The trailer for the final season of Game of Thrones begins with a close-up of Arya Stark. She's bloody. She's filthy. She's panting heavily, and she looks terrified. Then, she breaks into a run, while her voice calmly narrates: “I know death. He’s got many faces. I look forward to seeing this one.”

It’s clear the youngest Stark daughter plays an important role in Season Eight, but whether she lives or dies or has a hand in a pivotal death remains to be seen. And, given her boundless new abilities as a Faceless assassin, fan speculation is rampant about what she can do in the endgame of this show. So, here we run down the best theories about Arya Stark going into Game of Thrones Season Eight.