diff --git a/client/composite_image.hpp b/client/composite_image.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b27d57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/composite_image.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/* Copyright: (c) Kayne Ruse 2013-2016
+ * 
+ * This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ * warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ * arising from the use of this software.
+ * 
+ * Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ * including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ * freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+ * 
+ * 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ * claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ * in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ * appreciated but is not required.
+ * 
+ * 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ * misrepresented as being the original software.
+ * 
+ * 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+ * distribution.
+*/
+#pragma once
+
+#include "image.hpp"
+
+#include <list>
+#include <map>
+#include <string>
+
+template<typename T = class Image>
+class CompositeImage {
+public:
+	CompositeImage() = default;
+	~CompositeImage() = default;
+
+	void Load(std::string spriteDir, std::list<std::string> nameList);
+	void SetImageTextures(std::map<std::string, Image>& templateImages);
+	void Free();
+
+	void DrawTo(SDL_Renderer* const, Sint16 x, Sint16 y, double scaleX = 1.0, double scaleY = 1.0);
+
+	//accessors & mutators
+	T* Find(std::string name);
+
+	bool Enable(std::string name);
+	bool Disable(std::string name);
+	void EnableAll();
+	void DisableAll();
+
+private:
+	std::map<std::string, std::pair<bool, T> > imageMap;
+};
+
+
+template<typename T>
+void CompositeImage<T>::Load(std::string spriteDir, std::list<std::string> nameList) {
+	for (auto& it : nameList) {
+		imageMap[it].first = true;
+		imageMap[it].second.Load(spriteDir + it);
+	}
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+void CompositeImage<T>::SetImageTextures(std::map<std::string, Image>& templateImages) {
+	for (auto& it : templateImages) {
+		imageMap[it.first].first = true;
+		imageMap[it.first].second.SetTexture(it.second.GetTexture());
+	}
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+void CompositeImage<T>::Free() {
+	imageMap.clear();
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+void CompositeImage<T>::DrawTo(SDL_Renderer* const dest, Sint16 x, Sint16 y, double scaleX, double scaleY) {
+	//draw all members, regardless of internal ordering
+	for (auto& it : imageMap) {
+		if (it.first) {
+			it.second.DrawTo(dest, x, y, scaleX, scaleY);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+//-------------------------
+//accessors & mutators
+//-------------------------
+
+template<typename T>
+T* CompositeImage<T>::Find(std::string name) {
+	auto it = imageMap.find(name);
+	if (it == imageMap.end()) {
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+	else {
+		return &it.second;
+	}
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+bool CompositeImage<T>::Enable(std::string name) {
+	auto it = imageMap.find(name);
+	if (it == imageMap.end()) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	else {
+		imageMap[name].first = true;
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+bool CompositeImage<T>::Disable(std::string name) {
+	auto it = imageMap.find(name);
+	if (it == imageMap.end()) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	else {
+		imageMap[name].first = false;
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+void CompositeImage<T>::EnableAll() {
+	for (auto& it : imageMap) {
+		it.first = true;
+	}
+}
+
+template<typename T>
+void CompositeImage<T>::DisableAll() {
+	for (auto& it : imageMap) {
+		it.first = false;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/client/entities/base_barrier.cpp b/client/entities/base_barrier.cpp
index ae94f60..380a812 100644
--- a/client/entities/base_barrier.cpp
+++ b/client/entities/base_barrier.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,17 @@
 
 #include <cstring>
 
+BaseBarrier::BaseBarrier(Image argBaseImage, std::map<std::string, Image>& templateImages) {
+	baseImage = argBaseImage;
+	composite.SetImageTextures(templateImages);
+}
+
+BaseBarrier::~BaseBarrier() {
+	//
+}
+
 void BaseBarrier::CorrectSprite() {
-	//TODO: (9) BaseBarrier::CorrectSprite()
+	//TODO: link status to sprite
 }
 
 int BaseBarrier::SetStatus(int k, int v) {
@@ -51,3 +60,7 @@ int* BaseBarrier::SetStatusArray(int* ptr) {
 int* BaseBarrier::GetStatusArray() {
 	return status;
 }
+
+CompositeImage<>* BaseBarrier::GetComposite() {
+	return &composite;
+}
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diff --git a/client/entities/base_barrier.hpp b/client/entities/base_barrier.hpp
index 26a0146..bbac84f 100644
--- a/client/entities/base_barrier.hpp
+++ b/client/entities/base_barrier.hpp
@@ -23,10 +23,13 @@
 
 #include "entity.hpp"
 
+#include "composite_image.hpp"
+
 class BaseBarrier: public Entity {
 public:
-	BaseBarrier() = default;
-	virtual ~BaseBarrier() = default;
+	BaseBarrier() = delete;
+	BaseBarrier(Image baseImage, std::map<std::string, Image>& templateImages);
+	virtual ~BaseBarrier();
 
 	void CorrectSprite();
 
@@ -36,8 +39,12 @@ public:
 	int* SetStatusArray(int*);
 	int* GetStatusArray();
 
+	CompositeImage<>* GetComposite();
 
 protected:
 	//metadata
 	int status[8];
+
+	Image baseImage;
+	CompositeImage<> composite;
 };