The Interloper Protocol

# Helldivers, The Interloper Protocol has come to a close! After a long and grueling battle against the Bots, we received one final signal from Interloper, and as it turns out, our brave hero was nowhere near the Bot front at all. After an unusual call from a concerned SEAF soldier, we thought the worst but no, Helldivers... he was on **Brilliance**. Broadleaf woodlands stretch across Brilliance's rolling hills, broken by shallow waters winding through mossy logs, flowers, and stone. Unfortunately for Interloper, the intoxicating aroma of pine drifting from the TCS+ Arrays added a little confusion to that serenity. Drawn off course, hungry for purple fruit, and having already eaten through his crayon rations, he is now being swiftly returned to his Super Destroyer for rehabilitation and proper nutrition. We are still investigating how his SOS beacon was set off on the Illuminate front, but it's currently believed that he accidentally triggered an SOS instead of a Resupply. To every Helldiver who showed up in the streams, pushed the lore forward, kept the Discord alive, dropped theories, and grabbed YouTube memberships, and kept SCOUT engagement strong, thank you! We have some rewards coming to those that contributed greatly to the Major Order, in search of Interloper! # Interloper is safe! The TCS+ pine fumes remain highly suspicious. And Super Earth Salute can sleep a little easier tonight. ## For Super Earth!

## SES MAJOR ORDER UPDATE # Interloper remains unaccounted for! Yesterday's setbacks have forced our search teams onto the back foot, but today's operations present a new opportunity. High Command's Major Order aligns perfectly with our investigation, giving every Helldiver a chance to aid the search. Hold the line. Recover every sample you can. Leave no sector unexplored. Most importantly, remember to submit your operations through **S.C.O.U.T.** Intelligence can't track our progress if Helldivers don't file their reports. RIGHT NOW - Vanguard and Spizzo deploy once again in search of our missing comrade. Let's make sure they aren't fighting alone.

Attention, Helldivers: we’ve recovered Interloper’s helmet, and the evidence points straight to Bot activity on an isolated stretch of ground where the Squids should’ve been the only problem. Our first Major Order Objective is also closed out with a mixed result: we did clear the Illuminate sample target after adjustments, but too many Troops missed the mark on after action reports, and we still fell short on kills at 94,000 out of 100,000. That leaves us with a consequence, and it’s a fitting one: our primary operatives will head into today’s livestream mission with restricted arsenals. No overbuilt loadouts, no easy wins, just a harder fight and a clearer reminder that every report, every sample, and every deployment matters if we want to pull Interloper back from the dark. The next Major Order has rewards! Guide coming soon!

Attention, Helldivers: we’ve recovered Interloper’s helmet, and the evidence points straight to Bot activity on an isolated stretch of ground where the Squids should’ve been the only problem. Our first Major Order Objective is also closed out with a mixed result: we did clear the Illuminate kill target after adjustments, but too many Troops missed the mark on after action reports, and we still fell short on samples at 94,000 out of 100,000. That leaves us with a consequence, and it’s a fitting one: our primary operatives will head into today’s livestream mission with restricted arsenals. No overbuilt loadouts, no easy wins, just a harder fight and a clearer reminder that every report, every sample, and every deployment matters if we want to pull Interloper back from the dark. The next Major Order has rewards! Guide coming soon!

## Helldivers, SES High Command may have found something. A trace, a hint of **Interloper**. We are currently awaiting verification from our Super Destroyers. Until then, ensure you dive hard and collect as many samples as possible! Shred the Illuminate and show them that even the mention of taking one of our own has been, and will be, met with Liberty's ferocity! Catch the stream now! For Super Earth!

Day two of The Interloper Protocol - and Interloper's mysterious radio silence is still holding, which is never a comforting sign. If the enemy wanted us to find an easy answer on Heze Bay, they would have left one by now. Instead, we’re getting fragments, and fragments usually mean something was covered up fast. The search continues for our lost comrade, but it’s starting to feel like the battlefield is hiding its own history. No clean answers, no easy breakthroughs, just a growing sense that Interloper’s trail was never meant to be followed in a straight line. Tonight, SES High Command takes their investigation to the Automaton Front to assist with the Major Order. Sample collection has been noted as constrained, whilst Illuminate kills have certain made an impact. It is clear to see - Interloper left very few traces.