local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local RunService = game:GetService("RunService")
local LocalPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer

local function getNearestPlayer()
	local myChar = LocalPlayer.Character
	if not myChar or not myChar:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart") then return nil end
	local myPos = myChar.HumanoidRootPart.Position

	local nearest
	local shortest = math.huge
	for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
		if player ~= LocalPlayer and player.Character and player.Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart") then
			local pos = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position
			local dist = (pos - myPos).Magnitude
			if dist < shortest then
				shortest = dist
				nearest = player
			end
		end
	end
	return nearest
end

local function stickToBack(target)
	local myChar = LocalPlayer.Character
	local myRoot = myChar and myChar:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	local targetRoot = target and target.Character and target.Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart")
	if not (myRoot and targetRoot) then return end

	if myChar:FindFirstChild("FollowConnection") then
		myChar.FollowConnection:Disconnect()
		myChar.FollowConnection:Destroy()
	end

	local conn = Instance.new("BindableEvent", myChar)
	conn.Name = "FollowConnection"

	RunService.Heartbeat:Connect(function()
		if not target or not target.Character or not target.Character:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart") then
			conn:Destroy()
			return
		end

		local targetRoot = target.Character.HumanoidRootPart
		local backOffset = targetRoot.CFrame.LookVector * -3
		myRoot.CFrame = CFrame.new(targetRoot.Position + backOffset) * CFrame.Angles(0, targetRoot.Orientation.Y, 0)
	end)

	local humanoid = target.Character:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
	if humanoid then
		humanoid.Died:Connect(function()
			conn:Destroy()
			task.wait(2)
			local newTarget = getNearestPlayer()
			if newTarget then
				stickToBack(newTarget)
			end
		end)
	end
end

local function startFollowing()
	while task.wait(0.1) do
		local target = getNearestPlayer()
		if target then
			stickToBack(target)
		end
	end
end

LocalPlayer.CharacterAdded:Connect(function()
	task.wait(0.1)
	startFollowing()
end)

if LocalPlayer.Character then
	startFollowing()
end