Hwang In-ho's History (Unfinished)

Hwang In-ho was born on February 2, 1976 somewhere in Gyeonggi-do. During his childhood, his father remarried to a woman named Park Mal-soon, and they had a son Hwang Jun-ho. At some point in his life, he gave one of his kidneys to his brother.

Between 1992 and 1995, Hwang In-ho attended Seoin High School. He then went to police university from 1995 to 1999. After graduating, he began a job as a police detective in 2001, eventually becoming a highly decorated officer within the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. As a member of law enforcement, In-ho held a high sense of duty and justice. He would serve in his position for the next 14 years.

Disguised as Oh Young-il in the Squid Games, In-ho revealed his backstory and reasoning for joining the games (which can easily be interpreted for why he joined the 28th Squid Game); when his wife suffered from acute liver cirrhosis during her pregnancy, the doctor revealed that she had to make a choice: terminate her pregnancy and live, or go through with it but risk death. His wife was adamant to save her child, even at the cost of her life. Since finding the donor and covering the transplant operation was too expensive, In-ho was forced to borrow money from a criminal, which was mistaken for taking a bribe. Despite his perfect track record and the circumstances of his wife, his superior fired him without a second thought. Desperate, he entered the 28th Squid Game as Player 132, and eventually went on to win, but it was too late as his wife passed away before he could use the winnings to pay for the surgery. Maddened with grief, he agreed to join Oh Il-nam, eventually becoming the Front Man.

About a week before the 33rd Squid Game began, he left his apartment and didn't contact his family. This resulted in Jun-ho believing he had gone missing. Jun-ho visited his apartment to investigate and discovered an invitation card for Squid Game, prompting him to reach out to Seong Gi-hun, who'd attempted to report the Squid Games to the police with an identical card. After being rebuffed, Jun-ho tailed Gi-hun when he was picked up by Squid Game staff, allowing him to infiltrate the games.