Sang-woo makes use of Ali’s belief in him to his benefit. After dropping to Ali truthful and sq., Sang-woo convinces him that there will probably be one other spherical of the sport, and that they’ve to separate as much as see how the opposite groups are doing to see who they could possibly be up towards. Sang-woo provides to make Ali a safer pouch to carry his marbles, and Ali trusts him, handing over his pouch. It isn’t till the sport is over that we understand that Sang-woo switched out Ali’s marbles for rocks, approaching one of many masked guards and claiming the victory for himself. Ali calls out for Sang-woo, on the lookout for his good friend as the sport involves an in depth.
Participant 218 Cho Sang-woo and Participant 067 Kang Sae-byeok
This season 1 betrayal isn’t fairly as stunning given Sang-woo’s manipulation of Ali, however that doesn’t make it any much less heartbreaking. Proper earlier than the ultimate recreation, Sang-woo, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), and Kang Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon) are given a elaborate steak dinner by their rich overlords (and naturally allowed to take their steak knives with them). Kang Sae-byeok is doing her finest to cover a stab wound inflicted by the explosion of the glass bridge within the earlier recreation, however that doesn’t cease Sang-woo from killing her within the gamers’ quarters anyway to do away with his competitors earlier than the ultimate recreation.
Participant 456 Seong Gi-hun and Participant 001 Oh Il-nam
Seong Gi-hun and Oh Il-nam turn out to be unlikely allies all through season 1’s video games. They do their finest to assist one another survive up till the fourth recreation. Like Sang-woo and Ali, Gi-hun and Il-nam find yourself as companions, testing the bounds of their friendship. Il-nam seems to battle vastly together with his dementia on this problem, leaving Gi-hun to determine whether or not or to not use that to his benefit to win the sport. Ultimately, he does, considerably, and Il-nam is conscious sufficient to know that he did. However nonetheless, he refers back to the two of them as gganbu, trusted pals, and appears to simply accept his loss of life graciously. That is the place the true betrayal is available in.
Within the season finale, Gi-hun receives a mysterious invitation from Il-nam a yr after profitable the video games. It seems that not solely did his former good friend not get killed within the video games like he thought, however he’s additionally the one who created the video games within the first place. Positive Il-nam really does die a number of moments later, however that doesn’t make this betrayal harm any much less, for us or Gi-hun.
Hwang Jun-ho and Hwang In-ho
Hwang Jun-ho’s (Wi Ha-joon) seek for his lacking brother is without doubt one of the finest subplots in season 1. By way of Jun-ho’s search, we get to be taught extra about how the video games work behind the scenes, the wealthy scumbags who discover enjoyment in them, and the id of The Entrance Man – a mysterious masked determine pulling the strings. After Jun-ho tries to flee the island and finds himself cornered, The Entrance Man takes off his masks and divulges himself to be Jun-ho’s lacking brother Hwang In-ho (Lee Byung-hun). In-ho was a contestant in one of many earlier video games and gained. After his victory, he was provided the job as The Entrance Man. In-ho tries to recruit his brother, however when Jun-ho refuses, he shoots him within the shoulder, sending him tumbling off the aspect of a cliff into the waters under. It’s a heartbreaking second that exhibits us simply how chilly and calculating In-ho might be.
Participant 456 Seong Gi-hun and Participant 001 Oh Younger-il a.okay.a. The Entrance Man
Talking of Hwang In-ho, his betrayal of Gi-hun and the others actually shouldn’t have been a shock. From the second we noticed him step out within the 001 participant uniform below the id of Oh Younger-il, it was by no means actually a matter of if he would betray Gi-hun, however fairly when. However despite the fact that we noticed this betrayal on the finish of season 2 coming a mile away, that doesn’t make it harm any much less.
