diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 13fb76b..a79d83f 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 - [ ] Game manager
-  - [ ] Stores/creates/modifies teams
+  - [x] Stores/creates/modifies teams
   - [ ] Allows for rollback of world through CoreProtect
-  - [ ] Creates teams (exclusively) (load from config?)
+  - [x] Creates teams (load from config?)
   - [ ] Stores all players
   - [ ] Allows starting, restarting, and ending game
   - [ ] Limit playing area (x, y, and z) (could be done through WorldGuard)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       - [ ] Respawn player on team by calling respawn function
       - [ ] Functions as starting point for team
       - [ ] Check if player is in respawn point (for class changes
-    - [ ] Stores team colors (for armor)
+    - [x] Stores team colors (for armor)
     - [ ] Allows creation of Team player object (exclusively)
     - [ ] Manages respawns (config timer)
     - [ ] Tracks flag
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
     - [ ] Flag location indicator (beacon beams, compass, particles)
     - [ ] Snowball storage
 - [ ] Team player
-  - [ ] Must be member of team 
-  - [ ] Stores health
+  - [x] Must be member of team 
+  - [x] Stores max health
   - [ ] Stores individual score
 - [ ] Class manager
   - [ ] Stores list of all classes
   - [ ] Allows Team member to select class
 - [ ] Classes
-  - [ ] Fighter: lower health, higher dmg/throwing speed
+  - [x] Fighter: lower health, higher dmg/throwing speed
   - [ ] Tank: Has shield, invincibility effect, slower (short + long cooldown)?
   - [ ] Engineer: Better shovel, lower health, lower dmg, (can drop snowballs to team members?) store snow at base, can build?
   - [ ] HARD Mage: Drops snowballs in area (casting cost) 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game/GameManager.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game/GameManager.java
index c6edfa4..f517c98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game/GameManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game/GameManager.java
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package com.alttd.ctf.game;
 
 import com.alttd.ctf.game.phases.ClassSelectionPhase;
+import com.alttd.ctf.game_class.GameClass;
+import com.alttd.ctf.game_class.creation.FighterCreator;
 import com.alttd.ctf.game_class.implementations.Fighter;
 import com.alttd.ctf.team.Team;
+import com.alttd.ctf.team.TeamColor;
 import com.alttd.ctf.team.TeamPlayer;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -24,8 +27,7 @@ public class GameManager {
 
     public GameManager() {
         phases = new HashMap<>();
-        //TODO initialize this somewhere else (maybe load it from a json file?)
-        phases.put(GamePhase.CLASS_SELECTION, new ClassSelectionPhase(this, new Fighter(List.of(Material.LEATHER_CHESTPLATE), List.of(), new ItemStack(Material.STONE), 15, 3, 5)));
+        phases.put(GamePhase.CLASS_SELECTION, new ClassSelectionPhase(this, (FighterCreator::createFighter)));
     }
 
     public Optional<GamePhase> getGamePhase() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game/phases/ClassSelectionPhase.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game/phases/ClassSelectionPhase.java
index c39400e..ebc65aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game/phases/ClassSelectionPhase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game/phases/ClassSelectionPhase.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.alttd.ctf.game.GameManager;
 import com.alttd.ctf.game.GamePhaseExecutor;
 import com.alttd.ctf.game_class.GameClass;
 import com.alttd.ctf.team.Team;
+import com.alttd.ctf.team.TeamColor;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
@@ -14,11 +15,16 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 public class ClassSelectionPhase implements GamePhaseExecutor {
 
     private final GameManager gameManager;
-    private final GameClass defaultClass;
+    private final DefaultClassCreator defaultClassCreator;
 
-    public ClassSelectionPhase(@NotNull GameManager gameManager, @NotNull GameClass defaultClass) {
+    @FunctionalInterface
+    public interface DefaultClassCreator {
+        @NotNull GameClass apply(TeamColor teamColor);
+    }
+
+    public ClassSelectionPhase(@NotNull GameManager gameManager, DefaultClassCreator defaultClassCreator) {
         this.gameManager = gameManager;
-        this.defaultClass = defaultClass;
+        this.defaultClassCreator = defaultClassCreator;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -44,11 +50,14 @@ public class ClassSelectionPhase implements GamePhaseExecutor {
 
     @Override
     public void end() {
-        gameManager.getTeams().forEach(team -> team.getPlayers().forEach(player -> {
-            if (player.getGameClass() != null) {
-                return;
-            }
-            defaultClass.apply(player);
-        }));
+        gameManager.getTeams().forEach(team -> {
+            GameClass defaultClass = defaultClassCreator.apply(team.getColor());
+            team.getPlayers().forEach(player -> {
+                if (player.getGameClass() != null) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                defaultClass.apply(player);
+            });
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game_class/creation/FighterCreator.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game_class/creation/FighterCreator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc033f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/ctf/game_class/creation/FighterCreator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package com.alttd.ctf.game_class.creation;
+
+import com.alttd.ctf.game_class.GameClass;
+import com.alttd.ctf.game_class.implementations.Fighter;
+import com.alttd.ctf.team.TeamColor;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
+import org.bukkit.Material;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class FighterCreator {
+
+    private static final MiniMessage miniMessage = MiniMessage.miniMessage();
+
+    public static GameClass createFighter(TeamColor teamColor) {
+        return new Fighter(getArmor(), getTools(), getDisplayItem(teamColor), 15, 3, 5);
+    }
+
+    private static List<Material> getArmor() {
+        return (List.of(Material.LEATHER_CHESTPLATE));
+    }
+
+    private static List<ItemStack> getTools() {
+        return (List.of());
+    }
+
+    private static ItemStack getDisplayItem(TeamColor teamColor) {
+        ItemStack itemStack = new ItemStack(Material.IRON_SWORD);
+        ItemMeta itemMeta = itemStack.getItemMeta();
+        itemMeta.displayName(miniMessage.deserialize(String.format("<color:%s>Fighter</color>", teamColor.hex())));
+        itemMeta.lore(List.of(
+                miniMessage.deserialize("<gold>The Fighter throws fast and does good damage</gold>"),
+                miniMessage.deserialize("<gold>This comes at the cost of health</gold>")
+        ));
+        itemStack.setItemMeta(itemMeta);
+        return itemStack;
+    }
+}