My Maelle Cosplay from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Jun 3, 2025 10:27 PM

These shots were taken by Pao Images at MomoCon 2025.

Please note I’m still in Act 2 so no spoilers pls :)

I was originally going to do her Expedition outfit but then I unlocked Obscur and that’s what I’m going with now!! It will take me probably 6 months though because I no work a full time job and this is my little side hobby :) so in the meantime I’ve been rocking her Lumiere outfit! Reference photos of the character/skins below as well some WIPS of my pattern making for Obscur and a new version of her rapier (I’ve since reprinted a more accurate STL).

I can pass more of a likeness to her if i widen my eyes/maintain a relaxed expression - but since these shots were outside I couldn’t help but be squinty!

Lumiere outfit

Obscur outfit

Pattern making for the armor - traced over the screenshot in Inkscape and printed out (also this pic was taken in the mirror so it will be on the correct side of my body)

New version of Maellum - note the runes on the blade as well as refined blade shape, cross guard shape, etc. this one is also more proportional than v1. STL by KosmoCraft on Cults3D

cosplay

I see Maelle all the time, but I have yet to see a Lune or a Sciel cosplay.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Keep crafting!

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

damn you guys are fast with this stuff

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Congratulations on the PhD.. no?

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Rain from the ground is such a vibe

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Where is the tactical baguette

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That is a lovely sword, btw. It may be 3d Printed but it's an excellent design. I don't know if you do fencing or HEMA, but you can grip it with your index finger over the cross guard. It will bring the blade more into line with your arm and wrist and it is, frankly, much more comfortable to hold it that way.

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I have no idea what I’m doing as I don’t fence so this is a great tip ty!

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He explains it pretty well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpVlg_R-7YA

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Good God that's fantastic

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Nailed it.

1 year ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Nice work~ There is so much lens flare that I thought Michael Bay shot your pictures!

1 year ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

This is actually accurate for that game.

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Excellent. If I were any good at anything, I'd cosplay as Esquie or Monoco.

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Be the fastest ball!

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Flashing through the sky!

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Maelle is amazing and the damage she can pump out with her burning canvas is insane. 10/10.
Anyways, great cosplay!

1 year ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

*cough* stendhal *cough*

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sciel applies a shitload of burn with bourgelon, then comes in Maelle with burning canvas. The damage is insane.

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

For thoses who come after.

1 year ago | Likes 62 Dislikes 0

When one falls, we continue

1 year ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

*tries to think of lines from game* "Viennoiserie, Putain, Merde, Mon Ami."

1 year ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Life is just wheeewhooowheeeewhoooowheeee.

1 year ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Okay, that was the best line to quote from the game.

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

PARRY IT!

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I literally just started playing this today, great game so far

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

That's really good.

1 year ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

I just started this game, and I gotta say, holy shit! That is pot on! Great job @op!

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Loved the Obscur outfit, used it for most of the game. Also you should finish the game, it is pretty good.

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Owowo

1 year ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

My, what lovely f-...No, nevermind. Creepy in this context.

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

What's hilarious to me is that he uses the feet as shamanic totems... he's literally fighting with the power of his foot fetishes

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What's hilarious to me is that apparently Monoco was the name of one of the developer's dogs who is also obsessed with feet, and they just wrote it into the character.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

that's brilliant :D

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Awesome! Love Maelle and I’m prob like 5 hrs from finishing the game

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I just started Act 2 as well. Such an incredible game so far.

There are some graphical issues that are a little rough around the edges, but this game proves that a graphics don't have to be perfect if you have a fun combat system and incredible story.

1 year ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Agreed - there was one cutscene where the music transitions were actually very choppy and it was harsh enough to take me out of the game for a minute - but in a weird way it also added to its charm for me!

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I really wanna play it, but the requirement to perfect dodge and parry is sadly gatekeeping me. Same reason I had to give up on Sekiro. Shame, it looks real good.

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yeah, I knew it wasn't going to be a game I'd enjoy playing, so I just watched a playthrough of it (by Jesse cox), which also allowed me to skip over lengthy battles

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Playing on story mode (lowest difficulty) makes the timing windows bigger and the damage taken much lower. It's still challenging, but much more forgiving. This is what I'm playing on, because I'm mainly interested in the narrative.

I've heard there are also mods that will increase the window sizes even more.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Now do her act 3 outfit!

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

She's still in Act 2, probably hasn't seen it

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yup, that's what I get for posting before reading.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I might play this. BUT ive never been into RPGs much less TBRPGs. I LOVED the Horizon games but can NOT get into The Witcher 3, fallout, Elder Scrolls, FF, etc.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

It's TB, but also not TB because you need to dodge attacks all the time. And it's a RPG because you level up, but also not a RPG because you as the player have no impact on the story or character decisions. Would only recommend if you like souls-type gameplay and FF style of combat.

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Give it a try. These games never appealed to me either but the story alone got me hooked. It will be worth it!

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

En Garde!

1 year ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

DON'T DIE LUNE!!

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

PARRY IT

1 year ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Really? Game designers went with cliche French mime outfit for the main character? Outstanding and spot on cosplay by you however https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlNDdtb3J1c3U1bjVzMnBvMWg2anl1d3h0Z3FiazRoYjg0bnh4ODN6OSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/3otPoS81loriI9sO8o/giphy.mp4

1 year ago | Likes 30 Dislikes 5

OK first of all mimes are fucking terrifying. They're up there with clowns, mannequins, uncanny valley human replica murder robots, and the Wii Fit Trainer on the creepy scale.

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I mean, you literally unlock it by defeating mimes. So yeah.

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Only natural when you're designing a j'RPG.

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It's not the main character outfit. There are unlockable outfits throughout the game. Some of them are rather silly. I never use them because they kind of ruin the tone of the game for me.

1 year ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

Same, but I thought they were a fun addition.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

They're unlockables. I wore one during a very intense and emotional cutscene (for those of you who have played, no not that one, it was much earlier) and instantly regretted it cause I couldn't take it seriously

1 year ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

French game designers.

1 year ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

First gameplay that I saw of this, I thought "this looks very French".

1 year ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

It's an amazing game. Lot of fun. Painfully French. It is painfully French, however. Like you'll just be playing and enjoying the beautiful scenery, and the innovative combat, and then the game will just slam you in the face with something that is just overwhelmingly French. Just "whoo" to "ennui" in .2 seconds flat.

1 year ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

It gets more cliche brother, there’s outfits with a baguette strapped on the back

1 year ago | Likes 55 Dislikes 0

The baguette is a weapon you can equip.

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Dwarven battle bread?

1 year ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Also worth noting that the name of the mime outfit is just Baguette. At least for one of the characters. Just unlocked the one for Maelle and I am blanking on whether it was also named that.

1 year ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

They all are named that.

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The frenchiest game that ever frenched

1 year ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

I'll never not find it funny they cut Ben off right as he asks what putain means.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Wait I love this clip so much

1 year ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

There are a lot of really funny clips from the development, but definitely wait until you've finished the game.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

As a French speaker, I am rather disappointed that they used anglophone VAs that very obviously struggle to pronounce the handful of French words peppered throughout the game, rather than francophone VAs with decent English accents who would sound natural when using those expletives. The setting is so unabashedly French, it just feels wrong for every character to sound British.
I wonder if they did a test run with both approaches before settling on this.

1 year ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I don't mind it that much, to be honest, especially since the English version's target audience is not French speakers (I'm French and play the English version because I personally find it more natural than the French one). That being said, I do agree with you: Esquie's English & French voices are both Maxence Cazorla's, for instance, and hearing a character speak English perfectly and switch to flawless French mid sentence is amazing.

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