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## Personality Squid Game Wiki Advertisement Squid Game Wiki Thanos Thanos_Player_Picture Name Choi Su-bong Aliases Thanos (타노스 Tanoseu?) (stage name) Player 230 Thanos the Great (by himself) Family Unnamed parents Relationships Nam-gyu (friend) Se-mi † (former ally) Park Min-su (former ally) Gyeong-su † (friend) Lee Myung-gi (archenemy/killer) Oh Young-il (enemy) Kim Jun-hee (indirect enemy) Kang Mi-na † (former ally) Affiliation Squid Games MG Coin (formerly) Thanos Team (leader) Occupation Rapper (formerly) Fate Status Deceased Died November 3, 2024[1] Men's Bathroom, The Island Cause of death Stabbed in neck with fork by Lee Myung-gi Physical Description Gender Male Eye color Black Hair color Dark brown (naturally) Purple (dyed) Appearances Portrayed by T.O.P First appearance Last appearance "001" "Friend or Foe" More GdWDj4ZaoAEgw26 SPOILER WARNING This page contains major plot and ending details for the recently released Season Two. You have been advised. Before I got here, things were so rough, I was gonna jump off the Han River Bridge. Actually, I was there when this man wearing a suit gave me a business card. You must have got one too. Now, I'm not religious or anything, but... How should I put this? It felt like divine intervention. Like the universe was giving me a second chance, man. That's when I decided I was gonna turn my whole life around, make my mom proud. The thing is, when someone gets in the way of that, I don't mean to, but I lose my shit! I'm so fucking angry, man! Thanos to Park Min-su Choi Su-bong (최수봉 Choe Su-bong?), known professionally as Thanos (타노스 Tanoseu?) and also as Player 230, was a rapper who participated in the Squid Game in 2024. Advertisement History Prior to Choi Su-bong's entry in the Squid Game in 2024, he gained fame as a rapper under the stage name "Thanos". At some point, he would go on to win second place in Rap Battlegrounds, a rap battle tournament, missing first place after forgetting his lyrics. He was also an avid fan of YouTuber Lee Myung-gi, and claims to have watched every video posted under his channel "MG Coin". When Myung-gi began promoting a new cryptocurrency called "Dalmatian", Thanos decided to invest all the money he had made from rapping (which was around ₩500 million) into the coin. Unfortunately, the cryptocurrency turned out to be a scam, and he would fall into a debt totaling ₩1.19 billion. Feeling like his life was over, Thanos went to a bridge to kill himself before being stopped by a recruiter who offered him a chance to win all his money back after a game of ddakji. Thinking that the opportunity was some sort of divine intervention, Thanos entered the Squid Games in a last-ditch effort to start a new life and make his mother proud. Squid Game Waking up in the Squid Game dormitory, Thanos is one of the first players who complain to a game manager. He bemoans that the staff took away his limited edition shoes, and that they will have to replace them if they get ruined. Before the first game begins, Thanos quickly bonds with Nam-gyu over their shared hatred of Myung-gi. As the contestants are signing consent forms, the two spot the former YouTuber in the crowd and confront him about the money they have lost because of his investment advice. When Myung-gi defends himself, Thanos angrily states that he had told them to "bet it all" on the cryptocurrency "Dalmatian" before grabbing him by the collar. He is then stopped by Nam-gyu who tells him to calm down and that people are watching them. Just before leaving, the rapper warns Myung-gi that he "better do well because [he is] coming to get [his] money back." Thanos and the other 455 contestants are then led to get their photos taken for the game. Along the way, several people recognize him, and want to get their picture taken with him. Having all their belongings, including their phones, taken from them by the Squid Game staff, they choose to swarm around the rapper before a masked manager tells them that is not allowed. Faced with his fans disappointment, Thanos promises them that once the games are over he'll take a photo with each one of them before beckoning them to leave. As Thanos and the other players enter the first game "Red Light, Green Light", he shamelessly flirts with player 196, Kang Mi-na. Despite her apparent disinterest, the two continue to talk as Seong Gi-hun warns the other contestants about the first game. He alongside many others, including Mi-na disbelieves Gi-hun's warnings, and the rapper even claims him to be a mentally unstable drunkard, akin to his father. When the game does begin, Mi-na is the first to move after Thanos told her there was a bee on her neck and complimented her. She gets shot directly in the head. After she is shot, he appears visibly terrified as his eyes remained focused on the ground, most likely where Min-na's body is. During the next couple of green lights, Thanos is seen hurriedly taking out his cross necklace and swallowing one of the many colorful pills it contains. The drug appears to have an instantaneous effect as Thanos' demeanor suddenly changes to a carefree one afterwards. He pushes three players in front of him with an amused expression, and even smiles as they are all shot, going as far as to say a mocking "bye" once they are all killed. His newfound excitement remains even as the game continues, and more players are killed. In the following green lights, Thanos is seen swinging his hands in the air while jumping multiple times, and even doing a heel click in one particular instance. Once the survivors of "Red Light, Green Light" return to the dormitory, a masked manager holds an election on whether the contestants will continue or end the games. Thanos quickly votes to continue playing, just before Gi-hun warns the remaining voters to vote "X". Faced with the players' suspicions on his mental status and reliability, Gi-hun is forced to announce that he has "played these games before". After his confession, Thanos appears even more determined to take advantage of the games and earn back his fortune, telling Gi-hun: "If you really won, it actually works better for us. You can give us some tips on how to beat these games". After it is determined that the contestants will continue the games, Thanos is seen celebrating with Nam-gyu with an arrogant expression. Later that day, the two confront Myung-gi in which the rapper tells the former Youtuber that he has to make a lot of money in the games so that he can reimburse him for the money he "earned from busting [his] ass rapping". When Nam-gyu takes away Myung-gi's dinner, and he demands for it back, Thanos shoves the food into his face proclaiming that since he wanted it so bad, he would personally feed it to him. The two proceed to get into a physical altercation in which the rapper lands multiple punches on him with the help of Nam-gyu who restrains Myung-gi. When Oh Young-il warns them to stop fighting, Thanos tells him to "save the lecture for your own damn kids" before being kicked multiple times, and then choked by him. The next morning, Thanos is seen taking another pill from his cross and is questioned by Nam-gyu on what it is. He easily brushes it off, and tells him the next game is about to begin. When the guards instruct that the contestants form groups of five, Thanos teams up with Nam-gyu, Gyeong-su, Se-mi, a girl he found pretty, and Park Min-su, the boy Se-mi already teamed up with. Despite Nam-gyu stating that Min-su looks like a dork, Thanos is quite accepting of him, even calling him "cute" looking. After forming the Thanos Team, it is announced that the second game is "Six-Legged Pentahlon," which consists of five children's games: ddakji, biseokchigi, gong-gi, spinning top, and jegi. After both of the first groups are killed, Nam-gyu begs Thanos for one of the pills he had taken that very morning. Faced with his deflection, Nam-gyu threatens that his nervousness will cause him to mess up one of the games and have them killed which causes the rapper to concede in giving him a pill. In the following groups' turns, Thanos appears excited whenever a player beats a game, cheering them on with celebratory phrases such as "Let's go!" and "Way to go!" During his team's turn, he looks animated in the beginning, but is later seen fidgeting with his hands after Min-su failed to do gong-gi. But once he does pass, Thanos returns to his playful demeanor, dancing as Nam-gyu plays spinning top before he himself plays jegi. Back in the dormitory, Thanos is seen mimicking DJ moves before breaking up an argument between Nam-gyu, Min-su, and Se-mi. After learning that Min-su and Nam-gyu are the same age, and that Se-mi is a year older, he orders that the two should treat each other as friends and that they should both address Se-mi as "noo-na." When the second vote is held, Thanos and Nam-gyu force Min-su to vote to "O", which he does after some hesitancy. In the men's bathroom, Thanos, Nam-gyu, and Gyeong-su confront Myung-gi over his decision to vote "X", with the rapper deeming him a traitor. He then declares that Myung-gi is his slave, and that he will continue playing until the games end because that is what the rapper wants him to do. Thanos even says that he might win the entire prize in which Myung-gi responds that he would have to be dead in order for that to happen. Despite Myung-gi proceeding to attack his memory, Thanos remains fairly quiet until he brings up how the rapper forgot his lyrics during "that show's finale." In a fit of rage, Thanos pins Myung-gi against the wall before walking out of the bathroom once Young-il appears. The next day, Min-su catches Thanos taking another pill from his cross which seems to have become a daily routine. Nam-gyu is also seen taking one after pleading for one of his pills. During the third game Mingle, Thanos is seen dancing in a circle with his arm interlocked with Nam-gyu's. When the woman on the PA announces that they have to have four people in a room, Thanos is seen deciding between Gyeong-su and Min-su. Despite the former's pleas to pick him, the rapper kicks him before running into the room with the other "Thanos Team" members. Strangely, when the group is in one of the various rooms, Thanos asks where Gyeong-su is, though it was most likely due to his sudden flash of sobriety. Through the door's peephole he calls out Gyeong-su's name in a distressed tone before watching him being killed by one of the masked men. When the next round of Mingle begins, and the woman on the PA announces that they have to have three people in a room, Thanos declares that they will either pick Min-su or Se-mi through a game of rock, paper, scissors. Despite Se-mi asking Min-su to join her and leave the other two behind, he plays scissors against her extended hand which causes Thanos to happily exclaim that Min-su won. In the final round of Mingle, when the woman on the PA announces that they have to have two people in a room, Thanos chooses Nam-gyu. Despite easily leaving Min-su behind, the rapper appears relieved that he survived, embracing him in a tight hug and proclaiming how happy he was to see him. When the third vote is held, Thanos skips his way up to the "X" and "O" buttons before leaning in to kiss the latter. After Min-su votes to stop playing, the rapper confronts him outside the bathroom stall in which Min-su locked himself in. Once Nam-gyu threatens him, Min-su opens the stall's door in an attempt to escape, only to be aggressively shoved back down by Thanos. Noticing his terrified expression, Thanos tries to explain why he wants the games to continue, confessing that he was about to kill himself before being offered the chance to win all of his money back. He notes that the opportunity felt like divine intervention despite not being religious before proclaiming that Min-su is stopping him from starting a new life, and curses about how angry that makes him. Hearing the commotion, Lee Myung-gi tells Thanos to stop yelling at Park Min-su. The former Youtuber then goes on to claim that he was forcing a member of "Team X" to vote "O" next time which causes a standstill between both sides of the voters. As Min-su attempts to leave the bathroom, Thanos tries to stop him before being blocked by Myung-gi. The rapper then goes on to threaten him, proclaiming that if he voted to stop playing again, he would cut off his finger, give it to Kim Jun-hee, and then ask her out, adding she would "love it." Enraged, Myung-gi attempts to attack Thanos before being punched by him. A fight between the "X" voters and the "O" voters then breaks out in which Thanos quickly gets Myung-gi into a chokehold, and repeatedly punches him, emphasizing with each punch that his money, his ex-girlfriend, and his life are all his. Death It's all mine! Your money! Your girl! Your fսcking life! It's all Thanos's property now! You fսcking son of a goddamn mοtherfսcking bitch! Thanos' last words Thanos Death Thanos being killed by Lee Myung-gi during the Bathroom fight After calling Myung-gi a "son of a fucking bitch" he is unexpectedly stabbed in his submentum by Myung-gi with a fork that was previously handed to them during dinner. Thanos continues to hold him down despite the large amount of blood that is pouring out of his throat, but he is stabbed again, this time on the side of his neck. Even with the fork lodged in his neck, the rapper grabs Myung-gi by the ankle before the latter manages to shake him away. Shortly after, Thanos is seen dead next to the bathroom stall in which Myung-gi had entered. When Nam-gyu is punched and falls on the floor next to him, he attempts to grab his cross necklace, before taking the fork from his neck and using it to stab another player to death. Advertisement Personality I, like, you! Thanos to Kang Mi-na Thanos (Meet the cast) Thanos jumping during "Red Light, Green Light" after taking drugs Not much can be said about Thanos' actual personality as he is high for the majority of the series. From what can be inferred, Thanos is a spontaneous and careless individual who tends to act without thinking. This can be seen in him investing his entire life savings into the cryptocurrency "Dalmatian" after Lee Myung-gi insisted his fans should. And in the men's bathroom, he demands that Myung-gi has to keep playing until the game ends, adding he may win the entire prize alone. Myung-gi then reminds him that if he won the ₩45.6 billion, the rapper would have to be dead which appears to leave him speechless. Despite Myung-gi questioning his intelligence, Thanos is linguistically intuitive. When flirting with some of the female players, he easily comes up with rap lyrics on the spot. Along with this, Thanos has also displayed an extreme proficiency in the English language which he frequently exercises when talking to other contestants. Even when his emotions get the better of him, the rapper continues to speak in grammatically correct English, though it is usually mixed with Korean as seen in his last words: "You fucking son of a--씨발 놈의 bitch." Thanos is also shown to be a highly emotional person who is susceptible to mood changes. In the men's bathroom, he aggressively shoves Park Min-su into one of the stalls, yelling at him to "sit the fuck down," before confessing to him in a hushed voice that before entering the Squid Games he was on verge of committing suicide after his debt amounted to ₩1.19 billion. He then proceeded to curse about how "fucking furious" and "fucking angry" he is by Min-su's apparent betrayal for voting 'X.' His fluctuating, yet strong emotions are also seen in his interactions with various other people. In the first game, after Kang Mi-na is shot, Thanos appears saddened at the loss despite only knowing her for a few hours. During the game "Mingle," he is visibly pained when he sees Gyeong-su shot. When he yells Gyeong-su's name, Thanos adds a "-yah" at the end which showcases his perceived closeness with him. Due to his high intensity emotions, Thanos is also the type to hold grudges. He harbors an extreme hatred towards Myung-gi for "scamming him" of all of his money and engages in various physical altercations with him. He is constantly blaming him for ruining his life, and proclaimed that Myung-gi's money, girlfriend, and life all belong to him due to the suffering he has caused him. He even adds that the former YouTuber should not only pay him for the money he lost in the crypto scam, but also for the damage to his soul he has caused him. When experiencing emotions such as fear or anxiety, Thanos is seen to rely on drugs to suppress his nerves. This is not only shown during the Squid Games, but also during the round of ddakji he played with a recruiter in which he is seen vaping. While high, Thanos is a completely different person, one that is extremely unhinged and displays near psychopathic behaviors. Throughout the game, he is shown to have no remorse for causing the deaths of multiple people. In addition to this, Thanos displays aggressive behavior towards those who oppose him, and doesn't hesitate to harm others whenever he sees fit, though it is normally aimed at Myung-gi. He is also seen to be highly manipulative alongside his friend Nam-gyu. Se-mi even recognizes his manipulative behavior, telling Min-su that he is the only person part of the 'Thanos Team' who she believes will not deceive her. Though it may be unintentional, Thanos frequently uses people to his advantage, acting friendly and welcoming when people agree with him, but becoming childishly angered and violent when his orders are questioned or defied. Throughout the duration of the game, he repeatedly takes advantage of Min-su's timid nature by reminding him to vote for "one more game" and stick by his side, though he seems clueless to Nam-gyu's blatant threats of physical harm to Min-su. However, Thanos has also shown that he cares about his comrades in a warped sense. Before his death, he had maintained a positive, but somewhat demeaning relationship with Nam-gyu, with whom he danced and mocked other players with. During the game "Mingle," Thanos is seen pulling his hair in distress through a security camera, most likely from the emotional turmoil he was experiencing from Gyeong-su's recent death. This warped perception of camaraderie is also shown with Min-su, but it is mostly due to the rapper's changing levels of sobriety. Trivia Su-bong's appearance and stage name "Thanos" is based on the Marvel villain of the same name via the purple hair and the color of his nails that represent all of the Infinity Stones (except the Mind Stone). This is referenced in the show by Se-mi who questioned if Su-bong had all the Infinity Stones when he claimed his rapper name was "Thanos." Thanos' character shares a stark resemblance to its actor Choi Seung-hyun. Both are former rappers who have abused drugs, and enjoy dancing, though Seung-hyun's drug usage was minimal compared to Thanos. He can be heard speaking three languages during season 2: Korean, English or Spanish. In real life, Seung-hyun is close friends with Seong Gi-hun's actor, Lee Jung-jae, who actually provided Seung-hyun with the opportunity to act in Squid Games. Thanos shares various similarities to Jang Deok-su from Season 1; both are villainous players who are on the opposing team to the protagonist Gi-hun. However, the two differ in that Thanos doesn't interact with Gi-hun as often as compared to Deok-su who had several confrontations with the protagonist. The rapper is also portrayed as a more comedic villain, and is a lot more reckless while playing the games, though it is mostly credited to his drug usage. 8 characters deaths can be directly attributed to him (not counting the other team in the six legged race) Advertisement Behind the scenes Choi Su-bong is portrayed by rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor Choi Seung-hyun, better known by his stage name "T.O.P." In 2017 (seven years prior to his casting in Season 2), T.O.P, pled guilty to drug use and was blacklisted in the Korean music industry. During the scandal, he was hospitalized after overdosing on anxiety medication.[2] In 2024, Seung-hyun was cast as Thanos (Player 230) who is portrayed as a rapper and shown to have a drug problem. Even years later, the character's striking resemblance to Seung-hyun's personal life drew ire and backlash from some fans.[3] Hwang Dong-hyuk, the director of Squid Games, though praised the actor for the courage to return to the public spotlight after nine years, saying, "Despite the long hiatus, I have to say, as a director, he performed very impressively and I’m very satisfied with what he did with the character."[4] Appearances Season Two "001" "Six Legs" "One More Game" "O X" "Friend or Foe" Advertisement Gallery Thanos Player Picture Thanos Thanos with some other players. Thanos with some other players. Thanos (Meet the cast) Player230 S2 Team Thanos Team Thanos Thanos after being stabbed by Lee Myung-gi Thanos after being stabbed by Lee Myung-gi Promotional 230 References The Squid Game that took place in 2024 began directly after Seong Gi-hun met with the Front Man on October 31, with Mingle occurring on November 3. The fight in which he died occurred on the same day. K-pop superstar T.O.P. in intensive care after overdose - BBC T.O.P excluded from 'Squid Game' season 2 poster and cast list amid controversy - AllKPop ‘Squid Game’ Creator Praises K-Pop Star T.O.P’s Onscreen “Comeback” After Marijuana Scandal - Deadline Stay up to date on your Fandom Stay up to date on your fandom with carefully curated and timely Fandom newsletters. Email Address Sign up Advertisement More Information Comments Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Popular Pages Just for You Fandom logo Explore properties Fandom Muthead Fanatical Follow Us Overview What is Fandom? About Careers Press Contact Terms of Use Privacy Policy Digital Services Act Global Sitemap Local Sitemap Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information Community Community Central Support Help Advertise Media Kit Contact Fandom Apps Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 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