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>be super earth shortly before the events of Helldivers 1
>find some sentient-like crustacean-looking bug creatures that seem to ignore us
>find out they make good oil tho
>FOR DEMOCRACY!!!
Fast forward to HD2
>experimented with them and bred them like literal animals to the point they're pissed as hell, more dangerous, and most certainly, make more fuel than ever
>turns out bugs arent as stupid as they are, or we're more retarded
>TCS Meridia Moment happens
>Gloom happens
>bugs taking back entire planets after us kicking a football at the bug's window
What are the chances that the bugs would leave us alone? Sure, automatons are likely the remnants of the long-gone cyborgs, and the squids are more than pissed for us taking their free gibs and deciding to whack them for it.