The Creator of Squid Game Compares the VIPs to Elon Musk

Elon Musk left DOGE. He might also turn his back on Trump. The man who built an empire on electricity and rockets might be looking to polish his image? His companies, tarnished by the “forced marriage” between politics and industry, need a facelift. But one thing is certain: his withdrawal does not erase his role in the dynamics of current power. This is where Squid Game season 3 comes in, pointing the finger at Musk, without naming him, but powerfully embodying him through its VIPs. The analogy is not superficial: it strikes where it hurts.

When the Masks Fall, the Billionaires Shoot

In Squid Game season 3, not associated at all with the SQUID crypto, the VIPs no longer watch. They act. Gone are the velvet boxes and animal masks. The oligarchs don the pink uniforms of the soldiers and execute the losers themselves. This narrative shift moves the story’s center of gravity: the rich are no longer metaphors. They are visible, armed hunters.

Hwang Dong-hyuk doesn’t mince his words: 

They willingly take their masks off, almost as if to declare, “We’re the ones running everything. We’re the ones in control.“

In a society saturated with figures like Elon Musk, this staging takes on the appearance of a scream. The creator continues: “Musk is everywhere. He runs a gigantic tech company and is also a showman. ”

The target is clear, even without a direct quote.

In a sarcastic tweet, a user writes: “Elon Musk is a real VIP at this point“. A phrase that speaks volumes about the blur between fiction and reality. Others get angry: “You are all crazy. None of Musk’s companies control the world“. The perception war has begun.

Elon Musk, Metaphor or Model for Squid Game’s VIPs?

Hwang drew inspiration from concrete public figures. For him, the resemblance to Elon Musk naturally imposed itself while writing season 3. The creator also mentions the rise of extremes, democratic collapse, hyperpolarization. The aesthetic of the series blends into reality so much that you can no longer distinguish the reflection from the original.

What shocks? The enjoyment of violence by those who never suffer its consequences. Like Jeff Bezos, whose wedding costing $46 million the very day season 3 was released, becomes a macabre punchline. 90 private jets for one single event, while others struggle to survive.

The networks did not fail to react. Between mockery and outrage, a critique emerges: fiction gives the rich an excuse to showcase themselves even more. Yet, for Hwang, the intention is the opposite: he alerts. He denounces the performance of power.

In the past, those that really controlled the system and maintained power, they were hidden behind the curtain. However, it’s no longer the case.

Squid Game, a Series about Society… and its Chilling Numbers

The series uses voting as a distorted mirror of democracy. Players vote to kill. We are talking here about disguised, biased, illusory choices. The rules are written by those who never play.

Meanwhile, in the real world:

• In 2020, 2,000 billionaires held $8 trillion;
• In 2025, they number over 3,000, weighing $16 trillion;
• Elon Musk alone holds $412 billion, more than 24 countries;
• Bezos’ wedding cost $46 million, mobilized 90 jets;
• In Squid Game, the rich shoot the poor themselves.

The series was not inspired by Musk. It predicted him.

And the tweets illustrate it: “Squid Game has crossed the line ” says a skeptic. Another expresses outrage: “The VIPs look like inbred degenerates “. That says how palpable the discomfort is.

But through this discomfort, a truth emerges: Squid Game invents nothing. It observes. And shows. Rawly.

When Elon Musk wants to do everything, be everything, everywhere at once, he forgets that he is already omnipresent. He leads the cars of the future, satellites, AI, and social networks. His ambition? Transform X into a fully-fledged investment platform. At this pace, he will end up creating the game. Or getting lost in it.