diff --git a/osu-resources b/osu-resources
index f85c594c18..2d8a6c1699 160000
--- a/osu-resources
+++ b/osu-resources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f85c594c182db2b01233e29ca52639b7baa00402
+Subproject commit 2d8a6c1699ff1acd3915fc28e8906dabf1b145a3
diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoHitObjects.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoHitObjects.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..edd9c74485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoHitObjects.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Screens.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable.Pieces;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
+{
+    internal class TestCaseTaikoHitObjects : TestCase
+    {
+        public override string Description => "Taiko hit objects";
+
+        private bool kiai;
+
+        public override void Reset()
+        {
+            base.Reset();
+
+            AddToggle("Kiai", b =>
+            {
+                kiai = !kiai;
+                Reset();
+            });
+
+            Add(new CentreHitCircle(new CirclePiece()
+            {
+                KiaiMode = kiai
+            })
+            {
+                Position = new Vector2(100, 100)
+            });
+
+            Add(new CentreHitCircle(new AccentedCirclePiece()
+            {
+                KiaiMode = kiai
+            })
+            {
+                Position = new Vector2(350, 100)
+            });
+
+            Add(new RimHitCircle(new CirclePiece()
+            {
+                KiaiMode = kiai
+            })
+            {
+                Position = new Vector2(100, 300)
+            });
+
+            Add(new RimHitCircle(new AccentedCirclePiece()
+            {
+                KiaiMode = kiai
+            })
+            {
+                Position = new Vector2(350, 300)
+            });
+
+            Add(new SwellCircle(new CirclePiece()
+            {
+                KiaiMode = kiai
+            })
+            {
+                Position = new Vector2(100, 500)
+            });
+
+            Add(new SwellCircle(new AccentedCirclePiece()
+            {
+                KiaiMode = kiai
+            })
+            {
+                Position = new Vector2(350, 500)
+            });
+
+            Add(new DrumRollCircle(new CirclePiece()
+            {
+                KiaiMode = kiai
+            })
+            {
+                Width = 250,
+                Position = new Vector2(575, 100)
+            });
+
+            Add(new DrumRollCircle(new AccentedCirclePiece()
+            {
+                KiaiMode = kiai
+            })
+            {
+                Width = 250,
+                Position = new Vector2(575, 300)
+            });
+        }
+
+        private class SwellCircle : BaseCircle
+        {
+            public SwellCircle(CirclePiece piece)
+                : base(piece)
+            {
+                Piece.Add(new TextAwesome
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    TextSize = SYMBOL_INNER_SIZE,
+                    Icon = FontAwesome.fa_asterisk,
+                    Shadow = false
+                });
+            }
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OsuColour colours)
+            {
+                Piece.AccentColour = colours.YellowDark;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private class DrumRollCircle : BaseCircle
+        {
+            public DrumRollCircle(CirclePiece piece)
+                : base(piece)
+            {
+            }
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OsuColour colours)
+            {
+                Piece.AccentColour = colours.YellowDark;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private class CentreHitCircle : BaseCircle
+        {
+            public CentreHitCircle(CirclePiece piece)
+                : base(piece)
+            {
+                Piece.Add(new CircularContainer
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Size = new Vector2(SYMBOL_INNER_SIZE),
+                    Masking = true,
+                    Children = new[]
+                    {
+                        new Box
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OsuColour colours)
+            {
+                Piece.AccentColour = colours.PinkDarker;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private class RimHitCircle : BaseCircle
+        {
+            public RimHitCircle(CirclePiece piece)
+                : base(piece)
+            {
+                Piece.Add(new CircularContainer
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Size = new Vector2(SYMBOL_SIZE),
+                    BorderThickness = SYMBOL_BORDER,
+                    BorderColour = Color4.White,
+                    Masking = true,
+                    Children = new[]
+                    {
+                        new Box
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Alpha = 0,
+                            AlwaysPresent = true
+                        }
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OsuColour colours)
+            {
+                Piece.AccentColour = colours.BlueDarker;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private abstract class BaseCircle : Container
+        {
+            protected const float SYMBOL_SIZE = TaikoHitObject.CIRCLE_RADIUS * 2f * 0.45f;
+            protected const float SYMBOL_BORDER = 8;
+            protected const float SYMBOL_INNER_SIZE = SYMBOL_SIZE - 2 * SYMBOL_BORDER;
+
+            protected readonly CirclePiece Piece;
+
+            protected BaseCircle(CirclePiece piece)
+            {
+                Piece = piece;
+
+                Add(Piece);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
index e63306300d..f1b4a99510 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseReplay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseScoreCounter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseTabControl.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseTaikoHitObjects.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseTextAwesome.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCasePlaySongSelect.cs" />
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs
index c77c7762e3..e165f40442 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Judgements;
+using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable.Pieces;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable
 {
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
 
             RelativePositionAxes = Axes.X;
+
+            Children = new[]
+            {
+                CreateCircle()
+            };
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -42,5 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable
         {
             UpdateScrollPosition(Time.Current);
         }
+
+        protected abstract CirclePiece CreateCircle();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/AccentedCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/AccentedCirclePiece.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c02cbc572a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/AccentedCirclePiece.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using OpenTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable.Pieces
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A type of circle piece which is drawn at a higher scale as an "accent".
+    /// </summary>
+    public class AccentedCirclePiece : CirclePiece
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The amount to scale up the base circle to show it as an "accented" piece.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const float accent_scale = 1.5f;
+
+        public AccentedCirclePiece()
+        {
+            SymbolContainer.Scale = new Vector2(accent_scale);
+        }
+
+        public override Vector2 Size => new Vector2(base.Size.X, base.Size.Y * accent_scale);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..453ab7a05d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using System;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable.Pieces
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A circle piece which is used uniformly through osu!taiko to visualise hitobjects.
+    /// <para>
+    /// The body of this piece will overshoot its parent by <see cref="CirclePiece.Height"/> to form 
+    /// a rounded (_[-Width-]_) figure such that a regular "circle" is the result of a parent with Width = 0.
+    /// </para>
+    /// </summary>
+    public class CirclePiece : Container
+    {
+        private Color4 accentColour;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The colour of the inner circle and outer glows.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Color4 AccentColour
+        {
+            get { return accentColour; }
+            set
+            {
+                accentColour = value;
+
+                innerBackground.Colour = AccentColour;
+
+                triangles.ColourLight = AccentColour;
+                triangles.ColourDark = AccentColour.Darken(0.1f);
+
+                resetEdgeEffects();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool kiaiMode;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether Kiai mode effects are enabled for this circle piece.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool KiaiMode
+        {
+            get { return kiaiMode; }
+            set
+            {
+                kiaiMode = value;
+
+                resetEdgeEffects();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override Anchor Origin
+        {
+            get { return Anchor.CentreLeft; }
+            set { throw new InvalidOperationException($"{nameof(CirclePiece)} must always use CentreLeft origin."); }
+        }
+
+        protected override Container<Framework.Graphics.Drawable> Content => SymbolContainer;
+        protected readonly Container SymbolContainer;
+
+        private readonly Container innerLayer;
+        private readonly Container innerCircleContainer;
+        private readonly Box innerBackground;
+        private readonly Triangles triangles;
+
+        public CirclePiece()
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+            Height = TaikoHitObject.CIRCLE_RADIUS * 2;
+
+            // The "inner layer" is the body of the CirclePiece that overshoots it by Height/2 px on both sides
+            AddInternal(innerLayer = new Container
+            {
+                Name = "Inner Layer",
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                Children = new Framework.Graphics.Drawable[]
+                {
+                    innerCircleContainer = new CircularContainer
+                    {
+                        Name = "Inner Circle",
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Masking = true,
+                        Children = new Framework.Graphics.Drawable[]
+                        {
+                            innerBackground = new Box
+                            {
+                                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            },
+                            triangles = new Triangles
+                            {
+                                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    new CircularContainer
+                    {
+                        Name = "Ring",
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        BorderThickness = 8,
+                        BorderColour = Color4.White,
+                        Masking = true,
+                        Children = new[]
+                        {
+                            new Box
+                            {
+                                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                Alpha = 0,
+                                AlwaysPresent = true
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    SymbolContainer = new Container
+                    {
+                        Name = "Symbol",
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            // Add the overshoot to compensate for corner radius
+            innerLayer.Width = DrawWidth + DrawHeight;
+        }
+
+        private void resetEdgeEffects()
+        {
+            innerCircleContainer.EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffect
+            {
+                Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow,
+                Colour = AccentColour,
+                Radius = KiaiMode ? 50 : 8
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj
index 937c5a5e51..25c3052583 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@
     <Compile Include="Judgements\TaikoHitResult.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawable\DrawableTaikoHitObject.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Bash.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Objects\Drawable\Pieces\AccentedCirclePiece.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\DrumRoll.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\DrumRollTick.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Hit.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Objects\Drawable\Pieces\CirclePiece.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TaikoDifficultyCalculator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\TaikoHitObject.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 989e605c16..32dd814fdc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Notifications\ProgressCompletionNotification.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Notifications\ProgressNotification.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Notifications\SimpleNotification.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Overlays\Options\OptionDropDown.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Overlays\Options\OptionDropdown.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Options\OptionLabel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\UserInterface\OsuDropdown.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Options\OptionsFooter.cs" />
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Options\OptionTextBox.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Options\OptionSlider.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\ProgressBarType.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Overlays\Options\OptionEnumDropDown.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Overlays\Options\OptionEnumDropdown.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\RankingType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\ScoreMeterType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Configuration\ReleaseStream.cs" />
@@ -396,4 +396,4 @@
   <Target Name="AfterBuild">
   </Target>
   -->
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>