History Awesome / TheKarateKidPartIII

* As [[FixFic coke-]][[{{Retcon}} addled]] as [[EvilIsHammy Terry Silver]] apparently was when [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs coming up]] with his harebrained scheme[[note]]to terrorize a teenager to enter a karate tournament as his [[RevengeBeforeReason primary motive]] while making the [[ThugDojo Cobra Kai dojo]] into a national [[https://taekwondo.fandom.com/wiki/McDojo McDojo]] franchise with sponsorships and merchandise as a [[MotiveDecay secondary concern]][[/note]], it's [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief almost forgivable]] to audiences seeing that he did it with the [[MagnificentBastard flair and panache]] of a [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond villain]].

** Credit to Silver, however, who actually does better against Mr. Miyagi than anyone else in the franchise aside from Chozen Toguchi[[note]]who was able to strike Miyagi's back with the handle of his spear[[/note]].

* As [[FixFic coke-]][[{{Retcon}} addled]] as [[EvilIsHammy Terry Silver]] apparently was when [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs coming up]] with his [[IdiotPlot harebrained scheme]][[note]]to terrorize a teenager to enter a karate tournament as his [[RevengeBeforeReason primary motive]] while making the [[ThugDojo Cobra Kai dojo]] into a national [[https://taekwondo.fandom.com/wiki/McDojo McDojo]] franchise with sponsorships and merchandise as a [[MotiveDecay secondary concern]][[/note]], it's [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief almost forgivable]] to audiences seeing that he did it with the [[MagnificentBastard flair and panache]] of a [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond villain]].

** Credit to Silver, however, who actually does better against Mr. Miyagi than anyone else in the franchise.

* Daniel using kata he was practicing with Mr. Miyagi in order to initially [[ConfusionFu confuse]] then subsequently do an [[GrappleMove unexpected throw]] at Mike Barnes, who mostly does punches and kicks. It ultimately allowed him to score the sudden-death point that won him the All-Valley Karate Championship for two years in a row. He was also able to disprove Terry Silver when he claimed that his kata was [[BlatantLies worthless]] in winning tournaments.

* Mr. Miyagi, being TheAce once again, [[CurbStompBattle beats the hell out of Mike Barnes, John Kreese, and Terry Silver without anyone accompanying him]]. For added bonus, [[IronicEcho he even mocks Silver's]] FunnyBruceLeeNoises after he handily defeats him.

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* Mr. Miyagi referred to the bonsai tree that Mike Barnes broke apart as like Daniel [=LaRusso=]. It, like him, will survive despite being broken because they both have strong roots. However, the bonsai tree can also be considered as a metaphor for their relationship as well. Their father-son bond, like the bonsai tree, will also survive because its roots are strong.[[note]]It was a special bond that lasted the rest of Mr. Miyagi's life, in fact.[[/note]]

** Credit to Silver, however, who actually does better against Mr. Miyagi than anyone else in the franchise aside from Chozen Toguchi[[note]]who was able to strike Miyagi's back with the handle of his spear[[/note]].

* Mr. Miyagi referred to the bonsai tree that Mike Barnes broke apart as like Daniel [=LaRusso=]. It, like him, will survive because they both have strong roots. However, the bonsai tree can also be considered as a metaphor for their relationship as well. Their father-son bond, like the bonsai tree, will also survive because its roots are strong.[[note]]It was a special bond that lasted the rest of Mr. Miyagi's life, in fact.[[/note]]

* As [[FixFic coke-]][[{{Retcon}} addled]] as [[EvilIsHammy Terry Silver]] apparently was when [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs coming up]] with his [[IdiotPlot harebrained scheme]][[note]]to terrorize a teenager to enter a karate tournament as his [[RevengeBeforeReason primary motive]] while making the [[ThugDojo Cobra Kai dojo]] into a national [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozmLU6VDiSY McDojo]] franchise with sponsorships and merchandise as a [[MotiveDecay secondary concern]][[/note]], it's [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief almost forgivable]] to audiences seeing that he did it with the [[MagnificentBastard flair and panache]] of a [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond villain]].

* Mr. Miyagi referred to the bonsai tree that Mike Barnes broke apart as like Daniel [=LaRusso=]. It, like him, will survive because they both have strong roots. However, the bonsai tree can also be considered as like their relationship. Their father-son relationship, like the bonsai tree, will also survive because its roots are strong.[[note]]It was a special bond that lasted the rest of Mr. Miyagi's life, in fact.[[/note]]

* Mr. Miyagi teaching Daniel [=LaRusso=] that their relationship, like the bonsai tree that Mike Barnes broke apart, will survive because its roots are strong.[[note]]It was a special bond that lasted the rest of Mr. Miyagi's life, in fact.[[/note]]

* Daniel learning [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone on his own]] that he was being [[WhatHaveIBecome corrupted]] by Terry Silver after [[DisproportionateRetribution breaking the nose]] of someone who was hitting on Jessica Andrews at a nightclub. Therefore, he was able to [[{{Deprogram}} shake off]] the Cobra Kai brainwashing just in time before Mr. Miyagi came to his rescue during their penultimate confrontation. This way, he avoided being used [[UnwittingPawn against]] Miyagi by Silver and Kreese like they would [[FridgeBrilliance eventually]] [[FridgeHorror do]] to the brainwashed kids of ''Series/CobraKai'' some 30-odd years later.

** Mr. Miyagi taking on two karate masters and one young karate champion in quick succession shows that even in the [[SerialEscalation third movie]] of the film series, he remains the strongest character of the ''Karate Kid'' franchise.

* As [[FixFic coke-]][[{{Retcon}} addled]] as [[HamAndCheese Terry Silver]] apparently was when [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs coming up]] with his [[IdiotPlot harebrained scheme]][[note]]to terrorize a teenager to enter a karate tournament as his [[RevengeBeforeReason primary motive]] while making the [[ThugDojo Cobra Kai dojo]] into a national [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozmLU6VDiSY McDojo]] franchise with sponsorships and merchandise as a [[MotiveDecay secondary concern]][[/note]], it's [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief almost forgivable]] to audiences seeing that he did it with the [[MagnificentBastard flair and panache]] of a [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond villain]].

** Credit to Silver, however, who actually does better against Mr. Miyagi than anyone else in the franchise aside from Chozen Toguchi, who was able to strike Miyagi's back with the handle of his spear.

* Daniel using kata he was practicing with Mr. Miyagi in order to initially [[ConfusionFu confuse]] then subsequently do an [[GrappleMove unexpected throw]] at Mike Barnes, who mostly does punches and kicks. It ultimately allowed him to score the sudden-death point that won him the All-Valley Karate Championship for two years in a row. He was also able to disprove Terry Silver when he claimed that his kata was [[BlatantLies worthless]] in winning tournaments.
* On a meta level, ''Cobra Kai'' was able to [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap rescue]] ''Part III'' from being considered a candidate for FanonDiscontinuity to becoming a [[ArcWelding workable]] [[AdaptationDistillation part]] of the so-called ''Miyagiverse'', warts and all. Pretty impressive, seeing that the movie also suffered from CreatorBacklash on the part of John G. Avildsen, Robert Mark Kamen, and Creator/RalphMacchio himself.

* Daniel using kata he was practicing with Mr. Miyagi in order to initially [[ConfusionFu confuse]] then subsequently do an unexpected throw at Mike Barnes. It ultimately allowed him to score the sudden-death point that won him the All-Valley Karate Championship for two years in a row. He was also able to disprove Terry Silver when he claimed that his kata was [[BlatantLies worthless]] in winning tournaments.

* As [[FixFic coke-]][[Retcon addled]] as [[HamAndCheese Terry Silver]] apparently was when [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs coming up]] with his [[IdiotPlot harebrained scheme]][[note]]to terrorize a teenager to enter a karate tournament as his [[RevengeBeforeReason primary motive]] while making the [[ThugDojo Cobra Kai dojo]] into a national [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozmLU6VDiSY McDojo]] franchise with sponsorships and merchandise as a [[MotiveDecay secondary concern]][[/note]], it's [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief almost forgivable]] to audiences seeing that he did it with the [[MagnificentBastard flair and panache]] of a [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond villain]].

* As [[FixFic coke-addled]] as [[HamAndCheese Terry Silver]] apparently was when [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs coming up]] with his [[IdiotPlot harebrained scheme]][[note]]to terrorize a teenager to enter a karate tournament as his [[RevengeBeforeReason primary motive]] while making the [[ThugDojo Cobra Kai dojo]] into a national [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozmLU6VDiSY McDojo]] franchise with sponsorships and merchandise as a [[MotiveDecay secondary concern]][[/note]], it's [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief almost forgivable]] to audiences seeing that he did it with the [[MagnificentBastard flair and panache]] of a [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond villain]].

* As [[Series/CobraKai coke-addled]] as [[HamAndCheese Terry Silver]] apparently was when [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs coming up]] with his [[IdiotPlot harebrained scheme]][[note]]to terrorize a teenager to enter a karate tournament as his [[RevengeBeforeReason primary motive]] while making the [[ThugDojo Cobra Kai dojo]] into a national [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozmLU6VDiSY McDojo]] franchise with sponsorships and merchandise as a [[MotiveDecay secondary concern]][[/note]], it's [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief almost forgivable]] to audiences seeing that he did it with the [[MagnificentBastard flair and panache]] of a [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond villain]].
* Mr. Miyagi teaching Daniel that their relationship, like the bonsai tree that Mike Barnes broke apart, will survive because its roots are strong.[[note]]It was a special bond that lasted the rest of Mr. Miyagi's life, in fact.[[/note]]

** Before that final round, Daniel and Miyagimbowed to each other, which gave Daniel the affirmation he needed that he was fighting for something greater than himself instead of just fighting to survive.

* Daniel learning [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone on his own]] that he was being [[WhatHaveIBecome corrupted]] by Terry Silver after [[DisproportionateRetribution breaking the nose]] of someone who was hitting on Jessica Andrews at a nightclub. Therefore, he was able to [[{{Deprogram}} shake off]] the Cobra Kai brainwashing just in time before Mr. Miyagi came to his rescue during their penultimate confrontation. This way, he avoided being used against Miyagi by Silver and Kreese like they would [[FridgeBrilliance eventually]] [[FridgeHorror do]] to the brainwashed kids of ''Series/CobraKai'' some 30-odd years later.

* Daniel learning [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone on his own]] that he was being [[WhatHaveIBecome corrupted]] by Terry Silver after [[DisproportionateRetribution breaking the nose]] of someone who was hitting on Jessica Andrews at a nightclub. Therefore, he was able to [[{{Deprogram}} shake off]] the Cobra Kai brainwashing just in time before Mr. Miyagi came to his rescue during their penultimate confrontation. This way, he avoided being used against Miyagi by Silver and Kreese like they would [[FridgeBrilliance eventually do]] to the brainwashed kids of ''Series/CobraKai'' some 30-odd years later.

* On a meta level, ''Cobra Kai'' was able to [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap rescue]] ''Part III'' from being considered a candidate for FanonDiscontinuity to becoming a [[ArcWelding workable]] [[AdaptationDistillation part]] of the so-called ''Miyagiverse'', warts and all. Pretty impressive, seeing that the movie also suffered from CreatorBacklash on the part of John G. Avilsen, Robert Mark Kamen, and Creator/RalphMacchio himself.