You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Contents hide A new Helldivers 2 leak has revealed models relating to the games mysterious third faction: The Illuminate. While theres still no release date for the long-awaited psychic aliens, dataminers have uncovered models tied to objectives for Illuminate missions.Currently, Helldivers 2 has two enemy factions to battle: Automatons and Terminids. While some playersourselves includedwould love to see missions combining bots and bugs, the arrival of The Illuminate is one of the exctiting updates fans are hoping for. Could the arrival of the Democracy Space Station signal the new threat?The Illuminate found in Helldivers 2 filesA recent datamine by Helldivers 2 leaker IronS1ghts reveals a new objective tied to The Illuminate. New models added to the game in a recent update showcase new Ritual Sites where Illuminate summoners will attempt to bring ghouls to the map to aid them in combat.The Illuminate Ritual will task players with interrupting the rituals and killing summoners. At the time of writing, the in-development version of the ritual will result in a large earthquake once its stopped, but this doesnt appear to have any gameplay benefit or detriment.In the files, two forms of rituals have been discovered for Helldivers 2. The basic ritual seems to take place around some sort of ornate stone table whereas another type of ritual takes place around a mysterious hole that some of us will undoubtedly swan dive into.Bring on The IlluminateWhile bots and bugs do play differently from each other in the current version of Arrowheads shooter, the leaks for The Illuminate tease a much different faction to play against. Just like in the original game, The Illuminate offer an entirely different play style to fight against.Despite constant leaks for the new faction, theres still no release date for The Illuminate in Arrowheads shooter. However, we hope that the new faction will release sometime before the end of the year. Then well be focused on an eventual fourth faction. Warhammer-like heretics, maybe?For more news on Helldivers 2, check out what crossover update Arrowhead wants to add to the game, or how players are using a WW1-era weapon to take out tanks in hilarious fashion.Helldivers 2Platform(s):PC, PlayStation 5Genre(s):Action, Shooter, Third Person8VideoGamerSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share