diff --git a/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd b/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
index ece4fd0..c8aadb9 100644
--- a/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
+++ b/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
@@ -10788,26 +10788,27 @@ func _update_hud_unit_portrait(unit: Dictionary) -> void:
 	if hud_unit_portrait_panel == null:
 		return
 	if unit.is_empty():
-		hud_unit_portrait_panel.visible = false
-		hud_unit_portrait_panel.tooltip_text = ""
+		var empty_tooltip := _format_empty_hud_focus_detail_text()
+		hud_unit_portrait_panel.visible = true
+		hud_unit_portrait_panel.tooltip_text = empty_tooltip
 		hud_unit_portrait_texture.texture = null
 		hud_unit_portrait_texture.visible = false
-		hud_unit_portrait_texture.tooltip_text = ""
-		hud_unit_portrait_label.text = ""
-		hud_unit_portrait_label.visible = false
-		hud_unit_portrait_label.tooltip_text = ""
+		hud_unit_portrait_texture.tooltip_text = empty_tooltip
+		hud_unit_portrait_label.text = "장수"
+		hud_unit_portrait_label.visible = true
+		hud_unit_portrait_label.tooltip_text = empty_tooltip
 		if hud_unit_team_seal_panel != null:
-			hud_unit_team_seal_panel.visible = false
-			hud_unit_team_seal_panel.tooltip_text = ""
+			hud_unit_team_seal_panel.visible = true
+			hud_unit_team_seal_panel.tooltip_text = empty_tooltip
 		if hud_unit_team_seal_label != null:
-			hud_unit_team_seal_label.text = ""
-			hud_unit_team_seal_label.tooltip_text = ""
+			hud_unit_team_seal_label.text = "군"
+			hud_unit_team_seal_label.tooltip_text = empty_tooltip
 		if hud_unit_portrait_class_panel != null:
-			hud_unit_portrait_class_panel.visible = false
-			hud_unit_portrait_class_panel.tooltip_text = ""
+			hud_unit_portrait_class_panel.visible = true
+			hud_unit_portrait_class_panel.tooltip_text = empty_tooltip
 		if hud_unit_portrait_class_icon != null:
-			hud_unit_portrait_class_icon.texture = null
-			hud_unit_portrait_class_icon.tooltip_text = ""
+			hud_unit_portrait_class_icon.texture = _make_toolbar_icon("unit_list")
+			hud_unit_portrait_class_icon.tooltip_text = empty_tooltip
 		return
 	hud_unit_portrait_panel.visible = true
 	var focus_detail := _format_unit_focus_text(unit, "Hover")
diff --git a/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd b/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd
index de40c8c..5fa83e5 100644
--- a/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd
+++ b/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd
@@ -3558,6 +3558,14 @@ func _check_hud_focus_text(failures: Array[String]) -> void:
 		failures.append("empty battle HUD should keep instructions out of visible text: %s" % scene.selected_label.text)
 	if scene.selected_label != null and not scene.selected_label.tooltip_text.contains("군세"):
 		failures.append("empty battle HUD tooltip should point players to the unit list: %s" % scene.selected_label.tooltip_text)
+	if scene.hud_unit_portrait_panel == null or not scene.hud_unit_portrait_panel.visible:
+		failures.append("empty battle HUD should still show a visual officer-selection plate")
+	if scene.hud_unit_portrait_label == null or scene.hud_unit_portrait_label.text != "장수" or not scene.hud_unit_portrait_label.visible:
+		failures.append("empty battle HUD portrait should use a readable officer placeholder: %s" % ("" if scene.hud_unit_portrait_label == null else scene.hud_unit_portrait_label.text))
+	if scene.hud_unit_team_seal_label == null or scene.hud_unit_team_seal_label.text != "군":
+		failures.append("empty battle HUD portrait should mark the command roster plate: %s" % ("" if scene.hud_unit_team_seal_label == null else scene.hud_unit_team_seal_label.text))
+	if scene.hud_unit_portrait_class_icon == null or scene.hud_unit_portrait_class_icon.texture == null:
+		failures.append("empty battle HUD portrait should use a generated unit-list icon instead of an empty black plate")
 	if scene.inventory_label == null or scene.inventory_label.text != "군수 대기":
 		failures.append("empty battle inventory line should not show noisy stock text: %s" % ("" if scene.inventory_label == null else scene.inventory_label.text))
 	if scene.inventory_label != null and (not scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text.contains("장수 선택") or not scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text.contains("도구")):