

Major Spoilers Below. You have been warned.

So apparently in the latest chapter, **Chapter 119** ,

> [![enter image description
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> head just got blown off with a sniper rifle by Gabi.

Given everything that was presented about Titan shifters in the manga, would
it be possible for him to survive despite this? I have an answer below but I'd
also like to know what other people think or if I somehow missed something
from the manga.


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Would it be possible for this Titan Shifter to survive from decapitation?


Throughout the manga, _there have been instances where Titan shifters were
able to survive fatal wounds_.

Reiner, for example, in **Chapter 78** , survived even though half his head
was blown off by transferring his consciousness to the nervous system of his
titan's body.

Zeke, in **Chapter 113** , survived a direct explosion from a thunder spear,
albeit he was severely wounded.

With, this there is a chance that

> Eren may still survive.

I think it's safe to say that it's highly unlikely he used something similar
to Reiner. Why?

As far as I know, it was never shown that he has a similar ability to Reiner
who can transfer his consciousness to his titan. Also, at that time,

> he was focused on running towards Zeke so I doubt he had time to transfer
> his consciousness somewhere (to his nervous system, for example), if that's
> even possible.

There is still regeneration to count on, even if there was no precedent or no
known account in the manga where a titan shifter survived after his whole head
was separated or blown off from his body, apart from what happened to Reiner.
We also know that in **Chapter 103** , _regeneration kicks in as long as the
user has the will to live_.

With this, I think that titan shifters can survive even fatal wounds like
decapitation due to their innate ability of regeneration, so long as they have
the will to live. _Although the possibility of this being fatal to them cannot
be ignored too since there's no precedent presented in the manga yet._


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