diff --git a/app/components/ServiceCard.vue b/app/components/ServiceCard.vue
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+<template>
+  <div class="service-card">
+    <div class="card-header">
+      <div class="service-info">
+        <h3 class="service-name">{{ name }}</h3>
+        <span class="info-tooltip" title="Click for historical uptime metrics">?</span>
+      </div>
+      <div class="current-status-dot" :class="status.toLowerCase()"></div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="uptime-graph">
+      <div 
+        v-for="(day, index) in uptimeHistory" 
+        :key="index"
+        class="bar"
+        :class="day.status"
+        :title="formatTooltip(day)"
+      ></div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="card-footer">
+      <span class="time-ago">90 days ago</span>
+      <span class="uptime-percentage">{{ uptimePercentage }}% uptime</span>
+      <span class="time-today">Today</span>
+    </div>
+    
+    <div class="status-label">
+      {{ status }}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup>
+import { computed } from 'vue'
+
+const props = defineProps({
+  name: { type: String, required: true },
+  status: { type: String, default: 'Normal' },
+  uptimePercentage: { type: Number, default: 100.00 },
+  uptimeHistory: { type: Array, required: true }
+})
+
+const formatTooltip = (day) => {
+  return `${day.date}: ${day.status.toUpperCase()} (${day.incident || 'No incidents'})`
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.service-card {
+  background-color: #161b22;
+  border: 1px solid #30363d;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  padding: 20px;
+  color: #c9d1d9;
+}
+
+.card-header {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.service-info {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.service-name {
+  font-size: 1.05rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  margin: 0;
+  color: #f0f6fc;
+}
+
+.info-tooltip {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: #8b949e;
+  background-color: #21262d;
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 14px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  cursor: help;
+}
+
+.current-status-dot {
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 14px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+}
+.current-status-dot.normal { background-color: #238636; }
+.current-status-dot.degraded { background-color: #d29922; }
+.current-status-dot.outage { background-color: #f85149; }
+
+.uptime-graph {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 2px;
+  height: 34px;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.bar {
+  flex: 1;
+  background-color: #238636;
+  border-radius: 1px;
+  transition: opacity 0.2s;
+}
+
+.bar:hover {
+  opacity: 0.7;
+  transform: scaleY(1.1);
+}
+
+.bar.normal { background-color: #238636; }
+.bar.degraded { background-color: #d29922; }
+.bar.outage { background-color: #f85149; }
+
+.card-footer {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: #8b949e;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #21262d;
+  padding-bottom: 8px;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.uptime-percentage {
+  color: #8b949e;
+}
+
+.status-label {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  color: #8b949e;
+}
+</style>
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diff --git a/app/components/StatusHeader.vue b/app/components/StatusHeader.vue
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+<template>
+  <header class="status-header">
+    <div class="status-banner operational">
+      <span class="status-icon">✓</span>
+      All Systems Operational
+    </div>
+  </header>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.status-header {
+  background-color: #0d1117;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid #30363d;
+  padding-bottom: 24px;
+}
+
+.header-illustration {
+  height: 220px;
+  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #070a0e 0%, #0d1117 100%);
+  position: relative;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.factory-backdrop {
+  width: 100%;
+  max-width: 900px;
+  height: 100%;
+  position: relative;
+  opacity: 0.6;
+}
+
+.pipeline {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 60%;
+  left: 5%;
+  right: 5%;
+  height: 8px;
+  background: #21262d;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+.engineer {
+  position: absolute;
+  font-size: 2.5rem;
+}
+
+.dynamic-float-1 { top: 30%; left: 15%; animation: float 4s ease-in-out infinite; }
+.dynamic-float-2 { top: 45%; left: 50%; animation: float 5s ease-in-out infinite 1s; }
+.dynamic-float-3 { top: 25%; left: 80%; animation: float 6s ease-in-out infinite 0.5s; }
+
+@keyframes float {
+  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); }
+  50% { transform: translateY(-10px); }
+}
+
+.status-banner {
+  max-width: 900px;
+  margin: -25px auto 0 auto;
+  position: relative;
+  z-index: 10;
+  padding: 16px 24px;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1.15rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+}
+
+.status-banner.operational {
+  background-color: #238636;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  border: 1px solid #2ea44f;
+}
+
+.status-icon {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+  width: 24px;
+  height: 24px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}
+</style>
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diff --git a/app/layouts/default.vue b/app/layouts/default.vue
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--- a/app/layouts/default.vue
+++ b/app/layouts/default.vue
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 <template>
-  <div>
-    <TheHeader />
-    <slot /> <MainFooter />
+  <div class="layout-wrapper">
+    <StatusHeader />
+    <main>
+      <slot />
+    </main>
   </div>
 </template>
+
+<script setup>
+import StatusHeader from '~/components/StatusHeader.vue'
+</script>
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diff --git a/app/pages/status.vue b/app/pages/status.vue
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+<template>
+  <div class="status-dashboard-container">
+    <div class="dashboard-meta">
+      <h2 class="title">Current Status</h2>
+      <div class="historical-link">
+        Uptime over the past 90 days. <a href="#">View historical uptime.</a>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="status-banner operational">
+      <svg class="octicon octicon-check" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24" aria-hidden="true" fill="currentColor">
+        <path d="M12 2c5.523 0 10 4.477 10 10s-4.477 10-10 10S2 17.523 2 12 6.477 2 12 2Zm0 1.5a8.5 8.5 0 1 0 0 17 8.5 8.5 0 0 0 0-17Zm4.78 6.28-5.5 5.5a.75.75 0 0 1-1.06 0l-2.5-2.5a.751.751 0 0 1 .018-1.08.75.75 0 0 1 1.042.02L11 13.44l4.97-4.97a.75.75 0 0 1 1.06 1.06Z"></path>
+      </svg>
+      All Systems Operational
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="services-grid">
+      <ServiceCard 
+        v-for="service in mockServices" 
+        :key="service.id"
+        :name="service.name"
+        :status="service.status"
+        :uptime-percentage="service.uptimePercentage"
+        :uptime-history="service.history"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup>
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+import ServiceCard from '~/components/ServiceCard.vue'
+
+definePageMeta({
+  layout: 'default'
+})
+
+const sharedHistory = (() => {
+  const history = []
+  const now = new Date()
+  for (let i = 89; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const dayDate = new Date(now.getTime() - i * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
+    history.push({
+      date: dayDate.toISOString().split('T')[0],
+      status: 'normal',
+      incident: 'No incidents'
+    })
+  }
+  return history
+})()
+
+const serviceNames = [
+  'Website', 'Account', 'Connection Test', 'Super Mario Maker',
+  'Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash', 'Wii Sports Club', 'Splatoon Global Testfire',
+  'Splatoon', 'Friends', 'ぷよぷよテトリス', 'Wii U Chat',
+  'Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed', 'Minecraft: Wii U Edition', 'Fast Racing Neo'
+]
+
+//only here until i actually implement health checks, its 6:30am and i havent slept..
+const mockServices = ref(
+  serviceNames.map((name, index) => ({
+    id: index + 1,
+    name,
+    status: 'Normal',
+    uptimePercentage: 100.00,
+    history: sharedHistory
+  }))
+)
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Archivo+Black&display=swap');
+
+.status-dashboard-container {
+  max-width: 900px;
+  margin: 40px auto;
+  padding: 0 20px;
+}
+
+.dashboard-meta {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: flex-end;
+  margin-bottom: 24px;
+}
+
+.title {
+  font-family: 'Archivo Black', sans-serif;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  font-size: 1.5rem;
+  color: #f0f6fc;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+.historical-link {
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  color: #8b949e;
+}
+
+.historical-link a {
+  color: #f0883e;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.historical-link a:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+.status-banner {
+  margin-bottom: 32px;
+  padding: 16px 24px;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  font-size: 1.15rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
+}
+
+.status-banner.operational {
+  background-color: #238636;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  border: 1px solid #2ea44f;
+}
+
+.octicon-check {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.services-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
+  gap: 16px;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+  .services-grid {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+  .dashboard-meta {
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    gap: 8px;
+  }
+}
+</style>
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