How can you get a sprite to follow another sprite in Java? - sprite

Question

Here is the code for the initial character:
public class Player extends Mob {
private InputHandler input;
private int colour = Colours.get(-1, 111, 145, 543);
private int scale = 1;
protected boolean isSwimming = false;
private int tickCount = 0;
public Player(Level level, int x, int y, InputHandler input) {
super(level, "Player", x, y, 1);
this.input = input;
}
public void tick() {
int xa = 0;
int ya = 0;
if (input.up.isPressed()) {
ya--;
}
if (input.down.isPressed()) {
ya++;
}
if (input.left.isPressed()) {
xa--;
}
if (input.right.isPressed()) {
xa++;
}
if (xa != 0 || ya != 0) {
move(xa, ya);
isMoving = true;
} else {
isMoving = false;
}
if (level.getTile(this.x >> 3, this.y >> 3).getId() == 3) {
isSwimming = true;
}
if (isSwimming && level.getTile(this.x >> 3, this.y >> 3).getId() != 3) {
isSwimming = false;
}
tickCount++;
this.scale = 1;
}
public void render(Screen screen) {
int xTile = 0;
int yTile = 28;
int walkingSpeed = 4;
int flipTop = (numSteps >> walkingSpeed) & 1;
int flipBottom = (numSteps >> walkingSpeed) & 1;
if (movingDir == 1) {
xTile += 2;
} else if (movingDir > 1) {
xTile += 4 + ((numSteps >> walkingSpeed) & 1) * 2;
flipTop = (movingDir - 1) % 2;
}
int modifier = 8 * scale;
int xOffset = x - modifier / 2;
int yOffset = y - modifier / 2 - 4;
if (isSwimming) {
int waterColour = 0;
yOffset += 4;
if (tickCount % 60 < 15) {
waterColour = Colours.get(-1, -1, 225, -1);
} else if (15 <= tickCount % 60 && tickCount % 60 < 30) {
yOffset -= 1;
waterColour = Colours.get(-1, 225, 115, -1);
} else if (30 <= tickCount % 60 && tickCount % 60 < 45) {
waterColour = Colours.get(-1, 115, -1, 225);
} else {
waterColour = Colours.get(-1, 225, 115, -1);
}
screen.render(xOffset, yOffset + 3, 0 + 27 * 32, waterColour, 0x00, 1);
screen.render(xOffset + 8, yOffset + 3, 0 + 27 * 32, waterColour, 0x01, 1);
}
// upper body
screen.render(xOffset + (modifier * flipTop), yOffset, xTile + yTile * 32, colour, flipTop, scale);
screen.render(xOffset + modifier - (modifier * flipTop), yOffset, (xTile + 1) + yTile * 32, colour, flipTop,
scale);
if (!isSwimming) {
// lower body
screen.render(xOffset + (modifier * flipBottom), yOffset + modifier, xTile + (yTile + 1) * 32, colour,
flipBottom, scale);
screen.render(xOffset + modifier - (modifier * flipBottom), yOffset + modifier,
(xTile + 1) + (yTile + 1) * 32, colour, flipBottom, scale);
}
}
public boolean hasCollided(int xa, int ya) {
int xMin = 0;
int xMax = 7;
int yMin = 1;
int yMax = 7;
for (int x = xMin; x < xMax; x++) {
if (isSolidTile(xa, ya, x, yMin)) {
return true;
}
}
for (int x = xMin; x < xMax; x++) {
if (isSolidTile(xa, ya, x, yMax)) {
return true;
}
}
for (int y = yMin; y < yMax; y++) {
if (isSolidTile(xa, ya, xMin, y)) {
return true;
}
}
for (int y = yMin; y < yMax; y++) {
if (isSolidTile(xa, ya, xMax, y)) {
return true;
}
}
return false;
}
}
can get another character to load at a given location; however, I cannot figure out an algorithm to have it follow the initial player. In other words the second one will follow these same collision and commands. Any help understanding is appreciated, thank you!