Squid Gamecould easily conclude without continuation, butthe Netflix show does lend itself to some interesting spinoff series.

Given No-eul’s circumstances, viewers are likely to assume she’ll be anew player inSquid Gameseason 2.

However, the end of the second installment reveals that she’s actually one of the guards.

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Judging by No-eul’s backstory, the Masked Men are also desperate people trying to survive.

Some kind of spinoff, maybe.

For example, the masked guards.

The guards in Squid Game season 2, episode 3, standing together

How did they end up here?

What do they do in their downtime?

Something like that, maybe."

The Front Man is covered by the pink guards in Squid Game

Squid Game is a South Korean series released in 2021 about financially struggling individuals who are invited to participate in a series of children’s games. The competition offers a lucrative prize but comes with perilous consequences, as the players soon discover the lethal stakes involved in each round.

Would A Squid Game Guards Spinoff Actually Work?

No-eul bucks this system, which makes her an interesting character.

However,it’s hard to say if otherSquid Gameguards would make compelling leads.

A line of guards standing with guns next to the contestants in Squid Game

Even the main story only works because the greedier players are balanced by more likable, sympathetic competitors.

Otherwise, viewers probably wouldn’t want to follow a story from their perspective.

There’s also the matter of what plot a Masked Men spinoff could have.

Gi-hun frowning and Myung-gi looking upset in Squid Game season 2

These are some of the challenges of expandingSquid Game’s story, especially when it comes to the guards.

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