Best Betrayals in Squid Game

Summary

• Captain Park’s reveal as a double agent hinders Hwang Jun-ho’s plans.
• Cho Sang-woo’s betrayal of Ali in a marble game is one of the most heartbreaking in the series.
• Oh Il-nam turns out to be the creator of the twisted games, angering Seong Ji-hun.

Squid Game is a riveting series that countless fans can’t stop talking about. Every season has become iconic, with viewers loving the idea of watching their favorite characters rise against all odds in order to survive in a twisted series of games where losers are sentenced to death.

Given how tense the games are, it’s easy to see why people end up betraying others in a bid to either survive or get revenge. With the organizers of the games having seemingly endless coffers, they can also manipulate things behind the scenes and betray anyone who even looks at them wrong.

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Captain Park Turning Out To Be A Double Agent

Threw A Wrench In Hwang Jun-ho’s Plans

• Betrayal Episode: “Friend or Foe” (Season 2, Episode 7)

Captain Park starts out as a fairly interesting character who saves Jun-ho and helps him locate the island while on regular seafaring expeditions. However, it’s not until later that it’s revealed he’s been betraying the ex-detective and his group all along.

His allegiance is revealed in the final episode of Season 2, where he tampers with important drone footage only to be located by one of the people in the search squad. He manages to maintain his cover by attacking this crew member and throwing him overboard, but it’s surely only a matter of time before Jun-ho and the others figure out his treacherous nature.

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Cho Sang-woo Taking Advantage Of Ali’s Trust

The Most Heartbreaking Betrayal In The Series

• Betrayal Episode: “Gganbu” (Season 1, Episode 6)

One of the most shocking and heartbreaking games in Season 1 comes from a simple game of marbles, where two close friends assume that they’re going to work together only to be pitted against each other. This is the case with Sang-woo and Ali, who are forced into a game of life and death.

After being on the losing end, Sang-woo decides to employ a bit of trickery and exploits Ali’s trustworthy nature. He steals his marbles and chooses to survive, dooming his friend as he replaces his marbles with worthless stones.

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Oh Il-nam Turning Out To Be The Person Who Created The Killing Games

Shocked And Angered Seong Ji-hun

• Betrayal Episode: “One Lucky Day” (Season 1, Episode 9)

Gi-hun can’t help but feel horrible after trying to fool Oh Il-nam during the game of marbles. The old man seemingly decides to sacrifice his life and let Gi-hun survive, only for the truth to come to light in the final episode of Squid Game‘s first season.

It turns out that Il-nam created these twisted games to highlight how selfish and conceited humanity is. He challenges Gi-hun to spot any form of kindness, losing with his final breath as Gi-hun proves that people are kind and will help out strangers in need.

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Hwang Jun-ho Discovering That His Brother Is The Ringleader Of The Games

Broke His Heart Before Shooting Him And Sending Him Crashing Into The Sea

• Betrayal Episode: “Front Man” (Season 1, Episode 8)

Throughout the first season of Squid Game, Jun-ho takes on the role of a guard and tries to figure out where his older brother is. After facing off against the guards and the Front Man on the island’s cliff, he demands to learn the fate of his sibling, only to be shocked at the events that follow.

The Front Man unmasks himself to reveal that he’s none other than the sibling that Jun-ho was searching for all along. He then shoots Jun-ho in the shoulder, causing him to fall from a cliff and into the crashing waves below. It’s a chilling betrayal, but Jun-ho manages to survive and embarks on another hunt to find the island where these games are being conducted, hoping to end this barbarism once and for all.

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Hwang In-ho Betraying Everyone At The End Of Season 2

The Front Man Fooled Everyone Till The Very End

• Betrayal Episode: “Friend or Foe” (Season 2, Episode 7)

Keeping in line with the series’ tradition, Player 001 in Season 2 is none other than the Front Man himself. He befriends Gi-hun and pretends to be their friend as he survives several games and participates in the coup.

However, the finale is where In-ho shows his true colors, killing any hopes of the rebels being able to stop the games. He dons the mask and kills Jung-bae to punish Gi-hun as the season draws to a close on a tense cliffhanger.

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Park Min-su Choosing To Stick With Thanos Instead Of Supporting Se-mi

His Cowardly Antics Eventually Led To Her Demise

• Betrayal Episode: “Friend or Foe” (Season 2, Episode 7)

There’s no denying that Park Min-su is one of the most cowardly characters in Squid Game. Despite being saved by Se-mi, he chooses to reluctantly betray her by siding with Thanos and his gang instead.

This intensifies the antagonism between Se-mi and the group, culminating in a brutal demise where Nam-gyu stabs her repeatedly with a fork. While Park Min-su tries to save Se-mi by throwing a bottle, he misses the shot, and all he can do is listen in horror as she is viciously killed.

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Jang Deok-su Betraying Han Mi-nyeo Only To Receive His Comeuppance Not Long After

Watching Him Crash Into The Abyss With A Jilted Lover Makes For A Cinematic Double Death

• Betrayal Episode: “V.I.P.S” (Season 1, Episode 7)

Deok-su and Mi-nyeo form a twisted romance midway through the first season of Squid Game, only for the gangster to leave her in the lurch during the Tug-of-War game. She never forgets this betrayal and decides to enact her revenge during the Glass Bridge game.

After Deok-su refuses to budge, Mi-nyeo pretends to take a risk, only to wrap his arms around the gangster. The jilted lover takes revenge for the earlier betrayal by sending them both crashing to their doom in one of the most cinematic deaths in the first season of Squid Game.

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Thanos Ejecting His Biggest Fan Only To Regret His Act

The Drug-Fueled Rapper Showed That He Still Had A Heart Despite His Erratic Actions

• Betrayal Episode: “O X” (Season 2, Episode 6)

Thanos is one of the best characters in Squid Game, with his infectious and drug-fueled personality turning him into one of the most interesting figures in all of Season 2. In a twisted way, he enjoys the games and has a ton of fun despite the threat of death looming over his shoulder.

During the game of Mingle, he decides to kick Gyeong-su while under the effect of drugs during a round. It seems like a heartless betrayal, but Thanos sobers up just enough to realize that he made a mistake. All he can do is watch on helplessly as his fan ends up being shot and killed, adding a lot of depth to this rapper’s character and cementing why fans can’t get enough of him.