Home News Dynasty Warriors: Origins - How To Switch Characters

Dynasty Warriors: Origins - How To Switch Characters

Author : Layla Mar 17,2025

Dynasty Warriors: Origins - How To Switch Characters

Quick Links

In Dynasty Warriors: Origins, you primarily play as the Wanderer, striving for peace. Your journey offers many story choices, and companions frequently join you in battle. These companions fight alongside you, but you can occasionally take direct control. They're incredibly powerful, often surpassing the Wanderer's effectiveness, even with upgrades. Here's how to switch:

How To Switch Characters In Dynasty Warriors: Origins

Character switching is only possible during battles where you have a companion. Before a battle, the war council menu offers your companion as a final option; you can choose to fight alone, but you can't select a companion there. Once the battle begins, your companion's health bar appears below yours.

Below their health bar is a blue meter, similar to your Musou gauge. This fills as you fight, accelerating with actions like:

  • Parrying attacks
  • Perfect dodges
  • Assaulting Officers
  • Using Weapon Arts

Most combat actions gradually fill this meter.

When your companion's blue meter 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 is best reserved for the heat of battle, as companions are exceptionally strong, and control is temporary (roughly a minute). The blue meter, which allowed the switch, slowly depletes, showing your remaining control time. Your new character starts with full Bravery and a range of powerful combat arts.

Switching also initiates a powerful attack. Aim carefully! Your companion retains their own filled Musou and health bars, enabling their special attack to decimate enemies.

Latest Articles More
  • Delta Force mobile launch date revealed, and it\'s arriving next month!

    Delta Force Mobile arrives April 21st, bringing extraction shooter action and large-scale warfare to iOS and Android. This revival of the classic franchise will launch with two distinct modes: Operations, a dynamic extraction shooter with a quest-driven experience; and Warfare, offering massive 24v

    Mar 18,2025
  • Black Clover M Rolls Out Season 10 With New Mages and Features!

    Black Clover M: Rise of the Wizard King's Season 10 has arrived, introducing two powerful new SSR mages: Zora and Vanessa. Zora, a Chaos attribute mage, excels against Harmony-based opponents, while Vanessa utilizes Chaos magic to debuff enemies, making them a formidable duo. This exciting season f

    Mar 18,2025
  • Magic: The Gathering Spider-Man Cards Are Up for Preorder at Amazon

    Get ready to web-sling into a new dimension of Magic: The Gathering! Spider-Man is officially swinging into the game on September 26th, 2025, and it's a monumental event. This is Magic's first complete Standard set dedicated to Marvel, meaning it's not a limited release—it's a fully playable, colle

    Mar 18,2025
  • Whiteout Survival – Gilded Jade Guide

    Whiteout Survival's Gilded Jade event, a limited-time Lunar New Year celebration running from January 22nd to 29th, introduces Frostjade, a special currency for acquiring valuable rewards. This event features several challenges: Attack of the Nian, Lucky Spring, Jade Quest, and King of Spring, each

    Mar 18,2025
  • How To Earn Galacta’s Power Cosmic Fast in Marvel Rivals

    A new event, Galacta's Cosmic Adventure, has arrived in Marvel Rivals, introducing a new currency: Galacta's Power Cosmic. Unlocking this currency isn't a simple task, however, as it's earned through a series of challenges. This guide shows you how to efficiently acquire Galacta's Power Cosmic and

    Mar 18,2025
  • DCs’ James Gunn plan to rule the comic movies world

    The DC Universe is undergoing a significant transformation. Past financial setbacks, inconsistent storytelling, and a lack of cohesive vision have led to a major leadership change. James Gunn, known for his ability to elevate lesser-known characters, is spearheading this revitalization. His succes

    Mar 18,2025