diff --git a/code/__defines/MC.dm b/code/__defines/MC.dm
index 90724a2f98..08b8d223ec 100644
--- a/code/__defines/MC.dm
+++ b/code/__defines/MC.dm
@@ -51,3 +51,11 @@
 #define SS_PAUSED 3		//paused by mc_tick_check
 #define SS_SLEEPING 4	//fire() slept.
 #define SS_PAUSING 5 	//in the middle of pausing
+
+// Standard way to define a global subsystem, keep boilerplate organized here!
+#define SUBSYSTEM_DEF(X) var/datum/controller/subsystem/##X/SS##X;\
+/datum/controller/subsystem/##X/New(){\
+    NEW_SS_GLOBAL(SS##X);\
+    PreInit();\
+}\
+/datum/controller/subsystem/##X
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
index ce9558ca4f..ff81fdc23e 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
@@ -27,8 +27,15 @@
 	var/datum/controller/subsystem/queue_next
 	var/datum/controller/subsystem/queue_prev
 
-// Used to initialize the subsystem BEFORE the map has loaded
+//Do not override
 /datum/controller/subsystem/New()
+	return
+
+// Used to initialize the subsystem BEFORE the map has loaded
+// Called AFTER Recover if that is called
+// Prefer to use Initialize if possible
+/datum/controller/subsystem/proc/PreInit()
+	return
 
 //This is used so the mc knows when the subsystem sleeps. do not override.
 /datum/controller/subsystem/proc/ignite(resumed = 0)
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm b/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm
index e849b64be6..117786c40c 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystems/garbage.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-var/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/SSgarbage
-
-/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector
+//
+// Garbage Collector Subsystem - Implements qdel() and the GC queue
+//
+SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 	name = "Garbage"
 	priority = 15
 	wait = 5
@@ -34,10 +35,7 @@ var/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/SSgarbage
 	var/list/qdel_list = list()	// list of all types that have been qdel()eted
 #endif
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/New()
-	NEW_SS_GLOBAL(SSgarbage)
-
-/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/stat_entry(msg)
+/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/stat_entry(msg)
 	msg += "Q:[queue.len]|D:[delslasttick]|G:[gcedlasttick]|"
 	msg += "GR:"
 	if (!(delslasttick+gcedlasttick))
@@ -52,14 +50,14 @@ var/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/SSgarbage
 		msg += "TGR:[round((totalgcs/(totaldels+totalgcs))*100, 0.01)]%"
 	..(msg)
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/fire()
+/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/fire()
 	HandleToBeQueued()
 	if(state == SS_RUNNING)
 		HandleQueue()
 
 //If you see this proc high on the profile, what you are really seeing is the garbage collection/soft delete overhead in byond.
 //Don't attempt to optimize, not worth the effort.
-/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/proc/HandleToBeQueued()
+/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/proc/HandleToBeQueued()
 	var/list/tobequeued = src.tobequeued
 	var/starttime = world.time
 	var/starttimeofday = world.timeofday
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ var/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/SSgarbage
 		Queue(ref)
 		tobequeued.Cut(1, 2)
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/proc/HandleQueue()
+/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/proc/HandleQueue()
 	delslasttick = 0
 	gcedlasttick = 0
 	var/time_to_kill = world.time - collection_timeout // Anything qdel() but not GC'd BEFORE this time needs to be manually del()
@@ -124,12 +122,12 @@ var/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/SSgarbage
 			++gcedlasttick
 			++totalgcs
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/proc/QueueForQueuing(datum/A)
+/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/proc/QueueForQueuing(datum/A)
 	if (istype(A) && A.gc_destroyed == GC_CURRENTLY_BEING_QDELETED)
 		tobequeued += A
 		A.gc_destroyed = GC_QUEUED_FOR_QUEUING
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/proc/Queue(datum/A)
+/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/proc/Queue(datum/A)
 	if (!istype(A) || (!isnull(A.gc_destroyed) && A.gc_destroyed >= 0))
 		return
 	if (A.gc_destroyed == GC_QUEUED_FOR_HARD_DEL)
@@ -145,12 +143,12 @@ var/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/SSgarbage
 
 	queue[refid] = gctime
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/proc/HardQueue(datum/A)
+/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/proc/HardQueue(datum/A)
 	if (istype(A) && A.gc_destroyed == GC_CURRENTLY_BEING_QDELETED)
 		tobequeued += A
 		A.gc_destroyed = GC_QUEUED_FOR_HARD_DEL
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage_collector/Recover()
+/datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/Recover()
 	if (istype(SSgarbage.queue))
 		queue |= SSgarbage.queue
 	if (istype(SSgarbage.tobequeued))