Helldivers 2 Lore - The Terminids

welcome back hell divers at the time of this recording I'm currently spreading democracy via the New termicide Missions ensuring that the termined threat won't get any closer to Super Earth of course that being said I do wonder what the termicide might do to the planets that we're using them on but let's stay on topic for now and learn more about the lore behind the terminats in the first game the terid or bugs as they were called are described as an ancient species that has evolved and survived for millions of years through natural selection it is unclear how sentient these creatures are but with the discovery of the hive Lord it is safe to assume that they do at least function off of a hive structure the technical term for this is usocial I believe that's the way you pronounce it which is a high level of organized sociality a hive mind mentality doesn't mean that all the bugs share the same single mind or that they can communicate to each other telepathically but rather that all of these creatures share the same innate characteristics and goals to take care of the hive the closest example I could find were to termites which have a surprisingly complicated cast system where there are workers Fighters queens and more similarly in Hell divers there are many different enemy types to the bugs that can be related to that cast system you have smaller and more inferior enemies like the scouts and vanguards that mainly have strength and numbers climbing the US sociality ladder we find stalkers Warriors and Elites which function as the bug's primary Soldiers the Impaler tank and Behemoth all serve as the bug's heavily armored units that are used in smaller numbers and of course the hive Lord itself which is said to burrow new tunnels into the crusts of the planets that it resides on this bug seems to be at the top of the social structure and commands Legions of units as it hides underneath the surface interestingly there is one more enemy unit though The Brood Commander which appears to have the ability to command other bugs again a hive mind does not mean that each bug does not have its own free will but rather that all members of The Hive have the same innate goal so perhaps The Brood Commander just holds a higher rank in that cast system and can make generalized decisions for others to follow it has never fully been discovered how exactly the bugs travel from one planet to another theorizing here a bit but if these bugs have been around for millions of years then perhaps before the great Wars these bugs spread throughout the Galaxy in a similar way that Barnacles do on a ship if they have evolved for such a long time then maybe they spread throughout hundreds of planets long before super Earth came into being these bugs have just been lying dormant on these planets evolving and growing in their own ways and now that superar has expanded to conquer the Galaxy we're now discovering them in Hell divers 2 the bugs have been renamed the terid obviously because of their name I use the real life social structure of the termites as an example for how these creatures may work some people have mentioned that the bugs and terid might be completely different creatures given their different looks and characteristics but as we've mentioned before the bugs have been known to evolve over millions of years additionally after the events of Hell divers superar imprisoned the remaining bugs to use them for resources at the start of Hell divers 2 we are told that the terminats have broken free from their camps where they are used to produce e710 the resource needed for faster than light travel additionally on some planets you can find the molted corpses of Hive Lords near termined nests further proving that the bugs have evolved into the terminats the terminats feature many unique enemies such as the scavenger Hunter and stalker taking up the lower ranks as general foot soldiers the Warriors Chargers and bile spewers are larger more formidable foes and of course the massive bile Titan interestingly enough The Brood Commander returns with a description that mentions it commands its Brethren with pheromone spores and shrieks it is also noted that it is known for its undeniable hatred of the right to vote and also as of late there have been sightings of flying termined units known as shers this actually connects with the recently implemented terminal control system missions those have seen great success in pushing back termined swarms as radioactive termicide is used to liberate entire planets albeit with some minor casualties along the way there is an ongoing Theory right now that the termicide while killing most bugs is also mutating others which is why we now see these new shrier enemies the terid are no laughing matter they may seem less dangerous than the Socialist automatons but given their strength and numbers it's easy to be swarmed by The Hive watch out as you spread democracy especially for those bios spewers who spread nasty anti-democratic toxins that will kill you and in an instant as always I'm sure there's pieces of lore from the first game or even small notes that I've missed in Hell divers 2 that you might know about if that's the case then let me know in the comments below at this point there's only one enemy faction remaining to cover but I might wait till they make their reappearance in Hell divers 2 so that the lore video can be more comprehensive but we'll see thanks for watching and as always go spread democracy f

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Length: 6min 11sec (371 seconds)

Published: Tue Mar 19 2024