diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm
index 71433e459b6..4e838a11d3d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/New()
 	..()
-	if(istype(src, /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs))
-		return
+	remove_ex_blood()
+
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/proc/remove_ex_blood() //removes existant blood on the turf
 	if(src.loc && isturf(src.loc))
 		for(var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/B in src.loc)
 			if(B != src)
@@ -34,23 +35,17 @@
 	gender = PLURAL
 	random_icon_states = null
 
-/*/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/trails
-	icon_state = "trails"
-	desc = "redrum"
-	gender = PLURAL
-	random_icon_states = null
-/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/ltrails
-	icon_state = "ltrails"
-	desc = "Looks like someone forgot their bodybags."
-	gender = PLURAL
-	random_icon_states = null
-*/
-/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/trail_holder
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/trail_holder //not a child of blood on purpose
+	name = "blood"
 	icon_state = "blank"
 	desc = "Your instincts say you shouldn't be following these."
 	gender = PLURAL
+	density = 0
+	anchored = 1
+	layer = 2
 	random_icon_states = null
-	var/existing_dirs = list()
+	var/list/existing_dirs = list()
+	blood_DNA = list()
 
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs
 	name = "gibs"
@@ -63,6 +58,9 @@
 	icon_state = "gibbl5"
 	random_icon_states = list("gib1", "gib2", "gib3", "gib4", "gib5", "gib6")
 
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs/remove_ex_blood()
+    return
+
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/gibs/up
 	random_icon_states = list("gib1", "gib2", "gib3", "gib4", "gib5", "gib6","gibup1","gibup1","gibup1")
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm
index 16e146b00eb..62be882c11e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@
 		move_delay_add = min(move_delay_add + round(amount / 2), 10) // a maximum delay of 10
 	return
 
+/mob/living/carbon/alien/getTrail()
+	return "xltrails"
+
 /*----------------------------------------
 Proc: AddInfectionImages()
 Des: Gives the client of the alien an image on each infected mob.
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index f2be95e217c..02dea74d244 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -540,3 +540,8 @@
 			return 1
 	else
 		return src.dna && src.dna.mutantrace ? 1 : 0
+
+/mob/living/carbon/getTrail()
+	if(getBruteLoss() < 300)
+		return "ltrails"
+	return "trails"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm
index f9200e27c40..fd720f92e38 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm
@@ -1040,6 +1040,10 @@ mob/living/carbon/slime/var/temperature_resistance = T0C+75
 				var/area/A = get_area(src)
 				if(A)
 					G << "Golem rune created in [A.name]."
+
+/mob/living/carbon/slime/getTrail()
+	return null
+
 //////////////////////////////Old shit from metroids/RoRos, and the old cores, would not take much work to re-add them////////////////////////
 
 /*
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 01c799e951f..92a93dabe94 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -359,21 +359,9 @@
 						//this is the gay blood on floor shit -- Added back -- Skie
 						if (M.lying && (prob(M.getBruteLoss() / 2)))
 							var/blood_exists = 0
-							var/trail_type = "ltrails"
-							var/blood_overwrite = 1
-							for(var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/C in M.loc) //checks for blood splatter already on the floor
+							var/trail_type = M.getTrail()
+							for(var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/trail_holder/C in M.loc) //checks for blood splatter already on the floor
 								blood_exists = 1
-							if(M.getBruteLoss() >= 300) //this is ugly, but I'd rather not make a mob variable just for this
-								if(istype(M,/mob/living/carbon/alien))
-									trail_type = "xtrails"
-								else
-									trail_type = "trails"
-							else
-								if(istype(M,/mob/living/carbon/alien))
-									trail_type = "xltrails"
-								else
-									trail_type = "ltrails"
-								blood_overwrite = 0 //light blood trails do not overwrite other blood trails
 							if (istype(M.loc, /turf/simulated))
 								var/newdir = get_dir(T, M.loc)
 								if(newdir != M.dir)
@@ -383,9 +371,9 @@
 									else if(newdir == 12) //E + W
 										newdir = EAST
 								if(!blood_exists)
-									new /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/trail_holder(M.loc)
-								for(var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/trail_holder/H in M.loc)
-									if((!(newdir in H.existing_dirs) || blood_overwrite) && H.existing_dirs.len <= 16) //maximum amount of overlays is 16 (all light & heavy directions filled)
+									new /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/trail_holder(M.loc)
+								for(var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/trail_holder/H in M.loc)
+									if((!(newdir in H.existing_dirs) || trail_type == "trails") && H.existing_dirs.len <= 16) //maximum amount of overlays is 16 (all light & heavy directions filled)
 										H.existing_dirs += newdir
 										H.overlays.Add(image('icons/effects/blood.dmi',trail_type,dir = newdir))
 										if(istype(M, /mob/living/carbon/human)) //blood DNA
@@ -409,4 +397,6 @@
 
 	if(update_slimes)
 		for(var/mob/living/carbon/slime/M in view(1,src))
-			M.UpdateFeed(src)
\ No newline at end of file
+			M.UpdateFeed(src)
+/mob/living/proc/getTrail() //silicon and simple_animals don't get blood trails
+    return null
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icons/effects/blood.dmi b/icons/effects/blood.dmi
index 25985bd2887..f3153a955ae 100644
Binary files a/icons/effects/blood.dmi and b/icons/effects/blood.dmi differ