Probably the last of this series for now, at least until the Illuminate come out. I've got some new projects in the works, for which I'll be posting regular updates and process timelapses on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/EPG6 (there are free previews on there too).
Throwing Knives are indeed strong, according to what some gameplays showcased... Like able to kill a regular Charger with three/four to the leg, four/five if it's a Behemoth variant!
This is what SEAF would show in the recruitment/training videos. Lorewise, 9.9/10, the diver would be ripped apart trying to solo anything bigger than the standard skeleton bot.
Throwing knives have exactly one use, and that's being the coolest way to kill chargers by far. They bypass chargers' leg armor for some reason. Four knives will bring one down. Pair with the Supply Pack for best results, since it refills all 8 knives per use.
I think a better perk for the 'peak physique' set would be removing the 50% extra melee, since that's somehow even worse, and replacing it with higher velocity grenade throws. Instead of an increase in range that 'servo assisted' gives you, it boosts the penetration of knives, like the 'cannon arm' perk in Wolfenstein. It could also allow grenades to stun an enemy for a few seconds if it hits them dead on, again like the ramshackles.
Fucking awesome. The only animation that I can think of that would be as cool of a Walker finisher as the one you showed would be a reference to how Luke takes down an AT-AT in ESB, but that would require a grapple and something a bit sharper than a knife.
0:00-Pinpoint puncture 0:11-Judge,jury, and senate 0:24-Sideline blindside 0:36-Heads up 0:52-Hardcore lobotomy 1:16-Down to size EDIT: Nevermind they already named their executions
You know, I've seen a lot of people joke that a helldiver would never be capable of the stuff in these vids, but I disagree. In game lore, it's heavily hinted that the youth of super earth are, in fact, trained to be soldiers. The only reason heldiver training is so short is to teach them how stragems and such work. They already know everything else. I mean, look at the training facilities we set up in bug space. They literally shut them down and turned them into "recreation" camp sites for youth scouts... and expendable doesn't mean ineffective.
Malevelon creek said otherwise Im sure helldivers arent glorified foot soldiers but for stuff like taking down a factory strider or hulk head on That no that aint happening bro
All the training does not make you superhuman, let alone prepare you for a majority of what you face ingame. It also won't give you the ability to not get crushed to death by a devastator or hulk. The best weapon a Hell Diver has is their strategems, not a knife.
Yes, Helldivers are in fact elite. The reason the die so fast is because the enemy is so formidable and their missions are behind enemy lines that basically are special operations. Send 4 helldivers in any conflict zone on Earth today with all stratagems and they would end most conflicts in weeks or days.
@@oditeomnes I would personally doubt that. You are correct in that what makes Hell Divers effective, especially when it comes to their strategems. However on the ground their weapons and tactics wouldn't be too out of left field for a conventional army. For starters, Hell Diver armor and equipment isn't always up to par, especially when considering they don't have integrated nods or thermals, an essential tool in any modern conflict. Not to mention no one in Hell Divers 2 utilizes or can bypass concealment, especially the Hell Divers who donn themselves in distinct and/or bright colors and engage their enemies out in the open (which is fine in the context of that universe because the Automatons do the same thing). In an open field conflict I could see a standard squad doing relatively fine, depending on how fast a conventional quick response force would be (hopefully not to the level of the United States). However put them in a conflict such as the one in Israel/Palestine and they're going to be bogged down quickly.
Man, a Scout Strider one where he hoists himself up to the driver seat, grabs and dangles the pilot by the leg in front of the cannons, and fires it would be so damn awesome
Honestly, these animations are lovely - I get bored of finishers so fast in Space Marine 2 and Destiny and everything else, I hope we never see this in HD2. Looks jank from other angles, breaks the flow.
This is what the typical Diver recruit thinks they’re going to be doing right out of basic training (they are actually going to blow themselves up with their own air strike)
My crazy-ass imagined there would be some Rocket Devastator melee finisher where the Helldiver leaps onto the Devastator and grabs one or two of it's rockets, jumping back while throwing one or two at it's blaster arm/face And there's GOTTA be something with the Heavy Devastator's shield, there HAS to be
Bro that is fucking badass, legit this could be in a in-universe single player game were your main goal is to be badass and be like a doom guy in the battlefield of Malevelon Creek
A while ago, I landed on top of a factory strider's heavy cannon while reinforcing, tossed a thermite on its back, shot a few bots with the Eruptor, and dove off when the thermite detonated. Coolest kill ever.
That is so representative of the electorate's will. A masterpiece of liberty to surpass even the EB-229 Democratic Ballot Selection Computer..... You are a true patriot!
Id love to see these as an actual game mechanic, maybe performing them refills your stamina / health or cooldowns like resetting equipped jump pack cd or refreshing personal shield but you are obviously vulnerable while doing them
This is lore accurate John Helldiver. Amazing work man. One cool idea for the hulks would have the Helldiver throw the knife at the eye but knee kick it and the explosion comes out the back
I will say, the hulk one could definitely do well with the hulk flailing about, trying to use the saw to cut him off his face. It’s phenomenal animations!!
They should add these finishers to the game, but also make them quick-time events that are more difficult to land based on the size of the enemy. That way it's more realistic and isn't a guaranteed kill 100% of the time you use it. You'd actually have to "get lucky" with such an extreme takedown, and if you fail, you'd probably end up dead and needing a reinforcement
If this existed I would finish every time I saw it. They should really really add this to the game considering how being stealthy is already a big aspect in the game. Especially for automatons
Don't get me wrong the animations are smooth but the executions themselves seem... a touch unbelievable. Like it's reasonable to believe a lot of these automatons would require explosives to take out and can easily overpower your average human. Thus I'd instead reccoment adjusting the stabbing areas to be limited to the eye sockets as they seem to be the least armored route into the central computer core. As well as this it would probably be important to see the diver using the automatons mass, weight, and limited movements against them. The hulk specifically would definitely require some kind of explosive. Maybe prying open a panel and shoving a grenade in there or something. Kinda like a halo tank. The factory strider... yeah I... really don't think that thing could be executed via a finisher less the diver managed to get inside of it and blow it up from there like some luke skywalker type stuff.
The only unreasonable thing I see is the Factory Strider. The tactics are certainly valid but the sheer bulk and armor that would go into it prevents this exact kind of scenario from playing out. I can't even break the legs like that with a rocket. Not to mention it's grenade dependent. You'd need some kind of special grenade and to have it equipped to pull that off. The rest are actually pretty feasible since they only require a bog-standard generic combat knife that can be easily animated into the belt and you can easily incorporate the sidearm bits into ALL the sidearms. Just increase the number of shots for the lower caliber ones. Overall this was fun to watch!
I would love melee finishers on Hulks, just because it encourages players to either hit it with as much ordinance as possible, or try to get in close and finish it manually, giving people more ways to approach the challenge that hulks bring
Dude just threw super-knifes at a strider with perfect throws, taking out the leg, making it fall, then opened up the headpiece like he was Batman ripping a bolted vent off a wall.
Great camera work and pacing... Glory Kills would be a really, really neat addition to HD2. Like with DOOM and GoW, it would be an exciting way to give your fingers and brain a brief break from scrambling a chaotic battlefield.
On wire cutter you could make it a bit smoother by making him kick tue knife down after he climbs up and make it seem as tho the leverage poped it out. I really like your work man everything ive seen has been prettu top notch stuff
![Helldivers 2: Melee Finishers [Terminids]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/W3kwlSPQ3x4/mqdefault.jpg)
Probably the last of this series for now, at least until the Illuminate come out. I've got some new projects in the works, for which I'll be posting regular updates and process timelapses on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/EPG6 (there are free previews on there too).
Can’t wait! Your animations are a true inspiration!
Suggestion do traitor executions and use other helldivers and seaf forces
@@Green_dot_editz ooh! That’s a good idea! If he doesn’t make it I might just do it myself!
@@Claynobi ooh ok
I just wanted to ask if you have any plans to animate the Automaton tank melee finisher as well.
That’s one strong ass knife
Throwing Knives are indeed strong, according to what some gameplays showcased... Like able to kill a regular Charger with three/four to the leg, four/five if it's a Behemoth variant!
It’s made out of pure super steel and unbridled democracy
@@yourstrulli9089 *YES.*
It’s a Super Knife™️
These are great lol
This is what SEAF would show in the recruitment/training videos.
Lorewise, 9.9/10, the diver would be ripped apart trying to solo anything bigger than the standard skeleton bot.
I think the average helldiver could take a Devastator in a one on one fight (Using weapons obviously)
@@zombiebadgrI believe the guy is referring to melee combat though
@@deltabelta6216there has been a video of a helldiver beating a devastator in hand to hand combat
@@deltabelta6216 Still, I feel like a helldiver can pull it off
Good luck ever surviving long
enough to get close to that hulk 😂
That Hulk finisher is absolutely incredible and makes me wish the throwing knives weren't absolutely useless
Throwing knives have exactly one use, and that's being the coolest way to kill chargers by far. They bypass chargers' leg armor for some reason. Four knives will bring one down.
Pair with the Supply Pack for best results, since it refills all 8 knives per use.
I think a better perk for the 'peak physique' set would be removing the 50% extra melee, since that's somehow even worse, and replacing it with higher velocity grenade throws.
Instead of an increase in range that 'servo assisted' gives you, it boosts the penetration of knives, like the 'cannon arm' perk in Wolfenstein. It could also allow grenades to stun an enemy for a few seconds if it hits them dead on, again like the ramshackles.
@@66maybe66 if only they actually flew anywhere near the reticle, they literally fly to the corners of my screen.
Absolutely criminal that they can't be picked up
I've taken out plenty of bugs with throwing knives. But I'm also Australian, so it was just like any weeknight.
Fucking awesome. The only animation that I can think of that would be as cool of a Walker finisher as the one you showed would be a reference to how Luke takes down an AT-AT in ESB, but that would require a grapple and something a bit sharper than a knife.
Perhaps using the laser canon to saw a circle into the underbelly before tossing a grenade inside
0:00-Pinpoint puncture
0:11-Judge,jury, and senate
0:24-Sideline blindside
0:36-Heads up
0:52-Hardcore lobotomy
1:16-Down to size
EDIT: Nevermind they already named their executions
Nice
Not bad.
+DOWN TO SIZE
yours sound better imo
Judge, Jury and Senate is a pretty badass one tbh.
1:46 A dwarf somewhere off in the distance - "That still only counts as one!"
😂😂😂 my exact thoughts!!
You know, I've seen a lot of people joke that a helldiver would never be capable of the stuff in these vids, but I disagree. In game lore, it's heavily hinted that the youth of super earth are, in fact, trained to be soldiers. The only reason heldiver training is so short is to teach them how stragems and such work. They already know everything else.
I mean, look at the training facilities we set up in bug space. They literally shut them down and turned them into "recreation" camp sites for youth scouts... and expendable doesn't mean ineffective.
Malevelon creek said otherwise
Im sure helldivers arent glorified foot soldiers but for stuff like taking down a factory strider or hulk head on
That no that aint happening bro
@@Randomdude28499 yeah thats probably a lot. But i still stand by my point.
All the training does not make you superhuman, let alone prepare you for a majority of what you face ingame. It also won't give you the ability to not get crushed to death by a devastator or hulk. The best weapon a Hell Diver has is their strategems, not a knife.
Yes, Helldivers are in fact elite. The reason the die so fast is because the enemy is so formidable and their missions are behind enemy lines that basically are special operations. Send 4 helldivers in any conflict zone on Earth today with all stratagems and they would end most conflicts in weeks or days.
@@oditeomnes I would personally doubt that. You are correct in that what makes Hell Divers effective, especially when it comes to their strategems. However on the ground their weapons and tactics wouldn't be too out of left field for a conventional army.
For starters, Hell Diver armor and equipment isn't always up to par, especially when considering they don't have integrated nods or thermals, an essential tool in any modern conflict.
Not to mention no one in Hell Divers 2 utilizes or can bypass concealment, especially the Hell Divers who donn themselves in distinct and/or bright colors and engage their enemies out in the open (which is fine in the context of that universe because the Automatons do the same thing).
In an open field conflict I could see a standard squad doing relatively fine, depending on how fast a conventional quick response force would be (hopefully not to the level of the United States).
However put them in a conflict such as the one in Israel/Palestine and they're going to be bogged down quickly.
Man, a Scout Strider one where he hoists himself up to the driver seat, grabs and dangles the pilot by the leg in front of the cannons, and fires it would be so damn awesome
They should absolutely do this!!
Note in a fast paced swarm game like this, the epic takedown costs seconds you don't have, so it would balance out.
Worth
Maybe you need to pop 2-4 stims to get an overdrive and be able to do this finishers imagine wasting all your stims in exchange of destroying an AT-AT
Honestly, these animations are lovely - I get bored of finishers so fast in Space Marine 2 and Destiny and everything else, I hope we never see this in HD2. Looks jank from other angles, breaks the flow.
*AT-AT kill animation
Me: "THAT STILL ONLY COUNTS AS ONE!!"
1:40 'That still only counts as one!'
Not fair!!!
Now this is John helldiver
This is what the typical Diver recruit thinks they’re going to be doing right out of basic training (they are actually going to blow themselves up with their own air strike)
And the rest of the squad alongside Liberty bless them
*FOR SUPER EAAARRTH!!!!!!!!!!*
Damn with the big iron
“Big iron on his hiiiiiiiiiip”
My crazy-ass imagined there would be some Rocket Devastator melee finisher where the Helldiver leaps onto the Devastator and grabs one or two of it's rockets, jumping back while throwing one or two at it's blaster arm/face
And there's GOTTA be something with the Heavy Devastator's shield, there HAS to be
Bro that is fucking badass, legit this could be in a in-universe single player game were your main goal is to be badass and be like a doom guy in the battlefield of Malevelon Creek
Helldivers can be a single player game if you're awesome enough.
Seeing these on the battle feild as I duck behind cover to avoid a turret round would be so cinimatic.
This is absolutely the coolest fan-made content I have seen. Super Earth needs to hire this Helldiver before they release melee weapons.
Another amazing set of animations! Great concepts and executions!
Melee finishers! *proceeds to shoot berserker*.
Aside this is amazing, keep up the good work! maybe even try some illuminate with the leaked models?
The hug emoji before decapitated the automaton is peak democracy
Someone please hire this man 90% of the work already done!
Now that's a high quality knife.
The cape animation was really neat! I love when capes are not just some rag
A while ago, I landed on top of a factory strider's heavy cannon while reinforcing, tossed a thermite on its back, shot a few bots with the Eruptor, and dove off when the thermite detonated.
Coolest kill ever.
These give me OG Clone Wars vibes, fucking love it
The strider finisher was creative asf ngl
That is so representative of the electorate's will. A masterpiece of liberty to surpass even the EB-229 Democratic Ballot Selection Computer.....
You are a true patriot!
I remember watching these videos before space Marines 2 came out.
This is the definition of expectations vs reality.
Id love to see these as an actual game mechanic, maybe performing them refills your stamina / health or cooldowns like resetting equipped jump pack cd or refreshing personal shield but you are obviously vulnerable while doing them
This is lore accurate John Helldiver. Amazing work man.
One cool idea for the hulks would have the Helldiver throw the knife at the eye but knee kick it and the explosion comes out the back
Glorious. This will never get old
Using the senator to 1 tap the bots is a neat detail
IMAGINE using throwing knifes to blind a hulk. You are a genius!
Discovered this from reddit
Glad that i checked
the one helldiver who actually got training
Meleeing the beserker is the most sigma diver move ever
this video is actually so underrated
I will say, the hulk one could definitely do well with the hulk flailing about, trying to use the saw to cut him off his face. It’s phenomenal animations!!
this would make the game 200% better, no joke
This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in Helldivers 2
Keep up the great work bro 🫶
offers a good proposal for k2 knives.
using the senator is pretty cool.
That Devastator arm block just looks painful as fuck. Man's going to need a stim to deal with the broken arm.
Meanwhile, the rest of the patrol gathers around waiting patiently to tear him to bits when he finishes his sick moves
Bro we are helldivers, but this is almost Spartan level 💀
I love these series, and i can only hope this is implimented in game.
A hopeless hope.
Who knows? Maybe if we might get lucky?
These look amazing. Incredible work!
The 5th finisher feels like a cinematic Destiny 2 hunter finisher
This is awesome, how I wish this was implemented in the game. Great work!!
They should add these finishers to the game, but also make them quick-time events that are more difficult to land based on the size of the enemy. That way it's more realistic and isn't a guaranteed kill 100% of the time you use it. You'd actually have to "get lucky" with such an extreme takedown, and if you fail, you'd probably end up dead and needing a reinforcement
If this existed I would finish every time I saw it. They should really really add this to the game considering how being stealthy is already a big aspect in the game. Especially for automatons
This looks sick AF! They could pull this off with a Melee Booster + Suit/Armor!
I love the concept of doing a finisher on a robot the size of a house xD
Yuh! These are truly, badass.
This helldiver will forever be remembered as a hero after his tragic death to a teammate's poorly thrown cluster bomb.
Don't get me wrong the animations are smooth but the executions themselves seem... a touch unbelievable.
Like it's reasonable to believe a lot of these automatons would require explosives to take out and can easily overpower your average human. Thus I'd instead reccoment adjusting the stabbing areas to be limited to the eye sockets as they seem to be the least armored route into the central computer core. As well as this it would probably be important to see the diver using the automatons mass, weight, and limited movements against them.
The hulk specifically would definitely require some kind of explosive. Maybe prying open a panel and shoving a grenade in there or something. Kinda like a halo tank.
The factory strider... yeah I... really don't think that thing could be executed via a finisher less the diver managed to get inside of it and blow it up from there like some luke skywalker type stuff.
Feels a lot like if Titanfall 2 finishers met Helldivers with how acrobatic the finishers are
i really like these
the 101st Hell Battalion would love this
General Brasch's morning workout routine's warm-up.
Helldivers had been getting advanced training from the Spartans I see
These are badass and deserve more attention then their getting!
This is now how i imagine canon helldivers fight
Knife getting nerfed next patch
This aged flawlessly
The only unreasonable thing I see is the Factory Strider. The tactics are certainly valid but the sheer bulk and armor that would go into it prevents this exact kind of scenario from playing out. I can't even break the legs like that with a rocket. Not to mention it's grenade dependent. You'd need some kind of special grenade and to have it equipped to pull that off.
The rest are actually pretty feasible since they only require a bog-standard generic combat knife that can be easily animated into the belt and you can easily incorporate the sidearm bits into ALL the sidearms. Just increase the number of shots for the lower caliber ones.
Overall this was fun to watch!
This makes me want to get back into the game again, good friggin job dude.
Babe wake up! New melee finisher video dropped!
I would love melee finishers on Hulks, just because it encourages players to either hit it with as much ordinance as possible, or try to get in close and finish it manually, giving people more ways to approach the challenge that hulks bring
The second one with the Senator cold af
these are the types of helldivers that grew up IN malevolent creek
Dude just threw super-knifes at a strider with perfect throws, taking out the leg, making it fall, then opened up the headpiece like he was Batman ripping a bolted vent off a wall.
Great camera work and pacing... Glory Kills would be a really, really neat addition to HD2. Like with DOOM and GoW, it would be an exciting way to give your fingers and brain a brief break from scrambling a chaotic battlefield.
Bro throwing an incidery grenade into the devestator or hulk would be awesome
Dude offered the hug of peace but instead chose death
They For real need to hire you Cuz these are Awesome
Love the revolver finishers that's how I always feel when I use it. Let's just say that I use a lot of stims
“1,000 missed calls from arrowhead”
man i wish this was ingame it looks so good
Helldivers would really be like this if Basic Training wasn’t three days and Helldiver School being 5 minutes
Bro invented Space Marine 2 executions
That knife has some Resident evil plot armor
This is him. John Helldiver.
If Helldivers added Democracy (Glory) Kills, I would literally never stop playing
Big Iron is only available when Senate is equipped.
You love to see it.
Bro remembered the basics of CQC
If Helldivers was good, right here.
On wire cutter you could make it a bit smoother by making him kick tue knife down after he climbs up and make it seem as tho the leverage poped it out. I really like your work man everything ive seen has been prettu top notch stuff
Arrowhead needs to hire this guy
This Helldiver must be a veteran from the galactic war and just got out of cryo stasis
*sees Factory Strider*
Audible “Huh?” Echoed through my house.
Pov: You've found a helldiver's intrusive thoughts.
This needs to be in the game
Can't wait for the bug finishers.
This reminds me of the Force Unleashed and I love it.
Seeing the factory strider now makes me want the ability to shoot the joints
“helldivers melee finishers”
*thumbnail of a diver with a gun*
0:11 "Don't fuck with THIS senator"
"Cadet, try to remember the basics of CQC."
*Kills a flamer hulk with his knife*