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In Dynasty Warriors: Origins, you primarily play as the Wanderer, striving for peace. Your journey offers significant choices impacting the main storyline, and you'll frequently have companions battling alongside you. These companions remain at your side throughout the battlefield, but you can occasionally take direct control. Companions are exceptionally powerful, often proving more effective than the Wanderer, even with upgrades. Here's how to switch characters:
How To Switch Characters In Dynasty Warriors: Origins
Switching to a companion is only possible during battles where you have one. Before a battle, during the war council, your companion will be the last option in the menu. You can choose to fight alone, but you can't select a companion there. Once the battle starts, your companion's health bar appears below yours in the bottom right of the screen.
Beneath their health bar is a blue bar, similar to your Musou bar. This fills as you fight, accumulating energy faster through actions like:
- Parrying attacks
- Perfect dodging
- Assaulting Officers
- Using Weapon Arts
Most combat actions contribute, albeit at varying speeds.
Once your companion's blue bar is full, a "Change Character" button appears beside it. Press and hold this button for about a second to switch. This is the View Button on Xbox, C on PC, or the Touchpad on PlayStation.
Playing As Other Characters In Dynasty Warriors: Origins
Switching characters mid-battle is strategically advantageous, as companions are incredibly powerful. Control typically lasts about a minute; the blue bar gradually depletes, showing remaining time. Your new character starts with full Bravery and a range of effective combat arts.
The character switch initiates with a powerful attack; aim carefully. Your companion also retains their own full Musou and health bars, allowing immediate use of their special attack to overwhelm enemies.
