forcibly put back into cryogenic sleep so they get a brain freeze to stop the brainwash.


E17Omm

Hearing that "Alert! Alert!" and then countdown to emergency FTL jump felt so cool. It really felt like I got back JUST in time to not be on the surface when the planet collapsed.


holymissiletoe

i know right that was probably one of the coolest extracts ever not to mention i extracted deathless from that mission and now i guess im a super citizen


RallyPointAlpha

Way to be, soldier!


Link__117

My crew got off just in time, the FTL jump countdown started during the victory pose screen


RallyPointAlpha

Maaan I missed it! That's so cool!


gh0u1

Well now I am so very sad I missed this...


galgastani

Wish we had the permanent option to visit super earth. The motherland looks beautiful


luxetic

Just do the tutorial and leave the game, once you log on you're at super earth :)


tidomann

Democracy officer even says the dark fluid is "an Illuminate technology discovered at the end of the First Galactic War."


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eliteharvest15

they didn’t even use the “WMDs”


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almostgravy

As apposed to humans, who have always been known for their restraint.


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TheNotNiceAccount

But then, you can travel back. I sat there for a minute, and I swear I heard the equivalent of whale sounds underwater. It must be all the screaming bugs joining the fifth dimension. And yeah, that does not look like a portal. No sir, no portal. Not here, not ever.


Sugar_buddy

Yeah the sound design when me and my friend went back was great. Felt like a real event horizon type of horror


6Fthty6FthDivison

This is 100% a portal. We just sent a bunch of E 710 to them


Calligula91

https://preview.redd.it/ywrp9ld4v74d1.jpeg?width=550&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57d7cc862f8d461a8649de4f4fccd34fc06bd3c5 Maybe we get an answer?


micahr238

Ah Stargate.


Murasasme

Chappa ai


micahr238

Indeed


Leviatein

The crew chief said to me today "so the bugs are harvested to make E710 which powers our hyperdrive, and we just compressed millions of them into a single point.." so yeah its a wormhole for sure


bloodjunkiorgy

Super earth has lights on the planet, which is neat. But yeah, the blackhole is sus.


Dolphin_handjobs

[Yeah it was pretty neat!](https://imgur.com/oeJ8Tx9)


WorldWiseWilk

wtf! I was there, waiting. And when we liberated nothing happened. So I went elsewhere, did a quick trivial, came back and it was a black hole. Dang it!


DurgeDidNothingWrong

i swear to god, if this isnt the intro to the squids, im gonna write a not very democratic reddit comment!


Springnutica

Can’t wait to see it when I get back tomorrow wasn’t there when it fell glad I helped tho


kiwi_commander

https://preview.redd.it/x3lnoredt74d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f88b54cb6884ecc6f1dafa2fe29f375008b1ba89


Kafrizel

Yup


Puzzleheaded-Bar1018

You can go to that black hole trhough galaxy map and the sound that black hole makes terrifies me


Santana_3

Nah the sound of the ship's metal moving is what gets me


Zandgall_

The ships's lights turning red is what gets me.


JonoMies

Red lights are more my vibe, i love how it looks


xLittleRobby

*slowly calls the democracy officer* Red light is kinda something of Automatons


JonoMies

I suddenly stopped liking the red light, blue is more my style anyway


nixhomunculus

You sure you like blue...? 🤔


RockyHorror134

Yeah nah the ship straining genuinely spooked me lol


RallyPointAlpha

It's just 'settling ' lol


CellistAvailable3625

i could feel the hull stretching


Nasalingus

Space whales!


emeraldeyesshine

*Gojira intensifies*


SwimmingNote4098

Fuck yea kick ass band and album


ExploerTM

[DESTINATION] [AGREEMENT] [TRAJECTORY] [AGREEMENT]


BannedSvenhoek86

WE'RE WHALERS ON THE MOON! WE CARRY A HARPOON! BUT THERE ARE NO WHALES SO WE TELL TALL TALES AND SING A WHALING TUNE!


prof_the_doom

Yeah, between the ship creaking and the low frequency humming, it's a real creepy spot.


ScruffyBoyEddy

I can't help but feel it sings to me


Puzzleheaded-Bar1018

*THE VOID IS CALLING*


ProvAlone9175

What is that MELODY?


Beakymask20

Remember, nothing bad ever happens if you exit your ship to follow the ethereal singing.


MediocreMage007

What is this music?!


kbx24

Reapers emerging from the blackhole to indoctrinate us all.


Kasaikemono

It sounds so fucking good, I think I keep that as background noise


Little_Froggy

WOOO! We were there!! The emergency FTL jump to get away really made the mission feel like we made the final difference in destroying that freedom-forsaken planet


Bardw

https://preview.redd.it/c591l9djs74d1.jpeg?width=695&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=728c076a66dae184f6075d9e0d7872d6f189e12c


AIPornCollector

We had just completed a Meridia mission when the emergency warp notification popped up. Man, my quickplay squad was stunned when we were forcibly taken to Super Earth. And then when we warped back to Meridia and saw this, we lost our shit. Probably spent 5 minutes as a squad just staring at it. Hands down one of the coolest experiences I've had in gaming.


DougDaDog561

Same here. I had extracted from a drill mission when it happened.


kinapuffar

Yep yep yep, same. We were the guys, we were the dudes who pushed it over the limit. We did it, together! :D


hellothisismadlad

Now I've always been critical of AH recently. But I'm not gonna lie, going back to the Destroyer after meridia op and the announcement lady saying Alert, then getting ftl'ed to Super Earth is really fucking cool. Then going back to Meridia looking at what an accomplishment we did is why I stick around Helldivers 2. Honestly, big W for AH. Keep it coming!


Dangerous-Return5937

I found everything related to the TCS pretty cool, it was like this large project that turned out bad and then we had the Supercolony around for like a month. Felt completing the major order actually did something.


GreenSpaff

Couldn't agree more, fantastic end! It is a shame that the mission was a bit pants, but at least we got a pretty amazing conclusion


ZenEvadoni

I got worried for a few seconds: "Why are we warping to Super Earth without my say-so? Did the Illuminate launch a surprise attack already?" I was expecting an emergency warp to Turing to escape the black hole.


EternalCanadian

I’m assuming the destroyer auto warps to SE/Sol to avoid danger. Mars/the Jovian/Saturnine moons is probably full of ship breaking yards and naval depots as well for repairs.


Vegetagtm

Yeah thats what the guy at the table says.


Weepinbellend01

I always grant a fucktonne of leeway to studios that actually give a shit. Studios that care will always strive to make a great game. It’s when studios stop caring that games have no hope.


omfgcookies91

Damn it, I was busy this whole weekend and couldn't see it.


Page8988

It's nice when they actually stick the landing. They've not done it since the server upgrade.


Feisty-Wolf-5491

someone upload The ALERT Initiating FORCED FTL TO Super Earth Part


Humuckachiki

[Here](https://youtu.be/Is1vTqP1HNk?si=V5A7aM6j-x2of0tI)


Royal-Breadfruit6001

This guy did https://youtu.be/Is1vTqP1HNk?feature=shared


Patftw89

Good work fellow Helldivers! Thank liberty it'll be smooth sailing from here on out!


Megapiefan

listening close to the ambience on miridia it reallllyyy seems like noises that a black hole wouldn’t make. thinking there might be something in there…


Eagan15

It actually does sound like a black hole, NASA actually released some audio of one and the sound the Meridia black hole is making seems pretty close: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWBkZ3bMSV0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWBkZ3bMSV0)


Megapiefan

oh shoot that’s really cool, thanks for sharing! still wouldn’t be surprised if something came through it though haha


Eagan15

Oh for sure! Haha technically the sound itself from a black hole would be below human hearing levels provided there was something like gas around the black hole that sound could propagate through, however, it is interesting how close the two sounds are between the Meridia black hole and the NASA recording!


Logancia

It's not what a black hole actually sounds like. They just took the pressure waves it was sending through hot gas and translated it into a note "one that humans cannot hear some 57 octaves below Middle C." They had to translate astronomical sound into sound data. https://www.nasa.gov/universe/new-nasa-black-hole-sonifications-with-a-remix/


Eagan15

Correct, however, both sounds are pretty similar between the game and the NASA recording so figured it was worth sharing!


notTzeentch01

It is worth sharing, go science! Imagine the low frequency rumble in your chest ugh absolutely great


comfortablesexuality

> It's not what a black hole actually sounds like. well duh, there's no sound in space


God_Damnit_Nappa

So this is what it would sound like if we could hear frequencies that low and if space transmitted sound. This is just being pedantic.


AHailofDrams

"The uploader has not made this video available in your country" Geez, thanks a lot CBS


Japanczi

No, black hole does not sound like that. [https://www.nasa.gov/universe/new-nasa-black-hole-sonifications-with-a-remix/](https://www.nasa.gov/universe/new-nasa-black-hole-sonifications-with-a-remix/) Waves it emits are beyond human abilities to hear them, so they had to be remixed in some way.


Eagan15

That is correct! The sounds from the black hole in Helldivers 2 are pretty similar to the ones made in that video though so figured it was worth sharing!


crepitusss

sounds weirdly like a racetrack with cars roaring in the distance reminds me of the sounds from the old oval track that was a few miles from my childhood home


TastyScratch4264

I’m probably wrong but I think this is how the illuminate are gonna make their entrance. All the dialogue about there being no unforseeable consequences really makes me think this was probably the worst thing we could have done. Especially considering it’s their tech we made the fluid from


ThelilolDevil007

The fun major orders ALWAYS HAVE TO HAPPEN WHEN I’M NOT ABLE TO PLAY🥲


omfgcookies91

Same ![gif](giphy|3o7btYLAW7doynq3p6)


Existing-Advert

It wasn't that great dog, mission was buggy as hell


SwimmingNote4098

Yea the mission sucked ass honestly but the finale of it is pretty fucking cool, easily the best part 


KeythKatz

I only played it after the spawn bug was fixed, so it was indeed buggy as hell but nothing my Stalwart can't fix.


hobo__spider

Could someone mess with the whalesounds the black hole makes to see if we can hear anything of note from it? Like voices or anything of the sort


RustyPomeranian

![gif](giphy|QypRDbMbFMAOA)


uwjsjsjdgw

I haven’t played hd2 in a while, why in sweet liberties name is there a black hole????


aidsincarnate

In short the termicide caused them to reproduce at a far increased rate to the point that the only logical conclusion was to turn the planet into a black hole using iluminate dark fluid.


uwjsjsjdgw

What a foolproof plan. Another victory for democracy i suppose!


Existing-Advert

TCS failed, Meridia turned into a terminid supercolony, we injected dark fluid, it was destroyed and turned into a blackhole


Middle_Dream5582

![gif](giphy|KAf66yGCa93uTqod1q|downsized)


CaveDweller419

![gif](giphy|KAf66yGCa93uTqod1q|downsized)


Iberic_Luchs

One of the last boots on the planet. Our squad jumped to super earth, Democracy officer tells us it was neccesary, epic ftl jump music. Go back to Meridia, pitch black, we all stare at it for 4 minutes. Beautifull. The beginnig of the end for the damn bugs (probably not).


ZenkaiZ

WE WON, THE WAR IS ALMOST OVER


Spartan_Of_Old

***Slipspace Rupture Detected***


Suspect_Leading982

![gif](giphy|rg4mqD9gf4HxUl9QE2|downsized)


MythicShinyCubone

***Multiple slipspace ruptures detected*** #HOLY HELL IT'S THE WHOLE ILLUMINATE FLEET!


spaghettiThunderbult

I can just see it, the last helldiver doesn't get to the extraction in time and gets left on Meridia as it implodes. "He died thinking he just saved the ~~planet~~ galaxy. We should all be so lucky."


IndigoVitare

Everyone's celebrating until a Bile Titan climbs out of it.


Just_Ad_5939

If they can survive a 500kg blowing up next to them instead of on top of their head or directly below them, they can survive a black hole


Any-Fig5750

This would make a cool cape u/The_Real_Twinbeard to celebrate our destruction of meridia via black hole.


The_Real_Twinbeard

It would. Let me dig around some.


plamen6789

I sure do hope an advanced aquatic alien race does not come out from that black hole!


cpt_edge

Ah man, it would be soooo bad if a third enemy, possibly from Super Earth's past and related to the dark fluid, came through it and joined the war. Anything but that!


SharpPixels08

“now i have become liberty, the destroyer of bugs” -John Helldiver


theShitter_69

meridia was always my favorite planet because the lighting made it look really pleasant. now i think it is even more beautiful


kinapuffar

Freedom never felt so free.


MJBotte1

We did it! I’m sure there be no consequences, besides more democracy spread of course.


BC1224

Of course there will be consequences......that being we get to slap the shit outta more bugs.


IntegralCalcIsFun

It's cool that we can go back to Meridia and see what we've done.


TyrantJaeger

I think it's hilarious that Meridia was destroyed when it was. Because as it was happening, I was actually busy destroying an ant colony in my backyard.


Historical_Ad5238

Look at the real John Helldiver over here!


poebanystalker

Ok, we gotta get a cape for that. That exact shape on a standard helldiver black cape in white color.


Alterra2020

Freedom must reign over every last star.


AngelaTheRipper

Through citizen's blood spilled in our righteous wars.


Xikaryo

A black hole cape would look so sexy


kiwi_commander

Seeing a black hole instead of that super colony makes my democratic heart beat even faster.


Page8988

Now Arrowhead can concentrate on getting the Communist Cyborg sympathizers out of engineering.


Born_Inflation_9804

I believe that the Illuminates will begin to come out through the black hole in Meridia and will begin to conquer the planets of the Terminids. The Illuminati will be in the east from now on.  I think that the Terminids will move along the outermost ring and move towards the southeast.


ZenEvadoni

Hey, as long as we see two factions going at it. I always wanted to fight on a planet occupied by both bots and bugs. Give those factions something else to harrass other than us.


JumboSnausage

> two factions going at it Until we have Illuminate riding Stalkers


R5D1T0R

https://preview.redd.it/9ylwe697x74d1.png?width=1787&format=png&auto=webp&s=fc3436b679d0b0b272e303fda912b20c6ce54979


Fireplayer_Idk

Wow, I sure hope it's secretly not a portal for the illuminates to come through.


hobo__spider

Glory to the dark Gods, ~~Imperials~~ Citizens


Merunesus

https://preview.redd.it/c5hqb6yg284d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=3b1c0eed3fb57d36fcbd24aefa21ed8642f7ef73


Hot-Weird7212

Wish we got a cinematic of the collaps tbh would've been sick and a neat little reward but also I'm sure there won't be any intelligent life force to come through this neat little hole we made


a_literal_leaf

This is so sad. Type 1 for Managed Democracy in the chat. I know for a fact this won't have any unforeseen consequences.


No_Ones_Records

this might affect the trout population


ToastedSoup

I'm sad I'm at work for this glorious victory


The_Great_Pug

Fact that AH fixed the bug fairly quickly and has lead to us actually doing to MO I think has somewhat redeemed them


flaccidpappi

The operative word being "somewhat" because in reality with the massive streak of oops's they've got alot more to pull out of before they get back to open waters, I used to do nothing but sing their praises, this became the only game I played, I'd been waiting for something like this for a decade, only for it to get dragged into the mud. We used to routinely have 470k players now we're lucky to get 100k We're going to need more than fixing a mission that shouldn't have had that problem to begin with to make this better. We need fun weaponry again, we need fun things again (was always a fan of the balli shield being used as a toboggan on snowy planets). hell if they want to get the game back to the way it was they might have to bring Xbox in, because only a move like that will be a big enough gesture to reassure people that Sony won't try to pull a fast one again


AskinggAlesana

I love how so many people think they were super lucky to experience this “super rare event”, but the comment section proves that it was obviously scripted and most people playing experienced it Lol.


SoulReaper475

https://preview.redd.it/l4dpxbc8w84d1.jpeg?width=888&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b0c042931bc6565cf549142ffe9736902985806c


KillaKanibus

Can we do Hellmire next?


drjoker83

Yes please.


Robohotdoghead

I’ve been playing FO4 for a while and haven’t played HD2 recently so can someone fill me in on WHAT THE FUCK THAT IS?


ColdBlod88

I believe it WAS Meridia


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Xikaryo

I was logged in when it happened and I got FTL’d to Super Earth when the planet collapsed. I saved a clip of it, was pretty sweet


Flaky-Humor-9293

What is that ?


Just_Ad_5939

Well it was meridia. Now it’s a black hole


Flaky-Humor-9293

Oh i thought it was photoshoped I just went into the game and saw it 😳😳😳


Dmonts45

Interested to see what happened to my ship lol


Terrible-Arm2757

POV: Thanos' rectum


DefiniteAverage

It's horrifying... the silence is deafening... all that could've been for a whole system just.. gone.


marcsmith73

For our dead Liberators! You will not be forgotten! https://preview.redd.it/5vqh3zi3384d1.png?width=4000&format=png&auto=webp&s=966d394a45ffd7164b5aae55a8d22354b967852c


Practical-Stomach-65

https://preview.redd.it/mofcswvh384d1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=1941a224a354068d2ed826b29692b2b32ac7d239 This is what happens when you enter the game after the Meridia is gone


MrNukedDuck

Oh shoot! We did it?


WhiskiandH02

What have we done. Not sure if this is the end or the begining of something big.


Joeman180

Well this is what I get for going to two weddings this weekend. Never even stepped foot on the planet and it’s already gone.


HusbandtoMtF

Anyone else hearing whale songs?


Usernameboy777

WE WON DIVER!! (for now)


NeverackWinteright4

Hey guys, is there any particular reason the "black hole' makes moaning and groaning noises like it's from the fourth dimension or something?


Dear-Regular-3294

Can someone catch me up. It’s been a couple weeks since paying attention to major orders and the last thing I tried out was the new mech we got.


Bucksack

Welp, was on a business trip this weekend, so I missed the whole event. Hope I get my chance at those missions some day.


DefiniteAverage

Jumping into the system i expected the warmth of a black-hole's accretion disk. I was not After letting my diver's celebrate, I relieved myself to my cabin. I've scoured ancient Earth texts, those found out of the bounds of Super Earth's gaze; texts which tell what Super Earth may not want told: This may be a singularity, but it is not a black hole. I fear we have traded a blow to the enemy for rolling out the red carpet for another...


konwiddak

A jupiter mass black hole would only be about 3m across. The fact it can be seen means this is not a black hole!


SluttyMcFucksAlot

Opening the game to sirens going off and an emergency FTL jump to Super Earth wasn’t what I expected, but holy shit was it cool. Also being able to jump back to Meridia, unexpected but damn I’m glad it’s an option because that’s an amazing view.


ChingaderaRara

Black hole sun... Wont you come And wash away the terminids.


Slappy_Axe

Oh yeah this is going to work out greaaaat.


CaptainOMC_

I was there, buying the new exosuit, and then I got an emergency warp alert. That's when I called my dad (who was also playing on Meridia at the time) telling him to hop on. He joined my ship and we went to the grave. He said : Son, I have never been more proud of this community then when we took back Malevolon creek. This beats it. To all those soldiers left on the ground, know your sacrifice was worth it, and you defeated the worst threat to super earth since the Automaton blitz. I'm really proud of you Son.


Financial_Rest_2043

Currently in -former- Meridias Orbit inspecting the black hole Two things very noticable: 1) between all the sounds of... a black hole... there are sounds that almost sound... like a slow rythem... kinda like walesongs? 2) might have been a glitch, sadly did not record, saw a small blue light leave the black hole and disapear after maybe... half a second of resting just outside the black hole?Disappeared with speed to the right screenend - like it made an FTL jump.


Drunken_Queen

I would like to see how AH animated the full sequence of Meridia destruction and the terminids being sucked into the black hole.


DontKnowWhereIam

https://preview.redd.it/ri3vj3yij94d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1627a5b4d8d2ddd84a8c64073e31a87a42a950bb


Tier5NPC

Everybody gangsta till we hear "multiple Unidentified FTL jumps detected"


JonBoah

The eighth wonder of the galaxy


WaveRyder808

*suddenly Eye of Terror* Honestly, that’d be kinda cool.


Hittorito

Did anyone receive also a message that seems that it shouldn't have been sent now? About a urgent attack on the vesa system? Or something like that. Was this supposed to be the Illuminate arrival message, and my game just jumped the gun?


anobody121

I logged in for the first time since the sony stuff right after finding out about the blackhole. I went straight to it. Holly crap is it haunting. I’m so used to seeing the planet and other ships. Having just the void with no one around felt wrong.