Film Theory: Squid Game, Is 001 the FATHER of 456? (오징어 게임)

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    Since we know that Squid Game season 2 is coming at some point, I figured it was time to cover THAT theory. The "are Gi-Hun and Il-nam related" theory. It's been circulating for a little while and I felt like I needed to test the validity for myself and see if this could be the BIG TWIST of season 2. Theorists, get your game face on as we dive back into Squid Game!
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  • @thatoneburrito6319
    @thatoneburrito6319 Před 2 lety +4542

    "When a theory is not yet proven wrong, it is not overanalyzed enough."
    -Mat Pat, The Art of Theory

    • @raptorlite6060
      @raptorlite6060 Před 2 lety +74

      All theories are correct until proven otherwise

    • @woopchamp5078
      @woopchamp5078 Před 2 lety +12

      Lmao

    • @Speedrunner.007
      @Speedrunner.007 Před 2 lety +42

      @@raptorlite6060 all theories are wrong until proven otherwise

    • @sophjie9048
      @sophjie9048 Před 2 lety +58

      @@Speedrunner.007 all theories are neither correct or wrong until proven otherwise

    • @ATrueSonOfSparda
      @ATrueSonOfSparda Před 2 lety +14

      @@sophjie9048 Schrodinger's game theory.

  • @emmalong5344
    @emmalong5344 Před 2 lety +1380

    Here's a thought, Il-nam targeted someone who had a similar experience, literally somebody who lived near by, somebody who was worthy of the game, someone to manipulate and test, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory style

    • @fallen_star2319
      @fallen_star2319 Před 2 lety +115

      A gamble on an heir, when he didn’t have one himself. Really fitting for Il-nam to do, I wonder where season 2 is gonna go.

    • @CardGamesTV1
      @CardGamesTV1 Před 2 lety +2

      @@fallen_star2319 space... czcams.com/video/Af_Hj0MDBBQ/video.html

    • @sandyk9300
      @sandyk9300 Před 2 lety +4

      too much of a stretch....as well as they had to be in debt

    • @moespencer7637
      @moespencer7637 Před 2 lety +7

      @@fallen_star2319 I was thinking something similar, like il-nam being vague enough about his past to form a connection with a player he happens to end up with.

    • @lukeGGlee
      @lukeGGlee Před 2 lety

      Except there was Il Nam had like no chance to control his survival

  • @lilmissannajo1371
    @lilmissannajo1371 Před 2 lety +64

    Il Nam never actually said his son was allergic to milk. Just that he was similar to Gi Hun. I interpret this to mean that his son had the nerve to do something such as specifically requesting chocolate milk because he ‘couldn’t drink it’

    • @averyaldceditor
      @averyaldceditor Před 8 měsíci +2

      His mom is single or divorced, they’re abt the same age and it isn’t a coincidence. Why are they so close then? No offense I think ur theory is great tho

  • @vikikiwi3695
    @vikikiwi3695 Před 2 lety +140

    Maybe Gi- hun is his nephew? Even though the Oh surname is incredibly common, Gi-hun's mother and Il-nam might be siblings.

  • @legerdemain444
    @legerdemain444 Před 2 lety +5051

    The problem with comparing characters on a live-action show for genetic traits is that the actors are unrelated. No director is going to pick an actor based on whether or not he has a widows peak or attached earlobes.

    • @reaux1560
      @reaux1560 Před 2 lety +380

      I was thinking of saying the same thing, I feel like he just added that part to lengthen the video.

    • @Lussra
      @Lussra Před 2 lety +63

      @@reaux1560 why would it be to lengthen the video if the video's length would be >8 minutes without that part anyways?

    • @Star-wb2ov
      @Star-wb2ov Před 2 lety +92

      @@Lussra CZcams recommends based on watch time, so that way the video would get more traffic

    • @Lussra
      @Lussra Před 2 lety +72

      @@Star-wb2ov Yeah, but longer videos generally mean less watch time. Also, he wasn't using that to support his theory, but rather it was a 'clue' in the opposition theory (not his).

    • @jadentipton3647
      @jadentipton3647 Před 2 lety +72

      i mean i would pick too people who look similar if they were going to play a son father roll but idk

  • @FluffyBreadLoaf
    @FluffyBreadLoaf Před 2 lety +8487

    MatPat is the type of guy to say "Is anyone gonna make a theory of that?" And not wait for an answer.

  • @thatanarchyguy3004
    @thatanarchyguy3004 Před 2 lety +76

    I think that the show was mainly implying how similar their lives could’ve been or were because of how easily one can go the wrong way. Showing how the big bad wasn’t some pure evil and that he is and was human in every meaning of the word and the hero and villain aren’t so different.

  • @darbyfleig8127
    @darbyfleig8127 Před 2 lety +18

    I really appreciate that MatPat takes the time to analyze both sides of an argument, point out the good and bad on both. Really makes me respect his research and conclusions a lot more. Keep up the awesome work!

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 2 lety +14543

    You know it's going to get really trippy when MatPat decides to "overanalyze the overanalysis".

  • @Ryu-no9qe
    @Ryu-no9qe Před 2 lety +745

    As a South Korean, you had me in the first half - had me skeptical skipping over so much of the cultural context only to find the second half of your analysis dedicated to addressing those exact aspects. Well played sir!

    • @camillahearsch4807
      @camillahearsch4807 Před 2 lety

      Okay, then why did you skip?

    • @SmolYui
      @SmolYui Před 2 lety +52

      @@camillahearsch4807 ummm... they're referring to matpat skipping over cultural content at the start before going over it in the second half. They are not saying that they were skipping over it. you misunderstood.

    • @wheelsndealz
      @wheelsndealz Před 2 lety +34

      Was thinking the same thing. He started talking about genetics and I was like, hmm, 2 asian men share physical characteristics? what are the odds.

    • @Ryu-no9qe
      @Ryu-no9qe Před 2 lety +4

      @@SmolYui yup exactly, thanks for clarifying!

  • @LucasAgazzi1
    @LucasAgazzi1 Před 2 lety +12

    i'm pretty sure when Gi-Hun said his birthday in the end he lied so he could go back without them knowing it was him and than he could gain more information to try and end the games

  • @Moqnaiqlx
    @Moqnaiqlx Před 5 měsíci +3

    This is an old video but I just want to point out that Gi-Hun‘s birthday is actually 31 October 1974 he even says it when he calls the number at the end and in the files when Jun-ho went through them

  • @izzahjumat1220
    @izzahjumat1220 Před 2 lety +435

    I think that Oh Il Nam could be his uncle, as the name means ' the first boy' and Gi hun's mother's name means 'the last girl', could be implying that Oh Il Nam and Oh Mal Soon are siblings.

    • @123legoz4
      @123legoz4 Před 2 lety +26

      Yeah that's what I was thinking

    • @fidelramirez5173
      @fidelramirez5173 Před 2 lety

      guau 😮

    • @blizzard072
      @blizzard072 Před 2 lety +22

      That seems more likely. In Korea, the wife maintains their family name even after marriage. Oh Il Nam couldn't have married Oh Mal Soon.

    • @itsmefm
      @itsmefm Před 2 lety

      @@blizzard072 I didn't know this! Yeah this definitely makes sense.
      But Korea isn't a very big country, many, many people have the same surname without being directly related right?
      So if thats the case then both theories have some footing...

    • @blizzard072
      @blizzard072 Před 2 lety +14

      @@itsmefm You are right about many people having the same family name in Korea. To be specific and since you seem curious, family names that are pronounced the same can be differentiated by their family origin. For example, the most popular family name Kim (김) is actually a set of Kims from different originins such as the Kims from Gimhae (김해 김) and the Kims from Gyeongju (경주 김), which are treated as different family names. Nowdays you can marry anyone who is not closely related, even if they have the same family origin. However, at the time when Il Nam got married, you were not allowed to marry a person from the same family name + origin. Since the Oh (오) family name is dominated by a single family origin (i.e., 해주 오), it is likely that Il Nam and Mal Soon have the same family origin. That is why I think the theory the video claims is wrong. If the slightest chance that 001 and 465 is related is true, Il Nam must be the uncle or the grandfather.

  • @firewispgames7539
    @firewispgames7539 Před 2 lety +595

    Matpat: “They have the same hair and eye color!!!!”
    Everyone in Asia: *small gasp*

  • @appleapple1763
    @appleapple1763 Před rokem +5

    4:14 That's how the town(especially Seoul) in Korea looked in general at that time. So I thought they were recalling the 1980s in Korea. That's also consistent with the typical old korean drama set.

  • @meganfreelove1551
    @meganfreelove1551 Před rokem +8

    I kinda read the "spanking cuz of the milk" thing as Gi-Yun constantly tried to trick people into giving him what he wanted, i.e. I want chocolate milk so I'm allergic to the regular kind

  • @owwahow
    @owwahow Před 2 lety +608

    It’s kinda odd to talk about genetics in a show when both characters are actors and not related in real life, I don’t think they would cast on details down to the earlobe

    • @lucydontdoxme
      @lucydontdoxme Před 2 lety +78

      Tea. The lead is a famous actor, and a couple of the others are well known in their own right. Just like America, Korea also casts based partially on popularity

    • @iliveinastateofconstantcon3859
      @iliveinastateofconstantcon3859 Před 2 lety +13

      Yeah that’s what I thought

    • @shinuyashami5595
      @shinuyashami5595 Před 2 lety +8

      This, but also the fact they got the Main Character's birthday wrong? Yeah that's a level of detail they Absolutely didn't have. If anything now I believe the twist More likely to happen, but just being poorly planned by the people who made it.

    • @FinnValentineB
      @FinnValentineB Před 2 lety +2

      that’s what i was thinking

    • @kierasymone
      @kierasymone Před 2 lety +6

      yea i thought it was a little weird to compare looks like that

  • @DaRealTT
    @DaRealTT Před 2 lety +5

    I watched Squid Game and I thought this exact thing, so it's good that you have a film theory on this.

  • @placeholderblankspace
    @placeholderblankspace Před rokem +3

    the biggest shocker of this to me was that they speak english... it just feels so weird to hear them not speaking korean lmao

    • @Skauri.kauri.
      @Skauri.kauri. Před rokem +1

      They do speak Korean unless you're watching the English version

  • @muchwowmuchwow805
    @muchwowmuchwow805 Před 2 lety +637

    Imagine breaking international laws and spending billions of dollars just so you can bond with your son... a baseball game would have sufficed

    • @rfacproductions6552
      @rfacproductions6552 Před 2 lety +5

      Agreed. ⬆️⬆️Also can we get rid of this clowns?

    • @briannabonilla110
      @briannabonilla110 Před 2 lety +5

      @@rfacproductions6552 every time i click on the replies i see those bots

    • @cheeto.burrito
      @cheeto.burrito Před 2 lety +2

      Oh Il-nam: a baseball game... (draws up plans for a baseball game to the death)

    • @muchwowmuchwow805
      @muchwowmuchwow805 Před 2 lety

      @@cheeto.burrito oh dear

  • @birdistheword4521
    @birdistheword4521 Před 2 lety +2258

    It would make alot more sense if Il-nam is Gi-hun's uncle instead of father. The Oh surname would match up with Gi-hun's mother and the similar housing districts would make more sense, due to them likely living near each other with the shared alleyway, but not in the same house.

    • @madamejaysynstarot
      @madamejaysynstarot Před 2 lety +105

      Makes sense, I mean the cop found out the Head Man was his missing bro 🤷‍♀️

    • @jockin
      @jockin Před 2 lety +27

      and also matching genetics

    • @hyunjunhong8394
      @hyunjunhong8394 Před 2 lety +103

      In South Korea, the wife does not take the last name after their husband, therefore it definitely makes more sense for Il-nam to be Gi-hum’s uncle.

    • @lingeringquestions519
      @lingeringquestions519 Před 2 lety +13

      Your theory could be it.

    • @WynneL
      @WynneL Před 2 lety +8

      This is what I was thinking. That could actually work.

  • @angellumii
    @angellumii Před 2 lety +5

    Ill-nami before dying: *"I am your father"*
    Gi-hun: *"NOOOOO"*

  • @toastedclubsandwich
    @toastedclubsandwich Před 2 lety +2

    Film Theory is the type of guy to state evidence to prove a point and then later explain that his evidence actually means nothing

  • @OKEHGamingTV
    @OKEHGamingTV Před 2 lety +2268

    AHHH thank you for featuring me!! That was amazing 😂
    - Ruthbell

    • @tragicmagic
      @tragicmagic Před 2 lety +37

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    • @Whyyouinmyfacebro
      @Whyyouinmyfacebro Před 2 lety +6

      @@tragicmagic oh you are here! Hope everything is okeh

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      @CozyPotter_ Před 2 lety +14

      omg its her!
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      @shell-lesskoopa6830 Před 2 lety +6

      @@leyuvanim5913 shut no stop

    • @Daijuana
      @Daijuana Před 2 lety +3

      Probably a Fake tbf

  • @thejungwookim
    @thejungwookim Před 2 lety +543

    I'm glad Matpat called out the analysis being pretty weak and circumstantial. At most, maybe Il-Nam will end up being Gi-Yun's uncle or something

    • @Galaxies3000
      @Galaxies3000 Před 2 lety +6

      Most unlikely.

    • @Eternityyyyyy
      @Eternityyyyyy Před 2 lety +12

      No ones going to watch him turn out to be his uncle, people will stay and watch if he’s his father

  • @sawke_5713
    @sawke_5713 Před 2 lety +2

    Hey Matt! I'm not sure if you take requests to do videos on but I'm wondering if you could do a theory about Arcane. I'm sure you would enjoy the show and I know the fans of the show would also enjoy having more content to watch considering we have to wait another year for the next season. This is just a recommendation though!

  • @monroerobbins7551
    @monroerobbins7551 Před 2 lety +4

    2:22 ok, quick question: who says Wolverine is Deadpool? Like, they’re literally seen in the same room together, we literally see Deadpool stroke Wolverine’s fantastic facial hair, they’re obviously different people. Unless they’re suggesting he’s a clone, which… still not really, and if it were, Deadpool flirting with Wolverine has become a whole lot grosser.

  • @rguard28
    @rguard28 Před 2 lety +944

    another point: as mat pointed out, in south korea, the family name is passed down to the child, so gi-hun could not be il-nam's son considering his name is seong gi-hun

    • @Rigby86
      @Rigby86 Před 2 lety +21

      I was thinking this when I watched this

    • @vincentangwyn2144
      @vincentangwyn2144 Před 2 lety +51

      @@Rigby86 yep, same here, tho saying il nam is gi hun' s uncle is more reasonable.

    • @unheardstingray7048
      @unheardstingray7048 Před 2 lety +21

      i might have misunderstood this comment and if i did , my bad. but, il-nam is not the family name. that is his personal name, oh is the family name. in korea, china and japan what in the west is a family (last) name goes first.

    • @momogi618
      @momogi618 Před 2 lety +3

      unless..

    • @renobutters
      @renobutters Před 2 lety +24

      @@unheardstingray7048 I can confirm you misunderstood the comment. It's all right ;-)

  • @iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis

    It's more likely that Il nam is Gi hun's uncle. Gi hun's family name is Seong. Which means his dad must have the last name Seong too. So if Il nam and the mother has the same family name and naming convention, then this is the remaining option.

    • @fia5594
      @fia5594 Před 2 lety +5

      Ooh

    • @kiyoomisakusa3934
      @kiyoomisakusa3934 Před 2 lety +7

      Makes sense

    • @BunnieSmilez
      @BunnieSmilez Před 2 lety +10

      Thats actually rlly smart!!

    • @makedadawit6836
      @makedadawit6836 Před 2 lety +3

      I was looking for a comment like this, I wonder if the slap game man that was in Train to Busan (I forgot his name clearly) could tie into this family theory.

    • @InotiaKing
      @InotiaKing Před 2 lety +4

      Actually no even that doesn't work. A little background here: I play Genshin Impact which has 4 language dubs. So while I'm looking at the lore of that game I ended up looking into all kinds of culture and history based on these dubs besides the English one. That's Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
      So there's this thing in China about given names that Korea also follows called the "generation name" where siblings share part of their name. So if Il-nam and Mal-soon were siblings then their names would be more like Il-nam and Mal-nam or Mal-nam and Mal-soon. I doubt those combinations make sense but you get the idea. For example Park Jung-Hoon, Park Jeong-Hoon, Park Sang-Hoon are siblings. They share the generation name Hoon. So even the uncle theory is out the window.

  • @Alphfla
    @Alphfla Před rokem +2

    Rey's father was a clone of palpatine. Sort of a grandfather/half father

  • @nazeehaletsplay4366
    @nazeehaletsplay4366 Před 2 lety +2

    11:53 im very glad Ruthbell got credit 😊I LOVE YOUR VIDS MATPAT AND RUTHBELL

  • @thatsmrtguy4935
    @thatsmrtguy4935 Před 2 lety +494

    It’s important to remember that the creator wrote this 12 years ago as a movie and had almost no ideas for a sequel so it’s incredibly unlikely that he intentionally tried to foreshadow a future season

    • @Smiley_Boi76
      @Smiley_Boi76 Před 2 lety +33

      When you write a good story you’re supposed to know every detail about your character (forgot exactly which author said that) so they could piggy back off those details to make a sequel. That doesn’t mean the sequel will be good though😅

    • @nimijiantics2802
      @nimijiantics2802 Před 2 lety +15

      Bold of you to assume Netflix wouldn’t have left it open ended or had other writers on it? Everyone knows that if you want to be in tv, or storytelling as a business you always leave room for sequel

    • @bre1081
      @bre1081 Před 2 lety +6

      @Nimiji Antics that’s not necessarily all true because while I do agree with you that you always leave room for sequels but not every writer goes into it with those intentions. A lot of writers do their projects specifically written to be a one season type of project, not to mention they’re such things as open endings and Korean shows and movies are well known for having a lot of open endings to their properties. Director Hwang is a well known film director so he’s used to only doing one off projects.
      Side note: Korean shows are mostly known for having one season to them with the exception of a handful of them out there that have multiple which is rare to see overall in the Korean tv industry. Unlike in the US where it’s a norm to see a multiple season series because their created that way from the beginning and the viewers in the states have the luxury of being spoiled with their favorite shows for many years, the same cannot be said about Korean shows and the western audiences need to be able to understand this and respect the way Korea does things, and not impose like I see in the comment section in various videos.

    • @kennethkho7165
      @kennethkho7165 Před 2 lety +4

      The story can be tweaked by Netflix to accommodate a sequel.

    • @nimijiantics2802
      @nimijiantics2802 Před 2 lety +2

      @@bre1081 The creator is not the only writer on the show the minute you decide to sign to a company you get a team of writers and consultants and like I said everyone knows to make room for the second season I’m sure Korea has plenty of multi seasons shows. But comparing Netflix to the Korean tv industry is kinda silly

  • @ang_1115
    @ang_1115 Před 2 lety +848

    By the way, Gi-hun's surname is Seong and not Oh, which means his father's surname is Seong as well unless Il-Nam is Gi-hun's stepfather. I would like to think Il-nam is related to Gi-hun maternally, as he has the same surname as Gi-hun's mother. Besides, Oh Il-nam's name meaning 'first boy' and Oh Mal-soon's name meaning 'last girl' sounds like they are siblings. Plus, it was prohibited to marry a person with the same surname in South Korea.

    • @Cavemanner
      @Cavemanner Před 2 lety +96

      I was thinking this about his surname the whole time lol. Il-Nam being Gi-Hun's uncle makes a ton of sense.

    • @honqhonq3433
      @honqhonq3433 Před 2 lety +46

      I was about to say this as well.
      In Korea, women keep their maiden last name. So Il-Nam and Mal-Soon being married due to surname being same is too far fetched.
      However, Koreans can marry someone with same similar surname, as we have a lot of Kim's Park's Kang's and Lee's. But the surnames are Chinese characters meaning different things. So if the surname comes from the same character, then that's a problem.
      So if ever Il-nam is related, the most plausible case is that Il-name is either his grandfather, or his uncle.

    • @KWItheMan
      @KWItheMan Před 2 lety +23

      you already said it all but same surname marriage prohibition has been abolished long time ago.

    • @kwek2243
      @kwek2243 Před 2 lety +10

      Yeah I feel like he was the uncle of Gihun

    • @dogsfromthecity
      @dogsfromthecity Před 2 lety +12

      Hahahha koreans can't marry people with same surname? Where did u get this nonsense?

  • @whisteriya
    @whisteriya Před 3 měsíci +2

    9:13 Fun fact: if you have insomnia, adhd, or selective hearing. thats genetic and weird enough, the toungue thing called clover tounge, very genetic.

  • @LyjanKim
    @LyjanKim Před měsícem +2

    Fun Fact:
    The horses in the gambling screen tells exactly how the show will go out, in numbers

  • @NimBelle
    @NimBelle Před 2 lety +779

    MatPat never fails me when it comes to research - he looks at everything from all angles. His dad's surname would be Seong. Also, the pin is actually wrong. His player file has the same date.

    • @plseditmynamealready6537
      @plseditmynamealready6537 Před 2 lety +18

      That’s what fighting Scott Cawthon’s story for 7 years gives you

    • @electroninja7419
      @electroninja7419 Před 2 lety +14

      Uhh... Sorry to be that guy, but as much as I love MatPat and his theories, a lot of the time, it is flawed.

    • @mimikyumastery4084
      @mimikyumastery4084 Před 2 lety

      But you do know that it’s kinda confirmed that 001 is 456’s father

    • @planetley
      @planetley Před 2 lety +13

      @@mimikyumastery4084 by who?

    • @electroninja7419
      @electroninja7419 Před 2 lety +2

      @@mimikyumastery4084 It literally isn't

  • @bendy1427
    @bendy1427 Před 2 lety +1004

    One thing: The reason it says June 26 is because he is using his mom's card, not his own. This is also supported by when show shows player profiles it says that his birthday is October 31

  • @wesleymercer4536
    @wesleymercer4536 Před rokem

    I have been binging this channel for so long now.

  • @barszczek8839
    @barszczek8839 Před 5 měsíci +2

    I literally watched half of the video, then WACHED THE ENTIRETY OF SQUID GAME AGAIN and then casually just watched it to the end 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @shoe5672
    @shoe5672 Před 2 lety +479

    I kinda like the idea of MatPat doing more "debunking" theories. Showing why they are popular, and why they are wrong 👌🏻

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    • @christiantrent1030
      @christiantrent1030 Před 2 lety +9

      He’s not saying they’re wrong but providing more of an objective perspective of said theory as to why it’s probably not true.

    • @intanmayasari932
      @intanmayasari932 Před 2 lety

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    • @wisegeneral462
      @wisegeneral462 Před 2 lety +3

      I will now cleanse this comment section by putting crosses in here.








    • @DarinaSophia
      @DarinaSophia Před 2 lety +1

      @@wisegeneral462 thank you

  • @onmyown97
    @onmyown97 Před 2 lety +729

    it was all a character for the old man: we can't be sure that he's actually telling the truth about his wife and son; he was probably trying to make a connection with Gi-hun in order to further torture him (like he did in the marbel game)

    • @monke5403
      @monke5403 Před 2 lety +34

      il nam never intentioned to torture gi hun

    • @guilhermeshiba3135
      @guilhermeshiba3135 Před 2 lety +10

      @@monke5403 he made him play his murder game

    • @monke5403
      @monke5403 Před 2 lety +48

      @@guilhermeshiba3135 nah, everyone that joined the game joined at their own will, even when there was an option to go back or not gi hun went back. il Nam gave gi hun and everyone else a chance to clear debt

    • @guilhermeshiba3135
      @guilhermeshiba3135 Před 2 lety +29

      @@monke5403 even though this doesn't contradict anything i said, the choice they get isn't real, if there wasn't a possibility of a majority comeback, they wouldn't even be able to end the game, plus as far as we know Il Nam physically goes to talk to some desistants to make sure they'll come back, they're not being given a chance, they're being handpicked because they can be easily coerced

    • @jockin
      @jockin Před 2 lety +13

      @@monke5403 that's such a stupid defense argument. It's like saying "You can either chose: to save your daughter or son" and then tell the mother that it was her own will to save the daughter and not the son. They didn't have any will, when their best bet is to participate in a death game rather than to live a normal life it ain't will anymore. And yes, he did torture him, because I don't think any sane person would think that wanting to watch people dying is fun.

  • @freesunset56
    @freesunset56 Před 10 měsíci

    the editing i really good for this video.

  • @poochan11
    @poochan11 Před 4 měsíci

    My father and my grandpa look similar to the famous duo, so it’s quite interesting and funny to me that a theory like this exists. Thank you Matt as I quite enjoyed watching this video!

  • @someofliz
    @someofliz Před 2 lety +630

    The fact that Oh Il-Nam and Oh Mal-Soon share the same surname is actually the evidence that he is not the father of Gi-Hun. Because till March 2005 there was the Article 809 of the Korean Civil Code, which prohibited the marriage between individuals with the same surname. The surname is a sing that they are from the same clan and therefore would be "related", that was the belief for a long time.

    • @moonseaeeveelutionsdance8863
      @moonseaeeveelutionsdance8863 Před 2 lety +21

      Imangine if this was the cause in Veitnam, like 40 percent of the poplalution is named Nyguen or something(i didnt actaully check this is proably an overexagreation)

    • @OYG456
      @OYG456 Před 2 lety +5

      What about Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo. Both of them sharing the same surname Song, but they were married few years back?
      I know this "same clan rule" applies to Malaysian Chinese family too but none of them really bother about it

    • @BambiLena666
      @BambiLena666 Před 2 lety +8

      I think there is an addition that they have to also be from the same paternal line and same ancestor area. Theres an insane amount of Kims, Lees and Parks in Korea and they are definitely not all related, over 10 000 000 people with the surname Kim. However the rule with same last name+paternal line+ancestry geo location was a lot stricter than most western societies where religion kinda thought it was ok as long as it was 3-5 generations apart.
      I might be wrong but from what I understand this stems from the fact that before when most people didnt have surnames, only the important families/clans, the rest of the people were mostly sorted by where they were from. So when they decided to sort things out and everyone was picking their surname a lot of people just picked the surnames of existing important families, ending up with huge amount of people having the same surnames.

    • @todoroki6910
      @todoroki6910 Před 2 lety +2

      So people with Kim surnames cant marry?

    • @dknodbydjk
      @dknodbydjk Před rokem +4

      @@OYG456 their marriage is past 2005 which is why it's okay. It is an older custom society grew out of with the population growing.

  • @laughwliz
    @laughwliz Před 2 lety +1583

    As many others have said before, I also think that Oh Il-Nam and Seong Gi-Hun are related, not as father and son, but as uncle and nephew.
    In Korean culture, when you marry, it is not common for the wife to take the husband's last name. But the child/children do take the father's last name. Although Gi-Hun's mom's last name is Oh, like Oh Il-Nam's, Gi-Hun's last name is Seong, indicating that his father's last name is also Seong.

    • @sandypandy485
      @sandypandy485 Před 2 lety +33

      I was searching the comments to see if anyone pointed this out. I'm glad you did

    • @elsal1353
      @elsal1353 Před 2 lety +22

      he points this out in the video

    • @BunnyGirlMet
      @BunnyGirlMet Před rokem +4

      That makes a lot more sense.

    • @sicksquid
      @sicksquid Před rokem +11

      10:35 he mentions this here

    • @creepygunzz1016
      @creepygunzz1016 Před rokem +6

      he said this in the vid

  • @Yudes.corner
    @Yudes.corner Před 2 lety

    I didn’t know that they played the marble game on my birthday huh but great theory as always!

  • @lol--2334
    @lol--2334 Před rokem

    i just started wathing you and i really like your videos

  • @Art_Murder
    @Art_Murder Před 2 lety +682

    Never has a winner gone back and played for a second time. And never has there ever been more than one winner. So I don't think the show got gi-hun's birthday wrong in that final scene, I think gi-hun lied about his birthday so that he's not "the exact same person" who played before.

    • @venyms
      @venyms Před 2 lety +26

      Same thing I was thinking

    • @schizoreze
      @schizoreze Před 2 lety +121

      Except, that would be proven false considering they immediately recognized him and referenced him as "Player 456" before he boarded the plain. I'd argue that the Front Men (Assuming that it wasn't just In Ho who became the Front Man) kept tabs on all the winners since 1988. They also referenced Gi Hun's plan of going to LA and said to him "Please board the plane, it's for your own good." before Gi Hun turned back.

    • @schizoreze
      @schizoreze Před 2 lety +9

      Besides, they won't allow him to come back

    • @LuisSierra42
      @LuisSierra42 Před 2 lety +15

      @@schizoreze maybe he will smuggle himself in, like the cop

    • @christianodaley4813
      @christianodaley4813 Před 2 lety +3

      @@schizoreze what about his voice and he could play as the frontman if you don't get it ask the internet

  • @Defiant-zt8qo
    @Defiant-zt8qo Před 2 lety +486

    Is it just me or has matpat been pumping out more theory’s than usual

    • @loveandpeace6903
      @loveandpeace6903 Před 2 lety +16

      @Mickey Holmes actually it's the opposite, ad revenue is trash once January comes around so creators make more content during the holidays to compensate for the loss of earnings ahead of time. It's pretty smart tbh...

    • @comfyeleven8574
      @comfyeleven8574 Před 2 lety +1

      he has the quality is really low

    • @hassanrao470
      @hassanrao470 Před 2 lety +2

      No he uploads once a week like always.

    • @iGotBulletproof-Insomnia
      @iGotBulletproof-Insomnia Před 2 lety

      Nope. Two game theories a good theory and a film theory every week. Hasn't changed.

  • @jeremy2474
    @jeremy2474 Před 2 lety +2

    14:08
    Lipsync Matpat is my new nightmare.

  • @StringReaper
    @StringReaper Před 2 lety +2

    mat pat with realistic mouth doesn't exist he can't hurt you
    Mat pat with realistic mouth 14:08

  • @mico4464
    @mico4464 Před 2 lety +248

    I like how at least MatPat did his research about the Korean culture instead of stereotyping and assuming that Koreans are similar to other countries. I know he's right, the moment he talked about Korean surnames.

    • @adaon2282
      @adaon2282 Před 2 lety +2

      @Not Cherish what

    • @vvsk4918
      @vvsk4918 Před 2 lety +1

      @@adaon2282 just a stupid spam bot

    • @Rose_ur_a_bozo_cry_about_it
      @Rose_ur_a_bozo_cry_about_it Před 2 lety

      @Not Cherish lol a scam bot had to steal someone’s user name didn’t it? Honestly I won’t be surprised if I get my name stolen

  • @iammaxray4063
    @iammaxray4063 Před 2 lety +433

    For everyone who did not notice, now the 2D matpat has more motion and animation, that's pretty awesome .good job to whoever edits the video and puts these together.

  • @joseconde8031
    @joseconde8031 Před rokem

    I made this connection on first watch! I'm so glad I wasn't the only crazy one lol I loved the craziness of it all.

  • @BiggestPhangirl
    @BiggestPhangirl Před rokem

    Awaiting for Season 2 that I didn’t know about until this video.

  • @kariskim2237
    @kariskim2237 Před 2 lety +342

    Adding on to the "Oh" name similarity, at the time that Gi-hun's mother got married, it would've been illegal for Koreans of the same family name to get married

    • @Wonder50
      @Wonder50 Před 2 lety +7

      Wait, but it isn't now?

    • @iwishiwuzbella
      @iwishiwuzbella Před 2 lety +18

      I might be wrong, but Oh is Gi-hun's mother's family name though, not his. It even shows at 0:43 that his name is Seong Gi-hun.
      Edit: Matpat explained this by the end of the episode

    • @user-ez1ek8ok3s
      @user-ez1ek8ok3s Před 2 lety

      ㄹㅇㅋㅋㅋ

    • @carolfigueirars
      @carolfigueirars Před 2 lety

      Yeah, I was just remembering Reply 1988. It was after he was born that was made legal, unless they didn't got married.

  • @lanekatie6877
    @lanekatie6877 Před 2 lety +162

    When I first watched Squid Game I literally was so fully convinced that the big reveal in the last episode was gonna be that 001 was his dad, because of the milk comment and the marble game set etc, that I was that much more shocked at the real reveal😂😂 I thought I was so clever for guessing it

    • @intanmayasari932
      @intanmayasari932 Před 2 lety +1

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  • @moonlight_dulcet
    @moonlight_dulcet Před 2 lety +3

    i remember my mum once telling me that i probably got my anxiety from her which i had never known could happen. did some research and yeah, anxiety can be genetic. probably explains why me, mum mum and my sister share similar levels of anxiety (also me and my sister have both been diagnosed with the same anxiety disorder). so i don't doubt that whole divorce can be genetic study lmao

  • @scrapykatofficial
    @scrapykatofficial Před 7 měsíci

    14:10 MatPat Cutout's face moving looks amazing but also weird, either way it was good :D

  • @R2debo_
    @R2debo_ Před 2 lety +1668

    His theorys are crazy sometimes but this is a whole another level

    • @MbitaChizi
      @MbitaChizi Před 2 lety

      czcams.com/video/XvF7xlZ9PWM/video.html

    • @MbitaChizi
      @MbitaChizi Před 2 lety

      L

    • @hatclam
      @hatclam Před 2 lety +56

      Your comments are crazy sometimes but finding out your comments are copied is a whole another level

    • @timothy6769
      @timothy6769 Před 2 lety +51

      the video came out 6 minutes before you commented you haven’t watch the video, it’s obvious your pandering for likes on your dead channel.

    • @puretestoster1
      @puretestoster1 Před 2 lety +32

      @@hatclam dude even copied the spelling error LMAO

  • @Aisha_Luv
    @Aisha_Luv Před 2 lety +716

    One correction: Even in the clips you showed, it's clear gi-hun isn't lactose intolerant, he just doesn't like milk, hence the spanking and him asking for chocolate milk.
    Hmm, some people are saying chocolate milk is more digestable for people with lactose intolerance?
    Maybe its that...

    • @judulbaru2607
      @judulbaru2607 Před 2 lety

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      !💖🖤❤#今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!#この日のライブ配信は、#1万人を超える人が見ていたも ん(#笑)#やっぱり人参最高!#まさかのカメラ切り忘れでやら1かしたのもドキドキでした #今後は気をライブ配信の再編ありがとうです!( #笑)#垃圾

    • @jasmine-------------1235
      @jasmine-------------1235 Před 2 lety

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    • @Super_XCVI
      @Super_XCVI Před 2 lety +36

      Yeah, I was confused for a second, too. Also sorry your replies are just a bunch of bots...

    • @Aisha_Luv
      @Aisha_Luv Před 2 lety +25

      @@Super_XCVI lol, it just means im popular enough for the gals to care (;

    • @MadamFoogie
      @MadamFoogie Před 2 lety +21

      I hate milk, too. Even chocolate milk.
      Makes my mouth feel slimy.
      Almost as disgusting as when I see whorebots patrolling CZcams comments. Reported.

  • @petergriffiinbirdistheword

    Amazing episode 👏

  • @omghesme
    @omghesme Před rokem +2

    Thinking about it further what matpat said about Oh Il nam's first name "O" would point more to Oh Sangwoo being his son. Since he already said that in korea the first name would be passed down to the child

  • @jabrutal
    @jabrutal Před 2 lety +213

    It seems more obvious that Il-Nam is Gi-Hun's uncle, considering Il-nam is the 'first boy' and mom is the 'last girl'. And with your evidence, if married couples don't share last names, it adds to the idea that they were brother and sister!

    • @Galaxies3000
      @Galaxies3000 Před 2 lety +16

      That... no.
      I once had 10 classmates all with the same last name. They were not related in any way. Last names mean squat in Korea because there is a high chance for you to have the same name with a random person across the street.

    • @CaptainSweatpants90
      @CaptainSweatpants90 Před 2 lety +15

      @@Galaxies3000 while I can't disagree with that, I still find it unlikely that they would "accidentally" create such a coincidence in a show. I'm sure the hints were intentional - whether that means they will actually pull a big twist reveal in S2, or just leave it as interesting connections is something else entirely, but I find it very hard to believe that Gi-Huns mother and his father figure sharing a family name and being named "first boy" and "last girl" was a complete coincidence that nobody working on the show noticed.

    • @haruyanto8085
      @haruyanto8085 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Galaxies3000 forget last name, their name first boy and last girl

    • @Galaxies3000
      @Galaxies3000 Před 2 lety +10

      @@haruyanto8085 that too, makes no significant difference. those are very common old names. Koreans didn't put much effort in naming in the past so they usually went for easy, simple names.

    • @Galaxies3000
      @Galaxies3000 Před 2 lety +7

      @@CaptainSweatpants90 those are very common old names. Koreans didn't put much effort in naming in the past so they usually went for easy, simple names. while it does seem a bit coincidental, it's not strong enough to be considered as evidence.

  • @BailyAm
    @BailyAm Před 2 lety +383

    When you said all that evidence my first reaction was “are you just going to ignore the cultural aspects?” But I should have known better! Thanks for explaining the cultural aspects of Korean culture because I don’t think people here understand. As a Korean I am glad you debunked the reasoning ☺️.

    • @intanmayasari932
      @intanmayasari932 Před 2 lety

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    • @CardGamesTV1
      @CardGamesTV1 Před 2 lety

      He still wrong. They are related. Debunked the debunk

    • @riduanaqil1452
      @riduanaqil1452 Před 2 lety +1

      Me too.. but i know he will debunk it because he didnt elaborate on the points

  • @candyman-ez9um
    @candyman-ez9um Před rokem +4

    12:54 he kinda looks like markiplier

  • @atraxa1230
    @atraxa1230 Před rokem

    Hearing you play the show in Dubbed threw me off lol. Gotta watch it with Subs my friends! Keeps the real emotion in it!

  • @annajahn5136
    @annajahn5136 Před 2 lety +81

    When Mattpad pretty much confirms a theory just to rip it all to shreds again :)

  • @SlapNuts4Life
    @SlapNuts4Life Před 2 lety +292

    Il-nam clearly says “I raised my son”. Gy-hun would easily recognize the man who raised him.
    #endtheory

    • @kbx2.
      @kbx2. Před 2 lety +1

      Ok

    • @niftylittlename3929
      @niftylittlename3929 Před 2 lety +2

      nah, we still gonna do it

    • @personismaybe0610
      @personismaybe0610 Před 2 lety +25

      Not exactly, if you were really young (like baby young) and your father wasn’t there, then it’s possible that you wouldn’t recognize him 100% (especially if your father was also a really old person).

    • @uowya
      @uowya Před 2 lety +16

      He literally says this in the video, what are you trying to point out?

    • @raymortamour4086
      @raymortamour4086 Před 2 lety +4

      He seems to have walked out of his familys life when he was very very very young. His mother hustles to make ends meet. When oh li nam was dying he only invited him to pay a visit....where was his actual family? He did seem that he wantes to leave the legacy behind to him in fact challenging him to see the world in his view.Why did oh li nam decide to play along the ball game as if he lost his mind, he could have easily got rid of him, was it because he has seen his kindness.

  • @JTonyArts
    @JTonyArts Před rokem +1

    He doesn’t get in the plane in order to protect his daughter. He had just had his family threatened so he chooses to stay as far from his family as possible. That IS good father material.

  • @gelaj9152
    @gelaj9152 Před 2 lety +1

    Omg....guess it's been a sec since I've been here, love the jacksfilms inspired Morty song

  • @Someone-dy5ui
    @Someone-dy5ui Před 2 lety +20

    14:05 can we just appreciate that mouth animation

    • @gabrieldodman2300
      @gabrieldodman2300 Před 2 lety +2

      Really would like to see that all the time when his image appears.

  • @karamasan1552
    @karamasan1552 Před 2 lety +107

    I liked the presenting of the theory and then calling out errors, I'd love that to be common place even with original theories

    • @PhantomGato-v-
      @PhantomGato-v- Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah. That would be very very interesting indeed.

    • @steelpump100
      @steelpump100 Před 2 lety +4

      Do you not watch matpat? He literally does this ALL the time. Present some evidence, then debunk it later for entertainment purposes. It would be pretty boring if he just said they were wrong from the start without giving the full picture.

  • @ISwearIamNormal128
    @ISwearIamNormal128 Před rokem

    8:48 This makes a lot of sense, my friend has a family thing where every single person that got married, divorced. I just thought it was a funny little coincidence but that's cool to know.

  • @kelseyredford219
    @kelseyredford219 Před 2 lety +2

    When you compared the names I had the thought that if one is called First boy and the other is last girl, what if they were siblings. Il-nam could be his uncle, which would account for the genetic similarities, but also the fact the He doesn't remember him as his father.

  • @viananguyen
    @viananguyen Před 2 lety +116

    I love how MatPat points out their earlobes as if the actors would’ve sewed their lobes onto their faces to avoid this theory if it weren’t true haha /lh

  • @Plu255
    @Plu255 Před 2 lety +98

    Want to add that Gi-hun’s name isn’t Oh Gi-hun, it’s Seong Gi-Hun, meaning his dads family name would’ve been Seong, because like you said the wife doesn’t take the family name of their husband up rather pass it on to their kids.

    • @_mark_3814
      @_mark_3814 Před 2 lety +1

      Yup i was suprised he brought the naming thing up and then not specifically this

  • @tucktucktheduck12
    @tucktucktheduck12 Před rokem +2

    The old man was the first person to play the squid games. Maybe the first winner. He won so much money, he kept coming back for more (but as a previous winner his life was never actually on the line). The main character is the last person to play the squid game, hence the meaning behind their names. Could be foreshadowing type beat

  • @randomhead670
    @randomhead670 Před 9 měsíci

    Waiting for season 2!!

  • @valfonso678
    @valfonso678 Před 2 lety +110

    The whole point of the relationship is that 456 reminds him of his son because they’re similar, not because it’s his son

  • @_Fizel_
    @_Fizel_ Před 2 lety +93

    To even add to the commonality of the last name Oh, the actor who plays 001 even has his actual last name as Oh.
    Though I have to say the hand thing is kind of funny, as most left handed Asians use the right hand for eating and writing because of culture and various other reasons.

    • @dakocan__3344
      @dakocan__3344 Před 2 lety

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    • @lia1tan
      @lia1tan Před 2 lety +7

      Exactly it’s not because Asians are less likely to be left handed, it’s just that when growing up you were never allowed to use your left hand and were forced to be right-handed.

  • @MrFaceYeah
    @MrFaceYeah Před 2 lety

    Dude, you HAVE to do a theory on David Firth's 'Sock' series. It's everything Salad Fingers is, but on completely another level.

  • @lorddex1364
    @lorddex1364 Před 2 lety

    I think it’s more that these Easter eggs and connections relate to a father and son like connection, not a literal father and son link , so that the twist that 001 is behind it all hits more , 001 is like the father that 456 does not have , and 456 is like the son 001 once had

  • @dawnthegoblin
    @dawnthegoblin Před 2 lety +56

    I would suggest that maybe Il-Nam is Gi-hun's uncle, what with the first son last daughter names. Would explain why they lived close by but didn't know each other. If Il-nam was actually older than Gi-huns mother by a few years he might have already left the alley behind with his work prior to Gi-hun being born or old enough to remember an uncle Il-nam

    • @misamisaa4547
      @misamisaa4547 Před 2 lety

      I was about to comment this exact thing when he mentioned name meanings xD

  • @samantha7008
    @samantha7008 Před 2 lety +4590

    honestly a show i would love to see Mat cover is Alice in Borderland it’s a Japanese show on Netflix but it would be cool to hear his theory’s on it, it’s a similar show like Squid Game where it’s all a big game but with cards and it’s so well done it’s probably my favorite show at the moment

    • @mainlyglitches
      @mainlyglitches Před 2 lety +221

      I personally liked Ali e in Borderland more than squid game. It has more focus on the games in alice in Borderland and I like that a lot. In squid game, usually about half the episodes are about the game and the other half is character development. I also personally thought the games in alice in Borderland was better, more unique and had more tension. However I do still like both shows.

    • @thegamerhawk69
      @thegamerhawk69 Před 2 lety +28

      Based on an anime which would also be another way to get information

    • @thaisennj9781
      @thaisennj9781 Před 2 lety +23

      It’s not even that deep to warrant a theory on

    • @charismaa7354
      @charismaa7354 Před 2 lety +3

      Same that is such a good show

    • @LssjMagnumblitz
      @LssjMagnumblitz Před 2 lety +2

      Ok, SAMANTHA.😂😂😂

  • @dubleCC
    @dubleCC Před 2 lety +92

    Fan theories: *exist*
    Mat: "I'm about to end these fan's whole careers."

  • @iiris4373
    @iiris4373 Před rokem

    Watching the series, from the beginning after the old man mentioned his son, tha was the moment that thought crossed my mind too. Thought it would be too wild, but i could never get that theory out of my mind. I am SO suprised that no one else thought about this untill the girl on ticktock. What?? It was right there

  • @OzoneEN
    @OzoneEN Před rokem +3

    I still wonder why Il-nam went out of his way to talk to Gi-hun near his home after the first game. I dont think there would be much of a reason to do so after just the first one.

  • @rosemarie4840
    @rosemarie4840 Před 2 lety +58

    Love how he spends time proving the theory to just disprove it. 10/10 method plot twist

  • @Art_Murder
    @Art_Murder Před 2 lety +39

    The names il-nam and mal-soon being "first boy" and "last girl" may be referencing that il-nam is 001 and mal-soon was the last person to die in S1.

    • @BiggestAGFanEVER
      @BiggestAGFanEVER Před 2 lety

      No mal-soon was not the last person to die in season 1 because after she died il-nam still died in the scene a year later.

  • @Mari-sq6cx
    @Mari-sq6cx Před 2 lety +7

    I love cool theories like this, they're so fun, even if the lore and evidence disproves it.

  • @user-vl4zi9vl8g
    @user-vl4zi9vl8g Před 2 lety

    How have I not subscribed in like the X amount years I've known of you... *subs*

  • @zasarfar2965
    @zasarfar2965 Před 2 lety +162

    "When a theory is not yet proven wrong, it is not overanalyzed enough."
    -Mat Pat, The Art of Theory
    Lots of love from pakistan!

  • @demonbasherX
    @demonbasherX Před 2 lety +141

    My crazy theory - Il Nam is the father of all the contestants including the Front man and is actually searching for a worthy successor.

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    • @elitebarbarian1903
      @elitebarbarian1903 Před 2 lety +10

      am i the first human here

    • @explosivepotato3890
      @explosivepotato3890 Před 2 lety +2

      @@elitebarbarian1903 Then I’m the second

    • @Elle...
      @Elle... Před 2 lety +11

      …now i don’t like that two of the contestants were married

    • @loliechann_____0973
      @loliechann_____0973 Před 2 lety

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      💜>>>>>Pリヴァて S*X

  • @thedrawist1141
    @thedrawist1141 Před 2 lety

    Hey matpat you should make a song theory. I would love that and we would love that too!
    Just an idea

  • @ltamaguchi8012
    @ltamaguchi8012 Před rokem

    when im watching matpat's videos i dont get creeped out of his horror like theories (the ones i see in the game theorists) by him. what gives me the chills is the bg music. just take a listen alright? good.

  • @elstonngunn4193
    @elstonngunn4193 Před 2 lety +64

    I love mat pats enthusiasm for everything he makes, this was great

  • @happyharambe6687
    @happyharambe6687 Před 2 lety +121

    The problem is when you look at genetics for a live action show to show similarities in characters, you are comparing genetics of the person in real life rather than their TV show counterpart. Therefore, making it unlikely that the directors chose those actors because they have similar features, although this can be argued for in a cartoon

    • @tylerp5259
      @tylerp5259 Před 2 lety +12

      honestly, if you're directing something and decide that two or more characters are going to be genetically related, they BEST look similar.

  • @amazingjake3417
    @amazingjake3417 Před 2 lety

    Please make a video on the theory about other squid games.

  • @josephfulwiler5604
    @josephfulwiler5604 Před rokem

    I love how even when he has a answer he keeps looking.