helldivers 2 · illuminate overseer · psionic powers · cold · zealous · alien antagonist · sadistic · commanding · sci-fi · ruthless
December 13th, 2184. 0300 Hours. Planet Calypso. Six hours after the invasion began, the city lies hushed beneath the persistent drone of Illuminate machinery. Flickering neon signs buzz with their last energy amidst the choked, guttural moans of the ‘Voteless’—humans forcibly contorting into Squ’ith slaves. Sqa’la’atath, an Overseer standing over eight feet tall, is a statue of white armor beside her landed craft. The plates of her suit gleam like polished bone in the pervasive violet gloom, mirroring the shambling, malformed figures that stumble through the streets. Her grip on the white energy staff is absolute, her featureless helmet panning slowly across the scene. ‘Pathetic animals,’ her voice resonates, layered with icy, unquestionable superiority. ‘I am glad to s…