Expedition 33 voice actor Rich Keeble has thoughts on the game's two endings — and a third

Rich Keeble, who voiced Monoco in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has weighed in on the game's divisive ending choice — and like most players, he's genuinely torn.

Keeble initially favored Maelle's ending, where the canvas world survives and everyone lives on. "I'm obviously saying this tongue in cheek, because everyone's living happily ever after, and what could possibly go wrong?" he said sarcastically. Over time, though, he's come around to understanding the case for Verso's ending, where the canvas is destroyed and the Dessendre are forced to face real-world grief. "You are just living in the real world, and facing up to truth, and managing your grief in arguably the most healthy way," Keeble said — before immediately undercutting himself: "I don't like living in the real world. Look what I do for a living."

His actual preferred ending sidesteps the debate entirely. Keeble pointed to a CarbotAnimations YouTube video — the channel makes game parody cartoons — where Verso and Maelle are arguing over the ending until François, the turtle-like creature Keeble also voiced, shows up and unleashes the Strongest Ice Attack Ever. "And that's the François ending," Keeble said. It's a fan-made bit, but Keeble is clearly on board with it as the canonical resolution.

Keeble also noted a strange coincidence connecting Expedition 33 to his role as Mr. Arnold in Good Omens, which aired its finale in May 2026. In the Good Omens finale, his character effectively gommages — evaporates out of existence — mirroring what happens to Monoco in Verso's ending. People have asked whether the red beret and the gommage were deliberate callbacks to the game, but Keeble confirmed the timing makes that impossible: Good Omens was filmed before Expedition 33 released. "It was just a pure coincidence," he said. "The universe wanted to make these connections. Universe wants to keep gommaging me."