diff --git a/galactic-armada/src/main/states/gameplay/objects/player.asm b/galactic-armada/src/main/states/gameplay/objects/player.asm
index 57f94f5f..45bc74f1 100644
--- a/galactic-armada/src/main/states/gameplay/objects/player.asm
+++ b/galactic-armada/src/main/states/gameplay/objects/player.asm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ SECTION "PlayerVariables", WRAM0
 wPlayerPositionX:: dw
 wPlayerPositionY:: dw
 
-mPlayerFlash: dw
+wPlayerFlash: dw
 ; ANCHOR_END: player-start
 ; ANCHOR: player-data
 SECTION "Player", ROM0
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ playerTestMetaSprite::
 InitializePlayer::
 
     xor a
-    ld [mPlayerFlash], a
-    ld [mPlayerFlash+1], a
+    ld [wPlayerFlash], a
+    ld [wPlayerFlash+1], a
 
     ; Place in the middle of the screen
     xor a
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ UpdatePlayer_HandleInput:
     
 
 ; ANCHOR: player-update-flashing
-    ld a, [mPlayerFlash+0]
+    ld a, [wPlayerFlash+0]
     ld b, a
 
-    ld a, [mPlayerFlash+1]
+    ld a, [wPlayerFlash+1]
     ld c, a
 
 UpdatePlayer_UpdateSprite_CheckFlashing:
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ UpdatePlayer_UpdateSprite_CheckFlashing:
 UpdatePlayer_UpdateSprite_DecreaseFlashing:
 
     ld a, b
-    ld [mPlayerFlash], a
+    ld [wPlayerFlash], a
     ld a, c
-    ld [mPlayerFlash+1], a
+    ld [wPlayerFlash+1], a
 
     ; descale bc
     srl c
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ UpdatePlayer_UpdateSprite_Flashing:
 UpdatePlayer_UpdateSprite_StopFlashing:
 
     xor a
-    ld [mPlayerFlash],a
-    ld [mPlayerFlash+1],a
+    ld [wPlayerFlash],a
+    ld [wPlayerFlash+1],a
 ; ANCHOR_END: player-update-flashing
 
 ; ANCHOR: player-update-sprite
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ DamagePlayer::
     ld [wUpdateHud], a; Tell gameplay-state to update hud
 
     xor a
-    ld [mPlayerFlash], a
+    ld [wPlayerFlash], a
     inc a
-    ld [mPlayerFlash+1], a
+    ld [wPlayerFlash+1], a
 
     ld a, [wLives]
     dec a
diff --git a/src/part3/the-player.md b/src/part3/the-player.md
index e7b8ad8b..b30b18c9 100644
--- a/src/part3/the-player.md
+++ b/src/part3/the-player.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ If we get past all of the "wPlayerFlash" logic, we'll draw our player using the
 {{#include ../../galactic-armada/src/main/states/gameplay/objects/player.asm:player-update-sprite}}
 ```
 
-That's the end our our "UpdatePlayer" function. The final bit of code for our player handles when they are damaged. When an enemy damages the player, we want to decrease our lives by one. We'll also start flashing  by giving our 'mPlayerFlash' variable a non-zero value. In the gameplay game state, if we've lost all lives, gameplay will end.
+That's the end our our "UpdatePlayer" function. The final bit of code for our player handles when they are damaged. When an enemy damages the player, we want to decrease our lives by one. We'll also start flashing  by giving our 'wPlayerFlash' variable a non-zero value. In the gameplay game state, if we've lost all lives, gameplay will end.
 
 ```rgbasm,linenos,start={{#line_no_of "" ../../galactic-armada/src/main/states/gameplay/objects/player.asm:player-damage}}
 {{#include ../../galactic-armada/src/main/states/gameplay/objects/player.asm:player-damage}}