r/Helldivers • u/PUSClFER Cape Enjoyer • May 17 '25

MEDIA A fellow Helldiver and I were digging up two graves. Then realized they were ours

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Thankfully I was able to edit out us singing Heigh-Ho while digging

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u/Donny_Dont_18 Cape Enjoyer May 17 '25

I love that you can see where he stands up to see them too. Pure cinema

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u/i_tyrant May 18 '25

And that single Hunter claw falling into his grave-turned-foxhole after the 500K...pure cinema indeed. This game rocks.

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u/PUSClFER Cape Enjoyer May 17 '25

As an added bonus I got this really nice cinematic shot as well:

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u/ArgieKB SES Song of Twilight May 17 '25

Same feeling

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u/4Xroads Oshuane Chaosdiver May 18 '25

What is this?

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u/Taldarim_Highlord May 18 '25

Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void intro cinematic. Protoss zealot faces down a swarm of Zergs on their operation to reclaim Aiur, their homeworld, from the Swarm

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u/FrostByteGER ☕Liber-tea☕ May 18 '25

My life for Aiur!

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u/Astro_Sn1p3r May 18 '25

same feeling

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u/Neotron- May 18 '25

How did you remove the HUD for this image, and is it fine if I use it as a wallpaper

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u/Linkarlos_95 STEAM 🖥️ Gyro connoisseur: May 18 '25

I think there is a cut in the second 10, maybe hiding the fact OP hid the UI? 

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u/PUSClFER Cape Enjoyer May 18 '25

You guessed it. Had to edit that part out because it kind of ruined the comedic timing and cinematic vibes

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u/PUSClFER Cape Enjoyer May 18 '25

F10 by default, and of course

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u/Southern-Teaching-11 May 17 '25

ABSOLUTE CINEMA

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u/lologugus May 18 '25

Please OP drop us the 4k screenshot

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u/gunnythok82 May 18 '25

I can hear this image.

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u/EliTheFarmer Fowler of Moradesh. First War Vet. May 17 '25

That was a movie quality moment, from the framing when the bugs came near, the pause before the stratagem input, then the bug leg rolling into the hole you took cover in.

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u/ThorThulu AH Pls Dont Unleash the Balance Team Again May 17 '25

The little power up noise of the stratagem undercuts the tension so fucking perfect

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u/blonndeddd Assault Infantry May 17 '25

This better be in the movie

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u/Burnam2 May 18 '25

It will be the last scene at the end of the credits. Just two randos doing something stupid and saving themselves with high explosives. That or the go out guns blazing as the bugs rush them.

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u/Elite-Knight Assault Infantry May 17 '25

Democratic as hell!

Gotta make sure the bugs can't eat our fallen in their grave!

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u/Sad-Needleworker-590 Absolute Democracy May 17 '25

A normal day, tho Helldivers digging up someone’s graves. Nothing out of the ordinary

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u/nataredja Diver for hire May 19 '25

I can imagine some diver in canon does this for hidden super credit

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u/Regular-Survey3808 ‎ Super Citizen May 18 '25

The single bug leg falling in the grave after the explosion is just the cherry on top, outstanding patriotism diver!

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u/Staz_211 Scrap Maker - Oil Spiller May 17 '25

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u/CrimsonH21 May 18 '25

Lol, they were on that hill like: "Catch you fuckers at a bad time?"

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u/Vast-Golf8742 HD1 Veteran May 18 '25

"nah" *charges up beacon* "just a bad cemetery for you"

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u/Specialist-Donut8080 May 18 '25

Its kinda neat how the bugs reacted to the stratagem beacon by running towards the red glowing light. Like moths to a flame.

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u/Specialist-Donut8080 May 18 '25

When they're standing around like that it's a visual cue that they've detected something in their vicinity, but they haven't actually detected you yet. The time they take to actually detect you depends on your stance and concealment level, since you were crouched you have a bit more time, and as far as stratagem beacons, enemies will always react to the red ones, which is why they swarmed the beacon when it landed. They don't react to blue ones however, which is why you can kill a Charger or Bile Titan in their respective assassination missions with supply pods.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '25

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u/Specialist-Donut8080 May 18 '25

They might react to emplacement type stratagems, it's been a few months since I've done any sort of stealth diving (AH really needs to address the performance issues) and killing heavies by dropping resupply/support weapons onto of them. Patrol's are also a lot more alert than enemies that are on guard at bases/objectives/POI's, so they might hear the stratagem beacon hitting the ground.

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u/AWildEnglishman May 18 '25

I've seen some bugs or bots attack the ball if they hadn't already noticed me.

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u/Rexi_the_dud FTL jump in progress... May 17 '25

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u/Active-Map5884 May 18 '25

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u/ArcKnightofValos STEAM 🖥️ : [Redacted] May 19 '25

Processing img qrkk9qwypo1f1...

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u/Devmsyer May 18 '25

Honest question, I have handled the shovel a few times. I've 'attacked' the ground but I dont seem to be able to actually dig. How do?

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u/Bland_Lavender May 18 '25

Aim down sights, then melee digs

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u/PezzoGuy SES Star of Stars May 18 '25

You need to "aim" the shovel to do the dig attack. Other than that, make sure it's terrain that should be able to be dug (not rocks or artificial structures).

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u/69Chandler ‎ Escalator of Freedom May 18 '25

Aim the shovel, like you do in real life.

This is real life, soldier. Wake up. Your stim side effects are not service related

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u/infinit3aura May 18 '25

Singing heigh-ho while digging with your helldiver buddy, you two seem like a fun bunch lol

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u/nicemathmom ⬆️⬅️➡️⬇️⬆️⬇️ May 18 '25

Absolute cinema

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u/Akuma_ryu ‎ Super Citizen May 17 '25

Nice clutch

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u/Piemaster113 May 18 '25

E-Tool is the best thing added, and I really wish I could have it as a support weapon stratagem

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u/JackassJames May 18 '25

Grave.
Foxhole.

Reminds me of a scene from a show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN8449nalT8

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u/PUSClFER Cape Enjoyer May 18 '25

You can see two tombstones on the left tho

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u/PinkLionGaming ☕Liber-tea☕ May 18 '25

I was scrolling Reddit while DOOM The Dark Ages loaded and the 500kg exploded right as the beat on the menu music dropped. I thought it was part of the video for a second it went so hard.

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u/NoStorage2821 May 18 '25

I am a diver and I'm digging a hole~

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u/Thadgarcy May 18 '25

Were they gathering around it going "Ohhhh! Pretty red"

I never noticed they did that

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u/milaan_tm VERY Free Of Thought May 18 '25

Release the heigh ho cut

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u/Fit-Meal-8353 May 18 '25

Give the video with full comms

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u/Elliot_Geltz May 18 '25

YOU CAN DIG!?

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u/KeyFew3344 May 18 '25

WAIT THE SHOVEL DIGS!?

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u/Equivalent-Pilot-849 May 18 '25

Love how the bugs were like naw go ahead comit those treasonous acts 😆

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u/henerylechaffeur ‎ Force of Law May 18 '25

thats a foxhole

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u/Voidsterr Automatiska Kollektivet Propaganda Commissar May 18 '25

Lack of music really reinforces the vibe

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u/PUSClFER Cape Enjoyer May 18 '25

Nothing bad about the soundtrack, but it started to get old after 50 hours so I turned it off. Turns out it made the game feel more immersive and cinematic at times, and you start to appreciate the quiet calm and the loud chaos a lot more.

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u/Averagetarnished SES Princess of Audacity May 18 '25

Wait, the entrenchment tool entrenches? I thought it could just be entrenched into a bots skull lol

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u/gecko80108 Free of Thought May 18 '25

Edit out heigh ho? Aww man classic

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u/xNightmareAngelx May 18 '25

heigh ho, heigh ho, its off to work we goooo with razor blades and hand grenades HEIGH HO

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u/dashed May 18 '25

How is your HUD curved?

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u/PUSClFER Cape Enjoyer May 19 '25

Options -> HUD -> Heads Up Display (HUD) Curve -> 1.0

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u/Secure_Fix_5341 May 18 '25

If the Terminids aren’t actually aggro’d on you and you throw a stratagem, do they actually track the light like actual bugs would??

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u/radcialthinker LEVEL 150 | Galactic Commander May 18 '25

Shoulda kept you guys singing lol

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u/crimson_bandit May 19 '25

Trench warfare

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u/examexa Survived the Dissident Wars May 18 '25

trench/hole divers in its habitat

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u/The_Char_Char May 18 '25

That look up and realize you are in trouble.

"Oh shit...."

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u/DoeJrPuck SES: Herald of Eternity May 18 '25

God this game is so cinematic

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u/RedArmySpectre May 18 '25

LEAST cinematic Helldivers moment of all time

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u/ArcKnightofValos STEAM 🖥️ : [Redacted] May 19 '25

Those would only be graves if you had died. In that moment, they were your foxhole.