Another liberty day has come and gone in the world of Helldivers 2, with the patriotic citizens of Super Earth rewarded by developers Arrowhead Game Studios with a throwback to the first Helldivers and the game's first melee weapon: The 2124 Constitution rifle and the armor set from the original game. A thinly-disguised M1903 Springfield, the American rifle of choice in the First World War, the Constitution is described in-game as the rifle given to all citizens of Super Earth at the age of 16 and in the timeline of Helldivers 2 is a design nearly 300 years old. Suffice to say that with its five-round magazine reloaded one bullet at a time and bolt action, it is basically terrible... but unlike every other gun in the game so far, it has a bayonet on it.
Naturally, the community absolutely loves it because they can bayonet charge a line of murderous robots or bugs like they're an American marine at sci-fi Belleau Wood in 1918. "This my brothers is a gun," said one poster. "This is the best weapon ever," said another. "You can even stab tanks!" said a third. "Constitution Rifle is peak," said a fourth, posting a comparison TikTok of the weapon with its famous use by the sniper in Saving Private Ryan.
