diff --git a/src/tile_data.rs b/src/tile_data.rs
index 6fe105d..2c40e3d 100644
--- a/src/tile_data.rs
+++ b/src/tile_data.rs
@@ -381,11 +381,11 @@ pub fn tile_data(tile: TileType) -> TileData {
             blink: false,
         },
         TileType::Player => TileData {
-            glyph: to_cp437('≡'),
+            glyph: 0,
             serialized_char: 'P',
             color_fg: vga::BLACK,
-            color_bg: vga::WHITE,
-            blink: true,
+            color_bg: vga::BLACK,
+            blink: false,
         },
         TileType::Punctuation => TileData {
             glyph: to_cp437('!'),