diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/holy_weapons.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/holy_weapons.dm
index ada15a3b108..ae6e8b7888c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/holy_weapons.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/holy_weapons.dm
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 
 	if(candidates.len)
 		theghost = pick(candidates)
-		var/mob/living/simple_animal/shade/S = new(src)
+		var/mob/living/simple_animal/shade/sword/S = new(src)
 		S.real_name = name
 		S.name = name
 		S.ckey = theghost.ckey
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 		possessed = FALSE
 
 /obj/item/weapon/nullrod/scythe/talking/Destroy()
-	for(var/mob/living/simple_animal/shade/S in contents)
+	for(var/mob/living/simple_animal/shade/sword/S in contents)
 		to_chat(S, "You were destroyed!")
 		S.ghostize()
 		qdel(S)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/shade.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/shade.dm
index 99a65c0052d..d4d52f63ce5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/shade.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/shade.dm
@@ -47,3 +47,7 @@
 					if((M.client && !( M.blinded )))
 						M.show_message("\red [user] gently taps [src] with the [O]. ")
 		return
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/shade/sword
+	universal_speak = 1
+	faction = list("neutral")
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