History Characters / TheKarateKidTerrySilver

* OldMaster: He's around 70 by the time he reappears in ''Series/CobraKai'', and a Karate sensei capable of easily outfighting Johnny and Daniel on separate occasions, and matching Chozen in a fight to the death using real weapons.

* LargeHam:
** He's an over-the-top character who thrives off of the pleasure of damaging Daniel, mentally and physically. [[spoiler:The later revelations about his cocaine habit during the time the film is set casts a darker light on this behavior.]]
** He was pretty sedate in the beginning of season 4 because of therapy but later thanks to Kreese, he once again descends into an over-the-top madman who gleefully beats the crap out of Johnny and Stingray.

* HatedByAll: [[spoiler:Hoo boy... He veers in to this as soon as he is exposed for his bribery and is arrested for his assault on Stingray. Even prior to his heartbroken students (''including'' his MoralityPet, Kenny) turning on him out of disgust, he is already seen with contempt from Daniel and Mr. Miyagi in ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'', Mike Barnes and Jessica Andrews in the interim, and later Johnny, Chozen, Amanda, Shannon, Carmen, the Miyagi-Fangs, Stingray, Robby, and Tory throughout the show. Even he draws the ire of his (former) closest allies: Kreese for betraying him to the police, and Kim Da-Eun who slips away after Silver's defeat possibly not wanting anything to do with him given his exposure as a fraud and defeat from Daniel]].

* HatedByAll: [[spoiler:Hoo boy... He veers in to this as soon as he is exposed for his bribery and is arrested for his assault on Stingray. Even prior to his heartbroken students (''including'' his MoralityPet, Kenny) turning on him out of disgust, he is already seen with contempt from Daniel and Mr. Miyagi in ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'', Mike Barnes and Jessica Andrews in the interim, and later Johnny, Chozen, Amanda, Carmen, the Miyagi-Fangs, Stingray, Robby, and Tory throughout the show. Even he draws the ire of his (former) closest allies: Kreese for betraying him to the police, and Kim Da-Eun who slips away after Silver's defeat possibly not wanting anything to do with him given his exposure as a fraud and defeat from Daniel]].

* VisionaryVillain: Silver plans on franchising Cobra Kai and spreading it across the country; indeed, this is a CallBack to his original goal all the way back in ''The Karate Kid: Part III.'' [[spoiler: Unlike then, however, Silver looks like he may actually be on his way to doing so, since Cobra Kai actually wins the All Valley in season 4. It acts as the impetus for him announcing expansion, and by season 5, multiple dojos have now opened up.]]

** He's the resident EvilMentor in the [[Film/TheKarateKidPartIII third film]] of ''Film/TheKarateKid'' film series. However unlike Kreese (who's mainly a physically-imposing DrillSergeantNasty) and Sato (who is a GutturalGrowler with a sense of honor), Silver is a ManipulativeBastard with a FauxAffablyEvil persona convincing enough for Daniel [=LaRusso=] to believe he's a trustworthy man. Also, unlike Kreese (who has his students do the bullying for him) and Sato (who centers his animosity toward Miyagi), Silver is directly antagonistic toward Daniel himself, torturing and demoralizing him throughout the events of the film.

** Cobra Kai reverses this at first, given Kreese's desire for outright confrontational war against Johnny, Daniel, and their students, whereas Silver being more level-headed given his approach on fighting at the right time and wanting to bring Cobra Kai back to glory. However, Kreese pushing on Silver's trauma buttons reverses this again, with Kreese again being more level-headed and fair (as shown in the tournament), whereas Silver is more unhinged to the point of embracing the "No Mercy mindset" way too far and going all the way in cheating.

* OldMaster: Well into his 70's by the time he reappears in ''Series/CobraKai'', and a Karate sensei capable of easily outfighting Johnny and Daniel on separate occasions, and matching Chozen in a fight to the death using real weapons.

* HatedByAll: [[spoiler:Hoo boy... He veers in to this as soon as he is exposed for his bribery and is arrested for his assault on Stingray. Even prior to his heartbroken students (''including'' his MoralityPet, Kenny) turning on him out of disgust, he is already seen with contempt from Daniel and Mr. Miyagi in ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'', Mike Barnes and Jessica Andrews in the interim, and later Johnny, Chozen, Amanda, the Miyagi-Fangs, Stingray, Robby, and Tory throughout the show. Even he draws the ire of his (former) closest allies: Kreese for betraying him to the police, and Kim Da-Eun who slips away after Silver's defeat possibly not wanting anything to do with him given his exposure as a fraud and defeat from Daniel]].

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: When Demetri researches Silver online, the only dirt he can find on him is a minor toxic waste dumping scandal in Borneo that happened in the '80s. Otherwise, he's publicly known as a Vietnam vet turned successful businessman. Silver's gone to a lot of effort to cover up his previous crimes and any information about his past behaviour, such as his cocaine addiction. [[spoiler:With Cobra Kai under his wing as of Season 5, he is touted as a philanthropist out to save the kids of the Valley.]]

* VilerNewVillain:
** He's introduced in ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'' as Kreese's war buddy and wealthier counterpart, and it's really saying something when you directly go as far as to become a FauxAffablyEvil [[EvilMentor mentor]] just to torture the living hell out of a teenager who caused distress to your best friend. And that's not counting Silver's past actions (and his tendency to bribe his way out of consequence), his henchmen making Johnny's gang look like angels, and his ambition to take over the valley with a franchise of [[ThugDojo Thug Dojos]] (as opposed to being content with one).
** This is also re-established in ''Series/CobraKai'' when he is re-introduced in Season 4. His FauxAffablyEvil persona is harder to see through at first glance than Kreese (something Amanda [=LaRusso=] can speak on), his tendency to strike enemies relies on deception instead of confrontation (which results in far more devastating effects), his habit of cheating via bribery (something Kreese doesn't even consider), and his embracing of "No Mercy" with his beatdown of Johnny Lawrence (mind you, Kreese's MoralityPet) is something that his war buddy and co-sensei is appalled by. [[spoiler:Season 5 takes this to a whole new level when he commits unbelievable acts never seen in the likes of Kreese, such as burning down Mike Barnes's furniture store, messing around with Daniel's marriage, attempting to kill Chozen with a katana, and making sure '''the world''' knows his "Way of the Fist" legacy and embraces it]].

* VisionaryVillain: Silver plans on franchising Cobra Kai and spreading it across the country; indeed, this is a CallBack to his original goal all the way back in ''The Karate Kid: Part III.'' [[spoiler: Unlike then, however, Silver looks like he may actually be on his way to doing so, since Cobra Kai actually wins the All Valley in season 4. It acts as the impetus for him announcing expansion, and by season 5, multiple dojos have now opened up.]]
-->'''Terry:''' The only thing better than a full dojo... is a whole valley of full dojos.

* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** For all of Silver's troubled nature and own cruel, dangerous streak, [[spoiler:it's immensely satisfying that ''someone'' in this series finally got the drop on John Kreese in the Season 4 finale, he did it in an intelligent and ruthless fashion, and that Kreese even brought it on himself by seeking Silver out and messing with him]].
** [[spoiler:However, he finally ends up ''literally'' on the receiving end of this, after going too far in Season 5. Not only do Daniel's students and even Tory expose him as a fraud, but Daniel himself defeats him in combat, using the same "[=QuickSilver=]" technique, with Daniel's "Crane Kick" as a finishing touch to make this trope literal]].

* PungeonMaster: Downplayed but he occasionally makes puns about his last name, such as calling his fighting style the "quicksilver approach" and nicknaming his devastating finisher move "the silver bullet".