The Worst Squid Game Players

Summary

• Thanos, Player 230, stands out as a ruthless bully targeting Player 333.
• Shooter Girl’s uncertain intentions lead to theories on her importance in season 3.
• Player 100, the angriest player, displays selfish behavior and schemes to eliminate others.

Squid Game, one of the most successful non-English shows, surpassed 120 million views upon the release of its second season. The Netflix survival series introduced new deadly games and a variety of new players. Some were loved by the fans, such as Player 120, and some stood out for the wrong reasons, like Player 100.

Everyone in the game had a reason to participate. Each wanted the big cash prize to clear debts or improve their family circumstances. However, some players took it too far, and for those reasons, they are featured in this list as the worst Squid Game players.

SPOILERS ahead for Squid Game season 2

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Lee Myung-Gi: Player 333

The Most Self-Centered Player In The Games

• Reason: Selfish behavior
• Key Moment: Tries to join forces with pregnant ex-girlfriend

Player 333, Lee Myung-gi, nicknamed “the crypto guy,” turned out to be one of the worst players in Squid Game Season 2. From the moment he enters the games, it’s clear his sole motivation is to pay off his massive debts. However, his financial ruin doesn’t just affect him. Thanos, Player 230, is also ruined by debt and ends up in the games after following Player 333’s cryptocurrency schemes online, and he’s now driven by vengeance.

As if this wasn’t enough, Myung-Gi also abandoned his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Player 222, who joins the games to secure a future for her child. His selfish character becomes more obvious when he tries to exploit his ex-girlfriend by suggesting they combine the winnings. Luckily, she sees right through him and his manipulative actions and denies the suggestion.

7

Park Yong-Sik: Player 007

Zero Moral Responsibility Or Empathy

• Reason: Prioritizes personal gain and drags his mother to the games
• Key Moment: Abandons his mother in the Mingle game

Player 007, Park Yong-sik, decides to join the deadly games to clear out the debt from his gambling addiction. He delivers one of the most shocking and heartbreaking scenes in the series when he abandons his mother in one of the games, The Mingle. He selfishly prioritizes his safety and well-being and leaves his mother on her own. Luckily, someone came to save her, so both end up surviving.

However, when it came to the voting option to stop and continue the games, Yong-Sik decided to keep going, demonstrating again his lack of concern for his mother, who desperately begged him to go home.

6

Seon-Nyeo: Player 044

The Fortune Teller Woman

• Reason: Doesn’t add any value to the series
• Key Moment: When she got slapped by Player 120 in the Six-Legged Challenge

Player 044, Seon-nyeo, is a bit of a chaotic puzzle; viewers aren’t sure about the reason behind her inclusion in the games at all. She doesn’t bring much value when compared to the other contestants. She’s known for going around and staring at people with intensity while delivering uninvited prophecies.

One of her major scenes in the series was in the Six-Legged Challenge. Instead of helping the team, she starts to pray to her gods and asks them if she’s going to die or not. Player 120, one of the favorite contestants, is forced to slap her twice so she can stop her nonsense and save the team from elimination.

5

Thanos: Player 230

The Player Who Most Stoods Out In The Games

• Reason: A bully ready to eliminate anyone who crosses his path
• Key Moment: Dancing in the Mingle game

Player 230, Thanos, is one of the fan favorite players in Squid Game Season 2. However, that doesn’t mean it’s for the best reasons. At first, he comes across as a flirtatious and innocent pop star who can’t hurt anyone, but viewers later find out he is a ruthless bully who doesn’t recognize any limits.

During his appearances, he’s always targeting the crypto guy, Player 333, who, in his head, is the reason for his financial ruin. Thanos is also a drug addict, making him one of the most unpredictable players in the games. His attitude of manipulating and destroying everyone who dares to go against him earned him a place among the worst players in the competition.

4

Kang No-Eul: Player 011

Puts Players Out Of Their Misery

• Reason: Uncertainity of her real intentions
• Key moment: When she killed player 444 in the Red Light, Green Light game

Player 011, Kang No-eul, is one of the most complex characters in the second season of Squid Game. At the beginning of the series, she’s on the lookout for her lost newborn and comes across as likable. However, her actions later on leave viewers confused about her real intentions.

She’s an ex-soldier hired to be a shooter in the games. She accepts and justifies her killing as “putting people out of their misery.” Little information is given about this character, but theories are circulating about her possibly important role in Squid Game season 3.

3

Nam-Gyu: Player 124

A Bully With No Boundaries

• Reason: A pure evil contestant with no empathy
• Key Moment: When he recklessly killed Se-Mi, Player 380

When the worst players in Squid Game come to viewers’ minds, Player 124, Nam-gyu, is in the top three. Viewers get to see his real character and pure evil nature when he kills Se-mi, Player 380. She was a young, independent woman who hurt his ego by standing up and putting him in his place.

Viewers get to see his dark side when he strictly starts to follow Thanos, creating one of the most toxic alliances in the series. Thanos gives him drugs to calm his nerves while they intimidate and bully the weakest contestants who refuse to join forces with them.

2

Jeon-Dae: Player 100

The Angriest Player In Squid Game Season 2

• Reason: Disrespects and argues with everyone
• Key Moment: His selfish behavior in every voting scene

Player 100, Jeon-dae, has a very condescending attitude and a short temper. Since the beginning of the series, he’s been showing how greedy and careless he is when it comes to everyone else’s feelings. As a result, he is undoubtedly one of the most disliked players in the latest season. His obsession with planning schemes to eliminate everyone against him is among the many reasons why.

In addition, speculations mention that Player 100 might be a former VIP from the previous season. His superiority and unpleasant behavior may come from there. Squid Game fans expect some more information about him in season 3.

1

Hwang In-Ho: Player 001

A Manipulative And Disloyal Contestant

• Reason: Player 001 is a killer with no remorse
• Key moment: When he killed player 390 at the end of season 2

Player 001, Hwang In-ho, also known as The Front Man, is manipulative and a cold killer who joins the deadly games for the second time in his life. Viewers were able to witness his real self in the Mingle game. During one of the game’s rounds, he was forced to kill a fellow contestant, which he did with no hesitation whatsoever. Fans got confused about his inclusion in the games and the reason behind it.

However, the major reason Player 001 earns a spot among the worst players in Squid Game is when he kills Player 390 at the end of the series, delivering a shocking twist on what’s to come. His bond with Player 456 leaves everyone uncertain—but concerned—about his real intentions.