How do the faceless men change their appearance?

In the books as well as on the show, Jaqen H’ghar changes his look by simply waving his hand in front of his face. Obviously, in the show, Arya Stark is not cutting up her own face every time she puts on a new face.

How did Arya change her face?

After Arya breaks the rules and uses a face to kill Meryn Trant, she’s punished with blindness. She’s basically banished from the Faceless Men at this point, but after killing the Waif and removing her face, Arya returns to the Hall of Faces. Jaqen proclaims her training complete.

How does jaqen change his face?

His face is originally a decaying, yellowed skull with a worm coming out of an eye socket. Arya kisses him and bites the worm, which causes him to change his face into that of a nice old man. The original Jaqen. HBO In the show, Jaqen, pre-face change, replaces the “kindly man” character.

How do the faceless men get the faces?

The dead faces were skinned, dried, and hung up in the Hall of Faces. That way, they could later be worn as disguises. It seems all but certain that it’s augmented by magic, which could explain how Arya could alter even her body’s frame to become Walder Frey in the Season 7 cold open.

Why can Arya Stark swap faces with no one?

A girl is not “no one,” so why can she swap faces? Faceless Men supposedly relinquish their identities and become “no one.” Only then are they able to assume the identity of anyone. It’s a point Jaqen forcefully makes over and over. After Arya breaks the rules and uses a face to kill Meryn Trant, she’s punished with blindness.

What is an Faceless Man on ‘Game of Thrones’?

Faceless Men supposedly relinquish their identities and become “no one.” Only then are they able to assume the identity of anyone. It’s a point Jaqen forcefully makes over and over. After Arya breaks the rules and uses a face to kill Meryn Trant, she’s punished with blindness.

Does the Many-Faced God grant the Faceless Men the power of illusion?

We sort of assume that the Many-Faced God grants the Faceless Men the magic power of face-swapping, but there might be an extent to which their illusion abilities are tied to non-magic techniques. Still, that doesn’t explain how Arya could look and speak exactly like Walder Frey so soon after she murdered him.

What happened to Arya Stark at the end of Season 6?

Towards the end of Season 6, after regaining her sight, Arya fails to kill an actress and is pursued by the Waif who aims to kill her. She’s basically banished from the Faceless Men at this point, but after killing the Waif and removing her face, Arya returns to the Hall of Faces.