diff --git a/objects/entities/brick_player.tscn b/objects/entities/brick_player.tscn
index d10eaf1..5776ba7 100644
--- a/objects/entities/brick_player.tscn
+++ b/objects/entities/brick_player.tscn
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=60 format=3 uid="uid://bqi5s710xb1ju"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=59 format=3 uid="uid://bqi5s710xb1ju"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://csel4s0e4g5uf" path="res://scripts/components/PlayerController.cs" id="1_yysbb"]
 [ext_resource type="Shader" uid="uid://bs4xvm4qkurpr" path="res://shaders/hit_flash.tres" id="2_lgb3u"]
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 [ext_resource type="AudioStream" uid="uid://dyev46uqusimi" path="res://sfx/shoot.wav" id="32_x2b7c"]
 [ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://dtem8jgcyoqar" path="res://objects/entities/green_laser.tscn" id="36_oxudy"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://diw6opv6yutgi" path="res://scripts/components/KillPlayerOutOfScreenComponent.cs" id="37_qec3q"]
-[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://3qy7rm28q66a" path="res://scripts/components/ProgressiveDamageComponent.cs" id="38_dhjci"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://dssa2taiwktis" path="res://scripts/components/Movement/PlayerInputHandler.cs" id="42_e5pae"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://ceoxet1nqws8w" path="res://scripts/components/SpriteTilterComponent.cs" id="43_xuhvf"]
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://b1h8r5irryxcx" path="res://scripts/components/PlayerSfxComponent.cs" id="49_qec3q"]
@@ -158,10 +157,11 @@ visible = false
 position = Vector2(0, 0.5)
 shape = SubResource("RectangleShape2D_hdsg1")
 
-[node name="FlipPlayerComponent" type="Node2D" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("LeftEye", "RightEye")]
+[node name="FlipPlayerComponent" type="Node2D" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("LeftEye", "RightEye", "PlayerController")]
 script = ExtResource("9_yysbb")
 LeftEye = NodePath("../Graphics/Root/Left Eye")
 RightEye = NodePath("../Graphics/Root/Right Eye")
+PlayerController = NodePath("..")
 
 [node name="StompDamageArea" type="Area2D" parent="."]
 collision_layer = 0
@@ -294,12 +294,6 @@ script = ExtResource("37_qec3q")
 ScreenNotifier = NodePath("../VisibleOnScreenNotifier2D")
 HealthComponent = NodePath("../HealthComponent")
 
-[node name="ProgressiveDamageComponent" type="Node" parent="." node_paths=PackedStringArray("HealthComponent", "Sprite")]
-process_mode = 4
-script = ExtResource("38_dhjci")
-HealthComponent = NodePath("../HealthComponent")
-Sprite = NodePath("../Graphics/Root/Base")
-
 [node name="PlayerInputHandler" type="Node" parent="."]
 script = ExtResource("42_e5pae")
 metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://dssa2taiwktis"
diff --git a/scripts/components/FlipComponent.cs b/scripts/components/FlipComponent.cs
index 69ce6d8..ab72e8c 100644
--- a/scripts/components/FlipComponent.cs
+++ b/scripts/components/FlipComponent.cs
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ public partial class FlipComponent : Node2D
 {
     [Export] public Sprite2D LeftEye { get; set; }
     [Export] public Sprite2D RightEye { get; set; }
-    [Export] public PlatformMovementComponent PlatformMovement { get; set; }
+    [Export] public PlayerController PlayerController { get; set; }
 
     public override void _Process(double delta)
     {
-        if (PlatformMovement == null) return;
+        if (PlayerController == null) return;
 
-        var velocity = PlatformMovement.LastDirection;
+        var velocity = PlayerController.LastDirection;
         switch (velocity.X)
         {
             case < 0f:
diff --git a/scripts/components/ProgressiveDamageComponent.cs b/scripts/components/ProgressiveDamageComponent.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index ebd6b63..0000000
--- a/scripts/components/ProgressiveDamageComponent.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-using Godot;
-
-namespace Mr.BrickAdventures.scripts.components;
-
-public partial class ProgressiveDamageComponent : Node
-{
-    [Export] public HealthComponent HealthComponent { get; set; }
-    [Export] public Sprite2D Sprite { get; set; }
-    [Export] public PlatformMovementComponent PlatformMovement { get; set; }
-    [Export] public float MinJumpHeight { get; set; } = 60f;
-    [Export] public float JumpReductionPercentage { get; set; } = 0.1f; // this is a percentage of the jump height per hit
-
-    private float _maxHealth;
-    private float _ogJumpHeight;
-
-    public override void _Ready()
-    {
-        _maxHealth = HealthComponent.MaxHealth;
-        HealthComponent.HealthChanged += OnHealthChanged;
-
-        if (PlatformMovement != null)
-        {
-            _ogJumpHeight = PlatformMovement.JumpHeight;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    private void OnHealthChanged(float delta, float totalHealth)
-    {
-        var frame = GetDamageFrame();
-        if (frame < 0 || frame >= Sprite.GetHframes()) return;
-        
-        Sprite.Frame = frame;
-        if (PlatformMovement != null)
-        {
-            PlatformMovement.JumpHeight = GetJumpHeight();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private int GetDamageFrame()
-    {
-        if (Sprite == null || HealthComponent == null) return 0;
-
-        var framesCount = Sprite.GetHframes();
-        if (framesCount == 0) return 0;
-        
-        var currentHealth = HealthComponent.Health;
-        var healthRatio = currentHealth / _maxHealth;
-        return (int)(framesCount * (1f - healthRatio));
-    }
-
-    private float GetJumpHeight()
-    {
-        if (PlatformMovement == null) return 0f;
-
-        var jumpHeight = _ogJumpHeight;
-        if (jumpHeight <= 0f) return 0f;
-        
-        var damageFrame = GetDamageFrame();
-        if (damageFrame < 0 || damageFrame >= Sprite.GetHframes()) return jumpHeight;
-        
-        var reduction = JumpReductionPercentage * jumpHeight;
-        var calculatedJumpHeight = jumpHeight - (damageFrame * reduction);
-        return Mathf.Max(calculatedJumpHeight, MinJumpHeight);
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/components/ProgressiveDamageComponent.cs.uid b/scripts/components/ProgressiveDamageComponent.cs.uid
deleted file mode 100644
index f5a12a0..0000000
--- a/scripts/components/ProgressiveDamageComponent.cs.uid
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-uid://3qy7rm28q66a