Third-person co-op shooter Helldivers 2 has captured the hearts and minds of gamers world wide and the group that has shaped round it’s enthralling to observe. Gamers have totally surrendered to the sport’s humor and roleplay as troopers of Tremendous Earth who’re on the market squishing bugs, lighting up killer robots, and spreading managed democracy. They’re locked in a galactic conflict towards a lone developer at Arrowhead Sport Studios named Joel, who has delivered a dramatic conflict narrative crammed with the highs of rousing successes and the lows of crushing defeats.
Even now, gamers are taking again a cluster of planets from the bug-like Terminids in hopes of having the ability to use a weapon of mass destruction and get rid of them for good. A extra anxious subset of gamers fear {that a} victory over the bugs may really portend even worse issues, and as if that weren’t dangerous sufficient, the rattling bugs started sprouting wings earlier this week. Now, one participant is rising to fulfill the event and assist beaten-down helldivers all throughout the galaxy.
As first reported by IGN, their identify and title is Cranium Admiral .atasu, and in their very own phrases, “I’m that stage 50 man.” In accordance with their submit on the Helldivers 2 subreddit, they “like answering misery calls” as a result of after taking part in the sport for 200 hours, they solely acquire “SuperCreds and Democrating Liberty ofc.” You may’t make this shit up, of us.
.atasu solutions in-game SOS beacons, which is a Stratagem out there to gamers who want a serving to hand. When used, it pings gamers again on the galactic map on the dropships and permits them to hitch up. .atasu seems to answer these with some frequency and prioritizes finishing the primary goal for distressed squads.
“I’ll attempt to prevent from imminent hazard and lead you in direction of victory. If I see 3 dudes consistently dying right into a ineffective bug gap – I’ll head to the obj cleansing all locations of curiosity I come throughout and save all of the samples I see. After I’ll head to the extr. zone and name pelican-1. And I’ll let you know, ‘don’t fear, shuttle can wait until the top of the sport, you’ll be able to end every part you, don’t fear.’ And that’s true – shuttle will wait after touchdown.”
I imply, what a goddamn prince, am I proper? .atasu is Helldivers 2’s very personal “Let Me Solo Her.” In case the reference is misplaced on you, “Let Me Solo Her” was a participant in Elden Ring who rose to legendary standing in its group for aiding gamers in an non-compulsory late-game boss combat towards Malenia, who’s arguably the sport’s hardest combat and one of many hardest encounters FromSoftware has ever made. Very similar to the SOS Stratagem, gamers can summon others to assist them in most FromSoftware video games, and “Let Me Solo Her” particularly put their summoning tag by her boss combat door and insisted that they combat her alone. Upon being summoned, they’d usually emote to the summoner, suggesting they vacate the speedy space, after which take her on. Inside months, they’d defeated Malenia greater than 1000 occasions, and FromSoft even despatched them an precise sword to commemorate their standing.
Much like “Let Me Solo Her”, .atasu appears to be an skilled participant leveraging their power to assist others of their group. It’s candy, particularly contemplating how different gamers have taken the bit too far and turn into the very factor Helldivers 2 is mocking. .atasu appears to have run into this toxicity themself, noting that “being kicked proper after becoming a member of is sort of discouraging and dangerous expertise. You ask for assist, I attempt to take action..”
Y’all, cease being imply to .atasu and one another. We’ve bought democracy to unfold, and we will do it collectively.