{"id":869033,"date":"2025-12-18T19:14:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Afkw5uCm8iq3PUcx7zfx2C"},"modified":"2025-12-18T19:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T19:14:26","slug":"helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Helldivers players saved the children, so Arrowhead Game Studios is making a donation to the Save the Children charity"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Earlier this week, Helldivers 2 were faced with a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/the-helldivers-now-have-to-choose-between-unlocking-a-sweet-new-stratagem-or-going-in-to-save-super-citizen-annes-hospital-for-very-sick-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrible choice<\/a>: A major order gave them the option of liberating the planet Marfark, which would grant access to a new strategem, or heading for Vernen Wells to save thousands of survivors trapped in Super Citizen Anne&apos;s Hospital for Very Sick Children\u2014with no discernible reward. Despite the promise of new ways to blow things up, massive armies of Helldivers drove on Vernen Wells, forgoing more &apos;splosions in favor of saving the kids\u2014and I think it&apos;s fair to say it was the right call.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since the Helldivers2 community chose to save the children, @arrowheadgs does the same,&#8221; Arrowhead COO Johan Pilestedt <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pilestedt\/status\/1801603873502638151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>. &#8220;We have made a donation to, well, Save the Children. Great job Divers!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:944px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:182.63%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"DHp92FdMxJNiytVoZaCJmH\" name=\"hell 9.png\" alt=\"Since the @helldivers2 community chose to save the children, @arrowheadgs does the same. We have made a donation to, well, Save the Children. Great job Divers! https:\/\/donate.savethechildren.org\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"944\" height=\"1724\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Johan Pilestedt)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Founded in 1919, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.savethechildren.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save the Children<\/a> is an international charity organization that raises money to improve the lives of children around the world through health care programs, educational opportunities, and crisis aid in war zones. The amount of the donation represents the number of children saved in the Vernen Well operation.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that Pilestedt pulled the trigger a little early: In a followup <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pilestedt\/status\/1801615341459505598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a> he said that Vernen Wells was actually sitting at 99%+ liberated, just barely short of the finish line. &#8220;I want to apologize to the team for my blunder,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Especially the marketing, community and game master teams that dreamt this up. Sorry friends, I&apos;ll do better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But an hour later, the job was done: Vernen Wells is at peace, and the children are saved!<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/unphased-by-promises-of-a-new-stratagem-helldivers-2-players-are-rallying-to-save-the-children-in-the-current-major-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GamesRadar<\/a>, there was a major propaganda push in the Helldivers subreddit urging players to go hard on Vernen Wells after the major order was issued. For some it was a narrative imperative: Helldivers are heroes, so it goes, and Helldivers players are nothing if not committed to the bit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1362px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:129.66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"fqw8QQgxPNF7UxVsfmi9zA\" name=\"hell 2.jpg\" alt=\"Helldivers 2 'Save the Children' meme\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1362\" height=\"1766\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: JuanTienda (Reddit))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1362px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:122.39%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"DGH2YsPYMmfYHY7R29m2JB\" name=\"hell 3.jpg\" alt=\"Helldivers 2 'Save the Children' meme\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1362\" height=\"1667\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Knightmare_memer (Reddit))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For some, curiosity was a factor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1362px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:91.34%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"dHKeixmF3GarQJyc5HSjeB\" name=\"hell 6.jpg\" alt=\"Helldivers 2 'Save the Children' meme\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1362\" height=\"1244\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: -Eqqsquizitine- (Reddit))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other players seemed to be more into it simply as a way to embrace the chaos:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1362px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:85.98%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"9CEGz65qtKTyUAUQB2HZPA\" name=\"hell 4.jpg\" alt=\"Helldivers 2 'Save the Children' meme\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1362\" height=\"1171\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: MasterPugKoon (Reddit))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1362px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:106.31%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"YTxz2Pmkq3j5HC6cmBMHiA\" name=\"hell 5.jpg\" alt=\"Helldivers 2 'Save the Children' meme\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity-4.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1362\" height=\"1448\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Caligaster (Reddit))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Naturally, there was a little pushback based on practical considerations, which I think is a reasonable argument to make. Maybe it could&apos;ve been framed a little differently, though.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1362px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:122.39%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"4ygUioeyK8xu4GWjWXz5kC\" name=\"hell 1.png\" alt=\"Helldivers 2 'Save the Children' meme\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity-1.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1362\" height=\"1667\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Due_Ad4133 (Reddit))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But in the end, the kids won the day, and while Helldivers aren&apos;t going to get any shiny new boom-booms out of it, they do seem quite happy with the outcome. Multiple threads on Reddit are praising the outcome and Arrowhead for delivering a worthy reward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was hoping we would get a little kid in a Helldiver&apos;s uniform on the ship after the MO just constantly praising us and showering us with passionate propaganda, but this is honestly the only thing I can think of that is in any way better,&#8221; redditor <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Helldivers\/comments\/1dfqndg\/comment\/l8kw621\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenju22<\/a> wrote. <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Helldivers\/comments\/1dfqndg\/comment\/l8kyj1g\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casual_apple134<\/a> noted with apparent wonder that &#8220;the simple, stupid fact that I put in more playtime in a chaotic-good effort to screw with AH&apos;s 3rd attempt to get us those mines, while &apos;saving the kids&apos;&#8230; Is actually helping irl kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, there are also more memes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1362px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:112.85%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"vTzAdu6Y294up72WBDzZsB\" name=\"hell 7.jpg\" alt=\"Helldivers 2 'Save the Children' meme\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity-5.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1362\" height=\"1537\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: KurnaKovite (Reddit))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some Helldivers players are following Arrowhead&apos;s example and making their own donations to Save the Children, and encouraging others to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Helldivers\/comments\/1dfs2ln\/operation_save_the_children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">do the same<\/a>. It&apos;s pretty fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>The children saved expressed their gratitude to the noble Helldiver heroes of Super Earth in a message shared via the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/helldivers2\/status\/1801634193941618808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helldivers 2 Twitter<\/a> account. &#8220;Dear Helldivers, thank you so much for saving us. They told us you made a lot of sacrifices (mines\/lives) to help us. We&apos;ll always be grateful. Now, we can grow up to become Helldivers too. With Liberty, the Very Sick Children of Super Citizen Anne&apos;s.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1920px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"FGg27JjCsvJZLX7scMraZW\" name=\"GQCwa_aWEAAxA_i.jpg\" alt=\"Tank you Helldivers\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity-6.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Arrowhead Game Studios (Twitter))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The good news for Helldivers is that the anti-tank mines they could&apos;ve acquired if they&apos;d gone for Marfark instead of Vernen Wells are still technically on the table: It&apos;ll take a hell of an effort (when I checked shortly after Pilestedt&apos;s message went up, the planet was less than 0.1% liberated with less than 24 hours remaining in the Major Order) but the Arrowhead COO said that if players can pull it off, &#8220;<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pilestedt\/status\/1801625047418667450\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which they never will<\/a>,&#8221; they&apos;ll save the kids <em>and<\/em> get the mines.<\/p>\n<p>As for what would&apos;ve happened if players had gone for the mines instead of the children, Arrowhead CEO <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsJorjani\/status\/1801611683003060390\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shams Jorjani<\/a> said that a donation would&apos;ve been made anyway\u2014just to someone else.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1138px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:45.87%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"q9epX495R7R2SupXXi6mmd\" name=\"hell 8.png\" alt=\"Well - the community decided the kids mattered more than some war critical munitions. I guess I'm tearing up that cheque to Raytheon &#038; Northrop Grumman :( #ThinkAboutTheMines @helldivers2\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity-2.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1138\" height=\"522\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Shams Jorjani (Twitter))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(I&apos;m pretty sure he&apos;s not serious.)<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week, Helldivers 2 were faced with a terrible choice: A major order gave them the option of liberating the planet Marfark, which would grant access to a new strategem, or heading for Vernen Wells to save thousands of survivors trapped in Super Citizen Anne&apos;s Hospital for Very Sick Children\u2014with no discernible reward. Despite the promise of new ways to blow things up, massive armies of Helldivers drove on Vernen Wells, forgoing more &apos;splosions in favor of saving the kids\u2014and I think it&apos;s fair to say it was the right call. &#8220;Since the Helldivers2 community chose to save the children, @arrowheadgs does the same,&#8221; Arrowhead COO Johan Pilestedt tweeted. &#8220;We have made a donation to, well, Save the Children. Great job Divers!&#8221; (Image credit:&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/helldivers-players-saved-the-children-so-arrowhead-game-studios-is-making-a-donation-to-the-save-the-children-charity\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":869034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,787],"class_list":["post-869033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-third-person-shooter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Helldivers players saved the children, so Arrowhead Game Studios is making a donation to the Save the Children charity | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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