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  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 takes place in a dark fantasy Belle Époque setting. Every year for the past 67 years, the people of the isolated island of Lumière have suffered an event called the "Gommage", where an entity, known as "the Paintress" (Tracy Wiles), paints an ever-decreasing number, and all humans with an age equal to or above that number disappear. Every year after the Gommage, Lumière sends an Expedition of volunteers to head to the mainland in an effort to slay the Paintress before she can paint a new number. Expedition 33 is the latest to set out.
  
  Members of Expedition 33 include: Gustave (Charlie Cox), a resourceful engineer with a mechanical arm; Maelle (Jennifer English), the youngest member of the Expedition and Gustave's foster sister; Lune (Kirsty Rider), a brilliant scholar and mage; and Sciel (Shala Nyx), a calm and cheerful warrior. As the Expedition traverses the mainland, they encounter various individuals, including: Renoir (Andy Serkis), an old man driven by a ruthless determination; Verso (Ben Starr), a mysterious stranger who keeps watch of the Expedition; Monoco (Rich Keeble), a Gestral who lives in the mainland and is associated with Verso; and Esquie (Maxence Cazorla), a local mythical creature also living in the mainland.
  
  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 takes place in a dark fantasy Belle Époque setting. Every year for the past 67 years, the people of the isolated island of Lumière have suffered an event called the "Gommage", where an entity, known as "the Paintress" (Tracy Wiles), paints an ever-decreasing number, and all humans with an age equal to or above that number disappear. Every year after the Gommage, Lumière sends an Expedition of volunteers to head to the mainland in an effort to slay the Paintress before she can paint a new number. Expedition 33 is the latest to set out.
  
  Members of Expedition 33 include: Gustave (Charlie Cox), a resourceful engineer with a mechanical arm; Maelle (Jennifer English), the youngest member of the Expedition and Gustave's foster sister; Lune (Kirsty Rider), a brilliant scholar and mage; and Sciel (Shala Nyx), a calm and cheerful warrior. As the Expedition traverses the mainland, they encounter various individuals, including: Renoir (Andy Serkis), an old man driven by a ruthless determination; Verso (Ben Starr), a mysterious stranger who keeps watch of the Expedition; Monoco (Rich Keeble), a Gestral who lives in the mainland and is associated with Verso; and Esquie (Maxence Cazorla), a local mythical creature also living in the mainland.