diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm b/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
index 2f1417fe1e8..d390b0c7994 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/status_effects.dm
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #define STATUS_EFFECT_GOOD_MUSIC /datum/status_effect/good_music
 
+#define STATUS_EFFECT_REGENERATIVE_CORE /datum/status_effect/regenerative_core
 #define STATUS_EFFECT_CREEP /datum/status_effect/creep //you feel fuckin great around your obsession
 
 /////////////
diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
index cdcae49ce80..30aaff31176 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #define TRAIT_MONKEYLIKE		"monkeylike" //sets IsAdvancedToolUser to FALSE
 #define TRAIT_PACIFISM			"pacifism"
 #define TRAIT_IGNORESLOWDOWN	"ignoreslow"
+#define TRAIT_IGNOREDAMAGESLOWDOWN "ignoredamageslowdown"
 #define TRAIT_DEATHCOMA			"deathcoma" //Causes death-like unconsciousness
 #define TRAIT_FAKEDEATH			"fakedeath" //Makes the owner appear as dead to most forms of medical examination
 #define TRAIT_DISFIGURED		"disfigured"
diff --git a/code/datums/mood_events/generic_negative_events.dm b/code/datums/mood_events/generic_negative_events.dm
index f617ade5c72..c43bb8eba6a 100644
--- a/code/datums/mood_events/generic_negative_events.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mood_events/generic_negative_events.dm
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 	mood_change = -4
 
 /datum/mood_event/healsbadman
-	description = "<span class='warning'>I feel a lot better, but wow that was disgusting.</span>\n" //when you read the latest felinid removal PR and realize you're really not that much of a degenerate
+	description = "<span class='warning'>I feel like I'm held together by flimsy string, and could fall apart at any moment!</span>\n"
 	mood_change = -4
 	timeout = 1200
 
@@ -180,4 +180,4 @@
 
 /datum/mood_event/surgery
 	description = "<span class='boldwarning'>HE'S CUTTING ME OPEN!!</span>\n"
-	mood_change = -8
\ No newline at end of file
+	mood_change = -8
diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
index 8d60f062ca4..c10e65e95eb 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/buffs.dm
@@ -554,3 +554,26 @@
 	owner.jitteriness = max(0, owner.jitteriness - 2)
 	owner.confused = max(0, owner.confused - 1)
 	SEND_SIGNAL(owner, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "goodmusic", /datum/mood_event/goodmusic)
+
+/obj/screen/alert/status_effect/regenerative_core
+	name = "Reinforcing Tendrils"
+	desc = "You can move faster than your broken body could normally handle!"
+	icon_state = "regenerative_core"
+	name = "Regenerative Core Tendrils"
+
+/datum/status_effect/regenerative_core
+	id = "Regenerative Core"
+	duration = 1 MINUTES
+	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_REPLACE
+	alert_type = /obj/screen/alert/status_effect/regenerative_core
+
+/datum/status_effect/regenerative_core/on_apply()
+	owner.add_trait(TRAIT_IGNOREDAMAGESLOWDOWN, "regenerative_core")
+	owner.adjustBruteLoss(-25)
+	owner.adjustFireLoss(-25)
+	owner.remove_CC()	
+	owner.bodytemperature = BODYTEMP_NORMAL
+	return TRUE
+
+/datum/status_effect/regenerative_core/on_remove()
+	owner.remove_trait(TRAIT_IGNOREDAMAGESLOWDOWN, "regenerative_core")
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/equipment/regenerative_core.dm b/code/modules/mining/equipment/regenerative_core.dm
index 30702075397..985b9921feb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/equipment/regenerative_core.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/equipment/regenerative_core.dm
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src] are useless on the dead.</span>")
 				return
 			if(H != user)
-				H.visible_message("[user] forces [H] to apply [src]... [H.p_they()] quickly regenerate all injuries!")
+				H.visible_message("[user] forces [H] to apply [src]... Black tendrils entangle and reinforce [H.p_them()]!")
 				SSblackbox.record_feedback("nested tally", "hivelord_core", 1, list("[type]", "used", "other"))
 			else
-				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You start to smear [src] on yourself. It feels and smells disgusting, but you feel amazingly refreshed in mere moments.</span>")
+				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You start to smear [src] on yourself. Disgusting tendrils hold you together and allow you to keep moving, but for how long?</span>")
 				SSblackbox.record_feedback("nested tally", "hivelord_core", 1, list("[type]", "used", "self"))
-			H.revive(full_heal = 1)
+			H.apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_REGENERATIVE_CORE)
 			SEND_SIGNAL(H, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "core", /datum/mood_event/healsbadman) //Now THIS is a miner buff (fixed - nerf)
 			qdel(src)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index e128d9fcfb4..2a27595f55f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -1095,12 +1095,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_races)
 		for(var/obj/item/I in H.held_items)
 			if(I.item_flags & SLOWS_WHILE_IN_HAND)
 				. += I.slowdown
-		var/health_deficiency = (100 - H.health + H.staminaloss)
-		if(health_deficiency >= 40)
-			if(flight)
-				. += (health_deficiency / 75)
-			else
-				. += (health_deficiency / 25)
+		if(!H.has_trait(TRAIT_IGNOREDAMAGESLOWDOWN))
+			var/health_deficiency = (H.maxHealth - H.health + H.staminaloss)
+			if(health_deficiency >= 40)
+				if(flight)
+					. += (health_deficiency / 75)
+				else
+					. += (health_deficiency / 25)
 		if(CONFIG_GET(flag/disable_human_mood))
 			if(!H.has_trait(TRAIT_NOHUNGER))
 				var/hungry = (500 - H.nutrition) / 5 //So overeat would be 100 and default level would be 80
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
index f990ee35e27..2cf8e07f4fb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
@@ -71,9 +71,10 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/monkey/updatehealth()
 	. = ..()
 	var/slow = 0
-	var/health_deficiency = (100 - health)
-	if(health_deficiency >= 45)
-		slow += (health_deficiency / 25)
+	if(!has_trait(TRAIT_IGNOREDAMAGESLOWDOWN))
+		var/health_deficiency = (maxHealth - health)
+		if(health_deficiency >= 45)
+			slow += (health_deficiency / 25)
 	add_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_MONKEY_HEALTH_SPEEDMOD, TRUE, 100, override = TRUE, multiplicative_slowdown = slow)
 
 /mob/living/carbon/monkey/adjust_bodytemperature(amount)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index f83d5200647..c56ea07ca31 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -504,6 +504,17 @@
 				var/obj/effect/proc_holder/spell/spell = S
 				spell.updateButtonIcon()
 
+/mob/living/proc/remove_CC(should_update_mobility = TRUE)
+	SetStun(0, FALSE)
+	SetKnockdown(0, FALSE)
+	SetImmobilized(0, FALSE)
+	SetParalyzed(0, FALSE)
+	SetSleeping(0, FALSE)
+	setStaminaLoss(0)
+	SetUnconscious(0, FALSE)
+	if(should_update_mobility)
+		update_mobility()
+	
 //proc used to completely heal a mob.
 /mob/living/proc/fully_heal(admin_revive = 0)
 	restore_blood()
@@ -511,14 +522,8 @@
 	setOxyLoss(0, 0)
 	setCloneLoss(0, 0)
 	setBrainLoss(0)
-	setStaminaLoss(0, 0)
-	SetUnconscious(0, FALSE)
+	remove_CC(FALSE)
 	set_disgust(0)
-	SetStun(0, FALSE)
-	SetKnockdown(0, FALSE)
-	SetImmobilized(0, FALSE)
-	SetParalyzed(0, FALSE)
-	SetSleeping(0, FALSE)
 	radiation = 0
 	set_nutrition(NUTRITION_LEVEL_FED + 50)
 	bodytemperature = BODYTEMP_NORMAL
@@ -533,10 +538,10 @@
 	ExtinguishMob()
 	fire_stacks = 0
 	confused = 0
-	update_mobility()
 	GET_COMPONENT(mood, /datum/component/mood)
 	if (mood)
 		mood.remove_temp_moods(admin_revive)
+	update_mobility()
 
 //proc called by revive(), to check if we can actually ressuscitate the mob (we don't want to revive him and have him instantly die again)
 /mob/living/proc/can_be_revived()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
index ac25431ae2e..33341fa4682 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
@@ -149,14 +149,14 @@
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/slime/updatehealth()
 	. = ..()
-	remove_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_SLIME_HEALTHMOD, FALSE)
-	var/health_deficiency = (100 - health)
 	var/mod = 0
-	if(health_deficiency >= 45)
-		mod += (health_deficiency / 25)
-	if(health <= 0)
-		mod += 2
-	add_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_SLIME_HEALTHMOD, TRUE, 100, multiplicative_slowdown = mod)
+	if(!has_trait(TRAIT_IGNOREDAMAGESLOWDOWN))
+		var/health_deficiency = (maxHealth - health)
+		if(health_deficiency >= 45)
+			mod += (health_deficiency / 25)
+		if(health <= 0)
+			mod += 2
+	add_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_SLIME_HEALTHMOD, TRUE, 100, multiplicative_slowdown = mod, override = TRUE)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/slime/adjust_bodytemperature()
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/icons/mob/screen_alert.dmi b/icons/mob/screen_alert.dmi
index 70f3884fcff..da2aaa4d3e2 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/screen_alert.dmi and b/icons/mob/screen_alert.dmi differ