Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: Gustave [Character Guide]

Gustave is the main character of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. To 32 years old, he joins the expedition to face the Painteress and save his people. Easy to get the hang of, he can play support Where critical damage dealer according to your build. This guide covers its attributes, abilities, weapons, and icons, which are especially relevant for the’Act 1, the only part of the game where you play as him.

Who is Gustave in Expedition 33?

Gustave is an engineer who has dedicated his life to systems of defense and agriculture in Lumière. He grew up feeling suffocated by the constant presence of the Painter. To 32 years old, he decides to devote the last year of his life to defeating the Paintress to secure the future of young people in Lumière, and became the head of the 33rd expedition.

You embody it from the very start of the game. It is easy to use very easy, which makes him a great character for getting a feel for the gameplay at your own pace. When it comes to builds, you have two options: you can make him a support useful to the team, or turn it into critical damage dealer capable of dealing massive damage. It all depends on the attributes, skills, and icons you choose. To compare with the others characters For more information about the game, check out our dedicated guide.

Explanatory video in French by Alucare, ideal complement to the page. View video (you can use YouTube's automatic translation)

What attributes should be mounted on Gustave?

His starting attributes already shape his playing style: Gustave starts out agile and fast, but fragile in defense.

Build support

The idea is to play more often to help your teammates. So make it a priority to speed and survival.

• Agility (priority): your key attribute. More’agility means more’initiative, more turns, and therefore more support skills cast in every battle.
• Vitality: to be staged right after. Gustave becomes more resilient and fulfills his role as support any longer when faced with a boss.
• Force (optional): Just a few hits are enough. The goal is still to support the team, not to deal massive burst damage.

Build critique

This build turns Gustave into a machine that critical blows. The goal is to maximize the chance so that his attacks and his Overload hit as hard as they can.

• Chance (priority): the central attribute. The chance increase your rate of critical, and thus the critical hit rate and the damage dealt to the target.
• Agility: Increase your attack rate and your initiative.
• Vitality and Defense (in equal parts with Agility): keep you alive when facing powerful enemies.

Be careful—without pictograms to ensure survival, Gustave remains vulnerable early in the game, so you can improve your odds.

Which skills to choose for Gustave?

The 6 skills to focus on For Gustave, they all revolve around the same logic: generate expenses to trigger a Overload devastating.

Skill	Cost PA	Effect of Competence
Overload (Overcharge)	4	Deals heavy Lightning damage depending on the number of charges accumulated. (1 shot) Possibility of Fracture. How to Use It use up all your resources and resets them to zero. À maximum load (10 loads), Overload deals even more damage and follows up with a 2-shot combo.
Assault of Light (Lumiere Assault)	3	Deals low damage on a single target. (5 shots) Use the’component of the weapon. Every critical hit generates 1 additional charge. This is your main power source for powering Overload.
Fracas (Shatter)	5	Deals heavy Lightning damage to all enemies (1 shot) Possibility of Fracture. If a target is fractured with this move, Overload when fully loaded. Great for dealing massive area-of-effect damage and recharging all at once.
Marking Shot (Marking Shot)	2	Deals low Lightning damage to a single target. (1 hit) Apply a mark which increases the damage dealt by your allies.
Overpower (Powerful)	3	Applies to 1 to 3 allies and increases their damage for 3 rounds. See 0 to 2 loads.
Recovery (Recovery)	3	Recover 50 % of health and dispel status effects. See 0 to 2 loads.

The choice of skills depends mainly on the build you choose. Here are the priorities for each of the two approaches.

Build support

• Overpower: increases allies' damage for 3 rounds. This is your main buff at the start of the fight.
• Marking shot : deals little damage, but applies a Mark which amplifies the entire team's hits on the target.
• Recovery : makes 50 % Health and remove status effects to keep your characters safe.

Build critique

This build transforms Gustave into damage dealer capable of dealing massive damage, as long as you manage your charges properly before unleashing them Overload.

• Overload : Deals massive damage based on the number of charges accumulated. This is your burst attack to unleash at 10 loads.
• Assault of Light: decent damage, but above all, up to 5 or even 10 loads thanks to critical hits. Ideal as a lead-in to Overload.
• Crash: significant area damage, and fully charge your Overload if you trigger a Fracture on an enemy.

Which weapon to equip Gustave with?

The choice of weapon has a less important for Gustave, since his weapons don't have any major passive effects. The rule is simple: choose a weapon whose scaling Stick to your two main stats based on your build.

Here are two examples of preferred weapons Depending on your major:

Build	Equipment	Why this choice?
Build Support	Lanceram	the Lanceram is a good choice for a support role because its damage scales with the Vitality and theAgility. Those are exactly the two features you’d want on a Gustave designed for support: you can handle more while still maintaining’initiative into battle.
Build Critical	Cruleram	the Cruleram It fits perfectly into a critical build, since its damage scales with the Chance and the Defense. More than Chance Increases your critical strike chance, which causes the damage of Overload when you trigger a critical moment.

Which picto/lumina to choose for Gustave?

A Picto grants Gustave a passive bonus and a stat boost. After 4 matches performed with an active Picto, its Lumina unlocks. You can then share this passive bonus with your other characters. Each Lumina has a equipment cost : To increase your total number of available Luminas, collect Lumicolors as the expedition progressed.

Build support

This build focuses on survival and team defense. You play Gustave as a a reliable pillar at the start of the game.

• Rewarding brand
• Protective hazard
• Fracturing attack

Build critique

This build maximizes the critical blows to supply Overload maximum.

• First offensive
• Deadly energy II
• Energizing fracture
• A critical moment

To understand in detail how pictograms and luminas work in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, check out our article on this topic.

What outfit for Gustave?

In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, you can personalize Gustave's outfit freely. Note: These outfits are purely aesthetic and do not improve either their stats or their combat skills. Your build remains the same; only the appearance changes.

Some are obtained by exploring, others by defeating a boss, and a few are reserved for the NG+ or to Deluxe and Collector's Editions in the game. Here is the complete list of available outfits.

Dress	Appearance	Where can I find it?
Expedition Outfit (Expedition Outfit)		Gustave's default outfit.
Holding Baguette (Baguette Outfit)		Beat the Mime in the Vallons Fleuris (Spring Meadows) to get the Baguette set.
Civilian uniform (Civillian Outfit)		Spoil If you choose the end of Maelle, you unlock this outfit. Only available for Gustave in NG+.
The Purple Uniform (Crimson Uniform Outfit)		Reward earned after completing the side quest “Jules’s Uniform”.
Flower suit (Flowers Suit Outfit)		Included in the Deluxe and Collector's Editions.
Scrub hold (Gommage Outfit)		Included in the Deluxe and Collector's Editions.
Costume Lighting (Lumiere Suit Outfit)		Recommended for 1000 Chroma at Carrabi, in Lumière.
Tenue Obscure (Obscur Outfit)		Included in the Deluxe and Collector's Editions.
Tenue Pure (Pure Outfit)		Reward earned after completing the quest “The Ultimate Sakapatate”.
Renior's Outfit (Renior Outfit)		Spoil Beat Renoir on the Monolith. Only available for Gustave in NG+.
Costume by Renoir (Renoir’s Suit Outfit)		Spoil Beat Renoir on the Monolith. Only available for Gustave in NG+.
Sakapatate outfit (Sakapatate Outfit)		Recommended for 1000 Chroma through Delsitra.
Swimsuit (Swimsuit Outfit)		Reward earned after completing the quest “Gestral 1 Beach Challenge”.

Who lends his voice to Gustave in Expedition 33?

Gustave's voice might sound familiar to you. And for good reason:

• In French, Gustave is dubbed by Alexandre Gillet, known for lending his voice to Frodo in Le Seigneur des Anneaux and to Captain America.
• In English, Gustave is dubbed by Charlie Cox, known for playing Matt Murdock in Daredevil and Tristan in Stardust.

If you want to know about the other cast members, check out our article on the dubbing of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.