Helldivers 2 leaks reveal screenshot of the illuminated tripod in the game

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Helldivers 2 is preparing for the arrival of the Illuminate, as screenshots of the game’s giant Illuminate tripods have been leaked.
Dataminer IronS1ghts publishes screenshots from the game showing an enemy type called Sentinel, describing its movements as fluid and animal-like.
Sentinels are also said to have various laser attacks that players can use to prevent their eyes from being damaged.

Helldivers 2 has been preparing for the impending arrival of the Illuminati for some time now. Ever since the creation of the great purple black hole in the galaxy, fans have theorized that something big and evil is about to creep through, namely a new faction in the form of the Illuminati. We know from leaks that Arrowhead is preparing for an Illuminati attack on Super Earth (if the Automatons don’t get them first), but we’re still waiting to see what our mysterious attackers actually look like.

Luckily, reputable Helldivers 2 dataminer IronS1ghts managed to get us a few in-game screenshots of one of the Illumiinate enemy types. In a new post on the HelldiversLeaks subreddit, IronS1ghts posted two in-game images of an enemy called the Sentinel, or “Tripod” as players call it. In the original Helldivers, this enemy type was about the same size as a typical Helldiver, but this time around they are much, much bigger.

From the two screenshots, you can see that these beasts are absolutely massive, possibly even bigger than the Gallen Titans, making them the biggest beast in the game. The screenshots aren’t the best quality, but they are the very first of the Sentinel actually roaming around in Helldivers 2, and the image of the Sentinel running through the mist looks like it was ripped straight out of War of the Worlds. These posts tend to get taken down pretty quickly, so check them out now while you can.

Helldivers 2 dataminers reveal details about Sentinels’ weapons and movement

Helldivers 2 soldier on a dusty orange planet

IronS1ghts has seen them in the game and also knows how these giant beasts behave. First of all, they claim that Sentinels have a unique type of weapon, as each of them fires a laser beam from their eye. This laser beam can be fired horizontally, vertically, or “erratically” depending on the situation, which sounds like a pretty ominous threat. Players can stop these lasers by destroying the eye and dodging the resulting electricity.

IronS1ghts also explains that these Sentinels move rather oddly, as their animation is “very fluid” and not very robotic as one might assume, but rather acts “more like a giant animal.” Those familiar with the Illuminati from the original Helldivers speculate that this could be due to the faction’s biological technology, or it could simply be because they aren’t ready for release yet. Let’s hope we don’t have to wait too long to find out.