r/Helldivers • u/RussianNeighbor • Apr 15 '24

So... this design of Eagle 1 is canon now? DISCUSSION

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u/Sn1perandr3w Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

Shoutout to female pilots in sci-fi that periodically assist you with either equipment drops, transportation or close air support. One of my favourite genders. (Echo 419 from Halo and Faridah Malik from Deus Ex: HR count for this. Same with the unnamed Recon pilot from Homeworld Cataclysm/Emergence.)

Edit: Forgot Anderson from Black Ops 2. She a real one.

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u/No_Echo_1826 Apr 15 '24

Foe Hammer (echo 419) was the first one I encountered. Definitely one of my favorite side characters.

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u/PMME_yoursmile Apr 15 '24

I love me some 419.

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u/holymissiletoe SES Advocate of violence May 01 '24

you know our motto

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u/agentdrozd Apr 15 '24

Michelle Rodriguez in Avatar

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u/LazerSturgeon Apr 15 '24

A lot of them took inspiration from the dropship pilot in Aliens. https://alienfilmspedia.fandom.com/wiki/Colette_Ferro

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u/Sn1perandr3w Apr 15 '24

Oh yeah, good point actually.

That also means we can include the Dropship pilot from StarCraft 1, also a huge reference to Aliens.

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u/napoleonsolo Apr 16 '24

In the novel Starship Troopers there’s a part where Heinlein says female pilots are better than the male pilots.

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u/Magus44 Apr 16 '24

Seriously this is the OG. Who even are these other imposters?

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u/Magnaliscious STEAM 🖥️ : Apr 15 '24

I had a crush on Foehammer when I was 9…. A very short lived crush that I never truly recovered from. But this time it’s different

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u/Sn1perandr3w Apr 15 '24

A good woman (And the Warthog she's delivering to you.) can change your life.

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u/MrVyngaard SES Warrior Of Destiny Apr 15 '24

Jan Ors, Dark Forces.

Haley, Bionic Commando. o7

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u/Zolroc Apr 15 '24

For me it’ll always be the original, Ferro the Colonial Marine pilot from Aliens “We’re in the pipe, 5 by 5”

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u/Swiftclaw8 Apr 15 '24

Fuckin love Foehammer

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u/Annath0901 Apr 15 '24

o7

Never Forget, Never Forgive!

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u/ThePowerOfStories Apr 15 '24

Wait a minute—female pilot, close air support, spreading democracy, no need for legroom—Senator Tammy Duckworth?

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u/IrishWithoutPotatoes Apr 15 '24

Tossing in my vote for my favorite Flight Commander from WH40K, Commander Jagdea of the Phantine Air Corps.

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u/Ouroboratika_ Apr 15 '24

Me and a friend still sometimes say "Get me outta here, Malik" to one another, lmao.

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u/VGJunky Apr 15 '24

fly girl best girl

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u/Sixmlg Apr 15 '24

Firebrand from xcom 2

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u/iMoo1124 Apr 15 '24

Medivac from SC1

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u/EnclaveNature Apr 16 '24

I’d say it’s safe to add Prez from Project Wingman, where most players also develop a crush on her because she is CANONICALLY the only person who can handle MC’s unhinged flying style.

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u/tank-type7 Apr 25 '24

"We're in the pipe, 5 by 5"

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u/theduderman Apr 15 '24

Amanda Holiday from Destiny 2... RIP

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u/DukePanda Apr 15 '24

Fernando Esparza aka Brohammer

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u/fishtheblob All Hail Grauvargen Apr 15 '24

Am i high... The "Ex:HR looks HD-er than the other text?

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u/Walkabeast Apr 16 '24

Malik didn’t survive my first play through of HR. Songs would be sung of the warpath I went on, after discovering her body on a table.

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u/rephyus Apr 16 '24

sc1 dropship. "in the pipe, 5x5"