diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/medical/code/wounds/synth/robotic_burns.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/medical/code/wounds/synth/robotic_burns.dm
index 16540ac9f36..73d925f6a2b 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/modules/medical/code/wounds/synth/robotic_burns.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/modules/medical/code/wounds/synth/robotic_burns.dm
@@ -89,13 +89,50 @@
 	/// The glow we have attached to our victim, to simulate our limb glowing.
 	var/obj/effect/dummy/lighting_obj/moblight/mob_glow
 
+	/// A bad system I'm using to track the worst scar we earned (since we can demote, we want the biggest our wound has been, not what it was when it was cured (probably moderate))
+	var/datum/scar/highest_scar
+
 /datum/wound/burn/robotic/overheat/New(temperature)
 	chassis_temperature = (isnull(temperature) ? get_random_starting_temperature() : temperature)
 
 	return ..()
 
+/datum/wound/burn/robotic/overheat/wound_injury(datum/wound/old_wound, attack_direction)
+	. = ..()
+
+	if (old_wound && old_wound.severity > severity && istype(old_wound, /datum/wound/burn/robotic/overheat))
+		var/datum/wound/burn/robotic/overheat/overheat_wound = old_wound
+		if (overheat_wound.highest_scar)
+			set_highest_scar(overheat_wound.highest_scar)
+			overheat_wound.clear_highest_scar()
+
+	if (!highest_scar && can_scar)
+		var/datum/scar/new_scar = new
+		set_highest_scar(new_scar)
+		new_scar.generate(limb, src, add_to_scars = FALSE)
+
+/datum/wound/burn/robotic/overheat/proc/set_highest_scar(datum/scar/new_scar)
+	if (highest_scar)
+		UnregisterSignal(highest_scar, COMSIG_QDELETING)
+	if (new_scar)
+		RegisterSignal(new_scar, COMSIG_QDELETING, PROC_REF(clear_highest_scar))
+	highest_scar = new_scar
+
+/datum/wound/burn/robotic/overheat/proc/clear_highest_scar(datum/source)
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
+
+	set_highest_scar(null)
+
+/datum/wound/burn/robotic/overheat/remove_wound(ignore_limb, replaced)
+	if (!replaced && highest_scar)
+		already_scarred = TRUE
+		highest_scar.lazy_attach(limb)
+	return ..()
+
 /datum/wound/burn/robotic/overheat/Destroy()
 	QDEL_NULL(mob_glow)
+
+	highest_scar = null
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/wound/burn/robotic/overheat/set_victim(mob/living/new_victim)
@@ -219,7 +256,7 @@
 	var/clamped_new_temperature
 	var/heat_adjustment_used
 
-	if(temp_delta > 0)
+	if (temp_delta > 0)
 		clamped_new_temperature = min(min(chassis_temperature + max(temp_delta, 1), temperature), heating_threshold)
 		heat_adjustment_used = (clamped_new_temperature / unclamped_new_temperature)
 	else
diff --git a/strings/wounds/metal_scar_desc.json b/strings/wounds/metal_scar_desc.json
index 6064855de11..4cbe5eb058d 100644
--- a/strings/wounds/metal_scar_desc.json
+++ b/strings/wounds/metal_scar_desc.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 	"bluntsevere": [
 		"an area of slightly crumpled metal",
-		"some faded cracks on some screws"
+		"some misaligned plates"
 	],
 
 	"bluntcritical": [
@@ -21,30 +21,30 @@
 	],
 
 	"slashsevere": [
-		"a pair of soldered, straight cracks",
-		"an area of freshly replaced metal",
-        "has some deep welded scratches on the metal"
+		"a pair of soldered cracks",
+		"an line of freshly replaced metal",
+        "some deep welds on the metal"
 	],
 
 	"slashcritical": [
-		"a matrix of desperately soldered wide cracks",
+		"a matrix of desperately soldered cracks",
 		"some gruesome welding lines",
 		"a series of deep and wide welded gashes"
 	],
 
 	"piercemoderate": [
 		"a dot of hardened solder",
-		"a dot of fresh metal in a small hole"
+		"a dot of fresh metal"
 	],
 
 	"piercesevere": [
-		"a wad of hardened solder",
-		"a small patch of fresh metal in a small hole"
+		"a large wad of hardened solder",
+		"a few cracks originating from a small hole"
 	],
 
 	"piercecritical": [
 		"a large splot of hardened solder",
-		"an inward caving hole leading to fresh metal"
+		"a spiderweb of cracks crawling from a sealed hole"
 	],
 
 	"burnsevere": [
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@
 	],
 
 	"burncritical": [
-		"lots of polychromatic metal on it",
-		"some heat-warped plating",
-		"melting marks"
+		"streaks of polychromatic metal",
+		"gruesomely heat-warped plating",
+		"huge melting marks"
 	],
 
 	"dismember": [
-		"has some fresh metal around various joints",
+		"has fresh metal around various joints",
 		"has some solder marks securing various joints",
-		"has clear re-seating welding marks"
+		"has clear re-seating marks"
 	]
 }