A clip of the Recruiter, played by Gong Yoo, in " Squid Game 2" went viral, as he appeared dead but opened his eyes, making viewers wonder if he's alive. The Recruiter, also known as The Salesman , is a major antagonist in Netflix's K-drama Squid Game . Originally a member of the Masked Men, he quickly rose from within their ranks from a Worker to a soldier. After earning the trust of Oh Il-nam, he was then allowed to be a recruiter. He serving a major antagonist of the first two seasons and one of the two posthumous overarching antagonists (alongside Oh ll-nam) of Season 3. As a Recruiter, his job is to approach desperate people in crippling... The Recruiter, also known as The Salesman , is a secondary antagonist of the South Korean Netflix drama Squid Game . He is a former guard and soldier who recruits players for the deadly games with ddakji, lottery tickets and Russian roulette. Three years after Gong Yoo stole the show in Squid Game season 1, the Salesman ’s backstory has finally been revealed in season 2, episode 1.