These 10 Thanos moments from Squid Game were just too good

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Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)
Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

Thanos did not step into Squid Game Season 2 as just another desperate player hoping to win a pile of cash. He walked in high on pills with purple hair and a cross necklace stuffed with more drugs. He pushed people down without blinking. He dropped half-finished rap lines while hitting on strangers. He turned the rules into a joke and made violence look like a fun hobby. Some viewers wanted him gone from the first shove he gave.

Others laughed when he called people senorita and skipped through danger like a party. His madness spilled into Season 3 through ghostly scenes and leftover pills that kept messing up the game. He was chaos that forced the Front Man’s cold control to crack around the edges.

He did not care who watched him dance or die. He messed upvotes and beat down a crypto scammer who got him into this hell in the first place. When he died choking on his own blood, the games did not lose him completely. They still whispered his name through people who copied him. These ten Squid Game moments show exactly why Thanos remains burned into this show’s wild history.


These 10 Thanos moments from Squid Game were just too good

1. His death in the bathroom brawl with Myung-gi

Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)
Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

Thanos cornered Myung-gi in the grim bathroom. He wanted payback for the crypto mess. He bragged about owning Myung-gi’s money and life. He pushed too far and got stabbed right under the jaw. Blood gushed out, but he kept pulling at Myung-gi’s leg. That bathroom floor turned into his grave.

Even while dying, he grabbed for ankles and hissed curses. He left behind a broken crew that scrambled without him. His death turned that bathroom into a warning. People knew anyone could snap. The mess stayed on that cold tile. It reminded the dorm how fast chaos eats its own.


2. Pushing three players to their deaths in Red Light Green Light

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Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

Thanos barely blinked when the doll turned. He popped a pill and felt the buzz hit. He pushed three players right ahead of him. They stumbled into the line of fire. They got shot down one after another. He laughed through it like he was pushing toys over.

That push told the whole room he would break anybody to keep moving. Nobody forgot who made the first human shield. He did not whisper or hide his hands. He showed them all how one shove could flip the game. Fear of him spread before the next red light turned green.


3. Dancing and doing a heel click mid-game after taking drugs

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Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

Most players crawled past gunfire, but Thanos spun like he was on stage. He felt that pill hit hard. He hopped through dead bodies and kicked his heels in the air. Guards stared but did not shoot him. He moved like a kid playing hopscotch.

The clip got sliced into memes. People laughed, but under that dance was pure madness. Thanos turned murder into party moves. Nobody knew if he would hug you or push you next. His spinning dance made the first game feel wrong. It proved his drugged brain did not follow normal fear like the rest.


4. Forcing food into Myung-gi’s face and beating him up in the dorm

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Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

Back in the dorm, Thanos needed to remind Myung-gi who owned him. He grabbed leftover food and slammed it right into Myung-gi’s mouth. He called him a traitor for voting incorrectly. He forced him to chew while everyone watched. He punched him until the guards yelled to stop.

He never let Myung-gi breathe easily. His rage turned every meal into a show of power. The dorm saw that revenge for him was not a secret. He would slap you in front of the crowd if he felt like it. No safe corners existed when Thanos wanted to prove a point.


5. Trying to take a group photo with fans before the games

Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)
Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

Before blood hit the floor, Thanos loved the spotlight. Some recognized him as the rapper with purple hair. He posed for a selfie inside the cold, white dorm. He cracked jokes and made promises about signed posters once he won. Guards barked orders, but he did not care.

The photo moment felt weird in a place made for death. Players worried about guns, but he flexed for a fake camera click. He made the guards look powerless for a second. Even that harmless pose showed how he got fun from fear. He turned the opening moment upside down.


6. His menacing bathroom confrontation with Min-su

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Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

Min-su thought he could hide, but Thanos cornered him near the cracked mirror. He told him about the bridge where he almost jumped off. He talked about the man with a card who pulled him back. He said the games were his shot at redemption before he ruined it.

He leaned in so close that Min-su felt spit hit his cheek. Thanos said that if Min-su betrayed him again, he would snap his neck and not feel sorry. The threat stuck like old gum on a shoe. Min-su knew running would not help. Thanos dragged fear into that bathroom light.


7. Hitting on Player 196 with a freestyle rap and “I like you”

Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)
Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

Thanos had no filter. He saw Player 196 waiting to sign forms. He walked up and dropped a shaky rhyme line. He called her senorita. He flashed that grin and said, “I like you,” like they were clubbing. She raised an eyebrow, but he felt good about it.

Seconds later, she died because he lied about a bee on her neck. He watched her drop and shrugged it off. The charm died as fast as his fake love line. Fans never forgot how quickly he turned sugar into poison. That moment told people not to trust any kindness from him.


8. Forming the “Thanos World” crew

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Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

Thanos hated being alone, so he built his own kingdom. He gathered Nam-gyu Se-mi Gyeong-su and Min-su. He called it the Thanos World. He gave fake comfort and sloppy hugs. He fed them scraps of his stash. He told them that together, they would crush every game lined up.

The crew stayed close because they feared him more than the guards. He danced around them and made jokes, but behind the laughs sat threats. His followers learned fast that smiles meant nothing. If you crossed him, the fork waiting in his neck later showed what betrayal looked like inside Thanos' World.


9. Skipping up to the “O” button and kissing it during the vote

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Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

When the vote line formed, Thanos skipped like he was a kid chasing ice cream. He bounced up to the shiny console. He made a big show of kissing the “O,” which meant to keep playing. Some laughed until they remembered what keep playing meant in this place.

He winked like he had just sealed a deal with death. The kiss said more than any speech. He did not want freedom. He wanted to squeeze more chaos out of every round. The other players flinched because deep down, they knew he would never vote to leave alive.


10. The entire Mingle game chaos

Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)
Squid Game (Image sourced via Netflix)

Mingle showed every ugly bit of himself. He danced with Nam-gyu as if nothing mattered. He kicked Gyeong-su off his team and asked where he was going after. He made Se-mi and Min-su gamble each other’s lives with rock, paper, scissors. He cheered when the winner stayed and the loser died.

Inside that game, he was not a rapper or a fighter. He was a judge with a crooked grin. He pulled strings while guards checked doors. He made it feel like a kids' party, but people were bait for his rush. Mingle broke him open for all to see.


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Edited by Debanjana