Traits in Starfield are part of your character creation that gives you a special positive and negative origin that affects how you start the game, but these backgrounds are something you can choose to lose. If, for whatever reason, you dislike the trait you picked, each can be nullified in different ways as your journey unfolds. Those playing on PC even have the option to use console commands to give themselves a new trait entirely.
Out of the 17 total traits in Starfield, each has its requirements to be removed, making the process completely depend on your choice when creating your character. While some just ask you to get some medical work done, others are far more complex to get rid of. For example, the Adoring Fan trait gives you an early companion character NPC that can only be removed through drastic measures.
How To Lose Every Trait In Starfield
Trait
How to Lose
Alien DNA
Travel to Reliant Medical in Cydonia on the planet Mars. Pay 10,000 Credits to have the trait surgically removed.
Dream Home
Have the Galbank company in the New Atlantis Commercial District foreclose the house. The bank takes your home, and you stop having to make weekly payments.
Empath
Travel to Reliant Medical in Cydonia on the planet Mars. Pay 10,000 Credits to have the trait surgically removed.
Extrovert
Go to the House of Enlightenment in The Well of New Atlantis and talk to NPC Andy Singh. Select the option in your conversation surrounding the removal of the trait to lose it.
Freestar Collective Settler
Speak to Elias Cartwright at Akila City.
Hero Worshiped
Either tell the Adoring Fan to leave your character alone or kill him.
Introvert
Go to the House of Enlightenment in The Well of New Atlantis and talk to NPC Andy Singh. Select the option in your conversation surrounding the removal of the trait to lose it.
Kid Stuff
You could kill your parents to remove this trait. However, since only those with no morals would do this, simply talk with your father and select the dialogue option to remove this trait.
Neon Street Rat
Speak to Madam Sauvage in Ebbside of Neon City.
Raised Enlightened
Talk to Andy Singh at the House of Enlightenment.
Raised Universal
Speak to Keeper Aquillis in the Sanctum on New Atlantis to remove this trait.
Serpent’s Embrace
Talk to Mir’za in New Atlantis through the UC Security Office.
Spaced
Travel to Reliant Medical in Cydonia on the planet Mars. Pay 10,000 Credits to have the trait surgically removed.
Taskmaster
Go to the House of Enlightenment in The Well of New Atlantis and talk to NPC Andy Singh. Select the option in your conversation surrounding the removal of the trait to lose it.
Terra Firma
Travel to Reliant Medical in Cydonia on the planet Mars. Pay 10,000 Credits to have the trait surgically removed.
United Colonies Native
Speak to the Administrator Rookes in the Colonial Health and Human Resources in the MAST District of New Atlantis.
Wanted
Pay 3,000 Credits at any Tracker Alliance Agent in any major city across the galaxy.
How To Change Your Trait In Starfield (PC)
While removing a trait normally makes it impossible for you to gain a new origin, there are console commands on the game’s PC version that allow you to assign your character a new background. Every trait has its code, similar to Legendary weapon ID’s in Starfield. To remove your current trait, use the “player.removeperk [perkID]” command and then use “player.addperk [perkID]” to obtain a new one.
Trait
Perk ID
Alien DNA
227FDA
Dream Home
227FDF
Empath
227FD6
Extrovert
227FD7
Freestar Collective Settler
227FD5
Hero Worshiped
227FD9
Introvert
227FD8
Kid Stuff
227FDE
Neon Street Rat
227FD3
Raised Enlightened
227FD2
Raised Universal
227FD1
Serpent’s Embrace
227FD0
Spaced
227FE2
Taskmaster
227FE0
Terra Firma
227FE1
United Colonies Native
227FD4
Wanted
227FDD
Anyone who tries to lose traits in Starfield should remember that their adventure may look a little bland without the interactions that occur due to the origin they chose before.
Platform(s): PC, Xbox Series X/S
Released: 2023-09-06
Developer(s): Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher(s): Bethesda Softworks
Genre(s): Open-World, RPG, Sci-Fi
ESRB: M
Summary: Bethesda Game Studios presents Starfield – the first original IP from the studio in twenty-five-plus years. Set in the year 2310, the United Colonies and Freestar Collective are observing a shaky truce after a war set 20 years prior. The player will customize their character as a member of a space exploration team called Constellation while navigating The Settled Systems and the conflicts between the warring factions. According to Bethesda, players can explore over 100 systems and 1000 planets to find resources and build their ships, living out their own sci-fi journeys.
