diff --git a/utage/names.py b/utage/names.py
index 5c5f2e2..b6633f0 100644
--- a/utage/names.py
+++ b/utage/names.py
@@ -10,13 +10,24 @@ from multiprocessing import Pool
 
 
 def update_names(dir_in, old_path, languages, is_global):
-    names = extract_names(dir_in)
+    names = extract_names(dir_in, is_global)
+
+    global_languages = {"enm": 1, "zh": 2, "ko": 3}
+    if is_global:
+        languages = global_languages.keys()
 
     # we have to update japanese like the rest because CustomData exists
     # and POKELABO deleted the wedding gear event stuff from the game files
     for l in languages:
         if l == "jpn":
             out_dict = dict(zip(names, names))
+        elif l in global_languages.keys():
+            out_dict = {}
+            for name in names:
+                spl = name.split("\t")
+                idx = global_languages[l]
+                val = spl[idx] if spl[idx] != "None" else ""
+                out_dict[spl[0]] = val
         else:
             out_dict = dict.fromkeys(names, "")
 
@@ -34,13 +45,13 @@ def update_names(dir_in, old_path, languages, is_global):
             )
 
 
-def extract_names(dir_in):
+def extract_names(dir_in, is_global):
     char_tsv_path = os.path.join(dir_in, "Diva", "Settings", "Character.tsv")
 
     if not os.path.isfile(char_tsv_path):
         raise FileNotFoundError("Character.tsv not found")
 
-    names, sets = read_char_tsv(char_tsv_path)
+    names, sets = read_char_tsv(char_tsv_path, is_global)
 
     files = [
         f
@@ -50,18 +61,20 @@ def extract_names(dir_in):
     if len(files) == 0:
         raise FileNotFoundError("No valid files found in directory: " + dir_in)
 
-    # tfw gil
-    # it's still faster on my machine so i'm keeping it
-    read_partial = partial(read_mission, char_names=names, char_sets=sets)
-    with Pool() as p:
-        new_names = p.map(read_partial, files)
-    for x in new_names:
-        names.update(x)
+    # TODO unsupported on global for now
+    if not is_global:
+        # tfw gil
+        # it's still faster on my machine so i'm keeping it
+        read_partial = partial(read_mission, char_names=names, char_sets=sets)
+        with Pool() as p:
+            new_names = p.map(read_partial, files)
+        for x in new_names:
+            names.update(x)
 
     return names
 
 
-def read_char_tsv(char_tsv_path):
+def read_char_tsv(char_tsv_path, is_global):
     char_names = set()
     char_sets = set()
 
@@ -77,7 +90,12 @@ def read_char_tsv(char_tsv_path):
                 and row["CharacterName"].strip()
                 and row["NameText"].strip()
             ):
-                char_names.add(row["NameText"])
+                if is_global:
+                    char_names.add(
+                        f"{row['NameText']}\t{row['CharaEnglish']}\t{row['CharaChinese']}\t{row['CharaKorean']}"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    char_names.add(row["NameText"])
                 char_sets.add(row["CharacterName"])
 
     return char_names, char_sets