How to Beat Monsieur Frappe in Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Clair Obscur Expedition 33

Monsieur Frappe is an optional boss located in Verso’s Drafts, within the Candy Land theme park area.

After reaching the Candy Land Expedition Flag, go to the carousel and check the right side, where Monsieur Frappe waits under a large decorative umbrella.

Interacting with him and selecting the taunting dialogue starts a special fight that ignores normal damage rules.

How Does the Monsieur Frappe Fight Work?

Unlike most bosses in the game, Monsieur Frappe cannot be defeated through normal attacks, skills, or elemental advantages.

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Instead, the encounter revolves entirely around parrying his attacks, and victory is achieved by successfully landing three parries in total, not necessarily back-to-back.

Because damage output is irrelevant and the boss has no elemental weaknesses or resistances to exploit, preparation should focus on survivability.

Equipping high-HP Pictos is strongly recommended, as they allow you to withstand mistakes while learning his deceptive attack timing.

How to Beat Monsieur Frappe

Monsieur Frappe is best defeated by understanding how his attacks bait early parries.

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His most common sequence involves the lollipop weapon, where the first two swings are always fake and will never connect.

The real threat typically begins on the third swing, which is the earliest reliable parry window.

In longer variants, the fourth swing features a short midair pause that signals a narrow parry window, the fifth hinges on the lollipop staying visible, and the sixth attack is a ground stomp that must be parried at the moment of impact.

His second attack set uses a large brush, which includes several distinct patterns. The downward brush smash provides a straightforward parry window, while later swings feature longer animations that forgive slightly delayed inputs.

The final brush attack involves a spinning dash, where the safest parry timing occurs as he commits to the second spin and rushes forward.

Every pattern relies on misleading animation, so patience is essential before parrying.

Landing three clean parries against Monsieur Frappe immediately ends the fight, rewarding players with significant EXP and the Feint for those willing to explore Verso’s Drafts in depth.

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