switching the player's character

[Ninjustsu]

if i had to characters, say sonic and mario, is it possible to switch between them in frame? you know, press space and one disappears and the other appears where the first was and, that player 1 controls the appearing one now, instead of the disappearing one. is that possible? thanks!

[Renatos]

Yes that would be easy if you use a dummy object that actually moves, make it invisible. Create a counter, or set a variable on the dummy object lets say to 1. If it's equal 1, then have sonic stay at 0,0 of that dummy object. and have Mario stay off the screen. If it's equal 2, have Mario at 0,0 of dummy object and Sonic away. Then control their animation separately. Hope this makes sense.