Why did the waif train Arya?

Arya wanted to learn but had to go home. He didn't argue that. He just offered her the opportunity to learn after she had fulfilled her duty. If she still wanted to - and if she managed to find her way to the Temple (which I consider a test of Arya's abilities).
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Why does the Waif want to kill Arya?

In season 6 of Game of Thrones, the Waif is ordered to kill Arya after she refuses to follow Jaqen H'gar's orders for the last time. A girl couldn't help but remain Arya Stark.
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Why did jaqen H Ghar help 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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Why 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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What was the point of the Waif?

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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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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Was the Waif jaqen H Ghar?

In response to the Waif's taunt, Arya tries to fight back only to find that the Waif has been replaced by Jaqen H'ghar.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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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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What did Jaqen want from Arya?

It seems to be that Jaqen actually wanted to help Arya remember who she was and what her real purpose actually is. He also sent her to watch the play in Braavos to get back in touch with her story.
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Did the Waif become 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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Does Jaqen H Ghar care about 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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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 was the point of the faceless man?

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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How did Arya survive the Waif?

Khal Drogo was killed by a mere scratch on his chest. Talisa was killed when she was stabbed in the abdomen while she was pregnant. But the way Arya was stabbed should have been immediately fatal to her but she survived somehow by diving into water.
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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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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 did Jaqen let Arya live?

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 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 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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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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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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How many years were Sansa and Arya apart?

In the latest episode of Game of Thrones, we get another Stark family reunion. Arya Stark makes it back to Winterfell to see Sansa and Bran Stark after six seasons of separation. They have changed a lot since then, and chances are good that you probably forgot the last time you saw the two Stark daughters together.
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Why did Arya poison Lady Crane?

Though it's a shape-shifting game of lies, deceit, and more lies, Arya Stark is a girl who deeply misses that motherly role in her life. And Waif knew that — which is exactly why she killed her. But instead of just booking it out of Braavos, Arya led the Waif into a trap of sorts and killed her.
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How long did Arya train with Jaqen?

Joining the House of Black and White, Arya would spend at least two years learning the ways of the Faceless Men. Trained by “Jaqen H'ghar” and the enigmatic Waif, Arya Stark underwent many trials. She learned the art of patience while waiting outside the House of Black and White for the Faceless Men to accept her.
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