There’s A Chance The Automatons Unleash Helldivers 2’s Worst Enemies Yet

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As progresses and sees more updates to both help and harm Helldivers, the Automatons may be about to unleash the worst enemy yet. already has a handful of powerful enemies in both factions, like the Bile Titan or Hulk that strike fear in the hearts of players. Many of these tough enemies are heavily armored units that are not easy to kill but can easily kill Super Earth's Helldivers. Luckily, new weapons and timely balance changes have helped lessen the strain that harder difficulties were causing.

has introduced its fanbase to its method of releasing new content, which currently consists of Major Orders and new Warbonds. Warbonds are given once a month and contain three new weapons, armor sets, as well as a new grenade and booster. Major Orders arise as decided by the Game Master, and so far have given access to the new mech Exosuit Stratagem, and theorized to be introducing the flying Terminid unit called a Shrieker.

Based on the direction the Automaton sector moves each time a new one is unlocked, it's been theorized that the robotic force istrying to reach the planet Cyberstan. Cyberstan is the world where the majority of Super Earth's Cyborgs, the enemy faction of the original game, live. The Automatons are suspected of being Cyborgs who were able to escape Super Earth and then fully convert to robots while creating their massive army. Now their apparent goal is to free their brethren trapped on Cyberstan and, in the process, possibly release the worst unit yet into their ranks.

One enemy expected to be released by this liberation effort is the Hound, a Cyborg enemy type from the original game. Hounds in were small robotic dogs that spawned in swarms. They were equipped with light armor and were easy to kill. However, they do a considerable amount of damage and could perform a charging attack that would knock a Helldiver prone, leaving it to be an easy kill for others. Hounds were also the fastest enemy unit and experts at tracking signs of Helldiver activity.