History Characters / SquidGamePlayers

* GroyDiscretionShot: [[spoiler:The camera obscurs her as Deok-su stabs her to death.]]

* AssholeVictim: Zigzagged and deconstructed. While a few aren't nice, and some are criminals and killers, the show makes it clear that ''none'' of them deserve to die for the whims of wealthy people's bets, no matter how awful or good they were. Money and desperation motivates most of them, with one pair of players being a married couple hoping to win and rebuild their life. Those who return for round two know they might die, but some aren't prepared to commit murder or sacrifice someone for themselves. In fact, it's this realization that no one deserves this fate that motivates [[spoiler:Gi-hun to refuse to escape to America to see his daughter, turn around, and prepare to take it down once and for all]].
** Doesn't mean several of them will not be mourned upon their deaths; [[spoiler: Deok-su and his crew and Player 244 for examples.]]

* BeautyInversion: Naturally, the cast members are made to look as dowdy and "plained down" as possible, because of their situation. Even Sae-byeok, who is played by a FashionModel (Jung Ho-yeon), gets this treatment. The exception is Sang-woo, who often grooms himself well despite the circumstances and even attempts to commit suicide in Episode 2 while still dressed impeccably. WordOfGod is that Sang-woo wanted to look perfect even in death. However, in the penultimate episode, Gi-hun, Sae-byeok, and Sang-woo all look quite sharp in tuxedos.

* SadisticChoice: Play a game where you have long odds to win and will forfeit your life if you lose, or go home and either be mired in debt, threatened by loan sharks, or sent to jail. While a few dozen players elect that they would rather face the debt than an all-but-guaranteed death sentence, most of the others feel they don't have a choice. In Gi-hun and Sang-woo's case, they're trying to save their mothers from their worst mistake and to restore their honor. 

* PetTheDog: She steps in to stop Deok-su from starting a fight with Sae-byeok after the latter pulls a knife on him, flirting with him; Mi-nyeo seems to draw the line at a ten on one fight against a tiny girl. Later when Sae-byeok follows her to the bathroom and indicates she wants to go into the vents above the other woman's stall, Mi-nyeo helps with her BadBadActing and getting her down just in time for the guards' inspection. Granted, she figured for the latter that Sae-byeok must have been trying to get a hint about the next game.

[[folder:Player 407 (Joo Kyung-ho)]]

* BaitTheDog: He repeatedly promises to be faithful to Mi-nyeo when it suits him, only to cruelly abandon her when he thinks it won't suit him.

* AssholeVictim: Zigzagged and deconstructed. While a few aren't nice, and some are criminals and killers, the show makes it clear that ''none'' of them deserve to die for the whims of wealthy people's bets, no matter how awful or good they were. Money and desperation motivates most of them, with one pair of players being a married couple hoping to win and rebuild their life. Those who return for round two know they might die, but some aren't prepared to commit murder or sacrifice someone for themselves. In fact, it's this realization that no one deserves this fate that motivates [[spoiler:Gi-hun to refuse to escape to America to see his daughter, turn around, and prepare to take it down once and for all]].

* WrongGenreSavvy: Like Gi-Hun, she assumes the guards would punish Deok-su for his actions, but instead, they do nothing.

* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler:Despite being murdered during the riot, she still finds enough strength to take part in the tug-of-war game, at least according to a quick shot we see of the scoreboard]].

A contestant who's given the circle shape to cut out during the sugar honeycomb game. She is startled when 369 dies and breaks her honeycomb as a result, and is quickly eliminated as a result.

A contestant who is startled when 369 dies and breaks her honeycomb as a result. She's quickly eliminated as well.

[[folder:Player 407]]

[[folder:Player 360]]

* BloodSplatteredInnocents: She, like any other player (bar [[spoiler:Il-nam]]), had no idea elimination in the games meant death. So when Player 250's blood got on her face and she realized what it truly means to be elminated, she screamed before getting shot dead.

* ChaoticStupid: Her alliance with Deok-su is a terrible idea, but she seems to genuinely believe he loves her, despite all evidence to the contrary. She forgives him after he betrays her the first time. Sae-byok even points out that because she's not being honest with the others, such as attempting to bully, manipulate, or force them to pair with her, she's actually gradually redcuing her chances of anyone choosing to pair with her. [[spoiler:Ultimately, this might be what helps her to keep her word to Deok-su and get him killed, even at the cost of her own life.]]

* SacrificalLamb: His job is to essentially give a hands-on demonstration of how hard the umbrella shape is to cut out.

* OffModel: It's fairly understandable, given the sheer number of extras that the show's producers need to keep track of, but it is pretty common for the many background contestants to change actors and even genders between scenes.