This is my operating room, okay? Stop chatting and do what I say, so I can actually do some work! Just let me work in peace, okay?
Byeong-gi yelling at the Workers while harvesting Player 204's organs in "A Fair World"
Byeong-gi (병기 Byeong-gi?), also known as Player 111 or the Doctor, was a contestant and an organ-trafficker in the 33rd Squid Game in 2020.[1][2]
Having been a doctor prior to entering the competition, Byeong-gi was involved in a conspiracy alongside several corrupt guards which involved him trafficking organs of eliminated players which the corrupt guards would then sell on the black market, in exchange for extra food and information about upcoming games. Due to this breaking the game's rules, Byeong-gi and the other guards were executed on Hwang In-ho's orders.
History
Byeong-gi was a doctor who engaged in immoral practices and got into trouble after an incident that resulted in the death of at least one of his patients.[3] This caused him to enter the 33rd Squid Game to pay off his debts.
2020
During the games, he was recruited by a group of corrupt guards, including Worker Number 28, to perform surgeries on the corpses of the deceased contestants and remove their organs, which the Guards then sold to traffickers. In exchange, the guards provided Byeong-gi with extra food and information about the upcoming games which would increase his chances of survival. This information was written to him on pink slips of paper hidden in his food, which he later ate, meaning Byeong-gi was breaking the Squid Game’s biggest rule.
Player 111's body hung up alongside some guards who rebelled against the leadership as a warning for players of cheating
Just prior to the Tug of War game in the third round, the guards warn Byeong-gi that the game organizers plan to incite a fight among the contestants so that some of the players will be killed. They advise him to ally with Jang Deok-su and his gang for protection. Byeong-gi endears himself to Deok-su by warning him that the next game is Tug of War, which allows Deok-su and Byeong-gi to form a physically strong team and survive the round.[4] Byeong-gi also helped stitch Deok-su's injury after the fight.
Fate
Byeong-gi continues performing the surgeries for the corrupt guards, but the stress of the games and a lack of sleep make him increasingly irritable and paranoid. When told they do not know what the next game will be, a furious Byeong-gi lashes out against the guards and kills one before attempting to flee from them. He ends up in the Sugar Honeycombs game hall. He and one of the pursuing guards are then discovered by the Front Man who says that he does not care at all about the corrupt guards, selling the organs of the deceased players on the black market, but does in no way tolerate the breaking of the biggest rule of the game. (Hwang In-ho) The Front Man and his men, then shoots Byeong-gi to death.[3] His corpse was then hung over the stairs along with the traitorous guards as a warning to other players to play fairly.
2024
He was indirectly mentioned by the Masked Officer, when he had a conversation with Kang No-eul in "Six Legs."
Murders Committed
| Episode | Character | Image/GIF | Method |
| A Fair World | Unnamed soldier | 
|
Stabbed repeatedly with a sharp blade. |
Trivia
- Byeong-gi is the only supporting character who died prior to Marbles. He died after violating the rules by cheating.
- His death created an uneven number of players, which allowed for one person to skip to the next game.
- He's also the only supporting character to accidentally share his number with an extra.
- Byeong-gi's name is never said throughout the series. His name is only revealed in the credits for episodes 3-5. This might be because he never formally introduced himself to Deok-su's group, given that Deok-su and Mi-nyeo only learned each other's names after their intimacy in the bathroom.
- Byeong-gi was the first player to pass Sugar Honeycombs, having known what the game was beforehand and having chosen the easiest shape, triangle.
- Byeong-gi was indirectly mentioned in season two where Guard 011 and the Masked Officer were talking.
- Byeong-gi is one of three known players to see the Front Man in disguise. The others being Park Jung-bae and Seong Gi-hun. Although Gi-hun is the only known player to discover the Front Man's true identity.
Mistakes
The other player 111
- In the player photos, the photo for Player 111 has a picture of a Player 259 instead of Byeong-gi. This is most likely a continuity error. His icon also shares with Player 198 , Player 388 , Player 394 and Player 404 but the person in Byeong-gi's icon is Mun Jang-ho and Player 183
Behind the scenes
Byeong-gi was portrayed by actor Yoo Sung-joo. He was voiced by Brian Kim in the English dub.
Appearances
- Season One
- "The Man with the Umbrella"
- "Stick to the Team"
- "A Fair World" (Death)
- "Gganbu" (Corpse)
- Season Two
- "Six Legs" (indirectly mentioned)
Gallery
References
- ↑ Red Light, Green Light
- ↑ The overall competition is confirmed to be called Squid Game, and the 2020 game is confirmed to be the 33rd annual game, by the archived files Hwang Jun-ho reads in the episode "A Fair World".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Fair World
- ↑ Stick to the Team