At midnight there is no sign of Jaqen, but Arya follows his instructions anyways, only to find out that Jaqen has killed all of the guards on the gate and pinned them in place with spears to avoid arousing suspicion.
He travels with them to the lands south of Harrenhal, where they are captured by Lannister forces. They are able to walk through the gate unnoticed.
Status
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.
The Waif shows up daily to torment her and beat her with a staff. She defeats her foe easily; at a certain point, she lays down her weapon. After a moment of silence, he then states that she is not ready to become "no one", but that she is ready to become "someone else".
Much like Jaqen H'ghar, she was stony and calm in demeanor, but unlike the older man she did not bother to hide her capacity for brutality to the people she disliked—that being said, she was visibly frightened and subservient to Jaqen. He is in Yoren's party as the latter smuggles Arya Stark out of King's Landing. The Waif teaches Arya to speak the Braavosi language. Arya Stark: "No one." Who are you?" When Arya presumes to claim that she is "no one"—a skill that the Faceless Men only achieve through dedicated training—the Waif becomes angered and beats Arya with her cane. "Fire and Blood" Season(s) Game of Thrones Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community.
Reluctantly, Jaqen agrees to her request, and together with Rorge and Biter they kill several guards and free the prisoners. Jaqen later interrupts the Waif as she plays the 'game of faces' with Arya, claiming that she is not ready. Jaqen reveals his face to Arya, claiming he is "no one". The writers have acknowledged that they decided to combine the two characters rather than introduce a new character when Arya reached Braavos.
Bloodmoon - the Long Night prequel (canceled), Empire of Ash - the Doom of Valyria prequel, House of the Dragon - Dance of the Dragons prequel. [14], Arya assumes the identity of Lanna, a clam-seller, and shows Jaqen H'ghar she can convincingly become a different person, developing an elaborate and very believable backstory.
Arya begins to help her, and asks what they do with the bodies after they are cleaned, but the Waif gives no response. [3], Seeing their leader killed, Gendry and many of the other recruits join the fight.
Before the Waif can leave, Arya asks her who she used to be. Because she saved three lives, she has taken three lives from the Red God. Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy? Arya, having experience in fighting without sight, is victorious.
He however drinks the poison himself and collapses, with Arya screaming for him to stay alive. List of references to Game of Thrones in other media, The Rains of Castamere (Histories & Lore), Telltale video game navigation sub-portal, Miguel Sapochnik - co-showrunner/director, https://gameofthrones.fandom.com/wiki/Jaqen_H%27ghar?oldid=432204. Jaqen allows Arya to return to the House of Black and White.
Jaqen H'ghar is in the party led by Yoren that leaves King's Landing for the Wall, along with Hot Pie, Lommy Greenhands, Gendry, and Arya Stark, who is being smuggled out to be returned to Winterfell. The Waif and Jaqen intercept Arya when she tries to return a mask to the Hall of Faces. Since the point of the Game of Faces is to mix lies with the truth convincingly, it can be presumed that parts of her story were false and other parts were true. The Waif chases down Arya through Braavos.
Rorge, one of the other prisoners, rattles the cage and threatens Arya.
An old man answers her call and she asks for Jaqen H'ghar, only to be told that there is no one by that name inside.
When the healer in the House of the Red Hands told the waif's father what the stepmother had done, her father offered a sacrifice of two thirds of his wealth and the waif to the Many-Faced God for his wife to receive "the gift" of the god—death. With one quick slice of Needle, the candle is chopped in half and the room is plunged into total darkness. However, Arya resisted the temptations and said that she has no name. When Arya expressed surprise, the Waif responds that Arya must be able to lie convincingly in order to pass the game of faces.
She overpowers Arya and beats her to the floor before she can react.
Tom WlaschihaPatrick O'Kane (disguised as an unknown man)Cedric Henderson (disguised as another Faceless Man)Faye Marsay (disguised as the Waif). [4] After being told to fetch water by Tywin, Arya meets Jaqen again; however, he is dressed in a Lannister uniform. Appeared in Barely managing to stay ahead, Arya rolls down a broad flight of stairs, causing her wounds from her previous altercation with the Waif to reopen.
However, he insists he's not Jaqen H'ghar, but "no one", as all Faceless Men are, and he tells Arya she must learn to be "no one" as well. [3] Instead of assassinating the Thin man, Arya murders Ser Meryn Trant to avenge the death of Syrio Forel. Before Arya can react, the Waif pulls out a dagger and slashes Arya across the abdomen, before repeatedly stabbing her in the stomach, twisting the dagger as she aims, critically wounding her.
She hands him an axe before rushing to join the fray. [20], The two agree that poisoning the rum will be the method of assassination, and Arya proceeds to poison Lady Crane's rum at another showing of the play. 11 episodes (see below) She departs, and while Jaqen seems to suspect that she was lying, he makes no outward reaction to it. Normally considered a death sente… Lorath (claimed)Braavos (actual) Jaqen enters soon afterwards, and the Waif takes her leave.
Jaqen is surprisingly calm in the face of danger, yet courteous.
Game of Thrones Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Last seen As they rush outside, one man trips and drops his torch, setting a fire near the prisoner wagon. Although he concedes that Arya's murder of the Waif has finally made her "No One", she instead decides to return to Westeros as "Arya Stark of Winterfell".[11].
Jaqen later finds that Arya has murdered and ripped off the Waif's face, gouged out her eyes and added it to the Hall of Faces, via a trail of the Waif's blood throughout the House of Black and White. After explaining that the original Faceless Men were the founders of Braavos, previously slaves of the Valyrian Freehold, Jaqen gives Arya the task of assassinating Lady Crane, an actress in a troupe, and implies that she will be marked for death if she is not successful. *- played by an uncredited extra, face not shown.
This led to fan speculation that Jaqen and Syrio are the same person, but so far it has not been verified. She appears to be a pale little girl with a gaunt bony face and dark eyes that look as big as saucers. Death [1], The Waif has a sour demeanor and low opinion of Arya Stark when she arrives at the House of Black and White. After Arya disposes of her belongings, (except her sword, which she hides beneath a pile of rocks), Jaqen takes her deeper into the House of Black and White where she is to help the Waif clean the bodies of those who have taken their lives in the House.[13]. Looking for some great streaming picks?
The waif was the only child of an ancient noble house, her father's heir.
Braavos
The Waif claims that she was the daughter of a widowed Lord who remarried and produced another daughter.