diff --git a/assets b/assets
index 9b9baa6f2..d094640f7 160000
--- a/assets
+++ b/assets
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9b9baa6f2b38dc9bd3354b350084f548e1e16c0f
+Subproject commit d094640f727a670a348b3579d11af5ff6a2ada3a
diff --git a/source/funkin/Highscore.hx b/source/funkin/Highscore.hx
index 2c18ffa2d..24b65832b 100644
--- a/source/funkin/Highscore.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/Highscore.hx
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ abstract Tallies(RawTallies)
         bad: 0,
         good: 0,
         sick: 0,
-        killer: 0,
         totalNotes: 0,
         totalNotesHit: 0,
         maxCombo: 0,
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ typedef RawTallies =
   var bad:Int;
   var good:Int;
   var sick:Int;
-  var killer:Int;
   var maxCombo:Int;
   var isNewHighscore:Bool;
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
index c244fd60f..afb5400a3 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/PlayState.hx
@@ -1865,17 +1865,30 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
         }
       }
 
-      // TODO: Potential penalty for dropping a hold note?
       if (holdNote.missedNote && !holdNote.handledMiss)
       {
+        // When the opponent drops a hold note.
         holdNote.handledMiss = true;
+
+        // We dropped a hold note.
+        // Mute vocals and play miss animation, but don't penalize.
+        vocals.opponentVolume = 0;
+        currentStage.getOpponent().playSingAnimation(holdNote.noteData.getDirection(), true);
       }
     }
 
     // Process notes on the player's side.
     for (note in playerStrumline.notes.members)
     {
-      if (note == null || note.hasBeenHit) continue;
+      if (note == null) continue;
+
+      if (note.hasBeenHit)
+      {
+        note.tooEarly = false;
+        note.mayHit = false;
+        note.hasMissed = false;
+        continue;
+      }
 
       var hitWindowStart = note.strumTime - Constants.HIT_WINDOW_MS;
       var hitWindowCenter = note.strumTime;
@@ -1938,8 +1951,15 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
         songScore += Std.int(Constants.SCORE_HOLD_BONUS_PER_SECOND * elapsed);
       }
 
-      // TODO: Potential penalty for dropping a hold note?
-      // if (holdNote.missedNote && !holdNote.handledMiss) { holdNote.handledMiss = true; }
+      if (holdNote.missedNote && !holdNote.handledMiss)
+      {
+        // The player dropped a hold note.
+        holdNote.handledMiss = true;
+
+        // Mute vocals and play miss animation, but don't penalize.
+        vocals.playerVolume = 0;
+        currentStage.getBoyfriend().playSingAnimation(holdNote.noteData.getDirection(), true);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -2031,8 +2051,6 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
         trace('Hit note! ${targetNote.noteData}');
         goodNoteHit(targetNote, input);
 
-        targetNote.visible = false;
-        targetNote.kill();
         notesInDirection.remove(targetNote);
 
         // Play the strumline animation.
@@ -2064,15 +2082,8 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
     // Calling event.cancelEvent() skips all the other logic! Neat!
     if (event.eventCanceled) return;
 
-    Highscore.tallies.combo++;
-    Highscore.tallies.totalNotesHit++;
-
-    if (Highscore.tallies.combo > Highscore.tallies.maxCombo) Highscore.tallies.maxCombo = Highscore.tallies.combo;
-
     popUpScore(note, input);
 
-    playerStrumline.hitNote(note);
-
     if (note.isHoldNote && note.holdNoteSprite != null)
     {
       playerStrumline.playNoteHoldCover(note.holdNoteSprite);
@@ -2088,8 +2099,6 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
   function onNoteMiss(note:NoteSprite):Void
   {
     // a MISS is when you let a note scroll past you!!
-    Highscore.tallies.missed++;
-
     var event:NoteScriptEvent = new NoteScriptEvent(NOTE_MISS, note, Highscore.tallies.combo, true);
     dispatchEvent(event);
     // Calling event.cancelEvent() skips all the other logic! Neat!
@@ -2137,8 +2146,11 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
     }
     vocals.playerVolume = 0;
 
+    Highscore.tallies.missed++;
+
     if (Highscore.tallies.combo != 0)
     {
+      // Break the combo.
       Highscore.tallies.combo = comboPopUps.displayCombo(0);
     }
 
@@ -2286,29 +2298,54 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
     var score = Scoring.scoreNote(noteDiff, PBOT1);
     var daRating = Scoring.judgeNote(noteDiff, PBOT1);
 
+    if (daRating == 'miss')
+    {
+      // If daRating is 'miss', that means we made a mistake and should not continue.
+      trace('[WARNING] popUpScore judged a note as a miss!');
+      // TODO: Remove this.
+      comboPopUps.displayRating('miss');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: DEBUG OVERRIDE DON'T BE A DUMBASS
+    daRating = 'bad';
+
+    var isComboBreak = false;
     switch (daRating)
     {
-      case 'killer':
-        Highscore.tallies.killer += 1;
-        health += Constants.HEALTH_KILLER_BONUS;
       case 'sick':
         Highscore.tallies.sick += 1;
         health += Constants.HEALTH_SICK_BONUS;
+        isComboBreak = Constants.JUDGEMENT_SICK_COMBO_BREAK;
       case 'good':
         Highscore.tallies.good += 1;
         health += Constants.HEALTH_GOOD_BONUS;
+        isComboBreak = Constants.JUDGEMENT_GOOD_COMBO_BREAK;
       case 'bad':
         Highscore.tallies.bad += 1;
         health += Constants.HEALTH_BAD_BONUS;
+        isComboBreak = Constants.JUDGEMENT_BAD_COMBO_BREAK;
       case 'shit':
         Highscore.tallies.shit += 1;
         health += Constants.HEALTH_SHIT_BONUS;
-      case 'miss':
-        Highscore.tallies.missed += 1;
-        health -= Constants.HEALTH_MISS_PENALTY;
+        isComboBreak = Constants.JUDGEMENT_SHIT_COMBO_BREAK;
     }
 
-    if (daRating == "sick" || daRating == "killer")
+    if (isComboBreak)
+    {
+      // Break the combo, but don't increment tallies.misses.
+      Highscore.tallies.combo = comboPopUps.displayCombo(0);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      Highscore.tallies.combo++;
+      Highscore.tallies.totalNotesHit++;
+      if (Highscore.tallies.combo > Highscore.tallies.maxCombo) Highscore.tallies.maxCombo = Highscore.tallies.combo;
+    }
+
+    playerStrumline.hitNote(daNote, !isComboBreak);
+
+    if (daRating == "sick")
     {
       playerStrumline.playNoteSplash(daNote.noteData.getDirection());
     }
@@ -2444,7 +2481,6 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
           score: songScore,
           tallies:
             {
-              killer: Highscore.tallies.killer,
               sick: Highscore.tallies.sick,
               good: Highscore.tallies.good,
               bad: Highscore.tallies.bad,
@@ -2495,7 +2531,6 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatSubState
               tallies:
                 {
                   // TODO: Sum up the values for the whole level!
-                  killer: 0,
                   sick: 0,
                   good: 0,
                   bad: 0,
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/notes/NoteSprite.hx b/source/funkin/play/notes/NoteSprite.hx
index e5c4786d3..0368b18e9 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/notes/NoteSprite.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/notes/NoteSprite.hx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import funkin.data.song.SongData.SongNoteData;
 import funkin.play.notes.notestyle.NoteStyle;
 import flixel.graphics.frames.FlxAtlasFrames;
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
+import funkin.graphics.shaders.HSVShader;
 
 class NoteSprite extends FlxSprite
 {
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ class NoteSprite extends FlxSprite
 
   public var holdNoteSprite:SustainTrail;
 
+  var hsvShader:HSVShader;
+
   /**
    * The time at which the note should be hit, in milliseconds.
    */
@@ -102,6 +105,8 @@ class NoteSprite extends FlxSprite
     this.strumTime = strumTime;
     this.direction = direction;
 
+    this.hsvShader = new HSVShader();
+
     if (this.strumTime < 0) this.strumTime = 0;
 
     setupNoteGraphic(noteStyle);
@@ -116,16 +121,57 @@ class NoteSprite extends FlxSprite
 
     setGraphicSize(Strumline.STRUMLINE_SIZE);
     updateHitbox();
+
+    this.shader = hsvShader;
+  }
+
+  #if FLX_DEBUG
+  /**
+   * Call this to override how debug bounding boxes are drawn for this sprite.
+   */
+  public override function drawDebugOnCamera(camera:flixel.FlxCamera):Void
+  {
+    if (!camera.visible || !camera.exists || !isOnScreen(camera)) return;
+
+    var gfx = beginDrawDebug(camera);
+
+    var rect = getBoundingBox(camera);
+    trace('note sprite bounding box: ' + rect.x + ', ' + rect.y + ', ' + rect.width + ', ' + rect.height);
+
+    gfx.lineStyle(2, 0xFFFF66FF, 0.5); // thickness, color, alpha
+    gfx.drawRect(rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height);
+
+    gfx.lineStyle(2, 0xFFFFFF66, 0.5); // thickness, color, alpha
+    gfx.drawRect(rect.x, rect.y + rect.height / 2, rect.width, 1);
+
+    endDrawDebug(camera);
+  }
+  #end
+
+  public function desaturate():Void
+  {
+    this.hsvShader.saturation = 0.2;
+  }
+
+  public function setHue(hue:Float):Void
+  {
+    this.hsvShader.hue = hue;
   }
 
   public override function revive():Void
   {
     super.revive();
+    this.visible = true;
+    this.alpha = 1.0;
     this.active = false;
     this.tooEarly = false;
     this.hasBeenHit = false;
     this.mayHit = false;
     this.hasMissed = false;
+
+    this.hsvShader.hue = 1.0;
+    this.hsvShader.saturation = 1.0;
+    this.hsvShader.value = 1.0;
   }
 
   public override function kill():Void
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/notes/Strumline.hx b/source/funkin/play/notes/Strumline.hx
index d56bb33ca..5fdd3945f 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/notes/Strumline.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/notes/Strumline.hx
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class Strumline extends FlxSpriteGroup
     // Update rendering of notes.
     for (note in notes.members)
     {
-      if (note == null || !note.alive || note.hasBeenHit) continue;
+      if (note == null || !note.alive) continue;
 
       var vwoosh:Bool = note.holdNoteSprite == null;
       // Set the note's position.
@@ -384,10 +384,6 @@ class Strumline extends FlxSpriteGroup
 
         var yOffset:Float = (holdNote.fullSustainLength - holdNote.sustainLength) * Constants.PIXELS_PER_MS;
 
-        trace('yOffset: ' + yOffset);
-        trace('holdNote.fullSustainLength: ' + holdNote.fullSustainLength);
-        trace('holdNote.sustainLength: ' + holdNote.sustainLength);
-
         var vwoosh:Bool = false;
 
         if (Preferences.downscroll)
@@ -531,11 +527,24 @@ class Strumline extends FlxSpriteGroup
     this.noteData.insertionSort(compareNoteData.bind(FlxSort.ASCENDING));
   }
 
-  public function hitNote(note:NoteSprite):Void
+  /**
+   * @param note The note to hit.
+   * @param removeNote True to remove the note immediately, false to make it transparent and let it move offscreen.
+   */
+  public function hitNote(note:NoteSprite, removeNote:Bool = true):Void
   {
     playConfirm(note.direction);
     note.hasBeenHit = true;
-    killNote(note);
+
+    if (removeNote)
+    {
+      killNote(note);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      note.alpha = 0.5;
+      note.desaturate();
+    }
 
     if (note.holdNoteSprite != null)
     {
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/notes/SustainTrail.hx b/source/funkin/play/notes/SustainTrail.hx
index f5d444f61..056a6a5a9 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/notes/SustainTrail.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/notes/SustainTrail.hx
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ class SustainTrail extends FlxSprite
 
     hitNote = false;
     missedNote = false;
+    handledMiss = false;
   }
 
   override public function destroy():Void
diff --git a/source/funkin/play/scoring/Scoring.hx b/source/funkin/play/scoring/Scoring.hx
index 75d002cb5..edfb2cae7 100644
--- a/source/funkin/play/scoring/Scoring.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/play/scoring/Scoring.hx
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ class Scoring
 
     return switch (absTiming)
     {
-      case(_ < PBOT1_KILLER_THRESHOLD) => true:
-        'killer';
+      // case(_ < PBOT1_KILLER_THRESHOLD) => true:
+      //   'killer';
       case(_ < PBOT1_SICK_THRESHOLD) => true:
         'sick';
       case(_ < PBOT1_GOOD_THRESHOLD) => true:
diff --git a/source/funkin/save/Save.hx b/source/funkin/save/Save.hx
index 1fbcc6c20..c68caad5f 100644
--- a/source/funkin/save/Save.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/save/Save.hx
@@ -792,7 +792,6 @@ typedef SaveScoreData =
 
 typedef SaveScoreTallyData =
 {
-  var killer:Int;
   var sick:Int;
   var good:Int;
   var bad:Int;
diff --git a/source/funkin/save/migrator/SaveDataMigrator.hx b/source/funkin/save/migrator/SaveDataMigrator.hx
index d5b23cfd9..92bee4ceb 100644
--- a/source/funkin/save/migrator/SaveDataMigrator.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/save/migrator/SaveDataMigrator.hx
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ class SaveDataMigrator
         accuracy: inputSaveData.songCompletion.get('${levelId}-easy') ?? 0.0,
         tallies:
           {
-            killer: 0,
             sick: 0,
             good: 0,
             bad: 0,
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ class SaveDataMigrator
         accuracy: inputSaveData.songCompletion.get('${levelId}') ?? 0.0,
         tallies:
           {
-            killer: 0,
             sick: 0,
             good: 0,
             bad: 0,
@@ -160,7 +158,6 @@ class SaveDataMigrator
         accuracy: inputSaveData.songCompletion.get('${levelId}-hard') ?? 0.0,
         tallies:
           {
-            killer: 0,
             sick: 0,
             good: 0,
             bad: 0,
@@ -183,7 +180,6 @@ class SaveDataMigrator
         accuracy: 0,
         tallies:
           {
-            killer: 0,
             sick: 0,
             good: 0,
             bad: 0,
@@ -209,7 +205,6 @@ class SaveDataMigrator
         accuracy: 0,
         tallies:
           {
-            killer: 0,
             sick: 0,
             good: 0,
             bad: 0,
@@ -235,7 +230,6 @@ class SaveDataMigrator
         accuracy: 0,
         tallies:
           {
-            killer: 0,
             sick: 0,
             good: 0,
             bad: 0,
diff --git a/source/funkin/util/Constants.hx b/source/funkin/util/Constants.hx
index 197fa28e8..1005b312e 100644
--- a/source/funkin/util/Constants.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/util/Constants.hx
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ class Constants
    */
   public static final SCORE_HOLD_BONUS_PER_SECOND:Float = 250.0;
 
+  public static final JUDGEMENT_KILLER_COMBO_BREAK:Bool = false;
+  public static final JUDGEMENT_SICK_COMBO_BREAK:Bool = false;
+  public static final JUDGEMENT_GOOD_COMBO_BREAK:Bool = false;
+  public static final JUDGEMENT_BAD_COMBO_BREAK:Bool = true;
+  public static final JUDGEMENT_SHIT_COMBO_BREAK:Bool = true;
+
   /**
    * FILE EXTENSIONS
    */