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"We Knew That From The Beginning But...": Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Narrative Lead Explains Act 1's Defining Moment

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sam Woods

Published May 12, 2025

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This article contains sꩲpoilers for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Act 1 finale (and a small scene from one of the game's endings). If you've not reached those points yet, bookmark this page, turn around, and come back later.

Summary

Gustave, the apparent protagonist, was shockingly killed by Renoir in Act 1 of Clair Obscur.
Lead writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen explains that the decision was intentional for character progression.
Revive Tints were not an option for Gustave's return, but he does make a small appearance in one of the endings.

If you've played 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and I hope you have if you've read past that spoiler warning, then you'll have probably had your heart broken by 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the end of the game's first act.

Until this point, Gustave, for all intents and purposes, had seemed like the game's protagonist, until he unceremoniously wasn't. Act 1 ends as Gustave is shockingly killed by Renoir, paving the way for Verso to fill his shoes in the leading role.

Clair Obscur's Gustave standing in front of Cloud and Vivi from final fantasy and two dragon quest protagonists.

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While a moment like this could have comfortably been written in later for shock value, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen told TheGamer this decision was made f꧒rom the outset, outlining the reasons for offing poor Gustave.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Lead Writer Explains The Decision To Kill Gustave

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 team standing in game's underwater environment.

Speaking to TheGamer following 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:thꩵe success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Svedberg-Yen said, "We knew that from the beginning, but I think in general, like with a loಌt of these plot points, it's about what makes sense in the story and 🐼what makes sense in terms of the evolution of the characters.

"What makes sense in terms of what each of the different characters is trying to achieve and when they intersect, what wil💮l happen, and it's also a bit about thinking what will push the characters further along in their emotional journey. Whaꦅt will really make sense within the broader theme of what we're trying to achieve."

It's about what makes sense in the story and what makes senseꦺ in terms of the evolution of the characters.

In a world where revival is a possibility, using Revive Tints, Svedberg-Yen says this was never an option with Gustave. However, she jokes, "Well, you do see him in one of the endings, so you can 🍬kind of still say hi."

You can read 168澳洲幸运♎5开奖网:our full interview with Svedberg-Yen right 🤪now, in which the writer also discusses how the game almost had zombies and aliens, working with Andy Serkis and Charlie Cox, and futu𓆏re plans for the Expedition 33 team.