Squid Game fans are flocking to play 'Red Light, Green Light' with the show's giant doll in Sydney Harbour.
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The 4.5-metre-tall doll, which is a replica of one seen in the Netflix series, first appeared at The Rocks in front of the Harbour Bridge on Friday and brought in huge crowds over the Halloween weekend.
Two costumed Squid Game guards stood on either side of the doll, which has glowing read eyes and turns its head while saying 'Red Light, Green Light' in Korean as music from the show plays.
In the show, game contestants walked forward when the doll turned away but froze when it turned back around - if they moved, they were shot dead.
Over the weekend, hundreds of fans played 'Red Light, Green Light' with the doll, without the stress of risking their lives for millions of dollars.
The masked guards wore the show's iconic pink jumpsuits and were completely in character as they intimidated visitors.
One guard even shouted "stop" at a woman who moved forward when she was not supposed to in a video posted to Facebook.
Fans also wore numbered green tracksuits like the show's contestants to get the full Squid Game experience.
Sydney TikToker Alistair Fawcus, 24, was one of the people who got into costume for the event and filmed a couple of skits about it for social media.
Mr Fawcus said it was "actually quite menacing" playing Red Light Green Light with the doll.
"The eyes light up its voice gave vivid flasbacks of what happened in the show," Mr Fawcus told Australian Community Media.
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Participants need to check in with QR codes and show proof of vaccination (or medical exemption) to play the game.
The 3,000kg doll will stay at The Rocks until Monday, November 1, after which point it will be taken down.
The South Korean Netflix series follows hundreds of desperate contestants playing a series of deadly children's games, risking their lives for a AU$52 million prize.
Squid Game attracted more than 142 million member households during its first four weeks from launch and is Netflix's most-watched series to date, surpassing 2020's Bridgerton.
Mr Fawcus, who has amassed millions of views by parodying Squid Game on TikTok, believes the show is show has "opened the K-drama door to the Western world".
"I think the biggest asset to the series is the relatability. Everyone's been down on their luck at some point and the struggle has been real," he said.