diff --git a/src/examples/game_character/GameCharacterExample.java b/src/examples/game_character/GameCharacterExample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea09aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/examples/game_character/GameCharacterExample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package examples.game_character;
+
+import game_tools.Game;
+import game_tools.GameCharacter;
+import game_tools.GameControlScene;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+
+public class GameCharacterExample implements GameControlScene {
+
+    Game game = new Game();
+
+    GameCharacter character1 = new GameCharacter();
+
+    GameCharacter character2 = new GameCharacter(50, 50);
+
+    GameCharacter character3 = new GameCharacter(100, 100, Color.BLUE);
+
+    GameCharacter character4 = new GameCharacter(150, 150, 96, 214, 163);
+
+    GameCharacter character5 = new GameCharacter(200, 200, 75,  75, "/game_tools/game_character_images/cat_face/cat-face.png");
+
+    GameCharacter character6 = new GameCharacter(20, 400, GameCharacter.PremadeCharacter.ALIEN);
+
+    GameCharacter character7;
+
+    public GameCharacterExample() {
+        //initialize character 7
+        String[] animationImageLocations = {
+                "/examples/flappy/bird0.png",
+                "/examples/flappy/bird1.png",
+                "/examples/flappy/bird2.png",
+                "/examples/flappy/bird3.png",
+                "/examples/flappy/bird4.png",
+                "/examples/flappy/bird5.png",
+        };
+        character7 = new GameCharacter(275, 275, 100, 100, animationImageLocations);
+
+        //start game
+        game.setScene(this);
+        game.start();
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
+        GameCharacterExample example = new GameCharacterExample();
+        //move character6
+        for(int i=0; i<100; i++){
+            Thread.sleep(20);
+            example.character6.moveRight();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void draw(Graphics g) {
+        //background
+        g.setColor(new Color(100, 150, 230));
+        g.fillRect(0, 0, game.screenWidth, game.screenHeight);
+
+        // draw character1
+        character1.draw(g);
+
+        //draw character2
+        character2.draw(g);
+
+        //draw character3
+        character3.draw(g);
+
+        //draw character4
+        character4.draw(g);
+
+        //draw character 5
+        character5.draw(g);
+
+        //draw character6
+        character6.draw(g);
+
+        //draw character6
+        character7.draw(g);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
+
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/game_tools/Animation.java b/src/game_tools/Animation.java
index c433ea3..d1bfcc6 100644
--- a/src/game_tools/Animation.java
+++ b/src/game_tools/Animation.java
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ public Animation() {
 		this.spritesList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(sprites));
 	}
 
+	Animation(String... imageFileLocations) {
+		this.spritesList = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(
+				Arrays.stream(imageFileLocations).map(Sprite::new).toArray(Sprite[]::new)
+		));
+	}
+
 	public void add(Sprite sprite) {
 		this.spritesList.add(sprite);
 	}
diff --git a/src/game_tools/GameCharacter.java b/src/game_tools/GameCharacter.java
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index 0000000..480ad8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/game_tools/GameCharacter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+package game_tools;
+
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+
+public class GameCharacter {
+
+    //position
+    public int x;
+    public int y;
+
+    //movement
+    public int verticalMovementSpeed = 2;
+    public int horizontalMovementSpeed = 2;
+    public int previousX = x;
+    public int previousY = y;
+
+    //size
+    public int width = 50;
+    public int height = 50;
+
+    //shape color
+    public Color color = Color.RED;
+
+    //image
+    public BufferedImage image;
+
+    //animation
+    public Animation idleAnimation;
+    public Animation moveRightAnimation;
+
+    //characters
+    public PremadeCharacter premadeCharacter;
+
+    public GameCharacter() {
+    }
+
+    public GameCharacter(int x, int y) {
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+    }
+
+    public GameCharacter(int x, int y, Color color) {
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+        this.color=color;
+    }
+
+    public GameCharacter(int x, int y, int redValue, int greenValue, int blueValue) {
+        this(x, y, new Color(redValue, greenValue, blueValue));
+    }
+
+    public GameCharacter(int x, int y, Color color, int width, int height) {
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+        this.color = color;
+        this.width = width;
+        this.height = height;
+    }
+
+    public GameCharacter(int x, int y, int redValue, int greenValue, int blueValue, int width, int height) {
+        this(x, y, new Color(redValue, greenValue, blueValue), width, height);
+    }
+
+    public GameCharacter(int x, int y, int width, int height, String... imageFileLocations) {
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+        this.width = width;
+        this.height = height;
+        this.idleAnimation = new Animation(imageFileLocations);
+    }
+
+    public GameCharacter(String imageLocation){
+        try {
+            image = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResourceAsStream(imageLocation));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.err.println("Failed to load Image: "  + imageLocation);
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GameCharacter(int x, int y, int width, int height, String imageLocation){
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+        this.width = width;
+        this.height = height;
+
+        try {
+            image = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResourceAsStream(imageLocation));
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            System.err.println("Failed to load Image: "  + imageLocation);
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GameCharacter(PremadeCharacter premadeCharacter) {
+        this.premadeCharacter = premadeCharacter;
+        if(premadeCharacter == PremadeCharacter.ALIEN) {
+            //initialize idle animation
+            String[] idleAnimationImageLocations = {
+                    "/game_tools/game_character_images/alien/idle/red__0000_idle_1.png",
+                    "/game_tools/game_character_images/alien/idle/red__0001_idle_2.png",
+                    "/game_tools/game_character_images/alien/idle/red__0002_idle_3.png"
+            };
+            this.idleAnimation = new Animation(idleAnimationImageLocations);
+            //initialize move right animation
+            String[] moveRightAnimationImageLocations = {
+                    "/game_tools/game_character_images/alien/walk/red__0006_walk_1.png",
+                    "/game_tools/game_character_images/alien/walk/red__0007_walk_2.png",
+                    "/game_tools/game_character_images/alien/walk/red__0008_walk_3.png",
+                    "/game_tools/game_character_images/alien/walk/red__0009_walk_4.png",
+                    "/game_tools/game_character_images/alien/walk/red__0010_walk_5.png",
+                    "/game_tools/game_character_images/alien/walk/red__0011_walk_6.png",
+            };
+            this.moveRightAnimation = new Animation(moveRightAnimationImageLocations);
+
+            //adjust framerate
+            idleAnimation.frameRate = 10;
+            moveRightAnimation.frameRate = 10;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public GameCharacter(int x, int y, PremadeCharacter premadeCharacter) {
+        this(premadeCharacter);
+        this.x = x;
+        this.y = y;
+    }
+
+    public void moveRight(){
+        this.x += horizontalMovementSpeed;
+    }
+
+    public void moveLeft(){
+        this.x -= horizontalMovementSpeed;
+    }
+
+    public void moveUp(){
+        this.y -= verticalMovementSpeed;
+    }
+
+    public void moveDown(){
+        this.y += verticalMovementSpeed;
+    }
+
+    public void draw(Graphics g) {
+        if(idleAnimation != null){
+            idleAnimation.draw(g, x, y, width, height);
+            if(moveRightAnimation != null && previousX < x){
+                moveRightAnimation.draw(g, x, y, width, height);
+                previousX = x;
+            }
+        }
+        else if(image != null){
+            g.drawImage(image, x, y, width, height, null);
+        }
+        else{
+            g.setColor(color);
+            g.fillRect(x, y, width, height);
+        }
+//        g.setColor(Color.YELLOW);
+//        moveMouth(g);
+//        ghost.draw(g);
+//        x++;
+//        count++;
+    }
+    //if shape == null
+        //draw rect
+
+
+    public enum PremadeCharacter {
+        ALIEN,
+        DOG,
+    }
+
+}
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