Get ready for a wild ride through the most unforgettable moments of Squid Game's most chaotic character! From brutal confrontations to hilarious dance moves, we're breaking down the most iconic Thanos moments that had everyone talking.
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00:00Wow, it's gonna be so much fun to start it all together, isn't it?
00:04Mm-hmm.
00:05Ta-ta-ta!
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most memorable Squid Game moments
00:12involving everyone's new favorite character, Thanos.
00:15There will be spoilers ahead.
00:17I like you.
00:21Number 10, his death.
00:30Thanos said he'd better go!
00:32What better way to begin than at the end?
00:35Thanos' death came as quite a shock.
00:37The show was building him up as the new antagonist, well, next to the frontman anyway,
00:42only to kill him off in the penultimate episode.
00:44It was completely unexpected, as was the manner of his demise.
00:51He once again confronts Myung Gi, only this time the YouTuber comes prepared, with a fork.
00:57He stabs Thanos in the neck, and he dies a rather messy death.
01:01We may not have liked that Thanos died so soon, but after all that aggression,
01:06we're not surprised that Myung Gi snapped.
01:08Get it? Like the Thanos snap?
01:20Ding!
01:21Thanos had already made an impression by the time we got to Red Light, Green Light 2,
01:25but it was this moment we knew he was gonna be a not-so-nice man.
01:28Thanos is the first player to manipulate the games,
01:31using the fluid rules of Red Light, Green Light to his advantage.
01:41If anyone moves, they get shot, and that means if anyone moves.
01:46So, Thanos simply pushes the man in front of him, who topples into two others like dominoes.
01:51And since they moved, they got shot.
01:55With this, we quickly identified Thanos as the new resident bad guy,
01:59the guy who will do anything to win.
02:03Number 8. Fly Me to the Moon
02:20Of course, this brutal moment is immediately followed by one of Thanos' funniest.
02:25Having taken his drug, Thanos immediately morphs into the animated goof we all know,
02:30and that's on full display during the Fly Me to the Moon segment.
02:33Immediately after killing the three players, Thanos is hopping around like a child,
02:37a giant grin plastered on his face.
02:40He's also clicking his heels, evidently having the time of his life.
02:44The latter visual became a huge meme, and has helped define Thanos' character.
02:49But it's also a brilliant testimony to his complexity.
02:53As much as we love to hate the guy, we just can't help but love him.
03:00Let's get it!
03:02Number 7. Beating up MG Coin
03:12Thanos has quite the grudge against MG Coin,
03:15as the crypto YouTuber lost him a ton of money,
03:18and is the very reason he's in the games in the first place.
03:22Thanos once again confronts Myung Gi and violently shoves food in his face.
03:30The YouTuber isn't one to take the mistreatment, and he attacks Thanos.
03:34Unfortunately, the rapper is much stronger and has an ally in Nam Gyu.
03:39They two-on one Myung Gi, and it's one of Thanos' most unlikable moments.
03:44It's scenes like this that we remember, despite all the memes and laughs,
03:48that Thanos is an angry, vindictive, and horribly violent man.
04:00Number 6. Taking a group picture, or trying to
04:12Some players recognize Thanos on the way to Red Light, Green Light,
04:15and complete pandemonium ensues.
04:17Thanos and his huge group of fans all crowd into the photo booth and pose for the camera,
04:22but a guard tells them to knock it off.
04:30There's something hilarious about Thanos and his fans using the game's camera to take a picture.
04:35It speaks to a nonchalant attitude, in contrast with the game's brutality,
04:39with Thanos even joking around with the guard.
04:42We would love to know what they were thinking.
04:44Maybe they even had a cheeky smile under that mask.
04:49Number 5. Confronting Min-Soo
05:10Thanos' treatment of Min-Soo is one giant joke,
05:13but their relationship culminates in a surprisingly complex encounter inside the bathroom.
05:18Complex because it's equal parts tragic, scary, and downright hilarious.
05:23Thanos confronts Min-Soo outside the stall door,
05:26and he gives one of the funniest line readings in the entire show.
05:35But the scene's tone quickly takes a turn.
05:37Min-Soo opens the door and Thanos gets physical, shoving him back onto the toilet.
05:42Knowing Thanos' violent past, it significantly raises the tension.
05:48And then, Thanos reveals a startling truth about himself,
05:51introducing elements of tragedy and digging deeper into his awful past.
05:55It's a great scene, expertly blending different tones and doing a lot of complex work with Thanos.
06:11Number 4. Legend Thanos
06:18It doesn't take long for player 196 to draw Thanos' eye.
06:22He initially spots her in the camera line,
06:24but makes his move while entering red-light-green-light.
06:27And it's with this we knew we would love the purple-haired rapper.
06:38He calls her Senorita,
06:40which is the name of a famous Korean singer.
06:44He calls her Senorita,
06:48which is just a hilarious little detail,
06:50and proceeds to hit on her before dropping a freestyle rap.
06:54And let's not forget the I like you,
06:56which is just iconic at this point.
06:58And you know, she seemed to be won over by his charms.
07:01Too bad about what happens.
07:06Number 3. The Thanos World
07:08What's up? Nice to meet you, my brother.
07:10Welcome to the Thanos World.
07:12With 196 dead,
07:14Thanos turns his eyes to another Senorita in Semi.
07:17And Min-Soo, of course.
07:19We mustn't forget Min-Soo.
07:21He's not nearly as smooth in this encounter,
07:23probably because he's high as a kite,
07:25and Semi isn't swayed in the slightest.
07:35It's a funny scene nevertheless,
07:38because the true magic comes when Thanos approaches Min-Soo.
07:40While he's obviously not thrilled with the choice of teammate,
07:43Thanos calls him my brother,
07:45and welcomes him into the Thanos World with a nice hug.
07:48Calling him cute is just icing on the cake.
07:51Maybe Semi wasn't won over by his charms,
07:53but we sure were.
07:57Number 2. Kissing the O Button
08:02Thanos is probably the most eager player of the games,
08:05aside from maybe that old dude.
08:07There's no better way to celebrate the games
08:09than by giving the O Button a giant smooch.
08:11During the vote,
08:13Thanos skips up to the console like an excited child
08:15running for snack time,
08:17and that alone is funny enough.
08:19But it gets so much better.
08:21He then gives the O Button a giant kiss
08:23and gets the crowd going with an adorable little celebration.
08:25How can someone not be won over by this man?
08:27He's just so endearingly childish.
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08:50Number 1. The Whole Mingle Scene
08:56The third and final game of Season 2
08:58is an entire summation of Thanos' character.
09:00It has everything,
09:02both the good and the bad.
09:05It displays his ruthlessness,
09:07easily choosing some allies over others
09:09and forcing Min-Soo and Sae-Mi
09:11to play rock-paper-scissors for a spot in the door.
09:23But it's also a riot.
09:25There's the dancing on the carousel,
09:27the kicking of Kyung-Soo,
09:29asking about Kyung-Soo immediately after kicking him,
09:31the skrr,
09:33It really is the Thanos world
09:35and we're all just living in it.
09:41What Thanos moment did you love?
09:43Let us know in the comments below.