{"id":1067671,"date":"2026-01-21T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tWJBAGtSbLWvBmCdgx8HeK"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:31:01","slug":"it-was-down-to-the-wire-but-helldivers-2-players-are-celebrating-after-giving-the-illuminate-the-galactic-boot-on-calypso-though-ive-got-a-feeling-theyll-be-back-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/it-was-down-to-the-wire-but-helldivers-2-players-are-celebrating-after-giving-the-illuminate-the-galactic-boot-on-calypso-though-ive-got-a-feeling-theyll-be-back-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"It was down to the wire, but Helldivers 2 players are celebrating after giving the Illuminate the galactic boot on Calypso\u2014though I’ve got a feeling they’ll be back soon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Helldivers 2 introduced the Illuminate, recently\u2014aaand they’re gone. No, really. While the Illuminate definitely are in <\/em>Helldivers 2, you actually can’t fight them right now, because Super Earth’s finest gave them the boot so hard in Calypso that they’ve been stomped off the galactic map.<\/p>\n

The Major Order, which came alongside the surprise update Omens of Tyranny<\/a>, saw players defending the galaxy from an Illuminate attack on Calypso. Over 100,000 players leapt into action to do so\u2014a 24-hour peak that the game hasn’t seen since April\u2014and thoroughly trounced the invading force.<\/p>\n

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That’s not to say it wasn’t a close battle, though. If you’re unfamiliar with how defense campaigns work in Helldivers 2, it’s essentially a race. Players need to fill out their defense bar before the enemy’s offense bar completes. It came down to the last percentage point<\/a>\u2014as this graph, courtesy of helldiverscompanion<\/a> shows, Super Earth achieved its 100% defense score while the Illuminate was sat on 99%. The margin of error was razor-thin.<\/p>\n

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“Order has been restored to Calypso,” reads an in-game announcement celebrating the completion of the Major Order. “SEAF recon units will hunt down any remnants. As soon as they are located, they will be eradicated.”<\/p>\n

The community, meanwhile, is currently in full hoo-rah mode. “A HUNDRED YEARS WASTED,” roars a particularly liberty-drunk player on the game’s subreddit<\/a>, “GET THE F*CK OUT OF OUR GALAXY AND STAY OUT.” The memes, as one might imagine, are also coming out in full force. Helldivers do really have hands.<\/p>\n

Better luck next time, squid….<\/a> from r\/Helldivers<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n