Last week, a Helldivers 2 leaker shared our first in-game look at the long-awaited Illuminate, squid-like aliens with technology far outclassing Super Earth's. There have been a lot of leaks regarding this alien civilisation since launch, so one leaker has put together a comprehensive list of every enemy type we know about thus far.
The first is the Observer, returning from the first Helldivers game. These are small scout units that alert other Illuminate to a player's presence—if you get caught, a swarm of Squ'ith will teleport to your location.
In the original game, the Observers were invisible until spotted.
We then have Ghouls, mutated enemies who attack you with their claws. Early leaks show them as giant hulking bruisers, but more recent datamined models see them at a similar size to the infantry.
Adept (or Mage) is a hovering Illuminate who might have similar mind control abilities to those in the original game, but not much is known about them yet. The Outcast are hooded Illuminate who have a gauntlet that fires laser beams—they look very similar to the Hunters in the first Helldivers. We then have the Summoner, who leakers believe will literally summon other...
