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You really thought I was your lackey because I called you boss?
~ Player 278's to Jang Deok-su during the Marbles game.
Bastards!
~ Player 278's last words before being shot by a masked soldier.

Player 278 is a supporting antagonist in Season 1 of the South Korean Netflix drama series Squid Game. After joining the 33rd Squid Game, he becomes a member of Jang Deok-su's gang.

He was portrayed by Kwak Ja-hyoung.

Personality[]

Not much is known about him, but Player 278 seemed to be completely loyal and respectful to Jang Deok-su until the Marbles game, as he was willing to follow all of his orders if it meant it would help him get further into the games. However, during the Marbles game, he quickly becomes cocky as he is about to win and cause the death of his "boss" and even tells him that he was not truly his minion, showing he was never really loyal to him in the first place.

Player 278 is shown to be rude, arrogant and vulgar. He continually makes fun of his "boss" during the Marbles game, including a joke where he says he is good at putting things in holes, then makes a sexual gesture with his hand. Upon first meeting Han Mi-nyeo, he also sticks his tongue out at her in a lewd manner when Deok-su makes a dirty comment about having sex with her if given the opportunity. He does have some standards though, showing horror and shock after killing the other team in Tug-of-War and showing some concern after Mi-nyeo tells him about Deok-su cheating with the doctor.

Biography[]

Not much is known about Player 278. He joined the Squid Game with 455 other players and manages to survive the first game (Red Light, Green Light).

After rejoining the Squid Game, Player 278 teams up with Jang Deok-su's gang. In the start of the second game, he sides with Deok-su in picking the star for his shape. During the game, he struggles to carve the shape of the sugar honeycomb until he sees Seong Gi-hun licking the honeycomb. He alongside the other players copy Gi-hun's tactic and he manages to carve out his shape before time ran out. During the night, after realizing that killing players is allowed outside the games and each kill increases the amount of money inside the piggy bank, Player 278 helps Deok-su's group to attack and murder other contestants. In the following day, he participates in the Tug-of-War game with Deok-su's gang and they win against team 7.

During the next game, teams up with Deok-su, saying he will help his "boss" to win, however, they soon learn they will be playing against each other. During the Marbles game, he almost ends up winning against Deok-su as he kept guessing his marbles correctly every time. Player 278 becomes cocky and provokes Deok-su because he knows the gangster is scared of losing.

Deok-su then demands to switch marble game and the Masked Soldier accepts his request, to Player 278's frustration. They start a challenge where they toss all their marbles in a hole. Near the end, each of them have one marble left and Deok-su misses the hole, making Player 278 become confident about his own victory. However, when Player 278 throws his last marble, it accidentally hits a pebble and pushes Deok-su's marble inside the hole, giving his opponent the win.

Losing the game causes Player 278 to freak out and he ends up running away to avoid getting killed by the Masked Soldiers, but ends up running into another soldier and screams "Bastards!" before being eliminated by the guard.

Relationships[]

Allies[]

  • Deok-su's Gang - Teammates

Enemies[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Player 278 is the only main teammate of Deok-su's group to not have his first and third numbers matching.
  • Some people found his death rather comedic as he tried to beat Deok-su while showing his arrogant traitorous behavior but ends up losing.

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           Squid Game logo render Villains

Masked Men
The Host | Front Man | Masked Managers (Unnamed Young Manager) Masked Soldiers | Masked Workers (Number 28) | The Salesman | The VIPs

Players
Cho Sang-woo | Jang Deok-su's Gang (Jang Deok-su | Byeong-gi | Player 278 | Player 040 | Player 303)

Others
Loan Sharks | Ji-yeong's Father | Gang Member | Organ Trafficking Conspiracy | Factory Owner

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