How did Arya killed the Waif?

Wearing the face of an elderly woman, the Waif approaches Arya from behind and stabs her in the stomach repeatedly. And yet: Not only does Arya recover being stabbed in the gut seven times, she manages to kill the Waif in a pitch-black room.

Did Arya trick the Waif?

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. Ultimately Arya got the upper hand though, killing her nemesis after tapping into her newfound skills of deception.

Why did the Waif stab Arya?

It is therefore possible that the waif was allowed to murder Arya because whoever died, an unworthy Faceless acolyte would die. The outcome, as far as the Faceless Men is concerned, would be the same. It’s not impossible that Jaqen knew/expected that Arya would win, and that he knowingly sent the waif to her demise.

Does Arya kill the Waif in the books?

Arya then extinguished the candle and the room went dark. Later we find out Arya had killed the Waif. Many think that Arya and the Waif had the same blindness training. We actually don’t know this for sure.

Why does Arya lose her vision?

He took the form of her fellow female classmate. Then Arya started flipping through the faces of the dead body on the ground like an anthropomorphized Tinder (sorry) until she came upon her own face. It was then that her vision started to blur.

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. However, the Waif failed, and thus Arya is still holding onto her emotions and will never really be a Faceless Man.

Is the Waif no one?

Though Arya replies that she is “no one”, the Waif is still unconvinced and beats her a second time. 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.