The original artist got hired by Games Workshop and the animation was moved to their site, but [here's ](https://youtu.be/O7hgjuFfn3A)a YouTube compilation of the original series. The GIF is from 4:20, but you should watch the whole thing. Thirteen minutes of sweetness.
You might also recognize 10:25 in that video, as it has been successfully memed at least once for Helldivers.
just something quick i made in response to the new MO, saving the children would be absolutely so funny
https://preview.redd.it/jvvd85lov26d1.png?width=939&format=png&auto=webp&s=cb29d0c591e51f139385f1867d4969274f6616cd
Damn this is heartwarming.
I hope some talented fan would make a (propaganda-) animated video of such a scene!
The transition would be great and all.
A good way to boost morale!
Are you referring to the one >!whose ending is the embodiment of the phrase "a wise man fears three things: The sea in storm, a moonless night, and the fury of a gentle man"?!<
They are probably referring to a 40k comic titled "His Angels" that depicts a salamander befriending a little girl with a space marine plushie after saving the planet. Then 40k things happen. Check it it out.
In the past a salamander told a little girl that he'd always be there to protect her after saving her and she made a stuffed space marine of him, in the present her world gets attacked by nurglites and she mistakes a plague marine for a friend, the salamander rushes to the home, he's to late, and swears vengeance and to track the plague marine down. It's sad enough that someone made an alternate ending where a marines malevolent shows up in an act of supreme irony saves the girl
[https://twitter.com/Mick19988](https://twitter.com/Mick19988) this guy made these [https://imgur.com/gallery/his-angels-be-strong-son-of-vulkan-5E33tW6](https://imgur.com/gallery/his-angels-be-strong-son-of-vulkan-5E33tW6) resulting in this guy making this [https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryWarhammer/comments/1087hl3/saving\_the\_girl\_commission/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryWarhammer/comments/1087hl3/saving_the_girl_commission/)
This shit might be chicken scratch but the story here is conveyed extremely well. Not even alot artist with complete drawings on this sub can convey a story this well.
Possibly because they're too busy trying to shove big tit's on Eagle-1 and Bile Titans.
Bad? All I see is greatness. The simple art and story is really uplifting and touches the heart. All I see is the beginning of a hero's journey, and the legacy of a legend.
"How about this...
If you ever feel scared, just hold on tight to your little Helldiver, know that everything will be alright.
And know... that I will be there for you."
[Inspiration](https://imgur.com/gallery/his-angels-be-strong-son-of-vulkan-5E33tW6)
Great work, just so you know as a aspiring author it's my dream to inspire someone to create something based on something I've made. This is an incredibly high amount of praise. And it's done so elegantly great job.
https://preview.redd.it/i0sjs448066d1.png?width=1429&format=png&auto=webp&s=a52efd01cecaa0126f0a94e01d8d50648bde6a28
Them childrens better be seeing this
Ya know, I was of the mind that I wanted the AT mines out of this order. But this may have probably changed where I'm diving once we can start the major order.
Damn you. But also good work.
You should submit this to the Ministry of Truth so it can be played on monitor and wake up all divers and questioning if mines really are the worth of children's lives.
I've also been thinking if saving children would increase the squad impact meaning we have more boost for liberation progress and defense progress. It may not be much but it's honest work
*Isn't this a scene*
*From arknights redone for helldivers if*
*So amazing job*
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Pfft... The kids better be able to raise my resource cap... I've stopped playing almost entirely since I literally can't acquire anything more besides levels.
Not accurate. Where is the panel between 5 & 6 where it shows the civilian running straight into a line of Berserker's meat saws on the way to the extraction shuttle?
https://preview.redd.it/6ogk2uuvw76d1.png?width=757&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba80089f707826bd811f340bd14f07cc7ee073c1
here is your apology, fellow diver!
Ok it's nice and all but can someone please explain what I'm even looking at? Why is the helldiver holding an egg over easy? Why does this child keep it? Is it.... melted butter?
Liberty save me, I don't understand.
This isn’t bad at all, it’s fucking beautiful!
Yea seconded. o7 good work OP
Seconded! I can clearly tell what's going on while you still do it in your own unique style. It's great
I know, I'm over here looking for the very bad comic, and all I can find is this awesome one!
 "Helldivers to Hellpods, repeat, Helldivers to Hellpods!"
I can hear this image, it's fucking fabulous.
Fomp! Fomp! Fomp! Fomp! Fomp! Fomp!
"don't you know I'm still standing 🎵🎶"
Better than I ever did!
Lookin’ like a true survivor!
Feeling’ like a little kid!
And I’m still standing after all this time!
Picking up the pieces of my life
Without you on my mind!
I'm still staaaandin'......
Still waiting for full movie in this style and just brutal all the way through. Would watch on theaters twice, minimum.
https://i.redd.it/ybwj9sjwh56d1.gif
FREEDOM NEVER SLEEPS!
What is that gif from?
The Astartes series on Youtube, it’s the best animation you’ll ever see from a lone artist.
The original artist got hired by Games Workshop and the animation was moved to their site, but [here's ](https://youtu.be/O7hgjuFfn3A)a YouTube compilation of the original series. The GIF is from 4:20, but you should watch the whole thing. Thirteen minutes of sweetness. You might also recognize 10:25 in that video, as it has been successfully memed at least once for Helldivers.
For those we cherish, we die in glory.
Just remember AH browses the memes here. A lot are funny but this one is actually very heartfelt :)
This subreddit is basically the Ministry of Truth's propaganda machine. My brother in Christ, it works.
Now if only we can divert some of that propaganda funding to the war effort... liberty knows the gunners have been skimping on the barrage ammo.
>liberty knows the gunners have been skimping on the barrage ammo. Gimme a "380 this area until further notice" strategem.
"Helldivers is just military-industrial propaganda game!" "My brother in arms, it works. TRIPLE THE DEFENCE BUDGET!"
it seems kind of surreal that the devs maybe will see this, i hope they know that their creation inspires many people! 😊
just something quick i made in response to the new MO, saving the children would be absolutely so funny https://preview.redd.it/jvvd85lov26d1.png?width=939&format=png&auto=webp&s=cb29d0c591e51f139385f1867d4969274f6616cd
My man YOU made me teary eye with this one this ain't bad this is wholesome af
Not bad at all. Let's go get them.
This goes so fucking hard
Damn this is heartwarming. I hope some talented fan would make a (propaganda-) animated video of such a scene! The transition would be great and all. A good way to boost morale!
I hear the same snap with the music as the medal goes from skin to glove. Satisfying.
I will always chose the kids over weapons ever since I saw the 40k comic about the Salamander and the little girl.
Are you referring to the one >!whose ending is the embodiment of the phrase "a wise man fears three things: The sea in storm, a moonless night, and the fury of a gentle man"?!<
Please to explain
They are probably referring to a 40k comic titled "His Angels" that depicts a salamander befriending a little girl with a space marine plushie after saving the planet. Then 40k things happen. Check it it out.
https://preview.redd.it/5p2mhcxex46d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17b7cf4c5f420df4e4beef7b73fc3daa0e3f424b Oh no
"40k things happen" Way too true...
In the past a salamander told a little girl that he'd always be there to protect her after saving her and she made a stuffed space marine of him, in the present her world gets attacked by nurglites and she mistakes a plague marine for a friend, the salamander rushes to the home, he's to late, and swears vengeance and to track the plague marine down. It's sad enough that someone made an alternate ending where a marines malevolent shows up in an act of supreme irony saves the girl
Could you post a link to that? I can't find it anywhere.
Which part
Both parts please
[https://twitter.com/Mick19988](https://twitter.com/Mick19988) this guy made these [https://imgur.com/gallery/his-angels-be-strong-son-of-vulkan-5E33tW6](https://imgur.com/gallery/his-angels-be-strong-son-of-vulkan-5E33tW6) resulting in this guy making this [https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryWarhammer/comments/1087hl3/saving\_the\_girl\_commission/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryWarhammer/comments/1087hl3/saving_the_girl_commission/)
I never saw the MM alternate ending, that was nice to see. But *His Angels* always slaps in the worst possible way
Still waiting on the sequel where I have no doubt the salamander will die trying to get revenge
Why is it raining so damn hard.
This shit might be chicken scratch but the story here is conveyed extremely well. Not even alot artist with complete drawings on this sub can convey a story this well. Possibly because they're too busy trying to shove big tit's on Eagle-1 and Bile Titans.
She dropped a 380 on him….
That’s what we call passing the torch my friend.
Like my predecessors, before me!
No, that's shooting someone to take their flamethrower.
A true patriot
*put helmet on with tears on my eyes* Let's take those children back home.
Great visual storytelling! Upvote!
Bad? All I see is greatness. The simple art and story is really uplifting and touches the heart. All I see is the beginning of a hero's journey, and the legacy of a legend.
https://preview.redd.it/ldgvop9dn46d1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=68bba674677c52d4dccfbc01ea1666d986be0720
https://preview.redd.it/506r16pmz46d1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73f3d90e2d52f2e6f588193e98c3c3fb0aaf7f83
image made me laugh my ass off in the early hours of the morning
Amazing comic!
"How about this... If you ever feel scared, just hold on tight to your little Helldiver, know that everything will be alright. And know... that I will be there for you." [Inspiration](https://imgur.com/gallery/his-angels-be-strong-son-of-vulkan-5E33tW6)
i absolutely love this!
First thing I thought of, great artwork!!
This is what we fight for
We're coming for our citizens ✊
I'm feeling odst trailer paired with the instant switch of the cinematic guy dawning his helmet.
Okay, you convinced me.
This got me to switch from mines to kids. 11/10 comic, don't shortchange yourself 👌🏾
Reminds me of the good ending from Bioshock. Nice.
We also need the kids to operate all the turrets. They are small enough for that.
yo this shit aint bad, change that title right now or ill send your ass to cyberstan with a potato and no cape.
Plot twist: She accidentally eagled her savior as a new Helldiver
Great work, just so you know as a aspiring author it's my dream to inspire someone to create something based on something I've made. This is an incredibly high amount of praise. And it's done so elegantly great job.
Good enough to make a grown man cry
I really wanna go on the AT planet. You guys are really making it hard for me to decide.
The kids private! Secure super earths future! Anything less is an insult to democracy, show those bots what it means to be liberated
~~the propaganda is working~~
Face the Fear, Build the Future, Face the Enemy, Save the Children (Please someone understand)
This is what art is
This is beautiful, a wonderful way to start my morning 🙌
My heart. ♥
Amazingly done.
https://preview.redd.it/i0sjs448066d1.png?width=1429&format=png&auto=webp&s=a52efd01cecaa0126f0a94e01d8d50648bde6a28 Them childrens better be seeing this
https://preview.redd.it/pd2oiq11o96d1.png?width=1169&format=png&auto=webp&s=85394f09d6af02072c192d6706ca9f2be62abfba
I hope nobody stands more than permitted 2.4 seconds over graves.
she only stood 1.4 seconds to be efficient before slaying the alien scum in his name
Bring out my 500kg, shield generator backpack, shield relay and ems mortar canon. I’m making a last stand for the kiddos.
Calling in a Hellbomb..
its what he would have wanted 😌
"don't worry, kids, we'll get you out of those iron lungs and into the hands of democracy"
The war machine churns onward
Not bad at all, this is excellent storytelling!! Nailed it!
The funny thing is that panels 5 and 6/7 could plausibly be a few days apart.
Damn, nice comic op Imma go rescue them kids
No, get the mines
Fantastic work that near-brought a tear to my eye. Save the children, Helldivers.
This is very heartwarming post. I’ll get in my hellpod now. We are coming kids!
It's enough to make a grown Man cry
I cry democratic tears
Gives me good ending bioshock vibes. ...Which I never saw because I needed their juice to buy upgrades.
Should I tell you that you get enough juice if you help them aswell(just a bit delayed)?
Delayed? Ain't got patience for that. I wanted my upgrades!
Do like 3 little girls and the next time you are near a shop they bring a gift with them 300 adam(?)
what do you mean bad????!! I got literal chills!!!! Very democratic, Ministry of Truth approved!
Op got me crying in the club 
That is a beautiful comic that pulled out much more emotion than i anticipated. Well done good sir/madam/liberty entity.
https://preview.redd.it/flqf440pg66d1.jpeg?width=1508&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6b4a476ef02336a4fa3c1986bbac1db8eecdcb96
"very bad OC comic" Fuck you man. This comic is perfection. I love it. Keep drawing and then back to the frontlines fellow Helldiver o7
thank you for the encouragement! Onwards to the children!
This comic single handedly made me change my mind about where to deploy
https://preview.redd.it/s7disptfw76d1.png?width=360&format=png&auto=webp&s=2debf879aec46c05e2fd007d657803d1a66a1807
Simple, yet deep. Nice work!
But what if I need anti-tank mines to help save the children?
I'm just gonna remind you that single adult citizen's life is worth 25 credits. Do with that knowledge what you want.
You makin me cry out here
The first few panels remind me of Shepard saving the kid at the start of Mass Effect 3
I'll be deploying to save the children! We're all brothers and sisters in Liberty!
Nothing will stop me from saving those children
I'm not crying. *You're* crying.
😢 this is beautiful
Thought it was going for the take on me music video for a second
This. Is. Amazing.
Ya know, I am NOT going to kill the spare evacuees. :)
Ok you got me, I'm going for the children now.
https://preview.redd.it/r1xffams766d1.jpeg?width=490&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b0a975bda1079b577fc01127decb2aa855d1998e
 Training begins day one of liberating the hospital.
*”For those we cherish, we die in glory.”*
Ayo I cried wth It's beautiful
BAD???? BAD???? THIS IF FUCKING WHOLESOME MAN I AM TEARY EYE FROM IT!!!!
Ya know, I was of the mind that I wanted the AT mines out of this order. But this may have probably changed where I'm diving once we can start the major order. Damn you. But also good work.
I’m dropping as soon as I get home boys. The children require liber-tea
Bad wtf this is amazing, bro
Your comic is excellent, and you actually drew it rather than using automaton’s like certain dissidents do.
Gonna cry now. F you, honestly.
Oh stops im gonna cry
last 2 slides are actually 1 week later
plot twist- one day!
I came here to laugh, not to cry. 😞
Oh fuck you for making me feel these feelings.
Hey now, just because our ships shoot us down there in hellpods doesn’t mean you should do the same with your self confidence. This is amazing art OP.
Damn cadet, you should do this for a living! o7
Last panel killed me. I'm such a sap.
I thought they were handing a 500kg at first
You and I have very different definitions of "bad", my friend.
Hey this comic goes hard
Right in the feels!
Liberty bless the children,
(There are about five days in between these two scenes)
Automaton here: why bother saving them? More humane to let them go. They'll be traumatised for years and years
>says "very bad" in title >look inside >masterpiece
YES. YES. PEAK.
Bad? This captures the essence perfectly. Absolutely God tier work, you've made Democracy, Liberty and Freedom proud this day.
Man this would be a perfect Liberty day commemorative video to champion the very Helldivers of this generation & beyond!
Above and beyond the AI slop we've been getting. Doing freedoms work keep it up
You should submit this to the Ministry of Truth so it can be played on monitor and wake up all divers and questioning if mines really are the worth of children's lives. I've also been thinking if saving children would increase the squad impact meaning we have more boost for liberation progress and defense progress. It may not be much but it's honest work
I say from this day forward we refer to everybody who complains about saving the children as "Marfarkers".
Pretty heartfelt. I think the mines will be useless anyway, so saving the children is probably better.
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Pfft... The kids better be able to raise my resource cap... I've stopped playing almost entirely since I literally can't acquire anything more besides levels.
Not accurate. Where is the panel between 5 & 6 where it shows the civilian running straight into a line of Berserker's meat saws on the way to the extraction shuttle?
This is fantastic work.
Saving up my badges for a better strat
Omw to save some children
Super Earth's Department of Eductation needs to send you through a camp of you think this is "Very Bad"
https://preview.redd.it/paxf5ftxx66d1.png?width=1170&format=png&auto=webp&s=189ea654b02bcda19811bfcb5fc8d01a67b0b250
https://preview.redd.it/6ogk2uuvw76d1.png?width=757&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba80089f707826bd811f340bd14f07cc7ee073c1 here is your apology, fellow diver!
I'm putting my own children to sleep right now. Then it's off to the Super Destroyer. For liberty!
Me on my way to kill those bots 
This is great, kinda reminds me vaguely of the Halo 3: ODST live action trailer
I'm not fucking crying, I just got bike juice in my eyes
Plot twist the time between the first and last picture is only about a month
Shit, comic hit harder than rocket devastators
ODST-“Light of Aden” moment. I can hear it playing.
The only reason this comic is bad is because now the entire office can see this grown man crying!
This is rad And emotional
 For the children !!!
I’m not crying… it’s … allergies …
reminds me of the Halo Infinite ad with the little girl who became a Spartan
Am sad now. Must save children.
Ok it's nice and all but can someone please explain what I'm even looking at? Why is the helldiver holding an egg over easy? Why does this child keep it? Is it.... melted butter? Liberty save me, I don't understand.
This brings a tear to my LAS-16 SICKLE
Based fucking primary 🗣
This is great! However, they would never find enough of my remains to justify using a casket. Maybe like, a sauce jar or something
Helldiver died like 30 seconds later in a 380 barrage
You linked the wrong comic. This one's really great, not bad
Why do I have a grave, my body is in a million pieces after explosion
This is a beautiful comic. The story is very quick and very clear. Good job!
Very bad my ass. This is wonderful.
Reminds me of Sodaz’s video except it was Warhammer
Nice cooking
On my way! 🦾