Kang Sae-Byeok

Kang Sae-byeok is very stoic and usually barely expresses emotions, determined, level-headed and can stay calm in dire situations. Very quiet and calm, never panicking even in stressful situations. Very reserved and prefers to work by herself. Reluctant to interact with others and reveal things about herself, hesitating even to say her name to anyone without having a reason to do so. Rarely shows any kind of emotion. Protective over her family and determined to win the game to be able to reunite with her mother and younger brother, Cheol, in a new house. Risked herself to gather money to pay for a broker to take her mother out of North Korea. Very perceptive. Blunt and not afraid to speak her mind when she decides to do so, and rarely lies. Her solitary and distrustful nature makes her not accept help or give others' help easily. Sae-byeok was a North Korean defector, and fled the country with her parents and younger brother, leading to her father's death and her mother getting caught. A pickpocket, Sae-byeok entered the Squid Game to get enough money to reunite her family. A group of people, including Kang Sae-Byeok, who risk their lives in a series of vicious games decide the identity of that winner, mysterious survival game called the Squid Games for a ₩45.6 billion prize.