diff --git a/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.cxx b/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.cxx
index 674207a1..9cdb1840 100644
--- a/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.cxx
+++ b/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.cxx
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 namespace SHADE
 {
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-    /* Explicit Tempalte Instantiations                                                */
+    /* Properties                                                                      */
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    GenericHandle Asset::NativeObjectHandle::get()
+    {
+        return nativeObjHandle;
+    }
+
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    /* Constructors                                                                    */
+    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    Asset::Asset(Handle<void> nativeHandle)
+    : nativeObjHandle { Convert::ToCLI(Handle<void>(nativeHandle)) }
+    {}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.h++ b/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.h++
index 6b583a5c..05be83b4 100644
--- a/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.h++
+++ b/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.h++
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     /* Properties                                                                      */
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     template <typename NativeAssetType>
-    GenericHandle NativeAsset<NativeAssetType>::NativeObjectHandle::get()
-    {
-        return nativeObjHandle;
-    }
-    template <typename NativeAssetType>
     Handle<NativeAssetType> NativeAsset<NativeAssetType>::NativeObject::get()
     try
     {
@@ -44,7 +39,6 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     template <typename NativeAssetType>
     NativeAsset<NativeAssetType>::NativeAsset(Handle<NativeAssetType> nativeObj)
-    : nativeObjHandle{ Convert::ToCLI(Handle<void>(nativeObj)) }
+    : Asset { Handle<void>(nativeObj) }
     {}
-
 } 
diff --git a/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.hxx b/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.hxx
index 68addb75..4d53ce6b 100644
--- a/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.hxx
+++ b/SHADE_Managed/src/Assets/NativeAsset.hxx
@@ -19,13 +19,9 @@ of DigiPen Institute of Technology is prohibited.
 namespace SHADE
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Generalised template class for a managed representation of a native asset
+    /// Abstract base class that all Native Assets will inherit from.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="NativeAssetType">
-    /// The type of the asset's native representation.
-    /// </typeparam>
-    template<typename NativeAssetType>
-    public ref class NativeAsset
+    public ref class Asset abstract
     {
       internal:
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -38,6 +34,36 @@ namespace SHADE
         {
             GenericHandle get();
         }
+
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Constructors/Destructor                                                     */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor for the asset.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ptr">Native asset object handle.</param>
+        Asset(Handle<void> nativeHandle);
+
+      protected:
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Data Members                                                                */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        GenericHandle nativeObjHandle;
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Generalised template class for a managed representation of a native asset
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="NativeAssetType">
+    /// The type of the asset's native representation.
+    /// </typeparam>
+    template<typename NativeAssetType>
+    public ref class NativeAsset abstract : Asset
+    {
+      internal:
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+        /* Properties                                                                  */
+        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /// <summary>
         /// Copy of the Handle to the native object.
         /// </summary>
@@ -52,14 +78,8 @@ namespace SHADE
         /// <summary>
         /// Constructor for the native asset
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="ptr">Native asset object.</param>
+        /// <param name="ptr">Native asset object handle.</param>
         NativeAsset(Handle<NativeAssetType> ptr);
-
-      protected:
-        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-        /* Data Members                                                                */
-        /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-        GenericHandle nativeObjHandle;
     };
 }