How do I get animations to face enemy directions? -8 Direction Targeting-

When the enemy (Player) comes in sight

The FactionNPC starts its animation but doesnt pick the animation that faces the target Enemy (player)

Each animation faces a direction, the npc targets the player but doesn't pick the right animation that faces the player

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In which directions would the enemy be? If the target is on the "UpGather" facing the top part of the screen, how can I get the NPC to use the animation that faces the target "UpGather"

any ideas?

is there a way to maybe use a sprite?

Something like this?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jpqhjskug3shebl/1-Animation%20bind%20to%20Angle.c3p?dl=0