Squid Game Old Man Il-Nam Details You ABSOLUTELY Missed!

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A dystopian vision of a polarized society, Netflix’s newest smash hit Squid Game is the latest manifestation of the ever-growing influence of South Korea’s popular culture, epitomised by K-Pop sensations BTS and BlackPink, and the subtitled Oscar-winning film Parasite. It is undeniable that the series has become a global hit, dominating almost a hundred countries in just a span of a few weeks, and reaching the west’s biggest regions such as the UK and US, without hardcore promotion on its back. Its tasteful blend of a colorful plot, social allegory, and uncompromising treatments creates South Korea’s latest culture phenomenon. Apart from the fact that the series features everything an average viewer would want to see in a dystopian game of death, including the most marginalized such as the deeply in debt, a migrant worker, and a North Korean defector, the story also depicts a lot of twists. Squid Game is replete with colorful and unique takes on kid games, but it also showcased a shock factor, like when the series revealed in the second to the last episode that the Front Man is actually the police officer’s brother. But if there is anything that seriously messed up our minds, it must have been the old man’s twist. Before I go on, let me warn you, because this video contains the biggest twist of the game, so make sure you have watched the entire series first before continuing aboard!

So, in Episode 6 Gganbu, which we can all agree was the most heartbreaking episode by the way, the old man, Oh Il-Nam, was ‘eliminated’ or was shot. It wasn’t shown on the screen, but we all believed he was indeed shot because every single player who failed to win their games was taken out by the masked guards. We thought it would have been the last episode where we see the old man. He revealed that he was the mastermind behind the game, that he was the masked man shadowed briefly in the episode of the VIPs. Of course, as expected, we were all mindblown. However, most fans who were quick to theorize and look closely during the entire series, or at least those who watched the series for the second time around, have noticed some clues that led to the twist. The old man’s twist being the brains behind all the games was actually foreshadowed throughout the whole series, who would have thought? And in this video, we’ll share with you all the easter eggs that hinted the old man was actually part of the game. But before that, make sure first to hit that subscribe button and notification bell for more updates. Now, let’s begin!

We all know that Gi-Hun, aka Player 456 was the old man’s closest friend, or his Gganbu, as he said himself. The old man himself told Gi-Hun that a gganbu should always be willing to sacrifice his marbles to his other gganbu. That was actually one of the factors that made it all the more heartbreaking to watch. Of all the episodes that showed the old man’s vulnerability, this might be the toughest to bear, as the old man deliberately sacrificed winning in order for Gi-Hun to survive.

This is perhaps the most glaring clue that Il-nam is not as helpless as he seems. As revealed by his strategy for winning against a much stronger team, he is practically a master of tug of war. While Il-nam’s excuse of having played the game frequently as a child is believable, this actually reveals the extent to which he prepared for taking part in the games. He seemed to have known every game, saying that he has played every single one of them during his childhood. Which is already a nice clue as to how the games were picked by the Squid Game founder.

This perhaps is one of the most obvious clues that even non-focused viewers might not have missed. How Il-nam described the neighborhood setting for the marble game was dismissed by many as the mere ramblings. But as Squid Game’s ending reveals, the setting was an accurate recreation of Il-nam’s old home. This could have been the Front Man’s way of making the marble game even more exciting.

Il-nam’s wide smile throughout the different death games is reflective of his outlook on life, as he explained to Gi-hun. Unlike every other player who is risking their life for the chance to win Squid Game’s 45.6 billion Korean won prize.

This clue rushed by so quickly that very few viewers actually caught it. During episode 5 of Squid Game, police officer Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon) infiltrates the Front Man’s inner sanctum. Apart from the fact that Il-nam was not a real player.

That’s all for today, we hope you enjoyed that video and if you did, don’t forget to hit that like and subscribe button and smash that notification bell for more videos like this.

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#4. Il-nam chose star and he DID NOT carve it easily. He used Gi-Huns strategy of licking it to "survive"

hooman
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Wait a minute . Correction. The old man (ll -nam) did lick the back of his cookie to help him take out the Star shape, so he did use a special technique. He didn't just carve it out by hand.

PreferAndroid
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Wait but he didn’t easily carve out the star 😵‍💫 and Ali chose the circle not a square

Paomiyah
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I want my tears back tho Bc I cried for him 7 times 💀

navossmwahh
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I finished the series and I’m going to watch every single video you have, keep up the great work, cya.

bingchillingeater
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Rule Number 1 : If You Don't See a Dead Body, he ain't Dead!!!!

ayaan
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Another Easter egg that alluded to him been the mastermind behind squid game was that when everyone hopped into the car and got gassed, the old man just hopped in after everyone was asleep and never showed him getting put to sleep. Also, when we saw through the motion tracking eyes of the robotic doll in red light green light, if viewers watched carefully, they would realize that the old man was not registering as a player while every other player was been tracked

psychedelictacos
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I heard 3 mistakes, we see the old man alive in episode 9 not 8. He did struggle with the star shape and used the licking technique. And Ali chose a Circle, not a square.

mitchmatch
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I knew the old man was evil when the front man stopped the prison riot when he started screaming.

emilymiguel
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He's a leader on its game. Did y'all even watch the whole episode? He is obviously the masterpiece on that game... It didn't even show his death or the scene that he got shot on episode 6 (marble game). And he know the hack on its game and in the end he said it "clearly" that he made that game. And in green light green light you can see that he was not getting scanned on it's doll and he was enjoying that game while others is scared and afraid. And so he gave the player's a second chance to stop the game but they came back and so they all died except 456 the winner

(Sorry if some of people didn't watch this
I'm sharing spoilers to anyone that didn't understand.)

lexiefloweryiee
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One big clue for me that old man was a nasty man.

He asked the main. Your father beat you alot as a child didn't he? Main said yes shocked like how did you know?

My son was just the same.


I was immediately like whoa to recognise it like that he really must have thrashed his son. I wish to teleport to the future 5yrs and find out fast the full family history of the games. The staff members the legends. We can get it all theres like 32 years of games to look back on.

TrollingHistory
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Hey guys did you know when they were picking the shapes look at il ñam face when Seong gi hun picks umbrella and he says do you wanna switch he says no il ñam and he thought he was gonna die.

Edit: I said seong go hun so I edited it to gi hun

Bob-objc
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Old man was playing so he could die. The rest were playing so they could live.

abdullahal-shimri
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Ali Chose The Circle. There Was No Square To Be Chosen. There Was Only A Circle, A Triangle, A Star, And An Umbrella To Choose From.

Hansiee
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Well the show was so well made and suspense that we didn't even get the most obvious clues

venoxedits
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Il-Nam DID not easily carve out the star at first he did but then he licked it

protolouge
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Didn't Ill Nam lick the star 5:31 because he noticed GI Hun licking the back of the honeycomb umbrella?.

julienceaser
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I now the old man is the leader my friend said

hajraaa
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“This perhaps is one of the most obvious clues that even none focused views would have missed”.

If they’re non-focused, then of course the wouldn’t notice it lol

dealphawolf
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How many players would be in the last game if Player 250 didn´t make an chain reaction on Red Light Green Light

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