I think people saying this is power of friendship have a small point, but The Path itself has always kind of been this almost spiritual genetic lineage so it's not outlandish to think that along with memories (and even farsight for the attack titan) consciousness is also mildly preserved, and...
Fave character right here, honestly necessary to have a character like this to kind of look at everyone's goals from the coldest view possible. He has been on just about every team and recognizes how insane everyone is, except he hasn't really badmouth sugimotos motives beyond a condescending...