diff --git a/examples/demo/hello_world_pass.hpp b/examples/demo/hello_world_pass.hpp
index 3e8fccc..90012a5 100644
--- a/examples/demo/hello_world_pass.hpp
+++ b/examples/demo/hello_world_pass.hpp
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ namespace theo::obf {
 /// <summary>
 /// hello world pass example of how to inherit pass_t.
 /// </summary>
-class hello_world_pass_t : public pass_t {
-  hello_world_pass_t() : pass_t(decomp::sym_type_t::all) {
+class hello_world_pass_t : public generic_pass_t {
+  hello_world_pass_t() : generic_pass_t(decomp::sym_type_t::all) {
     spdlog::info("created hello world pass...");
   }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class hello_world_pass_t : public pass_t {
     return &obj;
   }
 
-  void run(decomp::symbol_t* sym) {
+  void generic_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym) override {
     spdlog::info("[hello_world_pass_t] symbol name: {}, symbol hash: {}",
                  sym->name(), sym->hash());
   }
diff --git a/include/obf/pass.hpp b/include/obf/pass.hpp
index a3f0a30..f0bf1fc 100644
--- a/include/obf/pass.hpp
+++ b/include/obf/pass.hpp
@@ -82,7 +82,17 @@ class pass_t {
   /// allows you to manipulate symbols in a generic manner.
   /// </summary>
   /// <param name="sym">a symbol of the same type of m_sym_type.</param>
-  virtual void pre_recomp_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym) = 0;
+  virtual void generic_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym) = 0;
+
+  /// <summary>
+  /// This virtual method is invoked prior to calling the "copier". This allows
+  /// you to manipulate the symbol prior to it being copied into memory.
+  /// </summary>
+  /// <param name="sym">Symbol being copied into memory.</param>
+  /// <param name="copier">copier lambda that the pass can use. if it does, then
+  /// you must return true.</param> <returns>returns true if the copy was done
+  /// by the pass. false if copying still needs to be done.</returns>
+  virtual bool copier_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym, copier_t& copier) = 0;
 
   /// <summary>
   /// This virtual method is invoked prior to calling the "allocator". This
@@ -100,16 +110,6 @@ class pass_t {
       std::uint32_t size,
       allocator_t& allocator) = 0;
 
-  /// <summary>
-  /// This virtual method is invoked prior to calling the "copier". This allows
-  /// you to manipulate the symbol prior to it being copied into memory.
-  /// </summary>
-  /// <param name="sym">Symbol being copied into memory.</param>
-  /// <param name="copier">copier lambda that the pass can use. if it does, then
-  /// you must return true.</param> <returns>returns true if the copy was done
-  /// by the pass. false if copying still needs to be done.</returns>
-  virtual bool copier_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym, copier_t& copier) = 0;
-
   /// <summary>
   /// This virtual method is invoked before the call to the "resolver". This
   /// allows you the manipulate the relocation address and symbol before
@@ -134,4 +134,29 @@ class pass_t {
  private:
   decomp::sym_type_t m_sym_type;
 };
+
+/// <summary>
+/// generic pass class overloads non-generic pass methods to return default
+/// values... this makes it so generic passes dont need to overload all of these
+/// methods and return default values every single time...
+/// </summary>
+class generic_pass_t : public pass_t {
+ public:
+  explicit generic_pass_t(decomp::sym_type_t sym_type) : pass_t(sym_type) {}
+
+  // default non-generic passes to return generic values...
+  //
+  bool copier_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym, copier_t& copier) { return false; }
+  std::optional<std::uintptr_t> allocation_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym,
+                                                std::uint32_t size,
+                                                allocator_t& allocator) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  std::optional<std::uintptr_t> resolver_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym,
+                                              recomp::reloc_t* reloc,
+                                              std::uintptr_t allocated_t) {
+    return {};
+  }
+};
 }  // namespace theo::obf
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diff --git a/include/obf/passes/jcc_rewrite_pass.hpp b/include/obf/passes/jcc_rewrite_pass.hpp
index 58b08bf..630ece1 100644
--- a/include/obf/passes/jcc_rewrite_pass.hpp
+++ b/include/obf/passes/jcc_rewrite_pass.hpp
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ namespace theo::obf {
 /// of the next instruction. There is actually no jmp [rip] either, push/ret is
 /// used.
 /// </summary>
-class jcc_rewrite_pass_t : public pass_t {
-  explicit jcc_rewrite_pass_t() : pass_t(decomp::sym_type_t::instruction) {}
+class jcc_rewrite_pass_t : public generic_pass_t {
+  explicit jcc_rewrite_pass_t()
+      : generic_pass_t(decomp::sym_type_t::instruction) {}
 
  public:
   static jcc_rewrite_pass_t* get();
-  void run(decomp::symbol_t* sym);
+  void generic_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym) override;
 };
 }  // namespace theo::obf
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diff --git a/include/obf/passes/next_inst_pass.hpp b/include/obf/passes/next_inst_pass.hpp
index 31577ad..674c352 100644
--- a/include/obf/passes/next_inst_pass.hpp
+++ b/include/obf/passes/next_inst_pass.hpp
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ namespace theo::obf {
 /// simply tells this pass that there needs to be a relocation to the next
 /// symbol. the offset for these psuedo relocations is zero.
 /// </summary>
-class next_inst_pass_t : public pass_t {
-  explicit next_inst_pass_t() : pass_t(decomp::sym_type_t::instruction) {
+class next_inst_pass_t : public generic_pass_t {
+  explicit next_inst_pass_t()
+      : generic_pass_t(decomp::sym_type_t::instruction) {
     xed_state_t istate{XED_MACHINE_MODE_LONG_64, XED_ADDRESS_WIDTH_64b};
     xed_decoded_inst_zero_set_mode(&m_tmp_inst, &istate);
     xed_decode(&m_tmp_inst, m_type_inst_bytes, sizeof(m_type_inst_bytes));
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ class next_inst_pass_t : public pass_t {
 
  public:
   static next_inst_pass_t* get();
-  void run(decomp::symbol_t* sym);
+  void generic_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym) override;
 
  private:
   std::optional<recomp::reloc_t*> has_next_inst_reloc(decomp::symbol_t*);
diff --git a/include/obf/passes/reloc_transform_pass.hpp b/include/obf/passes/reloc_transform_pass.hpp
index 99eb2ba..89e51ce 100644
--- a/include/obf/passes/reloc_transform_pass.hpp
+++ b/include/obf/passes/reloc_transform_pass.hpp
@@ -53,12 +53,13 @@ namespace theo::obf {
 /// 	add rax, 0x345332567
 /// 	ror rax, 0x5353
 /// </summary>
-class reloc_transform_pass_t : public pass_t {
-  explicit reloc_transform_pass_t() : pass_t(decomp::sym_type_t::instruction) {}
+class reloc_transform_pass_t : public generic_pass_t {
+  explicit reloc_transform_pass_t()
+      : generic_pass_t(decomp::sym_type_t::instruction) {}
 
  public:
   static reloc_transform_pass_t* get();
-  void run(decomp::symbol_t* sym);
+  void generic_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym) override;
 
  private:
   std::optional<recomp::reloc_t*> has_legit_reloc(decomp::symbol_t* sym);
diff --git a/src/obf/passes/jcc_rewrite_pass.cpp b/src/obf/passes/jcc_rewrite_pass.cpp
index 7691248..65f83b3 100644
--- a/src/obf/passes/jcc_rewrite_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/obf/passes/jcc_rewrite_pass.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jcc_rewrite_pass_t* jcc_rewrite_pass_t::get() {
   return &obj;
 }
 
-void jcc_rewrite_pass_t::run(decomp::symbol_t* sym) {
+void jcc_rewrite_pass_t::generic_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym) {
   std::int32_t disp = {};
   xed_decoded_inst_t inst;
   xed_state_t istate{XED_MACHINE_MODE_LONG_64, XED_ADDRESS_WIDTH_64b};
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void jcc_rewrite_pass_t::run(decomp::symbol_t* sym) {
 
     // run next_inst_pass on this symbol to generate the transformations for the
     // relocation to the jcc branch dest instruction...
-    next_inst_pass_t::get()->run(sym);
+    next_inst_pass_t::get()->generic_pass(sym);
   }
 };
 }  // namespace theo::obf
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diff --git a/src/obf/passes/next_inst_pass.cpp b/src/obf/passes/next_inst_pass.cpp
index cc08314..6915400 100644
--- a/src/obf/passes/next_inst_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/obf/passes/next_inst_pass.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ next_inst_pass_t* next_inst_pass_t::get() {
   static next_inst_pass_t obj;
   return &obj;
 }
-void next_inst_pass_t::run(decomp::symbol_t* sym) {
+
+void next_inst_pass_t::generic_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym) {
   std::optional<recomp::reloc_t*> reloc;
   if (!(reloc = has_next_inst_reloc(sym)).has_value())
     return;
diff --git a/src/obf/passes/reloc_transform_pass.cpp b/src/obf/passes/reloc_transform_pass.cpp
index 5a8027a..3e01b6f 100644
--- a/src/obf/passes/reloc_transform_pass.cpp
+++ b/src/obf/passes/reloc_transform_pass.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ reloc_transform_pass_t* reloc_transform_pass_t::get() {
   return &obj;
 }
 
-void reloc_transform_pass_t::run(decomp::symbol_t* sym) {
+void reloc_transform_pass_t::generic_pass(decomp::symbol_t* sym) {
   std::optional<recomp::reloc_t*> reloc;
   if (!(reloc = has_legit_reloc(sym)).has_value())
     return;
diff --git a/src/theo.cpp b/src/theo.cpp
index 90afaa3..c750667 100644
--- a/src/theo.cpp
+++ b/src/theo.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ std::uintptr_t theo_t::compose() {
   auto engine = obf::engine_t::get();
   m_sym_tbl.for_each([&](decomp::symbol_t& sym) {
     engine->for_each(&sym, [&](decomp::symbol_t* sym, obf::pass_t* pass) {
-      pass->pre_recomp_pass(sym);
+      pass->generic_pass(sym);
     });
   });