Squid Game Logic/Transcript

Arriving in Squid Game
(Player is on the top of a series of bunk beds, snoring. He rolls out of bed and lands on the floor.)

Player: (grunts) What? Where am I? Oh no! It finally happened! I'm in jail! I knew getting slapped by a stranger in the subway was illegal somehow!

Veteran: Glad I got the bottom bunk.

(The room is revealed to be a dormitory with whitewashed walls, filled with bunk beds and people. Everyone is dressed in a green jumpsuit with white stripes and a tag with a random 3-digit number.)

Player: My name's Player. Who are you?

Veteran: They call me Veteran. And trust me, I've seen jail. This is something more sinister.

(A large metal door opens on the other side of the room. There are five men on the other side, dressed in pink jumpsuits with hoods. There are all wearing black masks with a shape - a square for the middle one, circles for the others)

Player: Whoa! Check out the daft punk rejects!

Square Soldier: Welcome everyone to the Inaugural Squid Games U.S.A.! Due to popular demand, we're going global.

(There is silence for a brief moment.)

Square Soldier: Well don't all cheer at once.

Player 006: You kidnapped us! Let me see my family!

Player 007: Just wait 'til the police see we're missing!

Player: Yeah! The cops have to have noticed! Are there even 456 people in this town?

Square Soldier: (ahem) Every one of you has experienced financial ruin. Am I wrong?

(006 and 007 give an ashamed look at themselves.)

Veteran: How'd you ruin your life?

Player: One too many loot boxes with Mom's credit card.

Veteran: I'm here because of, uh, well, cancer.

Player: Oh my God, that's horrible!

Veteran: What? No no no. Not that. Cancer is my sign. My horoscope told me to take new risks.

Square Soldier: You will all participate in 6 different games over 6 days. Those who win all 6 games shall receive a handsome cash prize.

Player 006: Tell us where we are!

Player 007: I want to see my baby!

Player: Cash prize?

Square Soldier: Correct. Win all 6 games, and you'll be rewarded with 38 MILLION dollars.

(A glass piggy bank is lowered from the ceiling, containing 38 million dollars in bank notes.)

Player: And all we gotta do is play some games? I love games! This will be easy!

Red Light Green Light
(Everyone is lined up in a long room that looks like a sandy plain. There is a building around the entrance to the challenge and on the other side a red line is drawn across the floor. Standing directly behind the line is a doll wearing an orange dress and yellow shirt, a dead tree and two Circle Soldiers.)

Loudspeaker: The first game is Red Light Green Light. You may move forward when the doll shouts "Green light". When it calls "Red light", you must stop moving. If you are caught moving after it calls "Red light", you will be eliminated. Cross within the time limit to win.

(We see the Front Man sitting on a beige couch, watching everything on a security camera. On the floor are glowing diamonds with pictures of the players. He pushes a black button on the couch, setting a timer to 5 minutes. Meanwhile, Player looks at Noob.)

Player: May the best player win!

Noob: Don't talk to me.

Player: Yeesh, try hard much?

Square Soldier: Begin!

Doll: Green light!

(Everyone begins running. Player sticks his arms out as he runs.)

Player: Whee!

Noob: Is this a game to you?!

Player: Uh, yeah? It's Red Light Green Light. Were you not paying attention?

Doll: Red light!

(Player and Noob stop. Player 006, who is to their right, stumbles forward.)

Player: Haha, look at the idiot!

(A gunshot is heard.)

Player 006: Argh!

Player: Wha- Was that a gunshot?!

(Player 006 is now lying on their front, trying to crawl forward.)

Player: Hey, quit faking, drama queen! You can try again next year!

(We see a gun mounted on the back wall. It fires a shot. 006 is hit and killed, vanishing in a puff of smoke. Player gasps. In the Front Man's office, the diamond with 006's face on it vanishes.)

Doll: Player 006 eliminated.

Player: What happened?! We gotta get out of here!

(The Front Man laughs.)

Noob: Do not move, the light's still red!

Player: B-But -

(Three players are seen in front of the building at the back, pounding on the door and screaming. All three are shot and killed.)

Noob: You wanna end up like them?

Doll: Green light!

(Player and Noob start running again. Player 083 is behind them.)

Doll: Red light!

(Player and Noob stop moving. 083 tries to stop, but loses his balance and is shot and killed.)

Doll: Green light!

(Noob runs ahead, but Player is too scared to move.)

Doll: Red light!

(The gun on the wall fires three shots.)

Announcer: Players 021, 033 and 047 eliminated.

Veteran: Psst! Player!

Player: Who said that?

Veteran: I'm back here!

(Veteran and Player 329 are standing behind Player.)

Veteran: Behind the human shield!

Player 329: Hey!

Veteran: If you don't move, you're never gonna make it!

Doll: Green light!

Veteran: Try to keep up!

(Veteran and Player 329 sprint ahead.)

Doll: Red light!

(Player 007 is shot and killed.)

Doll: Player 007 eliminated!

(Player looks at the timer on the wall. Only 1 minute remains.)

Player: (Takes deep breath) I got this. I got this!

Doll: Green light.

(Player runs forward.)

Doll: Red light...

(Another player slides forward next to Player, and is shot and killed. His diamond in the Front Man's office vanishes. Veteran is still behind Player 329.)

Player 329: Will you quit it, man?

Veteran: You worry about you. I'm doing my own thing here.

Doll: Green light!

(Everyone starts running forward. There are only 30 seconds left. Player is sprinting to try to catch up.)

Doll: Red light!

(Player stops, but loses his balance and starts to lean forward.)

Player: No! NO!

(Player stops before he hits the ground. He looks behind. Noob has grabbed the back of his jumpsuit. She is straining with effort as the doll sees Player 003 shaking with fear. 003 is shot and killed, and the doll looks at Player and Noob. Fortunately, they are still, and the doll turns a blind eye.)

Doll: Green light!

(Noob drops Player and runs across the finish line. There are only 10 seconds left. The Front Man observes Player as he gets up, runs forward and dives across the finish line just before the timer hits zero. The timer starts blinking and makes a beeping noise.)

Noob: You made it!

Player: Thanks for -

Noob: It was nothing. You don't want to see this next part.

Player: The trophy ceremony?

(002 gestures towards the finish line. 9 players have not crossed the line.)

Player: Wait... No!

Noob: Look away.

(Player turns around and closes his eyes as 9 gunshots are heard. In the Front Man’s office, the diamonds of the eliminated players vanish.)

Aftermath: Continue or Fold?
(Everyone is back in the dormitory.)

Player: All... All those people, Veteran...

Veteran: All those losers! Don't feel bad, Player. We're the winners!

Player: For now! If we lose, we never see our families again! We have to fight back!

Noob: These people gathered 400 plus people and unmarked fans in one night and shipped them all off to God knows where without alerting the police! What makes you think you stand a chance?

Player: There has to be a way!

(The metal door opens again and the Square Soldier along with four Circle Soldiers step inside.)

Square Soldier: So how was that first round? Pretty wild, right?

(Everyone is silent.)

Square Soldier: It could be your last. If the majority of you want to stop the game, we can stop. You'll all go home empty-handed.

Player: This could be our chance!

Square Soldier: Sound good?

Player 329: No! I want my money.

Player: More than your life?!

Square Soldier: Let's find out.

(A little while later, three poll tables have been set up, each with a red button for Stop and a green button for Continue. Everyone is lined up in front of them.)

Noob: So they're just gonna release a room full of murder witnesses into the wild? Sounds legit.

Player: Only if we win. We have to win!

Square Soldier: Biggest numbers first. Contestant 456, step forward.

(Player pushes the red button. 1 vote is added to Stop. Player 329 is next.)

Player: Come on, choose to live! We all need to get out of here!

(Player 329 pushes the green button. 1 vote is added to Continue.)

Player: No!

Noob: There's still hope.

(A few hours later, both results are tied at 120 each.)

Player: OK, look, you and Veteran are next. If you guys vote to Stop, we win!

Noob: Let's do this.

(Noob steps forward and presses the red button. 1 vote is added to Stop. Veteran is next.)

Veteran: OK, here's my moment!

Player: Come on, man, come on!

(Veteran’s hand moves between the red and green buttons, implying he is unsure.)

Player: How do you still have to think? You've had hours!

Veteran: Ah. My horoscope did say it was a good day for risks...

(Veteran pushes the green button.)

Player: NOOO!!!

Square Soldier: You've picked Continue! Excellent choice. Get some sleep while you still can. For our next game, you'll need it.

(The episode ends.)