Helldivers 2 CEO Warns Players: ‘J.O.E.L. is Coming for You’ – Just When You Thought the War Couldn’t Get More Intense

Something intriguing and possibly illuminative seems to be stirring in Helldivers 2’s Galactic War. Until now, the only adversaries have been the automatons, but there’s a sense that something bigger is looming. If you haven’t been paying attention lately, you might want to check out a recent warning from Arrowhead’s CEO, Shams Jorjani, because it could spell trouble.

In case you’ve missed the chatter, players have been noticing some odd happenings. These could very well be signs that we might be on the brink of a major shift in the game, perhaps something catastrophic like the Meridia black hole inching ominously closer to Super Earth. This speculation gains momentum as we near the game’s one-year anniversary on February 8—a perfect time for something monumental to unfold, wouldn’t you say?

What really has players on edge, though, came earlier this week when Jorjani left an intriguing comment on the game’s Discord server, making them feel like the war might soon escalate to challenging heights. “I just wanna give you folks big props for the DSS maneuver you did,” he shared, referring to the victories players scored against the jet brigade on Menkent and Lesath. “Brilliant move. J.O.E.L. is out to get you now.” If that doesn’t sound foreboding, I don’t know what does.

Naturally, this has sent folks over on Reddit into a frenzy, gearing up with war paint as they prepare for the anticipated incoming challenge, expected to hit any day now. Some have humorously speculated that Jorjani’s alluding to some massive Illuminate counterattack, akin to Davy Jones unleashing the Kraken.

In the meantime, one player’s taken a rather defiant stance, declaring, “Cry me a river, J.O.E.L. If your jet brigade didn’t want to be demolished, why did they go up in smoke so amusingly?”

Helldivers 2’s devoted fans have recently been armed with more than just a portable hellbomb thanks to the latest warbond—shovels have now been added to their arsenal of goodies. So, while there might be a formidable threat from J.O.E.L on the horizon, they’re well-equipped and ready to face whatever comes their way.