Followers digging into the information of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 have found explanations and generally even exterior hyperlinks outlining the that means behind the names of the RPG’s numerous characters and enemies.
As noticed by Reddit person Responsible-Race-575, the sport’s asset information have detailed descriptions that specify why particular characters and enemies are named what they’re, together with genders, extra context behind the origin of their names, and generally even hyperlinks to Wikipedia to assist additional clarify associated ideas.
Many are derived from French, the house nation of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive. For instance, the Machinapieds enemy is solely “Machine with ft” in French, whereas the Licorne enemy is French for unicorn. Some enemies are a mixture of French phrases or a wordplay on French phrases. Barbasucette is a mixture of the French phrases for beard and lollipop, for instance.
Different names are based mostly on what that exact enemy does. The Potier is French for potter, since that enemy throws pots, whereas the flying Volster enemies are derived from Vol, the French phrase for fly. The rolling ball-shaped Petank enemies are named after the French boules sport Petanque.
There are some names that do not match into these classes and are extra one-off references. The Gestral Ono Puncho is a reference to the favored anime and manga collection One-Punch Man, whereas one other, Limonsol, is labeled within the information as an “inside joke” with no extra context.
As for why Sandfall Interactive went out of its technique to hyperlink Wikipedia articles and clarify the that means behind all the sport’s names inside its information, followers are theorizing it was completed for the good thing about localization groups so as to assist convey the that means behind characters into totally different languages.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ended 2025 with a bang, with one remaining free replace including new boss fights amidst the sport taking dwelling a record-shattering variety of awards, together with Recreation of the 12 months, at 2025’s The Recreation Awards. It was additionally GameSpot’s 2025 Recreation of the 12 months. The sport’s runaway success even noticed French President Emmanuel Macron congratulate Sandfall Interactive for its work.
As for Sandfall’s subsequent sport, it is unclear if will probably be a sequel of kinds to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, with the sport’s director having beforehand confirmed that Clair Obscur is the title of a “franchise” and that Expedition 33 is merely one story inside it. The studio is aware of expectations at the moment are excessive for no matter comes subsequent, nevertheless it would not need its subsequent sport to be a “people-pleaser,” in response to Sandfall lead author Jennifer Svedberg-Yen.