diff --git a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterEditor.hx b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterEditor.hx
index a5646b89..c4273799 100644
--- a/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterEditor.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/editors/character/CharacterEditor.hx
@@ -357,15 +357,6 @@ class CharacterEditor extends UIState {
 				button.anim
 		]);
 
-		// clean
-		if (charXML.exists("gameOverChar") && character.gameOverCharacter == "bf-dead") charXML.remove("gameOverChar");
-		if (charXML.exists("camx") && character.cameraOffset.x == 0) charXML.remove("camx");
-		if (charXML.exists("camy") &&  character.cameraOffset.y == 0) charXML.remove("camy");
-		if (charXML.exists("holdTime") && character.holdTime == 4) charXML.remove("holdTime");
-		if (charXML.exists("flipX") && !character.flipX) charXML.remove("flipX");
-		if (charXML.exists("scale") && character.scale.x == 1) charXML.remove("scale");
-		if (charXML.exists("antialiasing") && character.antialiasing) charXML.remove("antialiasing");
-
 		return "<!DOCTYPE codename-engine-character>\n" + Printer.print(charXML, true);
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/Character.hx b/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
index 3b36a362..680e0f81 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/Character.hx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Character extends FunkinSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements IOffset
 
 	public var icon:String = null;
 	public var iconColor:Null<FlxColor> = null;
-	public var gameOverCharacter:String = "bf-dead";
+	public var gameOverCharacter:String = Character.FALLBACK_DEAD_CHARACTER;
 
 	public var cameraOffset:FlxPoint = FlxPoint.get();
 	public var globalOffset:FlxPoint = FlxPoint.get();
@@ -301,23 +301,23 @@ class Character extends FunkinSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements IOffset
 		var xml:Xml = Xml.createElement("character");
 		xml.attributeOrder = characterProperties.copy();
 		
-		xml.set("x", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(globalOffset.x, 2)));
-		xml.set("y", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(globalOffset.y, 2)));
+		if (globalOffset.x != 0) xml.set("x", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(globalOffset.x, 2)));
+		if (globalOffset.y != 0) xml.set("y", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(globalOffset.y, 2)));
 
-		xml.set("camx", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(cameraOffset.x, 2)));
-		xml.set("camy", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(cameraOffset.y, 2)));
+		if (cameraOffset.x != 0) xml.set("camx", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(cameraOffset.x, 2)));
+		if (cameraOffset.y != 0) xml.set("camy", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(cameraOffset.y, 2)));
 
-		xml.set("holdTime", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(holdTime, 4)));
+		if (holdTime != 4) xml.set("holdTime", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(holdTime, 4)));
 
-		xml.set("flipX", Std.string(flipX));
+		if (flipX) xml.set("flipX", Std.string(flipX));
 		xml.set("icon", getIcon());
 
-		xml.set("gameOverChar", gameOverCharacter);
+		if (gameOverCharacter != Character.FALLBACK_DEAD_CHARACTER) xml.set("gameOverChar", gameOverCharacter);
 		if (iconColor != null) xml.set("color", iconColor.toWebString());
 
 		xml.set("sprite", sprite);
-		xml.set("scale", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(scale.x, 4)));
-		xml.set("antialiasing", antialiasing == true ? "true" : "false");
+		if (scale.x != 1) xml.set("scale", Std.string(FlxMath.roundDecimal(scale.x, 4)));
+		if (!antialiasing) xml.set("antialiasing", antialiasing == true ? "true" : "false");
 
 		xml.set("isPlayer", playerOffsets == true ? "true" : "false");
 
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ class Character extends FunkinSprite implements IBeatReceiver implements IOffset
 
 
 	public static var FALLBACK_CHARACTER:String = "bf";
+	public static var FALLBACK_DEAD_CHARACTER:String = "bf-dead";
 	public static function getXMLFromCharName(character:OneOfTwo<String, Character>):Access {
 		var char:Character = null;
 		if (character is Character) {
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/GameOverSubstate.hx b/source/funkin/game/GameOverSubstate.hx
index af36ff29..4d7093c5 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/GameOverSubstate.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/GameOverSubstate.hx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class GameOverSubstate extends MusicBeatSubstate
 
 	public var lossSFX:FlxSound;
 
-	public function new(x:Float, y:Float, character:String = "bf-dead", player:Bool = true, gameOverSong:String = "gameOver", lossSFX:String = "gameOverSFX", retrySFX:String = "gameOverEnd")
+	public function new(x:Float, y:Float, character:String = Character.FALLBACK_DEAD_CHARACTER, player:Bool = true, gameOverSong:String = "gameOver", lossSFX:String = "gameOverSFX", retrySFX:String = "gameOverEnd")
 	{
 		super();
 		this.x = x;
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
index a4de7511..ce926247 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 			charToUse == null ? 0 : charToUse.x,
 			charToUse == null ? 0 : charToUse.y,
 			charToUse,
-			deathCharID.getDefault(charToUse != null ? charToUse.gameOverCharacter : "bf-dead"),
+			deathCharID.getDefault(charToUse != null ? charToUse.gameOverCharacter : Character.FALLBACK_DEAD_CHARACTER),
 			charToUse != null ? charToUse.isPlayer : true,
 			gameOverSong.getDefault(this.gameOverSong),
 			lossSFX.getDefault(this.lossSFX),