diff --git a/src/shared/character-images/README.md b/src/shared/character-images/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e890076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/character-images/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Character image catalog
+
+Put custom character images here using this structure:
+
+```text
+src/shared/character-images/
+  street-fighter-6/
+    ryu.png
+    ken.png
+  tekken-8/
+    jin.png
+```
+
+Rules:
+
+- Folder name = game slug (`toLowerCase`, replace non alphanumeric with `-`).
+  - Example: `Guilty Gear -Strive-` -> `guilty-gear-strive`
+- File name = character slug with the same rule.
+  - Example: `Chun-Li` -> `chun-li`
+- Supported extensions: `.png`, `.jpg`, `.jpeg`, `.webp`, `.avif`, `.svg`.
+- If an image is missing, the dashboard shows a generated placeholder preview.
diff --git a/src/shared/fighting-characters.ts b/src/shared/fighting-characters.ts
index e6666f6..2eebfdb 100644
--- a/src/shared/fighting-characters.ts
+++ b/src/shared/fighting-characters.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ const paletteByGame: Record<string, [string, string]> = {
   '2XKO': ['#22d3ee', '#0f766e'],
 };
 
-const toCharacterValue = (character: string) => character.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-').replace(/(^-|-$)/g, '');
+const toSlug = (value: string) => value.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-').replace(/(^-|-$)/g, '');
 
 const toDataUrl = (svg: string) => `data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,${encodeURIComponent(svg)}`;
 
-const buildCharacterImage = (game: string, character: string) => {
+const buildCharacterPlaceholder = (game: string, character: string) => {
   const [startColor, endColor] = paletteByGame[game] ?? ['#334155', '#0f172a'];
   const initials = character
     .split(/\s+/)
@@ -55,14 +55,42 @@ const buildCharacterImage = (game: string, character: string) => {
   return toDataUrl(svg.trim());
 };
 
+const characterImageModules = import.meta.glob('/src/shared/character-images/**/*.{png,jpg,jpeg,webp,avif,svg}', {
+  eager: true,
+  import: 'default',
+  query: '?url',
+}) as Record<string, string>;
+
+const characterImageByKey = Object.entries(characterImageModules).reduce<Record<string, string>>((acc, [path, url]) => {
+  const segments = path.split('/');
+  const gameFolder = segments.at(-2);
+  const filename = segments.at(-1);
+  if (!gameFolder || !filename) {
+    return acc;
+  }
+
+  const characterSlug = filename.replace(/\.[^.]+$/, '');
+  acc[`${gameFolder}/${characterSlug}`] = url;
+  return acc;
+}, {});
+
+const getCharacterImage = (game: string, character: string, characterValue: string) => {
+  const gameSlug = toSlug(game);
+  const key = `${gameSlug}/${characterValue}`;
+  return characterImageByKey[key] ?? buildCharacterPlaceholder(game, character);
+};
+
 export const fightingCharactersByGame: Record<string, FightingCharacterOption[]> = Object.fromEntries(
   Object.entries(characterNamesByGame).map(([game, characterNames]) => [
     game,
-    characterNames.map((character) => ({
-      label: character,
-      value: toCharacterValue(character),
-      image: buildCharacterImage(game, character),
-    })),
+    characterNames.map((character) => {
+      const value = toSlug(character);
+      return {
+        label: character,
+        value,
+        image: getCharacterImage(game, character, value),
+      };
+    }),
   ]),
 );