diff --git a/src/formats/palette.c b/src/formats/palette.c
index 6c2a888b6..c2c12142a 100644
--- a/src/formats/palette.c
+++ b/src/formats/palette.c
@@ -207,16 +207,6 @@ void palette_load_player_colors(vga_palette *src, int player) {
     vga_state_set_base_palette_from_range(src, dst_offset, 1, 47);
 }
 
-void palette_load_player_cutscene_colors(vga_palette *src) {
-    vga_palette pal;
-    for(int i = 1; i < 48; i++) {
-        memcpy(pal.colors + i * 2, src->colors + i, 3);
-        memcpy(pal.colors + i * 2 + 1, src->colors + i, 3);
-        // TODO do real palette interpolation
-    }
-    vga_state_set_base_palette_from_range(&pal, 1, 1, 47);
-}
-
 void palette_load_altpal_player_color(vga_palette *dst, int player, int src_color, int dst_color) {
     int dst_index = dst_color * 16 + player * 48;
     int src_index = src_color * 16;
@@ -236,6 +226,26 @@ void palette_set_player_color(int player, int src_color, int dst_color) {
     vga_state_set_base_palette_from_range(&pal, dst_index, src_index, 16 * 3);
 }
 
+void palette_set_player_expanded_color(int src_row, int dst_row) {
+    int dst_index = dst_row * 32;
+    int src_index = src_row * 16;
+    vga_palette tmp;
+    vga_color start = altpals->palettes[0].colors[src_index];
+    vga_color end = altpals->palettes[0].colors[src_index + 15];
+
+    // Slide the colors over 32 indexes
+    float r = (end.r - start.r) / 32.0;
+    float g = (end.g - start.g) / 32.0;
+    float b = (end.b - start.b) / 32.0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+        tmp.colors[i].r = start.r + (int)(r * i);
+        tmp.colors[i].g = start.g + (int)(g * i);
+        tmp.colors[i].b = start.b + (int)(b * i);
+    }
+
+    vga_state_set_base_palette_from_range(&tmp, dst_index, 0, 32);
+}
+
 void palette_copy(vga_palette *dst, const vga_palette *src, int index_start, int index_count) {
     memcpy(&dst->colors[index_start], &src->colors[index_start], index_count * 3);
 }
diff --git a/src/formats/palette.h b/src/formats/palette.h
index ef3ecb18f..bde049553 100644
--- a/src/formats/palette.h
+++ b/src/formats/palette.h
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ void palette_save_range(sd_writer *writer, const vga_palette *pal, int index_sta
 void palette_save(sd_writer *writer, const vga_palette *pal);
 void palette_remaps_save(sd_writer *writer, const vga_remap_tables *remaps);
 void palette_load_player_colors(vga_palette *src, int player);
-void palette_load_player_cutscene_colors(vga_palette *src);
 void palette_load_altpal_player_color(vga_palette *dst, int player, int src_color, int dst_color);
 void palette_set_player_color(int player, int src_color, int dst_color);
+void palette_set_player_expanded_color(int src_row, int dst_row);
 void palette_copy(vga_palette *dst, const vga_palette *src, int index_start, int index_count);
 
 #endif // PALETTE_H
diff --git a/src/game/scenes/cutscene.c b/src/game/scenes/cutscene.c
index f1c3f625e..188c4ef12 100644
--- a/src/game/scenes/cutscene.c
+++ b/src/game/scenes/cutscene.c
@@ -151,16 +151,22 @@ int cutscene_create(scene *scene) {
         case SCENE_NORTHAM:
         case SCENE_KATUSHAI:
         case SCENE_WAR:
+            // Load colors for the HAR -- note that cutscenes use an expanded HAR color slides.
+            // World championship does not use these.
+            palette_set_player_expanded_color(p1->chr->pilot.color_3, PRIMARY);
+            palette_set_player_expanded_color(p1->chr->pilot.color_2, SECONDARY);
+            palette_set_player_expanded_color(p1->chr->pilot.color_1, TERTIARY);
+
+            // Fall through!
         case SCENE_WORLD:
             audio_play_music(PSM_END);
 
-            palette_load_player_cutscene_colors(&p1->pilot->palette);
-
             // load all the animations, in order
             // including the one for our HAR
             for(int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
                 if(i >= 10 && i <= 20 && i != 10 + p1->pilot->har_id) {
                     continue;
+
                 }
                 bk_info *bki = bk_get_info(scene->bk_data, i);
                 if(bki) {