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Squid Game Edit Reaction Images, also known as Squid Game Edit Quote Cards or Squid Game Moments, refers to a series of reaction images that are screenshots from video edits, often from TikTok, of the South Korean Netflix show Squid Game in which a character is shown with a text caption that's either a direct quote or a catchphrase chosen by the editor. Notable examples include "Oh My God Bruh," "I'm Fucked," "Bro Uses His Strategy," "I'm So Fucking Scared," "But Min-su Hears" and "Is That a Man," among many others. The images were similar to other quote card formats like Sports Quote Cards or New Rockstars Thumbnail Reaction Images. The images are characterized by heavy filters and often dramatic or nonsensical captions. The use of the images in viral tweets, memes and image macros largely mocked the overabundance of and the serious tone of Squid Game edits online. Threads of the Sqiud Game images went viral on Twitter / X in July 2025.

Origin

On March 12th, 2025, X^[1] user @motelh0ney tweeted an image sourced from a Squid Game edit, showing the season 1 character Cho Sang-woo yelling, "I don't fucking care," at Ali Abdul (shown below). In the tweet, they compared the image to the Damn Nobody Want U FR image. Over four months, the tweet received over 200 likes.

Currently, the image is the first known Squid Game Edit Reaction Image that was posted online. Other users, like X^[2] user @sangwoology, corroborated that the tweet was the first known use of the image.

The earliest known thread of Squid Game Edit Reaction Images was shared by X^[3] user @333x230 on July 5th, starting with another image of Cho Sang-woo and Ali Abdul. Over 17 days, the tweet received over 49,000 likes (shown below).

Spread

On July 7th, 2025, X^[4] user @sawphobia tweeted two Squid Game reaction images. One showed the character Nam-gyu and text reading, "I got a hole," and the other showed the character Thanos and text reading, "Then he came." Over 15 days, the tweet gained over 5,500 likes (shown below).

On July 8th, X^[5] user @playmygames0 tweeted a reaction image of the character Dae-ho and text reading, "I got freaked," gaining over 10,000 likes in two weeks (shown below).

On July 11th, 2025, Instagram ^[6] user @big_chungles posted a slideshow, containing a series of Squid Game Edit Reaction Images. Over 11 days, the post gained over 15,300 likes.

Also on July 11th, X^[7] user @reinmyhrt posted a tweet that started a new thread of the Squid Game reaction images, which the user called "cursed" in the caption. Over 11 days, the tweet received over 38,000 likes (shown below).

Related Memes

Cate Blanchett "Oh My God Bruh"

Cate Blanchett 'Oh My God Bruh' refers to an image macro and reaction meme from Squid Game. The image features a black-and-white photo of Australian actress Cate Blanchett dressed as an American Recruiter or saleswoman from the show, with red text that reads, "Oh my god, bruh." The image came to be used in a series of ironic Squid Game memes in July 2025.

Gi-hun "I'm Fucked"

Gi-hun 'I'm Fucked' refers to a still from a Squid Game edit showing the protagonist Seong Gi-hun (actor Lee Jung-jae) looking worried and the catchphrase, "I'm fucked," written in red over his face. The edit that the image was sourced from was originally posted to YouTube in January 2025. It didn't gain use in image macros until July 2025.

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