Helldivers (Military Corps)

"Our pride, the Helldivers are the scalpel of the military might of Super Earth, young men and women are drafted from the regular army corps to do their part in the unrestful galaxy that is set on destroying Super Earth."Helldivers are dropped into battle using the iconic Hellpods, shock-absorbing tubes that break the atmosphere at extreme velocities only to crack the ground when they open to reveal their heroic cargo." - Encyclopedia Description
== The Helldiver Corps ==
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The Helldivers are one of the main military branches of the Super Earth Armed Forces, acting as the SEAF's elite unit, responsible for defending and spreading the ideals of Super Earth against intergalactic threats at all costs. Extremely well trained and exceptionally equipped, Helldivers are sent deep behind enemy lines through the use of the ingenious 'Hellpod', shock absorbing pods launched directly from orbiting Super Destroyer ships. 
Once their Hellpods land, they are expected to accomplish their objectives while disrupting / eliminating hostile presence on the planet as much as possible by spreading the glorious ideals of democracy and completing side objectives to support the larger war effort, all in the name of securing planets in the interest of Super Earth and spreading Managed Democracy to their current inhabitants. Unwavering, they are always heavily outnumbered and outgunned, with only 4 to a squad against hundreds of foes with entrenched and fortified positions, all of which the brave Helldivers are more than prepared to deal with. In the event that a Helldiver give their life in battle, more Helldivers are ready to drop into hell once more to replace their fallen ally.
Thankfully, Super Earth ensures that the Helldivers are at least well equipped fodder. Every single one is armed with weapons and armor of the highest quality that Super Earth engineers are able to offer. Helldivers are also able to call in the most powerful tool they have in their arsenal: Stratagems. Stratagems are a key part of every Helldiver mission; by calling them in through the use of programmable and easily thrown beacons, Divers are provided a wide array of support weapons and utilities (such as weaponized drones), artillery bombardments (orbital and otherwise), Eagle Fighter close air support, and much more. Our brave Helldivers live and die by their use of stratagems; one properly aimed artillery strike or a desperately needed autocannon can easily turn the tide of an otherwise hopeless battle.
In Super Earth society, Helldivers are hailed as venerated heroes, and the fallen as martyrs for Super Earth. Citizens who excitedly join the Super Earth Armed Forces, out of a sense of patriotism and a desire to protect others, have the chance to be drafted into the Helldiver Corps, which is viewed as an immense honor. 
Ready against all odds, you are the last line of offense against all of those that oppose liberty and democracy!
===Helldiver Contract of Employment===
In Helldivers 2, a contract of employment is displayed on large, black plaques in the Graduation Chamber, near the end of the tutorial. The entry is free to read here. You are heavily encouraged to spend at least one second familiarizing yourself with its contents. 
==Detailed Statistics==
This section contains information specific to Helldivers and how the player character behaves in that game. The choice to keep this section is to honor legacy content on the wiki.
Name 	Health	Health	Constitution	Constitution	Armor 	Armor	Armor	Shield 	Shield 	Shield 	Shield
Name 	Base 	Decay 	Base 	Decay 	Location	Min 	Max 	Base 	Armor 	Regen 	Delay
Helldiver 	100 	-2 	100 	2 	default 	0 	35 	not shielded	not shielded	not shielded	not shielded
w/ MD-99 Autoinjector	 	-12 	 	 	 	 	 	not shielded	not shielded	not shielded	not shielded
w/ Heavy Armor 	 	 	 	 	default 	15 	100 	not shielded	not shielded	not shielded	not shielded
w/ SH-32 (original) 	 	 	 	 	front 	20 	400 	not shielded	not shielded	not shielded	not shielded
w/ SH-32 (upgraded) 	 	 	 	 	front 	30 	600 	not shielded	not shielded	not shielded	not shielded
w/ SH-20 (original) 	 	 	 	 	default 	 	 	50 	0 	20 	15
w/ SH-20 (upgraded) 	 	 	 	 	default 	 	 	100 	0 	40 	10
==Gallery==
Superearth3.PNG|A Helldiver
SE8.PNG|Helldivers spreading liberty
Tactics.jpg|Hellpods being launched
SE7.PNG|Helldivers engaging in public relations
SE9.PNG|Operating a console
LibertyDay16.PNG|Helldivers celebrating Liberty Day
==Notes==
* Helldivers are always outnumbered and the waves of enemies have no end. Keep this in mind.
** Note: This also means you can not miss your target. When in doubt, yell "For Super Earth" and charge head first into your problems.
* During the century between the two galactic wars this branch was reduced significantly with the emergence of the Automatons and Terminids, resulting in full scale activation.
** Some like the crew of the Super Destroyer hope that the Helldivers will remain active after the current war to ensure continued peace.
*Lore (such as the description of the Defender uniform and the CR-9 Suppressor) mentions that Helldivers also used to be used for riot control, with the existence of the suppressor weapon and also the general state of Super Earth suggesting that they would simply kill rioters. They likely are still used for this purpose, it's just exponentially less common as Earth is entirely under the control of Super Earth.
*The SC-37 LEGIONNAIRE armor is based on the antique uniforms of the "Super Earth Legion", which was a precursor to the Helldivers. It's not currently known how far before the events of Helldivers 1 the Legion was in action, but it is known that they are described as "less patriotic," which means they were likely active before the time where fanatic patriotism as shown in the Helldivers games is mandated, possibly before Super Earth had full control of the planet.
*Contrary to numerous popular theories, Helldivers are not clones, as confirmed by Pilestedt on twitter. They are all real people with lives and families drafted from the SEAF to be frozen en masse and used as fodder for the war effort.
**This is further confirmed in game when using armors like the PH-9 Predator or PH-202 Twigsnapper, which randomizes your skin color every time you or someone wearing it gets reinforced.
**Helldivers are also not informed beforehand that they will be cryogenically frozen for an indeterminate amount of time, nor are they informed of their life expectancy.
*According to the Ship Master, a single stratagem is worth the entire annual earnings of a single citizen.
*The canon average life expectancy of a Helldiver after being unfrozen is 2 minutes. It is likely that this number is purely from a lore perspective, and does not reflect the life expectancy of players for either game in the Helldivers series.
*The relationship between Helldivers and "their" Super Destroyer is not entirely established in canon. The likely explanation is that when the Super Destroyer is sent on a mission, the Helldiver that is first defrosted (whether because they were the survivor of the previous mission, randomly selected, defrosted in order, etc. is not entirely clear, the first option is most likely) is granted temporary control of the ship to upgrade / send on missions as they please, and if they're killed during a mission then the ship's commanding Helldiver is simply replaced by the survivor of said mission.
*The method / reasoning behind the people chosen in the Helldiver draft also isn’t entirely clear, but it can be gathered from preexisting lore and gameplay that the requirements are very lax, and mostly just require you to have a functioning, mobile, and somewhat athletic / in shape body (presumably those who don’t meet that bare minimum are considered better suited for something like an SEAF artillery crew). It’s also possible that the draft is completely random, and the only requirement is simply to finish the training course, which acts as a filter to ensure that at least the majority of Helldivers are physically capable of accomplishing their missions.
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