Helldivers 2 finally introduced the Illuminate in the Omens of Tyranny update announced at The Game Awards. Almost immediately, Helldivers from all over the galaxy converged on the old enemy and pushed them back, however, more incursions have been popping up daily. Along with the Voteless and Overseers, the enemy has been wreaking havoc with their towering Harvesters.
Helldivers 2 was once an uplifting and collaborative live-service gem, but since launch, the community has become a hotbed of outrage.
The giant tripods reminiscent of War of the Worlds are armed with shield barriers and long-range lasers, making them devastating in urban environments. However, what players are most concerned about is how they got their names. What exactly are the Harvesters harvesting? While it may simply be a callback to H.G. Wells' creations, players have some theories.
In War of the Worlds, the tripods literally harvested human blood to terraform Earth. Over on the Helldivers subreddit, Be_Good_To_Others posed the question to the community, which had some reasonable as well as ridiculous answers.
"They're repurposed Illuminate farming tools clearly," said one comment. Another player agreed, saying, "That would actually make some sense considering that they were advanced...
