Summary
Very minor spoilers for some of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s characters ahead.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33has a rich cast ofloveable characters. While the human gang are all great, though, it’s the non-human characters who seem to have stolen the spotlight.
Esquie has become Clair Obscur’s fan favorite, with high demand for a plushieleading to the development team confirming that they’d love to make one. However, hot on Esquie’s heels are Gestral characters like Noco andMonoco, who have also garnered high praise.
It’s the latter where things get interesting, with party member Monoco seemingly named after a special member ofClair Obscur: Expedition 33’s development team.
Monoco Is Named After Sandfall Interactive’s Office Dog And Happiness Manager
A quick glance atSandfall Interactive’s team pageshows one staff member who’s not like the rest — Monoco, a very good dog who has been designated as the team’s happiness manager. It’s evident that with their unique name and spelling, this is who Expedition 33 member Monoco is based on, or at least his name.
While Monoco’s (the dog) role at Sandfall is unclear, outside of making everybody happy, they do have two favorite games: Eating Wood and Chasing Broomsticks.
If you remember, Eating Wood was a 2018 Game of the Year contender, so it’s a really solid choice. Chasing Broomsticks is a more interesting pick, though. It was a 2007 Xbox Live Arcade title that launched to a mixed reception but has since gone on to garner a cult following. The dog has taste.
Monoco isn’t the only name that the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 team has been clever with, as anew post on Reddithas shared some of the puns the Sandfall Interactive team has used.
Petank, Clair Obscur’s version of Persona’s Treasure Hand enemies, is named after French game, Pétanque, in which players throw small metal balls, similar to the way Petank attacks. Sakapatate comes from the phrase ‘sac à patate’, which is used when adults carry something, like children, over their shoulder, and Esquie is likely named after French judge and philosopher, Montesquieu, because in the game you can mount Esquie.
