This article contains spoilers for Squid Game season 2.
While a lot of characters died inSquid Gameseason 2, most of the main ones have survived and will return in season 3. Three years afterSquid Gameseason 1 ended, the popular Netflix series is back for a second season with new and returning characters. Everycharacter inSquid Gameseason 2has an essential role to play, from Gi-hun and his plan to take down the operation to the new players.
Although there areseveral theories about whatSquid Gameseason 3could be about, there isn’t a way of knowing what the fates of the characters will be. However, there aresome things inSquid Gameseason 2 that offer clues about what might happen to the remaining charactersin the show’s final season. WithSquid Gameseason 2 endingon a cliffhanger, there are several things regarding its remaining characters that the third season will have to wrap up.
16Jeong-dae
Played By Song Young-chang
Player 100, Jeong-dae, has the most amount of debt inSquid Gameseason 2. When the time comes for the players to vote if they should continue playing or go home, Jeong-dae convinces them to continue.
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He becomes one of the antagonists in the show, and the leader for the players who wish to stay in the games.Squid Gameisn’t really about happy endings or every character walking out alive. For this reason,Jeong-dae might be one of the people who dies playing the game inseason 3.
15Seon-nyeo
Played By Chae Gook-hee
While it’s easy to dismiss Seon-nyeo as a fake shaman, her predictions inSquid Gameseason 2 have a level of truth. After Gi-hun and his team leave her behind, Seo-nyeon apparently puts a curse on them and votes for the games to keep going.
As a result, she gains the loyalty of some of the players. Despite this,Seo-nyeon could be one of the characters who die during the games in season 3. In a way, the shaman predicted what her fate would be in the third season since she believed her gods had abandoned her.
14Nam-gyu
Played By Roh Jae-won
Nam-gyu is another person who is in debt because of investing in Kimmycoin. As a result, he joins Thanos in bullying Myeong-gi throughout the show until the latter fights back. Like Thanos, Nam-gyu approaches the games with a childlike enthusiasm that helps keep him alive.
10 Ways Squid Game Season 2 Mirrors Season 1
Although Squid Game season 2 introduces many new story and character beats, it is hard not to notice how it mirrors season 1 in more ways than one.
With Thanos now dead and Nam-gyu being disliked by some of the players, his clock is running out. Nam-gyu isn’t likely going to stay alive inSquid Game3. Andif he tries antagonizing Myeong-gi and Min-su again, the two players might band together and kill him, if the games don’t do it first.
13Captain Park
Played By Oh Dal-Su
Squid Gameseason 2 has another character twist, and this one involves Captain Park.Captain Park is the one who rescued Jun-hoafter he was shot by his brother. The captain had been helping Jun-ho search for the island where the games take place, but they didn’t manage to find anything for two years.It turns out Captain Park is working with the people who make the games.
InSquid Gameseason 3, Jun-ho will find out that Captain Park has been leading him on a wild goose chase, so he will have no choice but to take him to the real island.
12Dae-ho
Played By Kang Ha-neul
Dae-ho is introduced toSquid Gameseason 2 as a former Marine Corp who bonds with Jung-bae because of their military background. When Dae-ho joins the uprising, he volunteers to get the ammunition, but freezes and fails to take it to the players who need it. Dae-ho’s inaction leads to the death of many and the collapse of Gi-huns plan. SinceDae-ho will be racked with guilt in season 3, his failure might be his downfall.
11Woo-seok
Played By Jeon Seok-ho
AlthoughSquid Gameseason 2 mainly focuses on the games, there’s another subplot involving the people outside who are trying to take down the creators of the Squid Games. Initially, Woo-seok doesn’t believe Gi-hun’s story about what he has experienced, but after witnessing his boss being killed by the Salesman, he decides to join forces with Gi-hun and Jun-ho.
Woo-seok is in danger because of Captain Park, but he is willing to do whatever it takes to rescue Gi-hun. However, if he does survive, Woo-seok might take over Mr. Kim’s business.
10Min-su
Played By Lee David
Initially, Min-su seems like a timid and innocent person who doesn’t have the guts to go up against people who intimidate him. However, when the opportunity comes when he has to either side with Se-mi or die, he chooses himself.
Min-su also joins the other players who want the games to end, instead of going with what Nam-gyu and Thanos want. SinceMin-su betrayed Nam-gyu, the latter will likely try to take him out inSquid Gameseason 3 because he doesn’t seem like the type of person who is capable of letting such a betrayal go unpunished.
9Kang No-eul
Played By Park Gyu-young
Park Gyu-young’s character inSquid season2, Kang No-eul, has one of the biggest story twists in the show. Due to how she cares for Na-yeon, there was an expectation that No-eul would join the games as a player, but she was actually one of the pink guards.
It’s unclear what No-eul’s endgame will be in season 3, although she is in a good position to fight them from within.
It’s unclear what No-eul’s endgame will be in season 3, althoughshe is in a good position to fight them from within. It’s also unclear whether Park Gyeong-seok is dead, or if No-eul broke the rules to save him.
8Jang Geum-ja
Played By Kang Ae-shim
While most of the players inSquid Gameseason 2 are in it for the money, Jang Geum-ja is the only one who isn’t driven by greed. She enters the games so she can help her son, Park Yong-sik, pay off his debt.
Since she stays in the games because of him, she becomes a motherly figure to some of the players, such as Hyun-jun and Jun-hee.Her caring and loving nature will play a huge role in helping her stay aliveand perhaps even win inSquid Gamesseason 3, as some of the characters are likely going to want to protect her.
7Park Yong-sik
Played By Yang Dong-geun
Squid Gameexamines how money can change people’s morals, something which is evident in one of the show’s new characters, Park Yong-sik. Like the other players in the game, Yonk-sik is in debt. But when he joins the games, he realizes his mother is also there.
Yong-sik is also one of the characters who initially voted to keep the games going but has a change of heart when he sees that his mother might end up dying as a result of his greed. Because of this,Yong-sik is likely going to die while trying to save his motherinSquid Gameseason 3.
