Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-3444885-20160219210712

I've been wondering this for a long time. Because if you defeat them non-lethally, it seems like they just go to sleep (I remember for Laughing Octopus, Snake checks for her pulse and you can hear it). But at the same time I remember someone saying that they can't survive without their suits? It sounded more like speculation, though.

So, my question is, was there ever any confirmation as to whether or not they live canonically? 