Last week, Helldivers 2 made a surprise appearance at The Game Awards to announce the imminent invasion of the Illuminate. What ensued after was a weekend of fierce fighting that saw Helldivers return to the game in droves, and the Illuminate were eventually completely wiped out.
We know for a fact that Super Earth's enemies have a habit of returning in force though, which we saw from the brief eradication of the Automatons earlier this year. It was just a matter of figuring out exactly when the Illuminate would come back swinging, but it turns out they've recovered from their bruising a lot quicker than anticipated.
On the same day that saw Helldivers completely wipe out the Illuminate on Calypso, the faction has now returned to assault Genesis Prime. In a new Major Order, all Helldivers are now ordered to descend upon Genesis Prime to destroy the "limited" number of Illuminates in an attempt to complete the eradication process.
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