Why can I not initiate an animation montage through MyController when my AnimBP does not listen in on MyCharacter?

According to the Unreal Engine YT guides regarding animationmontage they should be cast from an AnimBP. Which works just fine in the third person template. However, this does not work with the top-down template.

I can only register button inputs through MyController, but MyController does not let you instantiate anything regarding a montage. How can I use an anim montage with the top-down template? MyCharacter doesn’t even print upon button presses.

An image showing my AnimBP and most likely a much better explanation than I can put into words after so much caffeine.