diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index bbc7ada992..3bce2bca38 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -414,10 +414,8 @@
 		blood_splatter_icon = icon(initial(icon), initial(icon_state), , 1)		//we only want to apply blood-splatters to the initial icon_state for each object
 		blood_splatter_icon.Blend("#fff", ICON_ADD) 			//fills the icon_state with white (except where it's transparent)
 		blood_splatter_icon.Blend(icon('icons/effects/blood.dmi', "itemblood"), ICON_MULTIPLY) //adds blood and the remaining white areas become transparant
-
-	blood_overlay = image(blood_splatter_icon)
-	blood_overlay.color = blood_DNA_to_color()
-	add_overlay(blood_overlay)
+		blood_splatter_icon.Blend(blood_DNA_to_color(), ICON_MULTIPLY)
+		add_overlay(blood_splatter_icon)
 
 /obj/item/clothing/gloves/add_blood_DNA(list/blood_dna, list/datum/disease/diseases)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index ec24863326..1e7e74e4a2 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -111,10 +111,6 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(rpg_loot_items, FALSE)
 	var/list/grind_results //A reagent list containing the reagents this item produces when ground up in a grinder - this can be an empty list to allow for reagent transferring only
 	var/list/juice_results //A reagent list containing blah blah... but when JUICED in a grinder!
 
-	//Blood overlay things
-	var/blood_color
-	var/image/blood_overlay //this saves our blood splatter overlay, which will be processed not to go over the edges of the sprite
-
 /obj/item/Initialize()
 
 	materials =	typelist("materials", materials)
@@ -545,7 +541,6 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(rpg_loot_items, FALSE)
 	if(.)
 		if(blood_splatter_icon)
 			cut_overlay(blood_splatter_icon)
-			cut_overlay(blood_overlay)
 
 /obj/item/clothing/gloves/clean_blood()
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/jellypeople.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/jellypeople.dm
index 45c2da8de0..7d8047236a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/jellypeople.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/jellypeople.dm
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
 	id = "slimeperson"
 	limbs_id = "slime"
 	default_color = "00FFFF"
-	species_traits = list(MUTCOLORS,EYECOLOR,HAIR,FACEHAIR,NOBLOOD)
+	species_traits = list(MUTCOLORS,EYECOLOR,HAIR,FACEHAIR)
 	inherent_traits = list(TRAIT_TOXINLOVER)
 	mutant_bodyparts = list("mam_tail", "mam_ears", "mam_body_markings", "mam_snouts", "taur")
 	default_features = list("mcolor" = "FFF", "mcolor2" = "FFF","mcolor3" = "FFF", "mam_tail" = "None", "mam_ears" = "None", "mam_body_markings" = "Plain", "mam_snouts" = "None", "taur" = "None")
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
index c6d7e3da38..5821cd1cb1 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@
 	if(volume >= 3 && istype(O))
 		O.add_blood_DNA(data)
 
+/datum/reagent/blood/reaction_turf(turf/T, reac_volume)//splash the blood all over the place
+	if(!istype(T))
+		return
+	if(reac_volume < 3)
+		return
+
+	var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/B = locate() in T //find some blood here
+	if(!B)
+		B = new(T)
+	if(data["blood_DNA"])
+		B.blood_DNA[data["blood_DNA"]] = data["blood_type"]
+	if(!B.reagents)
+		B.reagents.add_reagent(id, reac_volume)
+	B.update_icon()
+
 /datum/reagent/blood/on_new(list/data)
 	if(istype(data))
 		SetViruses(src, data)
@@ -102,18 +117,6 @@
 			var/datum/disease/D = thing
 			. += D
 
-/datum/reagent/blood/reaction_turf(turf/T, reac_volume)//splash the blood all over the place
-	if(!istype(T))
-		return
-	if(reac_volume < 3)
-		return
-
-	T.add_blood_DNA(data)
-	var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/B = locate() in T //find some blood here
-	if(!B.reagents)
-		B.reagents.add_reagent(id, reac_volume)
-	B.update_icon()
-
 /datum/reagent/blood/synthetics
 	data = list("donor"=null,"viruses"=null,"blood_DNA"="REPLICATED", "bloodcolor" = BLOOD_COLOR_SYNTHETIC, "blood_type"="SY","resistances"=null,"trace_chem"=null,"mind"=null,"ckey"=null,"gender"=null,"real_name"=null,"cloneable"=null,"factions"=null)
 	name = "Synthetic Blood"
diff --git a/icons/effects/blood.dmi b/icons/effects/blood.dmi
index b23abd9b2a..5bc30f886c 100644
Binary files a/icons/effects/blood.dmi and b/icons/effects/blood.dmi differ