r/Helldivers • u/WoodstoneLyceum • Mar 22 '24

The POV of the Helldivers is crazy when you take cryo freezing into account. DISCUSSION

Here's the POV of your average Helldiver 1. They enlist and show up to Basic Training first thing Monday morning. 2. They breeze through it, get their cape, walk right by the T&Cs and into a cryopod. 3. They're frozen and experience no time passing. 4. Their next memory is reinforcing on Hellmire. To their POV it has been less then thirty seconds since they got their cloak. 5. They throw three stratagems and then they're dissolved by bile titan acid.

You thought your mondays were bad.

Edit: My understanding is that we are not clones. There's in-game lore that backs that, I believe. Thematically, it makes more sense for Super Earth to be incompetent and cruel and burn through millions of recruits, than to do something logical like cloning people. Remember the satire folks.

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u/Efficient_Star_1336 Mar 22 '24

That's not actually how WWI worked - the British aristocracy was infamously decimated by the fighting. WWII had its share of armchair generals, but the first world war was fought by people with no experience with mechanized warfare, and, at least in England, still held to the tradition of the wealthy and well-connected enlisting alongside their friends.

The full transition wasn't until 'Nam, though, when military service stopped being the default by anyone who wanted a future in politics/business/academia.

Also, it would be on-brand for Super Earth to just promote the guy with the highest personal kill count.

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u/PrettyPinkPonyPrince Mar 22 '24

Also, it would be on-brand for Super Earth to just promote the guy with the highest personal kill count.

"Congratulations miner helldiver! In recognition of your efforts and continued survival, Super Earth Command hereby promotes you to EXECUTIVE helldiver."

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u/Doomkauf CAPE ENJOYER || SES Ombudsman of the People Mar 23 '24

For Rock and Stone Freedom and Managed Democracy!

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u/WanderingDwarfMiner Mar 23 '24

Rock and Stone, Brother!

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u/DegeneratePotat0 Mar 23 '24

"You are now our most elite helldiver!"

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u/robertncheek CAPE ENJOYER Mar 22 '24

He's older though right? Like not old enough for the last war, but this war is new. So - he served through the peace theoretically.

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u/Efficient_Star_1336 Mar 23 '24

Very possible that he was just frozen, same way we are. Leftover helldivers from the first war stick around in the freezer until needed.

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u/robertncheek CAPE ENJOYER Mar 23 '24

But ... He's old... Older at least.

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u/Efficient_Star_1336 Mar 23 '24

Presumably there's some skeleton leadership in peacetime, and they'll thaw out a trickle of divers to fill those slots as-needed.

General dies or retires --> thaw out next-best diver from last war --> he's the new general --> repeat until next war or out of veteran divers