{"id":47816,"date":"2025-05-09T12:26:43","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T03:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=47816"},"modified":"2025-05-09T12:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T03:26:46","slug":"clair-obscur-expedition-33-what-does-va-ten-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/tips\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-what-does-va-ten-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 What does \u201cVa T\u2019en\u201d mean?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A large \u201c33\u201d marks The Monolith for most of <strong>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/strong>. This changes once Act 2 is complete and you finish Maelle\u2019s final relationship quest. But what does the new message mean? Note that the rest of this article includes <strong>light spoilers<\/strong> for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1346\" height=\"756\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1346px) 100vw, 1346px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250508-47816-001.jpg\" alt=\"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Verso and Maelle\" class=\"wp-image-47821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250508-47816-001.jpg 1346w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250508-47816-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250508-47816-001-768x431.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"complete-maelle-s-final-relationship-quest-for-a-new-message-on-the-monolith\">Complete Maelle\u2019s final relationship quest for a new message on The Monolith&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After you\u2019ve taken control of Verso, returning to camp and talking to the members of Expedition 33 after progressing the main story will occasionally yield relationship level quests. These quests range from simple conversations to completing objectives scattered throughout the Continent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maelle\u2019s final relationship quest for Verso (that\u2019s you) is to take her to The Reacher \u2013 the highest point on the Continent. After defeating the area\u2019s final boss, both party members return to camp and comment on how empty the Monolith looks now that there is nothing written on it. Maelle suggests writing something along the lines of \u201cPapa, YOU go home.\u201d, alluding to <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/tips\/which-clair-obscur-expedition-33-ending-is-the-good-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Renoir\u2019s plans to destroy the real Verso\u2019s Painted World<\/a>. The scene cuts to black, and the words \u201cPapa, va t\u2019en\u201d are permanently etched onto the Monolith for the rest of the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1351\" height=\"756\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1351px) 100vw, 1351px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250508-47816-002.jpg\" alt=\"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Va T\u2019en message\" class=\"wp-image-47819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250508-47816-002.jpg 1351w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250508-47816-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/20250508-47816-002-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-does-maelle-s-message-mean\">What does Maelle\u2019s message mean?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Maelle\u2019s message roughly translates to \u201cPapa, go away\u201d or \u201cPapa, get out.\u201d Since the message can be read as far as Lumiere (where Renoir resides), Maelle hopes that her father will heed her warning and leave the Painted World before Expedition 33 returns to forcefully kick him out. What looks like a playful message between daughter and father is a prelude to the events that will shape the world and those in it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The journey to the Paintress can be an arduous one, so if you\u2019re having trouble with exploration or combat in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, consider checking our guides for <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/tips\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-5-obscure-tricks-that-make-on-foot-exploration-easier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on-foot exploration<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/tips\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-how-to-exceed-9999-damage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maximizing your party\u2019s damage<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/tips\/clair-obscur-expedition-33-how-to-get-the-hang-of-dodges-parries-jumps-and-gradient-counters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mastering the game\u2019s various defense options<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is available for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X|S.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After you finish Maelle&#8217;s final relationship quest in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Monolith&#8217;s message changes from &#8220;33&#8221; to \u201cVa T\u2019en.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":47818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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