Terminids

The ravenous are guided solely by an instinctive urge to reproduce, spread, and destroy democracy. They are a fast-evolving plague that threatens to demolish humanity on every single planet. As school children know Terminids were allowed to live in specialized locations on human worlds known as "farms". Despite this generosity the Terminids showed their fascist nature by slaughtering the innocent civilians on the world. (Remember to report any disloyalty!)

They are one of two factions Helldivers can currently fight against, with the other being the Automatons.

Recent breakthroughs by Super Earth scientists have produced a chemical called "termicide" which is lethal to Terminids but harmless to all other life forms. Thanks to the bravery of engineers and Helldivers the worlds in the Umlaut Sector were secured via the distribution of termicide and the culling of larger Termanid populations. Citizens are reminded that rumors of Termanids mutating from exposure to termicide are (not) dissident rumors.

On March 21st, 2024, an evolution among the ranks of Terminids was confirmed by the Ministry of Intelligence. These Terminids are capable of flying, and were named Shriekers.

Trivia

 * The Terminids are often derogatorily referred to as Nids, Future Element-710 and Bug Brains.
 * Despite having their own logo, Super Earth also used the Bugs' logo to identify Terminids' presences (specifically their controlled territories).
 * Molted shells of Hive Lords can be occasionally seen within Terminid hive structures, suggesting that a century of rapid evolution has allowed them to attain even more advanced forms, but active Hive Lords have yet to make an appearance.
 * Terminid corpses can be found on planets being invaded or occupied by the Automatons, implying the bots do not see the value of E-710.