diff --git a/tools/overlayhelpers/data_parser.py b/tools/overlayhelpers/data_parser.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import struct
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+root_dir = script_dir + "/../"
+src_dir = root_dir + "src/"
+
+
+def get_c_dir(dirname):
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(src_dir):
+        for directory in dirs:
+            if directory == dirname:
+                return os.path.join(root, directory)
+
+
+def get_c_file(directory):
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(directory):
+        for file in files:
+            if file.endswith(".c") and "data" not in file:
+                return file
+
+
+def parse_data(file):
+    entries = dict()
+
+    with open(file, 'r') as f:
+        glabels = f.read().split('glabel ')
+        for glabel in glabels[2:]:
+            split = glabel.split('\n')
+            label = split[0]
+
+            
+            rest_of_label = split[1:]
+            values = list()
+
+            for f in rest_of_label:
+                f = f.split('\t')
+                values.append(f[-1])
+
+            entries[split[0]] = values[:-1]
+
+    return entries
+
+
+def construct_arrays(data):
+    output = ""
+
+    for label, values in data.items():
+        output += "s32 " + label + "[] = {"
+        for value in values:
+            output += "\n\t" + value + ","
+
+            #labels floats as floats
+            try:
+                binary_data = bytes.fromhex(value[2:])
+                number = struct.unpack('!f', binary_data)[0]
+                if abs(number) > 0.0001 and abs(number) < 100000.0: 
+                    output += " // f32: " + str(number)
+            except Exception as e:
+                pass
+            
+
+        output += "\n};\n\n"
+
+    return output
+
+
+def construct_extern(data):
+    output = ""
+
+    for label, values in data.items():
+        output += "extern UNK_TYPE " + label + ";\n"
+
+    return output
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(usage="./data_parser.py --file path/to/file.c or ./data_parser.py (from an actor or gamestate's asm dir)",
+                                     description="Creates a data.c file. "
+                                     "Output will be saved as data.c")
+    parser.add_argument('--file', help="path of c file to be processed", required=False)
+    parser.add_argument('--method', help="Method of output - options are 'extern' and 'arrays'.", required=False)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.method not in ['extern', 'arrays']:
+        print("Acceptable methods are {extern} and {arrays}.")
+        print("Example usage: ./data_parser.py --method arrays --file ../../asm/overlays/ovl_En_Wallmas_data.asm")
+        return
+
+    if args.file:
+        c_file_path = args.file
+        print("Using file: {}".format(c_file_path))
+    else:
+        this_dir = Path.cwd()
+        c_dir_path = get_c_dir(this_dir.name)
+        if c_dir_path is None:
+            sys.exit(
+                "Cannot find appropriate c file dir. In argumentless mode, run this script from the c file's corresponding asm dir.")
+        print("Example usage: ./data_parser.py --method arrays --file ../../asm/overlays/ovl_En_Wallmas_data.asm")
+        c_file = get_c_file(c_dir_path)
+        c_file_path = os.path.join(c_dir_path, c_file)
+        print("Using file: {}".format(c_file_path))
+
+    data = parse_data(c_file_path)
+    output = None
+
+    if args.method == 'extern':
+        output = construct_extern(data)
+    elif args.method == 'arrays':
+        output = construct_arrays(data)
+
+    with open(os.path.join(root_dir, "data.c"), "w", encoding="UTF-8") as f:
+        f.write(output)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+