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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Did Jaqen care for Arya?

H'ghar made it clear that he was going to help Arya, and he did, killing a few people for her, helping her escape, and giving her a coin which would help her get to Braavos, should she so desire. She eventually did just that, and began training to be a Faceless Man, aka super assassin, in Season 5.
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Why did the faceless man let Arya go?

It meant that she had accepted that she was a no one and as a no one she could be whoever she wanted. And the first character she chose to be was 'Arya Stark of Winterfell' to carry out her contract in which are those people who she had promised to the Many-Faced God. And that is why Jaquen Hagar let her leave.
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How did Jaqen have Arya's 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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What did Jaqen want from Arya?

She's spent the past couple years in the free city of Braavos studying to be an assassin with the death cult known as the Faceless Men. Her mentor, the assassin formerly known as Jaqen H'ghar, has pushed Arya to prove that she can give up her identity and become "no one" in the service of the Many-Faced God.
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How did Jaqen H’ghar wear Arya Stark's face?



Was the Waif jealous of Arya?

It's possible that the Waif is at least a little jealous of Arya. During The Game of Faces, the Waif says she was the daughter of a widowed lord in Westeros who remarried and produced another daughter. Supposedly the Waif's stepmother tried to poison her and that's why the Waif left.
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Is Jaqen H Ghar god?

Jaqen H'ghar is not the many-faced god. He is what he seems to be - an assassin-priest of that faith. The Faceless Men are a death cult. They worship death.
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Can Jaqen change his face?

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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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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Is Daario Naharis a faceless man?

TL;DR: Jaqen H'ghar is Daario Naharis - he fulfills all parts of the Faceless Man/Storm/Crow prophecy, especially since there's not much story justification for the Faceless Men ever working with Euron.
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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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What happens to Jaqen H Ghar?

Jaqen gives her a coin and tells her that if she decides to go to Braavos she must show the coin to a Braavosi and say the words "Valar Morghulis". He tells her to say the words and then announces that Jaqen H'ghar is dead.
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Why is Jaqen H Ghar in Westeros?

After reading the "Forsaken" chapter from George R.R. Martin's "The Winds of Winter," he finally understood why Jaqen was in Westeros when Arya first met him. He was there because he was sent to kill Balon Greyjoy.
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What is the purpose of Jaqen H Ghar?

She's spent the past couple years in the free city of Braavos studying to be an assassin with the death cult known as the Faceless Men. Her mentor, the assassin formerly known as Jaqen H'ghar, has pushed Arya to prove that she can give up her identity and become "no one" in the service of the Many-Faced God.
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How did Jaqen H Ghar get caught?

Jaqen is taken captive by Yoren. Jaqen is a criminal from the Free Cities, arrested by the City Watch and thrown into the dungeons of the Red Keep in King's Landing.
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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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Why did Arya name Jaqen H Ghar?

Everyone keeps pointing out that Jaqen seemed to beg for his life when Arya named him, which people argue goes against the principle of the faceless men that they should embrace (or at least) accept death.
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Is the Waif a real person?

The Waif is the real No One, and her mission is to kill Arya Stark in order to transform her into a Faceless Man. When the Waif asked Jaqen to kill Arya, he seemed pleased. In effect Arya was finally asking him to kill those last parts of herself and truly become No One.
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What 3 names did Arya say?

Jaqen comes to her at night and offers her three deaths for the three lives—Rorge, Biter, and himself—she saved from burning at the Gods Eye. After several days Arya names Chiswyck, after she overhears him boast at how he participated in a gang rape, and he dies three days later. Next she names Weese, for striking her.
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What is meant by Valar Dohaeris?

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 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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Does Arya meet Jaqen again?

After Arya saved his life, Jaqen gifted Arya with three kills, and then revealed the truth that he is actually one of the Faceless Men of Braavos, with the ability to change his identity on a whim. Eventually, Arya meets up with Jaqen again in Braavos to train under him in the House of Black and White.
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Why did the Waif not like Arya?

The Faceless Men weren't supposed to want anything, but it was clear the Waif craved the death of Arya. She ignored the request of giving Arya a quick death and elected to make her suffer. The personal hatred that the Waif had for Arya went against the ideologies of the Faceless Men.
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Why is the Waif after Arya?

We're talking gnarly stabs, here — it appeared that the Waif was motivated by her jealousy and dislike for Arya when fulfilling Jaqen's orders. All in all, this is not the kind of injury a person readily recovers from.
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