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diff --git a/public/data/opponents.json b/public/data/opponents.json
index dcb30b2..f0e4e68 100644
--- a/public/data/opponents.json
+++ b/public/data/opponents.json
@@ -94,7 +94,27 @@
       "id": "ethel",
       "spriteIndex": 5,
       "name": "Ethel",
-      "bio": "Thank you for visiting with me."
+      "bio": "Thank you for visiting with me.",
+      "speech": {
+        "intro": [
+          "ethel-intro-01",
+          "ethel-intro-02"
+        ],
+        "happy": [
+          "ethel-happy-01",
+          "ethel-happy-02",
+          "ethel-happy-03",
+          "ethel-happy-04",
+          "ethel-happy-05"
+        ],
+        "upset": [
+          "ethel-upset-01",
+          "ethel-upset-02",
+          "ethel-upset-03",
+          "ethel-upset-04",
+          "ethel-upset-05"
+        ]
+      }
     },
     {
       "id": "jeff",
@@ -118,7 +138,20 @@
       "id": "bernie",
       "spriteIndex": 9,
       "name": "Bernie",
-      "bio": "Having fun and playing is the name of the game for me!"
+      "bio": "Having fun and playing is the name of the game for me!",
+      "speech": {
+        "intro": [
+          "bernie-intro-01"
+        ],
+        "happy": [
+          "bernie-happy-01",
+          "bernie-happy-02"
+        ],
+        "upset": [
+          "bernie-upset-01",
+          "bernie-upset-02"
+        ]
+      }
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/src/ui/Portrait.js b/public/src/ui/Portrait.js
index eb6dc83..fa8c1b4 100644
--- a/public/src/ui/Portrait.js
+++ b/public/src/ui/Portrait.js
@@ -75,6 +75,78 @@ export function createOpponentPortrait(scene, opponent, worldX, worldY, radius,
 
   const domEl = scene.add.dom(worldX, worldY, videoEl).setDepth(depth + 2);
 
+  // Speech visualizer canvas — overlays the portrait when audio is playing
+  const canvasEl = document.createElement('canvas');
+  canvasEl.width = size;
+  canvasEl.height = size;
+  canvasEl.style.cssText = `width:${size}px;height:${size}px;border-radius:50%;pointer-events:none;opacity:0;transition:opacity 0.2s ease;`;
+  const canvasDom = scene.add.dom(worldX, worldY, canvasEl).setDepth(depth + 3);
+  const ctx = canvasEl.getContext('2d');
+
+  const BAR_COUNT = 6;
+  const bars = Array.from({ length: BAR_COUNT }, () => ({ cur: 0.1, target: 0.5 }));
+  let vizActive = false;
+  let rafId = null;
+  let retargetTimer = null;
+  let vizColor = [0, 200, 255];
+
+  function _vizFrame() {
+    if (!vizActive) { rafId = null; ctx.clearRect(0, 0, size, size); return; }
+
+    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, size, size);
+
+    const gy = size * 0.58;
+    const grad = ctx.createLinearGradient(0, gy, 0, size);
+    grad.addColorStop(0, 'rgba(0,0,0,0)');
+    grad.addColorStop(1, 'rgba(0,0,0,0.38)');
+    ctx.fillStyle = grad;
+    ctx.fillRect(0, gy, size, size - gy);
+
+    const [r, g, b] = vizColor;
+    const barW = size * 0.072;
+    const gap = size * 0.03;
+    const totalW = BAR_COUNT * barW + (BAR_COUNT - 1) * gap;
+    const startX = (size - totalW) / 2;
+    const maxH = size * 0.36;
+    const baseY = size * 0.88;
+
+    bars.forEach((bar, i) => {
+      bar.cur += (bar.target - bar.cur) * 0.14;
+      const h = Math.max(bar.cur * maxH, size * 0.04);
+      const x = startX + i * (barW + gap);
+      ctx.shadowColor = `rgba(${r},${g},${b},0.7)`;
+      ctx.shadowBlur = 5;
+      ctx.fillStyle = `rgba(${r},${g},${b},0.88)`;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.roundRect(x, baseY - h, barW, h, 2);
+      ctx.fill();
+    });
+    ctx.shadowBlur = 0;
+
+    rafId = requestAnimationFrame(_vizFrame);
+  }
+
+  function startVisualizer(emotion) {
+    if (emotion === 'happy') vizColor = [0, 210, 60];
+    else if (emotion === 'upset') vizColor = [210, 60, 60];
+    else vizColor = [0, 200, 255];
+    vizActive = true;
+    canvasEl.style.opacity = '1';
+    if (!retargetTimer) {
+      retargetTimer = setInterval(() => {
+        bars.forEach(b => { b.target = 0.2 + Math.random() * 0.8; });
+      }, 120);
+    }
+    if (!rafId) rafId = requestAnimationFrame(_vizFrame);
+  }
+
+  function stopVisualizer() {
+    vizActive = false;
+    canvasEl.style.opacity = '0';
+    clearInterval(retargetTimer);
+    retargetTimer = null;
+  }
+
   let emotionPlaying = false;
 
   function playEmotion(emotion) {
@@ -101,7 +173,10 @@ export function createOpponentPortrait(scene, opponent, worldX, worldY, radius,
 
     const speechClips = opponent?.speech?.[emotion];
     if (speechClips?.length && Math.random() < 0.6) {
-      enqueueSpeech(speechClips[Math.floor(Math.random() * speechClips.length)]);
+      enqueueSpeech(speechClips[Math.floor(Math.random() * speechClips.length)], {
+        onStart: () => startVisualizer(emotion),
+        onEnd: stopVisualizer,
+      });
     }
   }
 
@@ -121,13 +196,21 @@ export function createOpponentPortrait(scene, opponent, worldX, worldY, radius,
     videoEl.pause();
     videoEl.src = '';
     resetSpeechQueue();
+    vizActive = false;
+    if (rafId) { cancelAnimationFrame(rafId); rafId = null; }
+    clearInterval(retargetTimer);
+    retargetTimer = null;
+    canvasDom.destroy();
   }
 
   scene.events.once('shutdown', destroy);
 
   if (opponent?.speech?.intro?.length) {
     const clips = opponent.speech.intro;
-    enqueueSpeech(clips[Math.floor(Math.random() * clips.length)]);
+    enqueueSpeech(clips[Math.floor(Math.random() * clips.length)], {
+      onStart: () => startVisualizer('intro'),
+      onEnd: stopVisualizer,
+    });
   }
 
   return { playEmotion, hide, show, destroy };
diff --git a/public/src/ui/SpeechQueue.js b/public/src/ui/SpeechQueue.js
index 6e94ca7..0033462 100644
--- a/public/src/ui/SpeechQueue.js
+++ b/public/src/ui/SpeechQueue.js
@@ -1,27 +1,41 @@
 let _queue = [];
 let _playing = false;
 let _currentAudio = null;
+let _currentCbs = null;
 const MAX = 4;
 
-export function enqueue(filename) {
+export function enqueue(filename, callbacks) {
   if (_queue.length + (_playing ? 1 : 0) >= MAX) return;
-  _queue.push(filename);
+  _queue.push({ filename, onStart: callbacks?.onStart, onEnd: callbacks?.onEnd });
   _playNext();
 }
 
 function _playNext() {
   if (_playing || !_queue.length) return;
   _playing = true;
-  _currentAudio = new Audio(`/assets/speech/${_queue.shift()}.mp3`);
+  const entry = _queue.shift();
+  _currentCbs = entry;
+  _currentAudio = new Audio(`/assets/speech/${entry.filename}.mp3`);
   _currentAudio.volume = 0.8;
-  const done = () => { _playing = false; _currentAudio = null; _playNext(); };
+  const done = () => {
+    entry.onEnd?.();
+    _playing = false;
+    _currentAudio = null;
+    _currentCbs = null;
+    _playNext();
+  };
   _currentAudio.onended = done;
   _currentAudio.onerror = done;
-  _currentAudio.play().catch(done);
+  _currentAudio.play().then(() => entry.onStart?.()).catch(done);
 }
 
 export function resetQueue() {
-  if (_currentAudio) { _currentAudio.pause(); _currentAudio = null; }
+  if (_currentAudio) {
+    _currentCbs?.onEnd?.();
+    _currentAudio.pause();
+    _currentAudio = null;
+  }
+  _currentCbs = null;
   _queue = [];
   _playing = false;
 }
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