Did the Waif possibly turn into Jaqen after attacking Arya?
After hitting Arya in Game of Thrones S06E02, I assumed the Waif left and Jaqen came along just after, but it occurred to me that they might have been the same person. Is this possible? Is it likely?
Best Answer
As seen in the Season 5 finale, Jaqen turned into a frail man who turned into Arya. The Waif turned into Jaqen. All by removing their faces, as no one before the Many Faced God.
It's completely possible that no one did it again in Season 6 Episode 2. Considering that the idea is that no one can become anyone when allowed, it's a given that it's possible. They have done it before, after all.
But both Jaqen and the Waif have been seen together at the same time. There is at least two people with no names, so unless there was a need for Jaqen and the Waif to be the same person, the simpler explanation is that they were not. After all, a girl enjoyed picking on the beggar, but a man took pity on her. In the novels, the two people are specifically separate characters.
Side note: The TV show deviated from the novels. The man that Arya meets in Braavos is "The Kindly Man", and is not Jaqen, in face or name. The only connection being that they are both Faceless Men. In the show, it's left intentionally vague if the Jaqen in Westeros from Season 2 is the same person as a man in Braavos in Season 5.. As the Faceless Men view themselves as no one, as servants of the Many-Faced God, this is more in line with their belief system.
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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.Was Jaqen the Waif?
Two, the Jaqen that we've met throughout Season 5 was most likely different people in every scene, and none were the Jaqen she met in Season 2. Three, this applies to the Waif too. The Waif was a character created by the Faceless Men to train Arya. The Waif does not exist.Does Arya ever see Jaqen again?
After being told to fetch water by Tywin, Arya meets Jaqen again; however, he is dressed in a Lannister uniform. She accuses him of being "one of them now", but he counters her, questioning for whom she is fetching water. Jaqen indicates his murder of the Tickler.Why is the Waif after Arya?
We're talking gnarly stabs, here \u2014 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.Game Of Thrones - Blind Arya's Training (Clip)
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Answer 2
I too got the feeling that both are the same person. Their personal traits like the way they stand and walk looks the same, however that is because both are no one. This may be a part of the training also.
However we cannot conclude anything at this point. To me, it seems that this is the point or reason behind that particular scene; to show that "no one"s are really no one.
However, we are sure there are many people serving as 'no one'. And the Waif is not same person whom Arya met in Westeros. However, the person shown in this particular episode can be the same person. And the show intends to depict that they are the same.
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