diff --git a/core/assets/george.png b/core/assets/george.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fb0825
Binary files /dev/null and b/core/assets/george.png differ
diff --git a/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest1.java b/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest1.java
index 8a6cb7c..eca2e34 100644
--- a/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest1.java
+++ b/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest1.java
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 package netwerkprog.game.client.game.characters;
 
-public class DevTest1 {
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
+import netwerkprog.game.util.game.Character;
+import netwerkprog.game.util.game.Faction;
+
+public class DevTest1 extends Character {
+    public DevTest1() {
+        super("DevTest1", Faction.HACKER, new Texture(Gdx.files.internal("core/assets/george.png")));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest2.java b/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest2.java
index b4d78fa..058ff40 100644
--- a/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest2.java
+++ b/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest2.java
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 package netwerkprog.game.client.game.characters;
 
-public class DevTest2 {
+import netwerkprog.game.util.game.Character;
+import netwerkprog.game.util.game.Faction;
+
+public class DevTest2 extends Character {
+    public DevTest2() {
+        super("DevTest2", Faction.MEGACORPORATION, null);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest3.java b/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest3.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e28fff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/netwerkprog/game/client/game/characters/DevTest3.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package netwerkprog.game.client.game.characters;
+
+import netwerkprog.game.util.game.Character;
+import netwerkprog.game.util.game.Faction;
+
+public class DevTest3 extends Character {
+    public DevTest3() {
+        super("DevTest3", Faction.AI, null);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/netwerkprog/game/util/game/Character.java b/core/src/netwerkprog/game/util/game/Character.java
index 21bc8bd..191fec9 100644
--- a/core/src/netwerkprog/game/util/game/Character.java
+++ b/core/src/netwerkprog/game/util/game/Character.java
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
 package netwerkprog.game.util.game;
 
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.g2d.TextureRegion;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Actor;
+
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 
-public abstract class Character {
+public abstract class Character extends Actor {
     protected String name;
     protected Faction faction;
     protected HashSet<Ability> abilities;
+    protected TextureRegion[] sprites;
     protected boolean override;
+    protected int x;
+    protected int y;
+    private final int maxSize = 1;
 
-    public Character(String name, Faction faction, Ability... abilities) {
+
+    public Character(String name, Faction faction, Texture spriteSheet, Ability... abilities) {
         this.name = name;
         this.faction = faction;
+        this.sprites = new TextureRegion[this.maxSize];
         this.abilities = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(abilities));
         this.override = false;
+        loadSprites(spriteSheet);
     }
 
     public void addAbilities(Ability ability) {
@@ -27,4 +38,18 @@ public abstract class Character {
     public void changeControl() {
         this.override = !this.override;
     }
+
+    private void loadSprites(Texture spriteSheet) {
+        int counter = 0;
+        TextureRegion[][] temp = TextureRegion.split(spriteSheet,32,32);
+        for (TextureRegion[] array : temp) {
+            for (TextureRegion sprite : array) {
+                this.sprites[counter] = sprite;
+                counter++;
+                if (counter >= this.maxSize) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/netwerkprog/game/util/game/Faction.java b/core/src/netwerkprog/game/util/game/Faction.java
index dd347f5..08520a5 100644
--- a/core/src/netwerkprog/game/util/game/Faction.java
+++ b/core/src/netwerkprog/game/util/game/Faction.java
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 package netwerkprog.game.util.game;
 
 public enum Faction {
+    MEGACORPORATION("MegaCorp"),
+    HACKER("Hacker"),
+    AI("AI");
+
+    String name;
+
+    Faction(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/CharacterLoadingTest.java b/core/src/test/java/CharacterLoadingTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51962f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/java/CharacterLoadingTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture;
+import netwerkprog.game.client.game.characters.DevTest1;
+import netwerkprog.game.util.game.Character;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class CharacterLoadingTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void george() {
+        String path = "core/assets/george.png";
+        Texture texture = new Texture(Gdx.files.internal(path));
+        Character george = new DevTest1();
+    }
+}