Epic Skeleton Animations

Basically, i just wanted to know, what kind of mesh do i have to animate, so then i can change it to another mesh and have those animations.

My question is, which is the way to do this? I can animate with MAYA, but i need to know what exactly do i have to animate.

For example, if i animate the Epic Skeleton, with a Walking Cycle, how can then change the mesh so instead of the Epic Skeleton walking, i have a Zombie mesh, let’s say, with the same Walking Cycle.

Thank you for the help, english is not my native, i hope the question is clear.

If i am right, you want to change the mesh but have the same skeleton on it, ins’t? If you have more than one model with the same skeleton as Epic Skeleton, you can share their animations with no problem, but they must have the same skeleton, or at least a similar one.