Most Cruel Deaths In Squid Game

Summary

• Many characters in Squid Game face brutal and undeserved deaths, adding to the show’s popularity.
• Motivations, betrayals, and sacrifices drive the characters’ fates in the deadly games.
• Heartbreaking deaths like Kim Young-mi’s show the ruthless nature of the games.

Anyone who’s seen Squid Game knows just how cruel the series can be. Characters can die at the drop of a hat if they fail to make progress in one of the many twisted children’s games they’re subjected to.

Some of these deaths can be especially cruel, especially if viewers get attached to certain characters only to witness them face a brutal and undeserved demise. This volatility is a huge reason why Squid Game has become so popular, with many fans wishing that these characters had survived somehow.

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Oh Mal-soon

Died Of Diabetes While Her Son Participated In The Games To Get The Money He Needed To Treat Her

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

The biggest reason why Seong Gi-hun wanted to win the games was to provide for his mother, who was suffering from severe diabetes. His motivations are reinforced after he comes back to the real world, only to find that his mother is in a critical condition, and he doesn’t have the funds to provide for her.

He chooses to go back to the games and wins after a grueling series of events that mess with his mind. Even after all the struggles he faces, however, he comes back to find out that his mother succumbed to the disease, making his hopelessness more severe than ever before.

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Ji-yeong

Suffered Physical Abuse As A Child And Faced A Cruel Fate In The Games

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

During the twisted game of marbles, Sae-byeok is partnered up with Ji-yeong. This interesting character reveals the abuse she faced from her father and how she eventually broke and killed him in a fit of rage, leading to her imprisonment.

After being released, she participated in the games since she felt that she had nothing to live for. Sae-byeok decides to throw her life away for her, only to be bamboozled by Ji-yeong, who happily sacrifices herself to help Sae-byeok reunite her family with the money she could win from coming out victorious in the games.

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Kim Young-mi

Was Knocked Over During The Game Of Mingle And Failed To Find A Group In Time

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

The game of Mingle in Season 2 of Squid Game is one of the most iconic games in the series, seeing several characters meet a tragic fate. Such is the case with Kim Young-mi, who starts out with a group but is eventually pushed away and killed after her place is taken by MG Coin.

All she can do is look helplessly at her friends as she’s shot in the back by the guards. It’s a tragic moment that cements how ruthless the games can be, especially since this innocent woman is killed through no fault of her own.

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Kim Jeong-rae

Was Forced To Play A Twisted Game Where He Refused To Condemn His Partner To Death

• Last Appearance: “Bread and Lottery” (Season 2, Episode 1)

The first episode of Season 2 starts off with a bang, with the Recruiter abducting two people who were trying to track him down. He forces them into a twisted game of Rock-Paper-Scissors-Minus One, where the two are constantly drawing until a pivotal moment sees Jung-bae accidentally placing himself in a corner by making a mistake and pulling out two of the same shapes at once.

However, after the Recruiter says Minus One, Jung-bae is shocked to see that his boss refused to condemn him to death by pulling one of his hands. He is disqualified and shot in cold blood, making for a shocking end to one of the most riveting scenes in Season 2.

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Park Jung-bae

Killed To Punish Seong Gi-hun

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

Seong Gi-hun was shocked to see that his friend willingly chose to participate in the games in order to avoid the crippling debt that was plaguing him. Thankfully, they formed a meaningful alliance and decided to take part in a coup to take out the Front Man of the games once and for all.

Unfortunately, they failed to figure out that Hwang In-ho was playing both sides all along, trusting him with a critical task that could’ve led to their rebellion becoming a success. Instead, they were forced to surrender, and Jung-bae was brutally killed in front of Gi-hun as a form of punishment.

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Se-mi

Brutally Stabbed To Death By An Incensed Nam-gyu

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

One of the most interesting characters in Season 2, Se-mi, formed a bond with Park Min-su that seemed promising. However, the latter chose to side with Thanos, while Se-mi wasted no time in antagonizing Thanos and Nam-gyu whenever she had a chance.

Eventually, this caught up to her during the brutal killings that took place after the lights went out, where Nam-gyu managed to overpower and stab her in the neck with a kitchen fork. Min-su couldn’t protect her and decided to shrink back into the shadows as she was stabbed over and over again.

2

Kang Sae-byeok

Killed By A Treacherous Sang-woo Near The End Of The Games

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

Cho Sang-woo showed his true colors over the course of the first season, reaching a point where Gi-hun couldn’t trust him anymore. As such, Gi-hun stayed awake to protect Sae-byeok, who was bleeding out and completely defenseless moments before the final game.

However, the protagonist falls for Sang-woo’s bluff and leaves Sae-byeok for a fleeting moment, allowing Sang-woo to approach and kill her in cold blood. It was a shocking death that paved the way for a final confrontation between Gi-hun and his old friend.

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Ali Abdul

Betrayed By Cho Sang-woo, Leading To A Heartbreaking Death

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

To this day, countless Squid Game fans can’t help but feel emotional regarding the heartless manner in which Ali was killed. The twisted game of marbles pitted two close people against each other, with Sang-woo being on the losing end against Ali in the game they’d selected.

This is when Sang-woo decides to betray Ali by pretending to be on his side, only to steal his marbles and emerge victorious. The migrant worker was forced to reflect on this betrayal in his final moments as a guard shot him down.