Explain the story please *SPOILERS*

[Helldivers™ 2]

Finished act 2. I will be honest, i don't have the slightest clue about anything that is happening since the beggining.

Ok we are parisians going to kill the woman killing everyone. Why does noone react to the fact monsters exist? Why is paris broken and full of blue stuff?

Then somehow the entire world is fake, inside a painting? And killing the paintress did nothing? Huh?

Where did the thing that upgrades our weapons go? Why does maelle have white hair? What was the relationship with the burned girl? Why is renoir both inside and outside the painting???

[Eluhrion]

the story is complex, but saying it makes no sense just because you dont understand ♥♥♥♥ is bonkers

[Katiesaurus]

Keep with the story, there's so much more that explains it after you kill the paintress and it all makes much more sense especially when you find out more about Alicia and Verso.

[Helldivers™ 2]

Originally posted by Eluhrion:

the story is complex, but saying it makes no sense just because you dont understand ♥♥♥♥ is bonkers

Doesnt make sense to *me*. Please make it make sense

[Kapika96]

Did you skip all the cut scenes?

"Ok we are parisians going to kill the woman killing everyone. Why does noone react to the fact monsters exist? Why is paris broken and full of blue stuff?"
Lumiere, not Paris. It's a fictional version of Paris with a number of differences, for instance monsters have always existed so they're not strange to people there.

"Then somehow the entire world is fake, inside a painting?"
Yep, it's effectively a made up world. Hence the above, "monsters" have existed since in the world since its creation. Esquie probably being one of the first things created in the world. People there have never known anything different.

"And killing the paintress did nothing? Huh?"
Not nothing. She wasn't actually responsible for killing people. The opposite in fact. She was doing everything she could to prevent people from being killed. Her painting numbers was a warning. As her powers waned year by year she was losing the ability to save her oldest creations, so they died.

Defeating her removes that protection, so everybody will die now.

"Where did the thing that upgrades our weapons go?"
The curator. That was Renoir. The real Renoir, not the fake painted one you knew before. His entire mission was to defeat the paintress (his wife Aline) to force her back to the real world, and destroy the canvas so that she couldn't return. She's effectively a junkie for the painted world and is destroying herself by staying in it for so long. Hence he's trying to force her our, and destroy it so she can't return.

"Why does maelle have white hair? What was the relationship with the burned girl?"
She realised who she really is. The burned girl is Alicia, a fake painted version like the fake Renoir. Maelle is the real Alicia. She entered the painting to help her father Renoir defeat her mother and force her out. She's not very good at being a paintress though so couldn't prevent herself from being painted over with Maelle when she entered. The change in hair etc. is to signify she now remembers who she really is.

"Why is renoir both inside and outside the painting???"
As mentioned above, one was a fake painted Renoir. The other is the real Renoir.

[quarz]

Everything will make way more sense towards the end of the game. Don't get ahead of yourself. Your understanding of the story will make more sense the more the characters themselves realize what is happening.

[Paid Well]

That's the point of the story actually, keep playing.

[Paid Well]

Oh wait nvm, I actually read your post.... You literally skipped the cut scenes or have the attention span of a walnut lol... no offense, but yeah.

[Freaky Friend]

zoomers like you will never survive the new age order

[Dogi ( ﾟ ヮﾟ)]

You've gotta put your phone down

[BoolXorElse]

I mean, just pay attention. It explains pretty well what is going on.

[Helldivers™ 2]

Originally posted by Kapika96:

Did you skip all the cut scenes?

"Ok we are parisians going to kill the woman killing everyone. Why does noone react to the fact monsters exist? Why is paris broken and full of blue stuff?"
Lumiere, not Paris. It's a fictional version of Paris with a number of differences, for instance monsters have always existed so they're not strange to people there.

"Then somehow the entire world is fake, inside a painting?"
Yep, it's effectively a made up world. Hence the above, "monsters" have existed since in the world since its creation. Esquie probably being one of the first things created in the world. People there have never known anything different.

"And killing the paintress did nothing? Huh?"
Not nothing. She wasn't actually responsible for killing people. The opposite in fact. She was doing everything she could to prevent people from being killed. Her painting numbers was a warning. As her powers waned year by year she was losing the ability to save her oldest creations, so they died.

Defeating her removes that protection, so everybody will die now.

"Where did the thing that upgrades our weapons go?"
The curator. That was Renoir. The real Renoir, not the fake painted one you knew before. His entire mission was to defeat the paintress (his wife Aline) to force her back to the real world, and destroy the canvas so that she couldn't return. She's effectively a junkie for the painted world and is destroying herself by staying in it for so long. Hence he's trying to force her our, and destroy it so she can't return.

"Why does maelle have white hair? What was the relationship with the burned girl?"
She realised who she really is. The burned girl is Alicia, a fake painted version like the fake Renoir. Maelle is the real Alicia. She entered the painting to help her father Renoir defeat her mother and force her out. She's not very good at being a paintress though so couldn't prevent herself from being painted over with Maelle when she entered. The change in hair etc. is to signify she now remembers who she really is.

"Why is renoir both inside and outside the painting???"
As mentioned above, one was a fake painted Renoir. The other is the real Renoir.

Wow thanks for this, great explanation, have a digital meaningless award!

And yes, i skipped a LOT of cutscenes

[Helldivers™ 2]

Originally posted by Paid Well:

Oh wait nvm, I actually read your post.... You literally skipped the cut scenes or have the attention span of a walnut lol... no offense, but yeah.

I have a great attention span, my job involves reading hundreds of documents.

But i dont like soap opera, so the moment these "character stares with a depressed expression while crappy french music plays" scenes started i couldnt take it anymore. They try too hard (and fail) to provoke emotions.

So i would rather just read it in text form

[Itorsi]

Originally posted by Helldivers™ 2:

And yes, i skipped a LOT of cutscenes

brother you cannot skip cutscenes then come up and say the story makes no sense
literally user error

[Helldivers™ 2]

Originally posted by Itorsi:

Originally posted by Helldivers™ 2:

And yes, i skipped a LOT of cutscenes

brother you cannot skip cutscenes then come up and say the story makes no sense
literally user error

I know, changed the title

Also wtf are those talking boys/girls you find that dont speak clearly? Never explained

And if renoir was the blacksmith thing why didnt he just appear.human and talk instead of wheezing like a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and making us wonder what he means?

[Zero]

Just ask chatgpt.