Your mission to spread managed democracy across the galaxy isn’t getting any easier, Helldivers. While you’re busy dropping orbital strikes on Automaton factories, there’s one particular Terminid unit that continues to haunt players’ nightmares since launch day.

The Helldivers 2 community has spoken, and their collective trauma has manifested in some colorful language that would make even the most hardened Super Earth veteran blush. These nicknames aren’t just random outbursts—they’re battle-tested expressions of pure, unadulterated frustration.

And if you’ve spent more than five minutes on a bug-infested planet, you already know exactly which invisible menace we’re talking about.

The invisible nightmare that haunts your dreams

The Stalker—that camouflaging terror of Helldivers 2 that materializes out of thin air just as you’re about to complete your mission—has earned a special place in players’ hearts. And by “special place,” we mean the darkest...