The more I think about it, the more I believe that the players were carefully chosen to enter this opportunity, yes, of course, there is a lot that is more chance and a lot that is not, but I'm coming to the conclusion that at least all of Gi-hun's group was pre-arranged for him to be there, the frontman literally chose everyone in that group because He knew that by putting together the right group, like in S1, Gi-hun would have that false sense of security that would make him let his guard down and fall for the frontman's plan.
#222, with her convenient risky position and #001's even more convenient story about his wife supposedly being pregnant (GENTLE reminder that we should NOT believe everything that comes out of #001's mouth, he is literally there to convince Gi-hun that he is part of all the values that Gi-hun believes in so deeply; #001 It was created to be perfect for Gi-hun and thus break Gi-hun once the frontman leaves that role). #001 even looks at her belly before she introduces herself, as if he wants to confirm that she is the player he assumed would be there to make up the group as he planed
Jung-bae, Gi-hun's anchor and who can bring him back to the world before Gi-hun changed, keep alive the spark that makes Gi-hun himself. The trusted person (although I might do a whole post later on why I think Jung-bae Maybe it was a mistake in the leader's plan because it interrupted his role as #001 in being Gi-hun's anchor).
#388, an infiltrator (another of my theories btw) strategically positioned to separate Gi-hun from Jung-bae and give #001 room to grow within Gi-hun. Someone who will create perfect chemistry with Jung-bae and will easily fit into the group with them, gaining everyone's trust with his kind and helpful personality. Someone who can sabotage Gi-hun's master plan when the time comes.
Of course that's not all, #149 can also be a key point because of the relationship Gi-hun had with Oh Il-nam and Gi-hun's willingness to help those who seem to need it most in tense situations. But I have the feeling that the group that was chosen to play the pentathlon was not random at all.
