diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2c36e9d..a64bc6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "knightrider",
-    "version": "4.8.434",
+    "version": "4.9.000",
     "description": "a bot for a private discord server",
     "main": "./dist/index.js",
     "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/bot/commands/banreaction.ts b/src/bot/commands/banreaction.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90c60ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot/commands/banreaction.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { Client, ChatInputCommandInteraction, PermissionFlagsBits, SlashCommandBuilder } from "discord.js";
+
+
+import YALAS from 'mcstatusbot-logger';
+
+import * as AddBanReaction from './banreaction/add';
+import * as RemoveBanReaction from './banreaction/remove';
+import { GuildInstance } from "../../database/schemas/Guild";
+import { UserInstance } from "../../database/schemas/User";
+
+const data = {
+  allowSuspendedUserAccess: false,
+  command: new SlashCommandBuilder()
+    .setName('banreaction')
+    .setDefaultMemberPermissions(PermissionFlagsBits.BanMembers)
+    .setDescription("setup reaction to ban members from your server")
+    .addSubcommand(subcommand =>
+      subcommand
+        .setName('add')
+        .setDescription("Add a ban reaction to your channel")
+        .addChannelOption(option =>
+          option.setName('channel')
+            .setDescription('The channel in which you want to add a reaction')
+            .setRequired(true)
+        )
+
+    )
+    .addSubcommand(subcommand =>
+      subcommand
+        .setName('remove')
+        .setDescription("remove a ban reaction")
+        .addChannelOption(option =>
+          option.setName('channel')
+            .setDescription('The channel in which you want to remove a reaction')
+            .setRequired(true)
+        )
+
+    )
+}
+
+export { data };
+
+
+export async function chatInputCommand(client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction, guild: GuildInstance, user: UserInstance) {
+  switch (interaction.options.getSubcommand()) {
+    case 'add':
+      AddBanReaction.chatInputCommand(client, interaction, guild, user)
+      break;
+    case 'remove':
+      RemoveBanReaction.chatInputCommand(client, interaction, guild, user)
+      break;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/bot/commands/banreaction/add.ts b/src/bot/commands/banreaction/add.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d31d69c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot/commands/banreaction/add.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { Client, ChatInputCommandInteraction, GuildChannelResolvable, PermissionsBitField, ChannelType, EmbedBuilder } from "discord.js";
+
+import { schemas } from "../../../database";
+
+import YALAS from 'mcstatusbot-logger';
+
+import { GuildInstance } from "../../../database/schemas/Guild";
+import { UserInstance } from "../../../database/schemas/User";
+
+
+export async function chatInputCommand(client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction, guild: GuildInstance, user: UserInstance) {
+  if (!interaction.guild) return interaction.reply("must be done in discord server");
+
+  const botMember = interaction.guild.members.me;
+  if (!botMember) {
+    YALAS.error("reactionrole add: bot in guild null");
+    return;
+  }
+
+
+  //get and validate channel
+  const channel = interaction.options.getChannel('channel');
+  if (channel == undefined) {
+    return interaction.reply({
+      embeds: [{
+        title: "Channel Not Found",
+        description: "The selected channel could not be found please try again."
+      }]
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (channel.type !== ChannelType.GuildText) {
+    return interaction.reply({
+      embeds: [{
+        title: "That Will Not Work",
+        description: "The selected channel is not a text channel please select a text channel."
+      }]
+    });
+  }
+
+  const botPermSM = botMember.permissionsIn((channel as GuildChannelResolvable)).toArray();
+  if (botPermSM && !botPermSM.includes('SendMessages')) {
+    return interaction.reply({
+      embeds: [{
+        title: "Missing permission",
+        description: "you need to give me the send message permission in the selected channel."
+      }]
+    });
+  }
+
+
+  //check bot has manage roles perm
+  const botPermMR = botMember.permissions.has(PermissionsBitField.Flags.BanMembers);
+  if (!botPermMR) {
+    return interaction.reply({
+      embeds: [{
+        title: "Missing permission",
+        description: "you need to give me the Ban Members permission in this server."
+      }]
+    });
+  }
+
+
+  await interaction.deferReply();
+  //check emoji does net exist for reaction in channel
+  try {
+    const BanReaction = await schemas['BanReaction'].findOne({
+      where: {
+        guild: guild.id,
+        channel: channel.id
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (BanReaction !== null) {
+      return interaction.editReply({
+        embeds: [{
+          title: "Ban Reaction Exists",
+          description: "This is already setup in selected channel."
+        }]
+      });
+    }
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    YALAS.error(err)
+    YALAS.error(err.stack || err);
+    return interaction.editReply("error when checking for existing ban reaction in database.");
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await schemas['BanReaction'].create({
+      guild: guild.id,
+      channel: channel.id
+    });
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    YALAS.error(err.stack || err);
+    return interaction.editReply("error when saving ban reaction to database.");
+  }
+
+
+  try {
+    const textChannel = interaction.guild?.channels.cache.get(channel.id);
+    if (textChannel === undefined || textChannel.type !== 0) return;
+
+    const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
+      .setDescription("React with a ❌")
+      .setFooter({ text: 'to get banned this is no joke' });
+
+
+    const BanReactionMsg = await textChannel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
+    await BanReactionMsg.react('❌');
+    return interaction.editReply("ban reaction added to channel <#" + textChannel.id + ">.");
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    YALAS.error(err.stack || err);
+    return interaction.editReply("error when making ban reaction embed.");
+  }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/bot/commands/banreaction/remove.ts b/src/bot/commands/banreaction/remove.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..534001e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot/commands/banreaction/remove.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { GuildInstance } from "../../../database/schemas/Guild";
+import { UserInstance } from "../../../database/schemas/User";
+
+import { Client, ChatInputCommandInteraction, Role, GuildChannelResolvable, TextChannel, ChannelType } from "discord.js";
+
+import parseEmoji from "../../functions/parseEmoji";
+import { schemas } from "../../../database";
+
+import YALAS from 'mcstatusbot-logger';
+
+import SendReactionRoleEmbed from "../../functions/SendReactionRoleEmbed";
+
+
+
+export async function chatInputCommand(client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction, guild: GuildInstance, user: UserInstance) {
+  if (!interaction.guild) return interaction.reply("must be done in discord server");
+
+  //get and validate channel
+  const channel = interaction.options.getChannel('channel');
+  if (channel == undefined) {
+    return interaction.reply({
+      embeds: [{
+        title: "Channel Not Found",
+        description: "The selected channel could not be found please try again."
+      }]
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (channel.type !== ChannelType.GuildText) {
+    return interaction.reply({
+      embeds: [{
+        title: "That Will Not Work",
+        description: "The selected channel is not a text channel please select a text channel."
+      }]
+    });
+  }
+
+
+
+
+  await interaction.deferReply();
+  try {
+    const BanReaction = await schemas['BanReaction'].findOne({
+      where: {
+        guild: guild.id,
+        channel: channel.id,
+      },
+      raw: true
+    });
+
+    if (BanReaction == null) {
+      return interaction.editReply({
+        embeds: [{
+          title: "Ban Role Doesn't Exists",
+          description: "This ban reaction could not be found in the selected channel."
+        }]
+      });
+    }
+    await schemas['BanReaction'].destroy({ where: { id: BanReaction.id } });
+    return interaction.editReply("ban reaction deleted.");
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    YALAS.error(err)
+    YALAS.error(err.stack || err);
+    return interaction.editReply("error when getting and deleting reaction role in database.");
+  }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/bot/commands/reactionrole/add.ts b/src/bot/commands/reactionrole/add.ts
index accd6c1..0952599 100644
--- a/src/bot/commands/reactionrole/add.ts
+++ b/src/bot/commands/reactionrole/add.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Client, ChatInputCommandInteraction, Role, GuildChannelResolvable, PermissionsBitField } from "discord.js";
+import { Client, ChatInputCommandInteraction, Role, GuildChannelResolvable, PermissionsBitField, ChannelType } from "discord.js";
 
 import parseEmoji from "../../functions/parseEmoji";
 import { schemas } from "../../../database";
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export async function chatInputCommand(client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCom
     });
   }
 
-  if (channel.type !== 0) {
+  if (channel.type !== ChannelType.GuildText) {
     return interaction.reply({
       embeds: [{
         title: "That Will Not Work",
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ export async function chatInputCommand(client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCom
     });
   }
 
+  if (cleanEmoji == '❌') {
+    return interaction.reply({
+      embeds: [{
+        title: "Invalid Emoji",
+        description: "The selected emoji is used for the ban reaction to avoid confusion you can not use it."
+      }]
+    });
+  }
+
 
   //get and validate role
   const role = interaction.options.getMentionable('role');
@@ -146,6 +155,7 @@ export async function chatInputCommand(client: Client, interaction: ChatInputCom
     const textChannel = interaction.guild?.channels.cache.get(channel.id);
     if (textChannel === undefined || textChannel.type !== 0) return;
     const embed = await SendReactionRoleEmbed(textChannel, guild.id, channel.id);
+  
 
     return interaction.editReply({
       embeds: [{
diff --git a/src/bot/functions/BanReactionHandler.ts b/src/bot/functions/BanReactionHandler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10ce1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot/functions/BanReactionHandler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { Client, MessageReaction, PartialMessageReaction, User, PartialUser, Guild, Role, GuildMember } from "discord.js";
+import { schemas } from "../../database";
+
+import * as YALAS from 'mcstatusbot-logger';
+export default async function ReactionRoleAddHandler(reaction: MessageReaction | PartialMessageReaction, user: User | PartialUser) {
+
+  const emoji: string | null = reaction.emoji.id ?? reaction.emoji.name;
+  const guild: Guild | null = reaction.message.guild;
+  const channelId: string = reaction.message.channelId;
+
+
+  if (guild === null || emoji === null) {
+    YALAS.error("failed to find guild");
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (emoji!=='❌') return false;
+
+
+  //TODO: implement redis cache or better table lookup
+  const banReaction = await schemas['BanReaction'].findOne({
+    where: {
+      guild: guild.id,
+      channel: channelId
+    },
+    raw: true
+  });
+  if (banReaction===null) return false;
+
+
+  try {
+    const member: GuildMember | null = guild.members.cache.get(user.id) || (await guild.members.fetch(user.id).catch(() => null));
+    if (!member) return YALAS.error("Ban Reaction Handler: Member not found in the guild '" + guild.id + "'");
+
+    await member.ban({reason: "ban reaction"});
+    return true;
+  } catch (error){
+    YALAS.error("Ban Reaction Handler: Error banning user '" + user.id + "' for guild '" + guild.id + "'");
+    YALAS.error(error);
+    return true;
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/src/bot/functions/BanReactionRoleHandler.ts b/src/bot/functions/BanReactionRoleHandler.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5126e22..0000000
--- a/src/bot/functions/BanReactionRoleHandler.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import { Client, MessageReaction, PartialMessageReaction, User, PartialUser, Guild, Role, GuildMember } from "discord.js";
-import { schemas } from "../../database";
-
-import * as YALAS from 'mcstatusbot-logger';
-export default async function ReactionRoleAddHandler(reaction: MessageReaction | PartialMessageReaction, user: User | PartialUser) {
-
-  const emoji: string | null = reaction.emoji.id ?? reaction.emoji.name;
-  const guild: Guild | null = reaction.message.guild;
-  const channelId: string = reaction.message.channelId;
-
-  if (guild === null || emoji === null) return YALAS.error("failed to find guild");
-
-
-  async function getRole(roleId: string) {
-    if (!guild) return null;
-    let role: Role | null | undefined = guild.roles.cache.get(roleId);
-    if (role) return role
-    try {
-      role = await guild.roles.fetch(roleId);
-    } catch (error) {
-      YALAS.error('Error fetching role:');
-      YALAS.error(error);
-      return null;
-    }
-    if (role) return role
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const reactionRoles = await schemas['ReactionRole'].findAll({
-    where: {
-      guild: guild.id,
-      channel: channelId,
-      reaction: emoji,
-    },
-    raw: true
-  });
-
-  for (const rRole of reactionRoles) {
-    let role = await getRole(rRole.role);
-    if (role == null) return YALAS.error("failed to find role '" + rRole.role + "' in guild '" + guild.id + "' ")
-
-    // Fetch role if not cached
-
-
-    // Get the member from the user
-    const member: GuildMember | null = guild.members.cache.get(user.id) || (await guild.members.fetch(user.id).catch(() => null));
-    if (!member) return YALAS.error("Member not found in the guild '" + guild.id + "'");
-
-
-    // Add the role to the member
-    try {
-      await member.roles.add(role);
-      if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') YALAS.info(`Added role "${role.name}" to user "${user.tag}".`);
-    } catch (error) {
-      YALAS.error("Error adding role '" + role.id + "' to user '" + user.id + "' for guild '" + guild.id + "'");
-      YALAS.error(error);
-    }
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/src/bot/functions/PrefixCache.ts b/src/bot/functions/PrefixCache.ts
index 298a4cb..ffe4e93 100644
--- a/src/bot/functions/PrefixCache.ts
+++ b/src/bot/functions/PrefixCache.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//TODO: move to redis cache?
 export default class PrefixCache {
   private cache = new Map<string, string>();
 
diff --git a/src/bot/functions/ReactionRoleAddHandler.ts b/src/bot/functions/ReactionRoleAddHandler.ts
index a780ec2..07a3f66 100644
--- a/src/bot/functions/ReactionRoleAddHandler.ts
+++ b/src/bot/functions/ReactionRoleAddHandler.ts
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ export default async function ReactionRoleAddHandler(reaction: MessageReaction |
     let role = await getRole(rRole.role);
     if (role == null) return YALAS.error("failed to find role '" + rRole.role + "' in guild '" + guild.id + "' ")
 
-    //TODO: mod channel logs ad role error etc
+    //TODO: implement audit log
     // Add the role to the member
     try {
       await member.roles.add(role);
       if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') YALAS.info(`Added role "${role.name}" to user "${user.tag}".`);
     } catch (error) {
 
-      //TODO: implement ignore reaction reomve when using this
+      //TODO: implement ignoring this reaction remove to avoid errors with msg reaction remove handler
       //reaction.users.remove(user.id);
       
       const errUsrMsg = await (channel as TextChannel).send(`Sorry <@!${user.id}>, that did not work please try again later or ask a moderator.`);
diff --git a/src/bot/functions/ReactionRoleRemoveHandler.ts b/src/bot/functions/ReactionRoleRemoveHandler.ts
index a6bae82..ecfd35b 100644
--- a/src/bot/functions/ReactionRoleRemoveHandler.ts
+++ b/src/bot/functions/ReactionRoleRemoveHandler.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export default async function ReactionRoleRemoveHandler(reaction: MessageReactio
   const channel = reaction.message.channel;
 
   if (guild === null || emoji === null) return YALAS.error("failed to find guild");
+  if (emoji=='❌') return;
 
 
   async function getRole(roleId: string) {
@@ -46,13 +47,14 @@ export default async function ReactionRoleRemoveHandler(reaction: MessageReactio
 
     if (rRole.dataValues.reactionRemove === false) continue;
 
+    //TODO: implement audit log
     // Add the role to the member
     try {
       await member.roles.remove(role);
       if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') YALAS.info(`Added role "${role.name}" to user "${user.tag}".`);
     } catch (error) {
       reaction.users.remove(user.id);
-      
+
       const errUsrMsg = await (channel as TextChannel).send(`Sorry <@!${user.id}>, that did not work please try again later or ask a moderator.`);
 
       setTimeout(() => {
diff --git a/src/bot/handlers/MessageReactionAdd.ts b/src/bot/handlers/MessageReactionAdd.ts
index 37cad70..14039ed 100644
--- a/src/bot/handlers/MessageReactionAdd.ts
+++ b/src/bot/handlers/MessageReactionAdd.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Client, MessageReaction, PartialMessageReaction, User, PartialUser } from "discord.js";
 import ReactionRoleAddHandler from "../functions/ReactionRoleAddHandler";
+import BanReactionHandler from "../functions/BanReactionHandler";
 
 import * as YALAS from 'mcstatusbot-logger';
 export default async function MessageReactionAdd(client: Client, reaction: MessageReaction | PartialMessageReaction, user: User | PartialUser) {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ export default async function MessageReactionAdd(client: Client, reaction: Messa
     }
   }
   if (!reaction.message.guild) return;
-  
+
 
   if (user.partial) {
     try {
@@ -23,12 +24,12 @@ export default async function MessageReactionAdd(client: Client, reaction: Messa
       return;
     }
   }
-  if (user.id===client.user?.id) return;
+  if (user.id === client.user?.id) return;
+
+  const memberBanned = await BanReactionHandler(reaction, user);
+  //non need to try and run reactions roles if member banned
+  if (memberBanned === true) return;
 
   await ReactionRoleAddHandler(reaction, user);
-
-  //TODO: ban role hndler
-  //TODO: kick role handler
-
   return;
 }
diff --git a/src/database/index.ts b/src/database/index.ts
index 1f122bf..64eb17a 100644
--- a/src/database/index.ts
+++ b/src/database/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const sequelize = new Sequelize(process.env.DB_URI, {
 });
 
 const schemas = {
-  BanRole: BanReaction(sequelize),
+  BanReaction: BanReaction(sequelize),
   Guild: Guild(sequelize),
   KickRole: KickReaction(sequelize),
   MessageMacro: MessageMacro(sequelize),
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ const schemas = {
 
 
 export async function connect() {
-
   YALAS.info("attempting to connect to db");
   try {
     await sequelize.authenticate();
diff --git a/src/database/schemas/BanReaction.ts b/src/database/schemas/BanReaction.ts
index c1b4c77..391dd83 100644
--- a/src/database/schemas/BanReaction.ts
+++ b/src/database/schemas/BanReaction.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ export interface BanReactionAttributes {
   id: number;
   guild: string;
   channel: string;
-  reaction: string;
 }
 
 export interface BanReactionCreationAttributes extends Optional<BanReactionAttributes, 'id'> { }
@@ -28,11 +27,7 @@ export default function BanRole(sequelize: Sequelize) {
     channel: {
       type: DataTypes.STRING,
       allowNull: false,
-    },
-    reaction: {
-      type: DataTypes.STRING,
-      allowNull: false,
-    },
+    }
   });
 
   // Sync the model with the database