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The question is very vague, so let me clear up some of the confusion and haze.

In the entirety of AoT, it is known that, to inherit the powers of a Titan
Shifter, the chosen one must eat the current holder, absorbing their spinal
fluid as they do so, as is the curse of Ymir. But what happens to the Titan
abilities should the current Titan Shifter be killed in different
circumstances, besides being eaten by the Inheritor of said power?

What if the Titan Shifter is killed in combat by being blindsided on the
battlefield, for instance? Or dies under mysterious circumstances? Is the
power still retained by the holder's corpse, or does the power "drain" away
when they die?


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What happens to a Titan Shifter if they die without being eaten?


The answer to this question can be found in **Chapter 88** :

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rrBIw.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rrBIw.jpg)
> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/INEf7.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/INEf7.png)

Or, to quote [the
wiki](https://attackontitan.fandom.com/wiki/Power_of_the_Titans#cite_note-m88p23_.26_24-28):

> If an individual with the power of the Titans dies before it can be
> transferred, the power will be passed on to the first Baby among the
> _Subjects of Ymir_ , who is born _directly after_ the said inheritor's
> death, regardless of distance or relation to the previous inheritor.

* * *

As you can see,

> as long as there are Eldians remaining in the AoT world, the power of the
> Titans will never vanish.


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