Helldivers 2 Subtly Teases a Halo Collaboration

A newly-released Helldivers 2 trailer teases a crossover with none other than the Halo franchise. This trailer hypes up the forthcoming Series X/S release of Helldivers 2, and it seems the Arrowhead shooter will eventually bring in the ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Troopers) to spread managed democracy.

Developed by Arrowhead Game Studios, Helldivers 2 launched to great fanfare in early 2024, drawing in nearly 460,000 Steam concurrent players at its peak and selling over 15 million copies to date across PS5 and PC. Last month, Arrowhead announced that Helldivers 2 will make its way to Xbox Series X/S on August 26, generating significant hype among users on the Microsoft platform as well as some dismay from PlayStation fans.

Helldivers 2 and Halo May Cross Paths Soon

With the Helldivers 2 Xbox port set to launch precisely two weeks from now, Arrowhead has released a new trailer dubbed “Bring The Boom” to further drum up excitement for the release. However, this trailer teases something that’s perhaps even more exciting than Helldivers 2‘s Xbox port itself. In the closing moments of the trailer, the camera lingers on a rain-soaked Super Earth city and shows a lone Hellpod descending. A distinctive saxophone melody begins to play, which Halo veterans should instantly recognize as Rain (Deference for Darkness) from Halo 3: ODST. This subtle musical cue has been widely interpreted as a tease for an upcoming crossover between Helldivers 2 and Halo.

Credible insider Iron_S1ghts, who first leaked the Helldivers 2 and Killzone 2 crossover, highlighted the Halo connection in a recent tweet as well. The insider posted the cover art of Halo 3: ODST as a quote tweet to the Helldivers 2 Bring the Boom trailer, all but confirming that its final sequence was indeed strongly hinting at a Halo crossover. Interestingly, the next Helldivers 2 Premium Warbond is expected to release on August 28, just two days after the Xbox launch. It could well be that Arrowhead plans to celebrate the Helldivers 2 Xbox port with a special Warbond themed around Halo 3: ODST, including armor, Halo weapon skins, and perhaps even vehicles like the Warthog.

Arrowhead typically reveals Helldivers 2 Warbonds a week before they release, which means an August 21 announcement could bring full details around the purported Halo 3: ODST crossover. Though the Swedish studio hasn’t explicitly confirmed if this crossover is in the works, directly lifting a snippet from one of Halo 3: ODST‘s most popular tracks and using it in a Helldivers 2 trailer is fairly damning evidence. Only time will tell if and when the Helldivers 2 and Halo crossover will materialize, but should it happen, there’s no question that it’ll be a major source of attraction for players across Xbox, PC, and PS5.