Is this pepper plant 100% dead or still alive?

Hey everyone,
I’m trying to figure out if this pepper plant is truly dead or if there’s still a chance.
Most of the stem looks brown/black and kind of woody, so visually it looks dead. However, the stem is still firm (not mushy), and the roots don’t seem rotten or smelly.
What’s confusing me is that at several leaf nodes (where leaves used to be), I can see very tiny green dots that look much greener than the rest of the plant. It almost looks like small new shoots or buds trying to form, but they’re extremely small and hard to photograph.
The plant has been under very low light recently, so I’m wondering:
Can peppers survive looking this bad and still push new growth from axillary buds?
Or is this just the last stage before it fully dies?
I’m not expecting miracles, just trying to understand if it’s 100% dead or if there’s still some life left.
Any opinions or similar experiences appreciated. Thanks!