Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27997069-20160317174518/@comment-27907368-20160406195730

Chara remembers things if STATs are increased - if not, there is no indication that recalls anything, even in post-genocide. only returns to fruition after returning the surface because they can fulfill their lifelong quest to destroy humanity.

Frisk is their own NPC, and we control them. We are told to leave Frisk alone at the end of pacifist. That in and of itself is good indication that we are not Frisk because we are controlling them.

Human SOULs persist after death, so 's SOUL persisting probably lead to them being "meta", though they aren't really.