Posted 4/4/2024, 11:46:53 AM
Helldivers 2 Gets Starship Troopers-Inspired Level System with Nods to Film's Satire
- Helldivers 2 has a new level cap, going up to level 150, with odd backward ranks like "Private" and "Super Private" at the end
- This level system references the Drill Sergeant character in the movie Starship Troopers, who demotes himself to Private to get back on the battlefield
- Starship Troopers viewership spiked when Helldivers 2 released, showing the connection between the games
- Both Helldivers 2 and Starship Troopers parody fascism and ultra-militarism
- Helldivers 2 has in-game memorial events like “Malevelon Creek Memorial Day” that honor fallen soldiers