diff --git a/src/dashboard/scoreko-dev/components/ScoreboardPanel.vue b/src/dashboard/scoreko-dev/components/ScoreboardPanel.vue
index 60bda15..b3cfd0e 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/scoreko-dev/components/ScoreboardPanel.vue
+++ b/src/dashboard/scoreko-dev/components/ScoreboardPanel.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { computed, onMounted, ref, watch, watchEffect, type Ref } from 'vue';
 import { getCountryLabel, getCountryOptions } from '../../../shared/countries';
-import { getCharactersByGame, getDefaultCharactersByGame } from '../../../shared/fighting-characters';
+import { buildCharactersByGame, getDefaultCharactersByGame } from '../../../shared/fighting-characters';
 import type { Schemas } from '../../../types';
 import { usePlayersStore } from '../stores/players';
 import { useScoreboardStore } from '../stores/scoreboard';
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ const allFightingGameOptions = computed(() => gameAssetsStore.installedGames.map
 
 const fightingGameOptions = ref(allFightingGameOptions.value);
 
-const characterOptions = computed(() => getCharactersByGame(scoreboardStore.scoreboard.game));
-type CharacterOption = ReturnType<typeof getCharactersByGame>[number];
+const characterOptions = computed(() => buildCharactersByGame(
+  scoreboardStore.scoreboard.game,
+  gameAssetsStore.characterNamesByGame[scoreboardStore.scoreboard.game] ?? [],
+));
+type CharacterOption = ReturnType<typeof buildCharactersByGame>[number];
 const leftCharacterOptions = ref<CharacterOption[]>([]);
 const rightCharacterOptions = ref<CharacterOption[]>([]);
 
@@ -720,8 +723,14 @@ watch(
 );
 
 watch(
-  () => scoreboardStore.scoreboard.game,
-  (newGame, previousGame) => {
+  () => [scoreboardStore.scoreboard.game, characterOptions.value] as const,
+  ([newGame, options], previousState) => {
+    const previousGame = previousState?.[0];
+
+    if (newGame && gameAssetsStore.characterNamesByGame[newGame] === undefined) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (previousGame) {
       charactersByGame.value[previousGame] = {
         leftCharacter: scoreboardStore.scoreboard.leftCharacter,
@@ -729,7 +738,6 @@ watch(
       };
     }
 
-    const options = getCharactersByGame(scoreboardStore.scoreboard.game);
     leftCharacterOptions.value = options;
     rightCharacterOptions.value = options;
     const allowed = new Set(options.map((option) => option.value));
diff --git a/src/dashboard/scoreko-dev/stores/game-assets.ts b/src/dashboard/scoreko-dev/stores/game-assets.ts
index 0859e67..6d94023 100644
--- a/src/dashboard/scoreko-dev/stores/game-assets.ts
+++ b/src/dashboard/scoreko-dev/stores/game-assets.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ let progressListenerAttached = false;
 
 export const useGameAssetsStore = defineStore('game-assets', () => {
   const installedGames = ref<string[]>([]);
+  const characterNamesByGame = ref<Record<string, string[]>>({});
   const loadingByTitle = ref<Record<string, boolean>>({});
   const removingByTitle = ref<Record<string, boolean>>({});
   const progressByTitle = ref<Record<string, number>>({});
@@ -53,9 +54,16 @@ export const useGameAssetsStore = defineStore('game-assets', () => {
     progressListenerAttached = true;
   }
 
+  const refreshCharacterNamesByGame = async () => {
+    const response = await sendNodecgMessage<Record<string, string[]>>('scoreko-assets:listCharactersByGame');
+    characterNamesByGame.value = response;
+    return characterNamesByGame.value;
+  };
+
   const refreshInstalledGames = async () => {
     const response = await sendNodecgMessage<string[]>('scoreko-assets:listInstalled');
     installedGames.value = Array.isArray(response) ? response : [];
+    await refreshCharacterNamesByGame();
     return installedGames.value;
   };
 
@@ -72,6 +80,7 @@ export const useGameAssetsStore = defineStore('game-assets', () => {
     try {
       const response = await sendNodecgMessage<{ installedGames: string[] }>('scoreko-assets:downloadGame', { title });
       installedGames.value = response.installedGames;
+      await refreshCharacterNamesByGame();
       loadingByTitle.value = {
         ...loadingByTitle.value,
         [title]: false,
@@ -99,6 +108,7 @@ export const useGameAssetsStore = defineStore('game-assets', () => {
     try {
       const response = await sendNodecgMessage<{ installedGames: string[] }>('scoreko-assets:removeGame', { title });
       installedGames.value = response.installedGames;
+      await refreshCharacterNamesByGame();
       return response;
     } finally {
       removingByTitle.value = {
@@ -110,10 +120,12 @@ export const useGameAssetsStore = defineStore('game-assets', () => {
 
   return {
     installedGames,
+    characterNamesByGame,
     loadingByTitle,
     removingByTitle,
     progressByTitle,
     refreshInstalledGames,
+    refreshCharacterNamesByGame,
     downloadGame,
     removeGame,
   };
diff --git a/src/extension/game-assets.ts b/src/extension/game-assets.ts
index cb94bcf..439d316 100644
--- a/src/extension/game-assets.ts
+++ b/src/extension/game-assets.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { nodecg } from './util/nodecg.js';
 const GITHUB_OWNER = 'Pandipipas';
 const GITHUB_REPO = 'scoreko-assets';
 const GITHUB_API_BASE = `https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_OWNER}/${GITHUB_REPO}/contents`;
+const CHARACTER_NAMES_FILE = 'fighting-characters.json';
 
 let cachedDefaultBranch: string | null = null;
 
@@ -122,6 +123,37 @@ const listInstalledGames = async () => {
   return gameCatalog.filter((game) => installedSlugs.includes(game.slug)).map((game) => game.title);
 };
 
+const parseCharacterNames = (content: string, gameTitle: string) => {
+  const parsed = JSON.parse(content) as unknown;
+  const names = Array.isArray(parsed)
+    ? parsed
+    : typeof parsed === 'object' && parsed !== null && Array.isArray((parsed as { characters?: unknown }).characters)
+      ? (parsed as { characters: unknown[] }).characters
+      : null;
+
+  if (!names || names.some((name) => typeof name !== 'string')) {
+    throw new Error(`El archivo ${CHARACTER_NAMES_FILE} de ${gameTitle} no tiene un formato válido.`);
+  }
+
+  return names;
+};
+
+const listInstalledCharacterNamesByGame = async () => {
+  const charactersByGame = await Promise.all(gameCatalog.map(async (game) => {
+    const sourcePath = path.join(assetsRoot, game.slug, CHARACTER_NAMES_FILE);
+
+    try {
+      const fileContent = await readFile(sourcePath, 'utf8');
+      const names = parseCharacterNames(fileContent, game.title);
+      return [game.title, names] as const;
+    } catch {
+      return [game.title, []] as const;
+    }
+  }));
+
+  return Object.fromEntries(charactersByGame) as Record<string, string[]>;
+};
+
 const downloadGameAssets = async (gameTitle: string) => {
   const game = gameCatalog.find((entry) => entry.title === gameTitle);
   if (!game) {
@@ -136,6 +168,11 @@ const downloadGameAssets = async (gameTitle: string) => {
     throw new Error(`No se encontraron archivos en ${repoFolderPath} dentro de scoreko-assets.`);
   }
 
+  const hasCharacterNamesFile = files.some((file) => file.path === `${repoFolderPath}/${CHARACTER_NAMES_FILE}`);
+  if (!hasCharacterNamesFile) {
+    throw new Error(`No se encontró ${CHARACTER_NAMES_FILE} en ${repoFolderPath} dentro de scoreko-assets.`);
+  }
+
   const totalBytes = files.reduce((acc, file) => acc + (file.size || 0), 0);
   let downloadedBytes = 0;
 
@@ -199,6 +236,18 @@ nodecg.listenFor('scoreko-assets:listInstalled', async (_payload: unknown, ack)
   }
 });
 
+nodecg.listenFor('scoreko-assets:listCharactersByGame', async (_payload: unknown, ack) => {
+  if (typeof ack !== 'function') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    ack(null, await listInstalledCharacterNamesByGame());
+  } catch (error) {
+    ack((error as Error).message);
+  }
+});
+
 nodecg.listenFor('scoreko-assets:downloadGame', async (payload: unknown, ack) => {
   if (typeof ack !== 'function') {
     return;
diff --git a/src/graphics/scoreboard-2xko/main.vue b/src/graphics/scoreboard-2xko/main.vue
index 804e078..3685670 100644
--- a/src/graphics/scoreboard-2xko/main.vue
+++ b/src/graphics/scoreboard-2xko/main.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useHead } from '@unhead/vue';
 import { computed, nextTick, onBeforeUnmount, ref, watch } from 'vue';
 import { graphicsSettingsReplicant, playersReplicant, scoreboardReplicant } from '../../browser_shared/replicants';
 import { resolveCountryCode } from '../../shared/countries';
-import { getCharactersByGame } from '../../shared/fighting-characters';
+import { getCharacterAssetUrl } from '../../shared/fighting-characters';
 import type { Schemas } from '../../types';
 
 useHead({ title: 'Scoreboard 2XKO' });
@@ -35,9 +35,12 @@ const rightName = computed(() => scoreboard.value.rightNameOverride || players.v
 const leftTeam = computed(() => scoreboard.value.leftTeamOverride);
 const rightTeam = computed(() => scoreboard.value.rightTeamOverride);
 
-const charMap = new Map(getCharactersByGame('2XKO').map((char) => [char.value, char.image]));
-const leftCharacterImage = computed(() => charMap.get(scoreboard.value.leftCharacter) ?? '');
-const rightCharacterImage = computed(() => charMap.get(scoreboard.value.rightCharacter) ?? '');
+const leftCharacterImage = computed(() => scoreboard.value.leftCharacter
+  ? getCharacterAssetUrl('2XKO', scoreboard.value.leftCharacter)
+  : '');
+const rightCharacterImage = computed(() => scoreboard.value.rightCharacter
+  ? getCharacterAssetUrl('2XKO', scoreboard.value.rightCharacter)
+  : '');
 
 const flagModules = import.meta.glob('/node_modules/flag-icons/flags/4x3/*.svg', { import: 'default', query: '?url' }) as Record<string, () => Promise<string>>;
 const flagUrlCache: Record<string, string> = {};
diff --git a/src/shared/fighting-characters.ts b/src/shared/fighting-characters.ts
index aad22cf..f0e0d19 100644
--- a/src/shared/fighting-characters.ts
+++ b/src/shared/fighting-characters.ts
@@ -11,224 +11,6 @@ type GamePalette = readonly [startColor: string, endColor: string];
 const DEFAULT_PLACEHOLDER_PALETTE: GamePalette = ['#334155', '#0f172a'];
 const MAX_INITIALS = 2;
 
-const characterNamesByGame: Record<string, string[]> = {
-  'Guilty Gear -Strive-': [
-    'A.B.A',
-    'Anji Mito',
-    'Asuka R. Kreutz',
-    'Axl Low',
-    'Baiken',
-    'Bedman?',
-    'Bridget',
-    'Chipp Zanuff',
-    'Dizzy',
-    'Elphelt Valentine',
-    'Faust',
-    'Giovanna',
-    'Goldlewis Dickinson',
-    'Happy Chaos',
-    'I-No',
-    'Jack-O',
-    'Johnny',
-    'Ky Kiske',
-    'Leo Whitefang',
-    'Lucy',
-    'May',
-    'Millia Rage',
-    'Nagoriyuki',
-    'Potemkin',
-    'Ramlethal Valentine',
-    'Sin Kiske',
-    'Slayer',
-    'Sol Badguy',
-    'Testament',
-    'Unika',
-    'Venom',
-    'Zato-1',
-  ],
-  'Street Fighter 6': [
-    'A.K.I.',
-    'Akuma',
-    'Alex',
-    'Bison',
-    'Blanka',
-    'Cammy',
-    'Chun-Li',
-    'Dee Jay',
-    'Dhalsim',
-    'E. Honda',
-    'Ed',
-    'Elena',
-    'Guile',
-    'Jamie',
-    'JP',
-    'Juri',
-    'Ken',
-    'Kimberly',
-    'Lily',
-    'Luke',
-    'Mai',
-    'Manon',
-    'Marisa',
-    'Rashid',
-    'Ryu',
-    'Sagat',
-    'Terry',
-    'Viper',
-    'Zangief',
-  ],
-  'TEKKEN 8': [
-    'Alisa',
-    'Anna',
-    'Armor King',
-    'Asuka',
-    'Azucena',
-    'Bob',
-    'Bryan',
-    'Claudio',
-    'Clive',
-    'Devil Jin',
-    'Dragunov',
-    'Eddy',
-    'Fahkumram',
-    'Feng',
-    'Heihachi',
-    'Hwoarang',
-    'Jack-8',
-    'Jin',
-    'Jun',
-    'Kazuya',
-    'King',
-    'Kuma',
-    'Kunimitsu',
-    'Lars',
-    'Law',
-    'Lee',
-    'Leo',
-    'Leroy',
-    'Lidia',
-    'Lili',
-    'Miary Zo',
-    'Nina',
-    'Panda',
-    'Paul',
-    'Raven',
-    'Reina',
-    'Roger Jr',
-    'Shaheen',
-    'Steve',
-    'Victor',
-    'Xiaoyu',
-    'Yoshimitsu',
-    'Zafina',
-  ],
-  '2XKO': [
-    'Ahri',
-    'Akali',
-    'Braum',
-    'Caitlyn',
-    'Darius',
-    'Ekko',
-    'Illaoi',
-    'Jinx',
-    'Senna',
-    'Teemo',
-    'Vi',
-    'Warwick',
-    'Yasuo',
-  ],
-  'Mortal Kombat 1': [
-    'Ashrah',
-    'Baraka',
-    'Conan the Barbarian',
-    'Cyrax',
-    'Ermac',
-    'Geras',
-    'Ghostface',
-    'Havik',
-    'Homelander',
-    'Johnny Cage',
-    'Kenshi',
-    'Kitana',
-    'Kung Lao',
-    'Li Mei',
-    'Liu Kang',
-    'Mileena',
-    'Nitara',
-    'Noob Saibot',
-    'Omni-Man',
-    'Peacemaker',
-    'Quan Chi',
-    'Raiden',
-    'Rain',
-    'Reiko',
-    'Reptile',
-    'Scorpion',
-    'Sektor',
-    'Shang Tsung',
-    'Sindel',
-    'Smoke',
-    'Sub-Zero',
-    'Takeda',
-    'Tanya',
-    'T-1000',
-  ],
-  'THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV': [
-    'Angel',
-    'Antonov',
-    'Ash Crimson',
-    'Athena Asamiya',
-    'Benimaru Nikaido',
-    'Billy Kane',
-    'Blue Mary',
-    'Chizuru Kagura',
-    'Chris',
-    'Clark Still',
-    'Dolores',
-    'Duo Lon',
-    'Elisabeth Blanctorche',
-    'Gato',
-    'Geese Howard',
-    'Goenitz',
-    'Heidern',
-    'Hinako Shijo',
-    'Iori Yagami',
-    'Isla',
-    'Joe Higashi',
-    "K'",
-    'Kim Kaphwan',
-    'King',
-    'King of Dinosaurs',
-    'Krohnen McDougall',
-    'Kula Diamond',
-    'Kukri',
-    'Kyo Kusanagi',
-    'Leona Heidern',
-    'Luong',
-    'Mai Shiranui',
-    'Maxima',
-    'Meitenkun',
-    'Najd',
-    'Orochi Chris',
-    'Orochi Shermie',
-    'Orochi Yashiro',
-    'Ralf Jones',
-    'Ramón',
-    'Robert Garcia',
-    'Rock Howard',
-    'Ryo Sakazaki',
-    'Ryuji Yamazaki',
-    'Shermie',
-    'Shingo Yabuki',
-    'Sylvie Paula Paula',
-    'Terry Bogard',
-    'Vanessa',
-    'Whip',
-    'Yashiro Nanakase',
-    'Yuri Sakazaki',
-  ],
-};
-
 const defaultCharacterPairByGame: Record<string, { leftCharacter: string; rightCharacter: string }> = {
   'Guilty Gear -Strive-': {
     leftCharacter: 'sol-badguy',
@@ -296,11 +78,6 @@ const buildCharacterPlaceholder = (game: string, character: string) => {
   return toDataUrl(svg.trim());
 };
 
-const getCharacterAssetUrl = (game: string, characterValue: string) => {
-  const gameSlug = toSlug(game);
-  return `/bundles/scoreko-dev/game-assets/${gameSlug}/characters/${characterValue}.png`;
-};
-
 const characterImageModules = import.meta.glob('/src/shared/character-images/**/*.{png,jpg,jpeg,webp,avif,svg}', {
   eager: true,
   import: 'default',
@@ -335,25 +112,21 @@ const getBundledCharacterImage = (game: string, characterValue: string) => {
   return characterImageByKey[`${gameSlug}/${characterValue}`] ?? '';
 };
 
-const getCharacterImage = (game: string, character: string, characterValue: string) => getCharacterAssetUrl(game, characterValue);
+export const getCharacterAssetUrl = (game: string, characterValue: string) => {
+  const gameSlug = toSlug(game);
+  return `/bundles/scoreko-dev/game-assets/${gameSlug}/characters/${characterValue}.png`;
+};
 
-export const fightingCharactersByGame: Record<string, FightingCharacterOption[]> = Object.fromEntries(
-  Object.entries(characterNamesByGame).map(([game, characterNames]) => [
-    game,
-    characterNames.map((character) => {
-      const value = toSlug(character);
-      // Prefer packaged artwork and gracefully fallback to a generated image.
-      return {
-        label: character,
-        value,
-        image: getCharacterImage(game, character, value),
-        bundledImage: getBundledCharacterImage(game, value),
-        fallbackImage: buildCharacterPlaceholder(game, character),
-      };
-    }),
-  ]),
-);
+export const buildCharactersByGame = (game: string, characterNames: string[]) => characterNames.map((character) => {
+  const value = toSlug(character);
 
-export const getCharactersByGame = (game: string) => fightingCharactersByGame[game] ?? [];
+  return {
+    label: character,
+    value,
+    image: getCharacterAssetUrl(game, value),
+    bundledImage: getBundledCharacterImage(game, value),
+    fallbackImage: buildCharacterPlaceholder(game, character),
+  };
+});
 
 export const getDefaultCharactersByGame = (game: string) => defaultCharacterPairByGame[game];