diff --git a/src/glue/CCharacterComponent.cpp b/src/glue/CCharacterComponent.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49fcbdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/glue/CCharacterComponent.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#include "glue/CCharacterComponent.hpp"
+#include "model/CM2Model.hpp"
+#include <storm/Memory.hpp>
+
+CCharacterComponent* CCharacterComponent::AllocComponent() {
+    // TODO ObjectAlloc
+    return STORM_NEW(CCharacterComponent);
+}
+
+void CCharacterComponent::Init(ComponentData* data, const char* a3) {
+    if (data->model) {
+        data->model->Release();
+    }
+
+    this->m_data = *data;
+
+    // TODO
+}
diff --git a/src/glue/CCharacterComponent.hpp b/src/glue/CCharacterComponent.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a00a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/glue/CCharacterComponent.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef GLUE_C_CHARACTER_COMPONENT_HPP
+#define GLUE_C_CHARACTER_COMPONENT_HPP
+
+#include <cstdint>
+
+class CM2Model;
+
+struct ComponentData {
+    int32_t raceID = 0;
+    int32_t sexID = 0;
+    int32_t classID = 0;
+    int32_t hairColorID = 0;
+    int32_t skinID = 0;
+    int32_t faceID = 0;
+    int32_t facialHairStyleID = 0;
+    int32_t hairStyleID = 0;
+    CM2Model* model = nullptr;
+    uint32_t flags = 0x0;
+    uint8_t byte28 = 0;
+};
+
+class CCharacterComponent {
+    public:
+        // Static functions
+        static CCharacterComponent* AllocComponent();
+
+        // Member variables
+        ComponentData m_data;
+
+        // Member functions
+        void Init(ComponentData* data, const char* a3);
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.cpp b/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.cpp
index f9a5ff7..e52891e 100644
--- a/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.cpp
+++ b/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 #include "glue/CCharacterSelection.hpp"
 #include "client/ClientServices.hpp"
+#include "db/Db.hpp"
+#include "glue/CCharacterComponent.hpp"
 #include "glue/CGlueMgr.hpp"
 #include "glue/CRealmList.hpp"
 #include "glue/Types.hpp"
 #include "model/CM2Shared.hpp"
 #include "net/Connection.hpp"
+#include "object/client/Player_C.hpp"
 #include "ui/CSimpleModelFFX.hpp"
 
 TSGrowableArray<CharacterSelectionDisplay> CCharacterSelection::s_characterList;
@@ -109,6 +112,65 @@ void CCharacterSelection::SetFacing(float facing) {
 }
 
 void CCharacterSelection::ShowCharacter() {
+    if (CCharacterSelection::s_selectionIndex < 0 || CCharacterSelection::s_selectionIndex >= CCharacterSelection::s_characterList.Count()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    CCharacterSelection::ClearCharacterModel();
+
+    CCharacterSelection::s_charFacing = 0.0f;
+
+    auto character = &CCharacterSelection::s_characterList[CCharacterSelection::s_selectionIndex];
+
+    if (character->component) {
+        auto parent = CCharacterSelection::s_modelFrame->m_model;
+
+        if (!parent) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        auto characterModel = character->component->m_data.model;
+        auto petModel = character->petModel;
+
+        characterModel->AttachToParent(parent, 0, nullptr, 0);
+
+        CCharacterSelection::SetFacing(0.0f);
+
+        if (petModel) {
+            petModel->AttachToParent(parent, 1, nullptr, 0);
+        }
+
+        // TODO CGlueLoading::StartLoad(&character->component, 0);
+
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto modelData = Player_C_GetModelName(character->info.raceID, character->info.sexID);
+    if (!modelData || !modelData->m_modelName) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    character->component = CCharacterComponent::AllocComponent();
+
+    ComponentData componentData = {};
+    componentData.raceID = character->info.raceID;
+    componentData.sexID = character->info.sexID;
+    componentData.skinID = character->info.skinID;
+    componentData.faceID = character->info.faceID;
+    componentData.hairStyleID = character->info.hairStyleID;
+    componentData.hairColorID = character->info.hairColorID;
+    componentData.facialHairStyleID = character->info.facialHairStyleID;
+
+    auto scene = CCharacterSelection::s_modelFrame->GetScene();
+    auto model = scene->CreateModel(modelData->m_modelName, 0);
+
+    componentData.flags |= 0x2;
+    componentData.model = model;
+
+    character->component->Init(&componentData, nullptr);
+
+    // TODO lighting callback/arg
+
     // TODO
 }
 
diff --git a/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.hpp b/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.hpp
index b179a65..4a4d778 100644
--- a/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.hpp
+++ b/src/glue/CCharacterSelection.hpp
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@
 #include "net/Types.hpp"
 #include <storm/Array.hpp>
 
+class CCharacterComponent;
+class CM2Model;
 class CSimpleModelFFX;
 
 struct CharacterSelectionDisplay {
     CHARACTER_INFO info;
+    CCharacterComponent* component = nullptr;
+    CM2Model* petModel = nullptr;
     // TODO
 };