diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm
index bd24a4b4c4..bf9854e0b4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien.dm
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 	bubble_icon = "alien"
 	type_of_meat = /obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/meat/slab/xeno
 
+	/// How much brute damage without armor piercing they do against mobs in melee
+	var/meleeSlashHumanPower = 20
+	/// How much power they have for DefaultCombatKnockdown when attacking humans
+	var/meleeKnockdownPower = 100
+	/// How much brute damage they do to simple animals
+	var/meleeSlashSAPower = 35
+
 	var/obj/item/card/id/wear_id = null // Fix for station bounced radios -- Skie
 	var/has_fine_manipulation = 0
 	var/move_delay_add = 0 // movement delay to add
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/drone.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/drone.dm
index 183bf07e8c..072c4e0231 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/drone.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/drone.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	maxHealth = 125
 	health = 125
 	icon_state = "aliend"
+	meleeKnockdownPower = 80
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/drone/Initialize()
 	AddAbility(new/obj/effect/proc_holder/alien/evolve(null))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/hunter.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/hunter.dm
index 9f38181bef..85204e5ab9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/hunter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/hunter.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 	maxHealth = 170
 	health = 170
 	icon_state = "alienh"
+	meleeKnockdownPower = 75
+	meleeSlashHumanPower = 20
+	meleeSlashSAPower = 45
 	var/obj/screen/leap_icon = null
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/hunter/create_internal_organs()
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 10ced3b4c4..67cf6f7d25 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/sentinel.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/caste/sentinel.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 	maxHealth = 140
 	health = 140
 	icon_state = "aliens"
+	meleeSlashHumanPower = 15
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/sentinel/Initialize()
 	AddAbility(new /obj/effect/proc_holder/alien/sneak)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/queen.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/queen.dm
index 6141a97c12..1200220ce4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/queen.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/queen.dm
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 	pressure_resistance = 200 //Because big, stompy xenos should not be blown around like paper.
 	butcher_results = list(/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/meat/slab/xeno = 20, /obj/item/stack/sheet/animalhide/xeno = 3)
 
+	meleeKnockdownPower = 125
+	meleeSlashHumanPower = 30
+	meleeSlashSAPower = 60
+
 	var/alt_inhands_file = 'icons/mob/alienqueen.dmi'
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/royal/can_inject(mob/user, error_msg, target_zone, penetrate_thick = FALSE, bypass_immunity = FALSE)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
index f471b55b68..856c57687f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defense.dm
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 	if(M.a_intent == INTENT_HARM)
 		if (w_uniform)
 			w_uniform.add_fingerprint(M)
-		var/damage = prob(90) ? 20 : 0
+		var/damage = prob(90) ? M.meleeSlashHumanPower : 0
 		if(!damage)
 			playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/slashmiss.ogg', 50, 1, -1)
 			visible_message("<span class='danger'>[M] has lunged at [src]!</span>", \
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 					"<span class='userdanger'>[M] disarmed [src]!</span>")
 		else
 			playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/pierce.ogg', 25, 1, -1)
-			DefaultCombatKnockdown(100)
+			DefaultCombatKnockdown(M.meleeKnockdownPower)
 			log_combat(M, src, "tackled")
 			visible_message("<span class='danger'>[M] has tackled down [src]!</span>", \
 				"<span class='userdanger'>[M] has tackled down [src]!</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm
index f4feab8824..193a1fadfb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animal_defense.dm
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 		visible_message("<span class='danger'>[M] has slashed at [src]!</span>", \
 				"<span class='userdanger'>[M] has slashed at [src]!</span>", null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
 		playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/slice.ogg', 25, 1, -1)
-		attack_threshold_check(damage)
+		attack_threshold_check(M.meleeSlashSAPower)
 		log_combat(M, src, "attacked")
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/attack_larva(mob/living/carbon/alien/larva/L)