Why wasn't player 001 killed?

Player 001 (Oh Il-nam) in Squid Game Season 1 was not killed because he was the creator and host of the games, using the competition to experience the thrill of playing rather than just watching before dying of a brain tumor. He was protected by staff, specifically spared during the marbles game, and did not have his handcuffs locked during tug-of-war. Reddit +4
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Why did player 001 let Gi-hun live?

He let Gi-hun live and wants him to not feel guilt because Gi-hun was kind to him and helped him have fun.
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Was player 001 faking dementia?

Manipulation: Il-nam joined the 33rd Squid Game as a normal player and pretended to be an old man with dementia, deceiving all the other players. Not even his teammates suspected of him.
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Was 001 chained to the rope?

He had the best Tug of War strategy.

Also, if you look closely at the handcuffs chaining the players to the rope, 001's weren't actually locked, giving him the chance to bail out if they lost.
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Did player 001 betray the Squid Game?

In Season 2, Player 001 gains Seong Gi-hun's trust by pretending to join him in his rebellion. And then, in the pivotal moment, after the vote to leave the games has been lost and the rebellion has to proceed by force, betrays him.
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Does Player 001 fake his death?

So we know that in season 1, the old man was player 001. We find out at the very end that when he 'lost' the marble game, he was escorted away and they faked his death. He turned out to be the guy behind the games.
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Will Thanos return in season 3?

Some fans may have been hoping to see him return somehow in the final stretch of the show, and indeed, he did so — just not how you might think. Thanos returned to the screen, briefly, in a surprising moment in Season 3's penultimate episode.
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Was 001 actually evil?

While he's feigning humility and kindness in the game as 001/Young-il, he's actually a cynical murderer and villain.
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What is the saddest death in the Squid Game?

While opinions vary, Ali (Player 199) from Season 1 is widely considered the saddest death due to his pure nature and heartbreaking betrayal by Sang-woo. Other frequently mentioned tragic deaths include Ji-yeong (Player 240) for her selfless sacrifice for Sae-byeok in Season 1, and Kim Jun-hee (Player 222) for her unfair death in Season 3. 
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Was 001 purposely messing up?

They faked Oh Il-nam (the original 001)'s death in the last games. But obviously it's harder to fake a death depending on which game is played and where.
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Did player 001 try to sabotage?

He tried to sabotage the game by purposely playing clumsily in the beginning and then played it correctly to earn Gi-Hun's trust and (fool him further), by showing he's just a common player.
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Why didn't player 212 play Marbles?

There was supposed to be a 40th player, Byeong-gi (Player 111), but he was executed for cheating before the game began. This is the reason Han Mi-nyeo (Player 212) survived without playing this game, since there is an odd number of people and she couldn't find a partner and was allowed to pass on to the next game.
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Is player 456 dead or alive?

Among the most heartbreaking and shocking was when Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), known as Player 456, sacrificed himself in order to save the baby of Kim Jun-hee (Jo Yuri), aka Player 222.
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How is Oh Il-nam so rich?

The VIPs are led by Oh Il-nam, who earned his own massive fortune as a moneylender. In Season 1, Oh Il-nam enters himself in the Game as Player 001 as a way to pass the time while he dies from a terminal illness.
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Why did 149 hang herself?

After conversing with Gi-hun that night, demotivated, devastated by the brutality she witnessed and aware that she had tried to kill her beloved son, she committed suicide by hanging herself in the dormitory.
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Why did Gi-hun cry?

Gi-hun eventually makes his decision, and with tears in his eyes, he puts down the baby and chooses to fall backwards to his death. His final words before the jump were, “We are not horses. We are humans. And humans are…” He does not finish the thought.
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Is there any dirty scene in the Squid Game?

No nudity and not too sexual. Brief. Lots of flirtatious dialogue but nothing too explicit. Some suggestive dialogue exchange between two male characters.
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Did player 001 fake his death?

However, when he goes that way, he ends up killing the two players he brought with him and sends a final radio message to Gi-hun pretending that he failed and died. He then dons the Front Man's classic outfit from Season 1, a long gray coat and black mask.
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What was 001's illness?

In Squid Game, Player 001 (Oh Il-nam) claimed to have a brain tumor, which led him to join the games to relive childhood fun before dying, though it was later revealed he was the game's creator and faked the illness for entertainment. In the games, he also feigned severe dementia, acting confused and forgetful to manipulate others, particularly Gi-hun, as he still possessed his cunning.
 
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Do the guards know who 001 is?

Since when the Frontman was playing in the games, he played as 001 it can be assumed that all the guards figured he was the Frontman since he didn't take a photo like everyone and his player number and photo doesn't appear on the tv screens at the floor in the control room.
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Will player 067 be in season 3?

Welcome back, Player 067. Jung Ho-yeon on set for her return cameo in Squid Game Season 3.
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Will there be a Squid Game season 4?

Season 3, Episode 6 is the planned series finale; Squid Game will not return for Season 4. Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed this decision with a letter to fans (seen below) last July. In the note, he announced that Season 3 would be Squid Game's final season and that the series finale would air in 2025.
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Who won in Squid Game 3?

None of the original Squid Game competitors manage to survive the soul-crushing, life-taking contest — including the series' noble hero, Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), who sacrifices himself for the greater good. Instead, the winner of Squid Game is Jun-hee's (Jo Yuri) baby, who is born in Episode 2.
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