Cannot play as / fight for the Automatons, they look way cooler than Helldivers and are cooler.
And that's just a fact.
All im gonna say is:
Chainsaw hands:
Automatons:✅
Helldivers:❌

Skull heads:
Automatons:✅
Helldivers:❌

Are robots:
Automatons:✅
Helldivers:❌

Sound scary:
Automatons:✅
Helldivers:❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌

So yeah.