# How do I add animations to a character

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-add-animations-to-a-character/50255>\
**Category:** Character & Animation\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [December 16, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-add-animations-to-a-character/50255 "2015-12-16T23:55:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_b2169453](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_b2169453](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_b2169453)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-add-animations-to-a-character/50255/1 "2015-12-16T23:55:53Z")

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I am working on the Twin Stick Shooter tutorial. I decided that I want to use a different model for the enemy character. I am using the Mixamo\_Maria model for my enemy character. The problem is she has no death animations. So She can only disappear when she dies. There must be a way to add death animations to a character. Any advice would be appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Adeptus](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Adeptus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Adeptus)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-add-animations-to-a-character/50255/2 "2015-12-17T12:11:40Z")

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Mixamo has thousands of animations and they are all compatible with any of their characters. Just search of a death anim in their library and download it, then play it in your death state.

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_1b9de4a0](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_1b9de4a0](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_1b9de4a0)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-add-animations-to-a-character/50255/3 "2015-12-17T13:14:01Z")

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I do not know how to use animation. There are no posts to share a video using not so!

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**Author:** ![Pabooklas](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Pabooklas](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Pabooklas)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-add-animations-to-a-character/50255/4 "2015-12-18T13:33:03Z")

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Go to unreal engine 4 youtube chanel and look for animation tutorials.

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**Author:** ![Adeptus](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Adeptus](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Adeptus)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-add-animations-to-a-character/50255/5 "2015-12-18T13:53:12Z")

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