The Mysterious Illuminate Lore and Technology 

I’m reporting you to my local democracy officer

I feel like they might come back right as we invade cyberstan

Y’all better have the electric proof armor because it going to save us

As someone who fought the illuminates in HD1. I always felt that for all the advancements they have, the illuminate always felt kinda cult like. It was bad enough that they shoot lightning and that were blue. But they also took in Super earth traitors. I would love to see those bottom feeding cultist squids come back. I really do as I have a score to settle with them. Them becoming more desperate cultists wont stop me from blasting them with a bomb.

The strider IMO looks heavily inspired by the Tripods "War of The Worlds" Wouldn't be surprised if they had the same laser attack as them.

10:46 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -Arthur C. Clarke

I think you forgot to mention the wall generator that made you explode yourself with your own rpg and isolated you from your friends. Over all, very nice video man.

I heard that supposedly the Illuminate Tripod has foghorn sounds associated with it? Straight-up War of the Worlds 2005.

the monster at 12:06 to me feels like it would be about devastator size, maybe smaller and would get summoned by the summoner

These things look properly eldritch. Also, I can see they drew some inspiration from Gene-Stealer Cults from 40K. Anyway, can wait to see my team get turned into red mist against the new striders. If their guns work like that walker tank from Umbara, where it just arcs between fools and vaporizes them, that would be fucking awesome.

Illuminati confirmed

We defeated them once, and we'll do it again

I actually really want to see the outcome of what would have happened if humanity decided not to throw hands with every species in the galaxy and actually come to an alliance with them! But then The automatons technically wouldn’t exist though right…? Cuz the only reason they are around was because of super earth wanting to throw hands… Still, would be interesting to see what would have changed!

Where is the wall summoner?

Cutting edge warbound going to come in clutch. My 95 percent arc resistance going to come in clutch!!!

Video title had my hand shaking trying to dial my democracy officer hotline

What were the dudes that created the energy walls? Sucked ass when you had walls stopping everything but energy blasts.

Thank you grandfather

Helldivers is heavily based of starcraft, terminids = zerg / tyranids / bugs (starship troopers) super earth = terrans illuminate = protoss and i guess automatons are basicly mechanicus from 40k so instead of saying everything is nanobots, its probably psychic energy like every ancient alien race has....

I like how the - *Redacted by the ministry of truth* - returning are the future space version of something that didn’t happen in China in 1989

How can he forget the obelisks??

I can't help but compare the observer to the observer. I mean.. starcraft one. They have roughly same shape, both are detectors and are invisible. Only difference is starcraft observers for some reason are MASSIVE

4:53 wow I mean that really dose look like I’ve seen it somewhere before? It’s ok it will come to me eventually no need to Zerg the comments section.

They looked like a Covenant / Elite from Halo mixed with some Tyrranid from WH40K With maybe the whole War of the Worlds teipod

Illuminate may be advance, but they aren’t advance enough to outsmart bullets

I really like the idea that the illuminate, seeing that their tech failed them, have turned to faith and have been spending the last 100 years preparing to take on humanity once again. I believe that the reason the bots and bugs attacked st onde is because of the illuminate coordinating them.

That new strider reminds me of war of the worlds

With all the lighting stuff the cutting edge armor will finally be useful.

I would deffo like more enemies that have guns like grunt soldiers

So the illuminates are going full Tryrranid ? Nice

Helldivers 2. -Pest control -Commie bot stompers -Magician-scientists slayer -Pilot? (If we did this? We'd be op.)

Why is grandson Jimmy too curious about our vile enemy?

I'm lowkey guessing they are gonna come out of the Meridia black hole. Also, it would be cool to get psionic weaponry.

These protos… I mean illuminate units look scary

The illuminate war of the worlds cant defeat humanity if humanity defeats itself

Illuminates were trivially easy to defeat

illuminates: NANOBOTS SON

Humanity will never be defeated by some disgusting squids!

Now I DONT want them added to Helldivers 2

Lol i dont get it why people make the illuminates from hd1 as if theyre the apocalypes of humanity Theyre literally the easiest faction among all three and theyre mostly gimmicky and uses tricks rather than brute force and numbers The only threatening unit the illmuninates have are the ones with mind control

That thumbnail is getting you executed

We defeated the pm on hd1 we defeat them again

Treason 😊

W video

I’m guessing the illuminate lost as they have a small army size

this propagandist right here, democracy officer.

It would be cool if the illusionist can mind control a player to attack other players

SPOILER ........... The possible Illuminate Strider design looks like the walkers in War of the Worlds remake.

Stop making so many jokes bro you’re not funny just say the lore and go

what are you talking about. the illuminate were the easiest faction in hd 1 they always died first

Need more helldivers content from you bro 🔥 you got the sauce

2:14 Put bluntly, I find it very hard to believe that Super Earth actually defeated The Illuminate during the First Galactic War. We know for a fact that we defeated the Terminids and put them in the Element-710 Farms and we also know for a fact we defeated the Cyborgs given the state of Cyberstan. What happened to The Illuminate though? They just vanished? That's not like Super Earth at all. So, what really happened? I suspect that after defeating the Terminids and the Cyborgs, Super Earth was out of steam and conflict with The Illuminate had ground to a stalemate. The Illuminate undeniably had superior technology and likely did not commit their entire force to the conflict for reasons unknown. How could a diminished Super Earth have won? Here's what The Ministry Of Truth really does not want anyone to know... We did not defeat them, we instead brokered a truce with them. Super Earth lied to their citizens so to not lose face. I strongly suspect that the Dark Fluid we used on Meridia was not "liberated" from The Illuminate, it was a peace offering from them to Super Earth. Dark Fluid was never meant to be used as a weapon, it was meant to be used by Super Earth as a renewable energy source for the FTL systems, which is also technology we "liberated" from The Illuminate; likely another lie. Prior to the FTL Super Earth was using Alcubierre Drives on their ships, which we still use for shorter duration jumps around planetary orbits. Why did The Illuminate do this though? Why didn't they wipe out a weary Super Earth when they could have? I think the answer lies in their culture. The Illuminate are a naturally pacifist people and are deeply religious. They chose to give us the benefit of the doubt and gave us the means to pursue a less aggressive way. However… pacificism is seldom profitable, neither is a renewable energy source as opposed to Element-710. This will all come to a head now that Super Earth succeeded in collapsing Meridia into a black hole using a weaponised version of the same Dark Fluid given as a peace offering and gesture of faith. I think upon seeing what Super Earth has done The Illuminate will return, this time in full force, with the express goal of subduing Super Earth. There is no way that they will allow Super Earth to retain the ability to collapse planets and potentially shatter space-time, especially when they also have to share the blame because they chose to believe Super Earth could be better if shown another way.

they don't know about the indomitable human spirit.

Im fighting the Illuminate in HD 1 right now

Suddenly the Cutting Edge Warbond armour perk doesn’t seem that bad after watching this…

Ah so we struck first. No wonder they hate us. Also I think they're worshipping a god now which means... yep I think they got a buff and we'll be smitted into ash.

You’re gonna be seeing a lot of people wearing more of the lightning resistant armors once they release them

>Old as hell, allegedly superior species, mark of leadership is riding around in power scooters >Gets beaten up and has their social security credits stolen Why do people fear these guys?

This thumbnail and video has been reported to the democracy officer

Is… that the music from Prometheus? Lol

they better not alter MY controls and MY stratagem inputs because I wont be happy

The question how Helldiver in first galactic war won against this faction and Won against other 2 faction... In addition the number of Helldiver in HD 1 far less than current HD 2 right?

Tarnished is an amazing word to describe the new designs. Amazing video as usual! Keep up the good work of the science department of super earth!

13:02 This is some war of the worlds looking stuff

Two months later they are here

Oh god, that Railgun bearing child is learning to kick flip!

With advanced enough technology it is as if there using magic

12:55 brings me back a war of the worlds trauma...

Why do they look like the combine from half life 2

Am I the only person who thinks the Illuminate striders look like the Starcraft 2 Colossus?

Illuminate will be a paid DLC or bundled in a season/ battle pass

6:31 jokes on him I play both normal and inverted control