Helldivers 2 Players Spot Cloaked Warships Above Automaton Planets

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Helldivers 2 players have spotted giant cloaked warships hovering in the sky above Automaton planets. While some assumed these were just Super Destroyers, screenshots of their silhouettes show that they're much, much bigger.

So far, they've just been ominously floating in the atmosphere, not interacting with us on the ground, but theories are bubbling about where this is all headed.

Troops have been attacked by blue lasers while on missions to liberate enemy worlds, a signature weapon of the aquatic Illuminate alien species. But another signature of theirs is cloaking tech, of which the ships appear to be using. So, some fans believe that they've been watching us from afar the whole time, it's just that we've only now begun to notice their presence.

The Illuminate are located south of Super Earth, so if they join the fold, it has long been assumed that they'll push from the south, filling out the empty space on the Galactic Map. But with them now potentially looming overhead in the Automaton section, who knows what'll happen?

Some are rightfully concerned that these warships will bring stratagems to the enemies, allowing them to turn the tables on us and fire off their own orbital strikes while also calling in advanced weaponry. "Oh fu**, oh please, for the love of democracy Joel, don't give the Automatons stratagems," one player commented.

Some fans believe that the new cloaked ships will bring about space combat and boarding missions.

Perhaps an alliance against Super Earth is forming and the Illuminate are helping the Automatons. However, some screenshots show the cloaked ships firing red lasers. It's unclear if they're shooting at us or the Automatons. Of course, the Automatons may have discovered cloaking tech for themselves and these are their ships fighting in the skies, perhaps on their way to liberate Cyberstan and free their creators, the Cyborgs.

We just don't know yet, but warships are hiding among the stars and stalking us. That in itself is terrifying,