Cobra Kai
Warning ! Spoilers for Cobra Kai season 6 , part 3 ahead !
Cobra Kaiseason 6 , part 3 ’s final episodes included aRockyreference , and the substantial meaning here made Daniel & Johnny ’s long - await finish even better . Johnny has bring up theRockymovies several times throughout theKarate Kidspinoff , so it ’s observable by time of year 6 that they are among his favorites . Of course , as a man somewhat stuck in the 1980s , so Johnny ’s love for the Sylvester Stallone franchise take a shit a great stack of sentiency . The crossover becomes even more meaningful considering the clear parallel between theRockyandKarate Kidmovies .
The Karate KidandRockyare franchises of the same general breed . Both spanned the eighties ( though the firstRockymovie was give up in 1976 ) and survey Italian - American competitive fighters through various trial and tribulations . to boot , The Karate Kidmoviesare channelize by John G. Avildsen , who also directed the first and fourthRockymovies . Crossovers are easy enough to pull off here , which is whyNetflix’sKarate Kidspinoff so frequently referencesRocky . Cobra Kaiseason 6 , part 3 especially delivered in this regard , wherethe themes ofRockyhelped Johnny accept his own potential fate .
Daniel Referenced Rocky To Tell Johnny It Was Okay To Lose The Fight
Daniel Knew Johnny Would Connect With Rocky’s Loss
The cease ofCobra Kaiseason 6 , part 3 , gave Johnny the chance to refashion his bountiful 1984 All - Valley Tournament passing . As a way to adjudicate the Sekai Taikai necktie between Cobra Kai and the Iron Dragons , it ’s decide that the senseis of these dojos would face off in a classic three - point catch . To lose would signify that Cobra Kai would lose the world championship , but there was more to it from Johnny ’s linear perspective . Everything go wrong in his living when he lose against Daniel inThe Karate Kid , and Johnny was terrified that the same would be true this time around .
Daniel had what was likely the best possible advice he could have given his old competition . He reminded Johnny that Rocky had lost the fight against Apollo Creedin the firstRockymovie and that this was a far more impactful ending than if Sylvester Stallone ’s character had been winning . Daniel order Johnny that , like with Rocky , Johnny ’s true triumph would be his own fight and persistence to get Cobra Kai that far .
Daniel’sRockyreference was really a monitor that it had always been ok that Johnny lost back in 1984 .
Of naturally , this did n’t stop Johnny from wanting to beatSensei Wolf inCobra Kaiseason 6 . However , Daniel’sRockyreference was really a admonisher that it had always been okay that Johnny lost back in 1984.John Kreese made him feel like a loser for coming in second , but Johnny ’s personnel casualty was n’t all big since it meant he was like to Rocky Balboa . The fact that Daniel knew this was precisely what Johnny needed to get word was a meaningful will to these characters ' development throughoutCobra Kai . In a way , this , too , is a computer address toRocky .
Daniel & Johnny’s Training Montage Was Inspired By The Rocky Movies
Daniel & Johnny Give Rocky & Creed Vibes
After Daniel’sRockypep talk , he and Johnny began training together for the with child battle with Sensei Wolf . The montage , which saw the pair , at one power point , breeding on the beach , was a cleared reference toRocky IIIwhen former enemies Rocky and Creedteamed up to train at a similar arenaceous positioning . This wasa tongue - in - cheek way forCobra Kaito highlight the formulaic similaritiesbetweenRocky , The Karate Kid , and its various sequels and spinoffs . What ’s more , a good old - fashioned ' eighty - style collage is a tested and true method of getting audience pumped up for a freehanded climactic fighting .
Cobra Kai’s Finale Using “You’re The Best” Made The Rocky Callbacks Even Better
Cobra Kai’s Montage Song Has A Double Meaning
Daniel and Johnny ’s education montage was most sure as shooting an homage to theRockymovies , but this is another area where these franchises overlap . The song " You ’re the Best " by Joe Esposito was a reference to theKarate Kidmontage that bear witness Daniel kick fuck at the All - Valley and climbing the bracket , direct all the way to the championship lash out ( and Daniel ’s victory over Johnny ) . The fact thatCobra Kaiused this Sung to showcase Johnny and Daniel ’s newfound teamwork is both ironic and heartwarming . However,“You’re the Best " also had significance following Daniel’sRockyreference .
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The song"You’re the Best " was ab initio written forRocky III — the same movie in which Rocky and Creed trained together on the beach . Stallone turned the strain down , but his pal Avildsen claim it forThe Karate Kid . While this connexion subsist strictly in the real earth , it almost sense like " You ’re the upright " drags theRockyandKarate Kidfranchises into the same world . The fact that theRockymovies exist inCobra Kaiand Johnny and Daniel are personal fans only lay down the whole matter more fun .
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