diff --git a/Sprites/Bosses/manhandla.asm b/Sprites/Bosses/manhandla.asm
index 76afd50..7906203 100644
--- a/Sprites/Bosses/manhandla.asm
+++ b/Sprites/Bosses/manhandla.asm
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Sprite_Manhandla_Move:
   MoveXorY:
   {
     LDA $36 : STA $00
-    JSL NewSprite_ApplySpeedTowardsPlayerXOrY
+    JSL Sprite_ApplySpeedTowardsPlayerXOrY_Long
     JSR Manhandla_StopIfOutOfBounds
     JSL MoveBody
 
diff --git a/Sprites/ZSpriteLib/sprite_new_functions.asm b/Sprites/ZSpriteLib/sprite_new_functions.asm
index 09dfd98..5a3b591 100644
--- a/Sprites/ZSpriteLib/sprite_new_functions.asm
+++ b/Sprites/ZSpriteLib/sprite_new_functions.asm
@@ -725,3 +725,92 @@ Sprite_SetupHitBox:
   db 8   ; 0x1E
   db 12  ; 0x1F
 
+
+Sprite_ApplySpeedTowardsPlayerXOrY_Long:
+{
+  JSL Sprite_IsBelowPlayer : BEQ .player_below
+    ;playerAbove
+
+    REP #$20
+    ; if link.y is 6 above sprite.y it is considered below
+    LDA SprCachedY : SEC : SBC $20 : CLC : ADC.w #$0006 : STA $01 ;delta Y
+    SEP #$20
+
+    JSL Sprite_IsToRightOfPlayer : BEQ .player_to_the_Right1
+      ;player_to_the_Left
+      REP #$20
+      LDA SprCachedX : SEC : SBC $22 ; delta X
+      
+      CMP $01 : BCS .XGreaterThanY1
+        ;YGreaterThanX
+        SEP   #$20
+        LDA.b #$00 : SEC : SBC $00 : STA.w SprYSpeed
+        STZ.w SprXSpeed
+        RTL
+
+      .XGreaterThanY1
+        SEP   #$20
+        LDA.b #$00 : SEC : SBC $00 : STA.w SprXSpeed
+        STZ.w SprYSpeed
+        RTL
+
+  .player_to_the_Right1
+      REP #$20
+      LDA $22 : SEC : SBC SprCachedX ; delta X
+
+      CMP $01 : BCS .XGreaterThanY2
+        ;YGreaterThanX
+        SEP   #$20
+        LDA.b #$00 : SEC : SBC $00 : STA.w SprYSpeed
+        STZ.w SprXSpeed
+        RTL
+
+      .XGreaterThanY2
+        SEP   #$20
+        LDA.b #$00 : CLC : ADC $00 : STA.w SprXSpeed
+        STZ.w SprYSpeed
+        RTL
+
+
+  .player_below
+      REP #$20
+      ; if link.y is 6 above sprite.y it is considered below
+      LDA $20 : SEC : SBC SprCachedY : CLC : ADC.w #$0006 : STA $01 ; delta Y
+      SEP #$20
+
+      JSL Sprite_IsToRightOfPlayer : BEQ .player_to_the_Right2
+        ;player_to_the_Left
+        REP #$20
+        LDA SprCachedX : SEC : SBC $22 ; delta X
+
+        CMP $01 : BCS .XGreaterThanY3
+          ;YGreaterThanX
+          SEP   #$20
+          LDA.b #$00 : CLC : ADC $00 : STA.w SprYSpeed
+          STZ.w SprXSpeed
+          RTL
+
+        .XGreaterThanY3
+          SEP   #$20
+          LDA.b #$00 : SEC : SBC $00 : STA.w SprXSpeed
+          STZ.w SprYSpeed
+          RTL
+
+
+      .player_to_the_Right2
+        REP #$20
+        LDA $22 : SEC : SBC SprCachedX ; delta X
+
+        CMP $01 : BCS .XGreaterThanY4
+          ;YGreaterThanX
+          SEP   #$20
+          LDA.b #$00 : CLC : ADC $00 : STA.w SprYSpeed
+          STZ.w SprXSpeed
+          RTL
+
+        .XGreaterThanY4
+          SEP   #$20
+          LDA.b #$00 : CLC : ADC $00 : STA.w SprXSpeed
+          STZ.w SprYSpeed
+          RTL
+}
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