Sandfall Interactive gradually released trailers for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 characters ahead of launch, and now we can find all five spotlight videos on YouTube. Things started with one for Gustave. Ones for Maelle, Lune, and Sciel followed. Now, things wrapped up with Monoco.
In the case of Gustave, Maelle, Lune, and Sciel, all four characters are part of an expedition from the city of Lumiere sent to find and face the Paintress to keep her from causing people at or over the age of 33 to fade from existence in one year. However, Monoco is a bit different. That’s a character who is a Gestral. This means he’s not human. Regardless, as he mentions in his spotlight trailer, he is fond of the more “ephemeral” humans and chooses to fight alongside the group.
Here’s the first Gustave trailer, which showed up in March 2025 and also acts as a bit of an explanation as to what’s happening with the Paintress. It also highlights his connection to Maelle.
The Maelle Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 character trailer came up after. Even though she’s the youngest in the group and doesn’t “need” to join the expedition due to having years left before her number comes up, she joined for a chance to fight back.
Likewise, the Lune trailer came up at the end of March 2025 too. Her parents were also a part of a past expedition that failed. She acts as a mage in the game.
As the release date drew nearer, more Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 character trailers appeared more frequently. So we saw the Sciel one at the beginning of April 2025 and learned what the farmer’s personality is like.
Finally, here’s the Monoco trailer that explains how things seem from a Gestral mindset. Part of it begins with his thoughts on humans. It’s then that we learned his fondness is such that he traveled with multiple expeditions before Expedition 33.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will be available for the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC on April 24, 2025.
Published: Apr 10, 2025 11:00 am