diff --git a/mirror.h b/mirror.h
index 569aa71..8816f2e 100644
--- a/mirror.h
+++ b/mirror.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ typedef uintptr_t typeid;
 
 typedef struct {
     const char* (*const get_typestring)(void* self);
-    typeid (*const get_typeid)(void* self);
+    typeid (*const get_typeid)();
     Dictionary* (*const get_typeclasses)(void* self);
 } IMirror;
 
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ typedef struct {
 } MirroredTypeclass;
 
 static inline int mirror_is_typeid(const Mirror* mirror, typeid id) {
-    return mirror->tc->get_typeid(mirror->data) == id;
+    return mirror->tc->get_typeid() == id;
 }
 static inline int mirror_is_typestring(const Mirror* mirror, const char* id) {
     return strcmp(id, mirror->tc->get_typestring(mirror->data)) == 0;
 }
 static inline int mirror_eq(const Mirror* lhs, const Mirror* rhs) {
-    return lhs->tc->get_typeid(lhs->data) == rhs->tc->get_typeid(rhs->data);
+    return lhs->tc == rhs->tc;
 }
 
 extern const void* mirror_get_typeclass(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const char* typeclass);
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ extern const void* mirror_get_typeclass(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const cha
 // mirror_get_function(physics_entity.data, physics_entity.mirror, "BehaviourEntity")
 extern void* mirror_get_function(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const char* typeclass_name);
 
+#define GET_TYPEID(Type__) (Type__##_as_Mirror(NULL).tc->get_typeid())
+
 // macro reexport of mirror_get_function which will cast the function so it can be called immediately
 // example:
 // MIRROR_GET_WRAP_FUNC(physics_entity.data, physics_entity.mirror, BehaviourEntity)(physics_entity.data)
@@ -71,11 +73,11 @@ extern void* mirror_get_function(void* data, IMirror const* tc, const char* type
 #define impl_Mirror_for(T, get_typestring_f, get_typeid_f, get_typeclasses_f)\
 Mirror T##_as_Mirror(T* x) {\
     TC_FN_TYPECHECK(const char*, get_typestring_f, T*);\
-    TC_FN_TYPECHECK(typeid, get_typeid_f, T*);\
+    TC_FN_TYPECHECK(typeid, get_typeid_f);\
     TC_FN_TYPECHECK(Dictionary*, get_typeclasses_f, T*);\
     static IMirror const tc = {\
         .get_typestring = (const char*(*const)(void*)) get_typestring_f,\
-        .get_typeid = (typeid (*const)(void*)) get_typeid_f,\
+        .get_typeid = (typeid (*const)()) get_typeid_f,\
         .get_typeclasses = (Dictionary* (*const)(void*)) get_typeclasses_f,\
     };\
     return (Mirror){.tc = &tc, .data = x};\
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ Mirror T##_as_Mirror(T* x) {\
 
 #define DECL_REFLECT(T)\
 extern const char* T##_get_typestring(T* self);\
-extern typeid T##_get_typeid(T* self);\
+    extern typeid T##_get_typeid();\
 extern Dictionary* T##_get_typeclasses(T* self);\
 decl_typeclass_impl(Mirror, T)
 
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ const char* T##_get_typestring(T* self) {\
     static const char* const typestring = #T;\
     return typestring;\
 }\
-typeid T##_get_typeid(T* self) {\
+typeid T##_get_typeid() {\
     static char init_flag = 0;\
     static typeid id = 0;\
     if(!init_flag) {\