Rayman Legends Retold’s New Baguette Costumes Pay Tribute to Expedition 33

Rayman Legends Retold is nearly upon us, and as one might expect from this remake, it delivers a clearly enhanced graphical overhaul of Rayman Legends and adds a distinctly French costume to dress the phantom-limbed hero and his partner Barbara in. Fans of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, this is where you deploy the Leonardo DiCaprio pointing meme.

Although Ubisoft does not name Sandfall Interactive or Expedition 33 directly, it confirmed the new baguette outfits are “a playful nod to a fellow game” made in Montpellier. “Conceived as a tribute from one French studio to another, these costumes celebrate the creativity, passion, and unmistakably French touch that continue to make the country’s video game industry shine on the global stage,” Ubisoft said in a press release. Sandfall Interactive is also based in Montpellier.

The warm homage is surely a tribute to Sandfall Interactive and its award-winning debut title, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The Expedition 33 costume features a white shirt with black pinstripes, black trousers with black suspenders, a red beret, and a baguette wrapped in red-and-white plaid cloth, making it just as Gallic as Groundskeeper Willie’s introduction to the beautiful French language. Unlocking the outfit for each character in the hit RPG is no easy task, as players must defeat secret mime mini-bosses scattered across the map.

The look is not unique to either game, as the ensemble draws on 19th-century naval uniforms, Basque headwear, and “Onion Johnny” door-to-door peddlers. Over time, those fashion elements became synonymous with France, turning into a symbol of French elegance and effortless style that artists like Pablo Picasso and fashion icon Jean Paul Gaultier embraced. You’ve likely also seen people wearing these costumes at conventions, since Expedition 33’s baguette outfits make for an easy, low-cost, and comfortable cosplay.

Ubisoft says the baguette costumes will be available to all players at launch, when the game releases for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2 on December 3. It marks Ubisoft’s second major remake of the year, following the July release of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced.