diff --git a/include/sections.h b/include/sections.h
index c5bdd664..30ebbf0b 100644
--- a/include/sections.h
+++ b/include/sections.h
@@ -458,12 +458,12 @@ extern u8 backgrounds_ROM_START[];         // 3CB130
 extern u8 backgrounds_ROM_END[];           // 3CB130
 extern u8 battle_headers_ROM_START[];      // 45B580
 extern u8 battle_headers_ROM_END[];        // 45B580
-extern u8 _4A21C0_ROM_START[];
-extern u8 _4A21C0_ROM_END[];
-extern u8 _4BD6B0_ROM_START[];
-extern u8 _4BD6B0_ROM_END[];
-extern u8 _4BE810_ROM_START[];
-extern u8 _4BE810_ROM_END[];
+extern u8 common_menu0_ui_ROM_START[];
+extern u8 common_menu0_ui_ROM_END[];
+extern u8 common_menu1_ui_ROM_START[];
+extern u8 common_menu1_ui_ROM_END[];
+extern u8 common_menu2_ui_ROM_START[];
+extern u8 common_menu2_ui_ROM_END[];
 extern u8 area_select_ui_ROM_START[];      // 4D1330
 extern u8 area_select_ui_ROM_END[];        // 4D1330
 extern u8 menu_select_ui_ROM_START[];      // 4EB0C0
diff --git a/linker_scripts/us/symbol_addrs.txt b/linker_scripts/us/symbol_addrs.txt
index 2268d126..b51b589a 100644
--- a/linker_scripts/us/symbol_addrs.txt
+++ b/linker_scripts/us/symbol_addrs.txt
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ n64_logo_texture_ROM_START = 0x3B96B0; // defined:true
 fonts_ROM_START = 0x3BA190; // defined:true
 backgrounds_ROM_START = 0x3CB130; // defined:true
 battle_headers_ROM_START = 0x45B580; // defined:true
-_4A21C0_ROM_START = 0x4A21C0; // defined:true
-_4BD6B0_ROM_START = 0x4BD6B0; // defined:true
-_4BE810_ROM_START = 0x4BE810; // defined:true
+common_menu0_ui_ROM_START = 0x4A21C0; // defined:true
+common_menu1_ui_ROM_START = 0x4BD6B0; // defined:true
+common_menu2_ui_ROM_START = 0x4BE810; // defined:true
 area_select_ui_ROM_START = 0x4D1330; // defined:true
 menu_select_ui_ROM_START = 0x4EB0C0; // defined:true
 stadium_select_ui_ROM_START = 0x5046B0; // defined:true
diff --git a/src/fragments/10/fragment10.c b/src/fragments/10/fragment10.c
index 57a4d776..4a9a78b8 100644
--- a/src/fragments/10/fragment10.c
+++ b/src/fragments/10/fragment10.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ void func_864025A0(UNUSED s32 arg0, UNUSED s32 arg1) {
     func_80005E40(0x18000, 0);
     sp24 = func_80007444(0, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1);
     D_87B000E0 = func_8001E94C(0x16, 0);
-    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, _4BD6B0, 0);
+    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, common_menu1_ui, 0);
     FRAGMENT_LOAD(fragment31);
     func_86402130();
     func_80007678(sp24);
diff --git a/src/fragments/11/fragment11.c b/src/fragments/11/fragment11.c
index 45e25cdc..0c5b0041 100644
--- a/src/fragments/11/fragment11.c
+++ b/src/fragments/11/fragment11.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ void func_86501E9C(UNUSED s32 arg0, UNUSED s32 arg1) {
     sp24 = func_80007444(0, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1);
     D_87B000E0 = func_8001E94C(0x16, 0);
 
-    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, _4BD6B0, 0);
+    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, common_menu1_ui, 0);
     FRAGMENT_LOAD(fragment31);
 
     func_86501AAC();
diff --git a/src/fragments/35/fragment35.c b/src/fragments/35/fragment35.c
index 49380e38..f9586cc1 100644
--- a/src/fragments/35/fragment35.c
+++ b/src/fragments/35/fragment35.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ s32 func_820003A4(UNUSED s32 arg0, UNUSED s32 arg1) {
     func_80005E40(0x10000, 0);
     sp2C = func_80007444(0, 1, 2, 0, 2, 1);
 
-    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, _4BD6B0, 0);
+    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, common_menu1_ui, 0);
     ASSET_LOAD(D_2000000, n64_logo_texture, 0);
 
     func_80028AFC(2);
diff --git a/src/fragments/36/fragment36.c b/src/fragments/36/fragment36.c
index 2179f736..c29fff1b 100644
--- a/src/fragments/36/fragment36.c
+++ b/src/fragments/36/fragment36.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void func_82100B1C(s32 arg0) {
 }
 
 void func_82100B98(void) {
-    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, _4BD6B0, 0);
+    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, common_menu1_ui, 0);
     ASSET_LOAD(D_2000000, title_ui, 0); // bin contains a JP logo and press start, but this bin is loaded for the "Press Start" gfx
 
     D_82100EB8 = main_pool_alloc(0x4510, 0);
diff --git a/src/fragments/37/fragment37.c b/src/fragments/37/fragment37.c
index d1fce01e..92d4ee74 100644
--- a/src/fragments/37/fragment37.c
+++ b/src/fragments/37/fragment37.c
@@ -818,9 +818,9 @@ s32 func_82202DC4(UNUSED s32 arg0, UNUSED s32 arg1) {
     sp24 = func_80007444(1, 0, 2, 0, 2, 1);
     func_8001E94C(0x1C, 0);
 
-    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, _4BD6B0, 0);
+    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, common_menu1_ui, 0);
     ASSET_LOAD(D_3000000, area_select_ui, 0);
-    ASSET_LOAD(D_2000000, _4BE810, 0);
+    ASSET_LOAD(D_2000000, common_menu2_ui, 0);
 
     func_8002D510();
     D_822030F0 = func_8002D5AC(0x17);
diff --git a/src/fragments/6/fragment6.c b/src/fragments/6/fragment6.c
index c2f3f73e..790c3c2d 100644
--- a/src/fragments/6/fragment6.c
+++ b/src/fragments/6/fragment6.c
@@ -1203,7 +1203,7 @@ void func_86002778(UNUSED s32 arg0, UNUSED s32 arg1) {
     sp24 = (unk_func_80007444*)func_80007444(0, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1);
     D_86003B7C = func_8001E94C(0x36, 0);
 
-    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, _4BD6B0, 0);
+    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, common_menu1_ui, 0);
     FRAGMENT_LOAD(fragment31);
 
     func_80004454((((u32)D_8D000000 & 0x0FF00000) >> 0x14) - 0x10, _5C7A70_ROM_START, _5C7A70_ROM_END);
diff --git a/src/fragments/7/fragment7.c b/src/fragments/7/fragment7.c
index e7ff4c8e..b8709b8f 100644
--- a/src/fragments/7/fragment7.c
+++ b/src/fragments/7/fragment7.c
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ void func_86104474(UNUSED s32 arg0, UNUSED s32 arg1) {
     sp24 = func_80007444(0, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1);
     D_861054B4 = func_8001E94C(0x36, 0);
 
-    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, _4BD6B0, 0);
+    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, common_menu1_ui, 0);
     FRAGMENT_LOAD(fragment31);
 
     func_80004454((((u32)D_8D000000 & 0x0FF00000) >> 0x14) - 0x10, _5C7A70_ROM_START, _5C7A70_ROM_END);
diff --git a/src/fragments/8/fragment8.c b/src/fragments/8/fragment8.c
index 791e7ae0..42dd475a 100644
--- a/src/fragments/8/fragment8.c
+++ b/src/fragments/8/fragment8.c
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ void func_8620369C(s32 arg0, UNUSED s32 arg1) {
     sp24 = func_80007444(0, 0, 3, 1, 2, 1);
     D_86204714 = func_8001E94C(0x16, 0);
 
-    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, _4BD6B0, 0);
+    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, common_menu1_ui, 0);
     ASSET_LOAD(D_4000000, run_rattata_run_flag_gfx, 0);
     FRAGMENT_LOAD(fragment31);
 
diff --git a/src/fragments/9/fragment9.c b/src/fragments/9/fragment9.c
index ff3f806f..5c875064 100644
--- a/src/fragments/9/fragment9.c
+++ b/src/fragments/9/fragment9.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ void func_86301474(UNUSED s32 arg0, UNUSED s32 arg1) {
     sp24 = func_80007444(0, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1);
     D_86301728 = func_8001E94C(0x26, 0);
 
-    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, _4BD6B0, 0);
+    ASSET_LOAD(D_1000000, common_menu1_ui, 0);
     FRAGMENT_LOAD(fragment31);
 
     func_80004454((((u32)&D_8D000000 & 0x0FF00000) >> 0x14) - 0x10, _5C7A70_ROM_START, _5C7A70_ROM_END);
diff --git a/tools/yay0_split.py b/tools/yay0_split.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a654baae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/yay0_split.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+# Yay0_split_script
+
+# this was used to scan/generate splits for certain small portions of asset tables. Please do not use this.
+
+bin_file = open("scan.bin", 'r+b')
+size = os.path.getsize("scan.bin")
+ba = bytearray(bin_file.read(size))
+
+i = 0
+for i in range(i, size, 4):
+    if ba[i + 0] == 0x59 and ba[i + 1] == 0x61 and ba[i + 2] == 0x79 and ba[i + 3] == 0x30:
+        print("Yay0 found at: -[", hex(0x7C0000 + (i)), "]")
diff --git a/yamls/us/rom.yaml b/yamls/us/rom.yaml
index c6a63a29..30103de1 100644
--- a/yamls/us/rom.yaml
+++ b/yamls/us/rom.yaml
@@ -2437,9 +2437,9 @@
   - [0x3BA190, bin, fonts]
   - [0x3CB130, bin, backgrounds]
   - [0x45B580, bin, battle_headers]
-  - [0x4A21C0, bin]
-  - [0x4BD6B0, bin] # like a common assets bin?
-  - [0x4BE810, bin]
+  - [0x4A21C0, bin, common_menu0_ui]
+  - [0x4BD6B0, bin, common_menu1_ui]
+  - [0x4BE810, bin, common_menu2_ui]
   - [0x4D1330, bin, area_select_ui]
   - [0x4EB0C0, bin, menu_select_ui]
   - [0x5046B0, bin, stadium_select_ui]
@@ -2483,16 +2483,117 @@
   - [0x79AFB0, bin, copyright]
   - [0x79B8F0]
   
-  
-  # rest of ROM.. part 2. This area and beyond NEEDS to be hard-aligned to this address.
-  # for the ROM to be shiftable, we need a way to fix this area beyond here to this address and for the prior area
-  # to be filled with FFs instead of being binned. TODO: Make it shift
-  - name: late_assets
+  # ------------------------------------------------
+  # sections hard aligned to an address start here
+  # ------------------------------------------------
+
+  - name: late_assets_1
     type: code
     bss_size: 0x0
     start: 0x7C0000
     vram: 0x8FC00000 # unknown vram. Another unused one? Might be 8FC00000?
     ld_align_segment_start: 0x7C0000
-    subsegments:
+    subalign: 4
+    subsegments: # unaligned starts
     - [0x7C0000, bin]
+    - [0x7C18F8, bin]
+    - [0x7C3398, bin]
+    - [0x7C4E14, bin]
+    - [0x7C6854, bin]
+    - [0x7C8154, bin]
+    - [0x7C9BA8, bin]
+    - [0x7CB654, bin]
+    - [0x7CD0D0, bin]
+    - [0x7CD3D4, bin]
+    - [0x7CD938, bin]
+    - [0x7CFFCC, bin]
+    - [0x7D1EF4, bin]
+    - [0x7D3CAC, bin]
+    - [0x7D56D8, bin]
+    - [0x7D79AC, bin]
+    - [0x7D9718, bin]
+    - [0x7DB5C0, bin]
+    - [0x7DD2F8, bin]
+    - [0x7DEF80, bin]
+    - [0x7E0894, bin]
+    - [0x7E2424, bin]
+    - [0x7E495C, bin]
+    - [0x7E6D4C, bin]
+    - [0x7E8FD0, bin]
+    - [0x7EAB78, bin]
+    - [0x7ED0E8, bin]
+    - [0x7EED64, bin]
+    - [0x7F118C, bin]
+    - [0x7F2A78, bin]
+    - [0x7F4774, bin]
+    - [0x7F6ABC, bin]
+    - [0x7F8E44, bin]
+    - [0x7FB188, bin]
+    - [0x7FD23C, bin]
+    - [0x7FF56C, bin]
+    - [0x8018C0, bin]
+    - [0x803BD0, bin]
+    - [0x805AE0, bin]
+    - [0x807C74, bin]
+    - [0x808378, bin]
+    - [0x809118, bin]
+    - [0x80B0DC, bin]
+    - [0x80C444, bin]
+    - [0x80E1DC, bin]
+    - [0x80F368, bin]
+    - [0x810FBC, bin]
+    - [0x812BA8, bin]
+    - [0x81491C, bin]
+    - [0x816B90, bin]
+    - [0x818C64, bin]
+    - [0x81AA20, bin]
+    - [0x81CB8C, bin] # end of Yay0 files
+    - [0x81EC28]
+
+  - name: late_assets_2
+    type: code
+    bss_size: 0x0
+    start: 0x820000
+    vram: 0x8FD00000 # unknown vram. Another unused one? Might be 8FD00000?
+    ld_align_segment_start: 0x820000
+    subsegments:
+    - [0x820000, bin]
+
+  - name: late_assets_3
+    type: code
+    bss_size: 0x0
+    start: 0x898000
+    vram: 0x8FE00000 # unknown vram. Another unused one? Might be 8FE00000?
+    ld_align_segment_start: 0x898000
+    subsegments:
+    - [0x898000, bin]
+
+  - name: late_assets_4
+    type: code
+    bss_size: 0x0
+    start: 0x8CC000
+    vram: 0x8FF00000
+    ld_align_segment_start: 0x8CC000
+    subsegments:
+    - [0x8CC000, bin]
+
+  - name: late_assets_5
+    type: code
+    bss_size: 0x0
+    start: 0x920000
+    vram: 0x90000000
+    ld_align_segment_start: 0x920000
+    subsegments:
+    - [0x920000, bin]
+    
+  - name: late_assets_6
+    type: code
+    bss_size: 0x0
+    start: 0x15C0000
+    vram: 0x91000000
+    ld_align_segment_start: 0x15C0000
+    subsegments:
+    - [0x15C0000, bin]
+  
+  - [0x1FEC050, bin] # end of the ROM data, padding until 32MB
   - [0x2000000]