diff --git a/include/arc/std/handler.h b/include/arc/std/handler.h
index 9e2fbe2..1ae0f55 100644
--- a/include/arc/std/handler.h
+++ b/include/arc/std/handler.h
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 typedef struct ARC_Handler ARC_Handler;
 
+/**
+ * @brief data comparison function ptr
+ *
+ * @note this is used for comparison within vectors
+ * 
+ * @param a first data struct
+ * @param b second data struct
+ *
+ * @return 0 when a == b
+ */
+typedef uint32_t (* ARC_Handler_CompareDataFn)(void *a, void *b);
+
 /**
  * @brief a function that will take iterated data
  *
@@ -30,9 +42,8 @@ typedef void (* ARC_Handler_CleanDataFn)(void *data);
  * @brief creates ARC_Handler type
  *
  * @param config  ARC_Handler to initialize
- * @param dataSize size of type the handler will use
  */
-void ARC_Handler_Create(ARC_Handler **handler, uint32_t dataSize);
+void ARC_Handler_Create(ARC_Handler **handler);
 
 /**
  * @brief destroyes ARC_Handler type
@@ -57,7 +68,7 @@ void ARC_Handler_Add(ARC_Handler *handler, void *data);
  * @param handler ARC_Handler to remove from
  * @param data    data that is being removed
  */
-void ARC_Handler_Remove(ARC_Handler *handler, void *data);
+void ARC_Handler_Remove(ARC_Handler *handler, void *data, ARC_Handler_CompareDataFn compare);
 
 /**
  * @brief remove from handler
diff --git a/include/arc/std/vector.h b/include/arc/std/vector.h
index 22ec4ec..dcf4ff2 100644
--- a/include/arc/std/vector.h
+++ b/include/arc/std/vector.h
@@ -20,15 +20,14 @@ typedef struct ARC_Vector ARC_Vector;
  *
  * @return 0 when a == b
 */
-typedef int8_t (* ARC_Vector_CompareDataFn)(void *a, void *b);
+typedef int32_t (* ARC_Vector_CompareDataFn)(void *a, void *b);
 
 /**
  * @brief creates ARC_Vector type
  *
- * @param vector   ARC_Vector to initialize
- * @param dataSize size of type the vector will store
+ * @param vector ARC_Vector to initialize
  */
-void ARC_Vector_Create(ARC_Vector **vector, uint32_t dataSize);
+void ARC_Vector_Create(ARC_Vector **vector);
 
 /**
  * @brief destroyes ARC_Vector type
@@ -80,4 +79,4 @@ void *ARC_Vector_Get(ARC_Vector *vector, uint32_t *index);
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif //ARC_STD_VECTOR_H_
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif //ARC_STD_VECTOR_H_
diff --git a/src/engine/engine.c b/src/engine/engine.c
index 567c38c..b3e4873 100644
--- a/src/engine/engine.c
+++ b/src/engine/engine.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void ARC_EngineData_Create(ARC_EngineData **data){
     (*data)->renderer = NULL;
     (*data)->mouse    = NULL;
 
-    ARC_Handler_Create(&((*data)->state), sizeof(ARC_State));
+    ARC_Handler_Create(&((*data)->state));
 
     ARC_WindowInfo   windowInfo;
     ARC_RenderInfo   renderInfo;
diff --git a/src/std/handler.c b/src/std/handler.c
index 9a50598..8c2cf4e 100644
--- a/src/std/handler.c
+++ b/src/std/handler.c
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ struct ARC_Handler {
     ARC_Vector *trash;
 };
 
-void ARC_Handler_Create(ARC_Handler **handler, uint32_t dataSize){
+void ARC_Handler_Create(ARC_Handler **handler){
     *handler = (ARC_Handler *) malloc(sizeof(ARC_Handler));
-    ARC_Vector_Create(&((*handler)->data), dataSize);
-    ARC_Vector_Create(&((*handler)->trash), dataSize);
+    ARC_Vector_Create(&((*handler)->data));
+    ARC_Vector_Create(&((*handler)->trash));
 }
 
 void ARC_Handler_Destroy(ARC_Handler *handler, ARC_Handler_CleanDataFn cleanfn){
@@ -29,11 +29,9 @@ void ARC_Handler_Add(ARC_Handler *handler, void *data){
     ARC_Vector_Add(handler->data, data);
 }
 
-int8_t ARC_Handler_RemoveCompareFn(void *a, void *b){ return a == b; }
-
-void ARC_Handler_Remove(ARC_Handler *handler, void *data){
+void ARC_Handler_Remove(ARC_Handler *handler, void *data, ARC_Handler_CompareDataFn compare){
     ARC_Vector_Add(handler->trash, data);
-    ARC_Vector_Remove(handler->data, data, ARC_Handler_RemoveCompareFn);
+    ARC_Vector_Remove(handler->data, data, (ARC_Vector_CompareDataFn) compare);
 }
 
 void ARC_Handler_RemoveIndex(ARC_Handler *handler, uint32_t *index){
diff --git a/src/std/vector.c b/src/std/vector.c
index a74e87e..483fd4b 100644
--- a/src/std/vector.c
+++ b/src/std/vector.c
@@ -7,27 +7,23 @@
 
 struct ARC_Vector {
     uint32_t *currentSize, *capacity;
-    uint32_t *dataSize;
-    void *data;
+    void **data;
 };
 
-void ARC_Vector_Create(ARC_Vector **vector, uint32_t dataSize){
+void ARC_Vector_Create(ARC_Vector **vector){
     *vector = (ARC_Vector *) malloc(sizeof(ARC_Vector));
     (*vector)->currentSize = (uint32_t  *)malloc(sizeof(uint32_t));
     (*vector)->capacity    = (uint32_t  *)malloc(sizeof(uint32_t));
-    (*vector)->dataSize    = (uint32_t  *)malloc(sizeof(uint32_t));
-    (*vector)->data        = (void      *)malloc(dataSize);
+    (*vector)->data        = (void      *)malloc(sizeof(void   *));
 
     *(*vector)->currentSize = 0;
     *(*vector)->capacity    = 1;
-    *(*vector)->dataSize    = dataSize;
 }
 
 void ARC_Vector_Destroy(ARC_Vector *vector){
     free(vector->currentSize);
     free(vector->capacity);
     free(vector->data);
-    free(vector->dataSize);
     free(vector);
 }
 
@@ -43,46 +39,30 @@ void ARC_Vector_Add(ARC_Vector *vector, void *data){
         }
         *vector->capacity <<= 1;
 
-        vector->data = (void *)realloc(vector->data, *vector->dataSize * *vector->capacity);
+        vector->data = (void *)realloc(vector->data, sizeof(void *) * *vector->capacity);
     }
 
-    memcpy(vector->data + (*vector->currentSize * *vector->dataSize), data, *vector->dataSize);
+    vector->data[*vector->currentSize] = data;
     ++*(vector->currentSize);
 }
 
+//this function removes the redundant checking currentSize and index that would happen if ARC_Vector_Remove called ARC_Vector_RemoveIndex
+void ARC_Vector_RemoveIndexNoCheck(ARC_Vector *vector, uint32_t *index);
+
 void ARC_Vector_Remove(ARC_Vector *vector, void *data, ARC_Vector_CompareDataFn compare){
     if(!*vector->currentSize){
         arc_errno = ARC_ERRNO_DATA;
         return;
     }
 
-    --*(vector->currentSize);
-
-    if(*vector->currentSize != *vector->capacity >> 1){
-        for(uint32_t i = 0; i <= *vector->currentSize; i++){
-            if(!compare(data, vector->data + (i * *vector->dataSize))){
-                memcpy(vector->data + (i * *vector->dataSize), vector->data + ((i + 1) * *vector->dataSize), *(vector->currentSize - i) * *vector->dataSize);
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
-        arc_errno = ARC_ERRNO_DATA;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    *vector->capacity >>= 1;
-    void *temp = (void *) malloc(*vector->dataSize * *vector->capacity);
-
-    for(uint32_t i = 0; i <= *vector->currentSize; i++){
-        if(compare(data, vector->data + (i * *vector->dataSize))){
-            memcpy(temp, vector->data, i * *vector->dataSize);
-            memcpy(temp + (i * *vector->dataSize), vector->data + ((i + 1) * *vector->dataSize), *(vector->currentSize - i) * *vector->dataSize);
-            free(vector->data);
-            vector->data = temp;
+    for(uint32_t i = 0; i < *vector->currentSize; i++){
+        if(!compare(data, vector->data[i])){
+            ARC_Vector_RemoveIndexNoCheck(vector, &i);
             return;
         }
     }
 
+    //no matching data found in compare function
     arc_errno = ARC_ERRNO_DATA;
 }
 
@@ -92,21 +72,32 @@ void ARC_Vector_RemoveIndex(ARC_Vector *vector, uint32_t *index){
         return;
     }
 
+    ARC_Vector_RemoveIndexNoCheck(vector, index);
+}
+
+void ARC_Vector_RemoveIndexNoCheck(ARC_Vector *vector, uint32_t *index){
+    for(uint32_t i = *index; i <= *vector->currentSize; i++){
+        vector->data[i] = vector->data[i + 1];
+    }
+
     --*vector->currentSize;
+
     if(*vector->currentSize != *vector->capacity >> 1){
-        memcpy(vector->data + (*index * *vector->dataSize), vector->data + ((*index + 1) * *vector->dataSize), *(vector->currentSize - *index) * *vector->dataSize);
         return;
     }
 
     *vector->capacity >>= 1;
-    void **temp = (void **)malloc(sizeof(void *) * (*(vector->capacity)));
-    memcpy(temp, vector->data, *index * *vector->dataSize);
-    memcpy(temp + (*index * *vector->dataSize), vector->data + ((*index + 1) * *vector->dataSize), *(vector->currentSize - *index) * *vector->dataSize);
-
-    free(vector->data);
-    vector->data = temp;
+    vector->data = (void *)realloc(vector->data, sizeof(void *) * *vector->capacity);
 }
 
-uint32_t *ARC_Vector_Size(ARC_Vector *vector){ return vector->currentSize; }
+uint32_t *ARC_Vector_Size(ARC_Vector *vector){
+    return vector->currentSize;
+}
 
-void *ARC_Vector_Get(ARC_Vector *vector, uint32_t *index){ return (void *)(uint8_t (*)[*vector->dataSize]) vector->data + (*index * *vector->dataSize); }
+void *ARC_Vector_Get(ARC_Vector *vector, uint32_t *index){
+    if(*index >= *vector->currentSize){
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return vector->data[*index];
+}