(Had to go do something. Back now. :P) Anyhoo, the characters like Sora, Mario, Yoshi, Link, Snake etc. walk around the world, talk to you and stuff, but when players go into battles, they can turn into their chosen character, or a Custom Character such as, say a dragon. Ooh, I might be a velociraptor! X3 And other than battles, people get their own houses, do quests, etc. Whaddya think? ^w^