Cobra Kai
admonition : SPOILERS for Cobra Kai Season 6 , Part 2Cobra Kaiseason 6 , part 2 end with a tragic death is the fate thatThe Karate Kid Part IIspared Chozen Toguchi ( Yuji Okumoto ) . Cobra Kai ’s team master Kwon Jae - Sung ( Brandon H. Lee ) fatally impale himself on a knife he meant to use on the Iron Dragons ' captain , Axel Kovačević ( Patrick Luwis).Much of Kwon ’s nefarious character and behavior echoed Chozen inThe Karate Kid Part II , butCobra Kaipushed things further thanThe Karate Kidmovies .
Chozen Toguchi was Daniel LaRusso ’s ( Ralph Macchio ) rival inThe Karate Kid Part II , which was primarily pose in Okinawa . Chozen was the arrogant , cruel , and despiteful nephew of Sato Toguchi ( Danny Kamekona ) , the former best admirer - turned - foe ofMr . Miyagi ( Noriyuki " Pat " Morita ) . Introduced inCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 1 , Kwon Jae - Sung was reminiscent of the younger Chozen . Like Toguchi , Kwon was objectionable , ego - important , and watch the teachings of his distorted sensei , Master Kim Sun - Yung ( C.S. Lee ) . Still , Kwon dying inCobra Kaiwas a jounce .
Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 2’s Ending Is What Karate Kid 2 Didn’t Do With Chozen
Kwon Made A Foolish Choice That Was Very Different From Chozen
At the end of the wild brawl inCobra Kaiseason 6 , episode 10 , " Eunjangdo , " Kwon foolishly decided to use John Kreese ’s ( Martin Kove ) tongue against Axel . despairing and outclass by the Iron Dragons ' captain , Kwon lost restraint and ended up fatally stabbing himself . It was the first time a teenaged character die in the overallKarate Kidsaga . As violent as the show can be , Cobra Kaikilling off Kwon , one of the young characters , was unexpected . The Karate Kid Part II ’s ending also pushed violence to the verge compared to the original film , but spared Chozen , unlikeCobra Kaiand Kwon .
Cobra Kai season 6 mark the return of many cast members of previous seasons , many of whom continue its primary star while others get less sieve sentence .
Chozen ’s climactic O - Bon dance battle with Daniel LaRusso at the end ofThe Karate Kid Part IIsaw Daniel - san show mercy on his foe . Chozen was outfox , and Daniel was balance to strike a putting to death reversal . Chozen even asked Daniel to follow through , but LaRusso spar him and regorge his nozzle , mime the compassion Mr. Miyagi showed Kreese . The Karate Kid Part IIdidn’t have Daniel kill Chozen in cold ancestry . Nor was Chozen so blinded with rage that he ended up killing himself , like Kwon did inCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 2 .
Chozen Redeemed Himself In Cobra Kai, But Kwon Never Will
Chozen Became A Cobra Kai Success Story
Chozen ’s reintroduction inCobra Kaiseason 3 was a surprising 180 from the characterThe Karate Kid Part IIfans remember . Chozen had changed in the 30 + years since he last saw Daniel LaRusso . Toguchi became judicious and compassionate , but eccentric in a comedic way . Chozen change so much , he ’s now Daniel - san ’s sure friend . Chozen also has amatory feeling for Kumiko(Tamlyn Tomita ) , butCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 2 delivered a veering that saw Chozen hook up with Cobra Kai ’s sensei Kim Da - Eun ( Alicia Hannah - Kim ) .
As like to the young Chozen Kwon is on the surface , the fundamental difference is ultimately Miyagi - Do .
Kwon ’s death at a youthful years means he ’ll never have the hazard to convert the agency Chozen did . As standardized to the younger Chozen Kwon is on the surface , the key dispute is at long last Miyagi - Do . AfterThe Karate Kid Part II , Chozen turned his life around by embracing the confirming benefit of the Miyagi kinsperson ’s karate . However , Kwon was a true believer in the most destructive aspects of Cobra Kai’s"no mercy"philosophy , which neglect to teach him humility and simplicity . Cobra Kaigave Kwon a destiny far worse than Chozen ’s humiliation at the end ofThe Karate Kid Part II .
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