# Community Tutorial: Unreal Engine 5 Character Animation System: Anim BP & State Machine (#01)

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**Created:** [November 4, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/community-tutorial-unreal-engine-5-character-animation-system-anim-bp-state-machine-01/2849783 "2026-11-04T08:40:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/community-tutorial-unreal-engine-5-character-animation-system-anim-bp-state-machine-01/2849783/1 "2026-11-04T08:40:54Z")

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In the first episode of our Unreal Engine 5 Animation Blueprint series, we add the free, AAA-quality Paragon character to our project and explore the logic behind Animation Blueprints and State Machines from scratch.  
  
[https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/GxmMl/unreal-engine-5-character-animation-system-anim-bp-state-machine-01](https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/GxmMl/unreal-engine-5-character-animation-system-anim-bp-state-machine-01)