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Seong Gi-hun is the main character from the Squid Game fandom.
Character[]
Gi-hun is a man in debt who has a daughter with his divorced wife and lives with his mother. After he meets The Salesman, he decides to join the mysterious games in order to pay his debts off, in which he plays under the number 456. Since his win, he has decided to end the games and has come back to play them again, in hopes of ending them once and for all.
Ships[]
Het[]
- EunHun — the ship between Gi-hun and Kang Eun-ji
- GiEul — the ship between Gi-hun and Kang No-eul
- GiSeon — the ship between Gi-hun and Seon-nyeo
- HyuHun — the ship between Gi-hun and Cho Hyun-ju
Slash[]
- 457 — the ship between Gi-hun and Hwang In-ho
- Alihun — the ship between Gi-hun and Ali Abdul
- DaeHun — the ship between Gi-hun and Kang Dae-ho
- Gi-hun x Eun-ji's new Husband — the ship between Gi-hun and Kang Eun-ji's Husband
- Junghun — the ship between Gi-hun and Park Jung-bae
- JunHun — the ship between Gi-hun and Hwang Jun-ho
- Kimhun — the ship between Gi-hun and Kim Jeong-rae
- MaskedGihun — the ship between Gi-hun and Masked Officer
- MathHun — the ship between Gi-hun and Player 062
- SalesHun — the ship between Gi-hun and The Salesman
- Sangihun — the ship between Gi-hun and Cho Sang-woo
- Thanhun — the ship between Gi-hun and Choi Su-bong
- Woohun — the ship between Gi-hun and Choi Woo-seok
Non-binary[]
- CircleHun — the ship between Gi-hun and a Circle Guard
- SquareHun — the ship between Gi-hun and a Square Guard
- TriangleHun — the ship between Gi-hun and a Triangle Guard
Poly[]
- FrontSalesHun — the ship between Gi-hun, Hwang In-ho and The Salesman
- FrontSalesHunMasked — the ship between Gi-hun, Hwang In-ho, The Salesman and Masked Officer
- Hwang Sandwich — the ship between Seong Gi-hun, Hwang In-ho and Hwang Jun-ho
- Hyunju's Harem — the ship between Gi-hun, Cho Hyun-ju, Kim Young-mi, Park Gyeong-seok, Kang Dae-ho, Park Yong-sik and Seon-nyeo
- Gihun's Harem — the ship between Gi-hun, Cho Sang-woo, Hwang In-ho, The Salesman, Hwang Jun-ho and sometimes Park Jung-bae
- Jun-ho x The Salesman x Gi-hun — the ship between Gi-hun, Hwang Jun-ho and The Salesman
- Jun-ho x Gi-hun x The Salesman x In-ho — the ship between Gi-hun, Hwang Jun-ho, The Salesman and Hwang In-ho
- Red Flag Magnet — the ship between Gi-hun, Cho Sang-woo, Hwang In-ho and The Salesman
- SalesHunMasked — the ship between Gi-hun, The Salesman and Masked Officer
- Salihun — the ship between Gi-hun, Cho Sang-woo and Ali Abdul
- Sanginhun — the ship between Gi-hun, Cho Sang-woo and Hwang In-ho
Family[]
- Gahun — the ship between Gi-hun and Seong Ga-yeong
- Sangihun Family — the ship between Gi-hun, Cho Sang-woo and Kang Sae-byeok
Friend[]
- 456 & 125 — the ship between Gi-hun and Park Min-su
- Gi-hun's Team — the ship between Gi-hun, Park Jung-bae, Kang Dae-ho, Kim Jun-hee, Cho Hyun-ju, Jang Geum-ja, Park Yong-sik, Hwang Inho, Lee Myung-gi, Park Gyeong-seok, Se-mi, Park Min-su and Kwon Byeong-su
- Gi-Nam — the ship between Gi-hun and Oh Il-nam
- SaeHun — the ship between Gi-hun and Kang Sae-byeok
- Team 4 — the ship between Gi-hun, Cho Sang-woo, Ali Abdul and Sae-byeok
- Team Four — the ship between Gi-hun, Cho Sang-woo, Ali Abdul, Oh Il-nam, Kang Sae-byeok, Ji-yeong and Han Mi-nyeo
- Team X — the ship between Gi-hun, Hwang In-ho, Park Jung-bae, Kang Dae-ho, Cho Hyun-ju, Kim Jun-hee, Kim Young-mi, Jang Geum-ja, Park Yong-sik, Se-mi, Park Min-su, Lee Myung-gi, Park Gyeong-seok, Player 400, Player 067, Player 197 and Player 308
Cargo[]
- Gi-hun×Chocolate Milk — the ship between Gi-hun and chocolate milk
- Gi-hunxUmbrella — the ship between Gi-hun and an umbrella cookie
Fanon[]
Seong Gi-hun, also known as Player 456, is the main protagonist of Squid Game and is arguably the most popular character in the fandom. Although, some fans deem him to be underrated in his own show due to the popularity of other characters and how people overlook his traits. People enjoy his character for the caring nature he preserves throughout the games and love his protectiveness of others like Sae-byeok, as well as for how "human" he is despite his flaws. Another characteristic of his that people adore him for is him seeing the good in people, as it's seen as both his strongest and weakest trait considering the nature of the games he's put into. Since he doesn't like to give up on people or leave them by, he has trusted a player under the number 001 and has been betrayed twice, with him currently not knowing that "Young-il" is the Front Man. Another trait that people like to point out is his love for his family. Specifically, for his daughter and mom, as he fell into depression after his mother died and couldn't bare the idea of losing his daughter. Although, there are critiques of his character for not going on the plane to see his daughter and sacrificing a few players for the greater good, as people like to point out that due to his reckless nature he still remains a gambler. Despite all of this, he is still loved by many fans of the show and is seen as an example of a well-written character outside of it.
On Twitter and Tiktok, or in general, lots of statements are made about how "babygirl" Gi-hun is as they bring up scenes where he looks cute or, as deemed by fans, "submissive" and even "breedable". Fans thirst over him as he's deemed "pathetic" but also "hot" at the same with the release of Season 2 where he looks more serious compared to his previous version in Season 1. So, in most works for him with A/B/O or Omegaverse dynamics, he's usually portrayed as an Omega. People over on Twitter also love to joke about "mpreg" Gi-hun and various fanarts are made where he and In-ho, or any other character he's shipped with, have a child together. A popular ship that was born as a result of all the other ships like 457, Sangihun and SalesHun was Gihun's Harem, which usually includes the other ships mentioned with 4-5 suitors.
His most popular scene is obviously the one during the second game, dubbed as the "The Dalgona Scene" or also as "No wonder/doubt why In-ho/Front Man cancelled Dalgona". Lots of jokes and memes are made about it because the camera focuses a lot on a particular part of his body, accompanied by interesting sounds when he starts licking the Dalgona. Fans of a particular ship also love to make edited videos where In-ho is watching Gi-hun lick the candy. However, people also like to mention that his strategy of licking the candy actually shows how smart he is because even the creator of the games Il-nam uses the same tactic later, even if he was confused by it at first. Other jokes of the scene include people wanting to do certain things to Gi-hun, people wondering why is he arching like that when compared to other players sitting, as well as wondering how the guards didn't "fold" when seeing him in the pose like that.
Other popular scenes of him include, when his nose started bleeding because he got hit by the loan sharks. This scene is the reason people started calling him "pathetic", as in their words he looked and was acting as such. When he fights Sang-woo, specifically after he hits his him with sand to his face and starts walking to the other side, as this scene might've been the reason people started thirsting over him because one could describe him as "hot" in it. People also like to point out that him using sand to hit Sang-woo's face was very smart and again, is a sign of his intelligence. Another scene that people like of him is when he and Sang-woo are arguing over the death of Player 017, as people enjoy the way he stood up for himself and argued against Sang-woo's thinking.
In terms of shipping he's a very popular character when it comes to the topic, as he has at least 2 ships which are in the top 5 most written ships for Squid Game on AO3. The reasons why may include that he has a lot of interactions and interesting dynamics when it comes to other characters. As well as, he is the main protagonist of the show and it's only natural that he would be shipped not only with people closest to him, such as his childhood best friend or other allies, but also with the antagonists of the show like the Front Man or The Salesman/The Recruiter.
His most popular ships include, but are not limited to:
- Hwang In-ho
- Main article: 457
- Cho Sang-woo
- Main article: Sangihun
- Hwang Jun-ho
- Main article: JunHun
- The Salesman/The Recruiter
- Main article: SalesHun
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Seong Gihun tag on AO3
- TIKTOK
- Seong Gihun tag on TikTok
- Seong Gihun Edit tag on TikTok
- 456 tag on TikTok
- TUMBLR
- Seong Gihun tag on Tumblr
- Seong Gihun hashtag on Twitter
- Seong Gihun posts on Twitter
- WIKI
- Seong Gi-hun on Squid Game Wiki
- Seong Gi-hun on Wikipedia
List[]
| # of works | portmanteau | characters | type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 457 | Hwang Inho (FrontMan) | slash |
| 630 | Sangihun | Cho Sangwoo | slash |
| 359 | In-ho & Gi-hun | Hwang Inho (FrontMan) | gen |
| 235 | Sang-woo & Gi-hun | Cho Sangwoo | gen |
| 192 | JunHun | Hwang Junho | slash |
| 141 | SalesHun | The Salesman (Recruiter) | slash |
| 102 | SaeHun | Kang Saebyeok | gen |
| 81 | Jun-ho & Gi-hun | Hwang Junho | gen |
| 63 | Jung-bae & Gi-hun | Park Jungbae | gen |
| 43 | Gi-hun & Ali | Ali Abdul | gen |
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| • Squid Game Ships ▴ Squid Game Characters ▪ | ||
| SHIPS | het | 555 • 07069 • DaeJu • ForkBee • Eulseok • HyuHun • HyunSales • Hyunseok • HyunSik • NyeoSu • Semigyu • Seminsu • Thanmi |
| slash | 457 • 324250 • Alihun • Aliwoo • Daeggyi • DaeHun • Frontsales • Juncruiter • JunHun • MathHun • SalesHun • Sangihun • ShyPills • Thanggi • Thangyu | |
| femslash | Hyunmi • HyunNyeo • Jibyeok • Semina | |
| poly | FrontSalesHun • Gihun's Harem • Red Flag Magnet | |
| family | Hwang Bros | |
| friendship | Gi-hun's Team • JeongWoo • SaeHun | |
| cargo | Front Man x Whiskey • Gi-hun x Umbrella • The Salesman x Gun • Young-mi x Door | |
| CHARACTERS | female | Cho Hyun-ju • Se-mi |
| male | Hwang In-ho • The Salesman • Seong Gi-hun • Thanos | |