Summer skin cosmetics hit The First Descendant ft. Valby & Viessa

The First Descendant has added Summer Bundle event outfits as part of its first major update, which sees the addition of swimwear, bikini and Hawaiian shirt outfits for selected characters.

NEXON is labelling the outfits "skin products", very similar to how Shift Up called their controversial revealing outfit for EVE the Skin Suit.

At launch, the Ultimate Bunny outfit in The First Descendant was the only character costume that showed a significant amount of skin outside of Viessa and Freyna. The July 31 update however, changes that with swimwear cosmetics for three different female characters, plus an open shirt and swimming shorts for all male characters.

Interestingly, while NEXON did offer an explanation for why Ultimate Bunny's outfit showed so much skin, it seems they've just not bothered with the lore this time around and simply given the fans what they want. Below you can find the Summer Theme Event cosmetics which are not limited time, unlike the Luna Pool Party cosmetic.

The Valby Summer Theme Bundle costs 750 Caliber ($15 USD) and comes with two cosmetics.

The Summer Vacation outfit equips Valby with high heels, a turquoise bikini and a matching grey-turquoise jacket with the Albion written across the back. It is the most revealing outfit currently in The First Descendant, and also for a character who is typically completely covered up.

The Bundle also adds a Head Skin which is the only cosmetic where Valby is not wearing a helmet. The Summer Vacation Head Skin hairstyle can also be used on the Ultimate version of Valby, which released alongside it as part of the July 31 update.

Given Valby's helmet in her Ultimate Descendant version isn't the most appealing in terms of design, expect to see people using this Summer Vacation look.

If you haven't researched Valby, her Normal Descendant form can be bought for 600 Caliber via the Shop.

Unlike Valby, Viessa is one of the three characters you choose to unlock at the very start of The First Descendant. Because of this she is a very common character to see in the early stages of the game, and this could make this particular outfit a big hit with players who chose her.

Viessa's Summer Vacation Bundle costs 750 Caliber ($15 USD) and like Valby's comes with two cosmetics.

Unlike Valby however, Viessa is not wearing a jacket in her Summer Vacation outfit. She is instead wearing a swimsuit monokini and high heels. The bundle comes with a new Head Skin for Viessa where she is wearing ocean blue earrings that match the colors of her swimsuit. Hairstyle wise its only slightly different to her standard hairstyle.

For the male characters NEXON took a different approach and instead just introduced a beach look bundle which can be used on ALL male characters.

The bundle includes a full body outfit fit with sandals, swim shorts, an unbuttoned Hawaiian shirt and a watch. The outfit surprisingly was marked unisex in the shop but only appears to be able to be worn by male characters currently.

This cosmetic is 50% of the price of Valby and Viessa bundles, and costs just 375 Caliber ($7.50 USD).

New Descendant Luna also has her own cosmetic called the Pool Party Body Skin, which comes as part of her Limited Bundle and not can not be purchased separately.

The Exclusive Luna Bundle costs 1,650 Caliber, which is $33 USD. Luna on her own costs 800 Caliber, the set also comes with a Recorder accessory.

NEXON on socials called for players to share their own summer looks for Luna, with Twitter user PancakePap1 sharing this banger. To do this requires spending a little bit of extra cash on a single-use Dye which allows you to customize the colors of the Pool Party Body Skin.

Summer themed cosmetics are a very popular trend in gaming, especially for videogame developers in Asia. Fellow Korean developers Shift Up recently introduced the Stellar Blade Summer Update which added a bikini and monokini for protagonist EVE.

They also did the same for their mobile title Goddess of Victory: NIKKE, turning two members of a criminal organization, Sakura and Rosanna, into swimwear models for the summer.