‘Cobra Kai’ Prepares For the Final Battle in Season 6 Trailer

Cobra Kai is ending back where it all began: The All-Valley Karate Championship.

In the concluding part of the sixth and last season of the popular Netflix continuation series based on The Karate Kid films, events return to the location of the original movie’s decisive karate tournament. Here, the long-standing feuds and partnerships between Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), and their karate disciples will face a final trial (at least for this series).

This collection of episodes concludes with a climactic confrontation between Johnny and his group, and the disciples of John Kreese’s former Cobra Kai sensei, now led by Kreese and the antagonist, Terry Silver.

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The last episodes of “Cobra Kai” are set to air on Netflix starting February 13. However, the Karate Kid saga isn’t over yet – a new movie titled “Karate Kid: Legends” is scheduled for release in theaters on May 30. For now, only Ralph Macchio’s character Daniel LaRusso has been confirmed to feature in this upcoming film. It’s uncertain whether Johnny or any other prominent characters from “Cobra Kai” will make an appearance, but given that it’s been six seasons, it seems a bit unusual if they don’t show up.

The Coolest Karate Kid Easter Eggs in Cobra Kai Season 5

1. Terry Silver’s Master

In “The Karate Kid Part III,” Terry Silver devises a cunning scheme to retaliate against Daniel on behalf of his former war comrade John Kreese. This unusual plot, as you may recall from “Karate Kid Part III,” sees him deceiving Daniel into thinking he’s there to reconcile with him in the name of Cobra Kai. He poses as a student of the renowned martial arts master, Kim Sun-Yung. In “Karate Kid Part III,” this was just a passing remark; however, in the current season of “Cobra Kai,” it assumes significant importance, as we discover more about Kim Sun-Yung’s techniques and some of his disciples journey to America to serve Terry Silver’s rising dojo.

2. Chozen’s Uncle

In Episode 2, there’s a quick glance at Chozen’s past, where he discusses his martial arts lessons with his uncle, who turned out to be Sato. You might recognize Sato as Mr. Miyagi’s rival from Okinawa in “The Karate Kid Part II.” Throughout most of that movie, Sato and Chozen played the roles of the main adversaries. However, Sato experienced a shift in his allegiance towards the end of the film when he witnessed Daniel and Miyagi’s courage during a fierce storm (more details on this later). It’s worth mentioning that earlier seasons of “Cobra Kai” have hinted that Sato reformed following the events of “The Karate Kid Part II” and passed away a few years ago.

3. Barnes’ Contract

The storyline of “The Karate Kid Part III” involves Terry Silver hiring an expert karate instructor named Mike Barnes to wreak havoc on Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi by triumphing in the annual All-Valley Karate Tournament. (It’s worth noting that “Karate Kid Part III” can be quite peculiar!). In episode 3 of season 5, a grown-up Mike Barnes reappears, and he brings up one of the most preposterous aspects of “Karate Kid Part III” – namely, that Silver had a contract detailing Barnes’ payment upon defeating Daniel in the All-Valley. (Given the twisted nature of his plan to avenge an old comrade, it seems odd that he would want a written record of everything!). Barnes does acknowledge that such a contract existed, but admits he misplaced it long ago.

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4. Playing With the Boys

In the fourth episode, I found myself transported back to the iconic beach volleyball scene from “Top Gun,” skillfully reimagined and accompanied by Kenny Loggins’ anthem “Playing With the Boys.” Interestingly enough, “Top Gun” was a contemporary of the original “Karate Kid,” but its return this year in the form of “Top Gun: Maverick” makes it an even more apt reference within the world of “Cobra Kai.

5. Rare Bonsai Trees

In “The Karate Kid Part III,” Terry Silver outsmarts Daniel LaRusso by excessively bidding on three of his precious rare bonsai trees at a charity auction, fully knowing that these trees are the heart of Daniel’s business and a project dear to him. Throughout the movie, Silver and his henchmen had been causing havoc to their bonsai tree business, so this action from Silver is nothing but an underhanded attempt to infuriate Daniel. What a rotten character!

6. Jessica Andrews

When Amanda goes away from Daniel, she heads back to Ohio and renews her friendship with Jessica Andrews, who had a potential romantic connection with Daniel in “The Karate Kid Part III”. In that movie, Jessica was newly settled in Los Angeles, and though she and Daniel weren’t an item, they developed a close bond. It’s said that Ralph Macchio, who played Daniel, felt uneasy acting out romantic scenes with Robin Lively, who was only 16 during filming at the time. Although it seems unlikely that Daniel’s wife is friends with one of his near-almost girlfriends, “Cobra Kai” offers an explanation for this: Jessica moved back to Ohio, and when Amanda also left Ohio for Los Angeles, Jessica helped facilitate their reunion with Daniel.

7. Who Do You Think You’re Fooling With Those Sunglasses?

Following the confrontation with Terry Silver in Episode 6, Daniel steps out of his home, attempting to conceal his swollen eyes behind a pair of dark shades. This behavior aligns well with Daniel’s character, as he previously resorted to the same disguise in the original Karate Kid film after Johnny Lawrence had given him a beating before the start of school.

8. Daniel Has Done Some Wild Stuff

In Episode 6, Johnny and Chozen cross paths for the first time, and when they do, they reminisce about their encounters with Daniel LaRusso. Given their past experiences with his bravery, they have been on the receiving end of his heroic actions. Their conversation includes the statement “I saw him save a girl from a typhoon!”, which may seem implausible but is completely accurate; in ‘The Karate Kid Part II’, a typhoon struck Mr. Miyagi’s Okinawa village, and a young girl was left hanging from an electrical pole. In a moment of great peril, Daniel bravely rescued her while Chozen looked on in fear from below.

9. Pain Does Not Exist

In Cobra Kai, the latest sensei, Kim Da-eun portrayed by Alicia Hannah-Kim, encourages her pupils with a modified version of John Kreese’s famous quote from the original Karate Kid: “There is no pain here!” This echoes his old saying, “Is there any pain in this dojo, Sensei?” to which his students would respond, “No, Sensei!

10. A Very Dumb Scam

At the adult gathering in the nightclub, Daniel and Chozen bring up an old blunder from “The Karate Kid Part II”. In the movie, Chozen manipulated a dishonest scale to deceive the locals and Daniel exposed his trick by knocking over the weights, causing one to break. Ironically, if Chozen had been using fake weights, he would have owed the villagers more for their crops instead of less. To balance the scale, he’d need to add more fake weights, making it appear as though the crops were heavier and thus more valuable. In “Cobra Kai”, they refer back to this incident, acknowledging its illogical nature, and Chozen humorously admits that it wasn’t his brightest move. Given his character in “The Karate Kid Part II”, where he was arrogant and not exactly a genius, this inconsistency seems fitting as it aligns with the kind of blunder he would make. This cleverly re-written plot point is known as retcon.

11. A Kick That Haunted His Life

In another emotional conversation between Johnny and Chozen, Johnny admits, “My entire life has been overshadowed by one regrettable kick.” This refers to the iconic final crane kick that Daniel landed, defeating Johnny in the All-Valley Karate Championship. As depicted in the first season of Cobra Kai, this incident set off a chain of events leading to a long period of struggle for Johnny, lasting decades. However, he began turning things around when he reopened the Cobra Kai dojo.

12. A Painful Training Dummy

In the dojo of Cobra Kai, Tory’s trials of loyalty grow increasingly severe, culminating in her being compelled to strike a training dummy adorned with stones. This is a more brutal adaptation of a test that Terry Silver once used to torment Daniel in ‘The Karate Kid Part III’. After all, pain isn’t acknowledged at the Cobra Kai dojo, so she should be alright, right?

As Tory’s trials under Cobra Kai become increasingly cruel, she is eventually made to punch a dummy filled with stones. This is a tougher version of a test that Terry Silver used to inflict pain on Daniel in ‘The Karate Kid Part III’. Since the dojo of Cobra Kai doesn’t acknowledge pain, she should be fine, right?

13. Kumiko

In Episode 9, while under the influence, Chozen confesses that he carries deep feelings for Kumiko, who was the lady Daniel fell for in Okinawa during “The Karate Kid Part II”. The climax of that movie saw Chozen abducting Kumiko and taking her hostage. Despite Daniel’s ultimate victory over Chozen, a final confrontation ensued where he showed him kindness, setting Chozen on a new, improved life trajectory. However, Chozen continues to feel profound shame about his past actions, which he has apparently kept hidden until this episode. He calls Kumiko and reveals that upon his return to Okinawa, he needs to see her and share something significant with her. Previously, the adult Kumiko, portrayed by Tamlyn Tomita, was featured in Season 3 of “Cobra Kai”, during a storyline where Daniel made a trip to Japan for business purposes.

14. “Finish Him!”

In the season finale, Silver commands his henchmen to brutally attack Johnny, echoing John Kreese’s orders to Johnny during the All-Valley tournament finals in “The Karate Kid”. It’s amusing how events often return to their starting points in this imaginary world.

15. “A Man Can’t Stand, He Can’t Fight”

Daniel has managed to overcome Terry Silver after recalling and counteracting the techniques that Terry had taught him long ago in “The Karate Kid Part III”. Phrases like “A man can’t stand, he can’t fight” were among them. This was a satisfying resolution for Daniel to finally thwart Terry Silver’s excessive attempts to harm him, which, let’s be honest, never seemed particularly logical from the start. It’s always worth remembering how strange “Karate Kid Part III” can be at times!

2025-02-03 21:54