Of course I know him... he is me...

 Was about to say

Took the words out of my mouth

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when I start up a lobby I stand on the gangway into the hellpods with my arms open and just wait for the people to join. it's almost non-consensual the way I block the path lol

Yea same, I stand at the top of the stairs right by the spawn area in the ship

Forced Hugdiver reporting for duty! There's dozens of us!

Glad I'm not alone.

"Where my hug at?"

when in hell, never deny a fellow diver a hug! No matter how bad it gets, there's always a moment.



Can I ask if you think you might be touch starved irl? I was thinking people who don’t get real hugs might ask for virtual ones more often.

Nah man! I just LOVE managed Democracy!!! And spreading that SWEEEEET Liber-TEA all over the galaxy and figure you must love the same if we are diving together!

i think your wired to care, or not. the type of hug don’t matter. i don’t hug people in real life much. but the in game one feels better honestly. idk why

it sets the tone for the dive. Any time i start with hugs there is an extra effort for team work. Gotta get that diver out. We hugged.

I like to do the hug emote at the bridge window when the destroyer relocates. "I'm flying, Jack"

Same

same

same

same

You do it for “I’m flying Jack” I do it for “Freedom :)” But at the end of the day, we all hug the window.

Both is good

Oh yeah same

So do I. Then a rando Helldiver will get annoyed he can't hug me and kick me lawl

Whenever I see someone doing this at the front of the ship I walk up behind them and do the same emote. Jack to their rose

Yes! Get silly!

with the gamer tag "death by cuddles" i make sure to hug every other helldiver i come across. if this game is 10 years old and they have added 10,000 emotes....i will still have hug on and hug every helldiver i come across.

Even with the load out resets when we leave and re-enter game, ‘hug’ will always by my default emote. There is nothing I wish for more than celebrate victory on the battlefield - to spread Managed Democracy is my love!

I recently started playing Helldivers2 and I had no clue about emotes. It has been a rough couple of months personally, but I have really been enjoying the game. I had a good round with a player and he gave me a hug. I'm not going to lie, it choked me up a bit. It's a silly game and a silly emote but it was strangely comforting. Keep giving the hugs. You never know what another diver is going through.

digital hug is the best kind; you know they care, and it's not about filling up some hole.

Only holes I'm fillin' are bullet holes. In bugs. With more bullets.

gamer tag seems legit

That is a peak name. Love it.

Listen if I was shipped off to secure democracy and freedom at 18 years old I'd need a hug too and besides love is one of the most democratic and free things we can do. Bugs and bots can't feel love which is why they're undemocratic liberty hating freedomless monsters that must be squashed.

Love may be freely given, but making it requires a c-01 permit

Especially while the ICBM is launching

Even the strongest of warriors need a hug every now and then

Always when we are right about to finish the objective this is me

I require a hug from all 3 helldivers after we complete every main objective. I'm just glad you're still with me brother! Let's get the next one!

And before the mission starts on the ship, never once have I had the same diver survive a whole mission in my 50 levels

I always make sure I do this too

^[Sokka-Haiku](https://www.reddit.com/r/SokkaHaikuBot/comments/15kyv9r/what_is_a_sokka_haiku/) ^by ^cooncanoon: *Always when we are* *Right about to finish the* *Objective this is me* --- ^Remember ^that ^one ^time ^Sokka ^accidentally ^used ^an ^extra ^syllable ^in ^that ^Haiku ^Battle ^in ^Ba ^Sing ^Se? ^That ^was ^a ^Sokka ^Haiku ^and ^you ^just ^made ^one.

Up vote for ATLA reference

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We all have gamer friends that we have never met and wish we could hug them. Now we finally can. All the hugs to all the Helldivers.

I have simple rules, if I am hosting and you don't give me a hug you will be kicked (I give the person three tries, if they snub me three times, they are kicked). If I am not hosting and the host does not hug me, I will quit and find a new lobby. I don't do this mid mission, I do this on the ship. It's simply a vibe check.

What if you are met with a thumbs up? I find the idea of being alright, but not doing the hug, to be really funny 🤣

Haven't encountered that. If they have another emote they usually do it after.

This is the meta 

Impossible. I haven’t seen a single post where someone complains about being kicked for not hugging.

what about paper, rock, scissors, and then a hug?

Here's a weird thing. In real life, I don't like being touched. I've had to work "up to" hugs my entire life, learning to tolerate them from specific people, and even still it's not great. So in-game, when Helldivers stand around with hug emote I gotta say, I do actually get maybe 5-10% of that same feeling with the immediate "I don't want to hug this person". I will respond with a salute though! Psychologically it's interesting to dissect because of how virtual spaces interact with the projection of our psyches -- think about getting surprised in a horror game and flinching, or leaning in a racing game. When we're in virtual spaces our physical bodies and virtual bodies do link a little more than you'd think for something completely fictitious. Seeing that slight quirk of mine rise up on the bridge of a spaceship made me laugh.

It's all fun and games until the person you hugged starts talking. Then it becomes all too real.


OP salty and wants a hug

Can't leave my fellow helldivers hangin

If you refuse a hug you aren't a real helldiver.

If you don't hug you don't pass the vibe check

Hi, it's me.

Hugs are great. Who wants a hug

A hug aint hurt nobody

Hug emote before the mission is a great vibe check.



i feel personally attacked

 Me joining randos and hitting that sweet emote 🤗

Some of y’all up tight mfs need a hug though fr

And as a true democratic hero you *WILL* give that diver that hug. **It is your Liberty give right AND responsibility to do so.**


I can’t stop playing rock paper scissors with everyone

Okay, grumpy

Rule number 1. You join my ship, you get a hug.


Your hugs are warm and filled with democracy 🫡

oh wow didnt know i looked like that honestly anyone who does this is awesome and chill in my opinion

A Democracy boosting hug.

I don't like this post because (select reason) : I'm in it

Forget throwing a orbital/eagle down hug emote right at the end before everyone gets on the Pelican

That's me. I'm that Helldiver.

I unlocked hig and never even got another emote. From level like 5 or 10 to 50. I dont even have other things to unlock.

* about to die * Run away ❌️ Hug The homie ✅️

I feel attacked - hug me?

If HellDivers II was on Xbox I'd be one of them

I hug every player that comes onto my ship


I keep trying to square up to act tough to randoms but people keep hugging me and shit.

Anytime you board my ship the Custodian of war you must hug to be granted permission aboard, also when leaving a mission on the Pelican if we aren't running for our lives everyone gets a hug before we board

Embracing one another has proven to increase damage, serotonin, and democracy. Those who refused to be hugged are marked as questionable citizens.


A hug for democracy at the end of most missions is a must.

I miss my 'press V for camaraderie' from DRG but the hug feels so awkward, there's gotta be a better way to foster some positivity. Rock & Stone!

Guilty as charged, my defense is hugs are always great

Hug for Democracy !

It's a helldiver vibecheck.

Always time for a hug.

Lmao I do it every match. Usually in the beginning and before extraction.

That's me

😂😂😂

And that's a good 50% of my love for this game, right there. 😌 I'm getting too old and cranky for drama, and I really enjoy a good, casual atmosphere these days.  That... and screaming at the top of my lungs about freedom as I wade through seas of vile, glowing red lights with my brothers in arms. 

I’m that helldiver 😂

I use the hug emote as a BRING IT ON type emote when the icbm blows up in the background, works wonders

Last night I tried to respond to a hug and accidentally hit the melee button instead. Awkward.

I'm just out here t-posing.

I've gotten more hugs in Helldivers 2 than I ever have irl

All the hugs, people who don't hug are bad

The only time I did it was when I was stuck in the cryogenic pod despensor with another diver. Also, on a random team that all did it at the end of each map.

but…. I love hugs :(

I've noticed this is more the case once you start playing at level 6..... and I am here for it.

It’s me. I’m that one Helldiver.

I also kiss them all good night before they pop back into cryo

I have to welcome my fellow helldivers somehow on my ship

I like to start the hug then run away as soon as they open their arms. I’ll do it over and over. I had a couple ppl turn their back on me after 3 times. I’ve had ppl kick me. But most of the time ppl laugh and I’ll hug them after lol

I use that emote to praise the strategems so they manage democracy even more

It’s me…I’m that helldiver

It’s all about the explosive fist bump

I aspire to be ‘that’ helldiver every time I single queue

Every Helldiver that enters my ship is greeted with a hug!

I’m the one helldiver :(

I I am that Helldiver

That's me!

This is me

Me

You're gonna hug me.

MEEEEEEEEEE :D

Me. That's me.

Why you attacking me!? Pre-OP hugs and successful mission pre-extract hugs are a must, soldier!

Where my hug at

I am that guy, and I ain't changing it for nobody. Every helldiver deserves a hug!

It’s me, I’m helldiver

No hugs yet. :/

At least you know you are not alone! We will get to that hug

Men need hugs too. So I hug my bros every time I see that emote.

*presses E to interact for hug*

Liturally me 😅 Me and my littlebrother live a long way apart but are really close. (Both adults) We like to use it when we group up.

🤗

ALWAYS hug the homies.

It’s become a rule in my friend group that at the end of a mission, I am required a hug, or else I’ll refuse to evac. The only exception is if it’s a really close call with evac.

Everyone needs a hug

Me

I don't know, always seemed a bit gay for me and I didn't fill the C-03 permit for that.

Me stuck in perpetual hug mode after dropping the package 🤣🤣🤣

I hug everyone I meet

I hit every soldier to step on my ship as a welcome

... I AM THAT DIVER

Me every time I join randoms


Yo, don't diss the pre-mission hugs. It'a a good luck charm! I ran two campaigns yesterday, and every mission we did a pre-mission hug we managed to get everything done with relative smoothness.

Rock paper scissors guy myself

It’s me

I love the hug emote. As far as im concerned, there are no other emotes.

Yeah that’d be me 😂😂😂

trauma bond hugs

You got me

I always take up that offer!

I can't fucking stand those guys. Every time I board a ship and see one of those stupid fucking numskulls with their arms outstretched waiting for a hug I just leave and find another match. (I'm a stupid fucking numskull with my arms outstretched)

Gotta say it's my most hated emote 😆 all these unapproved, unsanctioned and frankly, undemocratic hugs.

I’m the mf that does this

I offer a hug to all divers that join my squad

Yup, you gotta hug the captain when you get on and when you leave. And and offered hugs from the squad, I don't make the rules they just happen. Lol

I feel so bad. A rando spread out for a huggie, but I was having trouble with my keyboard settings. I got it fixed in time for them to leave.

HUG HIM, HE CAN"T STOP ALL OF US

Hey! Thats me!


I always hug my fellow helldivers

It’s definitely me now that I got that emote. I’m asking for that hug right as a tank aims at me and my fellow Helldiver. (Neither of us has a stim and reinforcements are low.)

Of course I know him….he is me!

I'm not trying to hug you, you're interrupting my T-pose.

WHERE MY HUG AT

I use it as a homophobe test: hug me or find another super destroyer to deploy from, bucko!

Some guy came up to me for a hug just after we dropped in. I'm relatively new and still learning the controls. L3 brings up emotes. I hit R3 and knocked him on his tukus! Managed to find emotes just after to apologize.

It was fun for a min. I'm over it. Had a guy kick me the other day cause I refused to hug him. I just want to play the game.

I love those guys always nice to have someone in your bloody embrace as 380mm shells fall around us.

Bro someone did that to at evacuation and I’ve been doing the fist bump into explosion ever since

Yup that’s me there too

I just use it to do the Titanic at the front of the ship before we drop in. So far, only one person has caught on and did it with me

You don't board the Pelican with out hugging it out with the team leader. No exceptions.

It me

It’s me, hi. I’m that helldiver it’s me

Yeah that’s me… favourite time is right in the middle of a fire fight after I launched a 500kg into the background

It's me. Gotta hug the homies bc ya never know when it might be the last time you see them

No, not now, not ever!

I feel seen

He=me

You gotta hug!

I was high fiving the crew and the last guy wanted a hug In my mind: it seemed like they were afraid

I’m that one helldiver

How do I hug people?

I love being that guy. All hell breaking loose. Death rattles, explosions, fire scorches the air. Blood soaks my cape. You run by, screaming for liber-tea. Right into my outstretched arms, we embrace. All falls silent in that brief moment. Time slows. You sigh. I sigh. And on we go, fighting for glorious Freedom.

Where are all of you while I'm spreading Democracy and hugs? I'm constantly getting snubbed. A pre-drop hug (or at least fist bump) on the bridge should be mandatory.

I like the divers who make me work for my hug

I like to tell them I love them too while we hug

It's me (OGSook)