diff --git a/tools/show_vtable.py b/tools/show_vtable.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+from colorama import Fore, Style
+import cxxfilt
+from elftools.elf.elffile import ELFFile
+import diff_settings
+from pathlib import Path
+import struct
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+import utils
+
+config: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+diff_settings.apply(config, {})
+
+root = Path(__file__).parent.parent
+my_elf = ELFFile((root / config["myimg"]).open("rb"))
+my_symtab = my_elf.get_section_by_name(".symtab")
+if not my_symtab:
+    utils.fail(f'{config["myimg"]} has no symbol table')
+
+
+def get_file_offset(elf, addr: int) -> int:
+    for seg in elf.iter_segments():
+        if seg.header["p_type"] != "PT_LOAD":
+            continue
+        if seg["p_vaddr"] <= addr < seg["p_vaddr"] + seg["p_filesz"]:
+            return addr - seg["p_vaddr"] + seg["p_offset"]
+    assert False
+
+
+def get_symbol_file_offset_and_size(elf, table, name: str) -> (int, int):
+    syms = table.get_symbol_by_name(name)
+    if not syms or len(syms) != 1:
+        raise KeyError(name)
+    return get_file_offset(elf, syms[0]["st_value"]), syms[0]["st_size"]
+
+
+def build_symbol_table(symtab) -> Dict[int, str]:
+    table = dict()
+    for sym in symtab.iter_symbols():
+        addr = sym["st_value"]
+        existing_value = table.get(addr, None)
+        if existing_value is None or not existing_value.startswith("_Z"):
+            table[addr] = sym.name
+    return table
+
+
+def find_vtable(symtab, class_name: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    OFFSET = len("vtable for ")
+    for sym in symtab.iter_symbols():
+        if not sym.name.startswith("_ZTV"):
+            continue
+        if cxxfilt.demangle(sym.name)[OFFSET:] == class_name:
+            return sym.name
+    return None
+
+
+def bold(s) -> str:
+    return Style.BRIGHT + str(s) + Style.NORMAL
+
+
+def dump_table(name: str) -> None:
+    try:
+        symbols = build_symbol_table(my_symtab)
+        decomp_symbols = {fn.decomp_name for fn in utils.get_functions() if fn.decomp_name}
+
+        offset, size = get_symbol_file_offset_and_size(my_elf, my_symtab, name)
+        my_elf.stream.seek(offset)
+        vtable_bytes = my_elf.stream.read(size)
+
+        if not vtable_bytes:
+            utils.fail(
+                "empty vtable; has the key function been implemented? (https://lld.llvm.org/missingkeyfunction.html)")
+
+        print(f"{Fore.WHITE}{Style.BRIGHT}{cxxfilt.demangle(name)}{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+        print(f"{Fore.YELLOW}{Style.BRIGHT}vtable @ 0x0{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+
+        assert size % 8 == 0
+        for i in range(size // 8):
+            word: int = struct.unpack_from("<Q", vtable_bytes, 8 * i)[0]
+            name = symbols.get(word, None)
+            if word == 0:
+                pass
+            elif name is not None:
+                demangled_name: str = cxxfilt.demangle(name)
+                color = Fore.GREEN if name in decomp_symbols else Fore.BLUE
+                print(f"{color}{bold(demangled_name)}{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+                print(f"    {name}")
+            elif word & (1 << 63):
+                offset = -struct.unpack_from("<q", vtable_bytes, 8 * i)[0]
+                print()
+                print(f"{Fore.YELLOW}{Style.BRIGHT}vtable @ {offset:#x}{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+            else:
+                print(f"{Fore.RED}unknown data: {word:016x}{Style.RESET_ALL}")
+
+    except KeyError:
+        utils.fail("could not find symbol")
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("symbol_name", help="Name of the vtable symbol (_ZTV...) or class name")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    symbol_name: str = args.symbol_name
+
+    if not symbol_name.startswith("_ZTV"):
+        symbol_name = find_vtable(my_symtab, args.symbol_name)
+
+    dump_table(symbol_name)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()