Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-27524978-20160114233341/@comment-27654768-20160122064917

Flowey retains all of Asriel's memories, however doesn't acknowledge any of them as his own.



There is nothing that shows how far back Flowey actually remembers only that he knows how Asriel died and how his family made him feel. He never implies that he is Asriel even to Asgore or Toriel who he feels he should have the most attachment toward. We see both meet Flowey, but treat him like any other monster. Also even though Flowey can reset he learned this power after finding Toriel, so we can assume that around this time is the cut-off point for how far back he can use this ability otherwise after every reset he had to tell Asgore of his son’s death over, and over.



This could be because Flowey's consciousness comes from when Asriel and Chara fused as one.



He can recall the memories/ feelings of Asriel and even mimics his speech patterns while he has also been stated to have been using the power of DETERMINATION that Chara had, that is until the protagonist arrives and overrides Flowey's DETERMINATION with their own. It seems though Flowey has access to both these memories and powers he doesn't know the how or why behind it.



 Something I find interesting is, even though both require the sacrifice of all the monsters souls, that Asriel is awoken in the Pacifist Run through Flowey, while Chara is awoken through the Genocide Run through Frisk. I think this is mostly reflective of player intent but could be noteworthy of something else as well.