How to rename your Helldivers 2 ship

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You can change the name of your Helldivers 2 ship if you've chosen an undemocratic name

Helldivers 2 ship name list renaming
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You can rename your Helldivers 2 ship freely by visiting the Ship Management console aboard any Destroyer, even someone else's. Choosing the name of your democracy-dealing Destroyer from the two lists of phrases is one of the first things you'll do in Helldivers 2, but with plenty of possible combinations of names, ranging from edgy to silly, it can be tough to settle on one. Thankfully, it's not permanent, though the option to change it isn't especially obvious. Below, I've laid out the simple process for changing the name of your Destroyer ship in Helldivers 2.

How to change your ship's name in Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 ship management console

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To give your Helldivers 2 ship a new name, open the Ship Management console in the hangar area of any Destoyer. Follow the "Change Ship Name" button prompt on the right of the screen to bring up the full range of name options, letting you choose an entirely new name.

There's no way to type out a custom ship name, however, as the two lists of words restrict you to a "X of Y" name format for your ship. Once you're happy, click "Apply Name" to instantly update your ship's name.

The whole process is free and unlimited, so rename your Destroyer at your leisure! As previously mentioned, this can be done on any ship too, so if you're aboard a friend's Destroyer via Helldivers 2 crossplay, you'll still be able to manage and rename your own ship, including spending Requisition Slips on new Stratagems and using various samples to unlock Ship Modules and upgrades.

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Will Sawyer
Will Sawyer
Guides Editor, GamesRadar+

Will Sawyer is a Guides Editor at GamesRadar+ with over five years of experience in writing online guides, news, and features, and has a BA (Hons) in Journalism. Starting as a freelancer, Will contributed to startmenu and Game Rant before joining the GamesRadar+ team in August 2021. Since then, he has written hundreds of guides about a huge range of games, with shooters and action games being his areas of expertise. Outside of writing about games, Will hops between multiplayer shooters with friends, such as Darktide and Helldivers 2, and delves into whatever has been on his backlog for far too long. He also tries to get through his never-ending Warhammer pile of shame of grey Tyranids, Aeldari, and Chaos Space Marines.

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