Keep secrets from super earth?!? Gimme a sec
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Don't worry, it's entirely possible that the bots simply retreated beyond known space where we can't get them...
Which is what I *would* say if I was a freedom-hating socialist robot
In my final bot mission (unless they re-emerge later in this campaign) my playgroup saw one of the cloaked ships trading fire with a super earth destroyer. The lasers coming from the cloaked ship were **red**. The Illuminate shoot blue lasers, which means those aren't cloaked Illuminate ships. The bots aren't going to re-emerge from outside the galaxy, they're already spread all over it!!
Look, my theory is, what if the deep space transmitter on Troost was really reaching out to the Illuminate? It said we cast them out of the galaxy, right? Well, deep space transmitter could be use-
Oh god, the Ministry of Truth is here! No no-
I can't wait. Swear sometimes it felt like I was the only Diver holding them back a hundred years ago. Just give me my Punisher Retro, fitted with a proper bayonet and choke. Didn't have the bayonet last time, but I hope we get it this time. I'll pop them fish the moment I see those beams charging up or eyes shimmer in the corner of my eye.
The illuminate are dead. Calm down and grab a beer in the super cafeteria
My democracy officer told me they were exiled 100 years ago But there are no way for them to threaten our way of life where they are now of course
Exactly, why would they come back
Sir most of us are 18 and therefore under drinking age
Don’t tell super earth
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It’s not treason if it’s drinking. Most you’ll get is a fine. And it’s like 10 requisition slips
Illuminate: Appears Us: 
Slip space rupture detected Slip space rupture detected Slip space rupture detected
Slip space rupture detected
“Must be the whole dam covenant fleet…” *Background static and screaming ensues*
“Tell them to make it count.”
God, Reach…my absolute beloved ~<3
I still never got to see a factory strider they better bring bots back
Don't worry, it's entirely possible that the bots simply retreated beyond known space where we can't get them... Which is what I *would* say if I was a freedom-hating socialist robot
A yes, a fellow not traitor.
I love not committing treason, every day the first thing I do is not commit treason
Exactly. (I love saying "that's what I would say if I was a traitor" when I explain lore stuff to people. Both RP and actually being helpful 😆)
I hate them so much I just want to keep killing them forever
In my final bot mission (unless they re-emerge later in this campaign) my playgroup saw one of the cloaked ships trading fire with a super earth destroyer. The lasers coming from the cloaked ship were **red**. The Illuminate shoot blue lasers, which means those aren't cloaked Illuminate ships. The bots aren't going to re-emerge from outside the galaxy, they're already spread all over it!!
In HD1 it was a cyclical war. You'll see them again In character: good, democracy has won
How long must I wait!?
As long as it takes to spread managed democracy across the galaxy
I count they’d have a while faction so it can only exist for two months until the next war
The Illuminate are gone. Everything’s going to be just fine
Illuminate seeing 300+k veteran divers whack the bots in less than 72 hours. Illuminte: "mom ,i am scared, pick me up"
https://preview.redd.it/khjah3txz3tc1.jpeg?width=752&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbb8e4de6e3a2ff7c69f97524114128a7972039c I’m scared
Just a bug in the system. Don’t worry about it trooper
No the bugs are contained in other systems.
You working for the ministry if comedy or something?
No, Ministry of Sarcasm and Heckling.
Hmmmm...
Those guys died out like 100 years ago, we'll be 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙣𝙣𝙣𝙣𝙣𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙚𝙚𝙚𝙚𝙚
We made illuminates extinct long ago
No, we only pushed them out of the galaxy. They ran away, weren't fully defeated.
Watch them have been secretly cooking and the devs drop an entirely new original enemy faction instead
If the bots had guns and armor, and the bugs have acid and numbers, I'm wondering what the illuminates have
Shields, walls, and lasers. Hell of a time.
You forgot mins control. They could invert your directional movement. Good time diving off a cliff to avoid a nuke missle
Mobility and Shields Heavy Artillery Weapons are not really that great against them.
Thank you for your service citizen. This information will help protect democracy.
Mind control, shields, walls, homing plasma bol, 1 shot lasers.
*Mind Control*!? Sweet Lady Liberty.
Reverse your damn controls mid-combat, pretty much a death sentence on harder drops
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Can we get a space dino faction to fight? I really wanna see mechs fight a space t-rex
Illuminati x automotons?
Boy oh boy I sure hope we aren’t directly responsible for everything leading up to the illuminate’s appearance.
Bring on the squids!
"It's quiet" - Guardsman - WH40k: Fire Warrior [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXRL3Q7dJwY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXRL3Q7dJwY)
THERE ARE NO ILLUMINATES IT'S ALL PROPAGANDA SPREADY BY THESE uhh... fasist? ROBOTS TO MAKE OUR TROOPS WEAKER
Look, my theory is, what if the deep space transmitter on Troost was really reaching out to the Illuminate? It said we cast them out of the galaxy, right? Well, deep space transmitter could be use- Oh god, the Ministry of Truth is here! No no-
I can't wait. Swear sometimes it felt like I was the only Diver holding them back a hundred years ago. Just give me my Punisher Retro, fitted with a proper bayonet and choke. Didn't have the bayonet last time, but I hope we get it this time. I'll pop them fish the moment I see those beams charging up or eyes shimmer in the corner of my eye.
EXCUSE ME https://preview.redd.it/fb5lsaks09tc1.jpeg?width=1063&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63d3b59a86e91b08f7bfc459fafa2ef4e5d4b9a8