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Helldivers 2has been out for about three months and in that time, we have seen plenty of new and interesting content, from mission types, weapons, and stratagems.
The community achieved a major milestone when they defeated the Automaton army and had their hopes swiftly dashed a few days later when they returned.Helldivers 2is still going strong and has daily player counts in the hundreds of thousands and the speculations of crossovers are all around.
We’re Yet to See Confirmation of Franchise Crossovers
There is one thing though that we have not yet seen added to the game that would surely boost the popularity of the game even further, franchise crossovers. In aninterview with CGM,Arrowhead CEO Johan Pilestedt was asked about the possibility of guest characters from the game’s major inspirations making appearances.
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Pilestedt doesn’t outright say anything but hinted that it could happen saying that“it’s something we’re always discussing.”The studio bringing in some guest voice actors would be wonderful, it has been suggested that Casper Van Dien, who played Starship Troopers Johnny Rico, should appear in the game.
Van Dien himself jokingly suggested a crossover movie onTwitter/Xwhen talking to Pilestedt. Another obvious choice to me is Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is no stranger to video game cameos, having appeared in the likes ofMortal Kombat,reprising his role asThe Terminator.Getting him to voice a Helldiver would be a lot of fun and hearing some iconic Arnie grunts and yells as we run from bugs and bots would be hilarious.
I can’t wait to play. Maybe we should do a crossover movie?!
— Casper Van Dien (@caspervandien)July 07, 2025
Another fun voice cameo they could aim for is Sigourney Weaver, famous for theAlienfranchise, would be great to get one of the original alien bug killers in on the action. Weaver has also done videogame voice work before, appearing in 2014’sAlien Isolationthrough some DLC missions.
Crossovers Could Make or Break Helldivers 2
Helldivers 2has often been compared toDeep Rock Galactica mining game where players take control of a team of dwarves mining asteroids for rare metals and fighting off swarms of large space bugs.
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It’s the swarms of space bugs and the community spirit that is most similar toHelldivers 2and that which would beripe for crossover material, just imagine a mission where players get to go down to an asteroid to assist a team of dwarves trying to make it out alive.
The largest concern when it comes to crossovers is that they can potentially dilute the brand, we’ve seenCall of Dutyslowly lose its brand identity to it, with the likes ofKing Kongand characters fromThe Boysappearing as playable characters and leading many to question why?
So the hope forHelldivers 2would be some well-made missions inspired by the series crossing over and a few armors at most, and only with franchises where it actually makes the most sense.
What do you think? Do you have any specific crossovers you would like to see inHelldivers 2? Let us know in the comments!
Dustin Caldwell
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Dustin is an avid gamer, comic book reader and movie lover. His interests include, Star Wars, DC and Marvel comics.
