BODY: Few crossovers feel as inevitable as a battle-ready sci-fi shooter meeting the most iconic mecha anime ever made — and now it's official. Nexon has announced that The First Descendant, its third-person looter-shooter, will launch a collaboration with the Neon Genesis Evangelion series on June 18.
To mark the reveal, Nexon released a collaboration trailer showcasing the headline content: character skins themed around three of the franchise's most recognizable pilots. Players will be able to outfit their Descendants in outfits modeled on the plug suits worn by Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley, and Mari Makinami Illustrious, bringing Eva's unmistakable red, blue, and orange color schemes into the game's sci-fi battlegrounds.
The timing is notable. The First Descendant has leaned heavily on high-profile anime and pop-culture tie-ins to keep its player base engaged since launch, and few properties carry the cultural weight in Japan that Evangelion does. Pairing the two is a clear bid to capture both the shooter's existing audience and lapsed Eva fans who never miss a new piece of merchandise — physical or digital.
Full details on pricing, additional cosmetic items, and how long the collaboration will run are expected closer to the June 18 start date. For now, the trailer is the main teaser, and it leans into the visual spectacle of seeing Rei and Asuka's silhouettes rendered in the game's polished engine.
The insider take
From Tokyo, the surprise isn't that Evangelion is collaborating — it's how relentlessly the franchise continues to monetize nearly a decade after the Rebuild films wrapped. Khara, the studio behind Eva, has made cross-media licensing into an art form, lending the brand to everything from convenience-store coffee to bullet trains. A live-service shooter chasing engagement metrics is a natural fit, and Japanese players will recognize this as the franchise doing exactly what it does best: staying everywhere, all at once.
Originally reported by 4Gamer.net − 最新記事 (Japanese).