How to swap characters in One Piece Odyssey

One Piece Odyssey lets you play as any of the main cast at any given time, and each has its own set of abilities and playstyles catered to a wide variety of players. But something the game doesn’t do too well is explain how you swap between them all.

In the opening hours of One Piece Odyssey, you’ll be in the shoes of Luffy as you explore the island, but as you venture forth, you’ll discover areas that require something other than their abilities to get to it.

You’re most likely to stumble across this for the first time in One Piece Odyssey’s first dungeon, where you’ll come across a metal gate blocking your path. So if you’re eager to change to your favourite hero, here’s how to swap characters in the game.

How do you swap characters?

While the game does alert you on how to change characters, it’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment: In order to break through metal gates, you’ll need Zoro, and changing to him couldn’t be easier by using the d-pad on controllers, or the appropriate key bind on PC to easily scroll through the characters.

Once you’ve highlighted the character you want, press the interact button and you’ll change to them on the fly.

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Learning this early on is vital, as you may need to change to Chopper to access small passageways, or use Usopp’s nose to snipe down hidden collectables. Be sure to always explore every environment fully and use The Color of Observation Haki to discover nearby items in One Piece Odyssey.

If you want to know more, you can also find out if One Piece Odyssey has multiplayer.