diff --git a/public/images/events/pride-update.png b/public/images/events/pride-update.png
index face6df1790..de496f49796 100644
Binary files a/public/images/events/pride-update.png and b/public/images/events/pride-update.png differ
diff --git a/public/images/finn-sprite.png b/public/images/finn-sprite.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31c6e1ff4db
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/finn-sprite.png differ
diff --git a/public/images/ivy-sprite.png b/public/images/ivy-sprite.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..599406b2437
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/ivy-sprite.png differ
diff --git a/public/images/window_speech.png b/public/images/window_speech.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d97c7cb80ac
Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/window_speech.png differ
diff --git a/src/loading-scene.ts b/src/loading-scene.ts
index cce131f271f..0b2993479ac 100644
--- a/src/loading-scene.ts
+++ b/src/loading-scene.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export class LoadingScene extends SceneBase {
     this.loadImage("loading_bg", "arenas");
     this.loadImage("logo", "");
     this.loadImage("pride-update", "events");
+    this.loadImage("ivy-sprite", "");
+    this.loadImage("finn-sprite", "");
 
     // Load menu images
     this.loadAtlas("bg", "ui");
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ export class LoadingScene extends SceneBase {
         this.loadImage(`window_${w}${getWindowVariantSuffix(wv)}`, "ui/windows");
       }
     }
+    this.loadImage("window_speech", "");
     this.loadImage("discord", "ui");
     this.loadImage("reddit", "ui");
     this.loadImage("github", "ui");
diff --git a/src/locales/en/settings.ts b/src/locales/en/settings.ts
index f68a649269f..81690d4540c 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/settings.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en/settings.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ export const settings: SimpleTranslationEntries = {
   "language": "Language",
   "change": "Change",
   "uiTheme": "UI Theme",
-  "default": "Default",
-  "legacy": "Legacy",
+  "default": "Gen V",
+  "legacy": "Gen III",
   "windowType": "Window Type",
   "moneyFormat": "Money Format",
   "damageNumbers": "Damage Numbers",
diff --git a/src/phases.ts b/src/phases.ts
index ac2e14db939..b8eef87b2bd 100644
--- a/src/phases.ts
+++ b/src/phases.ts
@@ -199,15 +199,6 @@ export class TitlePhase extends Phase {
 
   showOptions(): OptionSelectConfig {
     const options: OptionSelectItem[] = [];
-    // if (loggedInUser.lastSessionSlot > -1) {
-    //   options.push({
-    //     label: i18next.t("menu:continue"),
-    //     handler: () => {
-    //       this.loadSaveSlot(this.lastSessionData ? -1 : loggedInUser.lastSessionSlot);
-    //       return true;
-    //     }
-    //   });
-    // }
     options.push({
       label: i18next.t("menu:loadGame"),
       handler: () => this.loadGameHandler(),
@@ -232,9 +223,9 @@ export class TitlePhase extends Phase {
     return {
       options: options,
       noCancel: true,
-      xOffset: 220,
-      yOffset: 13,
-      noBg: true,
+      xOffset: 216,
+      yOffset: 1,
+      noBg: true
     };
   }
 
@@ -389,7 +380,7 @@ export class TitlePhase extends Phase {
     } else {
       this.scene.playBgm();
     }
-
+    this.scene.ui.getMessageHandler().bg.setVisible(true);
     this.scene.pushPhase(new EncounterPhase(this.scene, this.loaded));
 
     if (this.loaded) {
diff --git a/src/timed-event-manager.ts b/src/timed-event-manager.ts
index 1d02726b0ff..3e2ce0e2761 100644
--- a/src/timed-event-manager.ts
+++ b/src/timed-event-manager.ts
@@ -77,13 +77,14 @@ export class TimedEventDisplay extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
   }
 
   setup() {
-    this.banner = new Phaser.GameObjects.Image(this.scene, 0, 0, this.event.bannerFilename);
+    this.banner = new Phaser.GameObjects.Image(this.scene, 3, -1, this.event.bannerFilename);
     this.banner.setName("img-event-banner");
     this.banner.setOrigin(0, 0);
-    this.banner.setScale(0.05);
+    this.banner.setScale(0.10);
+
     this.bannerShadow = new Phaser.GameObjects.Rectangle(
       this.scene,
-      this.banner.x - 2,
+      this.banner.x + 2,
       this.banner.y + 2,
       this.banner.width * this.banner.scaleX,
       this.banner.height * this.banner.scaleY,
@@ -92,15 +93,16 @@ export class TimedEventDisplay extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
     this.bannerShadow.setName("rect-event-banner-shadow");
     this.bannerShadow.setAlpha(0.5);
     this.bannerShadow.setOrigin(0,0);
+
     this.eventTimerText = addTextObject(
       this.scene,
-      this.banner.x + 3,
-      this.banner.y - 10,
+      this.banner.x,
+      this.banner.y + 49,
       this.timeToGo(this.event.endDate),
-      TextStyle.BATTLE_INFO
+      TextStyle.SUMMARY_ALT,
+      { fontSize: 72 }
     );
     this.eventTimerText.setName("text-event-timer");
-    this.eventTimerText.setScale(0.15);
     this.eventTimerText.setOrigin(0,0);
 
     this.add([this.eventTimerText, this.bannerShadow, this.banner]);
diff --git a/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts
index b978d0ba879..8f797214dae 100644
--- a/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/abstact-option-select-ui-handler.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export interface OptionSelectConfig {
   supportHover?: boolean;
   noBg?: boolean;
   textStyle?: TextStyle;
+  extraStyleOptions?: Phaser.Types.GameObjects.Text.TextStyle;
 }
 
 export interface OptionSelectItem {
@@ -81,12 +82,18 @@ export default abstract class AbstractOptionSelectUiHandler extends UiHandler {
       Phaser.Actions.Call(this.optionSelectText, (text) => text.destroy(), this);
     }
     const optionText = this.config?.options.length > this.config?.maxOptions ? this.getOptionsWithScroll() : options;
+    const optionTextStyle = {
+      maxLines: options.length, lineSpacing: 12
+    };
+    if (this.config.extraStyleOptions) {
+      Object.assign(optionTextStyle, this.config.extraStyleOptions);
+    }
     this.optionSelectText = [];
     this.optionSelectText = optionText.map(o => {
       const ret = addTextObject(this.scene, 0, 0,
         o.item ? `    ${o.label}` : o.label,
         ( this.config?.textStyle ?? TextStyle.WINDOW),
-        { maxLines: options.length, lineSpacing: 12 }
+        optionTextStyle
       );
       ret.setName(`text-${o.label}`);
       return ret;
diff --git a/src/ui/components/speech-bubble.ts b/src/ui/components/speech-bubble.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1aa15e0962a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/components/speech-bubble.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+export class SpeechBubble extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
+  private bubble: Phaser.GameObjects.NineSlice;
+  private trail: Phaser.GameObjects.Triangle;
+  private trailStrokes: Phaser.GameObjects.Line[];
+  private text: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
+
+  constructor(scene, x, y, text?: Phaser.GameObjects.Text) {
+    super(scene, x, y);
+
+    this.text = text;
+    this.text.setPadding(0, 0);
+    this.text.setPosition(-(this.text.width / 12), -(this.text.height / 12));
+
+    this.bubble = new Phaser.GameObjects.NineSlice(
+      scene,
+      0, 0,
+      "window_speech", null,
+      (this.text.width / 6) + 18, 100);
+    this.bubble.setName("speech-bubble");
+
+    this.trail = new Phaser.GameObjects.Triangle(
+      scene,
+      0, 0,
+      -51, 21,
+      -51, 11,
+      -39, 13,
+      0xffffff,
+      1
+    );
+    this.trail.setName("speech-bubble-trail");
+
+    this.trailStrokes = [];
+    this.trailStrokes.push(
+      new Phaser.GameObjects.Line(
+        scene,
+        0, 0,
+        -57, 19,
+        -57, 13,
+        0xa6a6a6, 1
+      ),
+      new Phaser.GameObjects.Line(
+        scene,
+        0, 0,
+        -52, 19,
+        -41, 13,
+        0xa6a6a6, 1
+      ),
+    );
+
+    this.add([this.bubble, this.trail, ...this.trailStrokes, this.text]);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/settings/abstract-settings-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/settings/abstract-settings-ui-handler.ts
index 6763c8d3d85..acb456095bd 100644
--- a/src/ui/settings/abstract-settings-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/settings/abstract-settings-ui-handler.ts
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ export default class AbstractSettingsUiHandler extends UiHandler {
 
   private settingLabels: Phaser.GameObjects.Text[];
   private optionValueLabels: Phaser.GameObjects.Text[][];
+  private reloadRequiredText: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
 
   protected navigationIcons: InputsIcons;
 
   private cursorObj: Phaser.GameObjects.NineSlice;
+  private actionGroup: Phaser.GameObjects.Group;
 
   private reloadSettings: Array<Setting>;
   private reloadRequired: boolean;
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ export default class AbstractSettingsUiHandler extends UiHandler {
   protected title: string;
   protected settings: Array<Setting>;
   protected localStorageKey: string;
+  protected actionButtons: boolean = true;
 
   constructor(scene: BattleScene, mode?: Mode) {
     super(scene, mode);
@@ -53,6 +56,8 @@ export default class AbstractSettingsUiHandler extends UiHandler {
   setup() {
     const ui = this.getUi();
 
+    this.actionGroup = new Phaser.GameObjects.Group(this.scene);
+
     this.settingsContainer = this.scene.add.container(1, -(this.scene.game.canvas.height / 6) + 1);
     this.settingsContainer.setName(`settings-${this.title}`);
     this.settingsContainer.setInteractive(new Phaser.Geom.Rectangle(0, 0, this.scene.game.canvas.width / 6, this.scene.game.canvas.height / 6 - 20), Phaser.Geom.Rectangle.Contains);
@@ -61,7 +66,12 @@ export default class AbstractSettingsUiHandler extends UiHandler {
 
     this.navigationContainer = new NavigationMenu(this.scene, 0, 0);
 
-    this.optionsBg = addWindow(this.scene, 0, this.navigationContainer.height, (this.scene.game.canvas.width / 6) - 2, (this.scene.game.canvas.height / 6) - 16 - this.navigationContainer.height - 2);
+    this.optionsBg = addWindow(
+      this.scene, 0,
+      this.navigationContainer.height - 1,
+      (this.scene.game.canvas.width / 6) - 2,
+      (this.scene.game.canvas.height / 6) - 16 - this.navigationContainer.height - 2
+    );
     this.optionsBg.setName("window-options-bg");
     this.optionsBg.setOrigin(0, 0);
 
@@ -69,23 +79,35 @@ export default class AbstractSettingsUiHandler extends UiHandler {
     actionsBg.setOrigin(0, 0);
 
     const iconAction = this.scene.add.sprite(0, 0, "keyboard");
+    iconAction.setName("icon-action");
     iconAction.setOrigin(0, -0.1);
     iconAction.setPositionRelative(actionsBg, this.navigationContainer.width - 32, 4);
     this.navigationIcons["BUTTON_ACTION"] = iconAction;
 
     const actionText = addTextObject(this.scene, 0, 0, i18next.t("settings:action"), TextStyle.SETTINGS_LABEL);
+    actionText.setName("text-action");
     actionText.setOrigin(0, 0.15);
     actionText.setPositionRelative(iconAction, -actionText.width/6-2, 0);
 
     const iconCancel = this.scene.add.sprite(0, 0, "keyboard");
+    iconCancel.setName("icon-cancel");
     iconCancel.setOrigin(0, -0.1);
     iconCancel.setPositionRelative(actionsBg, this.navigationContainer.width - 100, 4);
     this.navigationIcons["BUTTON_CANCEL"] = iconCancel;
 
     const cancelText = addTextObject(this.scene, 0, 0, i18next.t("settings:back"), TextStyle.SETTINGS_LABEL);
+    cancelText.setName("text-cancel");
     cancelText.setOrigin(0, 0.15);
     cancelText.setPositionRelative(iconCancel, -cancelText.width/6-2, 0);
 
+    this.reloadRequiredText = addTextObject(
+      this.scene,
+      8, 159,
+      `* ${i18next.t("settings:requireReload")}`,
+      TextStyle.SETTINGS_LABEL
+    );
+    this.reloadRequiredText.setName("reload-required");
+
     this.optionsContainer = this.scene.add.container(0, 0);
 
     this.settingLabels = [];
@@ -97,7 +119,7 @@ export default class AbstractSettingsUiHandler extends UiHandler {
       .forEach((setting, s) => {
         let settingName = setting.label;
         if (setting?.requireReload) {
-          settingName += ` (${i18next.t("settings:requireReload")})`;
+          settingName += " *";
         }
 
         this.settingLabels[s] = addTextObject(this.scene, 8, 28 + s * 16, settingName, TextStyle.SETTINGS_LABEL);
@@ -138,6 +160,11 @@ export default class AbstractSettingsUiHandler extends UiHandler {
     this.settingsContainer.add(iconCancel);
     this.settingsContainer.add(actionText);
     this.settingsContainer.add(cancelText);
+    this.settingsContainer.add(this.reloadRequiredText);
+
+    this.actionGroup.addMultiple([
+      iconAction, iconCancel, actionText, cancelText
+    ]);
 
     ui.add(this.settingsContainer);
 
@@ -185,6 +212,8 @@ export default class AbstractSettingsUiHandler extends UiHandler {
     this.settings.forEach((setting, s) => this.setOptionCursor(s, settings.hasOwnProperty(setting.key) ? settings[setting.key] : this.settings[s].default));
 
     this.settingsContainer.setVisible(true);
+    Phaser.Actions.SetVisible(this.actionGroup.getChildren(), this.actionButtons);
+    this.reloadRequiredText.setVisible(!this.actionButtons);
     this.setCursor(0);
 
     this.getUi().moveTo(this.settingsContainer, this.getUi().length - 1);
diff --git a/src/ui/settings/settings-display-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/settings/settings-display-ui-handler.ts
index f0e84f29e00..82dc4459721 100644
--- a/src/ui/settings/settings-display-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/settings/settings-display-ui-handler.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Mode } from "../ui";
 "#app/inputs-controller.js";
 import AbstractSettingsUiHandler from "./abstract-settings-ui-handler";
 import { Setting, SettingKeys, SettingType } from "#app/system/settings/settings";
+import TitleUiHandler from "#app/ui/title-ui-handler.js";
 
 export default class SettingsDisplayUiHandler extends AbstractSettingsUiHandler {
   /**
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export default class SettingsDisplayUiHandler extends AbstractSettingsUiHandler
     super(scene, mode);
     this.title = "Display";
     this.settings = Setting.filter(s => s.type === SettingType.DISPLAY);
+    this.actionButtons = false;
 
     /**
      * Update to current language from default value.
@@ -90,4 +92,9 @@ export default class SettingsDisplayUiHandler extends AbstractSettingsUiHandler
 
     this.localStorageKey = "settings";
   }
+
+  clear() {
+    super.clear();
+    (this.getUi().handlers[Mode.TITLE] as TitleUiHandler).update();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/settings/settings-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/settings/settings-ui-handler.ts
index a6332be1343..f7241b06498 100644
--- a/src/ui/settings/settings-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/settings/settings-ui-handler.ts
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ export default class SettingsUiHandler extends AbstractSettingsUiHandler {
     this.title = "General";
     this.settings = Setting.filter(s => s.type === SettingType.GENERAL);
     this.localStorageKey = "settings";
+    this.actionButtons = false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/text.ts b/src/ui/text.ts
index e5a3407395e..430a90b4a7c 100644
--- a/src/ui/text.ts
+++ b/src/ui/text.ts
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ function getTextStyleOptions(style: TextStyle, uiTheme: UiTheme, extraStyleOptio
   case TextStyle.MONEY:
   case TextStyle.TOOLTIP_TITLE:
     styleOptions.fontSize = defaultFontSize - 24;
-    shadowXpos = 3.5;
-    shadowYpos = 3.5;
+    shadowXpos = 3;
+    shadowYpos = 3;
     break;
   case TextStyle.PARTY:
   case TextStyle.PARTY_RED:
@@ -146,8 +146,11 @@ function getTextStyleOptions(style: TextStyle, uiTheme: UiTheme, extraStyleOptio
 
   if (extraStyleOptions) {
     if (extraStyleOptions.fontSize) {
-      const sizeRatio = parseInt(extraStyleOptions.fontSize.toString().slice(0, -2)) / parseInt(styleOptions.fontSize.toString().slice(0, -2));
+      const currentSize = typeof styleOptions.fontSize === "string" ? Number(styleOptions.fontSize.slice(0, -2)) : styleOptions.fontSize;
+      const newSize = typeof extraStyleOptions.fontSize === "string" ? Number(extraStyleOptions.fontSize.slice(0, -2)) : extraStyleOptions.fontSize;
+      const sizeRatio = newSize / currentSize;
       shadowXpos *= sizeRatio;
+      shadowYpos *= sizeRatio;
     }
     styleOptions = Object.assign(styleOptions, extraStyleOptions);
   }
diff --git a/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts
index e4097da522f..ea80ee582fe 100644
--- a/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/title-ui-handler.ts
@@ -6,15 +6,24 @@ import { TextStyle, addTextObject } from "./text";
 import { getSplashMessages } from "../data/splash-messages";
 import i18next from "i18next";
 import { TimedEventDisplay } from "#app/timed-event-manager.js";
+import { Color } from "#app/enums/color.js";
+import { PlayerGender } from "#app/enums/player-gender.js";
+import { SpeechBubble } from "#app/ui/components/speech-bubble.js";
 
 export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
   private titleContainer: Phaser.GameObjects.Container;
   private logo: Phaser.GameObjects.Image;
   private playerCountLabel: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
+  private playerCountWidth: number;
   private splashMessage: string;
   private splashMessageText: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
   private eventDisplay: TimedEventDisplay;
   private iconContainer: TitleIcons;
+  private menuOverlay: Phaser.GameObjects.Rectangle;
+  private rivalSprite: Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite;
+  private spriteShadow: Phaser.GameObjects.Ellipse;
+  private bubble: SpeechBubble;
+  private rivalText: Phaser.GameObjects.Text;
 
   private titleStatsTimer: NodeJS.Timeout;
 
@@ -27,30 +36,93 @@ export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
 
     const ui = this.getUi();
 
+    const overlayColor = this.scene.uiTheme ? Color.OFF_WHITE : Color.DARK_GREY;
+
     this.titleContainer = this.scene.add.container(0, -(this.scene.game.canvas.height / 6));
     this.titleContainer.setName("title");
     this.titleContainer.setAlpha(0);
     ui.add(this.titleContainer);
 
-    this.logo = this.scene.add.image((this.scene.scaledCanvas.width / 4) + 3, 8, "logo");
+    this.logo = this.scene.add.image(
+      (this.scene.scaledCanvas.width / 4) + 3,
+      8,
+      "logo"
+    );
     this.logo.setName("logo");
     this.logo.setOrigin(0.5, 0);
     this.titleContainer.add(this.logo);
 
-    this.iconContainer = new TitleIcons(this.scene, 15, this.scene.scaledCanvas.height - 15);
+    this.menuOverlay = this.scene.add.rectangle(
+      8, 59,
+      92, 71,
+      Number(`0x${overlayColor.slice(1)}`),
+      0.5
+    );
+    this.menuOverlay.setName("title-options-bg");
+    this.menuOverlay.setOrigin(0);
+    this.menuOverlay.setBlendMode(Phaser.BlendModes.OVERLAY);
+    this.titleContainer.add(this.menuOverlay);
+
+    this.iconContainer = new TitleIcons(
+      this.scene,
+      15, this.scene.scaledCanvas.height - 15
+    );
     this.iconContainer.setup();
     this.titleContainer.add(this.iconContainer);
 
+
+    this.rivalSprite = new Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite(
+      this.scene,
+      176, 127,
+      `${this.scene.gameData.gender === PlayerGender.MALE ? "ivy" : "finn" }-sprite`
+    );
+    this.rivalSprite.setName("rival");
+
+    this.spriteShadow = new Phaser.GameObjects.Ellipse(
+      this.scene,
+      this.rivalSprite.x, (this.rivalSprite.y + this.rivalSprite.height / 2) - 1,
+      this.rivalSprite.width / 2, this.rivalSprite.height / 10,
+      Number(`0x${Color.DARK_GREY}`), 0.5
+    );
+    this.spriteShadow.setName("sprite-shadow");
+    this.spriteShadow.setBlendMode(Phaser.BlendModes.OVERLAY);
+    this.titleContainer.add([this.rivalSprite, this.spriteShadow]);
+
     if (this.scene.eventManager.isEventActive()) {
-      this.eventDisplay = new TimedEventDisplay(this.scene, 170, 66, this.scene.eventManager.activeEvent());
+      this.eventDisplay = new TimedEventDisplay(this.scene, 189, 49, this.scene.eventManager.activeEvent());
       this.eventDisplay.setup();
       this.titleContainer.add(this.eventDisplay);
+    } else {
+      this.rivalText = addTextObject(
+        this.scene,
+        190,
+        98,
+        "Check the Discord for the latest changes!",
+        TextStyle.WINDOW_ALT,
+        { fontSize: 49 }
+      );
+      this.rivalText.setOrigin(0);
+      this.rivalText.setName("text-rival-changelog");
     }
 
-    this.playerCountLabel = addTextObject(this.scene, 8, this.scene.scaledCanvas.height - 132, i18next.t("menu:playersOnline", { count: 0 }), TextStyle.MESSAGE, { fontSize: "54px" });
-    console.log(this.playerCountLabel);
+    this.bubble = new SpeechBubble(this.scene, 244, 102, (this.eventDisplay?.getByName("text-event-timer") ?? this.rivalText) as Phaser.GameObjects.Text);
+    this.titleContainer.add(this.bubble);
+
+    this.playerCountLabel = addTextObject(
+      this.scene,
+      this.scene.scaledCanvas.width - 60,
+      this.scene.scaledCanvas.height - 20,
+      i18next.t("menu:playersOnline", { count: 0 }),
+      TextStyle.MESSAGE,
+      {
+        fontSize: "60px",
+        align: "right",
+      }
+    );
+
     this.playerCountLabel.setName("player-count");
     this.playerCountLabel.setOrigin(0);
+    this.playerCountWidth = this.playerCountLabel.width;
     this.titleContainer.add(this.playerCountLabel);
 
     this.splashMessageText = addTextObject(this.scene, this.logo.x + 64, this.logo.y + this.logo.displayHeight - 8, "", TextStyle.MONEY, { fontSize: "54px" });
@@ -75,6 +147,8 @@ export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
       .then(request => request.json())
       .then((stats: { playerCount: number, battleCount: number }) => {
         this.playerCountLabel.setText(i18next.t("menu:playersOnline", { count: stats.playerCount }));
+        this.playerCountLabel.setX(this.playerCountLabel.x - ((this.playerCountLabel.width - this.playerCountWidth) / 6));
+        this.playerCountWidth = this.playerCountLabel.width;
       })
       .catch(err => {
         console.error("Failed to fetch title stats:\n", err);
@@ -86,7 +160,7 @@ export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
 
     if (ret) {
       this.splashMessage = Utils.randItem(getSplashMessages());
-      this.splashMessageText.setText(this.splashMessage.replace("{COUNT}", "?"));
+      this.splashMessageText.setText(this.splashMessage);
 
       const ui = this.getUi();
 
@@ -94,7 +168,9 @@ export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
         this.eventDisplay.show();
       }
 
+      this.bubble.setVisible(true);
       this.iconContainer.setVisible(true);
+      this.update();
 
       this.updateTitleStats();
 
@@ -113,6 +189,12 @@ export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
     return ret;
   }
 
+  update() {
+    const playerMale = this.scene.gameData.gender === PlayerGender.MALE;
+    this.rivalSprite.setTexture(`${playerMale ? "ivy" : "finn" }-sprite`);
+    this.spriteShadow.setY((this.rivalSprite.y + this.rivalSprite.height / 2) - (playerMale ? 2 : 3));
+  }
+
   clear(): void {
     super.clear();
 
@@ -120,6 +202,7 @@ export default class TitleUiHandler extends OptionSelectUiHandler {
 
     this.eventDisplay?.setVisible(false);
     this.iconContainer?.setVisible(false);
+    this.bubble.setVisible(false);
 
     clearInterval(this.titleStatsTimer);
     this.titleStatsTimer = null;
@@ -192,9 +275,11 @@ class Icon extends Phaser.GameObjects.Sprite {
     this.setAlpha(this.DEFAULT_ALPHA);
     this.on(Phaser.Input.Events.GAMEOBJECT_POINTER_OVER, () => {
       this.setAlpha(1);
+      scene.ui.showTooltip("", texture, true);
     });
     this.on(Phaser.Input.Events.GAMEOBJECT_POINTER_OUT, () => {
       this.setAlpha(this.DEFAULT_ALPHA);
+      scene.ui.hideTooltip();
     });
     this.on(Phaser.Input.Events.GAMEOBJECT_POINTER_DOWN, () => {
       window.open(link, "_blank").focus();
diff --git a/src/ui/ui.ts b/src/ui/ui.ts
index e4f0df4b766..2ee9be4db33 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui.ts
+++ b/src/ui/ui.ts
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ export default class UI extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
 
     this.tooltipContent = addTextObject(this.scene, 6, 16, "", TextStyle.TOOLTIP_CONTENT);
     this.tooltipContent.setName("text-tooltip-content");
+    this.tooltipContent.setAlign("center");
     this.tooltipContent.setWordWrapWidth(696);
 
     this.tooltipContainer.add(this.tooltipBg);
@@ -365,8 +366,13 @@ export default class UI extends Phaser.GameObjects.Container {
 
   update(): void {
     if (this.tooltipContainer.visible) {
-      const reverse = this.scene.game.input.mousePointer.x >= this.scene.game.canvas.width - this.tooltipBg.width * 6 - 12;
-      this.tooltipContainer.setPosition(!reverse ? this.scene.game.input.mousePointer.x / 6 + 2 : this.scene.game.input.mousePointer.x / 6 - this.tooltipBg.width - 2, this.scene.game.input.mousePointer.y / 6 + 2);
+      const reverseX = this.scene.game.input.mousePointer.x >= this.scene.game.canvas.width - this.tooltipBg.width * 6 - 12;
+      const reverseY = this.scene.game.input.mousePointer.y >= this.scene.game.canvas.height - this.tooltipBg.height * 6 - 12;
+      this.tooltipContainer.setPosition(
+        !reverseX ? this.scene.game.input.mousePointer.x / 6 + 2 : this.scene.game.input.mousePointer.x / 6 - this.tooltipBg.width - 2,
+        !reverseY ? this.scene.game.input.mousePointer.y / 6 + 2 : this.scene.game.input.mousePointer.y / 6 - this.tooltipBg.height - 2
+      );
+      this.tooltipTitle.setX(this.tooltipBg.width / 2);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 5a67df314d2..1c2b132c1fc 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -433,13 +433,19 @@ export function deltaRgb(rgb1: integer[], rgb2: integer[]): integer {
   return Math.ceil(Math.sqrt(2 * drp2 + 4 * dgp2 + 3 * dbp2 + t * (drp2 - dbp2) / 256));
 }
 
-export function rgbHexToRgba(hex: string) {
+/**
+ * Converts a hex code for a color to rgba
+ * @param {string} hex hex code
+ * @param {number} alpha transparency between 0 and 1
+ * @returns rgba object
+ */
+export function rgbHexToRgba(hex: string, alpha?: number): { r: number, g: number, b: number, a: number } {
   const color = hex.match(/^([\da-f]{2})([\da-f]{2})([\da-f]{2})$/i);
   return {
     r: parseInt(color[1], 16),
     g: parseInt(color[2], 16),
     b: parseInt(color[3], 16),
-    a: 255
+    a: 255 * (alpha ?? 1)
   };
 }