diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/error.py b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/error.py
index 638a806e..eb1aa7b8 100644
--- a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/error.py
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/error.py
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ class ParserError(Enum):
     # WARN: We found a marker to be referenced by name outside of a header file.
     BYNAME_FUNCTION_IN_CPP = 109
 
+    # WARN: A GLOBAL marker appeared over a variable without the g_ prefix
+    GLOBAL_MISSING_PREFIX = 110
+
+    # WARN: GLOBAL marker points at something other than variable declaration.
+    # We can't match global variables based on position, but the goal here is
+    # to ignore things like string literal that are not variables.
+    GLOBAL_NOT_VARIABLE = 111
+
     # This code or higher is an error, not a warning
     DECOMP_ERROR_START = 200
 
@@ -50,13 +58,18 @@ class ParserError(Enum):
     # For example, a GLOBAL cannot follow FUNCTION/STUB
     INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER = 201
 
-    # ERROR: The line following a synthetic marker was not a comment
-    BAD_SYNTHETIC = 202
+    # ERROR: The line following an explicit by-name marker was not a comment
+    # We assume a syntax error here rather than try to use the next line
+    BAD_NAMEREF = 202
 
     # ERROR: This function offset comes before the previous offset from the same module
     # This hopefully gives some hint about which functions need to be rearranged.
     FUNCTION_OUT_OF_ORDER = 203
 
+    # ERROR: The line following an explicit by-name marker that does _not_ expect
+    # a comment -- i.e. VTABLE or GLOBAL -- could not extract the name
+    NO_SUITABLE_NAME = 204
+
 
 @dataclass
 class ParserAlert:
diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/marker.py b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/marker.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2e181dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/marker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import re
+from typing import Optional
+from enum import Enum
+
+
+class MarkerType(Enum):
+    UNKNOWN = -100
+    FUNCTION = 1
+    STUB = 2
+    SYNTHETIC = 3
+    TEMPLATE = 4
+    GLOBAL = 5
+    VTABLE = 6
+    STRING = 7
+    LIBRARY = 8
+
+
+markerRegex = re.compile(
+    r"\s*//\s*(?P<type>\w+):\s*(?P<module>\w+)\s+(?P<offset>0x[a-f0-9]+)",
+    flags=re.I,
+)
+
+
+markerExactRegex = re.compile(
+    r"\s*// (?P<type>[A-Z]+): (?P<module>[A-Z0-9]+) (?P<offset>0x[a-f0-9]+)$"
+)
+
+
+class DecompMarker:
+    def __init__(self, marker_type: str, module: str, offset: int) -> None:
+        try:
+            self._type = MarkerType[marker_type.upper()]
+        except KeyError:
+            self._type = MarkerType.UNKNOWN
+
+        # Convert to upper here. A lot of other analysis depends on this name
+        # being consistent and predictable. If the name is _not_ capitalized
+        # we will emit a syntax error.
+        self._module: str = module.upper()
+        self._offset: int = offset
+
+    @property
+    def type(self) -> MarkerType:
+        return self._type
+
+    @property
+    def module(self) -> str:
+        return self._module
+
+    @property
+    def offset(self) -> int:
+        return self._offset
+
+    def is_regular_function(self) -> bool:
+        """Regular function, meaning: not an explicit byname lookup. FUNCTION
+        markers can be _implicit_ byname.
+        FUNCTION and STUB markers are (currently) the only heterogenous marker types that
+        can be lumped together, although the reasons for doing so are a little vague."""
+        return self._type in (MarkerType.FUNCTION, MarkerType.STUB)
+
+    def is_explicit_byname(self) -> bool:
+        return self._type in (
+            MarkerType.SYNTHETIC,
+            MarkerType.TEMPLATE,
+            MarkerType.LIBRARY,
+        )
+
+    def is_variable(self) -> bool:
+        return self._type == MarkerType.GLOBAL
+
+    def is_synthetic(self) -> bool:
+        return self._type == MarkerType.SYNTHETIC
+
+    def is_template(self) -> bool:
+        return self._type == MarkerType.TEMPLATE
+
+    def is_vtable(self) -> bool:
+        return self._type == MarkerType.VTABLE
+
+    def is_library(self) -> bool:
+        return self._type == MarkerType.LIBRARY
+
+    def is_string(self) -> bool:
+        return self._type == MarkerType.STRING
+
+    def allowed_in_func(self) -> bool:
+        return self._type in (MarkerType.GLOBAL, MarkerType.STRING)
+
+
+def match_marker(line: str) -> Optional[DecompMarker]:
+    match = markerRegex.match(line)
+    if match is None:
+        return None
+
+    return DecompMarker(
+        marker_type=match.group("type"),
+        module=match.group("module"),
+        offset=int(match.group("offset"), 16),
+    )
+
+
+def is_marker_exact(line: str) -> bool:
+    return markerExactRegex.match(line) is not None
diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/node.py b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/node.py
index 721a24b9..9776be75 100644
--- a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/node.py
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/node.py
@@ -1,35 +1,58 @@
+from typing import Optional
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from .marker import MarkerType
 
 
 @dataclass
-class ParserNode:
+class ParserSymbol:
+    """Exported decomp marker with all information (except the code filename) required to
+    cross-reference with cvdump data."""
+
+    type: MarkerType
     line_number: int
-
-
-@dataclass
-class ParserSymbol(ParserNode):
     module: str
     offset: int
+    name: str
+
+    # The parser doesn't (currently) know about the code filename, but if you
+    # wanted to set it here after the fact, here's the spot.
+    filename: Optional[str] = None
+
+    def should_skip(self) -> bool:
+        """The default is to compare any symbols we have"""
+        return False
+
+    def is_nameref(self) -> bool:
+        """All symbols default to name lookup"""
+        return True
 
 
 @dataclass
 class ParserFunction(ParserSymbol):
-    name: str
+    # We are able to detect the closing line of a function with some reliability.
+    # This isn't used for anything right now, but perhaps later it will be.
+    end_line: Optional[int] = None
+
+    # All marker types are referenced by name except FUNCTION/STUB. These can also be
+    # referenced by name, but only if this flag is true.
     lookup_by_name: bool = False
-    is_stub: bool = False
-    is_synthetic: bool = False
-    is_template: bool = False
-    end_line: int = -1
+
+    def should_skip(self) -> bool:
+        """Temporary helper function because reccmp expects this to be here"""
+        return self.type in (MarkerType.STUB, MarkerType.LIBRARY)
+
+    def is_nameref(self) -> bool:
+        return (
+            self.type in (MarkerType.SYNTHETIC, MarkerType.TEMPLATE, MarkerType.LIBRARY)
+            or self.lookup_by_name
+        )
 
 
 @dataclass
 class ParserVariable(ParserSymbol):
-    name: str
-    size: int = -1
     is_static: bool = False
 
 
 @dataclass
 class ParserVtable(ParserSymbol):
-    class_name: str
-    num_entries: int = -1
+    pass
diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/parser.py b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/parser.py
index 336d4b0c..f9485e65 100644
--- a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/parser.py
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/parser.py
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@
 from typing import List, Iterable, Iterator
 from enum import Enum
 from .util import (
-    DecompMarker,
     is_blank_or_comment,
-    match_marker,
-    is_marker_exact,
     get_class_name,
+    get_variable_name,
     get_synthetic_name,
     remove_trailing_comment,
 )
+from .marker import (
+    DecompMarker,
+    match_marker,
+    is_marker_exact,
+)
 from .node import (
+    ParserSymbol,
     ParserFunction,
     ParserVariable,
     ParserVtable,
@@ -28,44 +32,23 @@ class ReaderState(Enum):
     IN_GLOBAL = 5
     IN_FUNC_GLOBAL = 6
     IN_VTABLE = 7
+    IN_SYNTHETIC = 8
+    IN_LIBRARY = 9
     DONE = 100
 
 
-def marker_is_stub(marker: DecompMarker) -> bool:
-    return marker.type.upper() == "STUB"
-
-
-def marker_is_variable(marker: DecompMarker) -> bool:
-    return marker.type.upper() == "GLOBAL"
-
-
-def marker_is_synthetic(marker: DecompMarker) -> bool:
-    return marker.type.upper() in ("SYNTHETIC", "TEMPLATE")
-
-
-def marker_is_template(marker: DecompMarker) -> bool:
-    return marker.type.upper() == "TEMPLATE"
-
-
-def marker_is_function(marker: DecompMarker) -> bool:
-    return marker.type.upper() in ("FUNCTION", "STUB")
-
-
-def marker_is_vtable(marker: DecompMarker) -> bool:
-    return marker.type.upper() == "VTABLE"
-
-
 class MarkerDict:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.markers: dict = {}
 
     def insert(self, marker: DecompMarker) -> bool:
         """Return True if this insert would overwrite"""
-        module = marker.module.upper()
+        module = marker.module
         if module in self.markers:
             return True
 
-        self.markers[module] = (marker.type, marker.offset)
+        # TODO: type converted back to string version here instead of using enum
+        self.markers[module] = (marker.type.name, marker.offset)
         return False
 
     def iter(self) -> Iterator[DecompMarker]:
@@ -82,9 +65,7 @@ class DecompParser:
     # but not right now
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         # The lists to be populated as we parse
-        self.functions: List[ParserFunction] = []
-        self.vtables: List[ParserVtable] = []
-        self.variables: List[ParserVariable] = []
+        self._symbols: List[ParserSymbol] = []
         self.alerts: List[ParserAlert] = []
 
         self.line_number: int = 0
@@ -113,9 +94,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.function_sig: str = ""
 
     def reset(self):
-        self.functions = []
-        self.vtables = []
-        self.variables = []
+        self._symbols = []
         self.alerts = []
 
         self.line_number = 0
@@ -131,6 +110,18 @@ def reset(self):
         self.function_start = 0
         self.function_sig = ""
 
+    @property
+    def functions(self) -> List[ParserSymbol]:
+        return [s for s in self._symbols if isinstance(s, ParserFunction)]
+
+    @property
+    def vtables(self) -> List[ParserSymbol]:
+        return [s for s in self._symbols if isinstance(s, ParserVtable)]
+
+    @property
+    def variables(self) -> List[ParserSymbol]:
+        return [s for s in self._symbols if isinstance(s, ParserVariable)]
+
     def _recover(self):
         """We hit a syntax error and need to reset temp structures"""
         self.state = ReaderState.SEARCH
@@ -159,10 +150,17 @@ def _function_marker(self, marker: DecompMarker):
             self._syntax_warning(ParserError.DUPLICATE_MODULE)
         self.state = ReaderState.WANT_SIG
 
-    def _synthetic_marker(self, marker: DecompMarker):
+    def _nameref_marker(self, marker: DecompMarker):
+        """Functions explicitly referenced by name are set here"""
         if self.fun_markers.insert(marker):
             self._syntax_warning(ParserError.DUPLICATE_MODULE)
-        self.state = ReaderState.IN_TEMPLATE
+
+        if marker.is_template():
+            self.state = ReaderState.IN_TEMPLATE
+        elif marker.is_synthetic():
+            self.state = ReaderState.IN_SYNTHETIC
+        else:
+            self.state = ReaderState.IN_LIBRARY
 
     def _function_done(self, lookup_by_name: bool = False, unexpected: bool = False):
         end_line = self.line_number
@@ -173,16 +171,14 @@ def _function_done(self, lookup_by_name: bool = False, unexpected: bool = False)
             end_line -= 1
 
         for marker in self.fun_markers.iter():
-            self.functions.append(
+            self._symbols.append(
                 ParserFunction(
+                    type=marker.type,
                     line_number=self.function_start,
                     module=marker.module,
                     offset=marker.offset,
-                    lookup_by_name=lookup_by_name,
-                    is_stub=marker_is_stub(marker),
-                    is_synthetic=marker_is_synthetic(marker),
-                    is_template=marker_is_template(marker),
                     name=self.function_sig,
+                    lookup_by_name=lookup_by_name,
                     end_line=end_line,
                 )
             )
@@ -202,12 +198,13 @@ def _vtable_done(self, class_name: str = None):
             class_name = self.last_line.strip()
 
         for marker in self.tbl_markers.iter():
-            self.vtables.append(
+            self._symbols.append(
                 ParserVtable(
+                    type=marker.type,
                     line_number=self.line_number,
                     module=marker.module,
                     offset=marker.offset,
-                    class_name=class_name,
+                    name=class_name,
                 )
             )
 
@@ -223,14 +220,19 @@ def _variable_marker(self, marker: DecompMarker):
         else:
             self.state = ReaderState.IN_GLOBAL
 
-    def _variable_done(self):
+    def _variable_done(self, name: str):
+        if not name.startswith("g_"):
+            self._syntax_warning(ParserError.GLOBAL_MISSING_PREFIX)
+
         for marker in self.var_markers.iter():
-            self.variables.append(
+            self._symbols.append(
                 ParserVariable(
+                    type=marker.type,
                     line_number=self.line_number,
                     module=marker.module,
                     offset=marker.offset,
-                    name=self.last_line.strip(),
+                    name=name,
+                    is_static=self.state == ReaderState.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL,
                 )
             )
 
@@ -246,12 +248,23 @@ def _handle_marker(self, marker: DecompMarker):
             self._syntax_error(ParserError.UNEXPECTED_MARKER)
             return
 
+        # If we are inside a function, the only markers we accept are:
+        # GLOBAL, indicating a static variable
+        # STRING, indicating a literal string.
+        # Otherwise we assume that the parser missed the end of the function
+        # and we have moved on to something else.
+        # This is unlikely to occur with well-formed code, but
+        # we can recover easily by just ending the function here.
+        if self.state == ReaderState.IN_FUNC and not marker.allowed_in_func():
+            self._syntax_warning(ParserError.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION)
+            self._function_done(unexpected=True)
+
         # TODO: How uncertain are we of detecting the end of a function
         # in a clang-formatted file? For now we assume we have missed the
         # end if we detect a non-GLOBAL marker while state is IN_FUNC.
         # Maybe these cases should be syntax errors instead
 
-        if marker_is_function(marker):
+        if marker.is_regular_function():
             if self.state in (
                 ReaderState.SEARCH,
                 ReaderState.WANT_SIG,
@@ -259,29 +272,41 @@ def _handle_marker(self, marker: DecompMarker):
                 # We will allow multiple offsets if we have just begun
                 # the code block, but not after we hit the curly brace.
                 self._function_marker(marker)
-            elif self.state == ReaderState.IN_FUNC:
-                # We hit another offset unexpectedly.
-                # We can recover easily by just ending the function here.
-                self._syntax_warning(ParserError.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION)
-                self._function_done(unexpected=True)
-
-                # Start the next function right after so we can
-                # read the next line.
-                self._function_marker(marker)
             else:
                 self._syntax_error(ParserError.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER)
 
-        elif marker_is_synthetic(marker):
+        elif marker.is_template():
             if self.state in (ReaderState.SEARCH, ReaderState.IN_TEMPLATE):
-                self._synthetic_marker(marker)
-            elif self.state == ReaderState.IN_FUNC:
-                self._syntax_warning(ParserError.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION)
-                self._function_done(lookup_by_name=True, unexpected=True)
-                self._synthetic_marker(marker)
+                self._nameref_marker(marker)
             else:
                 self._syntax_error(ParserError.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER)
 
-        elif marker_is_variable(marker):
+        elif marker.is_synthetic():
+            if self.state in (ReaderState.SEARCH, ReaderState.IN_SYNTHETIC):
+                self._nameref_marker(marker)
+            else:
+                self._syntax_error(ParserError.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER)
+
+        elif marker.is_library():
+            if self.state in (ReaderState.SEARCH, ReaderState.IN_LIBRARY):
+                self._nameref_marker(marker)
+            else:
+                self._syntax_error(ParserError.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER)
+
+        elif marker.is_string():
+            # TODO: We are ignoring string markers for the moment.
+            # We already have a lot of them in the codebase, though, so we'll
+            # hang onto them for now in case we can use them later.
+            # To match up string constants, the strategy will be:
+            # 1. Use cvdump to find all string constants in the recomp
+            # 2. In the original binary, look at relocated vaddrs from .rdata
+            # 3. Try to match up string data from #1 with locations in #2
+
+            # Throw the syntax error we would throw if we were parsing these
+            if self.state not in (ReaderState.SEARCH, ReaderState.IN_FUNC):
+                self._syntax_error(ParserError.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER)
+
+        elif marker.is_variable():
             if self.state in (
                 ReaderState.SEARCH,
                 ReaderState.IN_GLOBAL,
@@ -292,13 +317,9 @@ def _handle_marker(self, marker: DecompMarker):
             else:
                 self._syntax_error(ParserError.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER)
 
-        elif marker_is_vtable(marker):
+        elif marker.is_vtable():
             if self.state in (ReaderState.SEARCH, ReaderState.IN_VTABLE):
                 self._vtable_marker(marker)
-            elif self.state == ReaderState.IN_FUNC:
-                self._syntax_warning(ParserError.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION)
-                self._function_done(unexpected=True)
-                self._vtable_marker(marker)
             else:
                 self._syntax_error(ParserError.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER)
 
@@ -322,12 +343,16 @@ def read_line(self, line: str):
             return
 
         line_strip = line.strip()
-        if self.state == ReaderState.IN_TEMPLATE:
-            # TEMPLATE functions are a special case. The signature is
-            # given on the next line (in a // comment)
+        if self.state in (
+            ReaderState.IN_SYNTHETIC,
+            ReaderState.IN_TEMPLATE,
+            ReaderState.IN_LIBRARY,
+        ):
+            # Explicit nameref functions provide the function name
+            # on the next line (in a // comment)
             name = get_synthetic_name(line)
             if name is None:
-                self._syntax_error(ParserError.BAD_SYNTHETIC)
+                self._syntax_error(ParserError.BAD_NAMEREF)
             else:
                 self.function_sig = name
                 self._function_starts_here()
@@ -384,8 +409,28 @@ def read_line(self, line: str):
                 self._function_done()
 
         elif self.state in (ReaderState.IN_GLOBAL, ReaderState.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL):
-            if not is_blank_or_comment(line):
-                self._variable_done()
+            # TODO: Known problem that an error here will cause us to abandon a
+            # function we have already parsed if state == IN_FUNC_GLOBAL.
+            # However, we are not tolerant of _any_ syntax problems in our
+            # CI actions, so the solution is to just fix the invalid marker.
+            if is_blank_or_comment(line):
+                self._syntax_error(ParserError.NO_SUITABLE_NAME)
+                return
+
+            # We don't have a foolproof mechanism to tell what is and is not a variable.
+            # If the GLOBAL is being declared on a `return` statement, though, this is
+            # not correct. It is either a string literal (which will be handled differently)
+            # or it is not the variable declaration, which is incorrect decomp syntax.
+            if line.strip().startswith("return"):
+                self._syntax_error(ParserError.GLOBAL_NOT_VARIABLE)
+                return
+
+            name = get_variable_name(line)
+            if name is None:
+                self._syntax_error(ParserError.NO_SUITABLE_NAME)
+                return
+
+            self._variable_done(name)
 
         elif self.state == ReaderState.IN_VTABLE:
             vtable_class = get_class_name(line)
diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/util.py b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/util.py
index 99ab1c56..a106d841 100644
--- a/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/util.py
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/isledecomp/parser/util.py
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 # C++ Parser utility functions and data structures
-from __future__ import annotations  # python <3.10 compatibility
 import re
-from collections import namedtuple
-
-DecompMarker = namedtuple("DecompMarker", ["type", "module", "offset"])
-
-
-markerRegex = re.compile(
-    r"\s*//\s*(\w+):\s*(\w+)\s+(0x[a-f0-9]+)",
-    flags=re.I,
-)
-
-markerExactRegex = re.compile(r"\s*// ([A-Z]+): ([A-Z0-9]+) (0x[a-f0-9]+)$")
+from typing import Optional
 
 # The goal here is to just read whatever is on the next line, so some
 # flexibility in the formatting seems OK
@@ -23,7 +12,7 @@
 trailingCommentRegex = re.compile(r"(\s*(?://|/\*).*)$")
 
 
-def get_synthetic_name(line: str) -> str | None:
+def get_synthetic_name(line: str) -> Optional[str]:
     """Synthetic names appear on a single line comment on the line after the marker.
     If that's not what we have, return None"""
     template_match = templateCommentRegex.match(line)
@@ -51,20 +40,6 @@ def is_blank_or_comment(line: str) -> bool:
     )
 
 
-def match_marker(line: str) -> DecompMarker | None:
-    match = markerRegex.match(line)
-    if match is None:
-        return None
-
-    return DecompMarker(
-        type=match.group(1), module=match.group(2), offset=int(match.group(3), 16)
-    )
-
-
-def is_marker_exact(line: str) -> bool:
-    return markerExactRegex.match(line) is not None
-
-
 template_class_decl_regex = re.compile(
     r"\s*(?:\/\/)?\s*(?:class|struct) (\w+)<([\w]+)\s*(\*+)?\s*>"
 )
@@ -73,7 +48,7 @@ def is_marker_exact(line: str) -> bool:
 class_decl_regex = re.compile(r"\s*(?:\/\/)?\s*(?:class|struct) (\w+)")
 
 
-def get_class_name(line: str) -> str | None:
+def get_class_name(line: str) -> Optional[str]:
     """For VTABLE markers, extract the class name from the code line or comment
     where it appears."""
 
@@ -93,3 +68,21 @@ def get_class_name(line: str) -> str | None:
         return match.group(1)
 
     return None
+
+
+global_regex = re.compile(r"(?P<name>g_\w+)")
+less_strict_global_regex = re.compile(r"(?P<name>\w+)(?:\)\(|\[.*|\s*=.*|;)")
+
+
+def get_variable_name(line: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Grab the name of the variable annotated with the GLOBAL marker.
+    Correct syntax would have the variable start with the prefix "g_"
+    but we will try to match regardless."""
+
+    if (match := global_regex.search(line)) is not None:
+        return match.group("name")
+
+    if (match := less_strict_global_regex.search(line)) is not None:
+        return match.group("name")
+
+    return None
diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser.py b/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser.py
index c31602f1..853e773d 100644
--- a/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def test_different_markers_same_module(parser):
 
     # Use first marker declaration, don't replace
     assert len(parser.functions) == 1
-    assert parser.functions[0].is_stub is False
+    assert parser.functions[0].should_skip() is False
 
     # Should alert to this
     assert len(parser.alerts) == 1
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def test_multiple_vtables(parser):
     )
     assert len(parser.alerts) == 0
     assert len(parser.vtables) == 2
-    assert parser.vtables[0].class_name == "MxString"
+    assert parser.vtables[0].name == "MxString"
 
 
 def test_multiple_vtables_same_module(parser):
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def test_synthetic_no_comment(parser):
     )
     assert len(parser.functions) == 0
     assert len(parser.alerts) == 1
-    assert parser.alerts[0].code == ParserError.BAD_SYNTHETIC
+    assert parser.alerts[0].code == ParserError.BAD_NAMEREF
     assert parser.state == ReaderState.SEARCH
 
 
@@ -375,3 +375,70 @@ def test_unexpected_eof(parser):
     assert len(parser.functions) == 1
     assert len(parser.alerts) == 1
     assert parser.alerts[0].code == ParserError.UNEXPECTED_END_OF_FILE
+
+
+def test_global_variable_prefix(parser):
+    """Global and static variables should have the g_ prefix."""
+    parser.read_lines(
+        [
+            "// GLOBAL: TEST 0x1234",
+            'const char* g_msg = "hello";',
+        ]
+    )
+    assert len(parser.variables) == 1
+    assert len(parser.alerts) == 0
+
+    parser.read_lines(
+        [
+            "// GLOBAL: TEXT 0x5555",
+            "int test = 5;",
+        ]
+    )
+    assert len(parser.alerts) == 1
+    assert parser.alerts[0].code == ParserError.GLOBAL_MISSING_PREFIX
+    # In spite of that, we should still grab the variable name.
+    assert parser.variables[1].name == "test"
+
+
+def test_global_nomatch(parser):
+    """We do our best to grab the variable name, even without the g_ prefix
+    but this (by design) will not match everything."""
+
+    parser.read_lines(
+        [
+            "// GLOBAL: TEST 0x1234",
+            "FunctionCall();",
+        ]
+    )
+    assert len(parser.variables) == 0
+    assert len(parser.alerts) == 1
+    assert parser.alerts[0].code == ParserError.NO_SUITABLE_NAME
+
+
+def test_static_variable(parser):
+    """We can detect whether a variable is a static function variable
+    based on the parser's state when we detect it.
+    Checking for the word `static` alone is not a good test.
+    Static class variables are filed as S_GDATA32, same as regular globals.
+    Only function statics are filed as S_LDATA32."""
+
+    parser.read_lines(
+        [
+            "// GLOBAL: TEST 0x1234",
+            "int g_test = 1234;",
+        ]
+    )
+    assert len(parser.variables) == 1
+    assert parser.variables[0].is_static is False
+
+    parser.read_lines(
+        [
+            "// FUNCTION: TEST 0x5555",
+            "void test_function() {",
+            "// GLOBAL: TEST 0x8888",
+            "int g_internal = 0;",
+            "}",
+        ]
+    )
+    assert len(parser.variables) == 2
+    assert parser.variables[1].is_static is True
diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser_statechange.py b/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser_statechange.py
index 8d18d547..cb54cf0a 100644
--- a/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser_statechange.py
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser_statechange.py
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
     (_rs.SEARCH,          "FUNCTION",   _rs.WANT_SIG,        None),
     (_rs.SEARCH,          "GLOBAL",     _rs.IN_GLOBAL,       None),
     (_rs.SEARCH,          "STUB",       _rs.WANT_SIG,        None),
-    (_rs.SEARCH,          "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     None),
+    (_rs.SEARCH,          "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    None),
     (_rs.SEARCH,          "TEMPLATE",   _rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     None),
     (_rs.SEARCH,          "VTABLE",     _rs.IN_VTABLE,       None),
+    (_rs.SEARCH,          "LIBRARY",    _rs.IN_LIBRARY,      None),
+    (_rs.SEARCH,          "STRING",     _rs.SEARCH,          None),
 
     (_rs.WANT_SIG,        "FUNCTION",   _rs.WANT_SIG,        None),
     (_rs.WANT_SIG,        "GLOBAL",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
@@ -21,20 +23,26 @@
     (_rs.WANT_SIG,        "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.WANT_SIG,        "TEMPLATE",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.WANT_SIG,        "VTABLE",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.WANT_SIG,        "LIBRARY",    _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.WANT_SIG,        "STRING",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
 
     (_rs.IN_FUNC,         "FUNCTION",   _rs.WANT_SIG,        _pe.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION),
     (_rs.IN_FUNC,         "GLOBAL",     _rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL,  None),
     (_rs.IN_FUNC,         "STUB",       _rs.WANT_SIG,        _pe.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION),
-    (_rs.IN_FUNC,         "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     _pe.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION),
+    (_rs.IN_FUNC,         "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    _pe.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION),
     (_rs.IN_FUNC,         "TEMPLATE",   _rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     _pe.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION),
     (_rs.IN_FUNC,         "VTABLE",     _rs.IN_VTABLE,       _pe.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION),
+    (_rs.IN_FUNC,         "LIBRARY",    _rs.IN_LIBRARY,      _pe.MISSED_END_OF_FUNCTION),
+    (_rs.IN_FUNC,         "STRING",     _rs.IN_FUNC,         None),
 
     (_rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     "FUNCTION",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     "GLOBAL",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     "STUB",       _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
-    (_rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     None),
+    (_rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     "TEMPLATE",   _rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     None),
     (_rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     "VTABLE",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     "LIBRARY",    _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_TEMPLATE,     "STRING",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
 
     (_rs.WANT_CURLY,      "FUNCTION",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.UNEXPECTED_MARKER),
     (_rs.WANT_CURLY,      "GLOBAL",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.UNEXPECTED_MARKER),
@@ -42,6 +50,8 @@
     (_rs.WANT_CURLY,      "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.UNEXPECTED_MARKER),
     (_rs.WANT_CURLY,      "TEMPLATE",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.UNEXPECTED_MARKER),
     (_rs.WANT_CURLY,      "VTABLE",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.UNEXPECTED_MARKER),
+    (_rs.WANT_CURLY,      "LIBRARY",    _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.UNEXPECTED_MARKER),
+    (_rs.WANT_CURLY,      "STRING",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.UNEXPECTED_MARKER),
 
     (_rs.IN_GLOBAL,       "FUNCTION",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_GLOBAL,       "GLOBAL",     _rs.IN_GLOBAL,       None),
@@ -49,6 +59,8 @@
     (_rs.IN_GLOBAL,       "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_GLOBAL,       "TEMPLATE",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_GLOBAL,       "VTABLE",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_GLOBAL,       "LIBRARY",    _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_GLOBAL,       "STRING",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
 
     (_rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL,  "FUNCTION",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL,  "GLOBAL",     _rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL,  None),
@@ -56,6 +68,8 @@
     (_rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL,  "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL,  "TEMPLATE",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL,  "VTABLE",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL,  "LIBRARY",    _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL,  "STRING",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
 
     (_rs.IN_VTABLE,       "FUNCTION",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_VTABLE,       "GLOBAL",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
@@ -63,6 +77,26 @@
     (_rs.IN_VTABLE,       "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_VTABLE,       "TEMPLATE",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
     (_rs.IN_VTABLE,       "VTABLE",     _rs.IN_VTABLE,       None),
+    (_rs.IN_VTABLE,       "LIBRARY",    _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_VTABLE,       "STRING",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+
+    (_rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    "FUNCTION",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    "GLOBAL",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    "STUB",       _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    None),
+    (_rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    "TEMPLATE",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    "VTABLE",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    "LIBRARY",    _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_SYNTHETIC,    "STRING",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+
+    (_rs.IN_LIBRARY,      "FUNCTION",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_LIBRARY,      "GLOBAL",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_LIBRARY,      "STUB",       _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_LIBRARY,      "SYNTHETIC",  _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_LIBRARY,      "TEMPLATE",   _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_LIBRARY,      "VTABLE",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
+    (_rs.IN_LIBRARY,      "LIBRARY",    _rs.IN_LIBRARY,      None),
+    (_rs.IN_LIBRARY,      "STRING",     _rs.SEARCH,          _pe.INCOMPATIBLE_MARKER),
 ]
 # fmt: on
 
@@ -105,47 +139,3 @@ def test_state_search_line(line: str):
     p.read_line(line)
     assert p.state == _rs.SEARCH
     assert len(p.alerts) == 0
-
-
-global_lines = [
-    ("// A comment", _rs.IN_GLOBAL),
-    ("", _rs.IN_GLOBAL),
-    ("\t", _rs.IN_GLOBAL),
-    ("    ", _rs.IN_GLOBAL),
-    # TODO: no check for "likely" variable declaration so these all count
-    ("void function()", _rs.SEARCH),
-    ("int x = 123;", _rs.SEARCH),
-    ("just some text", _rs.SEARCH),
-]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("line, new_state", global_lines)
-def test_state_global_line(line: str, new_state: _rs):
-    p = DecompParser()
-    p.read_line("// GLOBAL: TEST 0x1234")
-    assert p.state == _rs.IN_GLOBAL
-    p.read_line(line)
-    assert p.state == new_state
-
-
-# mostly same as above
-in_func_global_lines = [
-    ("// A comment", _rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL),
-    ("", _rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL),
-    ("\t", _rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL),
-    ("    ", _rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL),
-    # TODO: no check for "likely" variable declaration so these all count
-    ("void function()", _rs.IN_FUNC),
-    ("int x = 123;", _rs.IN_FUNC),
-    ("just some text", _rs.IN_FUNC),
-]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("line, new_state", in_func_global_lines)
-def test_state_in_func_global_line(line: str, new_state: _rs):
-    p = DecompParser()
-    p.state = _rs.IN_FUNC
-    p.read_line("// GLOBAL: TEST 0x1234")
-    assert p.state == _rs.IN_FUNC_GLOBAL
-    p.read_line(line)
-    assert p.state == new_state
diff --git a/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser_util.py b/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser_util.py
index 643abf3e..af102fc2 100644
--- a/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser_util.py
+++ b/tools/isledecomp/tests/test_parser_util.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 import pytest
 from isledecomp.parser.parser import MarkerDict
-from isledecomp.parser.util import (
+from isledecomp.parser.marker import (
     DecompMarker,
-    is_blank_or_comment,
+    MarkerType,
     match_marker,
     is_marker_exact,
+)
+from isledecomp.parser.util import (
+    is_blank_or_comment,
     get_class_name,
+    get_variable_name,
 )
 
 
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ def test_marker_dict_type_replace():
     d.insert(DecompMarker("STUB", "TEST", 0x1234))
     markers = list(d.iter())
     assert len(markers) == 1
-    assert markers[0].type == "FUNCTION"
+    assert markers[0].type == MarkerType.FUNCTION
 
 
 class_name_match_cases = [
@@ -131,3 +135,26 @@ def test_get_class_name(line: str, class_name: str):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("line", class_name_no_match_cases)
 def test_get_class_name_none(line: str):
     assert get_class_name(line) is None
+
+
+variable_name_cases = [
+    # with prefix for easy access
+    ("char* g_test;", "g_test"),
+    ("g_test;", "g_test"),
+    ("void (*g_test)(int);", "g_test"),
+    ("char g_test[50];", "g_test"),
+    ("char g_test[50] = {1234,", "g_test"),
+    ("int g_test = 500;", "g_test"),
+    # no prefix
+    ("char* hello;", "hello"),
+    ("hello;", "hello"),
+    ("void (*hello)(int);", "hello"),
+    ("char hello[50];", "hello"),
+    ("char hello[50] = {1234,", "hello"),
+    ("int hello = 500;", "hello"),
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("line,name", variable_name_cases)
+def test_get_variable_name(line: str, name: str):
+    assert get_variable_name(line) == name
diff --git a/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py b/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
index 913154f5..c7db5e2c 100755
--- a/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
+++ b/tools/reccmp/reccmp.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def main():
                 parser.read_lines(srcfile)
 
             for fun in parser.functions:
-                if fun.is_stub:
+                if fun.should_skip():
                     continue
 
                 if fun.module != basename:
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def main():
                     else:
                         continue
 
-                if fun.lookup_by_name:
+                if fun.is_nameref():
                     recinfo = syminfo.get_recompiled_address_from_name(fun.name)
                     if not recinfo:
                         continue