diff --git a/SQL/tgstation_schema.sql b/SQL/tgstation_schema.sql
index c5099da2313..e39495bfc4c 100644
--- a/SQL/tgstation_schema.sql
+++ b/SQL/tgstation_schema.sql
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `admin` (
   `rank` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
   `feedback` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`ckey`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `admin_log` (
   `target` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
   `log` varchar(1000) NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `admin_ranks` (
   `exclude_flags` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL,
   `can_edit_flags` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`rank`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `ban` (
   KEY `idx_ban_isbanned` (`ckey`,`role`,`unbanned_datetime`,`expiration_time`),
   KEY `idx_ban_isbanned_details` (`ckey`,`ip`,`computerid`,`role`,`unbanned_datetime`,`expiration_time`),
   KEY `idx_ban_count` (`bantime`,`a_ckey`,`applies_to_admins`,`unbanned_datetime`,`expiration_time`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `connection_log` (
   `ip` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
   `computerid` varchar(45) DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `death` (
   `last_words` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
   `suicide` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `feedback` (
   `version` tinyint(3) unsigned NOT NULL,
   `json` json NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `ipintel` (
   `intel` double NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   PRIMARY KEY (`ip`),
   KEY `idx_ipintel` (`ip`,`intel`,`date`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `legacy_population` (
   `server_port` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL,
   `round_id` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `library` (
   KEY `idx_lib_id_del` (`id`,`deleted`),
   KEY `idx_lib_del_title` (`deleted`,`title`),
   KEY `idx_lib_search` (`deleted`,`author`,`title`,`category`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `messages` (
   KEY `idx_msg_ckey_time` (`targetckey`,`timestamp`, `deleted`),
   KEY `idx_msg_type_ckeys_time` (`type`,`targetckey`,`adminckey`,`timestamp`, `deleted`),
   KEY `idx_msg_type_ckey_time_odr` (`type`,`targetckey`,`timestamp`, `deleted`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `role_time_log` (
   KEY `ckey` (`ckey`),
   KEY `job` (`job`),
   KEY `datetime` (`datetime`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `player` (
   PRIMARY KEY (`ckey`),
   KEY `idx_player_cid_ckey` (`computerid`,`ckey`),
   KEY `idx_player_ip_ckey` (`ip`,`ckey`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `poll_option` (
   `deleted` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   KEY `idx_pop_pollid` (`pollid`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `poll_question` (
   KEY `idx_pquest_question_time_ckey` (`question`,`starttime`,`endtime`,`createdby_ckey`,`createdby_ip`),
   KEY `idx_pquest_time_deleted_id` (`starttime`,`endtime`, `deleted`, `id`),
   KEY `idx_pquest_id_time_type_admin` (`id`,`starttime`,`endtime`,`polltype`,`adminonly`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `poll_textreply` (
   `deleted` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   KEY `idx_ptext_pollid_ckey` (`pollid`,`ckey`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `poll_vote` (
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   KEY `idx_pvote_pollid_ckey` (`pollid`,`ckey`),
   KEY `idx_pvote_optionid_ckey` (`optionid`,`ckey`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `round` (
   `map_name` VARCHAR(32) NULL,
   `station_name` VARCHAR(80) NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 /*!40103 SET TIME_ZONE=@OLD_TIME_ZONE */;
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `schema_revision` (
   `minor` TINYINT(3) unsigned NOT NULL,
   `date` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
   PRIMARY KEY (`major`, `minor`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 
 --
 -- Table structure for table `stickyban`
diff --git a/SQL/tgstation_schema_prefixed.sql b/SQL/tgstation_schema_prefixed.sql
index 6c6561e90a3..b782e61bcd7 100644
--- a/SQL/tgstation_schema_prefixed.sql
+++ b/SQL/tgstation_schema_prefixed.sql
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_admin` (
   `rank` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
   `feedback` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`ckey`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_admin_log` (
   `target` varchar(32) NOT NULL,
   `log` varchar(1000) NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_admin_ranks` (
   `exclude_flags` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL,
   `can_edit_flags` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`rank`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_ban` (
   KEY `idx_ban_isbanned` (`ckey`,`role`,`unbanned_datetime`,`expiration_time`),
   KEY `idx_ban_isbanned_details` (`ckey`,`ip`,`computerid`,`role`,`unbanned_datetime`,`expiration_time`),
   KEY `idx_ban_count` (`bantime`,`a_ckey`,`applies_to_admins`,`unbanned_datetime`,`expiration_time`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_connection_log` (
   `ip` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
   `computerid` varchar(45) DEFAULT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_death` (
   `last_words` varchar(255) DEFAULT NULL,
   `suicide` tinyint(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_feedback` (
   `key_type` enum('text', 'amount', 'tally', 'nested tally', 'associative') NOT NULL,
   `json` json NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_ipintel` (
   `intel` double NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   PRIMARY KEY (`ip`),
   KEY `idx_ipintel` (`ip`,`intel`,`date`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_legacy_population` (
   `server_port` smallint(5) unsigned NOT NULL,
   `round_id` int(11) unsigned NOT NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_library` (
   KEY `idx_lib_id_del` (`id`,`deleted`),
   KEY `idx_lib_del_title` (`deleted`,`title`),
   KEY `idx_lib_search` (`deleted`,`author`,`title`,`category`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_messages` (
   KEY `idx_msg_ckey_time` (`targetckey`,`timestamp`, `deleted`),
   KEY `idx_msg_type_ckeys_time` (`type`,`targetckey`,`adminckey`,`timestamp`, `deleted`),
   KEY `idx_msg_type_ckey_time_odr` (`type`,`targetckey`,`timestamp`, `deleted`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `SS13_role_time_log` (
   KEY `ckey` (`ckey`),
   KEY `job` (`job`),
   KEY `datetime` (`datetime`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_player` (
   PRIMARY KEY (`ckey`),
   KEY `idx_player_cid_ckey` (`computerid`,`ckey`),
   KEY `idx_player_ip_ckey` (`ip`,`ckey`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_poll_option` (
   `deleted` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   KEY `idx_pop_pollid` (`pollid`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_poll_question` (
   KEY `idx_pquest_question_time_ckey` (`question`,`starttime`,`endtime`,`createdby_ckey`,`createdby_ip`),
   KEY `idx_pquest_time_deleted_id` (`starttime`,`endtime`, `deleted`, `id`),
   KEY `idx_pquest_id_time_type_admin` (`id`,`starttime`,`endtime`,`polltype`,`adminonly`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_poll_textreply` (
   `deleted` tinyint(1) unsigned NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   KEY `idx_ptext_pollid_ckey` (`pollid`,`ckey`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_poll_vote` (
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
   KEY `idx_pvote_pollid_ckey` (`pollid`,`ckey`),
   KEY `idx_pvote_optionid_ckey` (`optionid`,`ckey`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
 --
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_round` (
   `map_name` VARCHAR(32) NULL,
   `station_name` VARCHAR(80) NULL,
   PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 /*!40103 SET TIME_ZONE=@OLD_TIME_ZONE */;
 
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `SS13_schema_revision` (
   `minor` TINYINT(3) unsigned NOT NULL,
   `date` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
   PRIMARY KEY (`major`,`minor`)
-) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1;
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
 
 --
 -- Table structure for table `SS13_stickyban`