Here we are going to take a look at all of The First Descendant Characters that will be playable at launch. Please visit the The First Descendant Builds page for information on TFD Builds. Currently, there are 11 playable Characters in The First Descendant with four more releasing shortly after the official release.
- Viessa
- Lepic
- Ajax
- Bunny
- Jayber
- Freyna
- Gley
- Sharen
- Blair
- Valby
- Kyle
- Yujin (unreleased)
- Enzo (unreleased)
- Esiemo (unreleased)
- Luna (unreleased)
We also set up a The First Descendant Characters Tier List in case you wonder what character to select to play. All Descendants perform well but some obviously have an edge over others in terms of raw DPS output and situational awareness.
Viessa Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Viessa can freeze Vulgus using water in the atmosphere. She immobilizes enemies with cold air and occasionally freezes them herself, going around the battlefield.
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Frost Shards | Fires Frost Shards to damage enemies and deal AOE damage to nearby enemies. Inflicts Ice Shackle. |
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Frost Road | Increases Movement Speed and Shield, and creates Ice Sheets on the ground that inflict Ice Shackle. |
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Cold Snap | Deals Chill damage to enemies in front of Viessa and inflicts Ice Shackle. |
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Blizzard | Creates a Blizzard that deals continuous damage, debuffs DEF, inflicts AoE damage and Ice Shackle. |
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Ice Sphere (Passive) | Inflicting Ice Shackle creates an Ice Sphere that flies to another nearby enemy, dealing AoE damage and inflicting Ice Shackle. |
Viessa’s Story
After a smuggler band that she was part of was disbanded by the Albion Posse, Viessa was forced to toil as a digger at the Snowfield of Dawn. She had to serve her sentence there to be reinstated as a citizen.
Her job was to dig up the Colossi buried there, but disaster struck not long after she began her sentence. A Colossus buried everyone in a deluge of snow. Viessa was barely rescued, and her Arche was triggered during the treatment that followed. Then on the condition that the sentence be commuted, she began her service in the Descendant Corps.
Viessa didn’t use to belong anywhere but is now considered a capable Descendant. If her face looks flushed, it means that a teammate has just complemented her.
Lepic Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Lepic evens the tide of battle by his unique cheerfulness. However, his prosthetic right arm shows that within that cheerful personality lies a darkness. He subdues the battlefield with his powerful prosthetic right arm and grenade.
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Grenade Throw | Throws a grenade forward at the enemy. |
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Overclock | Increases all Skill ATK and adds a Burn effect to Grenade and Overkill for a set duration. |
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Traction Grenade | Throws a Traction Grenade forward to pull the enemies within range. |
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Overkill | Fires a powerful shell at the enemy. The shell is maintained at the landing point for a set period of time, inflicting constant damage. |
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Close Call (Passive) | Recover HP when taking fatal damage. Long Cooldown. |
Lepic’s Story
Lepic is the sole survivor of the 44th Grenadier Squad, who were recorded as the most courageous of the non-Descendant squads. After a battle with the Vulgus that took his right arm and all of his squad members, he received a prosthetic arm that was the culmination of the Magisters’ technology.
He was tormented by survivor’s guilt, once even tying a Traction Grenade around his neck to harm himself. This forced Magisters to quickly modify the Traction Grenade to prevent further accidents to Lepic or other teammates. But medical records now show that his mental health issues have been completely cured.
There are times when he uses tactics so reckless it seems like he doesn’t care about dying, but he always gets results.
Ajax Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Ajax who came back alive from the Void, is an expert in distorting physical space. He leads the team with powerful barriers that protects allies and reflects enemy attacks.
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Orbit Barrier | Creates a shield in front of Ajax. Durability increases proportionally to Ajax’s HP and DEF. |
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Void Walk | Leaps into the air and lands on the ground to strike nearby enemies, stunning them. |
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Expulsion | Strikes nearby enemies, knocking them back. |
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Hyper Cube | Creates a dome-shaped shield. Durability increases proportionally to Ajax’s HP and DEF |
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Event Horizon (Passive) | The ability to store Void Energy during battle. Void Energy can be used to enhance skills with additional effects. |
Ajax’s Story
After retiring from active duty, Ajax was living a new life as a military academy professor. However, he returned to the battlefield after learning that an entire squad led by his friend Aisha was destroyed. His ability to lead was so outstanding that the HQ welcomed his return.
Ajax had one condition for his return. He had formulated the Spatial Theory whilst drifting in the Void for several years after an accident during a Dimensional Door experiment, and he wanted to use that theory to complete the development of a new type of body armor that was put on hold. After the body armor was finished, his experiences during the Void experiment were purged from the records and became classified information.
Now, Ajax is gathering new teammates to prepare for what’s to come.
Bunny Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Bunny can create electricity out of nothing! To collect energy for an electrifying blow, she has to run wherever she goes. You could say she’s a living generator.
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Thrill Bomb | Summons an Electro Orb to attack nearby enemies and inflict them with Electrocute effect. |
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Speed of Light | Increases sprint speed and the amount of Electricity obtained. |
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Lightning Emission | Moving around deals damage to nearby enemies and inflicts them with Electrocute effect. |
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Maximum Power | Shoots out electricity forward to inflict damage. Damage increases in proportion to skill duration. |
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Rabbit Foot (Passive) | Charges electricity by moving around. Landing on the ground after double jump inflicts damage to nearby enemies. |
Bunny’s Story
Raised by her grandmother after her parents passed away when she was young, Bunny showed signs of having sticky fingers. It was that propensity that also triggered her Arche.
On the day she stole a grenade and ran off to hide amongst oil tanks, nobody could get close to her. Her grandmother came to handle the situation, and seeing her startled Bunny so much that she dropped the grenade. She doesn’t remember what happened afterwards, but the incident report at the time states the occurrence of a powerful electromagnetic explosion.
The HQ gave Bunny, who showed superhuman powers that day, a second chance. The triggering of her ability at such a young age left Bunny in a total paralysis. But thanks to her grandmother’s devoted care and injections of special medications, she was able to move again and now she blitzes around the battlefield as a Descendant.
Jayber Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Jayber can summon and control, remotely operated turrets, but it is his exceptional intelligence that makes them the most effective in battle. He summons turrets for assault or recovery. When the turrets are enhanced, they can fight more efficiently.
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Assault Turret | Summons an assault turret to attack the enemy. If enhanced, it launches attacks into nearby area. |
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Medical Turret | Summons a medical turret to heal allies and distract enemies. If enhanced, it restores Mana. |
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Multi-Purpose Gun | Changes gun to a Multi-Purpose Gun. If hit by a Multi-Purpose Gun, turret enters an enhanced state. |
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Reactivate | Recalls all summoned turrets and inflicts powerful damage to nearby enemies. After using Total Recall, you enter Overhaul state, where turrets are summoned in their enhanced states. |
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Turret Sync (Passive) | ATK increases when assault turret and medical turret are both summoned. |
Jayber’s Story
Jayber suffered a mysterious disease as soon as he was born. The rumor that the infection was spread by the Vulgus could not be verified. Regardless, it caused a brain anomaly that forced him to be separated from his family to receive special drug treatment from Magisters.
He was 5 years old when his Arche ability was triggered. When equipment constantly broke down and malfunctioned before his examination, the Magisters found it odd and began to investigate. The subsequent Arche test led to the discovery of Jayber’s deviously genius mind and his ability to control machinery remotely.
He is known for his lack of social skills, but the latest personnel report indicated that Jayber, after surviving a crisis in a recent mission with the help of his teammates, is slowly changing his attitude.
Freyna Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Freyna having endured her suffering with deadly contempt, broke through her limits and is now able to control poison. She can freely handle deadly poisons to slowly but surely eliminate her enemies.
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Venom Trauma | Throws poison to attack target enemy with damage and inflict Room 0 Trauma onto nearby enemies. |
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Defense Mechanism | Significantly increases DEF. There is chance of inflicting Room 0 Trauma to enemies upon attack. |
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Putrid Venom | Throws poison to create a Poison Swamp. Enemies entering the Poison Swamp are inflicted with constant damage and Poisoned Footprints state. When enemies in Poisoned Footprints state walk around, they create footprints that poison other enemies. |
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Venom Baptism | Switches gun to Venom Baptism. Enemies hit by Venom Baptism are inflicted with Room 0 Trauma. |
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Contagion Links (Passive) | Increases Freyna’s Toxic skill power based on the number of nearby enemies afflicted with Poison. |
Freyna’s Story
After graduating from the military academy, Freyna joined the Colon assassination force and experienced the most traumatic incident of her life. She had to kill her lover, who transformed into a venomous monster because of a Vulgus experiment.
In a highly classified document, it was recorded as the “Room 0 Incident”, named after its location. This was the first time the Vulgus had ever attacked the Albion Headquarters, and Freyna was the sole survivor.
During her hospitalization from exposure to deadly poison, there was a panic when it was discovered that her body was secreting a poisonous substance, but an examination by Magisters showed that it was her Arche Factor. Afterward, she became able to manipulate the poison with the aid of customized equipment.
Even now, Freyna is doing all she can to overcome her trauma.
Gley Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Gley does not spare herself. The more she consumes herself, the stronger she gets. She uses the rage deep inside to quickly defeat the enemies. She has to get used to the phrase, “High risk, high return.”
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Frenzied | Increases Firearm ATK and Penetration, but reduces HP Recovery. |
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Life Siphon | Damages enemies in range while recovering your HP. Grants additional effects depending on Gley’s Frenzy state. |
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Increased Sensory | Applies different effects depending on Gley’s Frenzy state. |
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Massacre | Switches the equipped weapon to Massacre. Enemies hit by Massacre take heavy damage and are afflicted with additional effects, depending on Gley’s Frenzy state. |
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Thirst (Passive) | Gley cannot have Shield or MP. Defeated enemies drop a Life Sphere. Obtaining a Life Sphere restores HP and adds a stack of Power of Life. |
Gley’s Story
Gley was a military surgeon at the HQ, and she had a precious daughter whose name was Dia, a pupil of Ajax and a promising soldier.
When she heard that her daughter was injured during an operation in Kingston, she volunteered as a field medic and managed to save her daughter’s life. But the reunion was short-lived.They were ambushed by the Vulgus and taken to a lab. The terrible experiments performed there triggered her Arche, but the fate of her daughter was unknown. Gley survived the ordeal and joined the Descendant Corps, persuaded by Ajax who said he would help her find Dia.
Gley loathes Ajax for turning her daughter into a soldier, but she also relies on the man who promised to go find Dia together with her.
Sharen Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Sharen doesn’t resent the accident that happened to her in the past. In fact, the resulting cutting-edge cyborg body has become her deadliest weapon as an assassin. Using camouflage, she can manage the distance from her enemies whenever she desires. She can ambush enemies anytime, anywhere.
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Cutoff Beam | Attacks enemy with electric blade to deal damage and inflict them with Electrocute effect. |
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Active Camouflage | Hides from enemies. When attacking or using skills, Active Camouflage state ends immediately, regardless of time remaining. When Active Camouflage state ends, Sharen enters Ambush mode, increasing damage of the next attack. |
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Impact Rounds | Launches built-in explosives forward from the arm to stun enemies. |
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Flash Shortsword | Targets enemies within aiming range, and throws multiple knives to attack them. Knives explode to inflict enemies with damage and Electrocute effect. |
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Assassinator (Passive) | Damage increases when attacking enemy that is not attacking Sharen. Killing enemies with a skill in Ambush state resets cooldown for Active Camouflage. |
Sharen’s Story
Sharen was an officer of Colon, an assassination force under direct command of the HQ. From a young age, Sharen used her unique electric Arche abilities to fight alongside Ajax and Aisha.
On one fateful day, Sharen was on a mission where she proceeded with extreme caution because her target was Arculus, leader of the Vulgus Order of Truth. However, everything was a trap and she had to pay a horrific price. The incident caused the amputation of most of her body, but she was able to rehabilitate thanks to an emergency prototype cyborg body provided by the Magisters. With the advances in the biomechanical technology of Magisters, Sharen’s cyborg body also underwent changes to achieve even higher precision.
Elimination of threat is no longer a choice for Sharen, it is her duty. To her, there can be no mistakes.
Blair Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Blair doesn’t mind being surrounded by the blazing gaze of his enemies. Whether “blazing” is a figurative or literal term is of no concern to him. Swallowing flames gives him energy. He can spurt flames himself, and it feels comfortable enough for him in the blazing fire.
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Blaze Up | Spurts flame to deal damage to nearby enemies and creates a Burn Zone. Burn Zones inflict constant damage and Burn effect to nearby enemies. |
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Extinguish | Retrieves Stoves in the battlefield and restores Mana. Retrieving Stoves increases DEF for a short period of time. |
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Burn Taste | Spurts flames forward. Enemies near the flames’ arrival point are inflicted with constant damage and Burn effect. |
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Deadly Cuisine | Throws a large fireball forward. Large fireball splits into small fireballs causing extra explosion. Explosion damage inflicts the Burn effect and creates a Burn Zone on the ground. |
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Pitmaster (Passive) | Critical Hit Damage increases when attacking Burning enemies. Critical Hit Chance increases depending on the number of active Flame Zones. |
Blair’s Story
Blair was a cook at the HQ. He was once ambushed by a bipedal Colossus brandishing fire while camping out in an operation site.
The campsite was set ablaze by the Colossus, but he ran into the storehouse to at least save some of the ingredients only to find himself trapped inside. His knees buckled under the intense heat and acrid smoke, and the ingredients in his arms started to burn even though they were yet to be touched by the nearby flames. Moments later, he regained consciousness and saw fierce flames rising from his hands.
Following the incident, he stuck a hand-drawn picture of the Colossus on his cabinet and trained harder than anyone else to become a Descendant. Even after finally becoming an official Descendant, he still loves to cook and is in charge of making snacks for his teammates.
Valby Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Valby may be a terrifyingly deadly rip current to her foes, she’s just a refreshing ocean wave to her teammates. She absorbs nearby moisture to blast her enemies with water. Water at extreme pressure is more effective than any bullet.
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Bubble Bullet | Bounces a Bubble Bullet forward to create a small puddle where the Bubble Bullet impacts and where she stands. Enemies in the small puddle take continuous damage and are inflicted with Laundry. |
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Plop Plop | Creates a large puddle where she is standing, then dives in. Vallby then pops out at a selected location in the large puddle. Enemies in the large puddle take continuous damage and are inflicted with Laundry. |
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Clean Up | Vallby becomes Liquefied. While Liquefied, she cannot take her feet off of the ground or use skills, but she can move through enemies and her Movement Speed and DEF increase. When moving while Liquefied, she creates a path of water that deals continuous damage to enemies and inflicts Laundry. |
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Laundry Bomb | Changes the equipped weapon to the Laundry Bomb Launcher. When the Launcher is fired, a Laundry Bomb is created, pulling in enemies inflicted with Laundry and dealing continuous damage. |
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Water Intake (Passive) | When using skills while standing on water, she consumes less Mana. |
Valby’s Story
Valby‘s Arche was awakened when she almost drowned after falling into a small river in valley when she was young. When her Arche activated, she gained the ability to control water and breathe underwater.
However, a critical issue resulting from her awakening was that her body liquefied, causing her to evaporate. Without the Magisters’ help, she might have completely evaporated from this world. They created a special suit to maintain her body, and Vallby now has to live somewhat imprisoned in her own suit.
Despite this, Vallby accepted her fate with her signature bubbly and optimistic personality, saying that her issues have led to more active research on Arche side effects. Afterwards, she joined the Descendant training facility and became a member of the Descendant Corps.
Kyle Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Kyle has a magnetic field ability, which is as unrelenting as his personality, he is a trustworthy shield for his teammates at the forefront of battle. As the vanguard, he creates and manipulates a strong magnetic field, absorbing and releasing bullets and lasers.
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Repulsion Dash | Charges towards the enemy, dealing damage. |
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Magnetic Bulwark | Creates a frontal Barrier to protect against enemy attacks. |
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Magnetism Spurt | When damaged, Magnetic Force is reduced instead of HP or Shields. After a certain period of time, Magnetic Force detonates to deal damage around him. |
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Superconductivity Thrusters | Allows Kyle to fly. When landing, deals damage in an area around his landing zone. |
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Experienced Technician (Passive) | Obtains Magnetic Force with his Skills. When his Shield is broken, he recovers Shield and Magnetic Force. |
Kyle’s Story
Kyle was there, when Aisha died.
As a worker assigned to structure installations, he witnessed his co-workers die during a Vulgus attack, triggering his bullet-stopping Arche. However, since he was not a soldier, he followed the order to retreat. He tried to tell this to the Operation Commander, Aisha, only to be met with the news that she and her troops had all perished.
Feeling guilty about Aisha’s death, he eventually met with Ajax and told him about the triggering of his Arche ability to manipulate metal. He then joined the Descendant Corps. With the plasma thrusters in his custom-made suit, he became a walking shield capable of absorbing metal and special energies. He has vowed to fight in Aisha’s name, in addition to his own.
Yujin Character – The First Descendant
The First Descendant Yujin
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Enzo Character – The First Descendant
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Esiemo Character – The First Descendant
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Luna Character – The First Descendant
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The First Descendant will surely release more Descendant Characters over time. Make sure to bookmark this page, we will keep updating it with the entries.
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