Helldivers 2 Is Finally Getting a Minigun and Other Fan-Requested Weapons as Part of the Jungle-Themed Python Commandos Warbond

Helldivers 2 is yet getting a minigun and different weapons fans person long-called for arsenic portion of the jungle-themed Python Commandos Warbond.

Due retired December 2, the Python Commandos Premium Warbond adds caller armor and weapons to Arrowhead’s explosive third-person enactment game. As good arsenic the caller minigun, which Helldivers 2 has been crying retired for since launch, the warbond includes a chainsword and a occurrence dog.

But it’s the minigun that’s the prima here, and this, coupled with the jungle taxable rekindles memories of the archetypal Predator movie, successful which Jesse Ventura fired a minigun called ‘Old Painless’ astatine hapless force soldiers arsenic good arsenic a Yautja, portion uttering the iconic line: “I ain't got clip to bleed.”

Of course, if you’re warring backmost against the Automatons, possibly Helldivers 2’s caller minigun volition springiness disconnected Terminator 2 vibes. After all, Arnold Schwarzenegger was partial to the occasional minigun, wasn’t he? At slightest helium kept those cops alive.

In a station connected the PlayStation Blog, Katherine Baskin, Social Media and Community Manager astatine Arrowhead, leaned into the agelong overdue accomplishment of the minigun with a fun, in-universe connection to players:

“The Ministry of Defense received thousands of requests from squad commanders for a minigun and we’re excited to yet springiness our Helldivers entree to the M-1000 Maxigun! Belt-fed with ultra-high ammo capacity, this 1 is definite to marque those bugs bleed."

The AX/FLAM-75 “Guard Dog” Hot Dog, meanwhile, is simply a drone equipped with a flamethrower “to overgarment your foes successful the fires of state earlier returning to your backpack to refuel.” And past there’s the CQC-9 Defoliation Tool, which precise overmuch looks similar a chainsword that the Emperor of the grimdark 41st millennium would o.k. of.

The caller superior limb is simply a operation battle firearm and grenade launcher called the AR/GL-21 One-Two. “Heavy to wield, but the harm dealt is dense too, making your superior slot much versatile than ever with 2 guns successful one,” Arrowhead explained. cheque retired images of each the caller weapons successful the slideshow of screenshots, below.

The armor, too, leans into the Predator vibes. The RS-20 Constrictor airy armor acceptable is the authoritative azygous for the League of Patriotic Arm Wrestlers, “so it’s guaranteed to springiness your squad bigger and much rippling biceps to intimidate the enemy.” Arrowhead! You lad of a bitch!

And here’s a amusive Rambo reference: “but if you’re carrying the team, possibly you request the RS-40 Best of Prey: a dense armor acceptable patterned aft legendary Helldiver, Ronald Mambo and his famously almighty and burly physique.”

Both of these armors are equipped with the Rock Solid passive, which makes your Helldiver much steadfast against staggering and ragdolling attacks.

You’ll besides person 2 capes and coordinating subordinate cards available: Foe Rent Asunder, which is pre-tattered to springiness a battle-worn appearance, and Mark of the Constrictor, for Helldivers "who strangle retired immoderate anti-democratic behaviour they encounter." Lovely stuff.

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