diff --git a/dinkyecs.hpp b/dinkyecs.hpp
index 31ffaa4..f5630e5 100644
--- a/dinkyecs.hpp
+++ b/dinkyecs.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ namespace DinkyECS {
         return $components[std::type_index(typeid(Comp))];
       }
 
+    template <typename Comp>
+      void remove(Entity ent) {
+        EntityMap &map = entity_map_for<Comp>();
+        map.erase(ent);
+      }
+
     template <typename Comp>
       void set(Comp val) {
         $facts[std::type_index(typeid(Comp))] = val;
@@ -61,12 +67,6 @@ namespace DinkyECS {
         }
       }
 
-    template<typename Comp>
-      void remove(Entity ent) {
-        EntityMap &map = entity_map_for<Comp>();
-        map.erase(ent);
-      }
-
     template<typename CompA, typename CompB>
       void system(std::function<void(const Entity&, CompA&, CompB&)> cb) {
         EntityMap &map_a = entity_map_for<CompA>();
diff --git a/gui.cpp b/gui.cpp
index 7936825..f72d166 100644
--- a/gui.cpp
+++ b/gui.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ void GUI::draw_screen(bool clear, float map_off_x, float map_off_y) {
       // TODO: need to center it inside the bg_sprite
       sprite.setPosition({x+width_delta, y+height_delta});
 
+      // get the entity combat and make them light gray if dead
       if(tile == L'█') {
         sprite.setColor(sf::Color(80,80,80));
       } else if(tile == L'☺') {
diff --git a/status.txt b/status.txt
index 7b74f82..fad31de 100644
--- a/status.txt
+++ b/status.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ TODO:
 
 * Write a test that generates a ton of maps then confirms there's a path from one room to every other room?
 * Lua integration?
-* Text is not actually cleared when rendered either in FTXUI or SFML.
 
+* Combat system and simple loot system.
+* Actually render FTXUI ansi output instead of the gui.cpp hack.
+* Remove entity from worl, _or_ mark them dead, switch their icon, and make them an entity the player walks over?
 * Bring back sounds, check out SoLoud.
diff --git a/systems.cpp b/systems.cpp
index b8e503e..f1f0871 100644
--- a/systems.cpp
+++ b/systems.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void System::motion(DinkyECS::World &world, Map &game_map) {
 
 
 void System::combat(DinkyECS::World &world, Player &player) {
-  const auto& collider = world.get<spatial_map>();
+  auto& collider = world.get<spatial_map>();
   const auto& player_position = world.component<Position>(player.entity);
   auto& player_combat = world.component<Combat>(player.entity);
   auto& log = world.get<ActionLog>();
@@ -76,14 +76,26 @@ void System::combat(DinkyECS::World &world, Player &player) {
 
   if(found) {
     for(auto entity : nearby) {
-      int attack = Random::uniform<int>(0,1);
-      if(attack) {
-        const auto& enemy_dmg = world.component<Combat>(entity);
-        int dmg = Random::uniform<int>(1, enemy_dmg.damage);
-        player_combat.hp -= dmg;
-        log.log(format("HIT! You took {} damage.", dmg));
+      auto& enemy_combat = world.component<Combat>(entity);
+      int player_dmg = Random::uniform<int>(1, enemy_combat.damage);
+      enemy_combat.hp -= player_dmg;
+      log.log(format("YOU HIT {} damage! Enemy has {} HP left.",
+            player_dmg, enemy_combat.hp));
+
+      if(enemy_combat.hp <= 0) {
+        log.log("--- ENEMY DEAD!---");
+        auto enemy_position = world.component<Position>(entity);
+        collider.remove(enemy_position.location);
+        world.remove<Motion>(entity);
       } else {
-        log.log("You dodged! Run!");
+        int attack = Random::uniform<int>(0,1);
+        if(attack) {
+          int dmg = Random::uniform<int>(1, enemy_combat.damage);
+          player_combat.hp -= dmg;
+          log.log(format("HIT! You took {} damage.", dmg));
+        } else {
+          log.log("You dodged! Run!");
+        }
       }
     }
   }