diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
index 13d1621f379..4bc8e6ada94 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines.dm
@@ -53,4 +53,6 @@
 	var/xylophone = 0 //For the spoooooooky xylophone cooldown
 
 	var/mob/remoteview_target = null
-	var/meatleft = 3 //For chef item
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+	var/meatleft = 3 //For chef item
+
+	var/slime_color = "blue" //For slime people this defines their color, it's blue by default to pay tribute to the old icons
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diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
index e0bba3ba511..6b93a38a19c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm
@@ -418,8 +418,10 @@ proc/get_damage_icon_part(damage_state, body_part)
 
 	if(dna)
 		switch(dna.mutantrace)
-			if("golem","slime","shadow","adamantine")
+			if("golem","shadow","adamantine")
 				overlays_standing[MUTANTRACE_LAYER]	= image("icon" = 'icons/effects/genetics.dmi', "icon_state" = "[dna.mutantrace][fat]_[gender]_s")
+			if("slime")
+				overlays_standing[MUTANTRACE_LAYER]	= image("icon" = 'icons/effects/slimemutant.dmi', "icon_state" = "[slime_color]_[dna.mutantrace][fat]_[gender]_s")
 			else
 				overlays_standing[MUTANTRACE_LAYER]	= null
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm
index 0df965d76c9..5a8c8d66175 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/metroid/metroid.dm
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ mob/living/carbon/slime/var/temperature_resistance = T0C+75
 	throw_speed = 3
 	throw_range = 6
 	origin_tech = "biotech=4"
+	_color = "grey"
 	var/Uses = 1 // uses before it goes inert
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/New()
@@ -655,73 +656,100 @@ mob/living/carbon/slime/var/temperature_resistance = T0C+75
 		reagents = R
 		R.my_atom = src
 
+/obj/item/slime_extract/attack(mob/living/carbon/human/M as mob, mob/user as mob) //changing slime people colors
+		if(M.dna.mutantrace != "slime" || M != user) return
+
+		M.slime_color = _color
+		user <<"You absorb the core and your color shifts!"
+		M.update_mutantrace()
+		del(src) //Finally a tidy way to remove all the used cores lying about
+
+
+
 /obj/item/slime_extract/grey
 	name = "grey slime extract"
 	icon_state = "grey slime extract"
+	_color = "grey"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/gold
 	name = "gold slime extract"
 	icon_state = "gold slime extract"
+	_color = "gold"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/silver
 	name = "silver slime extract"
 	icon_state = "silver slime extract"
+	_color = "silver"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/metal
 	name = "metal slime extract"
 	icon_state = "metal slime extract"
+	_color = "metal"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/purple
 	name = "purple slime extract"
 	icon_state = "purple slime extract"
+	_color = "purple"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/darkpurple
 	name = "dark purple slime extract"
 	icon_state = "dark purple slime extract"
+	_color = "darkpurple"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/orange
 	name = "orange slime extract"
 	icon_state = "orange slime extract"
+	_color = "orange"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/yellow
 	name = "yellow slime extract"
 	icon_state = "yellow slime extract"
+	_color = "yellow"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/red
 	name = "red slime extract"
 	icon_state = "red slime extract"
+	_color = "red"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/blue
 	name = "blue slime extract"
 	icon_state = "blue slime extract"
+	_color = "blue"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/darkblue
 	name = "dark blue slime extract"
 	icon_state = "dark blue slime extract"
+	_color = "darkblue"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/pink
 	name = "pink slime extract"
 	icon_state = "pink slime extract"
+	_color = "pink"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/green
 	name = "green slime extract"
 	icon_state = "green slime extract"
+	_color = "green"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/lightpink
 	name = "light pink slime extract"
 	icon_state = "light pink slime extract"
+	_color = "lightpink"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/black
 	name = "black slime extract"
 	icon_state = "black slime extract"
+	_color = "black"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/oil
 	name = "oil slime extract"
 	icon_state = "oil slime extract"
+	_color = "oil"
 
 /obj/item/slime_extract/adamantine
 	name = "adamantine slime extract"
 	icon_state = "adamantine slime extract"
+	_color = "adamantine"
 
 ////Pet Slime Creation///
 
diff --git a/icons/effects/slimemutant.dmi b/icons/effects/slimemutant.dmi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4cbfb3b6e7b
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