Highlights
- Helldivers 2 is refocusing on monthly warbonds to keep content meaningful and engaging for players, starting with the Viper Commandos Warbond.
- Potential crossovers with iconic sci-fi franchises like Killzone , Horizon: Zero Dawn , Mass Effect , Dead Space , and Doom could bring exciting new weapons and armor to the game.
- Introducing characters like the Helghast, Automatons, Reapers, Isaac Clarke, and Doom Slayer could add fresh challenges and excitement to the ongoing galactic war in Helldivers 2 .
The core idea of a live-service game is to keep players engaged by throwing new content their way over time. Helldivers 2, while enjoying a massive launch a few months back, is now seeing its player count dwindle because of a lack of new content. Those who have been playing since launch are now burned out because of grinding the same missions.
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Hence, developer Arrowhead Game Studios has decided to spend more time on the monthly warbonds to make their content meaningful. This starts with the Viper Commandos Warbond, which clearly takes a lot of ideas from the 1987 Predator film with its macho-masculine jungle camo outfits. The new thematic approach is interesting because it opens up new doors for crossovers with other games. There are several critically acclaimed science-fiction hits out there, and it would be a wonder if Helldivers 2 manages to bring in its weapons, armor, etc.
5 The Helghast (Killzone)
Unflinching in the Face of Adversity
With the Killzone franchise shelved for the past decade, the best Sony Interactive Entertainment can do is consider green-lighting a crossover with Helldivers 2. The Helghast, in particular, would fit right into the setting. Forcefully relocated for refusing to live under the ISA rule, the Killzone games taught a crucial lesson: not every person fighting for freedom is a terrorist. On that note, it would only be natural for some people on Super Earth to stop listening to the Ministry of Truth. It is all propaganda anyway.
The Helghast have some of the most iconic armor designs in history: ranging from the trench coat and gas mask in the early installments to the technologically advanced gear in the latter games. Some of their weapons, such as the M82 assault rifle and the StA-3 light machine gun, would also be a welcome addition to the armory.
The B-08 Light Gunner and CE-27 Ground Breaker armor sets in Helldivers 2 are the closest players can get to feeling like the Helghast.
4 The Machines (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
Transforming Beasts (& Bugs) Into Automaton Bots
The Automatons were originally created by the Cyborgs from the first Helldivers game as the next step in their evolution. They are entirely mechanical beings that no longer require human volunteers to manipulate their bodies with machines and technology. They are still based on humans, which begs the question of why the bot fabricators in Helldivers 2 cannot terraform other living beings such as the Terminids to create beast-like robots. If the Automatons were to do that, it would be a great opportunity for the Sony-owned Horizon franchise to do a major crossover in Helldivers 2.
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Some Terminid enemies are already featured as machines in the Horizon games, and that too, with the same names. The Stalker, for example, can turn completely invisible before attacking. There is also the Charger which can ram its targets at high speeds. There are several more machines from the Horizon bestiary that can cross over. The Ravager, for one, would be an excellent addition. Equipped for ranged and melee combat thanks to its mounted guns and sharp claws, imagine an Automaton robot beast charging you on all fours.
3 Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
Ending the Cycle of Destruction, Again
It is hard to talk about potential science-fiction crossovers without mentioning the Mass Effect franchise. Featuring a range of iconic weapons and armor with unique passives, there is a lot of potential here to make fans happy in Helldivers 2. With an all-new Mass Effect 4 in the works, it would perhaps be an opportunity to bring back Commander Shephard to take command in the ongoing galactic war for survival.
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It would also be worth pointing out that the Reapers from the Mass Effect trilogy bear some similarities to the rumored Illuminate faction in Helldivers 2. Both are highly advanced aliens stranded in another dimension, looking for a way back. The Ministry of Science could even utilize Illuminate technology to give players a form of biotic implants to create shield barriers and such.
2 Isaac Clarke (Dead Space)
Plasma Cutting Terminid Limbs Like Butter
What happened to the USG Ishimura will unlikely happen to players' Super Destroyers. The unique killing mechanics of Dead Space, though, do make for a comfortable crossover in Helldivers 2. Targeting limbs is one of the many ways to beat most enemies like the 
Brood Commander and the 
Devastator . Including new enemies inspired by Dead Space that encourage players to target specific limbs, not just rain bullets, would certainly freshen up the Helldivers 2 bestiary.
In addition, the iconic Plasma Cutter from Dead Space needs to make an appearance in Helldivers 2. The energy-based mining tool fires precision shots that slice through light enemies. Considering the existence of mining colonies in the Helldivers lore, it reasons that they are using something similar to extract minerals. Furthermore, any of the various RIGs worn by Isaac Clarke would be a welcome addition to the armory. That as well as the latter weapons such as the pulse and plasma rifles.
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1 Doom Slayer (Doom)
Putting the Hell in Helldivers
With the ongoing galactic war that has taken the lives of thousands of fellow divers, no one but the Doom Slayer would qualify as the perfect one-man army to defend Super Earth. The main protagonist of the Doom franchise has traveled through hellish dimensions and back multiple times to lay waste to their nightmarish armies. His disdain for demonic invasions would greatly help fend off both the Automaton and Terminid factions.
What also makes the Doom Slayer a perfect crossover for Helldivers 2 is the role of Mars. The planet was the central point of demonic invasions in the Doom games, and where the training facilities are located to train new divers in Helldivers 2. Not to mention that his iconic shotgun and Praetor Suit would be a breath of fresh air in the armory. The 
SG-225 Breaker needs some competition, and something needs to be done about the lack of new armor designs.
