All the Squid Game: The Challenge fans are waiting for 6 December for the release of its final episode. Who do you think is going to win the show, and the cash prize, of course? The game started with 456 players. Now, by the end of the Season 9, only 3 players left. They are- 016, 287, and 451. In the course of the show, you must have one question in your mind – how were they shot? Some even questioned if they were hit by paintballs. But, No!
Were the eliminated players “killed off” in real? No. It’s just a reality game show. The way the eliminations in Squid Game: The Challenge was portrayed, the audience felt like it happened in real.
But, in a recently released Netflix BTS video, the makers revealed the intricate technology used. Concerning the elimination procedure, one must note that it may be a form of fake violence, but it was very disturbing in real. We shall get to it shortly.
Even besides that, what felt heartbreaking so far was to witness the mom-son duo getting eliminated from the game. Isn’t it? They were everyone’s favorite in the show- 301 (Trey Plutnicki), and 302 (LeAnn Wilcox Plutnicki). Well, the irony is that their strategies and determination while playing the challenges could have gotten the other players out.
Not just Trey and LeAnn, but many other eliminations were upsetting to the fans. How were they shot? Here is everything we know.
Squid Game: The Challenge Elimination Explained
It all started when the failed players in Squid Game: The Challenge got hit with a sudden burst of ink on their white T-shirts. In the first game – “Red Light, Green Light”, it happened when the state-of-the-art motion tracking system detected certain movements, no matter how little or natural it was.
So, if not paintballs, what was that ink all about? How were the players killed? Well, in reality, it was the ink packets which are also called squibs, fastened inside the T-shirts of each player. When the producers detected the failed players through sensors and cameras, the squibs burst. It was this much simple but very disturbing too. That was how the players were taken out of the game.
In another way, we may say that when the eliminated players were detected, they activated the squib system. Naturally, it propelled through a tube, creating an explosive effect of the ink on the T-shirts. On-screen, it looked as if the players were shot or even “killed off.”
Before starting the challenges, each of the players was given a white T-shirt and a green tracksuit. Initially, it was reported that the squibs didn’t burst out with the ink effectively.
The executive producer of the show, Tim Harcourt, shared that the worn T-shirts were initially washed with a laundry detergent, having too much starch. Because of that, it didn’t work out well. So, later, they opted for an alternative- a low-starch content detergent. The ones who made it to the very last were also given a second set of tracksuits.
One must note that the failed players were not shot in all the challenges. Concerning the mini-games played inside the dormitory, the guards were enough to escort the eliminated ones. In the “Battleships” challenge, they were just lit with the red light or blue light, depending on the team they were in.
As far as the strategy is concerned, for each eliminated player, $10,000 was added to the cash prize. In case, you didn’t know, the final cash prize is- $4.56 million. So, among the aforementioned three finalists, who are you supporting?
