Over the weekend, intrepidHelldiversaccomplished what perhaps once seemed unimaginable: eradicating all bots inHelldivers 2.

We beat Helldivers 2?

I am sureGame Master Joelhas nothing left up his sleeve.

Helldivers 2 header image showing a Helldiver posing with a flag in hand and one knee standing on the head of a fallen bot

Nope, I don’t believe that for a second either!

And neither do players - who are now trying to work out what could be next.

Next, there are those Hive Lord skeletons that can be seen lying around on Terminid planets.

Cover image for YouTube video

Hive Lords were an enemy in the original Helldivers, capable of creating new tunnels for the hives.

“As they are mostly underground, they are exceptionally hard to attack and get rid of.

Could we be fighting these burrowers next?

Helldivers 2 Discord chat discussing what could come next

you could see an example of a fight against a Hive Lord in the original Helldivers below.

But the Helldivers 2 community is also musing over a possible fourth enemy bang out.

I chatted with Eurogamer reader Jamie Walker about the idea this morning.

In short, we are far from done with Helldivers 2, and I am just fine with that.

“Suddenly the galaxy expands by 600 percent and seven new factions pop up,” came one reply.

What do you think - or hope - will happen next in Helldivers 2?