diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/death.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/death.dm
index 48efe5570af..670ca36a4c0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/death.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/death.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 //			ghostize()
 			var/mob/living/carbon/slime/M1 = new primarytype(loc)
 			M1.rabid = 1
+			M1.universal_speak = universal_speak
+			if(src.mind)
+				src.mind.transfer_to(M1)
+			else
+				M1.key = src.key
 			var/mob/living/carbon/slime/M2 = new primarytype(loc)
 			M2.rabid = 1
 			if(src)	del(src)
@@ -16,7 +21,8 @@
 				O.show_message("<b>The [name]</b> seizes up and falls limp...", 1) //ded -- Urist
 
 	update_canmove()
-	if(blind)	blind.layer = 0
+	if(blind)
+		blind.layer = 0
 
 	ticker.mode.check_win()