diff --git a/code/game/verbs/sound.dm b/code/game/verbs/sound.dm
index 2e64eabf73b..0ba65de787d 100644
--- a/code/game/verbs/sound.dm
+++ b/code/game/verbs/sound.dm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 		return
 
 /* why is something that only is usable in the lobby a mob verb?
+
 /mob/verb/toggletitlemusic()
 	set category = "Special Verbs"
 	set name = "Toggle Pregame Music"
@@ -27,4 +28,4 @@
 			M << sound(null, repeat = 0, wait = 0, volume = 85, channel = 1) // stop the jamsz
 
 		return
-*/
+*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
index f4ddf4d83bb..cbbb5505e8d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@
 				observer.real_name = observer.name
 				observer.original_name = observer.name //Original name is only used in ghost chat! It is not to be edited by anything!
 
+				preferences.copy_to_observer(observer)
+
 				del(src)
 				return 1
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
index 07c5f9436fa..01ff30befdc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/preferences.dm
@@ -300,15 +300,21 @@ datum/preferences
 			dat += "[copytext(flavor_text, 1, 37)]..."
 
 		dat += "<hr>"
-		if(!jobban_isbanned(user, "Syndicate"))
+		if(jobban_isbanned(user, "Syndicate"))
+			dat += "<b>You are banned from antagonist roles.</b>"
+			src.be_special = 0
+		else
 			var/n = 0
 			for (var/i in special_roles)
 				if(special_roles[i]) //if mode is available on the server
-					dat += "<b>Be [i]:</b> <a href=\"byond://?src=\ref[user];preferences=1;be_special=[n]\"><b>[src.be_special&(1<<n) ? "Yes" : "No"]</b></a><br>"
+					if(jobban_isbanned(user, i))
+						dat += "<b>Be [i]:</b> <font color=red><b> \[BANNED]</b></font><br>"
+					else if(i == "pai candidate")
+						if(jobban_isbanned(user, "pAI"))
+							dat += "<b>Be [i]:</b> <font color=red><b> \[BANNED]</b></font><br>"
+					else
+						dat += "<b>Be [i]:</b> <a href=\"byond://?src=\ref[user];preferences=1;be_special=[n]\"><b>[src.be_special&(1<<n) ? "Yes" : "No"]</b></a><br>"
 				n++
-		else
-			dat += "<b>You are banned from being Syndicate.</b>"
-			src.be_special = 0
 		dat += "<hr>"
 
 		// slot options
@@ -599,12 +605,23 @@ datum/preferences
 			switch(link_tags["real_name"])
 				if("input")
 					new_name = input(user, "Please select a name:", "Character Generation")  as text
-					var/list/bad_characters = list("_", "'", "\"", "<", ">", ";", "[", "]", "{", "}", "|", "\\")
+					var/list/bad_characters = list("_", "'", "\"", "<", ">", ";", "\[", "\]", "{", "}", "|", "\\","0","1","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9")
 					for(var/c in bad_characters)
 						new_name = dd_replacetext(new_name, c, "")
 					if(!new_name || (new_name == "Unknown") || (new_name == "floor") || (new_name == "wall") || (new_name == "r-wall"))
-						alert("Don't do this")
+						alert("Invalid name. Don't do that!")
 						return
+					if(length(new_name) >= 26)
+						alert("That name is too long.")
+						return
+
+					//Carn: To fix BYOND text-parsing errors caused by people using dumb capitalisation in their names.
+					var/tempname
+					for(var/N in dd_text2list(new_name, " "))
+						if(N && tempname) //if both aren't null strings
+							tempname += " "
+						tempname += capitalize(lowertext(N))
+					new_name = tempname
 
 				if("random")
 					randomize_name()
@@ -617,9 +634,9 @@ datum/preferences
 		if(link_tags["age"])
 			switch(link_tags["age"])
 				if("input")
-					var/new_age = input(user, "Please select type in age: 20-45", "Character Generation")  as num
+					var/new_age = input(user, "Please select type in age: 15-45", "Character Generation")  as num
 					if(new_age)
-						age = max(min(round(text2num(new_age)), 45), 20)
+						age = max(min(round(text2num(new_age)), 45), 15)
 				if("random")
 					age = rand (20, 45)
 
@@ -761,7 +778,8 @@ datum/preferences
 				UI = UI_OLD
 
 		if(link_tags["midis"])
-			midis = (midis+1)%2
+			midis = !midis
+
 		if(link_tags["ghost_ears"])
 			ghost_ears = !ghost_ears
 
@@ -947,8 +965,6 @@ datum/preferences
 			backbag = 1 //Same as above
 		character.backbag = backbag
 
-		character.underwear = underwear == 1 ? pick(1,2,3,4,5) : 0
-
 		character.used_skillpoints = used_skillpoints
 		character.skill_specialization = skill_specialization
 		character.skills = skills
@@ -959,11 +975,21 @@ datum/preferences
 		if(!safety)//To prevent run-time errors due to null datum when using randomize_appearance_for()
 			spawn(10)
 				if(character&&character.client)
-					character.client.midis = midis
-					character.client.ooccolor = ooccolor
-					character.client.be_alien = be_special&BE_ALIEN
-					character.client.be_pai = be_special&BE_PAI
-					character.client.be_syndicate = be_special
+					setup_client(character.client)
+
+	proc/copy_to_observer(mob/dead/observer/character)
+		spawn(10)
+			if(character && character.client)
+				setup_client(character.client)
+
+	proc/setup_client(var/client/C)
+		if(C)
+			C.midis = src.midis
+			C.ooccolor = src.ooccolor
+			C.be_alien = be_special & BE_ALIEN
+			C.be_pai = be_special & BE_PAI
+			if(isnull(src.ghost_ears)) src.ghost_ears = 1 //There were problems where the default was null before someone saved their profile.
+			C.ghost_ears = src.ghost_ears
 
 	proc/copydisabilities(mob/living/carbon/human/character)
 		if(disabilities & 1)