Cobra Kai
Every character fromThe Karate Kidwho appear inCobra Kaibrings something singular to the subsequence chronicle , and help tie the Netflix show to the original film franchise . The sequel and continuation of the 1984 furore classic became a hit series on YouTube before go to Netflix , running for 6 seasons between 2018 and 2025 . reunify Ralph Macchio and William Zabka as arch - rivals Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence , Cobra Kaireignited their eminent school karate feud , which poured over into a newfangled generation .
Cobra Kaihit the seraphic spot of updating theKarate Kidsaga for the 21st - century while cleverly weaving callbacks to the original film . Cobra Kaiseason 1 even had an sequence where Johnny hilariously narrated the result ofThe Karate Kidto Miguel , paint Daniel as the villain and himself as the beleaguered Cuban sandwich . Bythe end ofCobra Kaiseason 6 , over a dozenKarate Kidcharacters had returned , with some even transition to heroes of the story just like Johnny Lawrence .
Complete with one last epic fighting , the Cobra Kai series finale wreak the Sekai Taikai to a faithful and ended the stories of several key character .
Daniel LaRusso
Played By Ralph Macchio
Daniel LaRusso emerged from theKarate Kidmovies as a happily matrimonial crime syndicate man and the possessor of a very successful car dealership - until Johnny boot Cobra Kai and forced Daniel to anticipate its influence in the San Fernando Valley . At his best , Daniel maturely integrates Mr. Miyagi ’s teaching with his innovative values and middle , but he is still hot - tempered and do Brobdingnagian , costly judgment errors . While the two manage to reconcile their differences eventually , one of the in effect waysCobra Kaibrought backKarate Kidcharacters was by suffer Daniel LaRusso start the show as a border - antagonist .
Johnny Lawrence
Played By William Zabka
From the scratch line , Cobra Kaipredominently focuses on Johnny Lawrence , the villain fromThe Karate Kid . Johnny Lawrence is still largely trap in his early-1980s glory twelvemonth but he found a novel use when he re-start Cobra Kai and began teach his students his brand of " bad - arsenic " karate . Johnny still resents Daniel after all these geezerhood but Cobra Kai has tested their contention , especially after Johnny ’s boy Robby became Daniel ’s student . Despite his many fault , Johnny proved to be an excellent karate teacher and he genuinely cares for Miguel and his Cobra Kai educatee .
Mr. Miyagi
Played By Pat Morita (Archival Footage)
While the demise of histrion Pat Morita in 2005 meant that Mr. Miyagi could n’t take back forCobra Kai , the legacy of his character is significant enough that his presence is mat up spiritually even if he ’s not there physically . There are many moment throughoutCobra Kaiseason ’s 1 - 6 where footage fromThe Karate Kidmovies is used to portray him on - CRT screen , and thehistory of Mr. Miyagiis flesh out just as much inCobra Kaias any returning part .
The previous Pat Morita gave an astounding performance as Mr. Miyagi across The Karate Kid franchise , but he would require to be remold for a prequel series .
John Kreese
Played By Martin Kove
Among the many persona fromThe Karate Kidwho come back forCobra Kaiare various villain from the original movies , starting with Martin Kove ’s John Kreese . John Kreese re-emerge at the end ofCobra Kaiseason 1 and direct his stead as the baddie of season 2 . At first vex as a down - on - his - luck vagrant , Kreese won Johnny ’s trust back , but it was all part of his plan to slip the Cobra Kai dojo away from Johnny and poison his student with his twist karate school of thought . John Kreese stay on a major opposer throughoutCobra Kai , and is just as important a connection between the show and the legacy of the film franchise as Daniel LaRusso or Johnny Lawrence .
Terry Silver
Played By Thomas Ian Griffith
John Kreese was n’t the only villain fromThe Karate Kidmovies to return inCobra Kai . Terry Silver , the villainous Cobra Kai carbon monoxide gas - founder who was the antagonist inThe Karate Kid III , re-emerge inCobra Kaiseason 3 after his bearing being razz throughout time of year 1 and 2.Enlisted by Kreese to help deal with LaRusso and Lawrence , Silver rest one of thebest villains inThe Karate Kidfranchise throughout every season ofCobra Kaihe appeared in . Cobra Kaiexpands on Terry Silver ’s backstory significantly , with every revelation serving to make him even more suitable as the best bad guy in the franchise .
Mike Barnes
Played By Sean Kanan
Sean Kanan ’s Mike Barnes was a major scoundrel inThe Karate Kid Part III , hired by Terry Silver owing to his reputation as an peculiarly competent , and vicious , new soldierly creative person . Of all the characters fromThe Karate Kidmovies who return inCobra Kai , Mike Barnes is perhaps the most change . He ’s matured from an angry teen into a well - adjusted adult , having settled down with his wife and open a article of furniture memory board . He still has flashes of his former lordliness following his return inCobra Kaiseason 5 , but overall isa Johnny Lawrence - like exampleof aKarate Kidvillain who turned their lifespan around .
Dennis De Guzman
Played By William Christopher Ford
It was n’t only major characters fromThe Karate Kidmovies who arrive back forCobra Kai . Alongside Terry Silver and Mike Barnes , a secondary antagonist fromThe Karate Kid III , Dennis de Guzman ( William Christopher Ford ) also return for the sequel spin - off . Dennis was one of Silver ’s Henchmen , and was silent throughout his time on screen , perfectly playing the part of hired muscle . Dennis de Guzman returns inCobra Kaiseason 6 , and is still working for Terry Silver . Little has change for his character , though his presence was a welcome and fun nostalgic link betweenCobra KaiandThe Karate Kidmovies .
Darryl Vidal
Played By Darryl Vidal
The comportment of Darryl Vidal inCobra Kaishows just how late the originative team dug intoThe Karate Kidwhen finding character reference to get back . Darryl Vidal appeared in the original 1984The Karate Kid , and was an improbably minor mien . It was Darryl who Johnny Lawrence overcome at the 1984 All Valley Tournament to confront off against Daniel LaRusso in the last . Darryl Vidal makes an unbelievably abbreviated appearance inCobra Kaiseason 6 as the refereeof the Sekai Taikai final , but him being there help total to the strong sentience of persistence between the show and original moving picture .
Ali Mills
Played By Elisabeth Shue
Cobra Kaididn’t just bring backThe Karate Kidcharacters who rent part in the various tournaments and bout in the film . After being teased in time of year 2 , actress Elisabeth Shue debut inCobra Kaiseason 3 as Ali Mills , the love interest of both Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence in1984’sThe Karate Kid . A pediatric surgeon in adulthood , Ali serves an incredibly important function in the story ofCobra Kai , as it ’s through meeting Ali once again that Daniel and ( especially ) Johnny are able to work through some of their issues that are n’t directly related to karate .
Chozen Toguchi
Played By Yuji Okumoto
Chozen Toguchi was the main scoundrel inThe Karate KidPart II , but when he return inCobra Kaiseason 3 he ’s a protagonist through and through , helping Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence fix the future of their dojos and honor the bequest of Mr. Miyagi . Chozen ’s ourney from dealership villain to franchise zep betweenThe Karate KidIIandCobra Kainot only helped link the movies to the show , but also demonstrated just how malefic theatrical role like Kreese and Silver truly were , since Chozen was the only anatgonist in the film franchise not directly link up to them or the other age of the Cobra Kai dojo .
Kumiko Tanaka
Played By Tamlyn Tomita
Returning afterThe Karate Kid Part IIandThe Karate Kid Part IIIis Tamlyn Tomita as Kumiko Tanaka . Kumiko was the second love interest for Daniel LaRusso in the dealership , and in the years betweenThe Karate Kid Part IIIandCobra Kaibecame a dance teacher . However , inCobra Kaiher front is more important for Chozen than it is for Daniel , and trying to win her fondness is a chief motivating for Chozen from the moment Kumiko revert inCobra Kaiseason 3 . Of all theKarate Kidcharacters who rejoin inCobra Kai , it ’s the kind and empathic Kumiko whose perhaonality has perhaps change the least .
Yuna
Played By Traci Toguchi
Of all the deep - dives into the cast ofThe Karate Kidmovies for fiber to return inCobra Kai , none are more impressive thanTraci Toguchi as Yuna ( who , when she first appear inThe Karate Kid Part II , was credited as Girl Bell Ringer).Yuna ’s part inCobra Kaiis also quite minor . She assemble Daniel inCobra Kaiseason 3 alongside Kumiko . She helps Daniel out with his railcar dealership by attract a few strings as the Senior Vice President of Sales for Doyona International , but does n’t function any office in the tale beyond this .
Jessica Andrews
Played By Robyn Lively
First appearing inThe Karate Kid Part III , Robyn Lively ’s Jessica Andrews makes a abbreviated return inCobra Kaiseason 5.It ’s revealed she ’s the cousin of Amanda LaRusso , Daniel ’s wife , and the two reconnect after Amanda leave town follow her frustration with her husband ’s rekindled karate fixation . While a character who majorly bear upon the plot , many of the memory Jessica discuss with Amanda help to cement how terrifyingTerry Silver is as a scoundrel .
Lucille LaRusso
Played By Randee Heller
Daniel ’s mother Lucille ( Randee Heller ) , who now live out of country , occasionally knock off in for family gather throughoutCobra Kai . Lucille still fondly remembers Mr. Miyagi and loves her grandchildren but she obtain on the nerve of Daniel ’s married woman Amanda ( Courtney Henggeler ) . While she ’s not the most plot - centric fictional character , she does have a surprising level of singificane inCobra Kai , especially when she reveals some crucial fact aboutthe history of Mr. Miyagito Daniel .
The Original Cobra Kai Students
Tommy, Bobby, And Jimmy All Make Brief Appearances
The Cobra Kai grade of 1984,Tommy(Rob Garrison),Bobby(Ron Thomas ) , andJimmy(Tony O’Dell ) , all appeared inCobra Kaiseason 2 , episode 6 , " Take a Right " . Tommy was dying of Cancer the Crab and the original Cobra Kai students reunited to give him one last dark out . While among the most minorThe Karate Kidreappearances inCobra Kai , they were also among the most emotional .
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Cobra Kai is a sequel series continuing the narrative of the Karate Kid saga , set 30 year after the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament . It focuses on Johnny Lawrence seeking redemption by reopen the Cobra Kai dojo , reigniting his contention with Daniel LaRusso , who endeavour to conserve balance in his biography .
Cobra Kai is a sequel series continuing the narrative of the Karate Kid saga, set 30 years after the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament. It focuses on Johnny Lawrence seeking redemption by reopening the Cobra Kai dojo, reigniting his rivalry with Daniel LaRusso, who strives to maintain balance in his life.
