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| “ | Tag! | „ |
| ~ Thanos' famous quote after killing three players in Red Light, Green Light. |
| “ | I'm gonna kill half of humanity with my raps, bam! | „ |
| ~ A lyric from one of Thanos's songs referencing Thanos. |
Choi Su-bong (Korean: 최수봉), also known as Thanos and Player 230, is a major antagonist in Season 2 of Netflix's South Korean survival thriller series Squid Game.
He is a professional rapper who joined the 36th Squid Game to pay off his debts. Thanos is a prominent member of Team O and the leader of Thanos Team. He is the archenemy of Lee Myung-gi.
He is portrayed by rapper, Choi Seung-hyun (also known as, T.O.P).
Biography[]
Background[]
Little is known about Choi Su-bong's early life. As a rapper, he was the runner-up in the final of "The Rap Battleground" competition, and he was a famous artist known and admired by many fans.
At some point, he met and subscribed to Lee Myung-gi's YouTube channel, "MG Coin," and watched his videos every day. Su-bong invested millions of wons after being advised to invest his money in the altcoin Dalmatian, promoted by Myung-gi's channel. However, the crypto ended up being unsuccessful and costed Su-bong all of his money, ultimately accumulating a debt of 1.19 billion won. He went to a bridge to kill himself only to be stopped and approached by The Recruiter, who invited him to 36th the Squid Game, which he accepted to make his mother proud.
Squid Game 2[]
He first appears when he is seen with the other players, asking some questions to the guards. Thanos then meets Lee Myung-gi, telling him he used to be a subscriber to his channel and used to watch his videos everyday. He then reveals that because of his advices in investing in Dalmatin, he lost all of money he worked so hard for. After some arguments, it soon escalates and a fight almost breaks out between them, but Thanos is stopped by Nam-gyu, who states that people are watching, which causes Thanos to back off and leave Myung alone for the time being. At the Photo Booth, it revealed Thanos used to be a popular rapper and had many players recognized him. They all wanted to be in a photo with him but the guard refuses. In the first game of Red Light Green Light, Thanos begins flirting with a female player, which probably made her uncomfortable. Before the game started, Thanos and the other players noticed Seong Gi-hun telling the crowd about if they move during the game then they’ll die which made the players confused.
As the game started, all the players were following the rules however Thanos noticed a bee going on the female player’s neck as he tells her about it which caused her to freak out and gets killed. As some of the players noticed, they began to run but got killed by the snipers. While shocked at first, Thanos realized he can get more people killed; he pushes three more players down and watches them get killed as he joyfully jumped around as he and the other players made it. Back at the dormitory, several players began to beg to go home. The guards decided to do a vote for the people who wanted to stay or end the game; however, most of the players (including Thanos) voted for O, and Player 001 (who is the Frontman in disguise) made the final vote.
Thanos and his friend Nam-gyu (whom he knew from a club before the games) confront Myung-gi. Thanos still wanting his money back from Myungi-gi, he tells them to go away when he was trying to eat his food, but they grabbed it from him and smeared all of his all food in his face. Myungi-gi angrily tackles Thanos to the ground, but Nam-gyu comes to Thanos’ aid as the two beat up the former YouTuber, but Player 001 confronts the two as he beats Nam-gym down and overpowers Thanos as he begs for him to stop, reluctantly showing mercy.
In the second game called Six-Legged Pentathlon, Thanos forms a team (which includes Nam-gyu, Min-su, Se-mi and Gyeong-su) as they worked together to pass the game. During the second round of the voting, most of the players voted for O and once again won the voting. In the bathroom, Thanos and Nam-gyu confronts Myung-gi again but Myung-gi tells him off. As Thanos was about to beat him up again, he was interrupted by the other players, including 001, entering the bathroom. In the third game called Mingle, throughout the whole game, Thanos is seen to be joyful as he dances around with Nam-gyu.
Thanos then kicks out Min-su, Se-mi and Gyeong-su every time there's a limit to the players in the rooms, as both Thanos and Nam-gyu survived the game (Min-su and Se-mi managed to survive too, but Gyeong-su didn't make it, much to Thanos' sadness). Back at the dormitory, Thanos and Nam-gyu are happy to see Min-su still alive after they had to kick him out during the game. In the third round of the voting, Thanos happily runs to the voting table as he kisses the O button, but he noticed Min-su voting for X to stop the game which made Thanos furious. However, the vote against X and O are a tie, and they'll figure it out tomorrow. Thanos and Nam-gyu confronts Min-su in the bathroom for pressing X as Thanos tries to get him to press O tomorrow, telling him about how he was approached by the games and he views them as a chance to make "his mother proud" but Min-su is preventing him from doing so. Myung-gi appears telling Thanos to leave Min-su, alone as he confronts Thanos for trying to force other players to vote for O as the other players began to notice.
As a fight breaks out between X and O players, Thanos overpowers Myung-gi, before attempting to kill him. However, Myung-gi grabs his fork and managed to stab Thanos’ neck two times. Thanos attempts to grab the latter and fight through his injuries, but dies in the process, around the same time Nam-gyu takes the drugs that were around his neck.
Nam-gyu furiously blamed the other team for killing his friend, though he also revealed he had disdain towards Thanos for "treating him like an idiot". He would then continue to use his drugs.
Personality[]
Thanos was suicidal until he was offered an invitation to the Squid Game by a recruiter. Deciding to make his mother proud, Thanos accepted the invitation to the games. While initially depicted as a petty and vain bully, and shown to be genuinely horrified by Mi-na’s murder, Thanos reveals himself to be highly psychotic and unpredictable when he’s on drugs, finding entertainment in brutally murdering the other contestants such as during Red Light Green Light. His rage may reach a murderous intensity if someone slights or confronts him, as seen when he attempts to strangle Myung-gi during their brawl in the bathroom.
However, Thanos isn't completely heartless. He openly welcomes Min-su into 'Thanos Team' even after Nam-gyu insults him. He's seen among those cheering for other team's during the six-legged race. Unlike his sidekick Nam-gyu, Thanos actually treats his teammates with respect throughout the games, contrasting previous villain Jang Deok-su. He even pushes for Nam-gyu to treat Se-mi with respect since she's the oldest and steps in whenever he bullies Min-su, arguing their team works better if they get along. Likewise, despite kicking Gyeong-su out of the group, Thanos is horrified witnessing him get killed after he fails to make it to a room in time.
It's implied Thanos' drugs make him unable to comprehend the consequences of his actions fully; he's shown to be confused when Myung-gi points out he'd be dead if he won all the way and despite kicking Gyeong-su from the group personally, Thanos is shocked when realizing he's not with the group.
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Enemies[]
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Victims[]
- Player 196/Kang Mi-na - Indirectly; distracted by Thanos before being shot by a solider during Red Light, Green Light.
- Player 216 - Pushed by Thanos before being shot by a soldier during Red Light, Green Light.
- Player 270 - Pushed by Thanos before being shot by a soldier during Red Light, Green Light.
- Player 257 - Pushed by Thanos before being shot by a soldier during Red Light, Green Light.
- Gyeong-su - Indirectly; shot by a soldier after being kicked aside by Thanos during Mingle.
- Player 279 - Blocked and kicked to the ground by Thanos during Mingle.
Trivia[]
- His name and hair colour are based on the Marvel villain Thanos, which is referenced in the show when another player refers to the Infinity Stones.
- He had nail polish on the nails of one hand to replicate the colour of each Infinity Stone.
- He can be heard speaking three languages during season 2, these being Korean, English and Spanish.
- Thanos' actor, Choi Seung-hyun is also a rapper going by the name T.O.P, who was a former member of boy band BigBang. T.O.P also had a record of using drugs (much like his character Thanos), specifically marijuana, in June 2017 and pleaded guilty in the court.
- Thanos and all his teammates (excluding Se-mi) all have a 2 in their player number.
- ie: 124, 125, 230, and 256
External Links[]
- Thanos on the Squid Game Wiki
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