Helldivers 2’s Liberty Day Celebrations Include Free Old-school Armor, Weapon, Parades, And Scheduled Dissident Executions

Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead Games is once more preparing to celebrate Liberty Day, the fictional in-game holiday where the whole family can get together, eat hotdogs, and watch traitors be executed. Arrowhead brings Liberty Day home for Helldivers 2 players with free armor and a weapon from the original game.

That’s right. Arrowhead is gifting Helldivers 2 fans the most-requested armor set: The DP-00 Tactical, inspired by the original armor from Helldivers 1. The armor is paired with the R-2124 Constitution, a modernized take on the classic. In case you were wondering, the rifle comes equipped with a bayonet — for close encounters.

Liberty Day 2024 starts on October 26, and all are invited to join. Or else.

Time to salute and execute: Liberty Day 2024 is coming

Arrowhead Games shared a list of highlights coming to Liberty Day as part of the faux celebrations. The day starts with a Strohmann News 24-hour livestream followed by the reciting of the Super Earth Anthem. For your entertainment, Dissident Executions are scheduled for 0700. Don’t worry if you miss out because there will be another set of surprise executions starting at 20:00. You better hope you weren’t doing anything treasonous lately.

For those new to Helldivers, Liberty Day is a fake holiday taking place every October 26. It’s the day the Starship Troopers novel was released in 1959 and also coincides with the birthday of the studio head Johan Pilestedt (it can’t be a coincidence). The first Liberty Day was celebrated on October 26, 2016, for the original Helldivers. Players were rewarded three new capes and the M2016 Constitution rifle, based on the 1903 Springfield.

How to get the classic HD1 armor and Constitution rifle in Helldivers 2

The video may suggest you have to play Helldivers 2 on October 26 to get the armor and weapon, but that’s not the case. All you need to do to get the rewards is… nothing. As confirmed by Arrowhead on its Discord, all players will be gifted the items on October 27 regardless of participation.

Beyond Liberty Day 2024

Helldivers 2 players have more to look forward to after Liberty Day. Another Warbond is coming next week, just in time for the spooky season. Helldivers 2: Truth Enforcers launches on October 31, bringing two new armor sets and more weapons. It’ll finally add another SMG to the mix with the SMG-32 Reprimand, paired with a new shotgun and a plasma pistol. There’s also a new ‘At Ease’ emote that’s ripe for meme-ing.

It’s going to be a long week for Helldivers 2 players, and it all starts on October 26.