diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/twohanded.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/twohanded.dm
index 0c88b61fafbe..2dd31507c0d3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/twohanded.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/twohanded.dm
@@ -323,25 +323,29 @@
 	item_state = "syn_breacher"
 	force_wielded = MELEE_FORCE_VERY_STRONG
 	really_heavy = TRUE
+	var/move_delay_addition = 1.5
 
 /obj/item/weapon/twohanded/breacher/synth/pickup(mob/user)
 	if(!(HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_SUPER_STRONG)))
-		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("You barely manage to lift \the [src] above your knees. This thing will probably be useless to you."))
-		user.apply_effect(1.1, SLOW)
-		START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
+		to_chat(user, SPAN_HIGHDANGER("You barely manage to lift \the [src] above your knees. This thing will probably be useless to you."))
+		user.apply_effect(6, EYE_BLUR)
+		user.apply_effect(3, DAZE)
+		user.emote("pain")
+		RegisterSignal(user, COMSIG_HUMAN_POST_MOVE_DELAY, PROC_REF(handle_movedelay))
+
 		return
 	..()
 
+/obj/item/weapon/twohanded/breacher/synth/proc/handle_movedelay(mob/living/M, list/movedata)
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
+	movedata["move_delay"] += move_delay_addition
+
+/obj/item/weapon/twohanded/breacher/synth/dropped(mob/user, silent)
+	. = ..()
+	UnregisterSignal(user, COMSIG_HUMAN_POST_MOVE_DELAY)
+
 /obj/item/weapon/twohanded/breacher/synth/attack(target as mob, mob/living/user as mob)
 	if(!HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_SUPER_STRONG))
 		to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("\The [src] is too heavy for you to use as a weapon!"))
 		return
 	..()
-
-/obj/item/weapon/twohanded/breacher/synth/process()
-	var/mob/user = src.loc
-	if(istype(user) && !(HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_SUPER_STRONG)))
-		user.apply_effect(1.1, SLOW)
-		return
-
-	STOP_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)