diff --git a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp
index 117347c..e96330e 100644
--- a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp
+++ b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "component/Texture.hpp"
 #include "component/Util.hpp"
 #include "db/Db.hpp"
+#include "gx/Texture.hpp"
 #include "model/CM2Model.hpp"
 #include "object/Types.hpp"
 #include <storm/Memory.hpp>
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ st_race* CCharacterComponent::s_chrVarArray;
 uint32_t CCharacterComponent::s_chrVarArrayLength;
 EGxTexFormat CCharacterComponent::s_gxFormat;
 uint32_t CCharacterComponent::s_mipLevels;
+MipBits* CCharacterComponent::s_textureBuffer;
 uint32_t CCharacterComponent::s_textureSize;
 
 int32_t s_bInRenderPrep = 0;
@@ -58,6 +60,14 @@ void CCharacterComponent::Initialize(EGxTexFormat textureFormat, uint32_t textur
     CCharacterComponent::InitDbData();
 
     // TODO
+
+    CCharacterComponent::s_textureBuffer = TextureAllocMippedImg(
+        PIXEL_ARGB8888,
+        CCharacterComponent::s_textureSize,
+        CCharacterComponent::s_textureSize
+    );
+
+    // TODO
 }
 
 void CCharacterComponent::InitDbData() {
diff --git a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp
index 1af0e11..f0cb545 100644
--- a/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp
+++ b/src/component/CCharacterComponent.hpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class CACHEENTRY;
 class CharSectionsRec;
 class CM2Model;
 
+struct MipBits;
 struct st_race;
 
 struct ComponentData {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class CCharacterComponent {
         static uint32_t s_chrVarArrayLength;
         static EGxTexFormat s_gxFormat;
         static uint32_t s_mipLevels;
+        static MipBits* s_textureBuffer;
         static uint32_t s_textureSize;
 
         // Static functions