diff --git a/src/game/game_00c490.c b/src/game/game_00c490.c
index 38ee00e30..1fa164822 100644
--- a/src/game/game_00c490.c
+++ b/src/game/game_00c490.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ glabel func0f00c490
 .L0f00c52c:
 /*  f00c52c:	14820006 */ 	bne	$a0,$v0,.L0f00c548
 /*  f00c530:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(g_Menus+0x2000)
-/*  f00c534:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(var8009ce54)
-/*  f00c538:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(var8009ce54)
+/*  f00c534:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(g_NumMonitorThings)
+/*  f00c538:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(g_NumMonitorThings)
 /*  f00c53c:	240d0028 */ 	addiu	$t5,$zero,0x28
 /*  f00c540:	10000004 */ 	b	.L0f00c554
 /*  f00c544:	ad6d0000 */ 	sw	$t5,%lo(g_Menus+0x2000)($t3)
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ glabel func0f00c490
 /*  f00c628:	3c08800a */ 	lui	$t0,%hi(var8009ce48)
 /*  f00c62c:	3c09800a */ 	lui	$t1,%hi(var8009ce4c)
 /*  f00c630:	3c0a800a */ 	lui	$t2,%hi(g_NumProjectiles)
-/*  f00c634:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(var8009ce54)
-/*  f00c638:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(var8009ce54)
+/*  f00c634:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(g_NumMonitorThings)
+/*  f00c638:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(g_NumMonitorThings)
 /*  f00c63c:	254ace50 */ 	addiu	$t2,$t2,%lo(g_NumProjectiles)
 /*  f00c640:	2529ce4c */ 	addiu	$t1,$t1,%lo(var8009ce4c)
 /*  f00c644:	2508ce48 */ 	addiu	$t0,$t0,%lo(var8009ce48)
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ glabel func0f00c490
 /*  f00c6a4:	3c08800a */ 	lui	$t0,%hi(var8009ce48)
 /*  f00c6a8:	3c09800a */ 	lui	$t1,%hi(var8009ce4c)
 /*  f00c6ac:	3c0a800a */ 	lui	$t2,%hi(g_NumProjectiles)
-/*  f00c6b0:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(var8009ce54)
-/*  f00c6b4:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(var8009ce54)
+/*  f00c6b0:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(g_NumMonitorThings)
+/*  f00c6b4:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(g_NumMonitorThings)
 /*  f00c6b8:	254ace50 */ 	addiu	$t2,$t2,%lo(g_NumProjectiles)
 /*  f00c6bc:	2529ce4c */ 	addiu	$t1,$t1,%lo(var8009ce4c)
 /*  f00c6c0:	2508ce48 */ 	addiu	$t0,$t0,%lo(var8009ce48)
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ glabel func0f00c490
 /*  f00c764:	3c08800a */ 	lui	$t0,%hi(var8009ce48)
 /*  f00c768:	3c09800a */ 	lui	$t1,%hi(var8009ce4c)
 /*  f00c76c:	3c0a800a */ 	lui	$t2,%hi(g_NumProjectiles)
-/*  f00c770:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(var8009ce54)
-/*  f00c774:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(var8009ce54)
+/*  f00c770:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(g_NumMonitorThings)
+/*  f00c774:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(g_NumMonitorThings)
 /*  f00c778:	254ace50 */ 	addiu	$t2,$t2,%lo(g_NumProjectiles)
 /*  f00c77c:	2529ce4c */ 	addiu	$t1,$t1,%lo(var8009ce4c)
 /*  f00c780:	2508ce48 */ 	addiu	$t0,$t0,%lo(var8009ce48)
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ glabel func0f00c490
 /*  f00c814:	2484ce60 */ 	addiu	$a0,$a0,%lo(var8009ce60)
 /*  f00c818:	3c09800a */ 	lui	$t1,%hi(var8009ce4c)
 /*  f00c81c:	3c0a800a */ 	lui	$t2,%hi(g_NumProjectiles)
-/*  f00c820:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(var8009ce54)
-/*  f00c824:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(var8009ce54)
+/*  f00c820:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(g_NumMonitorThings)
+/*  f00c824:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(g_NumMonitorThings)
 /*  f00c828:	254ace50 */ 	addiu	$t2,$t2,%lo(g_NumProjectiles)
 /*  f00c82c:	2529ce4c */ 	addiu	$t1,$t1,%lo(var8009ce4c)
 /*  f00c830:	ac820000 */ 	sw	$v0,0x0($a0)
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ glabel func0f00c490
 /*  f00c8b8:	3c04800a */ 	lui	$a0,%hi(var8009ce64)
 /*  f00c8bc:	2484ce64 */ 	addiu	$a0,$a0,%lo(var8009ce64)
 /*  f00c8c0:	3c0a800a */ 	lui	$t2,%hi(g_NumProjectiles)
-/*  f00c8c4:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(var8009ce54)
-/*  f00c8c8:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(var8009ce54)
+/*  f00c8c4:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(g_NumMonitorThings)
+/*  f00c8c8:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(g_NumMonitorThings)
 /*  f00c8cc:	254ace50 */ 	addiu	$t2,$t2,%lo(g_NumProjectiles)
 /*  f00c8d0:	ac820000 */ 	sw	$v0,0x0($a0)
 /*  f00c8d4:	1b00000c */ 	blez	$t8,.L0f00c908
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ glabel func0f00c490
 /*  f00c954:	8d590000 */ 	lw	$t9,0x0($t2)
 /*  f00c958:	3c05800a */ 	lui	$a1,%hi(g_Projectiles)
 /*  f00c95c:	24a5ce68 */ 	addiu	$a1,$a1,%lo(g_Projectiles)
-/*  f00c960:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(var8009ce54)
-/*  f00c964:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(var8009ce54)
+/*  f00c960:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(g_NumMonitorThings)
+/*  f00c964:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(g_NumMonitorThings)
 /*  f00c968:	aca20000 */ 	sw	$v0,0x0($a1)
 /*  f00c96c:	1b20000d */ 	blez	$t9,.L0f00c9a4
 /*  f00c970:	8fa3001c */ 	lw	$v1,0x1c($sp)
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ glabel func0f00c490
 .L0f00c9a4:
 /*  f00c9a4:	8d620000 */ 	lw	$v0,0x0($t3)
 /*  f00c9a8:	14400004 */ 	bnez	$v0,.L0f00c9bc
-/*  f00c9ac:	3c04800a */ 	lui	$a0,%hi(var8009ce6c)
-/*  f00c9b0:	2484ce6c */ 	addiu	$a0,$a0,%lo(var8009ce6c)
+/*  f00c9ac:	3c04800a */ 	lui	$a0,%hi(g_MonitorThings)
+/*  f00c9b0:	2484ce6c */ 	addiu	$a0,$a0,%lo(g_MonitorThings)
 /*  f00c9b4:	1000001e */ 	b	.L0f00ca30
 /*  f00c9b8:	ac800000 */ 	sw	$zero,0x0($a0)
 .L0f00c9bc:
@@ -412,11 +412,11 @@ glabel func0f00c490
 /*  f00c9d4:	24050004 */ 	addiu	$a1,$zero,0x4
 /*  f00c9d8:	0c0048f2 */ 	jal	malloc
 /*  f00c9dc:	afa3001c */ 	sw	$v1,0x1c($sp)
-/*  f00c9e0:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(var8009ce54)
-/*  f00c9e4:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(var8009ce54)
+/*  f00c9e0:	3c0b800a */ 	lui	$t3,%hi(g_NumMonitorThings)
+/*  f00c9e4:	256bce54 */ 	addiu	$t3,$t3,%lo(g_NumMonitorThings)
 /*  f00c9e8:	8d6d0000 */ 	lw	$t5,0x0($t3)
-/*  f00c9ec:	3c04800a */ 	lui	$a0,%hi(var8009ce6c)
-/*  f00c9f0:	2484ce6c */ 	addiu	$a0,$a0,%lo(var8009ce6c)
+/*  f00c9ec:	3c04800a */ 	lui	$a0,%hi(g_MonitorThings)
+/*  f00c9f0:	2484ce6c */ 	addiu	$a0,$a0,%lo(g_MonitorThings)
 /*  f00c9f4:	ac820000 */ 	sw	$v0,0x0($a0)
 /*  f00c9f8:	8fa3001c */ 	lw	$v1,0x1c($sp)
 /*  f00c9fc:	19a0000c */ 	blez	$t5,.L0f00ca30
@@ -1472,9 +1472,9 @@ void setupSingleMonitor(struct singlemonitorobj *monitor, s32 cmdindex)
 		}
 
 		prop = func0f06a550(monitor);
-		monitor->base.projectile = func0f0686f0();
+		monitor->base.monitorthing = monitorthingGetNew();
 
-		if (prop && monitor->base.projectile) {
+		if (prop && monitor->base.monitorthing) {
 			monitor->base.hidden |= OBJHFLAG_00000040;
 			modelSetUnk14(monitor->base.model, monitor->base.model->unk14 * scale);
 			monitor->base.model->attachedto = owner->model;
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ void setupSingleMonitor(struct singlemonitorobj *monitor, s32 cmdindex)
 			spa4.z = -spa4.z;
 
 			func000166dc(&spa4, &sp24);
-			func00015be4(&sp64, &sp24, (Mtxf *)&monitor->base.projectile->unk004);
+			func00015be4(&sp64, &sp24, &monitor->base.monitorthing->matrix);
 		}
 	} else {
 		setupGenericObject(&monitor->base, cmdindex);
diff --git a/src/game/propobj.c b/src/game/propobj.c
index 9fc42414a..75d17f378 100644
--- a/src/game/propobj.c
+++ b/src/game/propobj.c
@@ -2853,40 +2853,21 @@ glabel func0f0686e0
 /*  f0686ec:	ac8f0000 */ 	sw	$t7,0x0($a0)
 );
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0f0686f0
-/*  f0686f0:	3c03800a */ 	lui	$v1,%hi(var8009ce54)
-/*  f0686f4:	8c63ce54 */ 	lw	$v1,%lo(var8009ce54)($v1)
-/*  f0686f8:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-/*  f0686fc:	00002025 */ 	or	$a0,$zero,$zero
-/*  f068700:	18600014 */ 	blez	$v1,.L0f068754
-/*  f068704:	3c05800a */ 	lui	$a1,%hi(var8009ce6c)
-/*  f068708:	8ca5ce6c */ 	lw	$a1,%lo(var8009ce6c)($a1)
-.L0f06870c:
-/*  f06870c:	8cae0000 */ 	lw	$t6,0x0($a1)
-/*  f068710:	31cf0001 */ 	andi	$t7,$t6,0x1
-/*  f068714:	51e0000b */ 	beqzl	$t7,.L0f068744
-/*  f068718:	24420001 */ 	addiu	$v0,$v0,0x1
-/*  f06871c:	3c03800a */ 	lui	$v1,%hi(var8009ce6c)
-/*  f068720:	2463ce6c */ 	addiu	$v1,$v1,%lo(var8009ce6c)
-/*  f068724:	aca00000 */ 	sw	$zero,0x0($a1)
-/*  f068728:	8c780000 */ 	lw	$t8,0x0($v1)
-/*  f06872c:	0304c821 */ 	addu	$t9,$t8,$a0
-/*  f068730:	af200044 */ 	sw	$zero,0x44($t9)
-/*  f068734:	8c680000 */ 	lw	$t0,0x0($v1)
-/*  f068738:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f06873c:	00881021 */ 	addu	$v0,$a0,$t0
-/*  f068740:	24420001 */ 	addiu	$v0,$v0,0x1
-.L0f068744:
-/*  f068744:	0043082a */ 	slt	$at,$v0,$v1
-/*  f068748:	24840048 */ 	addiu	$a0,$a0,0x48
-/*  f06874c:	1420ffef */ 	bnez	$at,.L0f06870c
-/*  f068750:	24a50048 */ 	addiu	$a1,$a1,72
-.L0f068754:
-/*  f068754:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-/*  f068758:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f06875c:	00000000 */ 	nop
-);
+struct monitorthing *monitorthingGetNew(void)
+{
+	s32 i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < g_NumMonitorThings; i++) {
+		if (g_MonitorThings[i].flags & 0x00000001) {
+			g_MonitorThings[i].flags = 0;
+			g_MonitorThings[i].unk044 = NULL;
+
+			return &g_MonitorThings[i];
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
 
 GLOBAL_ASM(
 glabel func0f068760
@@ -10305,7 +10286,7 @@ glabel func0f06ef44
 /*  f06ef68:	31f80002 */ 	andi	$t8,$t7,0x2
 /*  f06ef6c:	53000047 */ 	beqzl	$t8,.L0f06f08c
 /*  f06ef70:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-/*  f06ef74:	0fc1a1bc */ 	jal	func0f0686f0
+/*  f06ef74:	0fc1a1bc */ 	jal	monitorthingGetNew
 /*  f06ef78:	8c900004 */ 	lw	$s0,0x4($a0)
 /*  f06ef7c:	10400042 */ 	beqz	$v0,.L0f06f088
 /*  f06ef80:	ae020048 */ 	sw	$v0,0x48($s0)
diff --git a/src/gvars/gvars.c b/src/gvars/gvars.c
index faa3f756a..80a1ee0a4 100644
--- a/src/gvars/gvars.c
+++ b/src/gvars/gvars.c
@@ -14646,13 +14646,13 @@ u32 var8009ce44 = 0;
 u32 var8009ce48 = 0;
 u32 var8009ce4c = 0;
 s32 g_NumProjectiles = 0;
-u32 var8009ce54 = 0;
+s32 g_NumMonitorThings = 0;
 u32 var8009ce58 = 0;
 u32 var8009ce5c = 0;
 u32 var8009ce60 = 0;
 u32 var8009ce64 = 0;
 struct projectile *g_Projectiles = NULL;
-u32 var8009ce6c = 0;
+struct monitorthing *g_MonitorThings = NULL;
 u32 var8009ce70 = 0;
 u32 var8009ce74 = 0;
 u32 var8009ce78 = 0;
diff --git a/src/include/game/propobj.h b/src/include/game/propobj.h
index b6dc87f8c..53b5ad7da 100644
--- a/src/include/game/propobj.h
+++ b/src/include/game/propobj.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct projectile *projectileGetNew(void);
 void func0f0685e4(struct prop *prop);
 u32 func0f068694(void);
 u32 func0f0686e0(void);
-struct projectile *func0f0686f0(void);
+struct monitorthing *monitorthingGetNew(void);
 u32 func0f068760(void);
 u32 func0f0687b8(struct defaultobj *obj);
 u32 func0f0687e4(void);
diff --git a/src/include/gvars/gvars.h b/src/include/gvars/gvars.h
index 1cdacbc02..0356e7d3f 100644
--- a/src/include/gvars/gvars.h
+++ b/src/include/gvars/gvars.h
@@ -564,13 +564,13 @@ extern u32 var8009ce44;
 extern u32 var8009ce48;
 extern u32 var8009ce4c;
 extern s32 g_NumProjectiles;
-extern u32 var8009ce54;
+extern s32 g_NumMonitorThings;
 extern u32 var8009ce58;
 extern u32 var8009ce5c;
 extern u32 var8009ce60;
 extern u32 var8009ce64;
 extern struct projectile *g_Projectiles;
-extern u32 var8009ce6c;
+extern struct monitorthing *g_MonitorThings;
 extern u32 var8009ce78;
 extern u32 var8009ce88;
 extern struct monitorscreen var8009ce98;
diff --git a/src/include/types.h b/src/include/types.h
index dde476c19..867144f7a 100644
--- a/src/include/types.h
+++ b/src/include/types.h
@@ -1112,6 +1112,12 @@ struct projectile {
 	/*0x108*/ u32 unk108;
 };
 
+struct monitorthing {
+	/*0x000*/ u32 flags;
+	/*0x004*/ Mtxf matrix;
+	/*0x044*/ struct projectile *unk044;
+};
+
 struct monitorscreen {
 	/*0x00*/ u32 unk00;
 	/*0x04*/ u32 unk04;
@@ -1177,7 +1183,10 @@ struct defaultobj {
 	/*0x1c*/ f32 realrot[9];
 	/*0x40*/ u32 hidden;
 	/*0x44*/ struct geo *geo;
-	/*0x48*/ struct projectile *projectile;
+	union {
+		/*0x48*/ struct projectile *projectile;
+		/*0x48*/ struct monitorthing *monitorthing;
+	};
 	/*0x4c*/ s16 damage;
 	/*0x4e*/ s16 maxdamage;
 	/*0x50*/ u8 shadecol[4];