diff --git a/include/functions.h b/include/functions.h
index 13fa387047..55df7af9c1 100644
--- a/include/functions.h
+++ b/include/functions.h
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ void mdl_draw_hidden_panel_surface(Gfx** arg0, u16 treeIndex);
 s32 func_8011CFBC(void);
 s32 set_screen_overlay_center_worldpos(void);
 s32 mdl_get_next_texture_address(s32);
-void draw_msg(s32 msgID, s32 posX, s32 posY, s32 opacity, s32 palette, s32 style);
+void draw_msg(s32 msgID, s32 posX, s32 posY, s32 opacity, s32 palette, u8 style);
 void get_background_color_blend(u8* r, u8* g, u8* b, u8* a);
 
 s8 set_global_byte(s32 index, s32 value);
diff --git a/src/msg.c b/src/msg.c
index 11d9b1c3f2..d62a7cd148 100644
--- a/src/msg.c
+++ b/src/msg.c
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 // todo consider symbol
 #define MSG_ROM_START 0x1B83000
 
+typedef struct UnkMsgStruct8 {
+    /* 0x00 */ s16 unk_00;
+    /* 0x02 */ char unk_02[0xE];
+} UnkMsgStruct8; // size = 0x16
+
 extern s32 D_802EF0D0;
 
 s32 D_8014C280[] = { 0x028001E0, 0x01FF0000, 0x028001E0, 0x01FF0000, };
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ extern s32 D_802ED970;
 extern s32 D_802EE8D0;
 extern MessageCharset* gMsgCharsets[5];
 extern s32 D_802F39D0;
-extern s32* D_802F4560;
+extern UnkMsgStruct8 D_802F4560[];
 
 void load_font(s32 font);
 s32 _update_message(MessagePrintState*);
@@ -1110,5 +1115,11 @@ INCLUDE_ASM(s32, "msg", msg_draw_speech_arrow);
 
 INCLUDE_ASM(s32, "msg", msg_draw_frame);
 
-void msg_get_glyph(s32 font, s32 variation, s32 charIndex, s32 palette, MesasgeFontGlyphData* out);
-INCLUDE_ASM(void, "msg", msg_get_glyph, s32 font, s32 variation, s32 charIndex, s32 palette, MesasgeFontGlyphData* out);
+void msg_get_glyph(s32 font, s32 variation, s32 charIndex, s32 palette, MesasgeFontGlyphData* out) {
+    out->raster = &gMsgCharsets[font]->rasters[variation].raster[(u16)gMsgCharsets[font]->charRasterSize * charIndex];
+    out->palette = &D_802F4560[palette].unk_00;
+    out->texSize.x = gMsgCharsets[font]->texSize.x;
+    out->texSize.y = gMsgCharsets[font]->texSize.y;
+    out->charWidth = msg_get_draw_char_width(charIndex, font, variation, 1.0f, 0, 0);
+    out->charHeight = out->texSize.y;
+}
diff --git a/ver/us/asm/nonmatchings/msg/msg_get_glyph.s b/ver/us/asm/nonmatchings/msg/msg_get_glyph.s
deleted file mode 100644
index 778e54728b..0000000000
--- a/ver/us/asm/nonmatchings/msg/msg_get_glyph.s
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-.set noat      # allow manual use of $at
-.set noreorder # don't insert nops after branches
-
-glabel msg_get_glyph
-/* C4FE0 8012E8E0 27BDFFE0 */  addiu     $sp, $sp, -0x20
-/* C4FE4 8012E8E4 0080502D */  daddu     $t2, $a0, $zero
-/* C4FE8 8012E8E8 00A0482D */  daddu     $t1, $a1, $zero
-/* C4FEC 8012E8EC 00C0202D */  daddu     $a0, $a2, $zero
-/* C4FF0 8012E8F0 3C02802F */  lui       $v0, %hi(gMsgCharsets)
-/* C4FF4 8012E8F4 2442B5A8 */  addiu     $v0, $v0, %lo(gMsgCharsets)
-/* C4FF8 8012E8F8 000A2880 */  sll       $a1, $t2, 2
-/* C4FFC 8012E8FC 00A22821 */  addu      $a1, $a1, $v0
-/* C5000 8012E900 00091040 */  sll       $v0, $t1, 1
-/* C5004 8012E904 00491021 */  addu      $v0, $v0, $t1
-/* C5008 8012E908 AFBF001C */  sw        $ra, 0x1c($sp)
-/* C500C 8012E90C AFB00018 */  sw        $s0, 0x18($sp)
-/* C5010 8012E910 8CA60000 */  lw        $a2, ($a1)
-/* C5014 8012E914 00021080 */  sll       $v0, $v0, 2
-/* C5018 8012E918 8CC30008 */  lw        $v1, 8($a2)
-/* C501C 8012E91C 3C08802F */  lui       $t0, %hi(D_802F4560)
-/* C5020 8012E920 25084560 */  addiu     $t0, $t0, %lo(D_802F4560)
-/* C5024 8012E924 00431021 */  addu      $v0, $v0, $v1
-/* C5028 8012E928 94C30004 */  lhu       $v1, 4($a2)
-/* C502C 8012E92C 00073900 */  sll       $a3, $a3, 4
-/* C5030 8012E930 00640018 */  mult      $v1, $a0
-/* C5034 8012E934 8FB00030 */  lw        $s0, 0x30($sp)
-/* C5038 8012E938 8C420000 */  lw        $v0, ($v0)
-/* C503C 8012E93C 00E83821 */  addu      $a3, $a3, $t0
-/* C5040 8012E940 AE070004 */  sw        $a3, 4($s0)
-/* C5044 8012E944 00005812 */  mflo      $t3
-/* C5048 8012E948 004B1021 */  addu      $v0, $v0, $t3
-/* C504C 8012E94C AE020000 */  sw        $v0, ($s0)
-/* C5050 8012E950 8CA20000 */  lw        $v0, ($a1)
-/* C5054 8012E954 90420000 */  lbu       $v0, ($v0)
-/* C5058 8012E958 0120302D */  daddu     $a2, $t1, $zero
-/* C505C 8012E95C A2020008 */  sb        $v0, 8($s0)
-/* C5060 8012E960 8CA20000 */  lw        $v0, ($a1)
-/* C5064 8012E964 3C073F80 */  lui       $a3, 0x3f80
-/* C5068 8012E968 90420001 */  lbu       $v0, 1($v0)
-/* C506C 8012E96C 0140282D */  daddu     $a1, $t2, $zero
-/* C5070 8012E970 A2020009 */  sb        $v0, 9($s0)
-/* C5074 8012E974 AFA00010 */  sw        $zero, 0x10($sp)
-/* C5078 8012E978 0C04977D */  jal       msg_get_draw_char_width
-/* C507C 8012E97C AFA00014 */   sw       $zero, 0x14($sp)
-/* C5080 8012E980 92030009 */  lbu       $v1, 9($s0)
-/* C5084 8012E984 A202000A */  sb        $v0, 0xa($s0)
-/* C5088 8012E988 A203000B */  sb        $v1, 0xb($s0)
-/* C508C 8012E98C 8FBF001C */  lw        $ra, 0x1c($sp)
-/* C5090 8012E990 8FB00018 */  lw        $s0, 0x18($sp)
-/* C5094 8012E994 03E00008 */  jr        $ra
-/* C5098 8012E998 27BD0020 */   addiu    $sp, $sp, 0x20
-/* C509C 8012E99C 00000000 */  nop