The Animator Component

Any GameObject that has an avatar will also have an Animator component, which is the link between the character and its behavior.

The Animator component references an Animator Controller which is used for setting up behavior on the character. This includes setup for State Machines, Blend Trees, and events to be controlled from script.

Properties

Property:	Function:
Controller	The animator controller attached to this character
Avatar	The Avatar for this character.
Apply Root Motion	Should we control the character’s position from the animation itself or from script
Animate Physics	Should the animation interact with physics
Culling Mode	Culling mode for animations
Always animate	Always animate, don’t do culling
Based on Renderers	When the renderers are invisible, only root motion is animated. All other body parts will remain static while the character is invisible.