diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index 015a268..204858f 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ pub struct GamePlugin;
 impl Plugin for GamePlugin {
 	fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
 		app.add_event::<LevelStartupEvent>()
+			.add_event::<ChangeCharacterEvent>()
 			.init_resource::<CharacterMeshes>()
 			.insert_resource(CurrentLevel(None))
 			.init_resource::<CharacterList>()
@@ -41,7 +42,8 @@ impl Plugin for GamePlugin {
 					.with_system(player_movement_system)
 					.with_system(level_keyboard_system)
 					.with_system(camera_system)
-					.with_system(character_particle_effect_system),
+					.with_system(character_particle_effect_system)
+					.with_system(kill_character_system),
 			)
 			.add_system_set(
 				SystemSet::on_update(AppState::Win)
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ impl Plugin for GamePlugin {
 
 pub struct LevelStartupEvent;
 
+pub struct ChangeCharacterEvent;
+
 // Resources
 
 pub struct CurrentLevel(pub Option<LevelId>);
@@ -435,14 +439,14 @@ fn collision_event_system(
 
 fn change_character_system(
 	mut commands: Commands,
-
 	keyboard_input: Res<Input<KeyCode>>,
 	characters: Query<(Entity, &CharacterColor, Option<&Player>)>,
 	character_list: Res<CharacterList>,
 	audio_assets: Res<audio_system::AudioAssets>,
 	audio: Res<Audio>,
+	change_character_event: EventReader<ChangeCharacterEvent>,
 ) {
-	if !keyboard_input.just_pressed(KeyCode::Tab) {
+	if !keyboard_input.just_pressed(KeyCode::Tab) && change_character_event.is_empty() {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -623,3 +627,20 @@ fn level_keyboard_system(
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+fn kill_character_system(
+	mut commands: Commands,
+	character_query: Query<(Entity, &Transform, Option<&Player>), With<CharacterColor>>,
+	mut character_list: ResMut<CharacterList>,
+	mut change_character_event: EventWriter<ChangeCharacterEvent>,
+) {
+	for (entity, transform, player) in character_query.iter() {
+		if transform.translation.y < -512. {
+			commands.entity(entity).despawn_recursive();
+			character_list.0.remove(&entity);
+			if player.is_some() {
+				change_character_event.send(ChangeCharacterEvent);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}