diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
index 3b497b8c..d2bb5288 100644
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diff --git a/components/Content/Assets/PlanetCharacter.tsx b/components/Content/Assets/PlanetCharacter.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5440d4db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Content/Assets/PlanetCharacter.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import Image from 'next/image';
+
+const PlanetCharacter: React.FC = () => {
+    const [angle, setAngle] = useState<number>(0);
+    // State to store animation direction (1 for right, -1 for left)
+    const [direction, setDirection] = useState<number>(1);
+  
+    // Function to update animation angle and direction
+    const updateAnimation = () => {
+      // Increment angle based on direction
+      const newAngle = angle + 1 * direction;
+      // Change direction when angle reaches certain limits
+      if (newAngle >= 10 || newAngle <= -10) {
+        setDirection(direction * -1);
+      }
+      // Update angle
+      setAngle(newAngle);
+    };
+  
+    // Update animation angle every 50 milliseconds
+    useEffect(() => {
+      const interval = setInterval(updateAnimation, 50);
+      return () => clearInterval(interval); // Cleanup interval on unmount
+    }, [angle, direction]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative w-64 h-64">
+      <Image
+        src="/assets/Inventory/Planets/Mars caricature.png" // Replace with the path to your character image
+        alt="Character"
+        width={256}
+        height={256}
+        className="transform transition-transform duration-500"
+        style={{ transform: `rotate(${angle}deg)` }} // Apply rotation based on angle
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default PlanetCharacter;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pages/index.tsx b/pages/index.tsx
index 8537d299..a08680f1 100644
--- a/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/pages/index.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import Navigation, {
 import { GardenDashboard } from "../components/garden-dashboard";
 import FeedOverlay from "../components/Overlays/1-Feed";
 import UponSignupModal from "../components/Modals/UponSignup";
+import PlanetCharacter from "../components/Content/Assets/PlanetCharacter";
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: "Star Sailors",
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ export function PublicLanding() {
            <style jsx global>
              {`
                body {
-                 background: url('https://cdn.cloud.scenario.com/assets/Js2W4fMaSpKGSlVJ-tJEGQ?p=100&Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOlt7IlJlc291cmNlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4uY2xvdWQuc2NlbmFyaW8uY29tL2Fzc2V0cy9KczJXNGZNYVNwS0dTbFZKLXRKRUdRP3A9MTAwKiIsIkNvbmRpdGlvbiI6eyJEYXRlTGVzc1RoYW4iOnsiQVdTOkVwb2NoVGltZSI6MTcxMTA2NTU5OX19fV19&Key-Pair-Id=K36FIAB9LE2OLR&Signature=NnOW-bDa-nTqj52gMD9J6p-hsJgQI-naOWJlmenVNg1h3pIoHfbMGw6AZb7Nre2KDIrf~VT9n-ONDY988JWJ1qkQwr4-dr9AL~2iwR6ozPB1AgqSyVTaVCiQtMUBrPgrThLAtJI1Bf-JnbZrGKxUfFyAAAM-84OVd~noSyqF82X-katF5gXn3WMHMNnyc19QxinqfN4n~F73v1hSh6wXmWHdmnMKI44jXunPC2DzAHHyKAGTVLM2~uCA9Nyy6ao556FNr0BzIZB2SsTrEFSsY8TmfZDpZoNcN0GM~Vztsucf~0Uwk0hmwtgNofiLP631fsjuVKnLNCwc~c0K6ucV6Q__') center/cover;
+                 background: url('garden.png') center/cover;
                }
                
                @media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ export function PublicLanding() {
 </div>
 <div className="chat chat-start">
   <div className="chat-bubble">A dust storm is brewing on your home planet, time to investigate.</div>
-</div></div>
+</div>
+<PlanetCharacter /></div>
 {isDesktopOrLaptop && ( <UponSignupModal /> )}
            </div>
            <div className="absolute inset-0 grid grid-cols-3 grid-rows-3 gap-4 p-40 my-12">
diff --git a/public/assets/Inventory/Planets/Mars caricature.png b/public/assets/Inventory/Planets/Mars caricature.png
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