Guards do not flinch on damage

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Unreal Editor for Fortnite

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Character

Summary

Guards do not flinch when they are being damaged programmatically

Steps to Reproduce

Hit a spawned guard - note they flinch
Call Character.Damage(50.0) on a spawned guard - note no flinch, they keep walking as usual despite the damage. If you increase the damage value, they will be eliminated

Expected Result

Guards should use the same animation when they are damaged as when they are hit by a player

Observed Result

No visual effect on damage

Platform(s)

Windows, PS5

Island Code

3039-4145-5931