Helldivers 2 developers prepare a touching tribute for a fan

Clearings for missing friends are a small comfort, but the Helldivers 2 development team will do what they can.

A bittersweet tribute to a deceased Helldivers 2 player has caught the attention of game director Johan Pilestedt. In the third most upvoted post of all time on the game’s Subreddit, u/Fine-Clothes-1209 paid tribute to his friend whose in-game handle was OkamiCheems.

“So today I woke up to the news that my best friend passed away yesterday, on his birthday. He loved this game and played it every day,” relayed u/Fine-Clothes-1209. “We took on the Automaton plague hordes and blew up more Terminid holes than I can count.”

The player revealed that OkamiCheems reached max level and Admiral Skull status the day before he died. He also asked the Helldivers 2 community if there was a way to export his fallen brother’s game data to create a memorial with his stats.

Farewell Battle Brother byu/Fine-Clothes-1209 inHelldivers

In true Helldivers 2 style, the most upvoted response to this touching tribute was an in-character call for attention in honor of OkamiCheems. “The War Department would like to commend this Helldiver for his courage, devotion, and sacrifice for the spread of managed democracy, freedom, freedom, and for Super Earth. He will be sent with all honors. Soldiers, be careful!! Hi! “we read.

This was followed by hundreds of users responding with the same gif of a Helldiver doing the Super Earth clenched fist salute. A gesture used to honor valiant comrades in a never-ending Galactic War.

Touched by the tribute and the player’s request to immortalize their friend, Helldivers 2 lead developer Johan Pilestedt responded in the thread. “I am truly sorry for your loss. My 20 year old battle brother left 3 years ago.

To this day, I still see his username on Discord, Steam, and other platforms and fondly remember the many fond gaming memories we shared. I’ll talk to the team about how to remember one of the fallen.”

Even though we lost a Helldiver for our new Priority Order troops, when you eliminate an Automa contingent soon, launch an additional Stratagem to pay tribute to OkamiCheems.