Do you still remember Joel – the master of Helldivers 2, able to influence the course of the intergalactic struggle for democracy? So, the other day, a rather curious situation happened to the players of the sensational cooperative action game.

Helldivers 2 players must have seen the recent video with the sudden appearance of the demiurge Joel in the middle of a fierce battle, throwing an inaccessible armored car to the rescue of the players and disappearing just as suddenly. The video quickly went viral, so it must have been seen not only by those in the know, but also by those who didn’t know – judging by the repeated “Who is Joel” posts on social media and the wave of memes/jokes surrounding the lively discussions. Actually, here is the video:

The story continued: it turned out that this is not exactly Joel, but rather one of the other Joels who pretend to be a real game master. It’s likely that the other Joels are the usual antics of PC cheaters who are having as much fun as they can and creating clones as hard as they can. But there is another (speculative-conspiracy) version – it is said that all these other Joels are actually part of a cunning master plan by the real Joel. Which of these versions do you think is more plausible, or do you have your own?

As for Helldivers 2, Arrowhead’s game remains a consistent top seller on Steam and remains one of the best-selling releases of 2024 overall, with sales of the co-op shooter already exceeding 8 million copies and interest in it “continuing to grow every week,” reported a week and a half ago TD Cowen analyst.

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