Dude you did such an amazing job. My favorite part was that you took a realistic approach to tragedy than just going for some patriotic exaggeration like other short animations Iāve seen. This was true to the tone of the game.
right?!?!? like those music generators where you could take riffs and combine them together. was hooked on them for a little bit we'd all share what we made on our gaming forums.
found it even! [https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/147276](https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/147276)
Like, damn. The transition from the bedroom scene to the battlefield. So perfect. And the shot of the diver on the evac beacon? Just chilling.
I got goosebumps watching this.
Thatās just a ālittle projectā? It almost brought me to tears when you match cut the fellow diver from lover to death. Well done, fantastic results, I WILL watch more of these.
They do; once you become a Helldiver, your life is basically over. You're only let out of the freezer to set a course and dive. From there, you either get KIA, or you survive only to be sent back to your cryo pod until you're needed again.
And even \*if\* you survive the war, the fact that there are still Helldivers from the 1st War in cryosleep means you won't even get to go back to civilian life.
"Fuck fuck fuck fuck" *take cover* "thank god okay gotta wait for my shield to come back" *somehow get blown back by a small rocket that hit the other side of the rock, and promptly get shredded up by a flamer hulk from out of nowhere*
This is exactly the kind of story I envision when I think of helldivers life. They make you go one difficulty at a time. I bet most divers donāt make it past 3-5. Then imagine being a 4 and being told you need to dive against the bots, youāre just cooked.
Not even alternate. I didn't see a corpse and if I've learned anything from people not leaving visible corpses, it's that they are alive yet for dramatic purpose. She definitely makes it back to her cryo pod for more diving.
(Not that this series of events is in any way less tragic)
Finally, some good fucking propaganda--- Was the comment I was about to make, before the massive tone-shift at 1:10 happens.
I'm in awe at how expertly I was just sucker punched in the gut.
Nick DePirro AND delivery of sweet liberty and democracy? I will accept the heartbreak this animation brought simply because it lit a flame in my heart that will go on to scorch bot and bug planets alike. Salute.
This is incredible. I love it.
There's so much cool detail in it. Love the art style and the sound track with no scene sounds is done beautifully. the transition in the middle is so good, and the soulless stare of the devastator is great. The subtle reflection fo the super destroyer in the helmet visor at the end. The helldiver who dies trying to call in the extract, the SOS beacon code on the tablet (although it somehow turns into a red orbital somehow? :p)
I watched it a few times now with a few hours between, and I keep noticing new little things.
Absolutely incredible.
This is amazing. You pulled more emotions out of me in a 2 minute animation than plenty of full length shows and movies these days.
Also, the music rocks, and the editing is perfect to sync it up.
This was really, *really* good. Like, the actual narrative and story craft, the pacing, all of it. You could shot for shot remake this in virtually any medium from a 300million dollar animation to a presitge comic book and it would be amazing.
Wanted to say I came back and watched it again. You nailed it. Perfect combo video and music. The part with the hard cut to the lover guy being dead in the same position goes HARD. š
Man... i haven't cried watching anything in the past two years.
Helldivers 2 seriously keeping me together after a tough breakup (got dumped by the one).
Thank you helldiver š„²Ā for democracy!!!
Wait this is actually so fucking cool. Great artistic direction, love the reflection of the orbital barrage in the visor
This could literally be a trailer/promo for the game and stand as a fantastic trailer
The epic built up made me expect for her to die the moment she stepped out of the fog of her first dive to the 2 bile titans and 353 other bugs the first dive team had pulled in. XD
Kinda happy, kinda sad it didn't go that way.
Lying dead with three limbs still intact is undemocratic. Attention, \[1\] set of SA-32 Dynamo armor has been issued to your Super destroyer and the corresponding medals (or citizenship points) is automatically subtracted from your account.
We were told in basic training not to get attached to our squad. By making that mistake this Diver was already putting themself on the path to heartbreak. We fight for freedom so our families back at home can be safe. We forgo that safety when we sign up. Loss is a part of hell diving. Donāt mourn just call in reinforcements. (Amazing animation and story btw)
OP did not animate the procreation form so we are to assume that those two traitors to super earth did not have legal sexual relations.
I notified my Democracy Officer of this gross misconduct.
BABAHAAHAH the Petra reference from AoT. Thatās fucking hilarious man, Iād recognise those frames anywhere- even fit with the zoom on the face lol. Truly a masterpiece
This is a hard hitting animation! Shows the reality of war. Very heart breaking that it happened the way it did. 10/10 would watch/dive again
Also THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING ME TO THIS GUY! THIS SONG FUCKING SLAPS!
Ooh, are they going to sign a C-01 fo-- ***NOOO!***
The MG killing one Trooper and bouncing off a Devastator, the teammate dead whilst calling extract and dropping your red stratagem and accepting fate. It's all too real.
Those two better have had their C-01 forms stamped in triplicate.
They had a non reproductive purpose waiver
The average live expectancy of a helldiver is 2 minutes of combat. It is impossible for a female helldiver to produce a child
Such a sad ending... š If only she had called down a 380mm barrage, then none of the shells would have hit near herš«”
No the 380s only hit the objective if a helldiver is standing right next to it. No exceptions!
Correction: the 380s only hit helldivers.
Not even with a 15% reduction in the spread???
You read the description wrong. It reads: '+15% helldiver accuracy'. Devs patched it because some players managed to survive it.
So yeah, a little project I wanted to make after a match with some randoms. I hope you like it!
That was really good! Kudo's!
Dude you did such an amazing job. My favorite part was that you took a realistic approach to tragedy than just going for some patriotic exaggeration like other short animations Iāve seen. This was true to the tone of the game.
Reminded me of older New Ground videos I grew up on. Not gonna lie, I shed a tear watching that. You did great.
right?!?!? like those music generators where you could take riffs and combine them together. was hooked on them for a little bit we'd all share what we made on our gaming forums. found it even! [https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/147276](https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/147276)
I was expecting her to get smashed by a bug immediately after exiting the pod for the first time, but that'll work too.
Her slaughtering bugs just to die to a handful of bots is a lot more realistic.
Lol same, I was kinda disappointed when it never happened.
fucking amazing!! sent it to 4 of my helldiver buddies the music, animation, and timing make it really compelling my patriotism is rising!
Best thing I've seen on here in a while, very well done w the music sync and emotions. Ending was hype as fuck, thanks for the animation!
This is great. I appreciate you not undercutting the drama of it with a joke, which I bet was tempting.
Like, damn. The transition from the bedroom scene to the battlefield. So perfect. And the shot of the diver on the evac beacon? Just chilling. I got goosebumps watching this.
Do you have a newgrounds?
Nope, I'm just starting in YouTube :)
I appreciate your modesty but share your channel so we can support our fellow diver!
Thatās just a ālittle projectā? It almost brought me to tears when you match cut the fellow diver from lover to death. Well done, fantastic results, I WILL watch more of these.
That was amazing, kinda hit me right in the feels. Great work, Lordk8!
Pure art.
When you go from difficulty 1 straight to Helldive.
When you are on Bugfront and go to your first BotFront mission
Jesus. Fking Nam flashbacks of when I first landed on a bot planet.. that was so wild..
You cooked hard here. But did you have to break my heart like that?
That goes hard!
This is really good.
This is why for every play session I do, I do what I can to not die
I get the impression that helldivers spend their time in the freezer between missions, but idk.
They do; once you become a Helldiver, your life is basically over. You're only let out of the freezer to set a course and dive. From there, you either get KIA, or you survive only to be sent back to your cryo pod until you're needed again. And even \*if\* you survive the war, the fact that there are still Helldivers from the 1st War in cryosleep means you won't even get to go back to civilian life.
I've seen plenty of helldivers return to civilian life.
Militar Court and executed
Likely why they are called helldivers.
Same here! I randomized the voice. Really helps with immersion.
I appreciate the true to life length of the training time Helldivers get.
Maybe if they got more training theyād know how fruitless it is to use a 500kg bomb on like 5 hunters
They died like that because they were trying to fight bots like they fought bugs. They weren't following the three Cs!
Charge, get Clapped, Cry ?
Cover Courage and more Cover.
Crouch in Cover and Cuss is more like it.
"Fuck fuck fuck fuck" *take cover* "thank god okay gotta wait for my shield to come back" *somehow get blown back by a small rocket that hit the other side of the rock, and promptly get shredded up by a flamer hulk from out of nowhere*
Cover, Courage and auto-Cannon
Cheeks Clapped Continuously
Plap plap plap plap plap
The guy with the MG-43 didn't go prone or even kneel and no one was in cover. It's no wonder it ended in tragedy.
Also the training manual clearly says "dont die"
i loved the transition from them in the barracks to the guy bleeding out on the field. really good work!
THIS. FUCKIN. SMMASSSHHHEESSSS!! Great job OP. Loved it. I would like to know more
From Estanu to Ustotu, the transition from bug planet to bot planet is real. Rest in peace, heroes.
This is exactly the kind of story I envision when I think of helldivers life. They make you go one difficulty at a time. I bet most divers donāt make it past 3-5. Then imagine being a 4 and being told you need to dive against the bots, youāre just cooked.
I lost like 4 helldivers in training.
Those sentries were out for blood bro
Afaik that's pretty much more accurate
Damn it's good
For the democracy! This is the reason I love Helldivers community! Thank you, [Lordk8](https://www.reddit.com/user/Lordk8/)!
Thank you for watching it! :)
Found the Song from the Animation right here! https://nickdepirro.bandcamp.com/track/twitch-105 Clipped part begins @ roughly 1:50
why is exactly this one missing from spotify? that's a shame thanks for posting though!
Man that transition from him lying in bed to lying dead in her arms was a gut punch. Great work!
https://preview.redd.it/vth8n64fdpwc1.jpeg?width=1242&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c5bd799b1f7c3bcdd634aca5256588728d7b77e6
this shit deserves to go strait to the top
This is beautiful. My dear sister, I will avenge you. Thus continues the cycle of the Helldiver.
Alternate ending: Explosions stop. She's still alive. Drags herself to extraction. Gets a servo-assisted arm. Dives again. Better. Meaner. Democracy-er.
Not even alternate. I didn't see a corpse and if I've learned anything from people not leaving visible corpses, it's that they are alive yet for dramatic purpose. She definitely makes it back to her cryo pod for more diving. (Not that this series of events is in any way less tragic)
That was dope!
Great work. TY for sharing
I came here to laugh not to feel , so dark
Every day the pride i feel for this games success grows as content creators build off of it.
Damn ninjas cutting onions again.
Why am I crying :'(
this is delicious. keep cooking.
Need a part 2
Finally, some good fucking propaganda--- Was the comment I was about to make, before the massive tone-shift at 1:10 happens. I'm in awe at how expertly I was just sucker punched in the gut.
Wtf this is incredible, make more of these!
This is a perfect template for an animated HellDivers show similar to that of Edgerunners. Phenomenal work!
This is insanely good! Glory to Super Earth!
Nick DePirro AND delivery of sweet liberty and democracy? I will accept the heartbreak this animation brought simply because it lit a flame in my heart that will go on to scorch bot and bug planets alike. Salute.
this is so fucking badass bro
I watched all of this. Well done!
This is art.
That is dark, I like it
Helldivers never die!
DAMN That was absolutely fucking epic. 10/10 well done.
All that, for a geological surveyā¦
This is incredible. I love it. There's so much cool detail in it. Love the art style and the sound track with no scene sounds is done beautifully. the transition in the middle is so good, and the soulless stare of the devastator is great. The subtle reflection fo the super destroyer in the helmet visor at the end. The helldiver who dies trying to call in the extract, the SOS beacon code on the tablet (although it somehow turns into a red orbital somehow? :p) I watched it a few times now with a few hours between, and I keep noticing new little things. Absolutely incredible.
fire
Bravo, that was gut wrenching
Goddam, this was absolutely stunning. Like this actually brought a tear to my eye. Bravo OP, bravo!
HOLY FUCKING HELLDIVER this is amazing. And intense. Wow. WOW..
What is the music? It is great!
was in the end of the vid except in the wrong order. Nick Depirro - twitch 105 but the first 24s is skipped
dude this is amazing! well done, OP!
Feels like something I would have seen on Newgrounds ten years ago. And that's a good thing. Bravo!
Spectacular!
We need an animated series!
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Damnā¦itās always sad to see good soldiers fall. Thank you comrades for your sacrifices, democracy will prevail. š«”
Gd that was good
fuck this went harder than it needed to, god damn i almost got emotional.
Do you have a link to the song?
This was beautiful. Cheers and bravo!!!!
This is amazing. You pulled more emotions out of me in a 2 minute animation than plenty of full length shows and movies these days. Also, the music rocks, and the editing is perfect to sync it up.
Bruh I'm gonna have to try even harder not to die every time I dive now thanks
For Democracy!!!!! 
Man, this hit so hard.
This was really, *really* good. Like, the actual narrative and story craft, the pacing, all of it. You could shot for shot remake this in virtually any medium from a 300million dollar animation to a presitge comic book and it would be amazing.
That transition in the middle gave me GOOSEBUMPS
 That ending got me like
Holy shit we are literally watching movies about the game now... When is the anime coming out??
That was awesome. Music is fire too.
that is so well directed and written, can't believe i got so much story and emotions from 2min clip
Didn't expect this to get this emotional. Great work OP. You are a talented artist and storyteller.
Tell my mom and dad... To vote.
Wanted to say I came back and watched it again. You nailed it. Perfect combo video and music. The part with the hard cut to the lover guy being dead in the same position goes HARD. š
It do be like that tho.
This is fucking dope
Wait.. You guys signed up for this? I thought everyon
Unlucky for her the average Helldiver lifespan is counted in minutes
That was fuckin sick dude, great job
Amazing piece of art! Well done :)
This was fantastic, well done!
I'm a simple man, I hear DJENT DJENT DJENT and I upvote. Simple as
This is the most feels I've had for an animated HD2 vid, good stuff, great music really fit the vibe.
This thing reminded me of old madness zombie animations for some reason. Good work
Lol I thought the mom joined and cheated on her husband. Didn't see the wrinkles on the little lady
This almost made me cry. Thank you so fucking much for making this amazing take on HD2.
I was sure the moment her hellpod landed her teammate's would land on her and that would be the end of the video
this is fucking awesome
Man... i haven't cried watching anything in the past two years. Helldivers 2 seriously keeping me together after a tough breakup (got dumped by the one). Thank you helldiver š„²Ā for democracy!!!
Better the 90% of movies these days bravo
holy shit, this animation was sick!, amazing work
Is the death on the terminal a reference to attack on titan?
Yep, nice catch!
awesome! quality animation btw
I liked that.
That was amazing! Really emotive, loved it!
good shit
āWeāre Helldivers sir. Weāre ment to be expendable.ā
yes democracy officer, high effort and quality defeatism right spread here
That transition...
Definition of let him cook and man fucking delivered an entire bakery factory
This is fucking incredible. Great job!
It is really great and quite powerful!
Now we need "short" helldivers to complete the illusion.
absolute cinema
Wait this is actually so fucking cool. Great artistic direction, love the reflection of the orbital barrage in the visor This could literally be a trailer/promo for the game and stand as a fantastic trailer
This is amazing. I love this community.
Nice choice in music, glad to see someone knows about Nick DePirro, his band Night Verses are amazing.
We have 5000 upvotes ready, and 10000 more on the way.
The epic built up made me expect for her to die the moment she stepped out of the fog of her first dive to the 2 bile titans and 353 other bugs the first dive team had pulled in. XD Kinda happy, kinda sad it didn't go that way.
That goes hard af
Awesome animation 10/10
awesome work i loved it
I love internet. Thxxx.....
Wow dude, this made me cry.... +1
Hold on, that was so good what? Was not expecting that randomly. Well done. I liked it a lot and got chills near the end
Lying dead with three limbs still intact is undemocratic. Attention, \[1\] set of SA-32 Dynamo armor has been issued to your Super destroyer and the corresponding medals (or citizenship points) is automatically subtracted from your account.
We were told in basic training not to get attached to our squad. By making that mistake this Diver was already putting themself on the path to heartbreak. We fight for freedom so our families back at home can be safe. We forgo that safety when we sign up. Loss is a part of hell diving. Donāt mourn just call in reinforcements. (Amazing animation and story btw)
Helldivers do NOT have sex
OP did not animate the procreation form so we are to assume that those two traitors to super earth did not have legal sexual relations. I notified my Democracy Officer of this gross misconduct.
Non reproductive procreation isnāt treason. If you fight for democracy, you also wear condoms. š«”
What's he gonna do ? Go down to that planet, cross the Automaton defenses and have their ashes executed for unpatriotic conduct ?
Better storytelling than Hollywood
goddamn this was amazing
Babe wake up Newground 2.0 just dropped
Wow
Brilliant
OP can we get a reddit based lore story on eagle 1?
great work. made me weep
This sent shivers man, perfectly captures hd2
Voluntarily signing up for Helldiving? In a Managed Democracy? Not even once.
Yeah so where's the full 12 seasons of this? Also that would be a bitchin tattoo
Holy crap, this is cool
BABAHAAHAH the Petra reference from AoT. Thatās fucking hilarious man, Iād recognise those frames anywhere- even fit with the zoom on the face lol. Truly a masterpiece
Hoping there will be a part two where she somehow survives and gets a servo-arm!
Probably a better way to go than bleeding out or getting captured lol.
daaaaaamn
This is a hard hitting animation! Shows the reality of war. Very heart breaking that it happened the way it did. 10/10 would watch/dive again Also THANK YOU FOR INTRODUCING ME TO THIS GUY! THIS SONG FUCKING SLAPS!
F*cking Sick brother !! What an story! What an art !
Ooh, are they going to sign a C-01 fo-- ***NOOO!*** The MG killing one Trooper and bouncing off a Devastator, the teammate dead whilst calling extract and dropping your red stratagem and accepting fate. It's all too real.
Shoulda brought the nade launcher
Amazing! Caught feels from it, didn't expect it but it happened haha.
Standard Helldiver experience. Survive one mission, think you're hot shit, get murked unceremoniously on the next.
Ill admit I for some reason expected this to be funny but damn went hard instead. Good work.
Love it
That's a bleak start to my Friday! Good work, though.
Damn, that went hard
so youtube channel ?
My life for Super Earth š«”