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game of thrones - Is Arya the real Arya, or is Arya being impersonated by The Waif?


Since being in the House of Black and White, Arya seems to be a little different. Sure, she traveled across the whole country and went to hell and back, but somehow after her battle in Braavos Arya had changed a lot of her behaviour:



  • She switched her hair from traditional Arya to "The Waif"-hairstyle.


  • She used to be right-handed, now she is fighting with her left hand (compare the Arya-Brienne fight in season 7, episode 3)

  • she has few to no characteristics left in her

  • she switched her communication style (from lying a lot to being honest)


One could assume that The Waif was victorious over Arya and is now impersonating Arya for a greater purpose.


Or did I miss the scene where The Waif finally gets killed? As far as I know the exact fighting scene is just the escape, followed by a "blackout fight" in the dorms where Arya sleeps.



Answer



Arya kills the waif in Episode 8 of Season 6.


Jaqen walking through the House of Black and White and finds a trail of blood. After following the trail he finds the Waifs face on the wall of faces.


The scene can be scene in the video below.






As for the rest of your points, I'll cover them one by one


1. Arya's new hairstyle is reflective of that of Ned in Season 1, similar to her dress style, it mimics Ned's outfit the last time she saw him


Ned looking like arya[1]


2. She was always left-handed. In this gif with Syrio Forel, we can see she's fighting with her left hand:


Left-handed arya[2]



  1. As for points 3 and 4, this seems to be some sort of character arc we missed, where Arya becomes this hardened killer that is very honest because she fears no one anymore. This being traits she'd learnt during her time at the Faceless Men and skills she's practiced since then. We see these traits in several scenes this season. This seems to be similar to Bran's sudden Three-eyed Raven skills.




@Mat's Mug suggested that Nymeria's taking to Arya in S07E02 suggests the certainty that it was Arya. Nymeria would likely have munched anyone else's head off. As the Nymeria and her pack are known for attacking Men, as in ASoS Arya wargs into Nymeria attacking the Bloody Mummers.





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