diff --git a/games/tfv/tfv_battle.s b/games/tfv/tfv_battle.s
index 67b3b3dc..3f95d197 100644
--- a/games/tfv/tfv_battle.s
+++ b/games/tfv/tfv_battle.s
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ battle_draw_normal_hero:
 	lda	#20
 	sta	HERO_Y
 
-	jsr	draw_hero_and_sword
+	jsr	draw_battle_hero_and_sword
 
 battle_done_draw_hero:
 
diff --git a/games/tfv/tfv_battle_draw_hero.s b/games/tfv/tfv_battle_draw_hero.s
index 4c4f1b5f..f7a140d7 100644
--- a/games/tfv/tfv_battle_draw_hero.s
+++ b/games/tfv/tfv_battle_draw_hero.s
@@ -117,6 +117,90 @@ draw_hero_sword:
 
 
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+	;============================
+	; draw battle hero and sword
+	;============================
+	; bounces in readiness
+	; draws at HERO_X,HERO_Y
+
+draw_battle_hero_and_sword:
+
+	lda	HERO_X
+	sta	XPOS
+	lda	HERO_Y
+	sta	YPOS
+
+	lda	FRAMEL
+	and	#$8
+	beq	hero_bounce1
+
+hero_bounce2:
+
+	lda	#<tfv_battle1_sprite
+	sta	INL
+	lda	#>tfv_battle1_sprite
+	sta	INH
+
+	jsr	put_sprite_crop
+
+hero_sword2:
+	; grsim_put_sprite(tfv_led_sword,ax-5,20);
+	lda	HERO_X
+	sec
+	sbc	#5
+	sta	XPOS
+	lda	HERO_Y
+;	clc
+;	adc	#2
+	sta	YPOS
+
+	lda	#<tfv_led_sword_sprite
+	sta	INL
+	lda	#>tfv_led_sword_sprite
+	sta	INH
+
+	jmp	put_sprite_crop	; tail call
+
+
+hero_bounce1:
+
+	lda	#<tfv_battle2_sprite
+	sta	INL
+	lda	#>tfv_battle2_sprite
+	sta	INH
+
+	jsr	put_sprite_crop
+
+hero_sword1:
+	; grsim_put_sprite(tfv_led_sword,ax-5,20);
+	lda	HERO_X
+	sec
+	sbc	#5
+	sta	XPOS
+	lda	HERO_Y
+	clc
+	adc	#2
+	sta	YPOS
+
+	lda	#<tfv_led_sword2_sprite
+	sta	INL
+	lda	#>tfv_led_sword2_sprite
+	sta	INH
+
+	jmp	put_sprite_crop	; tail call
+
+
+
+
+
+
 	;===================
 	; heal hero
 	;===================
diff --git a/games/tfv/tfv_battle_menu.s b/games/tfv/tfv_battle_menu.s
index 90b8ac21..40693e52 100644
--- a/games/tfv/tfv_battle_menu.s
+++ b/games/tfv/tfv_battle_menu.s
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@
 
 draw_battle_bottom:
 
+	; increment frame
+	; weird place for this but everything calls this once per frame
+
+	inc	FRAMEL
+	bne	frame_no_oflo
+	inc	FRAMEH
+frame_no_oflo:
+
 	jsr	clear_bottom
 
 	jsr	normal_text
diff --git a/games/tfv/tfv_sprites.inc b/games/tfv/tfv_sprites.inc
index e23bda74..aea3ca9a 100644
--- a/games/tfv/tfv_sprites.inc
+++ b/games/tfv/tfv_sprites.inc
@@ -49,12 +49,42 @@ tfv_walk_left_sprite:
 	.byte $AA,$2A,$A2,$22
 	.byte $AA,$82,$AA,$82
 
+;====================
+; TFV Battle Sprites
+;====================
+
+tfv_battle1_sprite:
+	.byte $4,$6
+	.byte $AA,$BD,$DD,$AA
+	.byte $AB,$DB,$DD,$AA
+	.byte $AA,$AA,$22,$AA
+	.byte $AB,$A2,$22,$AA
+	.byte $AA,$22,$22,$2A
+	.byte $8A,$82,$AA,$82
+
+tfv_battle2_sprite:
+	.byte $4,$6
+	.byte $AA,$DA,$DA,$AA
+	.byte $BA,$BB,$DD,$AA
+	.byte $AA,$AD,$2D,$AA
+	.byte $BA,$2A,$22,$AA
+	.byte $AA,$2A,$22,$22
+	.byte $8A,$82,$AA,$82
+
+
 tfv_led_sword_sprite:
 	.byte $5,$3
 	.byte $1A,$AA,$1A,$AA,$AA
 	.byte $1A,$A1,$1A,$1A,$1A
 	.byte $AA,$AA,$11,$A1,$1A
 
+tfv_led_sword2_sprite:
+	.byte $5,$3
+	.byte $A1,$1A,$A1,$AA,$AA
+	.byte $A1,$AA,$11,$11,$A1
+	.byte $AA,$AA,$A1,$AA,$A1
+
+
 tfv_defeat_sprite:
 	.byte $7,$3
 	.byte $AA,$AA,$AA,$2b,$AA,$AA,$AA