Cobra Kai
word of advice ! spoiler for Cobra Kai season 6 part 3 , onwards !
Netflix’sCobra Kaiwasn’t always fun and games — sometimes , the characters ' stories took a tragic and venomous turn . While last was n’t exceedingly common in theKarate Kidspinoff , there were a handful of role who met ill ending . While these were primarily villains who on the face of it had it coming , a yoke of innocents simply suffer unforeseeable misfortune . TheseCobra Kaideaths were , of course , debate far more tragic , but there was one scoundrel in especial whose last was a horribly bitter reminder of all that could go incorrectly in the humankind of karate .
In thefinal season ofCobra Kai , each character ’s story is full resolved . Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRussogot the happily ever after they had always deserved , and their students prepare out for their promising future . The days of life-threatening dojo rivalries seemed to be behind them , and this had everything to do with villains like Terry Silver , John Kreese , and Sensei Wolf being dealt with ( whether on the matte or off it ) . While there is no guarantee that these characters wo n’t face up more drama afterCobra Kai , the series ' most tragical deaths serve as a admonisher of all the cost .
8Dennis de Guzman
Dennis' Death Didn’t Have Much Impact
Dennis de Guzman , played by William Christopher Ford , was introduced inThe Karate Kid Part IIIas one of Terry Silver ’s lackeys . He helped Mike Barnes trash Mr. Miyagi ’s Bonsai shop and help oneself the Cobra Kais torture Daniel . De Guzman returned inCobra Kaiseason 6 when he kidnapped Daniel under Terry Silver ’s orders . However , De Guzman was ultimately fairly well-situated for Daniel to share with .
De Guzman died inCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 3 on Terry Silver ’s racing yacht . He had been ordered to return to the demesne and nobble Johnny ’s wife and daughter — Silver ’s insurance to guarantee that the Iron Dragons won the Sekai Taikai . However , before De Guzman could make it far , John Kreese appeared and ping him down the steps . De Guzman was seen to have a fountainhead wound , butit ’s unclear inCobra Kaiwhether this or the yacht explosion is what killed him . in the end , it was n’t all that important . There was nothing to care about the evil De Guzman , so his death did n’t have much of an wallop .
7Terry Silver
Silver Was Already On His Way To The Grave
Terry Silver quick became the overarching villain ofCobra Kai . He was first introduce inThe Karate Kid Part IIIwhen it was revealed that he was conscientious objector - laminitis of Cobra Kai alongside John Kreese . Silver had a special talent for incur in Daniel ’s head even then , butCobra Kaitook his villainy to a different level . He became the Netflix series ' most unreformable bad guy cable , which course made Silver ’s death deeply satisfying .
Ag was dying anyway inCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 3 , so the racing yacht explosion really only moved the timeline up by a handful of month or weeks . If there is anything tragic about Silver ’s death , it would be thathe was kill by his former good friend — the man who had saved his life during the Vietnam War . Still , John Kreese took Terry Silver out in the most epic way potential , and his death mean the elbow room was clear for Daniel and Johnny to get their well-chosen ending . Ultimately , there was no love turn a loss here .
6Kim Sun-Yung
Kim Sun-Yung Was Killed By His Own Granddaughter (But He Had It Coming)
Master Kim Sun - yung was John Kreese and Terry Silver ’s warriorlike artistic creation instructor and , in a way , the original founder of Cobra Kai . This character was mentioned throughout theKarate Kidfranchise but was only officially introduced inCobra Kaiseason 5 . It ’s quickly vindicated that Master Kim is a vicious and cruel instructor , and this is how he develop such severe fighters . In a substantial way , Master Kim ’s evil ways have been at the root of all that has gone awry for the hero ofThe Karate KidandCobra Kai .
How can Terry Silver and Kreese ’s karate superior still be awake ? Clearly , Kim Sun - Yung is incredibly long - lived in Cobra Kai ’s universe .
Kim Sun - yung ’s death became necessary inCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 3 , when he ordered his granddaughter , Kim Da - eun , to mangle John Kreese . Sensei Kim quickly understood that her grandfather did n’t care that Kwon had died at the Sekai Taikai , and this influence would only extend their students further into darkness . Once again , if there were anything tragical about Master Kim ’s death , it would only be that it was at the hand of his granddaughter , who used the deadly proficiency she memorize from him .
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5Captain George Turner
Captain Turner Was Kreese’s First Real Victim
George Turner was John Kreese and Terry Silver ’s captain in the Vietnam War . This cruel man was the first to teach theKarate Kidvillain the " No Mercy " tenet , unwrap that he had find out to struggle this way from Master Kim Sun - yung in South Korea . Though Turner was a bad leader , he reckon potential difference in John Kreese . However , this all fall apart when the latter military personnel refused to sacrifice the life of one of his colleagues , direct to Turner , Kreese , and Silver ’s capture by the Viet Cong .
The true tragedy make out from the fact that rescuer arrived just before Kreese bolt down Turner , so the skipper could have lived had his hyponym chosen .
The Viet Cong ’s prisoners were impel to push one another to the destruction over a pit of poisonous snakes inCobra Kai , and Kreese volunteer to face off against Captain Turner to make unnecessary Silver . At first , Kreese was hesitant to put his all into fighting Turner — untilthe Captain revealed that Kreese ’s girl Betsy had died . Turner revealed the accuracy at this moment so that Kreese would finger good about killing his captain , so it was selfless in a somewhat twisted way . The true tragedy comes from the fact that deliverer arrived just before Kreese killed Turner , so the captain could have lived had his subordinate choose .
4John Kreese
John Kreese Had Finally Earned Redemption
John Kreese was the firstvillain ofThe Karate Kid , but it had been evident throughoutCobra Kaithat he had some potential for repurchase . It seemed like this would n’t come about , however , inCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 2 , when Kreese call back Master Kim ’s tongue in South Korea . He killed a hallucination of Johnny Lawrence , symbolically burying his net chip of humanity . However , Johnny saving Kreese from Silver and Kwon ’s death at the Sekai Taikai change everything .
It ’s never revealed inCobra Kaiwhether Johnny learn about John Kreese ’s death , which makes the whole thing even more tragic .
Kreese recognized inCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 3 , that Kwon ’s destruction had been his fault — not just because Kreese ’s tongue had stabbed him , but because of the sensei ’s violent teachings . This conduct Kreese to realize what a negative impact he had had on Johnny ’s life as well . Kreese gave up his life to take down Terry Silver and protect Johnny ’s family to realize redemption . ThisCobra Kaivillain ’s death was whole badass , but it was also tragic in that Kreese had only just started to make the right conclusion as a human being .
3Betsy
Betsy Was Completely Innocent
Betsy was John Kreese ’s girlfriend before he went off to the Vietnam War . When Kreese first met her , Betsy was dating the school football game champion and yobo , who was ultimately revealed to be scurrilous toward Betsy . Kreese came to her deliverance , and the two quickly fell in dearest . She foretell Kreese that she would wait for him while he was off at war , and the lovers dutifully publish to one another throughout Kreese ’s deployment . However , while on a trip to chew the fat family , Betsy suffered a car stroke and was instantly killed — a item that was kept from Kreese by Captain Turner .
ThisCobra Kaicharacter ’s death is all the more terrible when considering the manner it pushed Kreese to become the villain he never should have become .
Kreese did n’t learn about Betsy ’s dying until he and Turner were agitate one another over the snake pit . His sorrowfulness and madness are what revolutionize Kreese to slay his ranking , even after the American soldiers arrived to liberate the Viet Cong ingroup . Betsy ’s dying was tragic from every slant . She was a young womanhood with a shiny future ahead of her who died in a freak accident . However , thisCobra Kaicharacter ’s expiry is all the more terrible when considering the way it pushed Kreese to become the baddie he never should have become .
2Tory’s Mom
Tory Was Left Completely broken
It was revealed early on inTory’sCobra Kaistory that her mom was seriously tired of . It was this that put so much imperativeness on Tory since she was responsible for financially providing for her family while also trying to be a regular teenager . It seemed inCobra Kaithat all Tory ’s hard work had paid off since it was revealed that Tory ’s mom had improved significantly by the upshot of time of year 6 , part 2 . The doctor said things were really wait up , and Tory might in reality have spirit with a salubrious female parent and steady family .
Just after Tory got this great tidings inCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 2 , she arrived home to get that her mom had collapsed . Mrs. Nichols was enounce idle at the hospital , and Tory ’s entire worldly concern fell to piece . This was easily one of the most heartbreaking moment inCobra Kai , made even bad by the subsequent flashback to some of Tory ’s most memorable conversation with her female parent .
1Kwon Jae-Sung
Kwon Was A Problem, But He Didn’t Deserve To Die
When John Kreese proceed to Cobra Kai to convince Master Kim to put his students in the Sekai Taikai under the Cobra Kai banner , he quickly claimed Kwon Jae - sung as his new star scholarly person . Kwon was already aggressive , but Kreese tug him even further , check he became a power to be reconned with . Like all Kreese ’s educatee throughout theKarate Kidfranchise , Kwon accomplish this grade of fighting power through pure , unbridled rage . This was always severe , butCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 2 finally demonstrate why when Kwon ’s angriness extend him to shine on his own knife .
Kwon was far from a well - loved character inCobra Kai . He was a pretty despicable bully who went to great lengths to get under his competitors ' skin . The fact that he attempt to use a tongue against Axel proves this . However , the sobering Revelation of Saint John the Divine surround his expiry were that this could have been any of theKarate Kidfranchise ’s villains . Johnny Lawrence , Chozen Toguchi — even Miguel , Robby , and Tory during their " big " solar day . Kwon was a small fry , and he go because of the ferocity teach by John Kreese . ThisCobra Kaitragedy was deeply impactful and switch just about everything thereafter .
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