diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 70f5399c..4875c13a 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 #include "types.h"
 #include "common_structs.h"
 #include "functions.h"
+#include "variables.h"
 
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/variables.h b/include/variables.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ed35427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/variables.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef _VARIABLES_H
+#define _VARIABLES_H
+
+#include "types.h"
+#include "common_structs.h"
+#include "dolphin/os.h"
+
+extern u16 HuPadBtnDown[4];
+extern u8 HuPadDStk[4];
+
+extern OSHeapHandle currentHeapHandle;
+
+extern BOOL saftyFrameF;
+extern u16 strlinecnt;
+extern u16 empstrline;
+extern int fontcolor;
+extern u32 procfunc;
+
+extern WipeState wipeData;
+
+extern PlayerConfig gPlayerConfig[4];
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/REL/subchrselDll/subchrselDll.c b/src/REL/subchrselDll/subchrselDll.c
index 8d2279c8..20b9801f 100644
--- a/src/REL/subchrselDll/subchrselDll.c
+++ b/src/REL/subchrselDll/subchrselDll.c
@@ -4,13 +4,6 @@
 const double _half = 0.5;
 const double _three = 3.0;
 
-extern WipeState wipeData;
-
-extern PlayerConfig gPlayerConfig[4];
-extern u16 HuPadBtnDown[4];
-extern u8 HuPadDStk[4];
-extern int fontcolor;
-
 static void SubchrMain(void);
 
 static u8 cur_direction[4];
@@ -64,12 +57,12 @@ static u16 GetBtns(void)
 
 static void SubchrMain()
 {
-    int prev_character[4];
     int character[4];
+    int ext_character[4];
     int i, cursor_pos;
     for(i=0; i<4; i++) {
-        prev_character[i] = gPlayerConfig[i].character;
-        character[i] = 0;
+        character[i] = gPlayerConfig[i].character;
+        ext_character[i] = 0;
         cur_direction[i] = 0;
     }
     cursor_pos = 0;
@@ -88,16 +81,16 @@ static void SubchrMain()
             } else {
                 fontcolor = 12;
             }
-            if(character[i] != 0) {
-                print8(x+200, y, 2.0f, ext_character_str[character[i]]);
+            if(ext_character[i] != 0) {
+                print8(x+200, y, 2.0f, ext_character_str[ext_character[i]]);
             } else {
-                print8(x+200, y, 2.0f, character_str[prev_character[i]]);
+                print8(x+200, y, 2.0f, character_str[character[i]]);
             }
         }
         if(GetBtns() & 0x1000) {
             for(i=0; i<4; i++) {
-                if(character[i] != 0) {
-                    gPlayerConfig[i]. character = character[i]+7;
+                if(ext_character[i] != 0) {
+                    gPlayerConfig[i]. character = ext_character[i]+7;
                 }
             }
             fn_80032A58(30);
@@ -111,13 +104,13 @@ static void SubchrMain()
         } else {
             if(GetBtns() & 0x1) {
                 do {
-                    character[cursor_pos]--;
-                    if(character[cursor_pos] < 0) {
-                        character[cursor_pos] = 6;
+                    ext_character[cursor_pos]--;
+                    if(ext_character[cursor_pos] < 0) {
+                        ext_character[cursor_pos] = 6;
                     }
                     for(i=0; i<4; i++) {
                         if(cursor_pos != i) {
-                            if(character[cursor_pos] == character[i] && character[cursor_pos] != 0) {
+                            if(ext_character[cursor_pos] == ext_character[i] && ext_character[cursor_pos] != 0) {
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
@@ -126,13 +119,13 @@ static void SubchrMain()
             }
             if(GetBtns() & 0x2) {
                 do {
-                    character[cursor_pos]++;
-                    if(character[cursor_pos] > 6) {
-                        character[cursor_pos] = 0;
+                    ext_character[cursor_pos]++;
+                    if(ext_character[cursor_pos] > 6) {
+                        ext_character[cursor_pos] = 0;
                     }
                     for(i=0; i<4; i++) {
                         if(cursor_pos != i) {
-                            if(character[cursor_pos] == character[i] && character[cursor_pos] != 0) {
+                            if(ext_character[cursor_pos] == ext_character[i] && ext_character[cursor_pos] != 0) {
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/src/game/malloc.c b/src/game/malloc.c
index d93463e2..4dab78e4 100644
--- a/src/game/malloc.c
+++ b/src/game/malloc.c
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "dolphin/os.h"
 
-extern OSHeapHandle currentHeapHandle;
-
 static u32 HeapSizeTbl[5] = { 0x240000, 0x140000, 0xA80000, 0x580000, 0 };
 static void *HeapTbl[5];