Game of Thrones: What weapon did Arya ask Gendry to forge?

De Jesse Schedeen

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The first of Game of Thrones' Season 8 featured some number of highly anticipated characters. reunion and one of the most memorable scenes occurred while Arya finally found herself face to face with her old friend Gendry. But as viewers quickly realized, Arya had more than just a simple gesture of friendship. She wants Gendry to build a new weapon for her. Apparently, even two basic weapons are not enough for this well-trained killer.

It is still mysterious to determine exactly what Gendry is asked to forge. Let's take a closer look at Arya's plan:

Judging from this picture, Arya seems to want Gendry to forge a spear-shaped weapon, or some sort of projectile. One end is clearly labeled "dragonglbad", so it's obviously a weapon designed to help kill White Walkers and wights. Arya already has a Valyrian steel weapon in Littlefinger's Catspaw dagger, but since she's only suited for short-distance fighting, she may be looking for something that can give her more reach.

also detach in two halves. This would give Arya much more combat versatility, allowing her to switch between a spear and a blade at any time. One of the trailers in Season 8 even shows Arya brandishing something that could be this double-sided weapon.

Weapon Master Tommy Dunne commented on this new weapon in an interview with Vanity Fair: "There is a creation in Season 8 that is It will be a success, it was great to design it but it was also great to design it so that it was about to be reversed and turned into two different elements.

This plan is also possible. which does not attach or detach, but acts like a projectile weapon. Although Westeros does not have the technology to produce firearms, we imagine talented blacksmiths like Gendry can make rough projectile weapons with the appropriate equipment and shots, Arya may want a weapon that will look like a spear, but will actually allow her to pick a key target and shoot it from a distance.I have some names to the list, after all. perhaps sparing "the sharp end" of Cersei or the king of the night.

Even Daenerys may not be sure, given the icy welcome that she received in Winterfell. There would be some irony in the idea that the Mother of Dragons is killed by a dragonglbad weapon. There is also something intriguing in the idea that Arya brandishes a weapon at once fire (dragonglbad) and ice (Valyrian steel). Is "Song of Ice and Fire" a song about death that Arya creates when she unveils her secret weapon?

Fans have already gone to Reddit to speculate on the nature and purpose of this mystery weapon, many agreeing that Gendry could do it. let's build Arya, which Westeros has closest to a rifle. The users' pervadry believes that the weapon is an atlatl, an old projectile weapon that essentially uses a stick-like object to launch a spear further than a human arm can fire. Breezyceezy, user, speculates that Arya will use this weapon to murder Cersei, while wearing Littlefinger's face in order to get close enough to be shot at. Meanwhile, WEB_daboys hinted that Arya may be planning to shoot down Viserion, thus depriving the king of the night of his most powerful weapon.

What do you think Arya is building Gendry? Is it a projectile weapon or something stranger? And who is she trying to kill? Let us know your theories in the comments below. And to find out more about tonight's new episode, check out our review of the premiere of Season 8, these secret celebrity cameos, all the reminders in Season 1, the way the episode was recalled to Ed Sheeran and the modifications made to the opening credits at the premiere of season 8

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