# In the Animation Blueprint, the Pawn obtained using the TryToGetPawnOwner node cannot be cast to a subclass of Character.

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**Created:** [September 15, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/in-the-animation-blueprint-the-pawn-obtained-using-the-trytogetpawnowner-node-cannot-be-cast-to-a-subclass-of-character/2022169 "2024-09-15T19:18:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Soldhum\_Soon](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Soldhum\_Soon](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Soldhum_Soon)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/in-the-animation-blueprint-the-pawn-obtained-using-the-trytogetpawnowner-node-cannot-be-cast-to-a-subclass-of-character/2022169/1 "2024-09-15T19:18:08Z")

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UE5.4.1  
I have a CharacterStage that inherits from Character.  
In the Animation Blueprint, the Pawn obtained using TryToGetPawnOwner always fails when using Cast To CharacterStage.

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**Author:** ![VisAgilis](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/visagilis/32/891043_2.png) [@VisAgilis](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/VisAgilis)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/in-the-animation-blueprint-the-pawn-obtained-using-the-trytogetpawnowner-node-cannot-be-cast-to-a-subclass-of-character/2022169/2 "2024-09-15T19:25:25Z")

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What happens when you plug in the player pawn instead of that into the object pin?