Attacking is our best option. So I think that's our plan.
Player 196 responding to Cho Sang-woo on defending themselves from future riots in "A Fair World"
Player 196 was a contestant in the 33rd Squid Game in 2020. He joined Seong Gi-hun's group partway through the games and remained as part of his group until he was eliminated.
History[]
Player 196 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, and 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. He was recruited by Cho Sang-woo to join their team. In Tug of War his team consist of Oh Il-nam, Kang Sae-byeok, Ji-yeong, Seong Gi-hun, Cho Sang-woo, Han Mi-nyeo, Abdul Ali, Player 244 and Player 276. He had doubts of Oh-nam's plan but follow through to aid his team to victory. Before the fourth game, he complained about his team, saying they turned into the weakest ones, as there were three woman and an old man. Player 244 and Player 196 suggested to attack another weak team. For the fourth game, he chose a partner, but it was revealed that the game was Marbles and that players would face their partners.
Fate[]
Player 196 lost to his partner, Player 244, and was subsequently eliminated.
Trivia[]
He has the same player number as one of the second characters from Season Two.
Mistakes[]
Another Player 196 can be seen at the start of Red Light, Green Light.
His icon shares with Player 412.
Behind the scenes[]
Player 196 was portrayed by Kim Dong-hyun. However, in a continuity error, his pink icon displays a woman instead a man.
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References[]
- ↑ Assuming the remaining games all occurred on consecutive days after the Squid Games resumed, Marbles most likely took place on June 28, the day before Hwang Jun-ho escaped the island.