As long as I can remember, I've been hiding behind people when I got scared. My life has been this thing that I've never really been able to truly control. And I tried to act like I wasn't afraid, but I was. And now, as always, I'm choosing my number last after everybody else here. I wanna get at least one last chance to claim ownership of my life. Sir, give this chance to me.
Player 096 explaining to Seong Gi-hun why he would like to go first in Glass Stepping Stones in "VIPS"
Player 096 was a contestant in the 33rd Squid Game in 2020.
Personality[]
Player 096 has always been a cowardly man who has hid behind people. In the 5th game, though, he wishes to change his attitude and take the lead. His attitude quickly reverts to cowardly once he realizes what the game is.
History[]
Player 096 was in heavy debt and chose to enter a high-risk competition to win money. After waking up in a large room with 455 other people, he signed a contract and took his photo. He managed to survive the first game, Red Light, Green Light, after most of the contestants had been wiped out. Afterwards, like everyone else, he was shaken by the deaths of the contestants, when the prize money was finally revealed. A vote was held if the game should continue, but the majority voted no. However, those who were willing to return could, and he returned, along with most of the other players.
He managed to survive the second game, Sugar Honeycombs, and the third game, Tug of War, and beat his partner Park Tae-jun in the fourth game Marbles, and survived until the fifth game, Glass Stepping Stones. For the game, the remaining players each had to choose a number beforehand. When Player 456 wanted to take number 1, Player 096 asked to let him take it instead, wanting to take control and make his own decision in life for once. However, it was soon revealed that the game was Glass Stepping Stones and as he chose the number 1, he would be the first to go.
As such, the odds were completely against him, making his decision an extremely poor one with hindsight.
Death[]
He managed to guess the first panel correctly, and went on to the second, where he jumped onto the wrong panel and fell to his death.
Trivia[]
Mistakes[]
- In Red Light, Green Light, a different man is seen behind Player 250 wearing the 096 tracksuit.
- Another Player 096 can be seen panicking in the chaos during Red Light, Green Light.
Behind the scenes[]
Player 096 was portrayed by Jung Woo-hyuk and an unknown extra.
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Season One
- "Red Light, Green Light" (icon and error)
- "Hell"
- "Gganbu"
- "VIPS"
References[]
- ↑ Assuming the remaining games all occurred on consecutive days after the Squid Games resumed, Glass Stepping Stones most likely took place on June 29, with the final game happening on June 30.