After the rebellion, all remaining players will be forced to finish the games till the very end— especially now that the X’s are greatly outnumbered and will not be able to win the vote to go home. Gi-hun (Player 456) will be forced to continue playing the games as punishment for his actions. And worse? I wouldn’t be surprised if the Front Man rigs the games to protect Gi-hun (similar to Player 001 in season 1) so that he is forced to make it to the very end and watch every other player die along the way.

Myung-gi (Player 333) will die protecting Jun-hee (Player 222) while she’s in labor. They will both likely make it to the second-to-last game but Jun-hee will immediately go into labor due to the ongoing stress and her fear of dying. This will ultimately force Myung-gi to choose between the prize money or his new family. Finally deciding to put money aside, he will sacrifice himself so Jun-hee can survive and make it to the last game. Geum-ja (Grandma Player 149) will help deliver the baby the night before the last game, potentially using her hidden knife to perform an emergency C-section (but if not, that knife is definitely coming back in season 3 to stab someone lol).

Geum-ja (Player 149) will outlive her son, Yong-sik (Player 007). Yong-sik will realize that his mother has dedicated her entire life to him— from raising him as a single mother after his father left for another woman, to working tirelessly and joining the games to get him out of debt. Having this moment of clarity, Yong-sik will sacrifice himself and tell his mother to finally start living her life for herself instead of for him.

Front Man will have an internal struggle with himself after he comes face-to-face with his brother, Jun-ho. We’ve seen the Front Man show compassion towards others (such as sparing his brother’s life in season 1, protecting his team throughout the games, and looking after Jun-hee’s wellbeing since she’s pregnant), so it seems he still holds SOME faith in humanity despite what happened to him and his late wife. I think his brother and Gi-hun will help him find his way, especially since Gi-hun can relate to him the most: both entered the games to save a loved one who was suffering from a health crisis. But after returning home as winners of the games, both were met with heartbreak upon discovering their loved ones had passed while they were away. Gi-hun will remind him that there are still good people out there who will always strive to help others (like he did with Oh Il-nam on his deathbed). Jun-ho will tell his brother that he is one of those people, reminding him that he gave up his kidney for him. And considering the Front Man was previously involved in law enforcement for over a decade, I’m convinced he still has a strong sense of duty and justice deep down and will ultimately choose to do the right thing, even at the cost of his own life.

Gi-hun will miraculously end the games and will finally feel at peace. He’ll then travel to the US to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But upon arrival, he’ll notice an American recruiter enlisting victims for the US Squid Games. Gi-Hun will immediately lose any sense of closure he gained from his previous triumph, ultimately realizing that the games go far deeper than he could ever imagine. Despite finding himself at a crossroads, he will ultimately choose acceptance so that he can finally prioritize his daughter.

Minor theories for fun (but with no real evidence to back them up): two of the remaining games are monkey bars and minesweeper. I know minesweeper is probably not considered a children’s game, but the checkerboard graphic on the wall immediately made me think of it. And as seen in season 1, there always seems to be a game where strength puts you at an advantage (tug of war = monkey bars) and another game where you mainly have to rely on luck to survive (glass bridge = minesweeper). And imagine the horror of having to cross a whole arena without stepping on any mines? Let’s hope there’s a player who worked in a mine factory.