diff --git a/baystation12.dme b/baystation12.dme
index e12a801c63..92d393a37e 100644
--- a/baystation12.dme
+++ b/baystation12.dme
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "code\names.dm"
 #include "code\stylesheet.dm"
 #include "code\world.dm"
+#include "code\__defines\_compile_options.dm"
 #include "code\__defines\admin.dm"
 #include "code\__defines\atmos.dm"
 #include "code\__defines\chemistry.dm"
@@ -1145,6 +1146,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\mob\language\synthetic.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\damage_procs.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\default_language.dm"
+#include "code\modules\mob\living\life.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\living.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\living_defense.dm"
 #include "code\modules\mob\living\living_defines.dm"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/life.dm
index ee8d23daf5..87a72eb6f3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/life.dm
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+/mob/living/carbon/brain/handle_breathing()
+	return
+
 /mob/living/carbon/brain/Life()
 	set invisibility = 0
 	set background = 1
@@ -31,7 +34,6 @@
 	if(client)
 		handle_regular_hud_updates()
 
-
 /mob/living/carbon/brain/proc/handle_mutations_and_radiation()
 	if (radiation)
 		if (radiation > 100)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/breathe.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/breathe.dm
index 62f14da499..dc23b57094 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/breathe.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/breathe.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 //Common breathing procs
 
+//Start of a breath chain, calls breathe()
+/mob/living/carbon/handle_breathing()
+	if(air_master.current_cycle%4==2 || failed_last_breath || (health < config.health_threshold_crit)) 	//First, resolve location and get a breath
+		breathe()
+
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/breathe()
 	//if(istype(loc, /obj/machinery/atmospherics/unary/cryo_cell)) return
 	if(species && (species.flags & NO_BREATHE)) return
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 156d9aeb81..8b308e79ae 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -946,7 +946,6 @@
 		V.cure(src)
 
 	losebreath = 0
-	failed_last_breath = 0 //So mobs that died of oxyloss don't revive and have perpetual out of breath.
 
 	..()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
index 4546fab050..8d4ca440fc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@
 	var/miming = null //Toggle for the mime's abilities.
 	var/special_voice = "" // For changing our voice. Used by a symptom.
 
-	var/failed_last_breath = 0 //This is used to determine if the mob failed a breath. If they did fail a brath, they will attempt to breathe each tick, otherwise just once per 4 ticks.
-
 	var/last_dam = -1	//Used for determining if we need to process all organs or just some or even none.
 	var/list/bad_external_organs = list()// organs we check until they are good.
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 33877037f1..7717a912d6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/Life()
 	set invisibility = 0
-	set background = 1
+	set background = BACKGROUND_ENABLED
 
-	if (transforming)	return
-	if(!loc)			return	// Fixing a null error that occurs when the mob isn't found in the world -- TLE
-
-	..()
+	if (transforming)
+		return
 
 	//Apparently, the person who wrote this code designed it so that
 	//blinded get reset each cycle and then get activated later in the
@@ -65,9 +63,6 @@
 
 	//No need to update all of these procs if the guy is dead.
 	if(stat != DEAD && !in_stasis)
-		if(air_master.current_cycle%4==2 || failed_last_breath || (health < config.health_threshold_crit)) 	//First, resolve location and get a breath
-			breathe() 				//Only try to take a breath every 4 ticks, unless suffocating
-
 		//Updates the number of stored chemicals for powers
 		handle_changeling()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
index 948490e0af..ef2d88481f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/life.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 	var/datum/gas_mixture/environment = loc.return_air()
 
 	if(stat != DEAD)
+		//Breathing, if applicable
+		handle_breathing()
+
 		. = 1
 
 	return .
+
+/mob/living/proc/handle_breathing()
+	return
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 38f1bca254..af99441108 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ default behaviour is:
 	BITSET(hud_updateflag, HEALTH_HUD)
 	BITSET(hud_updateflag, STATUS_HUD)
 	BITSET(hud_updateflag, LIFE_HUD)
+
+	failed_last_breath = 0 //So mobs that died of oxyloss don't revive and have perpetual out of breath.
+
 	return
 
 /mob/living/proc/UpdateDamageIcon()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm
index 284afa69a4..bc441e665f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@
 	var/on_fire = 0 //The "Are we on fire?" var
 	var/fire_stacks
 
+	var/failed_last_breath = 0 //This is used to determine if the mob failed a breath. If they did fail a brath, they will attempt to breathe each tick, otherwise just once per 4 ticks.
+
+