Helldivers 2 players spot a new Automaton in robot broadcast

War is unpredictable and the Helldivers 2 Galactic War is no exception. So far in the game’s short lifecycle, we have seen new enemies appear without warning, secret armies being built, and even a black hole destroying a planet, this isn’t a game that allows you to rest on your laurels. One Helldiver was recently completing a mission to bring democracy to the galaxy and looks to have stumbled across a new enemy that could be coming to the game.

U/Armin_Studios took to Reddit to share an image of a new Automaton that was seen on the large screens during the Terminate Illegal Broadcast mission. This large robot is not an enemy in the game, and it looks like it could deal some damage.

They also dived deeper into what is shown on the screens, explaining what they saw saying “One of the images from the illegal broadcasts the automatons set up in occupied zones. There appears to be an image of an automaton machine of some kind that has yet to be witnessed on the battlefield. It seems to be large, like the Hulk, but far more skinny in its overall proportions with a silhouette akin to that of a devastator. Could this allude to the cyborg siege mech from the first galactic war? Given the factory striders exist, it is not beyond possibility that the automatons could build such machines”

U/Limit1997 noted that it looks like a recently released beta concept for an enemy that either never made it into Helldivers 2, or was redesigned. “That’s one of the old beta designs for the Automatons. A couple of weeks ago someone posted a link to the Artstation account of one of the artists that worked on Helldivers 2 showing the original concept art for the Automatons. One of the designs looked pretty similar to the Automaton pictured there.” U/DuncanConnell shared that it could be an unused design for the Warlord from Helldivers 1.

It does seem odd for Arrowhead Game Studios to include an image of an unused Automaton rather than one that is already in Helldivers 2, so it could be an early tease that a new enemy could be coming to the game in the future. We have already seen new enemy types added to the game post-release, with the Factory Strider being the most notable addition that the robot army built in secret while seemingly being eradicated from the galaxy.

New threats seem to emerge in Helldivers 2 at the most unexpected times, so it is possible that one day we could just see this enemy in a mission and be taken by surprise. So, it is crucial that you are always on your toes and remain equipped to deal with any enemy in front of you. To do this, we highly recommend checking out our Helldivers 2 best weapons guide and best armor guide so you can serve sweet Liber-tea to whatever the Automatons have planned next.