I'm Obsessed With "Squid Game" Characters So I Ranked Them From Worst To Best
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🚨Warning: This post contains major Squid Game spoilers!🚨
Like just about everybody else in the world, I finished Squid Game a couple of weeks ago and have not been able to stop thinking about it since.
Specifically, the characters. There are just so many lovable ones...and then there are those who are just evil scum. So I thought I'd rank them all by how much I want them to die vs. how much I want them on my team. Here they are, from worst to best...
17.Oh Il-nam
THIS PIECE OF SHIT HAD US ALL FOOLED!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE I CRIED FOR HIM!!!!!!!! AND HE WAS BEHIND THE WHOLE TORTURE GAMES ALL ALONG!!!
What a bastard. The fact that he was charming only makes it hurt worse. He didn't care about anyone's feelings — anyone's LIFE — but his own. Scum.
16.The VIPs
Absolute detestable pigs. Also...the worst acting on the show. Painful to watch. Hate everything here.
15.The Organ-harvesting Staff
These guys are rape-y vultures. *Shudder*
14.Jang Deok-su
He's a ruthless bully who gives no fucks about killing anyone and everyone getting in his way. Somehow, in Squid Game, he's still not the worst.
13.The Religious Guy
Technically he's not THAT bad I guess, but he annoys me more than just about every other character. I'm sorry.
12.Cho Sang-woo
He put himself first every step of the way, betraying his friends in big and small ways — after being in a bad financial situation because he actually defrauded others. He's not a good guy. But...he really loves his mom? Still, I can never forgive him for Ali or Sae-byeok.
11.Hwang In-ho
I have SO MANY QUESTIONS about In-ho. How did he go from donating his kidney to his brother to KILLING him and working for the game? He's awful...but intriguing.
10.The Rest of the Staff
It's easy to hate faceless drones, but not as easy as it is to hate everyone else on this list before them.
9.The Doctor
What he does is perhaps no worse than what others do...but it's still so repugnant. Wasn't sad to see him die.
8.The Red Light, Green Light Doll
She's creepy as hell and totally murderous, but also iconic! She's only doing what she was programmed to do, after all.
7.The Recruiter
Look, he's hot. He can slap me any time — I'm not even sorry.
6.Han Mi-nyeo
She was a much more layered and interesting character than she seemed to be at first, and frankly a lot of fun to watch, even when she was doing nasty shit.
5.Hwang Jun-ho
He's smart, determined, and seems really caring — he went to so much effort to try to find and save his brother — or at least discover what happened to him — only to end up shot by him. Poor Jun-ho. Here's hoping he gets justice if there is a Season 2!
Also, yes, he's a total babe.
4.Seong Gi-hun
Gi-hun is a huge surprise because in the first episode it was sometimes difficult to have sympathy for him, but as the story unfolds and we learn more about him and his background, it's hard not to be swept up in his humor, his enthusiasm, and his attempts to do the right thing even in the most brutal circumstances. Still, I wish he'd just gotten on that goddamn plane.
3.Ji-yeong
She's an angel who deserved so much better than what she got! Including the limited screentime — it would have been great to learn more about her. But what we did get was enough to embed her in our hearts forever.
2.Ali Abdul
Speaking of characters who deserved better...will I ever recover from Sang-woo's betrayal of Ali? It seems unlikely. He was too kind and trusting for his own good. I can't even talk about it.
1.Kang Sae-byeok
She's tough and sometimes does bad things, but for very good reasons. All she wants is to protect her family and go to Jeju Island. She's really quite pure and NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS. Damn you, Sang-woo!
