Who is Player 044 in Squid Game Season 2? Character explored 

Netflix has dropped Season 2 of the highly-anticipated Korean thriller series, Squid Game, and with new games and players, the show has increased the stakes for the protagonist, Seong Gi-Hun. Season 2 sees Gi-Hun returning to the games to seek vengeance for the players who died in the first season, and also uncover the mysterious Front Man.

Among a host of new players is Player 044, or Chae Kook-hee's Seon-nyeo. She is a Korean Shaman. Throughout Squid Game Season 2, she is seen cursing and intimidating players about the future because, according to her, she holds divine knowledge.

Season 2 of Squid Game is Kook-hee's first major Netflix project. Prior to this, she was seen in The World of the Married. Read on to know more about her character in Squid Game Season 2.

Player 044 is a Korean shaman in Squid Game Season 2

Seon-Nyeo, or Player 044, is among the most interesting new players introduced in Squid Game Season 2. Once a revered and sought-after shaman, her prime days are over, and she is forced to take part in the games for big money.

Shamanism has been an important part of Korean history, and shamans were revered in ancient times when people would approach them for solutions to life's problems such as careers, relationships, and more. Shamans were said to be enlightened human beings who possessed divine knowledge and could foretell what's about to happen.

While the show does not dwell much on prophecies, there is one scene where Seon-Nyeo prophesies that Gi-Hun is driven by the spirits of vengeance. This is true because he participated in the games for a second time to avenge the deaths of Season 1 and put an end to the games.

Throughout Squid Game Season 2, Seon-Nyeo seems to be guided by gods, and claims each of her action is a 'calling' from above. While she initially supported the 'X' team, who were voting for the games to end midway, Seon-Nyeo later shifted to the 'O' team after being abandoned by the former. She also gained a few followers during the game, which ultimately influenced the mandatory voting where people voted 'O' after she told them to do so.

Who are the other major players introduced in Squid Game Season 2?

Apart from Seong Gi-Hun who returns as Player 456 in Squid Game Season 2, the show introduced several new players. Some of the major players are:

1) Player 390 (Jung-bae): Introduced in Season 1 as Gi-Hun's close friend, Jung-bae spent his fortune in gambling and ended up in the games. He dies in Episode 7 when The Front Man shoots him after a player revolt.

2) Player 388 (Dae-ho): An ex-Marines officer who fails to deliver ammo during the Season 2 finale, because of which many players die.

3) Player 333 (Lee Myeong-gi): A crypto coin investor

4) Player 230 (Thanos): A famous retired rapper who is killed by Myeong-Gi in Episode 7

5) Player 222 (Kim Jun-hui): A young pregnant woman and Myeong-gi's former girlfriend

6) Player 120 (Hyun-ju): A transgender woman

7) Player 007 (Park Yong-sik): A gambling addict who frittered away his fortune

8) Player 149 (Jang Geum-ja): Yong-sik's mother, in the game to help her son

9) Player 001 (Hwang In-ho/Young-il): The Front Man, disguised as Player 001, to keep an eye on Gi-hun and know about his further plans to catch him

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