diff --git a/components/fighter.py b/components/fighter.py
index f39cd9b..59833f2 100644
--- a/components/fighter.py
+++ b/components/fighter.py
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 from components.base_component import BaseComponent
+from render_order import RenderOrder
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from entity import Actor
 
 
 class Fighter(BaseComponent):
+    entity: Actor
+
     def __init__(self, hp: int, defense: int, power: int):
         self.max_hp = hp
         self._hp = hp
@@ -15,3 +25,20 @@ class Fighter(BaseComponent):
     @hp.setter
     def hp(self, value: int) -> None:
         self._hp = max(0, min(value, self.max_hp))
+        if self._hp == 0 and self.entity.ai:
+            self.die()
+
+    def die(self) -> None:
+        if self.engine.player is self.entity:
+            death_message = "You died!"
+        else:
+            death_message = f"{self.entity.name} is dead!"
+
+        self.entity.char = "%"
+        self.entity.color = (191, 0, 0)
+        self.entity.blocks_movement = False
+        self.entity.ai = None
+        self.entity.name = f"remains of {self.entity.name}"
+        self.entity.render_order = RenderOrder.CORPSE
+
+        print(death_message)
diff --git a/entity.py b/entity.py
index 2bbe40e..fc3a7f4 100644
--- a/entity.py
+++ b/entity.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import copy
 from typing import Optional, Tuple, Type, TypeVar, TYPE_CHECKING
 
+from render_order import RenderOrder
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from components.ai import BaseAI
     from components.fighter import Fighter
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ class Entity:
             color: Tuple[int, int, int] = (255, 255, 255),
             name: str = "<Unnamed>",
             blocks_movement: bool = False,
+            render_order: RenderOrder = RenderOrder.CORPSE,
     ):
         self.x = x
         self.y = y
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ class Entity:
         self.color = color
         self.name = name
         self.blocks_movement = blocks_movement
+        self.render_order = render_order
         if gamemap:
             # If gamemap isn't provided now, it will be later.
             self.gamemap = gamemap
diff --git a/game_map.py b/game_map.py
index f9fbaca..d87c1a1 100644
--- a/game_map.py
+++ b/game_map.py
@@ -88,7 +88,16 @@ class GameMap:
             default=tile_types.SHROUD,
         )
 
-        for entity in self.entities:
+        entities_sorted_for_rendering = sorted(
+            self.entities, key=lambda x: x.render_order.value
+        )
+
+        for entity in entities_sorted_for_rendering:
             # Only print entities that are in the FOV
             if self.visible[entity.x, entity.y]:
-                console.print(x=entity.x, y=entity.y, string=entity.char, fg=entity.color)
+                console.print(
+                    x=entity.x,
+                    y=entity.y,
+                    string=entity.char,
+                    fg=entity.color
+                )
diff --git a/render_order.py b/render_order.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da5e292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/render_order.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from enum import auto, Enum
+
+
+class RenderOrder(Enum):
+    CORPSE = auto()
+    ITEM = auto()
+    ACTOR = auto()