Black Hole
The black hole formerly known as Meridia
The orbit of Meridia after being turned into a black hole
The black hole on the Galactic Map (with Fenrir III next to it)
Novel electromagnetic phenomena in vicinity of the black hole
Meridia
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This article is about Meridia (planet). For Meridia (black hole), see Meridian Black Hole. |
“The Supercolony has been destroyed. In its place, a beautiful black hole remains, drawing in every Terminid spore within several billion kilometers.
Meridia is a Supercolony Planet in Helldivers 2, located within the Orion Sector. It is currently under 
Super Earth Federation control.
It was since turned into the Meridian Black Hole.
Lore
See also: Meridia/Battle Log
Operation Valiant Enclosure
Meridia, alongside Erata Prime, Fenrir III, and Turing, was chosen as a Barrier Planet that would host the Terminid Control System, an ambitious project aimed at preventing the spread of the Terminids to other worlds. In Phase III of Operation Valiant Enclosure, the TCS was activated, spreading Termicide across the sector and killing 99% of all Terminids it came in contact with. This prevented the Terminids from spreading past the Umlaut Sector.
The Supercolony Crisis and Operation Enduring Peace
However, a small amount of Terminids began adapting to the Termicide, mutating and dramatically increasing their reproduction rates and reducing their generation times. These now Termicide-resistant Terminids quickly exploded out of control, overwhelming the planet overnight and terraforming the once lush world into a Supercolony. Helldivers were ordered to shut down the TCS in order to prevent the outbreak from spreading beyond the sector. While the Barrier Planets of Erata Prime, Fenrir III and Turing were saved, Meridia was beyond saving and instead was quickly quarantined. The surface of the planet was so infested that conventional Helldiver operations would prove ineffective, requiring a different solution instead.
The Meridia Supercolony would proceed to cause frequent and repeated Terminid outbreaks on nearby planets, even ignoring Supply Lines and causing planets to fall within hours or minutes. With the Orion and Jin Xi Sectors under constant threat, Helldivers were ordered to contain the outbreaks, which ultimately proved to be beyond their best efforts. Eventually, the combined threat of Automaton expansion and Supercolony outbreaks resulted in the decision to establish SEAF training facilities on Aesir Pass, Vernen Wells, Heeth and Angel's Venture; an operation was enacted to take and hold these planets as the facilities were constructed. Even so, the Supercolony would continue to inflict repeated outbreaks, including during the Varylia 5 Petafactory campaign.
Eventually, Super Earth High Command determined that Meridia could not be saved, and made the decision to destroy the planet. When Helldivers returned to the planet in Operation Enduring Peace, they brought Dark Fluid with them, and began injecting large amounts of these containers into the planet's crust. These injections were designed to destabilize the entire planet, which would theoretically collapse the planet in on itself, creating a black hole. The plan succeeded, resulting in the Meridia Supercolony's complete destruction, and the Meridian Black Hole forming in its place. The destruction of the Supercolony would allow Helldivers to reclaim numerous planets that had previously fallen to the outbreaks.
The Meridian Singularity and the Return of the Illuminate
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Although subsequent surveys stated that the Meridian Black Hole was simply an ordinary black hole, it would begin to emite novel electromagnetic phenomena, particularly after the return of the Illuminate. The Meridian Black Hole would be rechristened as the Meridian Singularity, and a Center of Science would be constructed on nearby Fenrir III (itself a fellow Barrier Planet that also hosted the TCS) to further research it.
As Illuminate attacks rampaged across the galaxy, gravitational "wobbles" in the orbits of astronomical bodies began to be detected. These "Spacetime Fluctuations" were positively correlated with Illuminate activity, and as the number of simultaneous Illuminate attacks increased, Supply Line connections to the Meridian Singularity began to disappear, with the final Supply Line disappearing shortly after the conclusion of the Chort Bay Jet Brigade Factory campaign.
Not long after the Singularity became inaccessible to Helldivers, the intentions of the Illuminate were finally revealed- they had been harvesting Dark Energy from their invasions, and were using the mysterious power to move the Meridian Singularity itself. Now weaponized by the Illuminate, Meridia's destructive potential was realized when it passed and destroyed the neighboring planet of Angel's Venture only days after it began moving. The Singularity then began to move on a straight line towards Super Earth itself, endangering numerous planets in the way; Moradesh, Ivis, Nublaria I, Pilen V, and New Haven.
Terrain
Meridia's terrain formerly consisted of vast ponds and heavily forested areas, with frequent volcanic activity resulting in volcanic debris being scattered across its surface. Later on, the Terminid Control System (also known as the TCS) would be installed planet-wide, with their large spray towers covering the entire planet. These towers would eventually lead to the formation of the Supercolony.
After transforming into a Supercolony, its terrain drastically changed, with a majority of the planet being covered in Terminid colonies. While parts of its original terrain could be seen, the vast majority of it consisted of materials typically found in Terminid Nests, with these formations towering up to several hundred meters. While small pockets of uncontaminated water could be found, most of it was contaminated and had a sickly yellow color.
Due to the actions of the Helldivers, the planet was turned into a black hole. While the location that previously held Meridia can still be visited in orbit, it is now impossible to land on it.
Battles For Planet
- Liberation Battle 1 against Terminid for Meridia (3d 11h 18m, victory)
- 2184-02-14 14:07 to 2184-02-18 01:25;
- Meridia flips to Terminid Control
- 2184-03-02 21:59
- Liberation Battle 2 against Terminid for Meridia (3d 14h 57m, failure)
- 2184-03-02 21:59 to 2184-03-06 12:56;
- Liberation Battle 3 against Terminid for Meridia (1w 2d 1h 43m, victory)
- 2184-03-06 17:39 to 2184-03-15 19:22;
- Meridia flips to Terminid Control
- 2184-04-29 14:22
- Liberation Battle 4 against Terminid for Meridia (3d 3h 38m, victory)
- 2184-05-30 15:35 to 2184-06-02 19:13;
Timeline
- 29 April 2024 - High Command issued a Major Order to disable the Terminid Control System across the barrier planets. At this point, Meridia was already corrupted, which changed the Volcanic Jungle biome into the Supercolony biome.
- 2 June 2024 - Operation Enduring Peace was completed by the Helldivers. The Dark Fluid critical mass was reached, resulting in the planet collapsing into a black hole.
- 2 December 2024 - The dispatch from Major Order “Gather Intel on Jet Brigade Factories” states that investigations into the singularity “has been determined definitively that the singularity is an ordinary black hole. Further observations of perceived anomalies should be disregarded, as the science is conclusive.”
- 19 December 2024 - The dispatch from High Command informs the Helldivers of novel electromagnetic phenomena in the vicinity of the Meridian Black Hole.
- 26 December 2024 - The dispatch from High Command informs the Helldivers that it is actually a wormhole and not a black hole.
- 27 January 2025 - "Spacetime Fluctuations" began to be detected across the galaxy, linked to simultaneous Illuminate attacks.
- 2 February 2025 - All Supply Lines linking Meridia to adjacent planets have been severed.
- 4 February 2025 - Meridia starts drifting towards Super Earth due to the Illuminate using Dark Energy.
- 12 February 2025 - Meridia crosses over the border from the Umlaut sector to the Orion sector, on a crash course to Angel's Venture.
- 13 February 2025 - Meridia destroys Angel's Venture and begins to move on a straight line towards Super Earth.
- 14 March 2025 - A barrier is formed around Meridia, successfully slowing the Illuminate from releasing Dark Energy into Meridia. Meridia destroys Moradesh and continues on towards Super Earth.
- 18 March 2025 - Construction of the Penrose Energy Siphon concludes, with plans to use it to remove massive amounts of Dark Energy from Meridia.
- 29 April 2025 - The Repulsive Gravity Field Generator successfully stops Meridia. However, the generator imploded shortly after activation.
Gallery
Corrupted
Terminid-corrupted Meridia
The Meridia Supercolony as it appears on the surface
Orbit of the Terminid-corrupted Meridia
A corrupted TCS Tower on Meridia
Pristine
Daytime, No Effects
Daytime, Rainstorm
Daytime, Volcanic Activity
Meridia before becoming a Super Colony
Trivia
- Meridia is the first planet in Helldivers 2 to be completely destroyed, removing the ability for Helldivers to land and play on it.
- Upon Meridia's destruction, all Super Destroyers in orbit around the planet initiated an emergency jump to Super Earth.
- Despite its destruction, it was still part of the Galactic Map, which means Helldivers can travel to its location and observe the black hole from orbit.
- Operation Enduring Peace is the first official mention of The Illuminate in Helldivers 2.
Statistics
| Planet Statistics for MERIDIA | |
|---|---|
| Missions Won | 5429572 |
| Missions Lost | 713543 |
| Mission Success Rate | 88 |
| Total Kills | 1659186192 |
| Terminid Kills | 1659169390 |
| Automaton Kills | 16802 |
| Illuminate Kills | 0 |
| Helldiver Casualties | 41477410 |
| Friendly Fire Accidents | 6676293 |
| Bullets Fired | 8677358761 |
| Bullets Hit | 10332288823 |
| Accuracy | 100 |