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    Arya Stark

    Character » Arya Stark appears in 23 issues.

    Arya Stark is the youngest daughter of Eddard Stark; as a member of House Stark she resides in Winterfell in the North of Westeros.

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    Arya Stark is the youngest daughter, and third child of Lord Eddard and Lady Catelyn Stark. Her father, as the Head of House Stark, and Warden of the North, holds a great deal of power. As a result, Arya was brought up into a life of privilege and opportunity, though she shied away from the more traditional pursuits of her station, and instead desired to pursue the life of a warrior. Arya was born after the Greyjoy Rebellion, upon the return of her father. She has two older siblings; Sansa and Robb as well as two younger; Bran and Rickon. Arya is also very close to her half-brother (Eddard's bastard) Jon Snow. She owns a direwolf called Nymeria.

    Creation

    Daniel Abraham adapted "Game of Thrones" from the fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire". Arya Stark first appeared in Game of Thrones #3.

    Current Events

    After Robert Baratheon, King of the Seven Kingdoms, traveled to the North to persuade Eddard to become the new Hand of the King, Jon Snow visited Arya in her chambers. Whilst there, he presented her a sword, which she called "Needle" - in honor of her hatred of embroidery. On the journey to King's Landing, she befriended a young boy, Mycah, who allowed her to train with him. Unfortunately, Prince Joffrey, the son of Cersei Lannister and Robert Baratheon, along with Arya's older sister Sansa happened to come across the two training by a river. Joffrey, trying to impress Sansa, started mocking Mycah and taunted him with his sword. Arya defended her new friend, and her direwolf, Nymeria, attacked Joffrey. The injured Joffrey then fled to his mother Cersei, and Arya was brought before the court and King Robert. As Nymeria was absent (Arya had sent her away, knowing that she would be killed if she remained) Lady, Sansa's direwolf, was killed in her stead. It is later revealed that Mycah, the young peasant boy who Arya befriended, was hunted down and killed by "the Hound" Sandor Clegane. It is, in part, because of this incident, that Arya has a lasting hatred of the Lannister family.

    Other Media

    Novels

    Arya Stark was first created by George R.R. Martin as a main protagonist in his fantasy epic "Game of Thrones", published in 1996. She continued to be a vital character in the series "A Song of Ice and Fire."

    Television

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    The character also appeared in the HBO telelvision series "Game of Thrones", portrayed by Maisie Williams.

    Arya Stark is introduced as the youngest daughter and third child of the heads of House Stark, the governors of the North, Catelyn and Ned Stark. Born and raised in Winterfell with her elder siblings Robb and Sansa, her younger brothers Bran and Rickon, and her illegitimate half-brother Jon Snow.

    Arya rejects the proper ideals and virtues for women in her society, believing in forging her own destiny, which sets her at odds with her sister Sansa. Due to being an outsider herself, she is very close with her half-brother Jon.

    Season 1

    Amidst her sewing lessons which become tedious for her, she observes her brothers Bran, Jon and Robb enviously and annoys Bran by out-shooting him, which amuses their older brothers. She arrives late for King Robert's entourage which earns her her father's scolding. As Cersei exits her entourage, she overhears her asking about the Imp, Tyrion, her younger brother. Testing her mother's patience, she makes a scene against her sister during her meal, and being sent off to bed early by Robb. She is sent off to King's Landing with her sister to experience the court. She receives one of the direwolf pups that was rescued by her father, which she names Nymeria after a warrior queen in Essos, and a sword from Jon, naming it Needle. Journeying south, her swordplay practice with Mycah, a butcher's son is interrupted by Joffrey and Sansa, of which the former starts to cut her friend, to which Arya responds in aggression, and ultimately Joffrey gets attacked by Nymeria. She later drives her off to help her escape punishment. When confronted she remains honest, but Sansa lies to favor Joffrey, which angers her, but she quickly protests against killing her direwolf. She sympathizes with her sister, as her direwolf is ultimately killed.

    Her dispute with Sansa over the incident

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