diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm
index 28bc25fd0d..f95820f87f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm
@@ -80,5 +80,35 @@
 	loot = list()
 	butcher_results = list(/obj/item/ore/diamond = 2, /obj/item/stack/sheet/sinew = 2, /obj/item/stack/sheet/bone = 1)
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/basilisk/watcher/make_shiny()
+	if(prob(75))
+		name = "magmawing watcher"
+		real_name = name
+		desc = "When raised very close to lava, some watchers adapt to the extreme heat and change coloration. Such watchers are known as magmawings and use intense heat as their tool for hunting and defense."
+		icon_state = "watcher_magmawing"
+		icon_living = "watcher_magmawing"
+		icon_aggro = "watcher_magmawing"
+		icon_dead = "watcher_magmawing_dead"
+		maxHealth = 215 //Compensate for the lack of slowdown on projectiles with a bit of extra health
+		health = 215
+		projectiletype = /obj/item/projectile/temp/basilisk/magmawing
+	else
+		name = "icewing watcher"
+		real_name = name
+		desc = "Very rarely, some watchers will eke out an existence far from heat sources. In the absence of warmth, their wings will become papery and turn to an icy blue; these watchers are fragile but much quicker to fire their trademark freezing blasts."
+		icon_state = "watcher_icewing"
+		icon_living = "watcher_icewing"
+		icon_aggro = "watcher_icewing"
+		icon_dead = "watcher_icewing_dead"
+		maxHealth = 150
+		health = 150
+		ranged_cooldown_time = 20
+		butcher_results = list(/obj/item/ore/diamond = 5, /obj/item/stack/sheet/bone = 1) //No sinew; the wings are too fragile to be usable
+
+/obj/item/projectile/temp/basilisk/magmawing
+	name = "scorching blast"
+	icon_state = "gaussstrong"
+	temperature = 500 //Heats you up!
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/basilisk/watcher/tendril
 	fromtendril = TRUE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/goliath.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/goliath.dm
index 1d2ab6b6f2..427628984c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/goliath.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/goliath.dm
@@ -86,14 +86,29 @@
 	throw_message = "does nothing to the tough hide of the"
 	pre_attack_icon = "goliath2"
 	crusher_loot = /obj/item/crusher_trophy/goliath_tentacle
-	butcher_results = list(/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/meat/slab/goliath = 2, /obj/item/stack/sheet/animalhide/goliath_hide = 1, /obj/item/stack/sheet/bone = 2)
 	loot = list()
 	stat_attack = UNCONSCIOUS
 	robust_searching = 1
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/goliath/make_shiny()
+	name = "precursor goliath"
+	real_name = name
+	desc = "Due to their stone hide, goliaths are biologically immortal, although future generations evolved to look much different. This goliath is likely a very early ancestor to many others here, and at least several centuries old."
+	icon_state = "Goliath"
+	icon_living = "Goliath"
+	icon_aggro = "Goliath_alert"
+	icon_dead = "Goliath_dead"
+	pre_attack_icon = "Goliath_preattack"
+	throw_message = "does nothing to the rocky hide of the"
+	loot = list(/obj/item/stack/sheet/animalhide/goliath_hide) //A throwback to the asteroid days
+	butcher_results = list(/obj/item/reagent_containers/food/snacks/meat/slab/goliath = 2, /obj/item/stack/sheet/bone = 2)
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/goliath/beast/tendril
 	fromtendril = TRUE
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/goliath/beast/tendril/make_shiny()
+	return //Precursor goliaths don't come from tendrils!
+
 //tentacles
 /obj/effect/goliath_tentacle
 	name = "Goliath tentacle"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/hivelord.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/hivelord.dm
index c13b63115d..461d1db3a9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/hivelord.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/hivelord.dm
@@ -110,8 +110,21 @@
 	del_on_death = 1
 	stat_attack = UNCONSCIOUS
 	robust_searching = 1
+	shiny_chance = 5
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/stored_mob
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/hivelord/legion/make_shiny()
+	name = "dwarf legion"
+	real_name = name
+	desc = "On the rare occasion that a human with dwarfism falls to a legion, they can become infested like any other."
+	icon_state = "dwarf_legion"
+	icon_living = "dwarf_legion"
+	icon_aggro = "dwarf_legion"
+	icon_dead = "dwarf_legion"
+	maxHealth = 60
+	health = 60
+	speed = 2 //faster!
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/hivelord/legion/death(gibbed)
 	visible_message("<span class='warning'>The skulls on [src] wail in anger as they flee from their dying host!</span>")
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
@@ -170,6 +183,8 @@
 	H.adjustBruteLoss(1000)
 	L.stored_mob = H
 	H.forceMove(L)
+	if(H.dna.check_mutation(DWARFISM))
+		L.make_shiny() //dwarf legions aren't just fluff!
 	qdel(src)
 
 //Advanced Legion is slightly tougher to kill and can raise corpses (revive other legions)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/mining_mobs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/mining_mobs.dm
index 5788a6fdc6..3fd48c18f5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/mining_mobs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/mining_mobs.dm
@@ -15,15 +15,22 @@
 	a_intent = INTENT_HARM
 	var/crusher_loot
 	var/throw_message = "bounces off of"
-	var/icon_aggro = null // for swapping to when we get aggressive
 	var/fromtendril = FALSE
 	see_in_dark = 8
 	lighting_alpha = LIGHTING_PLANE_ALPHA_MOSTLY_INVISIBLE
 	mob_size = MOB_SIZE_LARGE
+	var/icon_aggro = null
+	var/shiny = FALSE //If this mob is a much rarer version of its normal self
+	var/shiny_chance = 1 //If this chance passes, the mob will somehow be different from normal ones
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
 	apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_CRUSHERDAMAGETRACKING)
+	if(prob(shiny_chance))
+		shiny = TRUE
+		make_shiny()
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/proc/make_shiny() //Override this on a per-mob basis
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/Aggro()
 	..()
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/death(gibbed)
 	SSblackbox.add_details("mobs_killed_mining","[src.type]")
 	var/datum/status_effect/crusher_damage/C = has_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_CRUSHERDAMAGETRACKING)
-	if(C && crusher_loot && prob((C.total_damage/maxHealth)) * 5) //on average, you'll need to kill 20 creatures before getting the item
+	if(C && crusher_loot && prob(((C.total_damage/maxHealth)) * 5) + shiny) //on average, you'll need to kill 20 creatures before getting the item
 		spawn_crusher_loot()
 	..(gibbed)
 
diff --git a/icons/mob/lavaland/lavaland_monsters.dmi b/icons/mob/lavaland/lavaland_monsters.dmi
index 3e8ecaf1ce..7d70ce4202 100644
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diff --git a/icons/mob/lavaland/watcher.dmi b/icons/mob/lavaland/watcher.dmi
index 23960478b3..6897ca4e98 100644
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