diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/sentinel.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/sentinel.dm
index ecfb45eaa8b..194e64100e2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/sentinel.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/sentinel.dm
@@ -26,18 +26,17 @@
 	large = 1
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/sentinel/large/update_icons()
-	lying_prev = lying	//so we don't update overlays for lying/standing unless our stance changes again
 	update_hud()		//TODO: remove the need for this to be here
 	overlays.Cut()
-	if(lying)
-		if(resting)					icon_state = "prat_sleep"
-		else						icon_state = "prat_l"
-		for(var/image/I in overlays_lying)
-			overlays += I
+	if(stat == DEAD)
+		icon_state = "prat_dead"
+	else if(stat == UNCONSCIOUS || lying || resting)
+		icon_state = "prat_sleep"
 	else
 		icon_state = "prat_s"
-		for(var/image/I in overlays_standing)
-			overlays += I
+
+	for(var/image/I in overlays_standing)
+		overlays += I
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/sentinel/New()
 	var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(100)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/empress.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/empress.dm
index 6e10ad90d9c..6d20f4e1e45 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/empress.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/empress.dm
@@ -20,18 +20,19 @@
 	pixel_x = -32
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/empress/large/update_icons()
-	lying_prev = lying	//so we don't update overlays for lying/standing unless our stance changes again
+
 	update_hud()		//TODO: remove the need for this to be here
 	overlays.Cut()
-	if(lying)
-		if(resting)					icon_state = "empress_sleep"
-		else						icon_state = "empress_l"
-		for(var/image/I in overlays_lying)
-			overlays += I
+
+	if(stat == DEAD)
+		icon_state = "empress_dead"
+	else if(stat == UNCONSCIOUS || lying || resting)
+		icon_state = "empress_sleep"
 	else
 		icon_state = "empress_s"
-		for(var/image/I in overlays_standing)
-			overlays += I
+
+	for(var/image/I in overlays_standing)
+		overlays += I
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/empress/New()
 	var/datum/reagents/R = new/datum/reagents(100)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/queen.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/queen.dm
index c90ba2c2b58..eb32d6b974f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/queen.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/queen.dm
@@ -78,18 +78,18 @@
 	large = 1
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/queen/large/update_icons()
-	lying_prev = lying	//so we don't update overlays for lying/standing unless our stance changes again
 	update_hud()		//TODO: remove the need for this to be here
 	overlays.Cut()
-	if(lying)
-		if(resting)					icon_state = "queen_sleep"
-		else						icon_state = "queen_l"
-		for(var/image/I in overlays_lying)
-			overlays += I
+
+	if(stat == DEAD)
+		icon_state = "queen_dead"
+	else if(stat == UNCONSCIOUS || lying || resting)
+		icon_state = "queen_sleep"
 	else
 		icon_state = "queen_s"
-		for(var/image/I in overlays_standing)
-			overlays += I
+
+	for(var/image/I in overlays_standing)
+		overlays += I
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/update_icons.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/update_icons.dm
index e9e4fd88608..549b2ce6c93 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/update_icons.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/update_icons.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 /////////////////////////////////
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid
-	var/list/overlays_lying[X_TOTAL_LAYERS]
 	var/list/overlays_standing[X_TOTAL_LAYERS]
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/update_icons()
@@ -63,7 +62,13 @@
 	update_hud()
 	update_icons()
 	update_fire()
+	update_transform()
 
+/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/update_transform() //The old method of updating lying/standing was update_icons(). Aliens still expect that.
+	if(lying > 0)
+		lying = 90 //Anything else looks retarded
+	..()
+	update_icons()
 
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/update_hud()
@@ -74,32 +79,24 @@
 		client.screen |= contents
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/update_fire()
-	overlays -= overlays_lying[X_FIRE_LAYER]
 	overlays -= overlays_standing[X_FIRE_LAYER]
 	if(on_fire)
-		overlays_lying[X_FIRE_LAYER] = image("icon"='icons/mob/OnFire.dmi', "icon_state"="Lying", "layer"= -X_FIRE_LAYER)
 		overlays_standing[X_FIRE_LAYER] = image("icon"='icons/mob/OnFire.dmi', "icon_state"="Standing", "layer"= -X_FIRE_LAYER)
-		if(src.lying)
-			overlays += overlays_lying[X_FIRE_LAYER]
-		else
-			overlays += overlays_standing[X_FIRE_LAYER]
+		overlays += overlays_standing[X_FIRE_LAYER]
 		return
 	else
-		overlays_lying[X_FIRE_LAYER] = null
 		overlays_standing[X_FIRE_LAYER] = null
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/update_inv_wear_suit(var/update_icons=1)
 	if(wear_suit)
 		var/t_state = wear_suit.item_state
 		if(!t_state)	t_state = wear_suit.icon_state
-		var/image/lying		= image("icon" = 'icons/mob/mob.dmi', "icon_state" = "[t_state]2")
 		var/image/standing	= image("icon" = 'icons/mob/mob.dmi', "icon_state" = "[t_state]")
 
 		if(wear_suit.blood_DNA)
 			var/t_suit = "suit"
 			if( istype(wear_suit, /obj/item/clothing/suit/armor) )
 				t_suit = "armor"
-			lying.overlays		+= image("icon" = 'icons/effects/blood.dmi', "icon_state" = "[t_suit]blood2")
 			standing.overlays	+= image("icon" = 'icons/effects/blood.dmi', "icon_state" = "[t_suit]blood")
 
 		//TODO
@@ -109,10 +106,8 @@
 			drop_r_hand()
 			drop_l_hand()
 
-		overlays_lying[X_SUIT_LAYER]	= lying
 		overlays_standing[X_SUIT_LAYER]	= standing
 	else
-		overlays_lying[X_SUIT_LAYER]	= null
 		overlays_standing[X_SUIT_LAYER]	= null
 	if(update_icons)	update_icons()
 
@@ -121,16 +116,12 @@
 	if (head)
 		var/t_state = head.item_state
 		if(!t_state)	t_state = head.icon_state
-		var/image/lying		= image("icon" = 'icons/mob/mob.dmi', "icon_state" = "[t_state]2")
 		var/image/standing	= image("icon" = 'icons/mob/mob.dmi', "icon_state" = "[t_state]")
 		if(head.blood_DNA)
-			lying.overlays		+= image("icon" = 'icons/effects/blood.dmi', "icon_state" = "helmetblood2")
 			standing.overlays	+= image("icon" = 'icons/effects/blood.dmi', "icon_state" = "helmetblood")
 		head.screen_loc = ui_alien_head
-		overlays_lying[X_HEAD_LAYER]	= lying
 		overlays_standing[X_HEAD_LAYER]	= standing
 	else
-		overlays_lying[X_HEAD_LAYER]	= null
 		overlays_standing[X_HEAD_LAYER]	= null
 	if(update_icons)	update_icons()
 
@@ -164,12 +155,10 @@
 //Call when target overlay should be added/removed
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/update_targeted(var/update_icons=1)
 	if (targeted_by && target_locked)
-		overlays_lying[TARGETED_LAYER]		= target_locked
 		overlays_standing[TARGETED_LAYER]	= target_locked
 	else if (!targeted_by && target_locked)
 		del(target_locked)
 	if (!targeted_by)
-		overlays_lying[TARGETED_LAYER]		= null
 		overlays_standing[TARGETED_LAYER]	= null
 	if(update_icons)		update_icons()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/update_icons.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/update_icons.dm
index 3ab3fb3b382..104811c4fc1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/update_icons.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/update_icons.dm
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@
 
 	if(stat == DEAD)
 		icon_state = "larva[state]_dead"
-	else if (handcuffed || legcuffed)
+	else if (handcuffed || legcuffed) //This should be an overlay. Who made this an icon_state?
 		icon_state = "larva[state]_cuff"
+	else if(stat == UNCONSCIOUS || lying || resting)
+		icon_state = "larva[state]_sleep"
 	else if (stunned)
 		icon_state = "larva[state]_stun"
-	else if(lying || resting)
-		icon_state = "larva[state]_sleep"
 	else
 		icon_state = "larva[state]"
+
+/mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/update_transform() //All this is handled in update_icons()
+	return update_icons()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icons/mob/alien.dmi b/icons/mob/alien.dmi
index a5e120020a2..71ec10e420b 100644
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diff --git a/icons/mob/alienhuge.dmi b/icons/mob/alienhuge.dmi
index 93eae9e1ec8..0ebb470822e 100644
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diff --git a/icons/mob/alienlarge.dmi b/icons/mob/alienlarge.dmi
index 340eba5337f..d6726914c20 100644
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