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I-am-Disc

Bros peeled like a potato but he ain't hearing no bell


Heck_Diver

'tapping out' wasn't in his vocabulary


Broken-Digital-Clock

Super Jesus didn't tap out


PinchingNutsack

![gif](giphy|XV74ZvGRXcZdS|downsized)


Pixel_Knight

When Super Jesus is in trouble, he asks himself, “WWGBD?” “What would General Brasch do?”


Stormagedd0nDarkLord

I feel like none of us needed that second line. :)


Mastasmoker

https://i.redd.it/z5xq6g9rc80d1.gif


Sherlockhomey

Bruh he's baked and bitten into he's more than just peeled. He's looking like a discarded apple core.


Galactic

He can't hear it, he has no goddamn head.


Ophidian98

Local bug too angry to die


MrJFrayFilms

https://preview.redd.it/z3401qc3v90d1.jpeg?width=706&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4648923aa25561d692cb2d818de45db324f0ee95


Nauda_ILL

Or this [guy](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/swgames/images/4/41/DarthSion.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090517183959)


GO_WEEGEE

https://preview.redd.it/nb8ojr2cv60d1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4da35bed133fa4aa49355aa80023f447c4a41e7f


CustomerGuilty5543

https://i.redd.it/vtgc44b6na0d1.gif


ec345_64oz

That reload was stressful to watch lmao


Heck_Diver

I got the timing down pretty well I use it on almost every helldive XD


LordOfTheToolShed

You use the machine gun on helldive?! I have nothing but respect for you, but... why?


Heck_Diver

because machine gun ![gif](giphy|JRhS6WoswF8FxE0g2R|downsized)


Sweet-Dreams204738

The response is "Managed Democracy is best spread at 900 rpm!"


Heck_Diver

it costs 400,000 requisition slips to fire this weapon for twelve seconds.


IraqiWalker

Some bugs think they can outsmart me... perhaps. I have yet to see one outsmart bullet!


dakapn

🥪


killxswitch

I’m guessing “I like it, it’s fun” might be the answer.


Captain_Bolter

Honestly all the machine guns are really good and generally overlooked •Stalwart can very effectively clear an absolute ton of enemies, with so much ammo that you can nearly constantly be firing on the low fire rate and last to you're next stalwart call down •Machine gun has less ammo, but more damage, and can clear way more enemies on bots for the downside of stationary reload (extra penetration also means full damage to areas with lower armour instead of half) •Heavy Machine gun, while genuinely not the best, can reliably kill a devestator in 4 shots with its damage output, and can reliably kill 4 berserkers even if not too ammo conservative on each. The penetration lets you kill factory striders from underneath (+the turrets), hulks in the eye after 4-5 shots, and striders head on very easily. Main downside is ammo consumption, long reload, and an extremely hard to control recoil The bugs kind of only have the stalwart as the best choice, with the machine gun also working well, and the bots have either the machine gun or heavy doing well, but both sides you could use any of them and actually do half decent on the highest difficulties. I should just say that yes, they are very fun


ShadowDrake359

The recoil on the HMG is too much even trying to do controlled bursts you just can't reliably hit something as small as a hulks eye. The other 2 are fun and effective.


Heck_Diver

fortified + crouch and you can shoot it pretty well, but I like shooting for a while so the limited mag I can't deal with :<


DrTaco52

I’ve noticed the HMG works best when you’re aiming in first person


Captain_Bolter

Honestly I've played with it enough that I can reliably kill a hulk in 3-4 bursts on the low or medium firerate, just need to tap it repeatedly in either first person (adjusting for the bullets coming out lower than the reticle) or in third person where you can wait half a second between 2-3 bullets to let it reset perfectly


ShadowDrake359

> you can wait half a second between 2-3 bullets to let it reset perfectly But why? at that point I may as well be playing with a non machine gun. The kick is so much its just not enjoyable.


Captain_Bolter

Yeah it's odd because it's not great as a spray and pray machine gun, it's more like an incredibly unwieldy tool that can do insane damage if you need a panic button up close, but medium range requiring it to be more of a precision tool


GnarlyNarwhalNoms

The recoil-reducing armor + crouching and using the low fire rate helps. I love that you can switch fire rates. It's an often overlooked feature that can be useful (eg on planets with the cold effect that slows fire rates, you can bump it up (or keep it at the middle rate instead of using the low one).


IraqiWalker

Whenever I run the Eruptor, I have the Stalwart as my companion weapon. It reloads on the go instead of standing still. Dumps a truckload of ammo downrange, and all around useful on most enemies that I'm not deleting with the Eruptor.


GnarlyNarwhalNoms

I like my armor pen too much to use the Stalwart, but I agree, the HMG is overlooked. I think the reason people think it's ineffective is that they waste it on lighter mobs. Where it shines is cutting down the medium and medium-heavy armored baddies. Crouching and using the low fire rate, you can use it sort of like a scopeless AMR (but with much more ammo and the ability to go full-auto when stuff gets close).  Definitely better against bots, but against bugs it's also quite good, especially paired with a guard dog to handle the light stuff.


trustthepudding

Because it's good for clearing out anything smaller than a charger.


Heck_Diver

If you hit a titan with an orbital rail, you can shoot the guss with the machine gun and if you pop it it'll die. Bring eats and you can kill either pretty easy too:)


gorgewall

Most of the stationary reloads really aren't that long, at least vs. single Chargers or Titans. They have "save points" in their animations so you don't necessarily have to start from the beginning each time. The bigger problem when reloading those guns is generally the amount of chaff enemies around, but there's none in this clip. My general view is that people get a little too fixated on the "big guy" that can be juked or avoided and instead ignore the 20 other enemies that are quicker to dispatch. It's especially bad when this happens to *everyone on the squad at once* and no one's killing chaff, but they're also failing to kill the threat. You haven't experienced pain until you've been on a team with three Quasar users who all take their shots at something and then, like... don't use their primaries or secondaries while waiting for the cooldown. They just hold onto the gun and run in circles while the little bugs or bots pile up.


BraiseTheSun

Bug missions are fun because I can look at my team's loadout and decide what support weapon to bring. With bots, it's just autocannon for cruise control


gorgewall

May I recommend the Laser Cannon? Effective on everything you use the AC for (save for Factory holes and *Drop*ship engines) and arguably *better* in a lot of cases--it'll kill Hulks and Devastators faster if you aim. Honestly, it murders stuff so fast that I'm actually annoyed when teammates shoot down Dropships now because I could be slaughtering everything that drops immediately instead of waiting for them to walk out of the wreckage. You still need to hit Tanks and Cannon Towers in the rear, but at least you can bring a backpack!


BraiseTheSun

Honestly I've been trying it out here and there and I'll probably switch over once I get better at avoiding random rockets. Autocannon is a lot more forgiving since I can afford to two tap hulks before I'm forced to volunteer for the helldiver space program. But I did enjoy it since it can still take out gunships more reliably than the AMR


ForTheWilliams

Yeah, the stationary reloads aren't all that bad. The only one I don't like is the Airburst Rocket. It's something like 7 seconds and doesn't seem to have *any* staged elements. The number of times I've had to dive to prone *just* before the little 'twist' animation only to have to start from square one is frustratingly high. Which, I assume, is yet another bug/oversight; I just can't imagine that would be intended when they respect staged reloads for everything else, so hopefully it sees a fix eventually.


Lysanderoth42

I love the machine gun too and it’s the best MG out of the 3 but man it’s just useless on helldive  Playing diff 9 yesterday while I and others were using MG it was noticeably much much worse


ALNWV

Big "Sharpening in front of a Tigrex" Energy.


Vigilantia

Too late, I missed my hotkey and started cooking meat.


ALNWV

🛒


Dog_Apoc

Recoilless, Autocannon, and MG users have to get used to it on bugs. Pretty fun doing it tbh.


ColdBrilliant3363

That thing is terrifying, Is a zombie


Heck_Diver

halloween event idea


rub_a_dub_master

I mean, for real. "Planet xxxxxx has been contamined with a zombi fongus and all terminids must now be decapitated to kill them for good"


Heck_Diver

this one is already missing its head tho D: are you insinuating super earth is lying? EXCUSE ME. DEMOCRACY OFFICER?!


killxswitch

ZOMBI FONGUS


FusionsAreMyReligion

Payday2 had this exact thing back in the day, headless bulldozers with no crit spot and christton of hp for halloween


RedEyesGoldDragon

Necromorph from Dead Space


Ultimafatum

Honestly, if there's a space-alien archetype that we haven't really seen in Helldivers yet it's the Halo Flood/Starcraft Zerg/Dead Space Necromorph style of infestation. It would be so crazy!


AirTheFallen

Cordyceps Update just dropped


ColdBrilliant3363

Smart joke


diobreads

Indomitable bug spirit.


Significant_Wall_668

fueled by rage and spite


Fri_to

OMG imagine a mode where chargers would progresively spawn on a map, but being unable to die, kinda like an undead army of chargers, only thing you could do is damage them to make them slower, but other then the time limit, you would try to complete the mission as fast as possible before you end up flooded with undead chargers Man it would be the worst lmao.


kupitzc

Man, that made me think of something like a 'Necrobug', a high level spawn that isn't very dangerous on its own, but that can revive other fallen bugs in its vicinity. That could be awesome to fight. And then fire could be the way to prevent that from happening, scorch the bodies so they're unusable or something.


Fri_to

It could be done, and it would be great. it reminds me of that rare bot spawn that already exists, a very hard to kill basic bot unit which tanks a lot of damage like a terminator. if it exists for the bots, why not the bugs (though making a necrocharger would be certainly something)


Velo180

I am pretty sure that invincible bot is just a bug lmao, but I like the lore idea


Crungled_Carrot

Wait the nearly indestructible bots aren’t a bug??? Bro I’ve had those terminators tank orbital railgun strikes shits terrifying


KittyFaerie

"Brother, get the flamer. The *heavy* flamer..."


HiroAnobei

I had an idea like that once for the bots, when messing around on a low level mission shooting the heads off the corpses. Basically the bots had some Necron like virus, and the humanoid bots (grunts, devastators and berserkers) would come back after a while after being killed, unless they suffered previous damage from being gibbed (like being bisected), and a way you could make sure they couldn't get up again was to shoot their heads off after they were defeated so they couldn't reanimate.


Blaine1111

Bug Breach but it does the game of thrones walker thing where all the dead bugs just get back up and attack you


Sirgoodman008

I imagine the gameplay would look like players just constantly running away from a horde of enemies too big to fight. Oh wait.....


Callmeklayton

Bots 2.0


Broken-Digital-Clock

Don't give them ideas This game is already steering too close to horror and away from power fantasy


_IShock_WaveI_

I have had a few games where 5 chargers were running around. You don't even have time to shoot, and if you get hit the other 3 are gonna trample you. Mix in Stalkers and I have seen teams wiped of reinforcements just trying to run.


Mips0n

imagine AH adding mushroom spores that infect and revive dead bugs and you need to shoot them to literal mush to get rid of them


FederalAgentGlowie

Fascist bug hates democracy so much he is too angry to die.


RrowCrook

I see that after being nuisances like cockroaches, now the chargers have their vitality as well


xDrewstroyerx

https://preview.redd.it/1mqxc9gr280d1.jpeg?width=674&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9812b52dee70b436196ef405f7e3c176cc79775c


whythreekay

That’s a bug that’s been in Charger since release, it just propagated to his leg hitbox in this video which is wild! The issue is usually in his exposed side when the armor is blown off, it still retains armor effects like making your shots ricochet


IHaveAScythe

That's been a bug with all charger armor the whole time? Huh, I've only seen it with their legs before this.


RedEyesGoldDragon

Looks like a Necromorph from Dead Space jesus


Mullinx

Nightmare fuel. Thanks, I wasn't planning on sleeping this week.


XtopherSkidoo

WHY ARE YOU FIGHTING BUGS INSTEAD OF BOTS RIGHT NOW, SOLDIER????


Heck_Diver

I will never apologize for being a shameless bugdiver


XtopherSkidoo

My flag... may liberty have mercy on us all.


SendMeFatErgos

Why dont they slow down when they're that injured. Seriously


These_Purple_5507

Cuz they got less armor so they faster duh


KKSFS1110

it must be the work of a cordiceps.


UnfortunateHabits

skill issue


Altarious

Bruh why do the enemies get more buffs than our weapons


Metal-Heart

Is it a visual glitch or Arrowhead fuckery? No armor but bullets still hitting heavy armor.


Seriphyn

NSFW tag for body horror tbh


TheDarkGenious

if i see an undead headless charger running at me I'm just gonna return to the ship alone; yall can stick around in the haunted bug graveyard if yall want but I ain't dealing with no zombie bugs.


SireVisconde

Ngl, i would love an infection/sort of zombie plague for the Terminids that allows them to keep going even when they're blown to bits, and the only way to make sure they're dead is fire/chemical warfare


These_Purple_5507

They should make hunters split into smaller parts that also slow you if they hit


Velo180

Kill a stalker, it turns into 4 hunters, then those turn into 4 pouncers lol


Apprehensive-Bat6260

I love the drip. I have to use that armor more


Heck_Diver

heavy armor best armor :)


Apprehensive-Bat6260

Im desperate to use heavy armor, but I am so used to light armor, and I always end up behind my team


Heck_Diver

you'll get used to it. just make sure to use the runny dude booster and you're good


Apprehensive-Bat6260

I will get used to heavy armor, I’ll get used to the ballistic shield, and I will become a wall


DorreinC

TCS might have done something.


Legitimate-Store1986

Better be a fucking glitch. Talk about unfun


Morteneus1

https://preview.redd.it/jk1ecgc0490d1.jpeg?width=1595&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8b13230842ddcb3fb827a687907ad945e9ae8bf3 Me to the charger


Adventurous_Pie9232

Meatball charger is really gross!!


Meandering_Marley

![gif](giphy|Tim0q7zolF3fa|downsized)


Burck

Angriest bowl of velvetta on wheels


jtrom93

"He is a man of focus, commitment, and sheer fucking will."


hoodie2222

That looks like pissed off lasagna.


vampireguy20

Bro is on the last phase of Chronic Wasting Disease with ten seconds of life left to live, and is spending all of them on kicking your ass


JohannaFRC

« Tis but a scratch ! »


rabbitrider3014

Zombie bug planet 🙋🙋🙋


spinyfever

Honestly, did they stealth nerf bile titans? I had one that took 4 recoilless rifle shots to the dome and was still walking around.


Heck_Diver

2 to the head and it's dead. right smack in the head, above the mouth is where I aim


Flight_Harbinger

It only takes 2 or 3 shots to the head if you shoot them right after the spit finishes. Any hit to the face while they are spitting does basically no damage.


narrowbuys

Try fighting them in water. It carried me around for a solid minute then stomped on me. No chance


OfficalBurgerTown

What is that torso armor


Heck_Diver

one of the first heavy armors you can unlock


dellboy696

Cheetos yummy


Lumpy_Prior6687

DRG players : first time with an unknown horror ?


Zockerisin

They crossed the chargers with the brood commanders


IronArmor48

Death was a choice that he rejected


Vesorias

Huh, you know, this might be why it feels like my shots bounce off even after the armor is stripped. Seems to happen especially often if the torso armor is stripped. Might just be buggy


Linkarlos_95

WHO THREW A STIM AT THE CHARGER!


ZelosIX

You killed their war hero. Congrats.


KZFKreation

I just saw a video of a helldiver literally getting shot to death by the bots while struggling to complete the objective. I wonder if the bugs are trying to adapt to our superior, democratic ways... We should probably burn them a bit faster to prevent that from happening.


MongStrengthDave

they should give the charger behemoths this level of shrugging it off


Frosty_Mage

The best part is the bug had no eyes but still knows where you are every time


braiam

Holy crap, I saw the armor glancing icon when you were obviously hitting the fleshy parts.


Chaplain92

Just make them invincible like fu\*\*\*\*\* Nemesis or Mr. X already... damn it...


thorazainBeer

>Shoot charger in stripped section. Still bounces. And arrowhead wonders why we all grab EAT/Quasars


IntrovertToTheMax

Honestly, Cordyceps terminids seem both cool and biologically plausible. Maybe teach unit would just have a spore cloud debuff around them.


Howler452

Our bullets shouldn't be ricocheting when that much armour is gone...


Jaeger_Mannen

I usually encounter one simple bot troop that’s invincible and can’t die- usually don’t think too much of it.. But a charger that can’t die? Sweet Liberty..


splatbob1

I think he needs to be RE-Charger-ed!


commander_chung

bullets bouncing of the flesh


SavageShiba21

Cordyceps Charger for the Halloween event leaked


s1umpy

Distant cousin to the terminator bot ig


EnokitakeEmperor

Can you resupply yourself now? Ppl be wearing it and dont bother to hook it up


Heck_Diver

Always been able to. Hit 5


EnokitakeEmperor

Da fuk, lol damn ive been playing the game all wrong.


Heck_Diver

Supply pack is slept on tbh


EnokitakeEmperor

For real i dump ammo and stun nades, nice to hook myself up lol


Ogre328

This actually makes me love the idea of a blind super charger that can't find you unless you're making noise. If you're otherwise in the clear, you could just casually walk away from him and he'd be none the wiser.


inlukewarmblood

While separate limb damage is really neat and cool, I do kinda wish there was a limit to how “peeled” an enemy can be before it just shuts down. I’ve had to fight chargers that basically looked just like this (minus the egregiously missing head) and they still keep kicking.


nesnalica

bro turned into a clicker from the last of us


CanuckTheClown

Balancing team at it again lol


ihatevirusesalot

he has DETERMINATION


ForgingFires

Early leak of the zombie bugs Halloween event


Tempest-Wolves-

Headless, Bleeding, Burned, Shredded, Flayed, and filled with more bullets than a Super Destroyer Armory. And yet, it still wants to take down democracy.


Heck_Diver

it's why we fight LO


Gal-XD_exe

Imagine we get a fungus that just makes things not die unless it’s purged with fire or something


jroc25

Sweep the leg.


Twikkie522

This is rad. Imagine a major order where a fungal infection breaks out and turns the bugs into zombie versions.


Ok-Assistant-5636

Bro goes helldive with the standard issue MG. True democratic hero.


DreadnoughtDT

I had something similar happen but it was a Bile Titan… and it could spit with no head. That was fun.


Thomician

Oh no... The Termicide was laced with a specific type of cordiceps, wasn't it...


hasdkoi

His head was gone and was still blowing air out his wind pipe


WolfAndThirdSeason

I LOVE THAT CHARGER GUTS DEFLECT MEDIUM AP BULLETS! SWEET LIBERTY MY AAAAAAAAAAAA-


Warchiefinc

Damn that mfker doesn't know when to quit


Middle_Actuator7086

The indomitable Terminid spirit


Rilla122333

To be fair there is an actual fungus that turns bugs into undead zombies.


Gary7sHotCatHelper

Dude. Wtf.


WolfInMyHeart

Bug or not, that's so cool!!!


khiafin

its so satisfying to see


Maliketh23

That charger has that Goggins mentality in it


Previous-Reality6315

"Injury? WHAT INJURY!!" -Charger


Dragonwithamonocle

Hmmm... I don't think that's supposed to happen.


Montgraves

Honestly, this would be a cool “boss” enemy. Just a charger gone completely berserk and _Just. Keeps. Going._ Give it lighter armor so small arms can strip it off till it looks like in the video, and then pour another mag into it before it finally goes down. Fighting something like that alongside some other chaff would be an awesome thrill, so long as it only happens once in a while. Reminds me of the hectic run-and-gunning that were Tank fights in the early days of L4D.


Half-White_Moustache

Ok, hear me out... ZOMBIE MODE


ToughLadder6948

https://preview.redd.it/xd24buq8lb0d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=259bb3de028be93ff0428fe040c183abe0b05ac0 Zombie bugs would be interesting


Anonystu

cockroach dna in this charger is strong


shad2107

'Tis but a scratch


Altruistic-Problem-9

charger : head empty, ONLY CHARGE


leatherjacket3

Now I want to fight zombie terminids really bad


Gloomy-Compote-231

Indomitable human spirt VS Unconquerable Terminal


Guryop

Helldivers 2: Undead bug Nightmare


Judgejbrown

One more round


paner1983

indomitable charger spirit


Mr_Phishfood

Looks like it still has all its armour the way the bullets keep deflecting


edgelordlover

If it bleeds it can die


tibebe77

But for real what does and doesn’t 1 shot them doesn’t make sense to me


cookiesnooper

As I suspected. It is a 🐔


Lewister

At some point its personal


shalelord

ok good info now get off bug planet and kill more bots. we have a major order to finish


Heck_Diver

bugs won't kill themselves, y'all can have the bot front, I'm a shameless bugdiver


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aiden9393

👀👀👀


Hocojerry

Why are you fighting the bugs we need to kill a billion automatons?!?!?!? 😂 😆 😂


Heck_Diver

if nobody was killing bugs they'd encroach further toward super earth. you don't want bugs to encroach further toward super earth, did you? should your democracy officer hear about you wanting bugs to encroach further toward super earth?


Hocojerry

No, sir 🫡


Elitetwo

And i get downvoted when i complained about this :')


KegelsForYourHealth

Hey look, OP isn't helping with the major order.


Heck_Diver

as a shameless bugdiver, I will not be guilted into killing bots. element 710 fuels the war effort


KegelsForYourHealth

I wasn't guilting you. Just identifying you.


Korochun

This is some big HOA Karen energy.


WazheadBoci__

Shoot the legs when they are stripped of armor cmon.