![]() ĭespite being a rational with a calculated nature, and also apparently fully self-centered and cold-blooded by the end of the competition, he isn't really cold-hearted. The failure also nearly drives him to commit suicide in his motel restroom after the games were halted due to a majority vote, before being offered another chance to play the Squid Game. Because of his immense failure, he is not able to face his mother and tell her the truth. As a former student of Seoul National University, his entire neighborhood, including his mother, had high expectations for his future. Sang-woo is determined to win the competition, as he views it as his final chance to solve his financial issues, and knows fully well that he will have to go to great lengths to win.īeing in heavy debt after failing in his investments caused him to become desperate, especially because his mother's belongings would be confiscated after he used them as financial collateral in failed investments. Sang-woo is not easily fooled and is capable of manipulating people, a trait he employs to his advantage during the Marbles game of the 33 rd Squid Game. ![]() However, this also makes him willing to resort to questionable means to ensure his success. He also has a strong determination to accomplish his goals. Sang-woo relies mostly on logic than on emotion to make his decisions. He is an extremely bright person and capable of quickly figuring out solutions to problems, even in extremely stressful and life-threatening situations, which is demonstrated when he saved his team during the Tug of War game. Sang-woo's main trait is his intelligence. Sang-woo arguing with Seong Gi-hun in " Front Man" I'm alive right now because I tried damn hard to stay alive. As a final request before his death, Sang-woo asked Gi-hun to use some of the prize winnings to help his mother. However, Sang-woo decided to commit suicide by stabbing himself in the neck, allowing Gi-hun to be winner of the competition. Refusing to claim his victory, Gi-hun attempted to end the games prematurely by invoking clause 3 of the consent form, hoping to secure a majority vote to end the game and save his friend's life. The two faced off in a Squid Game, in which Gi-hun defeated him. Sang-woo was one of the two players to make it into the final round of the competition, along with Gi-hun, who by then was his rival. He later murdered Player 017 in the Glass Stepping Stones game, and afterwards Kang Sae-byeok, to keep himself in the games. Sang-woo resorted to manipulation to win the Marbles game, betraying Ali and leaving him to die. However, to ensure his own survival, he tended to be more ruthless and inconsiderate as the games progressed. ĭuring the games, Sang-woo helped Gi-hun and others in their alliance, particularly befriending Ali Abdul. After the games were stopped by the majority vote, his heavy debt almost led him to kill himself in his motel room before having being offered the chance to rejoin the Squid Game. However, he ultimately decided to continue participating when he learned that the prize money for winning was ₩45.6 billion. Īfter participating in the Squid Game and surviving the first round, Sang-woo took the initiative for conducting a vote among the contestants to end the Squid Game after learning that participants who lose are killed. He also used his mother's house and store as collateral for those activities. He illegally siphoned money from his client's balances, then invested it in derivatives and future options that failed, resulting in a loss of ₩6 billion. After his graduation, Sang-woo became the leader of an investment team at the securities company, Joy Investments. The childhood best friend of Seong Gi-hun, Sang-woo was an extremely intelligent and successful businessman who graduated from Seoul National University at the top of his class, and was hailed as a prodigy in Ssangmun-dong. Sang-woo to Seong Gi-hun during his final moments in " One Lucky Day"Ĭho Sang-woo ( 조상우 Jo Sang-u ?), also known as Player 218, was a contestant in the 33 rd Squid Game in 2020, and one of the finalists of the competition. When we were kids, we would play just like this, and our moms would call us in for dinner.
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