Shrieker

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Shrieker

“

A new strain of flying Terminids has suddenly appeared across all Terminid planets, with no prior warning or indication of any kind. While the Ministry of Intelligence has always known this issue was a possibility, the abruptness of the evolution indicates a high possibility of dissident concealment. The deployment of Termicide was fortuitously timed—doubtlessly, it averted an even worse evolution. Helldivers are advised to exterminate these mutations whenever encountered.

— Super Earth Dispatch

The Shrieker is a small, flying Terminid that engages in hit-and-run tactics, diving in to attack Helldivers before flying back up to the skies.

Spawning

Shriekers can be found spawning from Shrieker Nests, which begin appearing on Challenging Difficulty Icon.svg Challenging. Helldivers that are roughly within 150m will cause a Nest to begin spawning Shriekers.

Starting on Hard Difficulty Icon.svg Hard, operations may have the Roving Shriekers Operation Modifier, which spawns groups of Shriekers that patrol the map.

Behavior

Once a Shrieker has marked a Helldiver as their target, they circle around and dive into fly-by-slashing Helldivers with their razor sharp claws. Generally, these blade winged monsters always target and hit the arms and torso of Helldivers, but they have been known to decapitate as well.

Upon death, a Shrieker's corpse will deal damage to anything it falls onto.

Anatomy

Part Name Health* AV** Location Durable** % To Main*** Bleed Fatal ExDR****
Main 80 Armor AV0 Icon.png Unarmored I

Shrieker Main Front.png

Shrieker Main Side.png

0% - None Yes 0%
Head 30 Armor AV0 Icon.png Unarmored I

Shrieker Head Front.png

Shrieker Head Side.png

0% 100% None Yes 100%
Wings 20 Armor AV0 Icon.png Unarmored I

Shrieker Wings Front.png

Shrieker Wings Side.png

100% 30% None Yes 100%
Limbs 30 Armor AV0 Icon.png Unarmored I

Shrieker Limbs Front.png

Shrieker Limbs Side.png

0% 40% None No 100%
* Parts with their HP listed as "Main" do not have their own individual health. All damage dealt to these parts is transferred to the enemy's Main health pool.
** Refer to armor values and enemy durability as defined in Damage.
*** The percentage of damage that is applied to the enemy's Main health pool. At 0 HP, the enemy dies. Unless the enemy has constitution, then it will bleedout and die.
**** ExDR means explosive damage resistance, this is a percentage between 0 and 100. If this value is 100%, the part is explosive immune, meaning explosives cannot damage it. Explosions will only directly damage Main health if it is internal.


Tactical Information

  • Shriekers lack any sort of armor and can be taken out by most weaponry.
  • The A/MG-43 Machine Gun Sentry, A/G-16 Gatling Sentry , and ARC-3 Arc Thrower are effective at taking out swarms of Shriekers.
  • Rocks or physical objects can be used to break line-of-sight from Shriekers, preventing them from attacking in the direction of said obstruction.
  • Laying prone on the ground will make a Helldiver harder for Shriekers to hit.
  • Killing a Shrieker in the middle of its dive attack will cause it to plummet directly towards the Helldiver that killed it. Helldivers are advised to move or dive to avoid a Shrieker's corpse from dealing unnecessary damage.

Lore

Shriekers began to slowly appear during the deployment of the Terminid Control System, a network of Termicide-dispensing towers established across the Barrier Planets as part of Operation Valiant Enclosure. Once the Terminid Control System had been fully activated across all four planets, the presence of Shriekers and Shrieker Nests on Terminid planets increased as a result, without any official acknowledgement by Super Earth.

It would not be until late into the ensuing Major Order to liberate Zagon Prime and Fori Prime that Super Earth would acknowledge the new strain of Terminid. The acknowledgement came in the form of a dispatch where it was claimed that the Termicide had averted a worse evolution, blaming dissidents for their radio silence.

Media

  • A swarm of Shriekers above a Helldiver.
    A swarm of Shriekers above a Helldiver.
  • A nest from which Shriekers can spawn from.
    A nest from which Shriekers can spawn from.

Trivia

Change History

Patch
Description

1.001.201
2024-10-29

Fix

  • Adjusted Shriekers pathing in tight spaces. They should now prefer to move around tall obstacles instead of trying to fly over them.

1.000.400
2024-06-13

Undocumented Addition

  • "Roving Shriekers" operation modifier added, allowing Shrieker patrols to spawn.

1.000.302
2024-05-07

Change

  • Increased Shrieker sight and hearing range slightly.

1.000.200
2024-04-02

Changes

  • Shriekers no longer create bug breaches.
  • Shriekers hitting you while they are dead now does significantly less damage.

1.000.103
2024-03-20

Undocumented Change

1.000.102
2024-03-12

Undocumented Addition

  • Added to the game, with an extremely rare spawn rate.
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