helldivers-2-meridia-destroyed-illuminate-wait-01.jpg?width=1920&height=1920&fit=bounds&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp

Remember the Illuminate? Those alien lads from the first Helldivers that everyone was convinced would come rushing into Helldivers 2 through that black hole the forces of Super Earth turned Meridia into a few months ago. Well, it looks like they’ve just briefly made a cameo on the game’s map.

As spotted by players on Reddit, a section of the lower portion of the Galactic map briefly turned purple yesterday, suggesting that it was under the control of force which wasn’t the Automatons or the Terminids, before returning to normal.

Naturally, folks could only come to one conclusion - the Illuminate popped in, and they’re apparently fans of hide and seek. Especially since at least one of the occupied sectors looks to have shown what looks a lot like the Illuminate’s logo when highlighted.

Read more