Squid Game Creator Hwang Dong‑hyuk Opens Up on VIPs Inspired by Elon Musk

In a revelation that sent both jaws and memes dropping across the internet, Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk officially confirmed what fans have been half joking about since Season 1: the VIP characters were inspired in parts by none other than Elon Musk. The eccentric billionaire and social media chaos conductor may have unknowingly served as the template for the series’ most ridiculously rich, very dramatic villains.

In an interview, Hwang explained that the VIPs, those who were asked, morally bankrupt billionaires who watched peer people for sport, represent a new class of ultra-wealthy individuals who no longer hide their power but flaunt it. In today’s world, who better embodies that than Elon Musk? He has got private jets, the space toys, confusing tweets, and he has always been one flamethrower away from looking like a Bond villain.

“Elon Musk is everywhere these days,” said Hwang. “He’s the head of a huge tech company that controls the world almost… and he’s also this showman.”

Let’s face it, Musk entering a gladiator-style game show in a golden mask does not sound that far-fetched anymore. Add a few awkwardly delivered English lines and some champagne sloshing in a velvet lounge and voila, you have got the Squid Game VIP experience, Mus style. Social media exploded with laughter and shock and this is when

Let’s be real—Musk entering a gladiator-style game show in a golden mask doesn’t sound that far-fetched anymore. Add a few awkwardly delivered English lines (“Oh, the beauty of human desperation!”) and some champagne sloshing in a velvet lounge, and voilà—you’ve got the Squid Game VIP experience, Musk-style.

One Reddit commenter wrote:

“I KNEW IT! That one VIP literally sounded like he tweeted from inside the Metaverse!”

Another joked:

“So, does this mean Twitter/X was Elon’s version of the Squid Game?”

What’s even more funny is that fans had long made the VIPs for being the most cringeworthy part of the show. His over-the-top, awkward, and hilariously detached from reality. If that is what Hwang saw in Musk, then Yikes.

Hwang was not just throwing shade; he was pointing at a bigger issue. In Season 3, these VIPs don’t just watch. They participate in taking off the masks and entering the game with guns in hand. It is a chilling metaphor for modern oligarchs who no longer need to hide. They somehow shape politics, social media, and space travel while tweeting it all simultaneously.

In the end, this bizarre mash-up of sci-fi horror, real-world tech billionaires, and black comedy might be the most Squid Game ting ever. So the next time Elon Musk tweets about colonizing Mars while hosting a meme contest on X remember he has already got a Netflix character arc. The biggest plot twist in the story? He probably loves it. Keep Reading oh Goss for more news.

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