"And I don't know which year it was. There was a man who'd lost, and I went over to shoot him, but... Hmm. I recognized his face. Guess who it was. My dad. I was aiming a weapon at my very own father. And he begged me, tears in his eyes, to spare his life. And so do you know what I did? I shot him, bang, right in the middle of his forehead."
The Recruiter explaining his backstory to Seong Gi-hun in "Bread and Lottery"
This unnamed man was a player who participated in Squid Games in an unknown year. He is the father of The Recruiter.
History[]
Almost nothing is known about his life, except for the fact that he had a son who ended up being the recruiter for the Squid Games. He was also presumably in a heavy debt.
Fate[]
He lost in one of the games, and then his own son, who was a soldier, went to him to eliminate him. He was crying profusely to keep him alive, but his son ignored his request and shot his father in the head, thus eliminating him.
Appearances[]
- Season Two
- "Bread and Lottery" (mentioned)