What is the Braavos coin?

It is not a coin for buying things, but rather denotes association with the organization of the Faceless Men. Worshippers of the Many-Faced God, the Faceless Men are a guild of from the Free City of Braavos who see themselves as servants of death who will bestow the gift of death as an end to suffering.
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What does Valar Morghulis coin meaning?

In Game of Thrones, there is an equivalent. Valar morghulis is a High Valyrian saying originating from Braavos, a city located on the northwestern tip of Essos. It means "all men must die," and it's usually answered with the phrase valar dohaeris, meaning "all men must serve."
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What was special about Arya's coin?

when Arya presents the coin to the captain of the ship, he instantly recognizes the value and treats her like royalty because he recognized that the coin represents a life's work or treasure. He could have let Arya scrub decks and sleep on the floor, but instead he gives her passage and her own cabin.
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Who is the man who gave Arya the coin?

Impressed by her moxie, Jaqen gives Arya an iron coin, and says that if she presents it to someone from Braavos and says the customary greeting—“Valar Morghulis,” high Valyrian for “All men must die”—then the Braavosi will grant her one wish (not murder, necessarily, though it's always an option).
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What does the Valar Morgunis do?

Valar Morgunis

A payment for services rendered. This mysterious coin vanishes when tossed into the air. Iron Coin is an active item.
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Arya and the Braavos Captain Scene S4E10



Why did Jaqen gives Arya the coin?

In order to facilitate what Arya needs for her personal evolution, he gives her the coin and phrase that will get her to Braavos. He hints that she might find him there, but he really knows what she will find is what she needs/is looking for in her life.
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What do you say after valar dohaeris?

The correct response would be “You're welcome”, but you don't need to respond. It would be strange and people would avoid you, but it's your choice. Valar Morghulis is part of a saying in high valyrian that means “all men must die“.
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Is Jaqen H Ghar a Targaryen?

Rhaegar Targaryen is still alive; he's actually Jaqen H'ghar, of the Faceless Men.
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Why did Jaqen smile when Arya left?

In way, that also explains the smile—he's pleasantly surprised to see that Arya took to the training so well she killed the Waif. “That's why in the end, when he realized she'd managed to escape the Waif and kill her, he was also pleased because his student had excelled,” Wlaschiha said.
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Is Jaqen H Ghar The waif?

In response to the Waif's taunt, Arya tries to fight back only to find that the Waif has been replaced by Jaqen H'ghar. After testing Arya three times, he deems her worthy to rejoin the Faceless Men. Later, the Waif continues training Arya in the House of Black and White.
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Why was the faceless man in Westeros?

The Faceless Men are a cult of religious assassins that worship the Many-Faced God, and they believe that death is a merciful end to suffering. For a price, they will grant the "gift" of death to anyone in the world, considering the assassination a sacrament to their god.
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Why did Jaqen help Arya?

Jaqen is helping Arya because she saved his life. In the show the fire was small and Arya was never in danger of burning alive. In the books Jaqen, Rorge and Biter were locked in the cage inside of the barn. The place stood in flames when Arya found Jaqen.
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Did Arya become faceless man?

Arya's Faceless Man journey happened in season 5 and 6, which was an awful long time ago for everyone who did not do a pre-season 8 re-watch and also, they were never super clear about how it worked to begin with.
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How does Jaqen change his face?

His face is originally a decaying, yellowed skull with a worm coming out of an eye socket. Arya kisses him and bites the worm, which causes him to change his face into that of a nice old man. The original Jaqen. HBO In the show, Jaqen, pre-face change, replaces the "kindly man" character.
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What does the red lady say to GREY worm?

Melisandre also spoke more Valyrian you probably recognized.

When Melisandre passed Grey Worm she said "valar morghulis," which means "all men must die." He returned the greeting with the traditional "valar dohaeris," which means "all men must serve."
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Who says valar dohaeris?

Valar morghulis translates to "all men must die" in High Valyrian. It is a customary saying in Essos that is traditionally answered with "valar dohaeris," meaning "all men must serve."
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Is syrio the faceless man?

Syrio may have only appeared in three episodes of season one but his exit has long been debated among viewers, especially as his death is never shown on-screen. One theory to emerge after Game of Thrones came to an end following season eight is that Syrio was, in fact, Faceless Man Jaqen H'ghar (Tom Wlaschiha).
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Was the Waif jealous of Arya?

Ever since Arya showed up at Braavos the Waif has hated Arya on Game of Thrones. The Waif is a bully in all senses of the word. She constantly questioned Arya's commitment to the Faceless Men, made fun of Arya's life in Winterfell, and then beat Arya up when Arya was blind.
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What 3 names did Arya say?

King Joffery and Queen Cersei. In my alternate reality, those would be two of the three names. In fact, when being tricked into freeing the northmen, Jaqen confirms that anyone could be named, even going so far as to identify Joffrey himself, so we know that they would have been possible targets.
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Is the waif Arya?

Game of Thrones' Arya Stark unmasked as shape-shifter the Waif in twisted deleted scenes. ARYA Stark nearly met a bitter end at the hands of the Waif during her gruelling training in the art of stealth.
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Who taught Arya to be faceless?

Eventually, Arya travels to Braavos to look for Jaqen and finds him, and he trains her. Her training is complete upon killing the Waif and he fully deems her to be "no one."
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Why did Arya see her own face?

Arya was "drugged" and so it was actually just an hallucination. When Arya joined the Faceless Men, even though not one of them yet, she donated her face, though subconsciously. This can also explain why The Waif appears to have Jaqen's face on underneath in the same scene.
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Is Valyrian a real language?

Right now, High Valyrian has grown to comprise about 2,000 words, according to Peterson. The language may be fictional, but it has its own — very real — system of rules that govern it, same as any other language.
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Who trained Arya Stark?

Syrio Forel was a master sword-fighter and instructor hired by Eddard Stark to train his daughter Arya Stark.
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Is Valar Morghulis a greeting?

Valar Morghulis is a common greeting in Braavos, meaning "all men must die" in High Valyrian.
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