diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/dot_cloud.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/dot_cloud.py
index 6df532fc..28b1713b 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/dot_cloud.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/dot_cloud.py
@@ -4,15 +4,17 @@ import numbers
 
 from manimlib.constants import GREY_C
 from manimlib.mobject.types.point_cloud_mobject import PMobject
-from manimlib.mobject.geometry import DEFAULT_DOT_RADIUS
 from manimlib.utils.iterables import resize_preserving_order
 
 
+DEFAULT_DOT_CLOUD_RADIUS = 0.05
+
+
 class DotCloud(PMobject):
     CONFIG = {
         "color": GREY_C,
         "opacity": 1,
-        "radii": DEFAULT_DOT_RADIUS,
+        "radii": DEFAULT_DOT_CLOUD_RADIUS,
         "shader_folder": "true_dot",
         "render_primitive": moderngl.POINTS,
         "shader_dtype": [
@@ -24,15 +26,12 @@ class DotCloud(PMobject):
 
     def __init__(self, points=None, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
-        if points:
+        if points is not None:
             self.set_points(points)
 
     def init_data(self):
-        self.data = {
-            "points": np.zeros((1, 3)),
-            "rgbas": np.zeros((1, 4)),
-            "radii": np.zeros((1, 1))
-        }
+        super().init_data()
+        self.data["radii"] = np.zeros((1, 1))
         self.set_radii(self.radii)
 
     def set_points_by_grid(self, n_rows, n_cols, height=None, width=None):
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/point_cloud_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/point_cloud_mobject.py
index 616e83ca..e2ef6461 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/point_cloud_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/point_cloud_mobject.py
@@ -11,13 +11,8 @@ class PMobject(Mobject):
         "opacity": 1.0,
     }
 
-    def init_data(self):
-        self.data = {
-            "points": np.zeros((0, 3)),
-            "rgbas": np.zeros((0, 4)),
-        }
-
     def resize_points(self, size, resize_func=resize_array):
+        # TODO
         for key in self.data:
             if len(self.data[key]) != size:
                 self.data[key] = resize_array(self.data[key], size)
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/surface.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/surface.py
index feecb34f..c988a54c 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/surface.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/surface.py
@@ -213,24 +213,25 @@ class TexturedSurface(ParametricSurface):
         super().__init__(self.uv_func, **kwargs)
 
     def init_data(self):
+        super().init_data()
+        self.data["im_coords"] = np.zeros((0, 2))
+        self.data["opacity"] = np.zeros((0, 1))
+
+    def init_points(self):
         nu, nv = self.uv_surface.resolution
-        self.data = {
-            "points": self.uv_surface.get_points(),
-            "im_coords": np.array([
-                [u, v]
-                for u in np.linspace(0, 1, nu)
-                for v in np.linspace(1, 0, nv)  # Reverse y-direction
-            ]),
-            "opacity": np.array([self.uv_surface.data["rgbas"][:, 3]]),
-        }
+        self.set_points(self.uv_surface.get_points())
+        self.data["im_coords"] = np.array([
+            [u, v]
+            for u in np.linspace(0, 1, nu)
+            for v in np.linspace(1, 0, nv)  # Reverse y-direction
+        ])
 
     def init_uniforms(self):
         super().init_uniforms()
         self.uniforms["num_textures"] = self.num_textures
 
     def init_colors(self):
-        # Don't call ParametricSurface color init
-        pass
+        self.data["opacity"] = np.array([self.uv_surface.data["rgbas"][:, 3]])
 
     def set_opacity(self, opacity, recurse=True):
         for mob in self.get_family(recurse):
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
index 33282ccc..8d8051f6 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
@@ -81,19 +81,21 @@ class VMobject(Mobject):
         return VGroup
 
     def init_data(self):
-        self.data = {
-            "points": np.zeros((0, 3)),
+        super().init_data()
+        self.data.pop("rgbas")
+        self.data.update({
             "fill_rgba": np.zeros((1, 4)),
             "stroke_rgba": np.zeros((1, 4)),
             "stroke_width": np.zeros((1, 1)),
             "unit_normal": np.zeros((1, 3))
-        }
+        })
 
     def set_points(self, points):
         old_points = self.get_points()
         super().set_points(points)
         if not np.all(points == old_points):
             self.refresh_triangulation()
+        return self
 
     # Colors
     def init_colors(self):