The First Descendant Season 3 release date window, new character, Fellow, features and more we know so far

The First Descendant has started 2025 with a bang by introducing Ines Raya as part of Season 2’s second half. More is coming as evidenced by the February 2025 roadmap, and fans also have some new free rewards to claim before they expire. However, while there’s still one month remaining, we can start looking ahead to Season 3. The release date window for The First Descendant Season 3 is set, and there is quite a bit we know about the upcoming chapter including details about the new character, next Fellow, new features, and more.

The First Descendant Season 3 release date window

The release date window for The First Descendant Season 3 is March. It will presumably last three months similar to Seasons 1 and 2, so it should last until June/July.

You can try to sign up to play S3 early. As for what’s set to hit TFD before March, Nexon is bringing a lot of new content to the game on February 6^th, and on February 13^th we are getting some new, and probably steamy, hot spring-themed skins.

Nexon has also announced another developer livestream for “early February,” but there is no date as of writing. This should hopefully provide more details about the upcoming third chapter.

The First Descendant Season 3 new character

The new character for The First Descendant 3 is currently called Serena. We don’t know what this character looks like, but we do know it’s another female following in the footsteps of Hailey in Season 1, and Ines Raya in Season 2.

We also don’t know her skills, but we do know she’s set to be Nexon’s hottest character yet thanks to her element. In the Q&A portion of the Season 2 Void Chaser livestream, Nexon was translated as announcing, “Serena is a fire Descendant. We have been asked to introduce a female fire Descendant, and we are finally able to do that”.

It’s not only the power of fire that makes Serena stand out from the game’s other ensemble of supermodels. Per Nexon, Serena is “different from the current generation of Descendants [as] she’s actually one of the ancestors,” and she packs both “traditional arc skills, plus modernised arc skills”.

Next TFD S3 Fellow

Nexon introduced their first Fellow at the beginning of Season 2 alongside Keelan. A Fellow is basically a pet companion, and the first ever introduced was the beautiful and precious German Shepherd.

If, like most of the world, you absolutely adore beautiful dogs, the good news is that another is on the way for Season 3, and this time it is a precious labrador. During the Void Chaser livestream Q&A conducted on December 12th, Nexon said, “the next pup is the labrador retriever, so it will be cute”.

Unfortunately, for cat lovers, Nexon also said, “cats don’t really listen to their owners, so they might not fit the game’s theme”.

New TFD S3 features

Perhaps the biggest feature set to be added to The First Descendant in Season 3 is photo mode. This is something fans have wanted in the game since day one, and it is intended to arrive in March as confirmed by Nexon while conducting an AMA with fans on Discord.

In addition to photo mode, although it won’t be available at the beginning of S3, Nexon are also planning to introduce the long-awaited “jiggle physics”. Nexon has said they are hoping to get jiggle physics into the game in May, which would presumably land in the second half update for the third chapter.

The First Descendant Season 3 and beyond updates

Below is everything Nexon has promised for The First Descendant Season 3 and beyond in their 2025 roadmap:

• Descendant and equipment:
  • New Descendant ‘Serena’
  • New main story
  • Four new Ultimate weapons
  • New External equipment
  • Descendant Quest
  • Outpost rework
  • Battle pass
  • New module
  • Regular skin updates
  • Void Erosion Control Stage 50
  • New Void Abyss boss
• New Field:
  • New Region-Combat contents
  • New monster
• Growth:
  • New Region Growth element
  • Descendant, weapon, collection bonus
• QoL updates:
  • Party search system
  • Normal-Ultimate Descendant growth transfer
  • New event
  • Photo mode
  • Inversion reinforcement 2-2
  • Journal improvement
  • Growth achievement effect improvement

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