Sea Captain Park is a boat captain, fisherman and twist antagonist who helped Hwang Jun-ho search for the island where the annual Squid Game competitions are held. He later assisted the team of mercenaries sent to find Seong Gi-hun after his reentry into the games.
Park was secretly also an informant for the overseers of the Squid Games, and had been either instructed or hired by Hwang In-ho to rescue Jun-ho and to keep an eye on him.
History[]
Hwang Jun-ho initially believed Captain Park saved his life after he was shot by the Front Man—who was later revealed to be his brother—and fell from a cliff into the sea. However, Park was either instructed or hired by Hwang In-ho to rescue Jun-ho and to keep an eye on him.
Park would often suggest to Jun-ho to turn around when they could not find the island, He would show doubt to Jun-ho but he continue to follow though his request to help find the island.
When Jun-ho recruited a group mercenaries, Captain park was assign to sail with one boat consisting half of the team. During one first searches with the team he took notice of the drone the pilot was controlling. The captain pretended to not know what a drone was as a way to act coy. In another search the captain sailed to a decoy island that the team thought it could had been the island they are looking for. The team would fall for the trap, and that led them back to the ship. Captain Park took the opportunity to try to convince them to go back as one of the member died and another was wounded. Their leader Kim made the counter argument that since they lost a teammate they should not give up on their quest.
Park's duplicity is exposed when a mercenary catches him tampering with aerial drones used to scout the islands for signs of the Squid Game. Suspicious, the Drone pilot starts questioning him. In response, Park kills the mercenary and convinces Choi Woo-seok, Jun-ho's associate, to dismiss the noise and go back to sleep.
Personality[]
Throughout season 2, Park plays dumb, pretending not to know what a drone is, such as calling it a "drome", to avoid suspicion of being an informant for the Squid Game overseers. From the start, he knew of Jun-ho's plan to track Gi-hun with the device, which he then reported to the Squid Game higher-ups, leading to its removal before Gi-hun awoke[1] inside the game. Park also informed the overseers about the island discovered via drone, resulting in the bomb explosion.
Park never intended to let Jun-ho uncover the Squid Game's location. His betrayal was likely motivated by money or threats from the Front Man; given In-ho's cunning nature, it's plausible Park acted out of self-preservation and concern for his family. Park also tipped off the Squid Game overseers about an island discovered via drone, leading to a bomb detonation.
Murders Committed[]
| Episode | Character | Image/GIF | Method |
| Friend or Foe | Drone pilot | 
|
Stabbed and thrown overboard. |
Appearances[]
- Season Two
- "Bread and Lottery"
- "Halloween Party"
- "001"
- "Six Legs"
- "One More Game"
- "O X"
- "Friend or Foe"
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