It’s Official: Helldivers 2 Players Watch in Awe as Meridia’s Black Hole Consumes a Planet, Prompting Arrowhead to Announce a Period of Profound Mourning

Uh-oh. It seems Helldivers 2’s infamous Meridia black hole has finally obliterated the planet it’s been steadily approaching—Angel’s Venture has met a rather explosive end. In response, Arrowhead has announced a time of mourning for the unfortunate inhabitants who lost their lives.

It was pretty obvious that Angel’s Venture was heading for disaster, especially after evacuation orders were given. Once the recent, massive purple black hole started its course towards Super Earth, it was only a matter of time before it obliterated the planet, leaving nothing behind but a spectacular display of destruction.

"Angel’s Venture has been torn apart by the Meridian Singularity," Arrowhead tweeted. The post, which included a news broadcast for those who missed the event, broke the unfortunate news to all.

"Finally the Illuminate, hiding behind their mask of intelligence and sophistication, have revealed what they truly want: carnage," the tweet continued, announcing that the President of Super Earth has called for a Galaxy-wide day of mourning.

It’s not a great day to be a helldiver, despite the admittedly impressive spectacle. The destruction is undeniably sad—a real catastrophe. Interestingly, a Reddit user known as ‘DickBallsley’ became something of a character in this saga. Seen as a potential savior by some players after boldly stating, "Y’all acting as if I would let that happen,” he’s now had a change of heart.

In a follow-up post, he admitted, "I’m sorry everyone, I might have overdone it," and added, "Going all out was not the best idea… Next time I’ll read what it says on the packet, this one’s on me." Unsurprisingly, fellow players are now playfully sending him the classic Obi-Wan Kenobi ‘You were the chosen one’ GIF.

While everyone is rightly mourning, the fight is far from over. The Meridian Singularity is on a collision course with Super Earth, gobbling up planets like it’s in a cosmic game of Pac-Man. It’s likely the next mission will focus on slowing it down, as players fend off more Illuminate assaults. Let’s hope the second attempt at halting this cosmic threat proves more successful than the first.