Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Characters
Playable characters, key allies, expedition companions, and antagonists in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The playable members of Expedition 33 seek to destroy the Paintress to save their age group (33-year-olds) from the Gommage, joined by Expedition Zero survivors and mythical allies and opposed by...
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| Name | Description | Role | Age | Voice Actor | Weapon Type | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustave | The leader of Expedition 33. A dedicated and resourceful engineer from Lumière who is determined to break the cycle of the Paintress and protect his younger sister and companions. | Protagonist (Expedition Leader) | 32 | Charlie Cox | Sword and Pistol (Lanceram, Abysseram, etc.) | Expedition 33 | Blade Slash (Quick physical slash) Pistol Shot (Ranged physical bullet) Overcharge (Buffs damage based on hit streaks) Heavy Thrust (High stagger strike) Engineers Intuition (Shields a chosen ally) | Default starting character |
| Lune | A brilliant scholar and the official pathfinder of the Expedition. | Playable Character (Pathfinder) | 32 | Kirsty Rider | Magic Palette / Focus (Trebuchim, Choralim, etc.) | Expedition 33 | Luminescent Bolt (Light damage projectile) Stain Release (Consumes stains for massive damage) Fireball (Inflicts burn status) Pathfinders Compass (Increases party accuracy) Elemental Ward (Boosts party magic defenses) | Default starting character |
| Maelle | The youngest member of Expedition 33 at 16 years old. | Playable Character (Fencer) | 16 | Jennifer English | Rapier (Medalum, Yeverum, etc.) | Expedition 33 | Lunge (Piercing physical lunge) Virtuoso Stance (Increases crit rate and parry window) Riposte (Automatic counter attack on parry) Feint (Confuses enemies, delaying their turns) Flinging Thrust (Deals wind damage) | Initial playable character |
| Sciel | A former farmer who became a teacher in Lumière. | Playable Character (Tactician) | 32 | Shala Nyx | Dagger and Cards (Charnon, Corderon, etc.) | Expedition 33 | Card Throw (Ranged physical cards) Foretell Marker (Places vulnerability mark) Twilight Shroud (Enter stealth and boost dodge) Deck Shuffle (Heals and gains random cards) Analyze Weakness (Exposes enemy element weakness) | Recruited in Spring Meadows / Ancient Sanctuary (Act I) |
| Verso | A mysterious and cynical ally who has survived within the monolith's paintings for over a century. | Playable Character (Mystic) | 100+ (Undead / Chrono-shifted) | Ben Starr | Mystic Spear / Greatsword (Chevalam, Simoso, etc.) | Independent | Void Strike (Void damage slash) Dark Nebula (AoE dark spell) Replication (Replicates hits to double damage) Rank Transfusion (Swaps rank for health recovery) Monolith Resonance (Stuns all marked enemies) | Recruited in Gestral Village / Stone Wave Cliffs (Act II) |
| Monoco | A heavy-set warrior of the Gestral race who joins the Expedition to protect her homeland from the monolith's reach. | Playable Character (Heavy Support) | Unknown | Rich Keeble | Great Shield / Hammer (Nusaro, Joyaro, etc.) | Gestral Representative | Shield Bash (Heavy stun strike) Almighty Mask (Enters state boosting damage & break) Earthquake (AoE earth damage) Fire Synergy (Applies fire vulnerability) AP Recharge (Restores action points to allies) | Recruited in Gestral Village / The Manor (Act II) |
| The Paintress | The being responsible for the Gommage, the yearly ritual in which everyone who is or exceeds a shrinking age threshold is erased from existence. | Main Antagonist | Immortal (lingering among the paintings) | Mélanie Laurent | — | The Loom / the Paintings | Erases lives via the yearly Gommage Commands the painted world Unreal-scale fight stages | Antagonist fought in the expedition's climax |
| The Loom | The cosmic machine and force behind the Paintress and the Gommage. | Cosmic Antagonist / Force | — | — | — | The Paintings | Weaves reality into paintings Grants the Paintress her power Drives the Gommage cycle | Antagonist revealed in the campaign's later acts |
| Renoir | A mysterious elderly man who ruthlessly hunts the Expedition upon their landfall on the mainland. | Primary Antagonist / Expedition Zero Commander | Elderly (immortal) | Andy Serkis | Giant Scythe | Expedition Zero | Immortality granted by the Paintress Scythe mastery Teleports the mansion and the Paintress' heart Relentless hunting of Expedition 33 | Primary antagonist met upon making landfall; fought throughout the campaign |
| Alicia | Renoir's daughter and Verso's sister, glimpsed as a masked girl in Maelle's recurring visions. | Key Figure / The Masked Girl | Unknown (transformed) | — | — | The Paintress' Heart | Holds the heart of the Paintress' barrier Connected to Maelle's visions | Central figure revealed through Maelle's visions and the act of recruiting Verso |
| Esquie | A mythical creature children of Lumière love to hear stories about, fabled to be the most powerful being in the world: able to soar through the heavens and dive deep beneath the sea, though legend also holds he is quite lazy. | Ally / Mythical Travel Companion | Mythical (ageless) | Maxence Cazorla | None (Wanderer) | Independent / Companion | Overworld traversal (run, swim, fly, dive) Unlocks access to optional areas Mythical size and power | Recruited as the Expedition's transportation companion across the Continent |
| The Curator | A mysterious entity who rescued Maelle upon the Expedition's landing and continues to aid the expeditioners from the margins. | Mysterious Ally | Unknown | — | — | The Paintings / The Curator's Loom | Rescue and protection of Maelle Cosmic knowledge Guides the party toward the barrier's weakness | Mysterious benefactor revealed across the campaign |
| Sophie | Gustave's ex-lover, who at the start of the game turns 33 and is erased by the Gommage shortly after he bids her farewell. | Supporting Character | 33 | — | — | Lumière | Gustave's emotional anchor (backstory) | Appears in the opening act of the campaign in Lumière |
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