diff --git a/src/js/stendhal/event/generic/KikaPunishmentEvent.ts b/src/js/stendhal/event/generic/KikaPunishmentEvent.ts
index 18ba0cf2b11..9655b2014c3 100644
--- a/src/js/stendhal/event/generic/KikaPunishmentEvent.ts
+++ b/src/js/stendhal/event/generic/KikaPunishmentEvent.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  *                                                                         *
  ***************************************************************************/
 
-import { RPEvent } from "../RPEvent";
+import { SubEvent } from "./SubEvent";
 
 import { Paths } from "../../data/Paths";
 import { store } from "../../data/SpriteStore";
@@ -31,23 +31,30 @@ import { Color } from "../../util/Color";
  * TODO:
  * - maybe make thunderclap louder
  * - add some type of beforehand notice, maybe in travel log, about potential punishment
+ * - move to more generic name such as "LightningStrikeEvent" for use by other events
  */
-export class KikaPunishmentEvent extends RPEvent {
+export class KikaPunishmentEvent extends SubEvent {
 
 	private startTime = 0;
 	private image = store.get(Paths.maps + "/effect/lightning.png");
+	private flash = true;
+	private lightning = true;
 
 
-	override execute(entity: any) {
+	override execute(entity: any, flags: string[]) {
 		this.startTime = Date.now();
+		this.flash = flags.indexOf("no-flash") < 0;
+		this.lightning = flags.indexOf("no-lightning") < 0;
 		// thunder sound
 		SoundManager.get().playGlobalizedEffect(SoundID["thunderclap"]!, SoundLayer.SFX.value);
-		// lightning visual effect
-		const viewport = ViewPort.get();
-		viewport.onDrawComplete = (ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, offsetX: number, offsetY: number) => {
-			this.drawLightning(ctx, offsetX, offsetY);
+		if (this.flash || this.lightning) {
+			// lightning visual effect
+			const viewport = ViewPort.get();
+			viewport.onDrawComplete = (ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, offsetX: number, offsetY: number) => {
+				this.drawLightning(ctx, offsetX, offsetY);
+			}
+			window.setTimeout(function() { viewport.onDrawComplete = undefined; }, 300);
 		}
-		window.setTimeout(function() { viewport.onDrawComplete = undefined; }, 300);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -62,17 +69,20 @@ export class KikaPunishmentEvent extends RPEvent {
 	 */
 	private drawLightning(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, offsetX: number, offsetY: number) {
 		const timeDiff = Date.now() - this.startTime;
-		ctx.save();
-		if (timeDiff <= 100 || timeDiff > 200) {
-			ctx.globalAlpha = 0.5;
-		} else {
-			ctx.globalAlpha = 0.75;
+		if (this.flash) {
+			ctx.save();
+			if (timeDiff <= 100 || timeDiff > 200) {
+				ctx.globalAlpha = 0.5;
+			} else {
+				ctx.globalAlpha = 0.75;
+			}
+			ctx.fillStyle = Color.WHITE;
+			ctx.fillRect(offsetX, offsetY, 640, 480);
+			ctx.restore();
 		}
-		ctx.fillStyle = Color.WHITE;
-		ctx.fillRect(offsetX, offsetY, 640, 480);
-		ctx.restore();
-		if (this.image.height) {
+		if (this.lightning && this.image.height) {
 			ctx.drawImage(this.image, offsetX, offsetY);
 		}
+		ctx.restore();
 	}
 }