diff --git a/script.d/common.sh b/script.d/common.sh
index 4716572..e2a286e 100644
--- a/script.d/common.sh
+++ b/script.d/common.sh
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ check_input_image_mkwiimm () {
 
 }
 
-show_nsmbw_db () {
+show_nsmb_db () {
 
 	ID=${1:0:6}
 	gawk -F \: "/^${ID}/"'{print $2}' \
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ ask_input_image_mkwiimm () {
 
 }
 
-ask_input_image_nsmbw () {
+ask_input_image_nsmb () {
 
 	echo "Choose New Super Mario Bros. Wii Image to modify
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ ask_input_image_nsmbw () {
 
 	for image in ${1}/MSN???.{iso,wbfs}; do
 		if [[ -e ${image} ]]; then
-			echo "	${image##*/}	$(show_nsmbw_db ${image##*/})"
+			echo "	${image##*/}	$(show_nsmb_db ${image##*/})"
 		fi
 	done
 
diff --git a/script.d/nsmbw_characters.sh b/script.d/nsmbw_characters.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bf9dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script.d/nsmbw_characters.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+GAME_TYPE="WII_GENERIC"
+GAME_NAME="New Super Mario Bros. Wii"
+ITEMS_BASE="http://riivolution.nanolx.org/nsmbw_characters"
+
+show_notes () {
+
+echo -e \
+"************************************************
+${GAME_NAME}
+
+Custom New Super Mario Bros. Wii
+
+Source:			Various
+Base Image:		New Super Mario Bros. Wii (SMN?01)
+Supported Versions:	EUR, JAP, USA
+************************************************"
+
+}
+
+check_input_image_special () {
+
+	check_input_image_nsmb
+	ask_input_image_nsmb ${IMAGE%/*}
+	echo -e "type SMN???.wbfs:\n"
+	read ID
+
+	if [[ ! -f ${IMAGE%/*}/${ID} ]]; then
+		echo "wrong id from user-input given."
+		exit 75
+	fi
+
+}
+
+pi_action () {
+
+	check_input_image_special
+
+	if [[ -f ${HOME}/.patchimage.choice ]]; then
+		echo "Your choices from last time can be re-used."
+		echo "y (yes) or n (no)"
+		read choice
+
+		if [[ ${choice} == y ]]; then
+			source ${HOME}/.patchimage.choice
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	if [[ ${choosenplayers[@]} == "" ]]; then
+		echo -e "Choose a Player to add to the game\n"
+
+		gawk -F \: '{print $1 "\t\t" $2 "\t\t" $3}' < ${PATCHIMAGE_SCRIPT_DIR}/nsmbw_characters.db
+
+		echo -e "\ntype ???.arc (only one per slot (second column) possible, space separated)"
+		read PLAYERS
+
+		for player in ${PLAYERS[@]}; do
+			if [[ ! -f ${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}/nsmbw_player_${player} ]]; then
+				wget -O ${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}/nsmbw_player_${player} \
+					${ITEMS_BASE}/${player} &>/dev/null \
+					|| (echo "download of ${player} failed." \
+					&& rm ${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}/${player} \
+					&& exit 57)
+			fi
+			slot=$(gawk -F \: "/^${player}/"'{print $2}' ${PATCHIMAGE_SCRIPT_DIR}/nsmbw_characters.db)
+			choosenplayers=( ${choosenplayers[@]} player:${slot} )
+		done
+		
+
+		echo ${choosenplayers[@]}
+		echo "choosenplayers=( ${choosenplayers[@]} )" > ${HOME}/.patchimage.choice
+	fi
+
+	rm -rf workdir
+
+	echo -e "\n*** 3) extracting image"
+	${WIT} extract ${IMAGE%/*}/${ID} --psel=data -d workdir -q || exit 51
+
+	for backup in Mario.arc Luigi.arc Kinopio.arc koopa.arc; do
+		if [[ ! -f "${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}/${backup}" ]]; then
+			echo "*** 4) first run, backing up original: ${backup}"
+			cp workdir/files/Object/${backup} "${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}"
+		else
+			echo "*** 4) restoring original: ${backup}"
+			cp "${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}"/${backup} workdir/files/Object/
+		fi
+	done
+
+	echo "*** 5) replacing characters"
+	for player in ${choosenplayers[@]}; do
+		cp "${PATCHIMAGE_RIIVOLUTION_DIR}"/nsmbw_player_${player/:*} \
+			workdir/files/Object/${player/*:}
+	done
+
+	echo "*** 6) rebuilding game"
+	echo "       (storing game in ${PATCHIMAGE_GAME_DIR}/${ID})"
+	${WIT} cp -o -q -B workdir ${PATCHIMAGE_GAME_DIR}/${ID} || exit 51
+
+	rm -rf workdir
+}