diff --git a/lib/game/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior.dart b/lib/game/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior.dart
index 75656d8f..8995c16b 100644
--- a/lib/game/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior.dart
+++ b/lib/game/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import 'package:flame/components.dart';
 import 'package:flame_bloc/flame_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
-import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart';
 
 /// Spawns a new [Ball] into the game when all balls are lost and still
 /// [GameStatus.playing].
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class BallSpawningBehavior extends Component
   void onNewState(GameState state) {
     final plunger = gameRef.descendants().whereType<Plunger>().single;
     final canvas = gameRef.descendants().whereType<ZCanvasComponent>().single;
-    final characterTheme = readProvider<CharacterTheme>();
+    final characterTheme = readBloc<CharacterThemeCubit, CharacterThemeState>()
+        .state
+        .characterTheme;
     final ball = Ball(assetPath: characterTheme.ball.keyName)
       ..initialPosition = Vector2(
         plunger.body.position.x,
diff --git a/lib/game/behaviors/ball_theming_behavior.dart b/lib/game/behaviors/ball_theming_behavior.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e12a720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/game/behaviors/ball_theming_behavior.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flame_bloc/flame_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+
+/// Updates the launch [Ball] to reflect character selections.
+class BallThemingBehavior extends Component
+    with
+        FlameBlocListenable<CharacterThemeCubit, CharacterThemeState>,
+        HasGameRef {
+  @override
+  void onNewState(CharacterThemeState state) {
+    gameRef
+        .descendants()
+        .whereType<Ball>()
+        .single
+        .bloc
+        .onThemeChanged(state.characterTheme);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/game/behaviors/behaviors.dart b/lib/game/behaviors/behaviors.dart
index c7ad6880..301bc61e 100644
--- a/lib/game/behaviors/behaviors.dart
+++ b/lib/game/behaviors/behaviors.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export 'ball_spawning_behavior.dart';
+export 'ball_theming_behavior.dart';
 export 'bonus_noise_behavior.dart';
 export 'bumper_noise_behavior.dart';
 export 'camera_focusing_behavior.dart';
diff --git a/lib/game/components/flutter_forest/behaviors/flutter_forest_bonus_behavior.dart b/lib/game/components/flutter_forest/behaviors/flutter_forest_bonus_behavior.dart
index 55902eb7..c94cda60 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/flutter_forest/behaviors/flutter_forest_bonus_behavior.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/flutter_forest/behaviors/flutter_forest_bonus_behavior.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import 'package:flame/components.dart';
 import 'package:flame_bloc/flame_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
-import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart';
 
 /// Bonus obtained at the [FlutterForest].
 ///
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ class FlutterForestBonusBehavior extends Component
 
           if (signpost.bloc.isFullyProgressed()) {
             bloc.add(const BonusActivated(GameBonus.dashNest));
-            final characterTheme = readProvider<CharacterTheme>();
+            final characterTheme =
+                readBloc<CharacterThemeCubit, CharacterThemeState>()
+                    .state
+                    .characterTheme;
             canvas.add(
-              Ball(
-                assetPath: characterTheme.ball.keyName,
-              )
+              Ball(assetPath: characterTheme.ball.keyName)
                 ..initialPosition = Vector2(29.2, -24.5)
                 ..zIndex = ZIndexes.ballOnBoard,
             );
diff --git a/lib/game/components/game_bloc_status_listener.dart b/lib/game/components/game_bloc_status_listener.dart
index 6e11f3d6..81da96d5 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/game_bloc_status_listener.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/game_bloc_status_listener.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import 'package:flame/components.dart';
 import 'package:flame_bloc/flame_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_audio/pinball_audio.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
-import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart';
 
 /// Listens to the [GameBloc] and updates the game accordingly.
 class GameBlocStatusListener extends Component
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ class GameBlocStatusListener extends Component
         readProvider<PinballPlayer>().play(PinballAudio.gameOverVoiceOver);
         gameRef.descendants().whereType<Backbox>().first.requestInitials(
               score: state.displayScore,
-              character: readProvider<CharacterTheme>(),
+              character: readBloc<CharacterThemeCubit, CharacterThemeState>()
+                  .state
+                  .characterTheme,
             );
         break;
     }
diff --git a/lib/game/pinball_game.dart b/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
index 6818f566..6f1aa630 100644
--- a/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
+++ b/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ import 'package:leaderboard_repository/leaderboard_repository.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/behaviors/behaviors.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/l10n/l10n.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_audio/pinball_audio.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
-import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart';
 
 class PinballGame extends PinballForge2DGame
     with HasKeyboardHandlerComponents, MultiTouchTapDetector {
   PinballGame({
-    required CharacterTheme characterTheme,
+    required CharacterThemeCubit characterThemeBloc,
     required this.leaderboardRepository,
     required GameBloc gameBloc,
     required AppLocalizations l10n,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class PinballGame extends PinballForge2DGame
   })  : focusNode = FocusNode(),
         _gameBloc = gameBloc,
         _player = player,
-        _characterTheme = characterTheme,
+        _characterThemeBloc = characterThemeBloc,
         _l10n = l10n,
         super(
           gravity: Vector2(0, 30),
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class PinballGame extends PinballForge2DGame
 
   final FocusNode focusNode;
 
-  final CharacterTheme _characterTheme;
+  final CharacterThemeCubit _characterThemeBloc;
 
   final PinballPlayer _player;
 
@@ -56,13 +56,19 @@ class PinballGame extends PinballForge2DGame
   @override
   Future<void> onLoad() async {
     await add(
-      FlameBlocProvider<GameBloc, GameState>.value(
-        value: _gameBloc,
+      FlameMultiBlocProvider(
+        providers: [
+          FlameBlocProvider<GameBloc, GameState>.value(
+            value: _gameBloc,
+          ),
+          FlameBlocProvider<CharacterThemeCubit, CharacterThemeState>.value(
+            value: _characterThemeBloc,
+          ),
+        ],
         children: [
           MultiFlameProvider(
             providers: [
               FlameProvider<PinballPlayer>.value(_player),
-              FlameProvider<CharacterTheme>.value(_characterTheme),
               FlameProvider<LeaderboardRepository>.value(leaderboardRepository),
               FlameProvider<AppLocalizations>.value(_l10n),
             ],
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ class PinballGame extends PinballForge2DGame
               BonusNoiseBehavior(),
               GameBlocStatusListener(),
               BallSpawningBehavior(),
+              BallThemingBehavior(),
               CameraFocusingBehavior(),
               CanvasComponent(
                 onSpritePainted: (paint) {
@@ -161,13 +168,13 @@ class PinballGame extends PinballForge2DGame
 
 class DebugPinballGame extends PinballGame with FPSCounter, PanDetector {
   DebugPinballGame({
-    required CharacterTheme characterTheme,
+    required CharacterThemeCubit characterThemeBloc,
     required LeaderboardRepository leaderboardRepository,
     required AppLocalizations l10n,
     required PinballPlayer player,
     required GameBloc gameBloc,
   }) : super(
-          characterTheme: characterTheme,
+          characterThemeBloc: characterThemeBloc,
           player: player,
           leaderboardRepository: leaderboardRepository,
           l10n: l10n,
diff --git a/lib/game/view/pinball_game_page.dart b/lib/game/view/pinball_game_page.dart
index 1005c728..354d61ed 100644
--- a/lib/game/view/pinball_game_page.dart
+++ b/lib/game/view/pinball_game_page.dart
@@ -31,21 +31,20 @@ class PinballGamePage extends StatelessWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    final characterTheme =
-        context.read<CharacterThemeCubit>().state.characterTheme;
+    final characterThemeBloc = context.read<CharacterThemeCubit>();
     final player = context.read<PinballPlayer>();
     final leaderboardRepository = context.read<LeaderboardRepository>();
     final gameBloc = context.read<GameBloc>();
     final game = isDebugMode
         ? DebugPinballGame(
-            characterTheme: characterTheme,
+            characterThemeBloc: characterThemeBloc,
             player: player,
             leaderboardRepository: leaderboardRepository,
             l10n: context.l10n,
             gameBloc: gameBloc,
           )
         : PinballGame(
-            characterTheme: characterTheme,
+            characterThemeBloc: characterThemeBloc,
             player: player,
             leaderboardRepository: leaderboardRepository,
             l10n: context.l10n,
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flipper/left.png b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flipper/left.png
index 3aefa225..190b5bb0 100644
Binary files a/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flipper/left.png and b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flipper/left.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flipper/right.png b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flipper/right.png
index 3627c86c..6bc46580 100644
Binary files a/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flipper/right.png and b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flipper/right.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/ball.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/ball.dart
index e8cea997..49e4f0e0 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/ball.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/ball.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flame_bloc/flame_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
@@ -8,27 +9,27 @@ import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart' as theme;
 
 export 'behaviors/behaviors.dart';
+export 'cubit/ball_cubit.dart';
 
 /// {@template ball}
 /// A solid, [BodyType.dynamic] sphere that rolls and bounces around.
 /// {@endtemplate}
 class Ball extends BodyComponent with Layered, InitialPosition, ZIndex {
   /// {@macro ball}
-  Ball({
-    String? assetPath,
-  }) : super(
+  Ball({String? assetPath}) : this._(bloc: BallCubit(), assetPath: assetPath);
+
+  Ball._({required this.bloc, String? assetPath})
+      : super(
           renderBody: false,
           children: [
-            _BallSpriteComponent(assetPath: assetPath),
+            FlameBlocProvider<BallCubit, BallState>.value(
+              value: bloc,
+              children: [BallSpriteComponent(assetPath: assetPath)],
+            ),
             BallScalingBehavior(),
             BallGravitatingBehavior(),
           ],
         ) {
-    // TODO(ruimiguel): while developing Ball can be launched by clicking mouse,
-    // and default  layer is Layer.all. But on final game Ball will be always be
-    // be launched from Plunger and LauncherRamp will modify it to Layer.board.
-    // We need to see what happens if Ball appears from other place like nest
-    // bumper, it will need to explicit change layer to Layer.board then.
     layer = Layer.board;
   }
 
@@ -36,11 +37,22 @@ class Ball extends BodyComponent with Layered, InitialPosition, ZIndex {
   ///
   /// This can be used for testing [Ball]'s behaviors in isolation.
   @visibleForTesting
-  Ball.test()
-      : super(
-          children: [_BallSpriteComponent()],
+  Ball.test({
+    BallCubit? bloc,
+    String? assetPath,
+  })  : bloc = bloc ?? BallCubit(),
+        super(
+          children: [
+            FlameBlocProvider<BallCubit, BallState>.value(
+              value: bloc ?? BallCubit(),
+              children: [BallSpriteComponent(assetPath: assetPath)],
+            )
+          ],
         );
 
+  /// Bloc to update the ball sprite when a new character is selected.
+  final BallCubit bloc;
+
   /// The size of the [Ball].
   static final Vector2 size = Vector2.all(4.13);
 
@@ -76,21 +88,32 @@ class Ball extends BodyComponent with Layered, InitialPosition, ZIndex {
   }
 }
 
-class _BallSpriteComponent extends SpriteComponent with HasGameRef {
-  _BallSpriteComponent({
-    this.assetPath,
-  }) : super(
-          anchor: Anchor.center,
-        );
+/// {@template ball_sprite_component}
+/// Visual representation of the [Ball].
+/// {@endtemplate}
+@visibleForTesting
+class BallSpriteComponent extends SpriteComponent
+    with HasGameRef, FlameBlocListenable<BallCubit, BallState> {
+  /// {@macro ball_sprite_component}
+  BallSpriteComponent({required String? assetPath})
+      : _assetPath = assetPath,
+        super(anchor: Anchor.center);
+
+  final String? _assetPath;
 
-  final String? assetPath;
+  @override
+  void onNewState(BallState state) {
+    sprite = Sprite(
+      gameRef.images.fromCache(state.characterTheme.ball.keyName),
+    );
+  }
 
   @override
   Future<void> onLoad() async {
     await super.onLoad();
     final sprite = Sprite(
       gameRef.images
-          .fromCache(assetPath ?? theme.Assets.images.dash.ball.keyName),
+          .fromCache(_assetPath ?? theme.Assets.images.dash.ball.keyName),
     );
     this.sprite = sprite;
     size = sprite.originalSize / 12.5;
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/behaviors/ball_scaling_behavior.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/behaviors/ball_scaling_behavior.dart
index 7fc06fb1..e1e7c405 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/behaviors/ball_scaling_behavior.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/behaviors/ball_scaling_behavior.dart
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ class BallScalingBehavior extends Component with ParentIsA<Ball> {
 
     parent.body.fixtures.first.shape.radius = (Ball.size.x / 2) * scaleFactor;
 
-    parent.firstChild<SpriteComponent>()!.scale.setValues(
-          scaleFactor,
-          scaleFactor,
-        );
+    final ballSprite = parent.descendants().whereType<SpriteComponent>();
+    if (ballSprite.isNotEmpty) {
+      ballSprite.single.scale.setValues(
+        scaleFactor,
+        scaleFactor,
+      );
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_cubit.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_cubit.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3054e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_cubit.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// ignore_for_file: public_member_api_docs
+
+import 'package:bloc/bloc.dart';
+import 'package:equatable/equatable.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart';
+
+part 'ball_state.dart';
+
+class BallCubit extends Cubit<BallState> {
+  BallCubit() : super(const BallState.initial());
+
+  void onThemeChanged(CharacterTheme characterTheme) {
+    emit(BallState(characterTheme: characterTheme));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_state.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_state.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17a7aa9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_state.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// ignore_for_file: public_member_api_docs
+
+part of 'ball_cubit.dart';
+
+class BallState extends Equatable {
+  const BallState({required this.characterTheme});
+
+  const BallState.initial() : this(characterTheme: const DashTheme());
+
+  final CharacterTheme characterTheme;
+
+  @override
+  List<Object> get props => [characterTheme];
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_chomping_behavior.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_chomping_behavior.dart
index eff84ff4..a8435ec0 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_chomping_behavior.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_chomping_behavior.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ChromeDinoChompingBehavior extends ContactBehavior<ChromeDino> {
     super.beginContact(other, contact);
     if (other is! Ball) return;
 
-    other.firstChild<SpriteComponent>()!.setOpacity(0);
+    other.descendants().whereType<SpriteComponent>().single.setOpacity(0);
     parent.bloc.onChomp(other);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_spitting_behavior.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_spitting_behavior.dart
index 78a8b9d5..876dd4d6 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_spitting_behavior.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_spitting_behavior.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ChromeDinoSpittingBehavior extends Component
 
   void _spit() {
     parent.bloc.state.ball!
-      ..firstChild<SpriteComponent>()!.setOpacity(1)
+      ..descendants().whereType<SpriteComponent>().single.setOpacity(1)
       ..body.linearVelocity = Vector2(-50, 0);
     parent.bloc.onSpit();
   }
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml b/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml
index 3fffaa88..758ebe37 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ environment:
 dependencies:
   bloc: ^8.0.3
   flame: ^1.1.1
+  flame_bloc: ^1.4.0
   flame_forge2d:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/flame-engine/flame
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/pubspec.lock b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/pubspec.lock
index 0357656d..b5ac88b7 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/pubspec.lock
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/pubspec.lock
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.1.1"
+  flame_bloc:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: flame_bloc
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.4.0"
   flame_forge2d:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -120,6 +127,13 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
+  flutter_bloc:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: flutter_bloc
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "8.0.1"
   flutter_colorpicker:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -214,6 +228,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.7.0"
+  nested:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: nested
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.0"
   ordered_set:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -298,6 +319,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "4.2.4"
+  provider:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: provider
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.0.2"
   shared_preferences:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/ball_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/ball_test.dart
index 9195e0b2..43454342 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/ball_test.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/ball_test.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // ignore_for_file: cascade_invocations
 
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
 import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
 import 'package:flame_test/flame_test.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
@@ -39,6 +40,41 @@ void main() {
       },
     );
 
+    flameTester.test(
+      'has only one SpriteComponent',
+      (game) async {
+        final ball = Ball();
+        await game.ready();
+        await game.ensureAdd(ball);
+
+        expect(
+          ball.descendants().whereType<SpriteComponent>().length,
+          equals(1),
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    flameTester.test(
+      'BallSpriteComponent changes sprite onNewState',
+      (game) async {
+        final ball = Ball();
+        await game.ready();
+        await game.ensureAdd(ball);
+
+        final ballSprite =
+            ball.descendants().whereType<BallSpriteComponent>().single;
+        final originalSprite = ballSprite.sprite;
+
+        ballSprite.onNewState(
+          const BallState(characterTheme: theme.DinoTheme()),
+        );
+        await game.ready();
+
+        final newSprite = ballSprite.sprite;
+        expect(newSprite != originalSprite, isTrue);
+      },
+    );
+
     group('adds', () {
       flameTester.test('a BallScalingBehavior', (game) async {
         final ball = Ball();
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/behaviors/ball_scaling_behavior_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/behaviors/ball_scaling_behavior_test.dart
index bd0cca49..c4c66d4a 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/behaviors/ball_scaling_behavior_test.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/behaviors/ball_scaling_behavior_test.dart
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ void main() {
         await game.ensureAddAll([ball1, ball2]);
         game.update(1);
 
-        final sprite1 = ball1.firstChild<SpriteComponent>()!;
-        final sprite2 = ball2.firstChild<SpriteComponent>()!;
+        final sprite1 = ball1.descendants().whereType<SpriteComponent>().single;
+        final sprite2 = ball2.descendants().whereType<SpriteComponent>().single;
         expect(
           sprite1.scale.x,
           greaterThan(sprite2.scale.x),
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_cubit_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_cubit_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5a03213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_cubit_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import 'package:bloc_test/bloc_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group(
+    'BallCubit',
+    () {
+      blocTest<BallCubit, BallState>(
+        'onThemeChanged emits new theme',
+        build: BallCubit.new,
+        act: (bloc) => bloc.onThemeChanged(const DinoTheme()),
+        expect: () => [const BallState(characterTheme: DinoTheme())],
+      );
+    },
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_state_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_state_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1163ba1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/ball/cubit/ball_state_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// ignore_for_file: prefer_const_constructors
+
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('BallState', () {
+    test('supports value equality', () {
+      expect(
+        BallState(characterTheme: DashTheme()),
+        equals(const BallState(characterTheme: DashTheme())),
+      );
+    });
+
+    group('constructor', () {
+      test('can be instantiated', () {
+        expect(const BallState(characterTheme: DashTheme()), isNotNull);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_chomping_behavior_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_chomping_behavior_test.dart
index dfc33967..f5fd2b42 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_chomping_behavior_test.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_chomping_behavior_test.dart
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ void main() {
 
           behavior.beginContact(ball, contact);
 
-          expect(ball.firstChild<SpriteComponent>()!.getOpacity(), isZero);
+          expect(
+            ball.descendants().whereType<SpriteComponent>().single.getOpacity(),
+            isZero,
+          );
 
           verify(() => bloc.onChomp(ball)).called(1);
         },
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_spitting_behavior_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_spitting_behavior_test.dart
index 8c2cbe57..0748040e 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_spitting_behavior_test.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/chrome_dino/behaviors/chrome_dino_spitting_behavior_test.dart
@@ -66,7 +66,14 @@ void main() {
                 .timer
                 .onTick!();
 
-            expect(ball.firstChild<SpriteComponent>()!.getOpacity(), equals(1));
+            expect(
+              ball
+                  .descendants()
+                  .whereType<SpriteComponent>()
+                  .single
+                  .getOpacity(),
+              equals(1),
+            );
             expect(ball.body.linearVelocity, equals(Vector2(-50, 0)));
           },
         );
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flipper.png b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flipper.png
index 07fe81ed..8507618d 100644
Binary files a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flipper.png and b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flipper.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/android/ball.png b/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/android/ball.png
index b5cfbc3f..ca2eebe3 100644
Binary files a/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/android/ball.png and b/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/android/ball.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/dash/ball.png b/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/dash/ball.png
index fa754cbc..69e8dffa 100644
Binary files a/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/dash/ball.png and b/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/dash/ball.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/dino/ball.png b/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/dino/ball.png
index 02b99c43..1a2102d8 100644
Binary files a/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/dino/ball.png and b/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/dino/ball.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/sparky/ball.png b/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/sparky/ball.png
index 95e5a10b..fe3f4e82 100644
Binary files a/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/sparky/ball.png and b/packages/pinball_theme/assets/images/sparky/ball.png differ
diff --git a/test/game/components/android_acres/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior_test.dart b/test/game/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior_test.dart
similarity index 90%
rename from test/game/components/android_acres/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior_test.dart
rename to test/game/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior_test.dart
index f41487cd..d723c65e 100644
--- a/test/game/components/android_acres/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior_test.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/behaviors/ball_spawning_behavior.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart' as theme;
@@ -18,18 +19,20 @@ class _TestGame extends Forge2DGame {
   }
 
   Future<void> pump(
-    Iterable<Component> children, {
+    List<Component> children, {
     GameBloc? gameBloc,
   }) async {
     await ensureAdd(
-      FlameBlocProvider<GameBloc, GameState>.value(
-        value: gameBloc ?? GameBloc(),
-        children: [
-          FlameProvider<theme.CharacterTheme>.value(
-            const theme.DashTheme(),
-            children: children,
+      FlameMultiBlocProvider(
+        providers: [
+          FlameBlocProvider<GameBloc, GameState>.value(
+            value: gameBloc ?? GameBloc(),
+          ),
+          FlameBlocProvider<CharacterThemeCubit, CharacterThemeState>.value(
+            value: CharacterThemeCubit(),
           ),
         ],
+        children: children,
       ),
     );
   }
diff --git a/test/game/behaviors/ball_theming_behavior_test.dart b/test/game/behaviors/ball_theming_behavior_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c1e0b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/game/behaviors/ball_theming_behavior_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// ignore_for_file: cascade_invocations
+
+import 'package:bloc_test/bloc_test.dart';
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flame_bloc/flame_bloc.dart';
+import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
+import 'package:flame_test/flame_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/game/behaviors/behaviors.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart' as theme;
+
+class _TestGame extends Forge2DGame {
+  @override
+  Future<void> onLoad() async {
+    images.prefix = '';
+    await images.loadAll([
+      theme.Assets.images.dash.ball.keyName,
+      theme.Assets.images.dino.ball.keyName,
+    ]);
+  }
+
+  Future<void> pump(
+    List<Component> children, {
+    CharacterThemeCubit? characterThemeBloc,
+  }) async {
+    await ensureAdd(
+      FlameBlocProvider<CharacterThemeCubit, CharacterThemeState>.value(
+        value: characterThemeBloc ?? CharacterThemeCubit(),
+        children: children,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class _MockBallCubit extends Mock implements BallCubit {}
+
+void main() {
+  TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+  group(
+    'BallThemingBehavior',
+    () {
+      final flameTester = FlameTester(_TestGame.new);
+
+      test('can be instantiated', () {
+        expect(
+          BallThemingBehavior(),
+          isA<BallThemingBehavior>(),
+        );
+      });
+
+      flameTester.test(
+        'loads',
+        (game) async {
+          final behavior = BallThemingBehavior();
+          await game.pump([behavior]);
+          expect(game.descendants(), contains(behavior));
+        },
+      );
+
+      flameTester.test(
+        'onNewState calls onThemeChanged on the ball bloc',
+        (game) async {
+          final ballBloc = _MockBallCubit();
+          whenListen(
+            ballBloc,
+            const Stream<BallState>.empty(),
+            initialState: const BallState.initial(),
+          );
+          final ball = Ball.test(bloc: ballBloc);
+          final behavior = BallThemingBehavior();
+          await game.pump([
+            ball,
+            behavior,
+            ZCanvasComponent(),
+            Plunger.test(compressionDistance: 10),
+          ]);
+
+          const dinoThemeState = CharacterThemeState(theme.DinoTheme());
+          behavior.onNewState(dinoThemeState);
+          await game.ready();
+
+          verify(() => ballBloc.onThemeChanged(dinoThemeState.characterTheme))
+              .called(1);
+        },
+      );
+    },
+  );
+}
diff --git a/test/game/components/flutter_forest/behaviors/flutter_forest_bonus_behavior_test.dart b/test/game/components/flutter_forest/behaviors/flutter_forest_bonus_behavior_test.dart
index 3dcd870b..0d058c70 100644
--- a/test/game/components/flutter_forest/behaviors/flutter_forest_bonus_behavior_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/components/flutter_forest/behaviors/flutter_forest_bonus_behavior_test.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/components/flutter_forest/behaviors/behaviors.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart' as theme;
@@ -26,16 +27,16 @@ class _TestGame extends Forge2DGame {
     required GameBloc gameBloc,
   }) async {
     await ensureAdd(
-      FlameBlocProvider<GameBloc, GameState>.value(
-        value: gameBloc,
+      FlameMultiBlocProvider(
+        providers: [
+          FlameBlocProvider<GameBloc, GameState>.value(value: gameBloc),
+          FlameBlocProvider<CharacterThemeCubit, CharacterThemeState>.value(
+            value: CharacterThemeCubit(),
+          ),
+        ],
         children: [
-          FlameProvider<theme.CharacterTheme>.value(
-            const theme.DashTheme(),
-            children: [
-              ZCanvasComponent(
-                children: [child],
-              ),
-            ],
+          ZCanvasComponent(
+            children: [child],
           ),
         ],
       ),
diff --git a/test/game/components/game_bloc_status_listener_test.dart b/test/game/components/game_bloc_status_listener_test.dart
index 7118aa8d..767ddefa 100644
--- a/test/game/components/game_bloc_status_listener_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/components/game_bloc_status_listener_test.dart
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:leaderboard_repository/leaderboard_repository.dart';
 import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_audio/pinball_audio.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
-import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart' as theme;
 
 class _TestGame extends Forge2DGame {
   @override
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ class _TestGame extends Forge2DGame {
     PinballPlayer? pinballPlayer,
   }) async {
     return ensureAdd(
-      FlameBlocProvider<GameBloc, GameState>.value(
-        value: GameBloc(),
+      FlameMultiBlocProvider(
+        providers: [
+          FlameBlocProvider<GameBloc, GameState>.value(
+            value: GameBloc(),
+          ),
+          FlameBlocProvider<CharacterThemeCubit, CharacterThemeState>.value(
+            value: CharacterThemeCubit(),
+          ),
+        ],
         children: [
-          MultiFlameProvider(
-            providers: [
-              FlameProvider<PinballPlayer>.value(
-                pinballPlayer ?? _MockPinballPlayer(),
-              ),
-              FlameProvider<theme.CharacterTheme>.value(
-                const theme.DashTheme(),
-              ),
-            ],
+          FlameProvider<PinballPlayer>.value(
+            pinballPlayer ?? _MockPinballPlayer(),
             children: children,
           ),
         ],
diff --git a/test/game/pinball_game_test.dart b/test/game/pinball_game_test.dart
index 4130ca77..3b034c8f 100644
--- a/test/game/pinball_game_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/pinball_game_test.dart
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ import 'package:leaderboard_repository/src/leaderboard_repository.dart';
 import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/behaviors/behaviors.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_audio/src/pinball_audio.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
-import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart' as theme;
 
 class _TestPinballGame extends PinballGame {
   _TestPinballGame()
       : super(
-          characterTheme: const theme.DashTheme(),
+          characterThemeBloc: CharacterThemeCubit(),
           leaderboardRepository: _MockLeaderboardRepository(),
           gameBloc: GameBloc(),
           l10n: _MockAppLocalizations(),
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class _TestPinballGame extends PinballGame {
 class _TestDebugPinballGame extends DebugPinballGame {
   _TestDebugPinballGame()
       : super(
-          characterTheme: const theme.DashTheme(),
+          characterThemeBloc: CharacterThemeCubit(),
           leaderboardRepository: _MockLeaderboardRepository(),
           gameBloc: GameBloc(),
           l10n: _MockAppLocalizations(),
@@ -109,6 +109,17 @@ void main() {
         },
       );
 
+      flameTester.test(
+        'has only one BallThemingBehavior',
+        (game) async {
+          await game.ready();
+          expect(
+            game.descendants().whereType<BallThemingBehavior>().length,
+            equals(1),
+          );
+        },
+      );
+
       flameTester.test(
         'has only one Drain',
         (game) async {
diff --git a/test/game/view/pinball_game_page_test.dart b/test/game/view/pinball_game_page_test.dart
index a0ed4c7e..0e23e54d 100644
--- a/test/game/view/pinball_game_page_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/view/pinball_game_page_test.dart
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ import 'package:pinball/more_information/more_information.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/select_character/select_character.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/start_game/start_game.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_audio/pinball_audio.dart';
-import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart' as theme;
 
 import '../../helpers/helpers.dart';
 
 class _TestPinballGame extends PinballGame {
   _TestPinballGame()
       : super(
-          characterTheme: const theme.DashTheme(),
+          characterThemeBloc: CharacterThemeCubit(),
           leaderboardRepository: _MockLeaderboardRepository(),
           gameBloc: GameBloc(),
           l10n: _MockAppLocalizations(),