diff --git a/src/entity_enemy.odin b/src/entity_enemy.odin
deleted file mode 100644
index 9738809..0000000
--- a/src/entity_enemy.odin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package game
-
-import rl "vendor:raylib"
-
-init_enemy :: proc() -> Entity {
-	return Entity{
-		type   = .Enemy,
-		active = true,
-		pos	   = rl.Vector2{0,0},
-		speed = 800,
-		shape  = .Rectangle,
-		size = rl.Vector2{30, 150}
-	}	
-}
-
-render_enemy :: proc(enemy: Entity, field_bounds: rl.Rectangle) { 
-	rl.DrawRectangleV(enemy.pos, enemy.size, rl.BLACK)
-}
diff --git a/src/entity_opponent.odin b/src/entity_opponent.odin
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e458390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/entity_opponent.odin
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package game 
+
+import "core:math/rand"
+import "core:math"
+import rl "vendor:raylib"
+
+init_opponent :: proc() -> Entity {
+	return Entity{
+		type   = .Opponent,
+		active = true,
+		pos	   = rl.Vector2{0,0},
+		speed = 800,
+		shape  = .Rectangle,
+		size = rl.Vector2{30, 150}
+	}	
+}
+
+update_opponent :: proc(self: ^Entity, ball: Entity, bounds: rl.Rectangle, dt: f32) {
+	// determin y target first
+    if ball.vel.x > 0 {
+    	// ball is approaching tick down the timer to react
+    	self.reaction_timer -= dt
+
+    	if self.reaction_timer <= 0 {
+    		// timeout so calc new target with small offset for error
+    		error_offset := rand.float32_range(-25.0, 25.0)
+    		// center of ball - center of paddle gives the target
+    		self.target_y = (ball.pos.y + (ball.size.y / 2)) - (self.size.y / 2) + error_offset 
+
+    		self.reaction_timer = 0.20
+    	}
+    } else {
+    	// ball going away get back to middle of screen
+    	self.target_y = bounds.y + (bounds.height / 2) - (self.size.y / 2)
+    }
+
+    diff := self.target_y - self.pos.y
+    deadzone : f32 = 8.0 // stops jittering
+
+    if math.abs(diff) > deadzone {
+    	dir : f32 = diff > 0 ? 1.0 : -1.0
+    	self.pos.y += dir * self.speed * dt
+    }
+
+	// clamp position within field bounds
+    min_y := bounds.y + 3 // Padding offset inside border
+    max_y := bounds.y + bounds.height - self.size.y - 3
+	self.pos.y = math.clamp(self.pos.y, min_y, max_y)
+}
+
+render_opponent :: proc(self: Entity, field_bounds: rl.Rectangle) { 
+	rl.DrawRectangleV(self.pos, self.size, rl.BLACK)
+}