Thread:Manuel de la Fuente/@comment-25322628-20160707061134/@comment-27441457-20160708035555

I think the abilities of shifters is definitely inheritable through eating them. When Zeke was speaking with Reiner and Bert in Chapter 77, he brought up "giving [Reiner's] armor to another warrior". This must mean that he planned to have someone eat him to take his armor abilities.

However, I doubt the appearance of the previous shifter is something that's inherited (see my longer response here: http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:32067#18).