diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm b/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm
index e909c23bb90..b775b948c87 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 #define isweakref(D) (istype(D, /datum/weakref))
 
+GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(magic_appearance_detecting_image, new /image) // appearances are awful to detect safely, but this seems to be the best way ~ninjanomnom
+#define isappearance(thing) (!ispath(thing) && istype(GLOB.magic_appearance_detecting_image, thing))
+
 #define isgenerator(A) (istype(A, /generator))
 
 //Turfs
diff --git a/code/datums/armor/_armor.dm b/code/datums/armor/_armor.dm
index c6dbf1d5fdd..bfd15af4189 100644
--- a/code/datums/armor/_armor.dm
+++ b/code/datums/armor/_armor.dm
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(armor_by_type, generate_armor_type_cache())
 	return FALSE
 
 /datum/armor/vv_get_dropdown()
+	SHOULD_CALL_PARENT(FALSE)
 	return list("", "MUST MODIFY ARMOR VALUES ON THE PARENT ATOM")
 
 /datum/armor/CanProcCall(procname)
diff --git a/code/datums/datumvars.dm b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
index b8f26a89b3c..aeea8b22cba 100644
--- a/code/datums/datumvars.dm
+++ b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 /datum/proc/can_vv_get(var_name)
 	return TRUE
 
-/datum/proc/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value) //called whenever a var is edited
+/// Called when a var is edited with the new value to change to
+/datum/proc/vv_edit_var(var_name, var_value)
 	if(var_name == NAMEOF(src, vars))
 		return FALSE
 	vars[var_name] = var_value
@@ -20,9 +21,14 @@
 /datum/proc/can_vv_mark()
 	return TRUE
 
-//please call . = ..() first and append to the result, that way parent items are always at the top and child items are further down
-//add separaters by doing . += "---"
+/**
+ * Gets all the dropdown options in the vv menu.
+ * When overriding, make sure to call . = ..() first and appent to the result, that way parent items are always at the top and child items are further down.
+ * Add seperators by doing VV_DROPDOWN_OPTION("", "---")
+ */
 /datum/proc/vv_get_dropdown()
+	SHOULD_CALL_PARENT(TRUE)
+
 	. = list()
 	VV_DROPDOWN_OPTION("", "---")
 	VV_DROPDOWN_OPTION(VV_HK_CALLPROC, "Call Proc")
@@ -35,9 +41,11 @@
 	VV_DROPDOWN_OPTION(VV_HK_MASS_REMOVECOMPONENT, "Mass Remove Component/Element")
 	VV_DROPDOWN_OPTION(VV_HK_MODIFY_TRAITS, "Modify Traits")
 
-//This proc is only called if everything topic-wise is verified. The only verifications that should happen here is things like permission checks!
-//href_list is a reference, modifying it in these procs WILL change the rest of the proc in topic.dm of admin/view_variables!
-//This proc is for "high level" actions like admin heal/set species/etc/etc. The low level debugging things should go in admin/view_variables/topic_basic.dm incase this runtimes.
+/**
+ * This proc is only called if everything topic-wise is verified. The only verifications that should happen here is things like permission checks!
+ * href_list is a reference, modifying it in these procs WILL change the rest of the proc in topic.dm of admin/view_variables!
+ * This proc is for "high level" actions like admin heal/set species/etc/etc. The low level debugging things should go in admin/view_variables/topic_basic.dm incase this runtimes.
+ */
 /datum/proc/vv_do_topic(list/href_list)
 	if(!usr || !usr.client || !usr.client.holder || !check_rights(NONE))
 		return FALSE //This is VV, not to be called by anything else.
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/view_variables/debug_variables.dm b/code/modules/admin/view_variables/debug_variables.dm
index 230a0e46284..5196d83b124 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/view_variables/debug_variables.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/view_variables/debug_variables.dm
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 		item = "[name_part] = /icon (<span class='value'>[value]</span>)"
 		#endif
 
+	else if(isappearance(value))
+		var/image/actually_an_appearance = value
+		item = "[name_part] = /appearance (<span class='value'>[actually_an_appearance.icon]</span>)"
+
 	else if (isfile(value))
 		item = "[name_part] = <span class='value'>'[value]'</span>"
 
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@
 				<tr><td>[M.c]</td><td>[M.f]</td><td>1</td></tr>
 			</tbody>
 			</table></td><td class='rbrak'>&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table></span>"} //TODO link to modify_transform wrapper for all matrices
+
 	else if (isdatum(value))
 		var/datum/DV = value
 		if ("[DV]" != "[DV.type]") //if the thing as a name var, lets use it.