Player 197

Player 197 (2024)
Name	Unknown
Aliases	Player 197
Relationships	Park Gyeong-seok (ally/teammate) Sim Jae-seok † (ally/teammate) Player 140 † (ally/teammate) Player 009 (ally/teammate) Player 067 † (friend) Player 102 † (best friend) Player 056 † (enemy/victim) Player 418 (enemy)
Affiliation	2024 Squid Game Team X Blue Team
Fate
Status	Alive
Physical Description
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Black
Appearances
Portrayed by	Do Ye-joon
First appearance	"001"
Last appearance	"Friend or Foe"

Voting
Round 1	✕
Round 2	✕
Round 3	✕
Round 3 Tie	✕
Round 4	✕

Player 197 is a contestant of the Squid Game in 2024.

History

Player 197 was in heavy debt and decided to enter the Squid Games, he woke up in the Dormitory and went through Red Light, Green Light, crossing the finish line and proceeding to survive the first game, 197 can be seen for the first time after Kang Mi-na's (Player 196) death, appearing on the panel on the right to her. On the first vote, he voted X, to stop the games. On Six-Legged Pentathlon, he joined a team with Park Gyeong-seok (Player 246), Sim Jae-seok (Player 343), Player 140 and Player 009, he played Jegi and succesfully completed it, getting the team to victory, he can be seen celebrating at the finish line, alongside his team, on the second vote, 197 voted X again, still wanting to stop the games, he can't be seen during Mingle but its certain that he got through it since we can see him on the third vote, in which he voted X once again, he also appears on the X team count next to Park Jung-bae (Player 390). In the Special Game, 197 got attacked by a Team O attacker, he counterattacked quickly and knocked him on the ground, he didn't kill him whatsoever, instead running to flee the battle. After that, he saw Player 056 stabbing Player 067, right after, he took action and strangled 056, to avenge his friend, 067. Player 197 survived the Special Game, and can be seen after the Special Game, he didn't participate in Gi-hun's Revolt and is playing on the next game on Season 3

Mistakes

• Another Player 197 is seen in Mingle.
• After the third vote when the players get food we can see that Player 197 is walking in front of Gi-hun and Jung-bae, however one frame later the camera changes point of view and we see that he is still behind them

Behind the scenes

Player 197 is portrayed by Do Ye-joon. He can be seen looking at a camera according to BTS footage on the Third Vote, it also shows him voting for "X".

Murders Committed

Episode	Character	Image/GIF	Method
Friend or Foe	Player 056		Strangled with his tracksuit.

Appearances

• Season Two
  • "001"
  • "Six Legs"
  • "One More Game"
  • "O X"
  • "Friend or Foe"

Gallery

Player 197's icon.

Player 197's icon is located next to Kang Mi-na's icon.

Player 197 searching for teammates, as seen in BTS footage.

Behind the scenes photo of Player 197 in Six-Legged Pentathlon.

Player 197 and his team surviving Six-Legged Pentathlon.

Player 197 in the bathroom after the 2nd vote.

Another player 197 on the mingle platform before round 2.

Player 197 after voting for the third time, as seen in BTS footage.

Ditto.

BTS of Player 197 shouting at Team O.

Ditto.

Player 197 moments before the bathroom fight, as seen in BTS footage.

Player 197 fighting with 418

Player 197 waiting for food after the third vote.

Player 197 receiving food.

Player 197 after receiving food.

Player 197 after receiving food 2.

Player 197 looking for a place to eat.

Player 197 listening to Byeong-su.

Player 197 during the headcount of "X" voters.

Player 197 pleased after learnind than the Xs outnumbered the Os.

Player 197 leave the Headcount with Player 102.

Player 197 after the Special Game.

Player 197 running up behind Player 056 to strangle him.

Player 197 preparing to strangle Player 056.

Player 197 start strangling Player 056.

Player 197 strangling Player 056 to death.

Player 197 when Hyun-ju came back to the Dormitory.

Player 197 in the Squid Game 3 teaser being on the blue team.

Player 197 during the 4th Game.

Player 197 walking up the stairs after the 4th game.

Behind the scenes

Player 197 and his teammates watching Park Gyeong-seok play Gonggi from behind the scenes footage.

Player 197 relieved after Gyeong-seok finished his mini-game.

Behind the scenes image of Player 197 in Park Gyeong-seok's team for Six-Legged Pentathlon, along with Players 009, 343, and 140.