Super Earth scientists 'spaghettified' in Dark Fluid research incident: Here's why that's good news for Helldivers 2 players

There's good news and bad news for Helldivers 2 players, although in this case they're basically the same thing. The bad news is that 12 Super Earth scientists at a Dark Fluid Research Facility were, uh, "spaghettified" after the volatile material suddenly and without warning collapsed into a «micro black hole.» The good news is that this unfortunate incident has some players convinced that the arrival of the Illuminate, the so-far-absent third enemy faction in Helldivers 2, is imminent.

We will be talking about leaks and spoilers here, for the record, so stop reading now if you want to avoid such things.

We will begin with the incident:

Breaking: Casualties Minimized Following «Unfortunate» Incident at Dark Fluid Research Facility pic.twitter.com/xpJprf2VuKMay 27, 2024

The spaghettifying Dark Fluid is being weaponized by Super Earth scientists for use in the war against the Terminids, and specifically the Terminid Supercolony on the planet Meridia: The briefing for the latest major order says Helldivers will use the substance to «conduct a targeted strike to permanently end the threat posed by the Supercolony.»

The briefing also reveals where Dark Fluid came from, and this is where things get interesting: «Dark Fluid is a form of synthesized exotic matter liberated from the Illuminate following the First Galactic War.»

The technologically advanced Illuminate were one of the three enemy factions, along with the Terminid and Automatons, of the original Helldivers, but they've been notably absent from Helldivers 2. It's widely assumed that their return is not a matter of «if,» but «when,» as various leaks and rumors have suggested that reports of the Illuminate's annihilation at the hands of Super Earth may have been exaggerated.

Some of those leaks appear to have been spot-on. One, reported in April by The Gamer, showed a planet—believed to be Meridia—exploding. The original leak has since been deleted, but the same leaker also revealed a «Dark Fluid Containment