diff --git a/docs/changelog_3_1_0.rst b/docs/changelog_3_1_0.rst
index d08b89311..f3e5bf660 100644
--- a/docs/changelog_3_1_0.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog_3_1_0.rst
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Core
  * ``[p]set locale`` now only accepts actual locales (`#2553`_)
  * ``[p]listlocales`` now displays ``en-US`` (`#2553`_)
  * ``redbot --version`` will now give you current version of Red (`#2567`_)
+ * Redesign help and related formatter (`#2628`_)
  * Default locale changed from ``en`` to ``en-US`` (`#2642`_)
  * New command ``[p]datapath`` that prints the bot's datapath (`#2652`_)
 
@@ -223,6 +224,7 @@ Utility Functions
 .. _#2605: https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/2605
 .. _#2606: https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/2606
 .. _#2620: https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/2620
+.. _#2628: https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/2628
 .. _#2639: https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/2639
 .. _#2642: https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/2642
 .. _#2652: https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/2652
diff --git a/redbot/core/bot.py b/redbot/core/bot.py
index 1f1f9d7d0..f122ee5ff 100644
--- a/redbot/core/bot.py
+++ b/redbot/core/bot.py
@@ -115,10 +115,22 @@ class RedBase(commands.GroupMixin, commands.bot.BotBase, RPCMixin):
 
         self.cog_mgr = CogManager()
 
-        super().__init__(*args, help_command=commands.DefaultHelpCommand(), **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, help_command=None, **kwargs)
+        # Do not manually use the help formatter attribute here, see `send_help_for`,
+        # for a documented API. The internals of this object are still subject to change.
+        self._help_formatter = commands.help.RedHelpFormatter()
+        self.add_command(commands.help.red_help)
 
         self._permissions_hooks: List[commands.CheckPredicate] = []
 
+    async def send_help_for(
+        self, ctx: commands.Context, help_for: Union[commands.Command, commands.GroupMixin, str]
+    ):
+        """
+        Invokes Red's helpformatter for a given context and object.
+        """
+        return await self._help_formatter.send_help(ctx, help_for)
+
     async def _dict_abuse(self, indict):
         """
         Please blame <@269933075037814786> for this.
diff --git a/redbot/core/commands/commands.py b/redbot/core/commands/commands.py
index 796a7942a..17cc4b0a0 100644
--- a/redbot/core/commands/commands.py
+++ b/redbot/core/commands/commands.py
@@ -537,6 +537,10 @@ class Group(GroupMixin, Command, CogGroupMixin, commands.Group):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     async def invoke(self, ctx: "Context"):
+        # we skip prepare in some cases to avoid some things
+        # We still always want this part of the behavior though
+        ctx.command = self
+        # Our re-ordered behavior below.
         view = ctx.view
         previous = view.index
         view.skip_ws()
@@ -557,6 +561,7 @@ class Group(GroupMixin, Command, CogGroupMixin, commands.Group):
             # how our permissions system works, we don't want it to skip the checks
             # as well.
             await self._verify_checks(ctx)
+            # this is actually why we don't prepare earlier.
 
         await super().invoke(ctx)
 
@@ -565,8 +570,60 @@ class CogMixin(CogGroupMixin, CogCommandMixin):
     """Mixin class for a cog, intended for use with discord.py's cog class"""
 
     @property
-    def all_commands(self) -> Dict[str, Command]:
-        return {cmd.name: cmd for cmd in self.__cog_commands__}
+    def help(self):
+        doc = self.__doc__
+        translator = getattr(self, "__translator__", lambda s: s)
+        if doc:
+            return inspect.cleandoc(translator(doc))
+
+    async def can_run(self, ctx: "Context", **kwargs) -> bool:
+        """
+        This really just exists to allow easy use with other methods using can_run
+        on commands and groups such as help formatters.
+        
+        kwargs used in that won't apply here as they don't make sense to,
+        but will be swallowed silently for a compatible signature for ease of use.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        ctx : `Context`
+            The invocation context to check with.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            ``True`` if this cog is usable in the given context.
+        """
+
+        try:
+            can_run = await self.requires.verify(ctx)
+        except commands.CommandError:
+            return False
+
+        return can_run
+
+    async def can_see(self, ctx: "Context") -> bool:
+        """Check if this cog is visible in the given context.
+
+        In short, this will verify whether
+        the user is allowed to access the cog by permissions.
+
+        This has an identical signature to the one used by commands, and groups,
+        but needs a different underlying mechanism.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        ctx : `Context`
+            The invocation context to check with.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        bool
+            ``True`` if this cog is visible in the given context.
+
+        """
+
+        return await self.can_run(ctx)
 
 
 class Cog(CogMixin, commands.Cog):
diff --git a/redbot/core/commands/context.py b/redbot/core/commands/context.py
index 1d6f51209..958c2cdad 100644
--- a/redbot/core/commands/context.py
+++ b/redbot/core/commands/context.py
@@ -62,10 +62,12 @@ class Context(commands.Context):
 
         return await super().send(content=content, **kwargs)
 
-    async def send_help(self) -> List[discord.Message]:
+    async def send_help(self, command=None):
         """ Send the command help message. """
-        command = self.invoked_subcommand or self.command
-        await super().send_help(command)
+        # This allows people to manually use this similarly
+        # to the upstream d.py version, while retaining our use.
+        command = command or self.command
+        await self.bot.send_help_for(self, command)
 
     async def tick(self) -> bool:
         """Add a tick reaction to the command message.
diff --git a/redbot/core/commands/help.py b/redbot/core/commands/help.py
index 328c6afb4..10fc576fe 100644
--- a/redbot/core/commands/help.py
+++ b/redbot/core/commands/help.py
@@ -1,23 +1,515 @@
-from discord.ext import commands
-from .commands import Command
+# This is a full replacement of discord.py's help command
+# Signatures are not guaranteed to be unchanging in this file.
+# At a later date when this is more set in stone, this warning will be removed.
+# At said later date, there should also be things added to support extra formatter
+# registration from 3rd party cogs.
+#
+# This exists due to deficiencies in discord.py which conflict
+# with our needs for per-context help settings
+# see https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py/issues/2123
+#
+# While the issue above discusses this as theoretical, merely interacting with config within
+# the help command preparation was enough to cause
+# demonstrable breakage in 150 help invokes in a 2 minute window.
+# This is not an unreasonable volume on some already existing Red instances,
+# especially since help is invoked for command groups
+# automatically when subcommands are not provided correctly as user feedback.
+#
+# The implemented fix is in
+# https://github.com/Rapptz/discord.py/commit/ad5beed8dd75c00bd87492cac17fe877033a3ea1
+#
+# While this fix would handle our immediate specific issues, it's less appropriate to use
+# Where we do not have a downstream consumer to consider.
+# Simply modifying the design to not be susceptible to the issue,
+# rather than adding copy and deepcopy use in multiple places is better for us
+#
+# Additionally, this gives our users a bit more customization options including by
+# 3rd party cogs down the road.
 
-__all__ = ["HelpCommand", "DefaultHelpCommand", "MinimalHelpCommand"]
+from collections import namedtuple
+from typing import Union, List, AsyncIterator, Iterable, cast
+
+import discord
+from discord.ext import commands as dpy_commands
+
+from . import commands
+from .context import Context
+from ..i18n import Translator
+from ..utils import menus, fuzzy_command_search, format_fuzzy_results
+from ..utils.chat_formatting import box, pagify
+
+__all__ = ["red_help", "RedHelpFormatter"]
+
+T_ = Translator("Help", __file__)
+
+HelpTarget = Union[commands.Command, commands.Group, commands.Cog, dpy_commands.bot.BotBase, str]
+
+# The below could be a protocol if we pulled in typing_extensions from mypy.
+SupportsCanSee = Union[commands.Command, commands.Group, dpy_commands.bot.BotBase, commands.Cog]
+
+EmbedField = namedtuple("EmbedField", "name value inline")
+EMPTY_STRING = "\N{ZERO WIDTH SPACE}"
 
 
-class _HelpCommandImpl(Command, commands.help._HelpCommandImpl):
+class NoCommand(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-class HelpCommand(commands.help.HelpCommand):
-    def _add_to_bot(self, bot):
-        command = _HelpCommandImpl(self, self.command_callback, **self.command_attrs)
-        bot.add_command(command)
-        self._command_impl = command
+class NoSubCommand(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, *, last, not_found):
+        self.last = last
+        self.not_found = not_found
 
 
-class DefaultHelpCommand(HelpCommand, commands.help.DefaultHelpCommand):
-    pass
+class RedHelpFormatter:
+    """
+    Red's help implementation
+
+    This is intended to be overridable in parts to only change some behavior.
+
+    While currently, there is a global formatter, later plans include a context specific
+    formatter selector as well as an API for cogs to register/un-register a formatter with the bot.
+
+    When implementing your own formatter, at minimum you must provide an implementation of 
+    `send_help` with identical signature.
+
+    While this exists as a class for easy partial overriding, most implementations
+    should not need or want a shared state.
+    """
+
+    # Class vars for things which should be configurable at a later date but aren't now
+    # Technically, someone can just use a cog to switch these in real time for now.
+
+    USE_MENU = False
+    CONFIRM_UNAVAILABLE_COMMAND_EXISTENCES = False
+    SHOW_HIDDEN = False
+    VERIFY_CHECKS = True
+
+    async def send_help(self, ctx: Context, help_for: HelpTarget = None):
+        """ 
+        This delegates to other functions. 
+        
+        For most cases, you should use this and only this directly.
+        """
+        if help_for is None or isinstance(help_for, dpy_commands.bot.BotBase):
+            await self.format_bot_help(ctx)
+            return
+
+        if isinstance(help_for, str):
+            try:
+                help_for = self.parse_command(ctx, help_for)
+            except NoCommand:
+                await self.command_not_found(ctx, help_for)
+                return
+            except NoSubCommand as exc:
+                if self.CONFIRM_UNAVAILABLE_COMMAND_EXISTENCES:
+                    await self.subcommand_not_found(ctx, exc.last, exc.not_found)
+                    return
+                help_for = exc.last
+
+        if isinstance(help_for, commands.Cog):
+            await self.format_cog_help(ctx, help_for)
+        else:
+            await self.format_command_help(ctx, help_for)
+
+    async def get_cog_help_mapping(self, ctx: Context, obj: commands.Cog):
+        iterator = filter(lambda c: c.parent is None and c.cog is obj, ctx.bot.commands)
+        return {com.name: com async for com in self.help_filter_func(ctx, iterator)}
+
+    async def get_group_help_mapping(self, ctx: Context, obj: commands.Group):
+        return {
+            com.name: com async for com in self.help_filter_func(ctx, obj.all_commands.values())
+        }
+
+    async def get_bot_help_mapping(self, ctx):
+        sorted_iterable = []
+        for cogname, cog in (*sorted(ctx.bot.cogs.items()), (None, None)):
+            cm = await self.get_cog_help_mapping(ctx, cog)
+            if cm:
+                sorted_iterable.append((cogname, cm))
+        return sorted_iterable
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_default_tagline(ctx: Context):
+        return (
+            f"Type {ctx.clean_prefix}help <command> for more info on a command. "
+            f"You can also type {ctx.clean_prefix}help <category> for more info on a category."
+        )
+
+    async def format_command_help(self, ctx: Context, obj: commands.Command):
+
+        send = self.CONFIRM_UNAVAILABLE_COMMAND_EXISTENCES
+        if not send:
+            async for _ in self.help_filter_func(ctx, (obj,), bypass_hidden=True):
+                # This is a really lazy option for not
+                # creating a separate single case version.
+                # It is efficient though
+                #
+                # We do still want to bypass the hidden requirement on
+                # a specific command explicitly invoked here.
+                send = True
+
+        if not send:
+            return
+
+        command = obj
+
+        description = command.description or ""
+        tagline = (await ctx.bot.db.help.tagline()) or self.get_default_tagline(ctx)
+        signature = f"`Syntax: {ctx.clean_prefix}{command.qualified_name} {command.signature}`"
+        subcommands = None
+
+        if hasattr(command, "all_commands"):
+            grp = cast(commands.Group, command)
+            subcommands = await self.get_group_help_mapping(ctx, grp)
+
+        if await ctx.embed_requested():
+            emb = {"embed": {"title": "", "description": ""}, "footer": {"text": ""}, "fields": []}
+
+            if description:
+                emb["embed"]["title"] = f"*{description[:2044]}*"
+
+            emb["footer"]["text"] = tagline
+            emb["embed"]["description"] = signature
+
+            if command.help:
+                splitted = command.help.split("\n\n")
+                name = "__{0}__".format(splitted[0])
+                value = "\n\n".join(splitted[1:]).replace("[p]", ctx.clean_prefix)
+                if not value:
+                    value = EMPTY_STRING
+                field = EmbedField(name[:252], value[:1024], False)
+                emb["fields"].append(field)
+
+            if subcommands:
+                subtext = "\n".join(
+                    f"**{name}** {command.short_doc}"
+                    for name, command in sorted(subcommands.items())
+                )
+                for i, page in enumerate(pagify(subtext, page_length=1000, shorten_by=0)):
+                    if i == 0:
+                        title = "**__Subcommands:__**"
+                    else:
+                        title = "**__Subcommands:__** (continued)"
+                    field = EmbedField(title, page, False)
+                    emb["fields"].append(field)
+
+            await self.make_and_send_embeds(ctx, emb)
+
+        else:  # Code blocks:
+
+            subtext = None
+            subtext_header = None
+            if subcommands:
+                subtext_header = "Subcommands:"
+                max_width = max(discord.utils._string_width(name) for name in subcommands.keys())
+
+                def width_maker(cmds):
+                    doc_max_width = 80 - max_width
+                    for nm, com in sorted(cmds):
+                        width_gap = discord.utils._string_width(nm) - len(nm)
+                        doc = command.short_doc
+                        if len(doc) > doc_max_width:
+                            doc = doc[: doc_max_width - 3] + "..."
+                        yield nm, doc, max_width - width_gap
+
+                subtext = "\n".join(
+                    f"  {name:<{width}} {doc}"
+                    for name, doc, width in width_maker(subcommands.items())
+                )
+
+            to_page = "\n\n".join(
+                filter(None, (description, signature[1:-1], command.help, subtext_header, subtext))
+            )
+            pages = [box(p) for p in pagify(to_page)]
+            await self.send_pages(ctx, pages, embed=False)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def group_embed_fields(fields: List[EmbedField], max_chars=1000):
+        curr_group = []
+        ret = []
+        for f in fields:
+            curr_group.append(f)
+            if sum(len(f.value) for f in curr_group) > max_chars:
+                ret.append(curr_group)
+                curr_group = []
+
+        if len(curr_group) > 0:
+            ret.append(curr_group)
+
+        return ret
+
+    async def make_and_send_embeds(self, ctx, embed_dict: dict):
+
+        pages = []
+
+        page_char_limit = await ctx.bot.db.help.page_char_limit()
+        field_groups = self.group_embed_fields(embed_dict["fields"], page_char_limit)
+
+        color = await ctx.embed_color()
+        page_count = len(field_groups)
+
+        author_info = {"name": f"{ctx.me.display_name} Help Menu", "icon_url": ctx.me.avatar_url}
+
+        for i, group in enumerate(field_groups, 1):
+            embed = discord.Embed(color=color, **embed_dict["embed"])
+
+            if page_count > 1:
+                description = f"{embed.description} *Page {i} of {page_count}*"
+                embed.description = description
+
+            embed.set_author(**author_info)
+
+            for field in group:
+                embed.add_field(**field._asdict())
+
+            embed.set_footer(**embed_dict["footer"])
+
+            pages.append(embed)
+
+        await self.send_pages(ctx, pages, embed=True)
+
+    async def format_cog_help(self, ctx: Context, obj: commands.Cog):
+
+        commands = await self.get_cog_help_mapping(ctx, obj)
+        if not (commands or self.CONFIRM_UNAVAILABLE_COMMAND_EXISTENCES):
+            return
+
+        description = obj.help
+        tagline = (await ctx.bot.db.help.tagline()) or self.get_default_tagline(ctx)
+
+        if await ctx.embed_requested():
+            emb = {"embed": {"title": "", "description": ""}, "footer": {"text": ""}, "fields": []}
+
+            emb["footer"]["text"] = tagline
+            if description:
+                emb["embed"]["title"] = f"*{description[:2044]}*"
+
+            if commands:
+                command_text = "\n".join(
+                    f"**{name}** {command.short_doc}" for name, command in sorted(commands.items())
+                )
+                for i, page in enumerate(pagify(command_text, page_length=1000, shorten_by=0)):
+                    if i == 0:
+                        title = "**__Commands:__**"
+                    else:
+                        title = "**__Commands:__** (continued)"
+                    field = EmbedField(title, page, False)
+                    emb["fields"].append(field)
+
+            await self.make_and_send_embeds(ctx, emb)
+
+        else:
+            commands_text = None
+            commands_header = None
+            if commands:
+                subtext_header = "Commands:"
+                max_width = max(discord.utils._string_width(name) for name in commands.keys())
+
+                def width_maker(cmds):
+                    doc_max_width = 80 - max_width
+                    for nm, com in sorted(cmds):
+                        width_gap = discord.utils._string_width(nm) - len(nm)
+                        doc = com.short_doc
+                        if len(doc) > doc_max_width:
+                            doc = doc[: doc_max_width - 3] + "..."
+                        yield nm, doc, max_width - width_gap
+
+                subtext = "\n".join(
+                    f"  {name:<{width}} {doc}"
+                    for name, doc, width in width_maker(commands.items())
+                )
+
+            to_page = "\n\n".join(
+                filter(None, (description, signature[1:-1], subtext_header, subtext))
+            )
+            pages = [box(p) for p in pagify(to_page)]
+            await self.send_pages(ctx, pages, embed=False)
+
+    async def format_bot_help(self, ctx: Context):
+
+        commands = await self.get_bot_help_mapping(ctx)
+        if not commands:
+            return
+
+        description = ctx.bot.description or ""
+        tagline = (await ctx.bot.db.help.tagline()) or self.get_default_tagline(ctx)
+
+        if await ctx.embed_requested():
+
+            emb = {"embed": {"title": "", "description": ""}, "footer": {"text": ""}, "fields": []}
+
+            emb["footer"]["text"] = tagline
+            if description:
+                emb["embed"]["title"] = f"*{description[:2044]}*"
+
+            for cog_name, data in commands:
+
+                if cog_name:
+                    title = f"**__{cog_name}:__**"
+                else:
+                    title = f"**__No Category:__**"
+
+                cog_text = "\n".join(
+                    f"**{name}** {command.short_doc}" for name, command in sorted(data.items())
+                )
+
+                for i, page in enumerate(pagify(cog_text, page_length=1000, shorten_by=0)):
+                    title = title if i < 1 else f"{title} (continued)"
+                    field = EmbedField(title, page, False)
+                    emb["fields"].append(field)
+
+            await self.make_and_send_embeds(ctx, emb)
+
+        else:
+            if description:
+                to_join = [f"{description}\n"]
+
+            names = []
+            for k, v in commands:
+                names.extend(list(v.name for v in v.values()))
+
+            max_width = max(
+                discord.utils._string_width((name or "No Category:")) for name in names
+            )
+
+            def width_maker(cmds):
+                doc_max_width = 80 - max_width
+                for nm, com in cmds:
+                    width_gap = discord.utils._string_width(nm) - len(nm)
+                    doc = com.short_doc
+                    if len(doc) > doc_max_width:
+                        doc = doc[: doc_max_width - 3] + "..."
+                    yield nm, doc, max_width - width_gap
+
+            for cog_name, data in commands:
+
+                title = f"{cog_name}:" if cog_name else "No Category:"
+                to_join.append(title)
+
+                for name, doc, width in width_maker(sorted(data.items())):
+                    to_join.append(f"  {name:<{width}} {doc}")
+
+            to_join.append(f"\n{tagline}")
+            to_page = "\n".join(to_join)
+            pages = [box(p) for p in pagify(to_page)]
+            await self.send_pages(ctx, pages, embed=False)
+
+    async def help_filter_func(
+        self, ctx, objects: Iterable[SupportsCanSee], bypass_hidden=False
+    ) -> AsyncIterator[SupportsCanSee]:
+        """
+        This does most of actual filtering.
+        """
+        # TODO: Settings for this in core bot db
+        for obj in objects:
+            if self.VERIFY_CHECKS and not (self.SHOW_HIDDEN or bypass_hidden):
+                # Default Red behavior, can_see includes a can_run check.
+                if await obj.can_see(ctx):
+                    yield obj
+            elif self.VERIFY_CHECKS:
+                if await obj.can_run(ctx):
+                    yield obj
+            elif not (self.SHOW_HIDDEN or bypass_hidden):
+                if getattr(obj, "hidden", False):  # Cog compatibility
+                    yield obj
+            else:
+                yield obj
+
+    async def command_not_found(self, ctx, help_for):
+        """
+        Sends an error, fuzzy help, or stays quiet based on settings
+        """
+        coms = [c async for c in self.help_filter_func(ctx, ctx.bot.walk_commands())]
+        fuzzy_commands = await fuzzy_command_search(ctx, help_for, commands=coms, min_score=75)
+        use_embeds = await ctx.embed_requested()
+        if fuzzy_commands:
+            ret = await format_fuzzy_results(ctx, fuzzy_commands, embed=use_embeds)
+            if use_embeds:
+                ret.set_author()
+                tagline = (await ctx.bot.db.help.tagline()) or self.get_default_tagline(ctx)
+                ret.set_footer(text=tagline)
+                await ctx.send(embed=ret)
+            else:
+                await ctx.send(ret)
+        elif self.CONFIRM_UNAVAILABLE_COMMAND_EXISTENCES:
+            ret = T_("Command *{command_name}* not found.").format(command_name=command_name)
+            if use_embeds:
+                emb = discord.Embed(color=(await ctx.embed_color()), description=ret)
+                emb.set_author(name=f"{ctx.me.display_name} Help Menu", icon_url=ctx.me.avatar_url)
+                tagline = (await ctx.bot.db.help.tagline()) or self.get_default_tagline(ctx)
+                ret.set_footer(text=tagline)
+                await ctx.send(embed=ret)
+            else:
+                await ctx.send(ret)
+
+    async def subcommand_not_found(self, ctx, command, not_found):
+        """
+        Sends an error
+        """
+        ret = T_("Command *{command_name}* has no subcommands.").format(
+            command_name=command.qualified_name
+        )
+        await ctx.send(ret)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_command(ctx, help_for: str):
+        """
+        Handles parsing
+        """
+
+        maybe_cog = ctx.bot.get_cog(help_for)
+        if maybe_cog:
+            return maybe_cog
+
+        com = ctx.bot
+        last = None
+
+        clist = help_for.split()
+
+        for index, item in enumerate(clist):
+            try:
+                com = com.all_commands[item]
+                # TODO: This doesn't handle valid command aliases.
+                # swap parsing method to use get_command.
+            except (KeyError, AttributeError):
+                if last:
+                    raise NoSubCommand(last=last, not_found=clist[index:]) from None
+                else:
+                    raise NoCommand() from None
+            else:
+                last = com
+
+        return com
+
+    async def send_pages(
+        self, ctx: Context, pages: List[Union[str, discord.Embed]], embed: bool = True
+    ):
+        """
+        Sends pages based on settings.
+        """
+
+        if not self.USE_MENU:
+
+            max_pages_in_guild = await ctx.bot.db.help.max_pages_in_guild()
+            destination = ctx.author if len(pages) > max_pages_in_guild else ctx
+
+            if embed:
+                for page in pages:
+                    await destination.send(embed=page)
+            else:
+                for page in pages:
+                    await destination.send(page)
+        else:
+            await menus.menu(ctx, pages, menus.DEFAULT_CONTROLS)
 
 
-class MinimalHelpCommand(HelpCommand, commands.help.MinimalHelpCommand):
-    pass
+@commands.command(name="help", hidden=True, i18n=T_)
+async def red_help(ctx: Context, *, thing_to_get_help_for: str = None):
+    """
+    I need somebody
+    (Help) not just anybody
+    (Help) you know I need someone
+    (Help!)
+    """
+    await ctx.bot.send_help_for(ctx, thing_to_get_help_for)
diff --git a/redbot/core/utils/__init__.py b/redbot/core/utils/__init__.py
index ec0b11bb3..eee5448f4 100644
--- a/redbot/core/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/redbot/core/utils/__init__.py
@@ -176,7 +176,11 @@ async def async_enumerate(
 
 
 async def fuzzy_command_search(
-    ctx: commands.Context, term: Optional[str] = None, *, min_score: int = 80
+    ctx: commands.Context,
+    term: Optional[str] = None,
+    *,
+    commands: Optional[list] = None,
+    min_score: int = 80,
 ) -> Optional[List[commands.Command]]:
     """Search for commands which are similar in name to the one invoked.
 
@@ -230,7 +234,9 @@ async def fuzzy_command_search(
             return
 
     # Do the scoring. `extracted` is a list of tuples in the form `(command, score)`
-    extracted = process.extract(term, ctx.bot.walk_commands(), limit=5, scorer=fuzz.QRatio)
+    extracted = process.extract(
+        term, (commands or ctx.bot.walk_commands()), limit=5, scorer=fuzz.QRatio
+    )
     if not extracted:
         return