diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/slaughter/slaughter.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/slaughter/slaughter.dm
index 19589d8a9a4..f388ac2367b 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/slaughter/slaughter.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/slaughter/slaughter.dm
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 	maxbodytemp = INFINITY
 	faction = list("slaughter")
 	attacktext = "wildly tears into"
-	maxHealth = 130
-	health = 130
+	maxHealth = 200
+	health = 200
 	environment_smash = 1
 	//universal_understand = 1
 	obj_damage = 50
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@
 	speed = 0
 	boost = world.time + 60
 
+// Midround slaughter demon, less tanky
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/slaughter/lesser
+	maxHealth = 130
+	health = 130
+
 // Cult slaughter demon
 /mob/living/simple_animal/slaughter/cult //Summoned as part of the cult objective "Bring the Slaughter"
 	name = "harbinger of the slaughter"
@@ -302,10 +308,10 @@
 	emote_hear = list("gaffaws", "laughs")
 	response_help  = "hugs"
 	attacktext = "wildly tickles"
-	maxHealth = 125
-	health = 125
-	melee_damage_lower = 20
-	melee_damage_upper = 20
+	maxHealth = 175
+	health = 175
+	melee_damage_lower = 25
+	melee_damage_upper = 25
 	playstyle_string = "<B>You are the Laughter Demon, an adorable creature from another existence. You have a single desire: to hug and tickle.  \
 						You may use the blood crawl icon when on blood pools to travel through them, appearing and dissapearing from the station at will. \
 						Pulling a dead or critical mob while you enter a pool will pull them in with you, allowing you to hug them. \
diff --git a/code/modules/events/slaughterevent.dm b/code/modules/events/slaughterevent.dm
index 0f03cb691ca..5bf876a6de8 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/slaughterevent.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/slaughterevent.dm
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 		kill()
 		return
 	var/obj/effect/dummy/slaughter/holder = new /obj/effect/dummy/slaughter(pick(spawn_locs))
-	var/mob/living/simple_animal/slaughter/S = new /mob/living/simple_animal/slaughter/(holder)
+	var/mob/living/simple_animal/slaughter/lesser/S = new /mob/living/simple_animal/slaughter/lesser/(holder)
 	S.holder = holder
 	player_mind.transfer_to(S)
 	player_mind.assigned_role = "Slaughter Demon"