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[[WMG:[[center:[-''Series/CobraKai'' '''[[Characters/CobraKai Main Character Index]]'''\\
[[Characters/CobraKaiDanielLaRusso Daniel [=LaRusso=]]] | [[Characters/CobraKaiJohnnyLawrence Johnny Lawrence]] | [[Characters/CobraKaiJohnKreese John Kreese]] | [[Characters/CobraKaiRobbyKeene Robby Keene]] | [[Characters/CobraKaiEliMoskowitz Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz]] | [[Characters/CobraKaiToryNichols Tory Nichols]] | [[Characters/CobraKaiDemetriAlexopoulos Demetri Alexopoulos]]\\
'''Dojos and Others'''\\
[[Characters/CobraKaiCobraKaiAndAssociates Cobra Kai and Associates]] | [[Characters/CobraKaiEagleFangAndAssociates Eagle Fang and Associates]] | '''Miyagi-Do and Associates''' | [[Characters/CobraKaiOtherCharacters Other Characters]]-]]]]]

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!The [=LaRusso=] family


[[folder:Daniel [=LaRusso=]]]

See Daniel's character page [[Characters/CobraKaiDanielLaRusso here]]
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[[folder:Amanda [=LaRusso=]]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"You can't put a band-aid on an open head wound."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Courtney Henggeler

->''"You know, as much as I would love to watch you and your childhood karate rival duke it out, I kinda don't wanna get any blood on the patio..."''

Daniel's wife, business partner and mother of his children. She vainly tries to be a voice of reason once the feud between Daniel and Johnny reignites.
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* AdultFear: [[spoiler:The aftermath of the fight at the school where her daughter ends up in the hospital shows a healthy amount of this.]]
* BenevolentBoss: Considering how she is willing to stick up for Robby, makes Louie apologize to Robby for hazing him, and acts with professionalism and courtesy towards the dealership staff. [[TheSlacker As long as you are not Louie,]] she has proven to be a pleasant boss to work for. And she even warms up to Louie after he's rehired and proves himself changed for the better.
* BitchSlap: She slaps Kreese across the face when she confronts him at his dojo following the fight between Sam and Hawk's groups in an amusement center.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Downplayed example between Daniel and Amanda when it comes to raising their children. Daniel is right to want to screen the type of friends Sam is making given that he's had experience with guys who seemed trustworthy but actually were not. But at the same time, Amanda is correct in her point that embarrassing Sam in front of other people would do little to help this, not to mention invading Sam's privacy.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Turns out she had a dark side much akin to Tory’s. When Amanda was young, [[spoiler:her math tutor was having an affair with her dad amid some marriage troubles between her parents. Amanda then took a bat to the woman’s car while she was still in it. She now counts herself lucky to have been able to move on from it.]] After learning about Tory’s troubled home life, Amanda remembers this and decides to take [[PetTheDog a different approach]] to tackling the problems between Tory and her daughter.
* DeadpanSnarker: It would be easier to list those times she ''averts'' this trope. She can't help but cut loose with the sarcasm when her husband does something particularly ill-advised, though the majority of the time, her snarkiness is nothing but good-natured.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Downplayed. She earlier dismisses Daniel's worries about Kreese, thinking he is nothing more than a "geriatric karate coach". But after Amanda confronts him in person, she is just as shocked at how psychopathic the man really is and how dangerous he is to the kids.
* GoodParents: A loving mother to both her children, though she's far from perfect.
* HandsOffParenting: Downplayed. She will put her foot down when it comes to overt wrongdoing, but Amanda seems a little more preoccupied with being a "cool" parent than Daniel is, instantly taking Sam's side against him without considering that his (not-unfounded) concerns about her friends might have some merit. She's also even more permissive than he is when it comes to Anthony's selfish and bratty behavior. This comes to a head by season 4.
* HappilyMarried: She and Daniel are clearly happy with one another, although occasionally will have a few rocky arguments, especially in regards to Daniel's beef with Cobra Kai.
* HollywoodRestrainingOrder: [[spoiler:Kreese files a [[FrivolousLawsuit frivolous]] restraining order against Amanda after she confronts him at Cobra Kai's dojo for his students having assaulted her husband's students plus Miguel, and for having damaged her house]].
* {{Hypocrite}}: Doesn't want Daniel invading Sam's privacy in Season 1. Knows Sam's computer password in Season 2. She even lampshades it.
--> '''Amanda:''' Now is not the time.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Amanda can probably go head-to-head with Demetri in a competition for sassiest person in the Valley but she’s just as capable, if not more, of great compassion and empathy. Most notably when she becomes the first adult on the show to truly and unambiguously try helping Tory despite the latter stalking and attacking her daughter twice.
* MamaBear: Both her defense of Robby at the beach club and her TranquilFury when Sam gets hurt show a woman who is fiercely protective of her kids. She also goes marching into Cobra Kai to slap Kreese after Demetri's arm gets broken. Amanda even extends this to ''Tory'', of all people, after she learns the full extent of her home life.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: She develops sympathy for Tory in season 4. Eventually, Amanda reveals that [[spoiler:she took a baseball bat to her math tutor's car while the latter was still inside it because the woman was having an affair with Amanda's father.]]
* OddFriendship: Amanda seems to get along with Johnny well, though he obviously disliked her initially since he said Daniel's whole family is rotten to the core and she obviously initially disliked him too, considering him an irritant because of how he was affecting her husband ... she even called Johnny an asshole. Whenever they hang out, Amanda (with the help of another woman) tends to ease the tension between him and her husband. In the third season, she even hugs Johnny after a night of fun with him, Daniel and Ali.
* OnlySaneWoman: The only member of the family who doesn't let the feud get into her head and can see how childish and incredibly stupid it actually is. [[spoiler:After the brawl in Season 2, she's the one who points out to Daniel that he and Miyagi-Do are just as responsible for it as Cobra Kai and he needs to shut down the dojo now.]]
** Ironically, it's this trope that makes her [[spoiler:actually come around to Daniel's view]] in Season 3. [[spoiler:The moment she realises how batshit crazy Kreese is, that he's a legitimate threat to the well-being of the kids, and that someone has to stand up to him, she begins backing Daniel's efforts to keep the dojo going.]]
* ParentalIssues: Amanda didn’t get along with her father.
* ParentalNeglect: After learning about Anthony being a bully in Season 4, she and Daniel are forced to confront the fact they didn't take enough of an active role in parenting him and depended to screen technology to keep him occupied.
* ParentsAsPeople: While Amanda is mostly an example of GoodParents, she's far too permissive of Sam and Anthony's misbehavior and only disciplines them when they do something egregious (Sam being involved in a a hit-and-run, Anthony getting suspended). It's especially apparent in Season 4 when this lack of discipline causes Sam to antagonize Tory and Anthony to become an outright bully.
* PetTheDog: In Season 4, after she learns how dire Tory's home situation really is, Amanda decides to help her by providing her assistance with her mental health and her mother's care. It does seem to pay off, as Tory comes to take care of her own {{Fatal Flaw}}s and embark on her CharacterDevelopment.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Can actually see Louie for what he is, is highly supportive of Robby at work and in general, and is a highly competent boss at work. Plus, the aforementioned PetTheDog moment with Tory, whom she has every reason to dislike.
* TheRedeemer: In Season 4, Amanda ends up guiding Tory down a better path by showing her kindness despite her past crimes against her family.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Her desire for Sam to be socially accepted at school so she won't be bullied blinds her to the fact her friends ''are'' the bullies. Amanda wises up once she actually learns about the things they've done such as doing a hit-and-run on Johnny's car.
* StageMom: In Season 1, she has a disproportionate prioritization of Sam's social status, and it blinds her to how awful people Sam's new rich friends are.
* StatuesqueStunner: Amanda is 5”9 and gorgeous which has been commented on in-universe.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu Slaps Kreese across the face]] in Season 3 despite not being a martial artist and ''knowing'' he's a dangerous sociopath. She also gets to neatly subvert one of his CallBack Lines from the first movie.
-->'''Kreese:''' You're a feisty one. But I like that! [[YouGotSpunk I like that-]]\\
'''Amanda:''' ''([[ShutUpHannibal slaps Kreese]])'' I don't give a shit what you like, you sociopath. I'm shutting you down if it's the last thing I do...
* TroubledTeen: Was this in her younger days when she [[spoiler:got arrested for reckless endangerment after taking a bat to her math tutor's car with the woman in it after discovering she was having an affair with her father.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:
** One cannot stop wondering whether it was the whole "Sam must hang out with popular kids" thing that she so obviously instills in her daughter that caused the Sam-Aisha relationship to break down.
** A lot of the problems that led to Sam and Miguel breaking up in "Different But Same" could have been avoided had Amanda allowed Sam to call/text Miguel and let him know she was grounded and not allowed to use her phone.
** Amanda meeting Tory at her workplace in order to warn the latter to stay off her daughter Sam led Tory to lose her job.
* WetBlanketWife: Amanda starts the first season with all the traditional trappings of the stereotypical "nagging wife" to Daniel, initially appearing as the more materialistic one, not getting along with his working-class mom, and lacking Daniel's passion for karate, focusing more on their business. But then when Daniel expresses interest in becoming an instructor, [[SubvertedTrope she is completely on board]], only voicing concerns when he rather blatantly starts blowing off his day job and the dealership suffers in his absence. Amanda only firmly brings the hammer down after Sam gets injured in the school brawl, but even after that she's still loving and supportive of her husband. The subversion becomes clear after she meets Kreese and, realizing the man is putting her daughter and the other kids in danger, joins Daniel in his efforts to defeat him.
* WomenAreWiser: Zigzagged. She does have her moments of unintentionally making things worse and her hands-off parenting style wasn't always effective, but Amanda is the one who always calls Daniel out for his petty attempts to make things harder for Johnny and putting his personal and professional life at stake to lead his dojo. In fact, she was always the one who reminded him that he was supposed to bring balance in his life when Daniel did baffling deeds.
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[[folder:Samantha [=LaRusso=]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Everyone's got a sob story. Doesn't give you the right to be a bully."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MaryMouser

->''"You don't have to worry about me, Dad. I can handle myself. I'm a [=LaRusso=]."''

Daniel's teenage daughter who trained in martial arts as a child. Sam is dealing with the drama of high school and her new clique, eventually finding out how quickly people can turn when her new boyfriend starts a smear campaign against her. She later rejoins Miyagi-do and becomes Daniel's top student.
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* ActionGirl: She was trained by Daniel at a young age, so despite being a few years out of practice, she quickly and efficiently handles a handsy Kyler. In Season 2 she begins training again alongside Robby as Daniel's top students.
* TheAce: Within Miyagi-Do. She's able to do a flip-throw takedown on Miguel without having practiced for years, and is able to analyze how Miguel fought Kyler's gang in the cafeteria at a level that someone without experience wouldn't just know. And whereas Daniel starts all the rest of the Miyagi-Dos with WaxOnWaxOff (even the students that came from Cobra Kai), Sam jumps straight to the higher level lessons, since she had Mr. Miyagi and Daniel as her personal teachers; she flourished with the undivided attention of two of the best karate fighters in the Valley.
* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: Engages in a drinking contest with Tory, which she wins... [[spoiler:but gets inebriated enough to kiss Miguel where Tory can see, and is in no condition to return home, causing Robby to take her to crash at Johnny's place. The former kicks off the brawl that results in numerous injuries, including Miguel's near death, and the latter starts a chain of events that ends in Robby joining Cobra Kai.]]
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted. She is initially attracted to Kyler, the local JerkJock... until she finds out that he's a bully who only wants to get in her pants. She goes out with Miguel after he stands up to Kyler, and breaks up with him too when his own growing {{jerkass}} personality goes too far... only to again display attraction to him in Season 3 when he [[TookALevelInKindness softens]].
* AmbiguousDisorder: In Season 3, Sam shows signs of some kind of disorder related to trauma (after the school fight), but it is never explicitly stated if she has PTSD, panic disorder, or something else.
* BackInTheSaddle:
** After a whole season of refusing to take up karate again and showing only occasional glimpses of her badassery, in one of the last scenes of the first season finale she goes back to the house's dojo and starts practicing again. She joins Robby as a fellow student of the Miyagi-Do Karate dojo starting in season 2.
** In season 3, Daniel has to coax Sam to continue practicing karate when she decides to give it up after the arcade fight.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Subverted by Season 3. In the first two seasons, she is made up and styled attractively. In Season 3 [[GoodScarsEvilScars Sam has claw marks on her arm from Tory's brass knuckles]], and her general appearance isn't nearly as immaculate as before. She frequently looks "off" — which makes complete sense in- or out-of-series, given all the inner turmoil and trauma she's dealing with.
* BerserkButton: She takes Tory breaking the home portrait of Miyagi personally, and it gives her the second wind she needs to fight back and defeat Tory.
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Miguel. Both have kind and caring hearts, were raised by good families, and have a strong moral compass. Both were victims of school bullying at the hands of Kyler and struggled through physical and/or emotional trauma from the school fight. The only difference is Sam grew up with money, but Miguel didn't.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Gentle girl to both insecure Miguel and troubled Robby at times, although she really prefers it when they act like {{Nice Guy}}s in return.
* BystanderSyndrome: Several times in Season 1. She is hesitant to call out Yasmine for her bullying until it's turned towards her, doesn't stand up for Aisha when Yasmine posts the cruel meme of her, and doesn't try to help Miguel when Kyler and his friends are attacking him, even though she knows karate. The only time she averts this is when Miguel tries to start a fight with Robby. Justified and discussed in Season 3, when she suffers a panic attack after Tory shows up at the Golf 'N' Stuff fight and is unable to protect her friends from getting beaten up or Demetri having his arm broken. She spends the next few episodes feeling guilty and further traumatized about it.
* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: She kisses Miguel ''once'' in Season 2, while she's completely drunk. It sets off a devastating free-for-all at school, and Miguel ends up hospitalized with a spinal injury and Sam with lacerations and a broken rib.
* CassandraTruth: In light of her experiences with Kyler, she criticizes both Aisha and Miguel for their new choice of a friend/date when they first start hanging out with Tory, while they both dismiss her criticisms as being based on simple jealousy. While Aisha and Miguel may have [[BothSidesHaveAPoint had a point]] that Sam is rushing to the judgement of somebody she doesn't know, Sam is ultimately proven correct that [[AxCrazy Tory]] isn't a very nice person.
* ClosetGeek: Before Season 1, Sam was best friends with the very nerdy Aisha and they used to go to science camp and dress up as chemical formulas for Halloween together. Sam ended up setting aside a lot of her old nerdy interests in the hopes of being accepted by the popular kids in high school.
* ConflictingLoyalty: Starting in episode 8 of season 4, she's both Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang because she told her dad she wanted to learn both fighting styles. This is at a time both dojos' relationships are at a rocky level, at both group and personal levels (especially with her Eagle Fang boyfriend Miguel, who himself had started growing fond of Daniel and Miyagi-do).
* CuteBruiser: Sam is a very sweet and endearing girl but she's also a skilled fighter and in Season 3, she becomes more aggressive towards Cobra Kai after she tries to channel her fear into anger.
* DaddysGirl: Daniel's a lot closer with her than with Anthony, teaching the former karate while the latter's always got his face buried in video games. Amanda even calls her Daniel's "[[Film/AustinPowers Mini Me]]" a few times. In a flashback, it's revealed that Daniel claimed Sam as his child while she was still in utero! {{Deconstructed}} in Season 4 -- Sam begins to realize that Daniel really expects her to be "[=LaRusso=] 2.0"; in her effort to establish her own identity, she begins to take Eagle Fang's teachings to heart, [[TookALevelInJerkass adopting some of Johnny's crude, aggressive, and even petty mannerisms, and for the majority of the season being the actual instigator in her rows with Tory.]]
* {{Deuteragonist}}: She's got the second most development amongst the teenage cast, behind Miguel.
* DudeMagnet: No fewer then ''three'' guys vie for her attention in Season 1.
* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: After Kyler turned out to be a jerk, she is much more wary of everyone around her. In Season 2, she's right on the money when she tells Aisha and Miguel that Tory is not a good person and they shouldn't be hanging out with her, and also is on the money at spotting when Miguel has shed the more negative elements of the Cobra Kai teachings.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Sam constantly wears her hair loose in Season 1, when she's avoiding karate and trying to fit in with the "rich popular kids". Once she resumes karate in Season 2, she wears her hair constantly pulled back and begins to wear more tomboyish clothing. The only exception is the final fight, when [[ByTheHair she really could have used it]]. In the first part of Season 3, Sam's hair is very unkempt, as she's suffering from trauma and worried about Miguel. Once she begins to confront her trauma head-on and also gets back together with Miguel, her outfits and hair are much more put together, now that a lot of weight has been lifted off her shoulders.
* FairWeatherFriend: Initially. She doesn't stick up for Aisha when Yasmine refers to "one size fits all" as "false advertising." Then, after Aisha becomes one of the Cobra Kai power players and Yasmine loses her stock at her own birthday party, Sam goes back to Aisha. Downplayed in that it was a realization; Aisha gets eliminated in the quarterfinals at the All Valley Tournament, indicating that Sam is looking past that loss and reaching out to her instead of vice versa. Afterwards, she makes noticeable improvement in standing up for her peers, pushing Daniel to take Robby in when Robby confides in her about his living situation, standing up for Demetri repeatedly whenever Hawk is harassing him, leading the Miyagi-Dos to ambush the Cobra Kais when they begin causing Chris trouble at work, and standing up for Miguel once she rekindles things with him in season 3.
* FatalFlaw:
** Her impulsiveness. Sam frequently tries to do the right thing but like her father, she's too headstrong and her actions only get in more trouble especially when she tries to stand up to Tory and Hawk.
** She also tends to want what she doesn’t have, in terms of boyfriends. Sam breaks up with one guy and starts dating the other, then gets jealous when that boyfriend moves on with Tory. This causes more problems with Tory than there already are. She does this first when Tory is dating Miguel and then when she brings Robby to prom.
* {{Foil}}:
** To Tory. The main reason Sam and Tory become such instant bitter rivals is because of how fundamentally different they are as people. Tory is a HardDrinkingPartyGirl who sees nothing wrong with stealing alcohol from the beach club, while Sam is polite and more rule-abiding, leading Tory to derisively refer to her as a "nun" or "princess". Tory is aggressive and spiteful with a hidden caring side, while Sam is kind and empathetic with an occasional temperamental streak. Tory comes from a working-class background and struggles to keep her family together as their sole breadwinner, while Sam comes from a more wealthy, stable family. Tory embraces Cobra Kai's AttackAttackAttack fighting style, while Sam follows in her father and Mr. Miyagi's footsteps in stating that karate should focus on defense.
** To Robby. Despite their loving karate and trained in the sport and in Miyagi-Do by Daniel and having seen Dirty Dancing, Robby and Sam are very much different:
*** Robby is a juvenile delinquent while Sam isn’t.
*** Robby lives in a poor apartment while Sam lives a rich life in a big house
*** Sam has a brother while Robby is an only child
*** Sam was born in wedlock while Robby was born out of wedlock
*** Robby grew up only with his mother, a rather neglectful one and his father abandoned and neglected him his whole life too to the point that he now hates him and while Robby loves his mom since she raised him, he is a little upset with her for neglecting him while Sam has grown up with both her parents and they are both present and she loves both of them very much
*** While Sam is born from the loving union between her parents, Robby is born from the troubled and bitter union of his own parents.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: In Season 2 and 3, this is her default response to Tory's accounts of her DarkAndTroubledPast. In Season 4, [[DeconstructedTrope it’s changed from a criticism of Tory’s behaviour to an excuse for Sam to be apathetic towards Tory’s situation, and to continue their grudge.]]
* GenerationXerox:
** She's inherited her father's hot head, kind heart, and love of karate. Amanda even refers to her as Daniel's "[[Film/AustinPowers Mini-Me]]". She also shares his tendency to get herself in trouble by being easily provoked by her rivals and attacking them in inappropriate places, such as during a soccer game at school, right down to angrily yelling "This school sucks!" just as Daniel did in the first film.
** Like her mom, she can be very focused on being a social climber. She ditches Aisha for the more popular [[AlphaBitch Yasmine]] and only comes back to Aisha when the latter lost her high standing and Aisha gained more standing. Her desire for popularity [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter blinds her to what awful people]] Kyler and Yasmine are, though thankfully she grows out of this attitude later on.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Sam wears a lot of pink and purple clothes, gives up on her nerdy interests to join the popular rich girls clique, wears a cheerleader costume for Halloween, and is a huge fan of movies like ''Film/DirtyDancing'', while also being a very skilled karateka with a hot temper, a TomboyishName, and a knowledge of ''Film/TheUsualSuspects''.
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: A lot of her outfits are purple or a mix of reds and blues, especially noticeable in her scenes with Miguel, reflective of her role as a bridge between the two dojos.
* HeroicSecondWind: [[spoiler:After spending nearly all of Season 3 too scared and traumatized to fight Tory again, seeing her break the picture of Mr. Miyagi helps remind her what she's fighting for and breaks out a bo staff for round two.]]
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She should have seen Yasmine and Kyler's flaws a mile away. Luckily, she learns and quickly notices when Miguel starts to change.
* HotBlooded: Even though she's a Miyagi-Do, Sam does have some of her dad's hotheadedness to the point that several characters note she would fit right in at Johnny's Cobra Kai.
** In 1x05, she confronts Kyler head-on in the cafeteria upon finding out about the rumors he's been spreading about her behind her back, and when he and his gang begin taunting her, she throws his tray and food aside, daring him to try and touch her so she can have the excuse to kick his ass. She even gets into a fighting stance, indicating she would have started the fight herself had Miguel not decided at that moment to settle his own score with Kyler.
** In 3x04, Sam is prepared to throw down with Hawk in the cafeteria after he wrecks Demetri's project and slutshames her, only backing down when Hawk plays victim to Counselor Blatt.
* {{Hypocrite}}: When Miguel told Sam that Tory had a hard life being forced to care for her sick mother and her brother, she replies that everyone has a sob story and that doesn't give them the right to be a bully. In Season 4, she harasses Tory when she sees her at her job, even kissing Miguel in front of her. While her rage may be justified given how Tory assaulted her, Sam chose to instigate the threat and act as a bully, which Daniel calls her out on.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Played with. She frequently gets concerned over situations that involve her and in season 1 is hesitant to speak up about bullying happening right in front of her when it would be bad for her social status to speak up. Her actions also make it clear that she'd rather have Miguel join a different dojo to make it easier to make her relationship with him acceptable since her dad won't approve of the relationship as long as Miguel is in Cobra Kai. On the other hand it does show she feels for people, even if she doesn't act on it. In season 2, when Robby's mother decides to enter rehab, Sam does ask Robby if he's even up for attending Moon's party considering the situation. However, she then proceeds to get drunk, cheats on Robby with Miguel, and puts Robby in a role where he has to take care of her, even asking him to hide her so she can avoid trouble. All in all, she is a teenager who's can be very selfish and impulsive at times, but she can often show moments where she does try to be a compassionate and benevolent person.
* ItsAllMyFault: When things go wrong, she can be very quick to blame herself or take way more blame than necessary. By Season 3, she's blaming herself for everything from the school brawl to Miguel's injury to her panic attack stopping her from saving Demetri from Hawk. As a positive, this guilt [[CharacterDevelopment helps her reconcile]] most of her [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centered flaws]] and strive to be more considerate of other people. It's partially this development that inspires her to unite Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang.
* KickChick: She prefers kicks over punches whenever she fights.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: Sam and Demetri have a close friendship where Sam is like a protective older sister and is always the one to stand up for him.
* LikeParentLikeChild: Daniel and Sam are pretty similar because both are hotheaded, impulsive and fierce fighters who are willing to protect others they care about, engage in intense rivalries with people their age while having to deal to with fear.
* MaleMightFemaleFinesse: When paired with Robby. He's the more solid, powerful fighter; she's the quicker, more agile one.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The masculine girl to Demetri's feminine boy. Mainly since Sam is a more trained and skilled fighter than Demetri is, more aggressive than him and is often the one to look after him.
* MirrorCharacter:
** Much like how Miguel and Robby mirror Johnny and Daniel, Sam herself is like Ali Mills. She's an UptownGirl to the series' main hero, caught in a LoveTriangle between the hero and his karate rival. However, unlike Ali, Sam is an ActionGirl who actually participates in karate herself, and while Ali decided she wanted to be with Daniel early on, with the LoveTriangle mostly existing [[ImaginaryLoveTriangle inside his head]], Sam does have conflicting feelings for Robby and Miguel. Both Sam and Ali also have to deal with [[DatingWhatDaddyHates their parents potentially disapproving of their boyfriend]], but while Ali's parents dislike Daniel because of pure snobbery, and she completely ignores their disapproval, Daniel has the more understandable motive of his grudge against Cobra Kai for misjudging Miguel, and [[DaddysGirl Sam]] is desperate for her father's approval of their relationship.
** To Julie Pierce from ''Film/TheNextKarateKid''. She becomes a target for bullying after rejecting a jerk's advances and has to rely on her karate training to fend him off.
* MistakenForCheating: Due to her less-than-straightforward tendencies, Sam has problems with this.
** She and Robby arrive at the canyon party at the wrong time, as an intoxicated Miguel incorrectly deduces that Sam is dumping him for Robby, and takes a shot at Robby... only to miss and accidentally hit Sam instead. More understandable when you notice that Sam and Robby are ''holding hands'' when Miguel notices them[[note]]though if you listen closely, Sam thanks Robby for helping her down the steep hill, it's entirely understandable Miguel would miss that due to distance and his drunken state[[/note]], and Sam was hiding Miguel from her parents, making him think she was ashamed of him (when in reality it was because Daniel wouldn't approve of her dating anyone from Cobra Kai).
** After getting out of juvie in Season 3, Robby finds Sam having an intimate moment with Miguel and paranoidly accuses her of dumping him for [[OldFlame Miguel]] the moment he went to juvie. In this case, though, the situation happened because while Sam considered herself broken up with Robby after he injured Miguel in the school fight, Robby didn't as he thought Sam kissing Miguel at Moon's party was just a drunken mistake.
* MoralityChain: Sam is usually the person to remind Daniel what he's fighting for and keep him from JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope. She convinces him to take a less aggressive stance against Cobra Kai by reminding him that many of its students are her friends, talks him into fighting to keep the All-Valley tournament going after it almost gets cancelled, and her arrival is the only thing that stops him from violently finishing off Kreese.
* MoralityPet: She functions as one to Miguel, and plays a part in a lot of important moral decisions he makes. His beating at the hands of Kyler's gang at the Halloween dance in season 1 was because he was acting in defense of her honor (after hearing Kyler's gang talk about how Kyler had come close to date-raping Sam had Daniel not caught him). His beating Kyler up in the cafeteria afterwards is him standing up for her (as Kyler was spreading rumors about her) as much as it is about settling his own beef with Kyler. He fights Hawk viciously at Coyote Creek because Hawk had trashed Miyagi-Do and stolen Mr. Miyagi's Medal of Honor, which was a valuable heirloom to Sam's family, and also returns it personally to the [=LaRusso=] house clearly expecting to be handing it to Sam (only to encounter Robby instead). And in season 3, he cuts ties with Cobra Kai due to them bullying her and the rest of Miyagi-Do.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** She's horrified by Miguel's injuries and hospitalization after the school brawl in the Season 2 finale, and guiltily blames herself for kissing him (even though he's admittedly more to blame since he approached her and was completely sober while Sam was drunk), provoking Tory's wrath, and setting the whole thing off.
** Later in Season 3 she can't stop blaming herself for freezing up in fear while Demetri gets his arm broken by Hawk.
* NiceGirl: Unlike her brother, she's a very kind, compassionate and polite person even though she grew up in a well-off family.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Her impulsive decision to cheat on Robby with Miguel while drunk ends up setting off a chain of events that ends with Miguel in the hospital and Robby in juvie.
* NiceShoes: As a result of the TeensAreShort trope, Sam frequently wears fashionable boots to make her somewhat taller.
* ObliviousToLove: Robby quickly develops a crush on her but Sam doesn't initially notice. Subverted when she tries to kiss him while trying to get over Miguel, then they do start dating.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: At [[TeensAreShort 5'3" in height]], she's even smaller than the other [[ActionGirl action girls]] Aisha and Tory. She can still go toe-to-toe with the best students of either side.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Sam's relationships tend to fall victim to this.
** Not being straightforward with Daniel about initially dating Miguel, or Miguel about the reason she can't introduce him to her family (even though it's the dojo rivalry more deeply at fault), leads to Miguel reacting badly when he sees her with Robby, leading to their breakup as well as other people getting hurt.
** She's also on the receiving end. While she and Robby were pretty much broken up at the end of the school fight, Robby's failure to reply to any of her letters while he was in juvie only serves to reinforce her notion, as does Robby later blaming her and refusing to listen when he catches her and Miguel together.
* PopCulturedBadass: Not to the same extent as Demetri, but she makes references to [[Film/TheUsualSuspects Keyser Soze]] and [[Franchise/StarWars the Force]] and seems to be generally well-versed in movie trivia.
* PowerfulAndHelpless: Despite being a very proficient karate student, she completely shuts down in the middle of the arcade fight when Tory turns up calling out to her, and her subsequent panic attack renders her helpless to aid her teammates as the Cobra Kais turn the tide of the fight and Hawk breaks Demetri's arm.
* PrivilegedRival: How Tory sees her, since she and Tory get off on the wrong foot, quickly build up enmity, and [[LoveTriangle both date/dated Miguel.]]
* ReallyGetsAround: Sam becomes a bullying target of slutshaming after breaking up with Kyler. She also receives a nasty comment from Hawk lampshading this and mentioning that she sleeps with all her boyfriends, which may or may not be what other people believe too. A worried Daniel finally invokes this when he walks in on her and Miguel making out in the dojo in Season 3, concerned that her fairly rapid boyfriend switches are adding more drama to her love life and general life than she needs.
* SaiGuy: She uses a pair of sais in the weapons demo portion of the All-Valley Tournament.
* SexIsViolence: She's inherited her father's knack for karate as a prelude to makeout sessions, as she does twice with Miguel and at least once with Robby.
* ShesBack: Not even spending most of Season 3 with PTSD will let her tolerate Mr. Miyagi's picture being damaged.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: She starts Season 1 always dressing like she's on her way to a job interview or a party. After she starts dating Miguel, she starts wearing regular pants, now that she's gotten over the popularity thing and is focused on just being herself. In Season 2, she dresses more like the average teenage girl (t-shirts, blouses, jackets), reflecting her continued focus on being more humble. In Season 3, while she's dealing with her PTSD, her outfits and hair are not as good-looking as in the previous seasons. Once she rekindles her relationship with Miguel and gets back into the hang of karate, she starts to pay more attention to both her hair and attire.
* SimpleStaff: In the third season, her father teaches her to spar with bo staffs, which she then uses to duel a nunchuck-wielding Tory.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: After dealing with Kyler, Sam learns to be more selective with whom she dates and seeks guys who are actually nice and respectful of her. The problem is Miguel and Robby keep [[FaceHeelDoubleTurn taking]] [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor turns]] being the "good man"...
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female fighter within Miyagi-Do, and the combined Miyagi-Fang.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Miguel. As he's Johnny's star pupil, she has to keep her relationship with him a secret because she knows her dad will never approve of her dating a Cobra Kai.
* StillGotIt: As proven when she fends off Kyler's advances; in turn, she is inspired to ask if Miyagi-Do has "room for one more" student.
* StoneWall: On more than one level, she is Demetri's DistaffCounterpart: almost entirely defense-oriented and thus unlikely to get annoyed by multiple shots. That also makes her the flip side to Tory, whom she faces (and ultimately disposes of) in the school brawl.
* SympatheticAdulterer: Played with as of the end of Season 3. After Sam breaks up with Miguel, she begins dating Robby. Then at Moon's party, after finding out Miguel had returned one of Miyagi's heirlooms (and [[AlcoholInducedStupidity consuming copious amounts of alcohol]]), she kisses him, despite the fact that she's still with Robby, and Miguel's still with Tory. It's actually not played particularly sympathetically, as Miguel tells her it's wrong...but it's incredibly clear that both of them really only regret the fact that they're kissing while they're each in relationships with other people. And this action is seen by Tory, who chooses to pick a fight with Sam that turns into a full scale riot and ends with both Sam and Miguel in the hospital. However, [[spoiler:their feelings do eventually reignite and they get back together late in Season 3... with a hurt Robby having shown up [[MistakenForCheating just slightly before]] and seeing the whole thing as Sam dumping him for Miguel the second he was out of the picture]].
* TautologicalTemplar: Much like her father, Sam firmly believes that since Miyagi-do are the "good guys" and Cobra Kai (or Tory more specifically) have committed several atrocities against them and Eagle Fang, everything she does against them is morally right. This leads to problems in Season 4 when she goes out of her way to mock and provoke Tory out of a belief that she deserves it after her past misdeeds and is apathetic to how dire Tory's situation is.
* TeensAreShort: At 5'3", she is half a foot shorter than her parents and most of the other Miyagi-Do students.
* TomboyishName: Almost always referred to as "Sam" and not Samantha. It has yet to be played as a true GenderBlenderName with any MistakenIdentity consequences.
* TookALevelInBadass: As evidenced by her FinalBattle with Tory.
* TookALevelInJerkass: After Johnny training Miyagi-Dos for a day and Sam being the only one to roof jump in season 4, episode 3, she unexpectedly bonds with him and becomes interested in his more offensive training style. It comes to a point that, in episode 8, she joins the Eagle Fangs while remaining a Miyagi-Do. Unfortunately, she also adopts some of the unhealthier facets of Eagle Fang ideology, which in their turn were Cobra Kai holdovers, like "strike first" which led her to provoke and start a fight with Tory that the latter was trying to avoid given that she was thankful for Amanda's help.
* TheUnapologetic:
** Despite apparently learning that Tory didn't steal her mom's wallet, Sam never apologizes to her, though the fact that Tory had a snarky attitude towards Sam over the whole thing probably had something to do with it.
** Played more subtly with Miguel; Sam tells him she's sorry because she didn't know he returned the Medal of Honor, however, she never accuses him of doing so, so she is essentially apologizing for nothing.
** After she kisses Miguel, she drunkenly apologizes to Robby, but he doesn't know what she's talking about and she doesn't get the chance to clarify before the brawl at the school. Then he's on the run and in juvie, and by the time he gets out and Sam could clarify things, she's already gotten back together with Miguel.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Miguel. In Season 2, they still have feelings for each other despite dating Tory and Robby, respectively. [[spoiler:They resolve it in Season 3]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The events of her involvement that led to the warring dojos. At the end of Season 2, she is in the hospital and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone blames herself for all the events that unfolded]].
* UptownGirl: To both Miguel from Reseda and juvenile delinquent Robby. She's pointed out to Miguel as one of the "rich girls" on his first day at West Valley. Robby later hesitates about starting a relationship with her because he doesn't want to seem disrespectful of the [=LaRussos=] after they take him in. That said, Sam is very cognizant of her status and wealth, and often tries to downplay it every chance she gets.
* VictoryByEndurance: Of the "Dodge Tank" variety. Sam isn't quite able to generate the power necessary to end fights with decisive blows, so she generally dodges and parries her opponent's strikes, letting them wear themselves down trying to hit her.
* WaifFu: She's quite small in comparison to Aisha or Tory, but she's arguably the most experienced of the three in karate (Sam started training with her dad when she was very young, though she hasn't kept in practice for years). Her fighting style works with her short stature and small frame to utilize quickness, agility, and redirecting and controlling her opponent's movements.
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to Tory. Sam is smaller, possibly weaker, and less boisterous, as well as less willing to resort to dirty tactics in a fight. Yet she manages to outmaneuver a lot of Tory's attacks and appears to be the more skilled fighter of the two. While she seems to suffer the worst of the scuffle in the aftermath, being hospitalized while Tory was still training with Kreese, she still wins the fight in the moment, managing to reverse an attempted strike with spiked knuckles and kick Tory down the stairs.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:After Robby accidentally kicks Miguel off the second floor, Sam is the first to yell, "Robby, what did you do?!"]]
* WomenAreWiser: Sam effectively takes over Miyagi-Do in Daniel's absence for the first half of season 3, and later in the season, stands up for Miguel to the councilpeople, and is the first to make the realization that Miyagi-Do will stand a better chance if they're allied with Eagle Fang.
* YinYangBomb: In Season 4 at the All-Valley tournament, under the advice of Daniel and Johnny, she fights not with either a Miyagi-Do or Eagle Fang style, but a fusion of the two that gives Tory serious trouble. Even before the final, her understanding of both schools and willingness and ability to switch between them caught several Cobra Kais by surprise.
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[[folder:Anthony [=LaRusso=]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I just want to talk."'']]
->'''Played by:''' Griffin Santopietro

->''"Everybody has these amazing memories of Mr. Miyagi, and, you know, I never really knew the guy...or learned any cool moves."''

Daniel's son. He was introduced as a spoiled pre-teen who only thinks of video games, and later becomes a bully (albeit a peer-pressured one) to Kenny Payne.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: He delights in bothering Sam and adding fuel to the flames whenever she gets in trouble.
* TheArtifact: The reason why he is OutOfFocus in Seasons 2 and 3. The point of his character in Season 1 is to be a SpoiledBrat and show how different Daniel's life as a wealthy business owner is from his working class upbringing in the original trilogy. Once Daniel's role in the story becomes about him reviving Miyagi-Do to teach the modern high schoolers rather than his life of luxury, Anthony doesn't serve much purpose. It's subverted in Season 4 once his dealings with Kenny bring him into the main plot.
* AscendedExtra: After getting phased to the background in Seasons 2 and 3, Anthony becomes a much more prominent character in the 4th season.
* BigLittleBrother: By season 4, he has gained several inches over Sam.
* TheBully: He was already a {{Jerkass}} in the early seasons but in season 4, we learn that he's also a school bully.
* ClosetGeek: During season 4, he publicly sheds his old "nerdy" interests like video games and comics but he still has knowledge of said interests. He even participates in mocking Kenny for being a ''Dungeon Lord'' fan, only to [[SayingTooMuch accidentally reveal]] a little too much of his own knowledge of the game before playing it off to his friends as something he overheard from "some nerds".
* CreateYourOwnVillain: His bullying of Kenny is what ignites the latter's StartOfDarkness.
* DemotedToExtra: In Seasons 2 and 3, he only appears in three episodes total and has very few lines. In Season 2, it's explained that he went away to summer camp.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough:
** He convinced his classmates that he's trained in karate just like his dad, believing he wouldn't get exposed because no one would actually want to try to fight him based on this belief. It never occurred to him that he might piss off someone who actually was trained in karate (or would take it up afterwards to defend themselves) and, thus, wouldn't be afraid of engaging him.
** Part of his bullying of Kenny consists of publicly posting embarrassing videos of him on social media. The result is that when the school staff launches an investigation into it, Anthony gave them plenty of evidence that proves how much of a bully he and his friends are.
* DirtyCoward: Despite his relentless bullying towards Kenny, he’s quite hesitant to fight him physically (granted, he was never taught karate growing up due to a lack of interest).
* EmbarrassingNickname: His peers call him "[[GenderedInsult LaPusso]]" whenever they feel he's being a wimp.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He may not have a problem with catfishing Kenny online while posing as Lia, but he was clearly uncomfortable when Zack suggested that they trick him into cosplaying at the park and that they gang up on him there.
* {{Expy}}: He’s seems to be based off of [[Series/TheSopranos AJ Soprano]], given that like AJ, his first name is Anthony, he's the second child of TheProtagonist, and is a lazy and rude SpoiledBrat. In addition, both their fathers are Italian-American natives from New Jersey.
* FairWeatherFriend: Anthony's gang for all intents and purposes don't seem to actually think highly of him, frequently mocking him to his face. You'd assume that the only reason they hang around him is that he's a rich kid.
* FlatCharacter: In Seasons 1-3, pretty much exists only to be an obnoxious {{Jerkass}} to everyone around him. Season 4 finally rounds him out.
* {{Foil}}:
** He's the polar opposite of his father, Daniel. He is what Daniel would have been if he grew up with wealthy parents. Daniel is a kind SelfMadeMan who rose out of being a poor kid with a struggling single mother and uses karate for his self-defense, and doesn't take his new luxuries for granted. Anthony is a SpoiledBrat, having grown up with the wealth Daniel can only dream of when younger, who constantly makes demands and is only interested in karate for the violence and how he can brag about Daniel's fighting prowess. He also derides the Miyagi-Do WaxOnWaxOff style that Daniel learned and now teaches. And by Season 4, while Daniel was the one being bullied by his peers, Anthony ''is'' the bully. The fact that [[StrongFamilyResemblance Anthony very much takes after Daniel in looks]] makes the contrast all the starker.
** To Robby. The ignorance from their parents has had a negative impact on them, though the consequences are different: While Robby is a dropout who is a juvenile criminal, Anthony stays in school and only commits minor acts of bullying and is nothing of a criminal. While it’s true they have both been neglected, Anthony’s parents pay a little more attention to him than Robby’s have. Robby’s father is absent and his mother spends her time in bars and elsewhere instead of with him. Robby has been eager to learn karate while Anthony has never had an interest in doing so.
* FormerlyFat: Despite being a BigEater LazyBum, in his only appearance in Season 3, he appears to have lost a lot of weight. By the time Season 4 rolls around, he's lost even more and Johnny even lampshades it.
* FreudianExcuse: As Vanessa [=LaRusso=] points out, Anthony wouldn't have become such a brat and a bully if Daniel and Amanda had actually given him real discipline growing up and didn't let screen technology be a de facto babysitter while they ran the dealership. Also, because he was too young to have any meaningful memories with Mr. Miyagi, Anthony felt he lacked that major connection which the rest of his family had gotten to experience. [[spoiler:Season 4 has Daniel fully realizing this and, when he discovers that Anthony has hidden his tablet in his room when he was forbidden from doing so, Daniel ([[RageBreakingPoint finally having enough]]) straight up ''breaks his son's tablet'' and firmly lectures him that he should take his actions more seriously]].
* GreenEyedMonster: In addition to being a PeerPressuredBully, he also resents the fact that Kenny seems to get along with Lia, a childhood friend of Anthony's who he seems to be attracted to.
* HiddenDepths:
** Subverted in Season 1. He becomes very impressed and fascinated while watching the All-Valley Tournament and gets disappointed when Sam wants to leave early, a sign that he might eventually start taking an interest in karate himself. Next he's seen, however, he's glued to his UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.
** In Season 4, during a bonding moment with Daniel, he admits that he always felt a bit left out with their family because unlike Daniel, Amanda, or Sam, he doesn't have any memories of Mr. Miyagi.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Convincing all of his peers that he knows karate is what leads to Kenny joining Cobra Kai and becoming a serious threat to him.
* HourglassPlot: He spends the majority of season 4 tormenting Kenny prior to the fight at the school library that leads to his HeelFaceTurn. However, by the season finale, he's shaped up to be a bully victim of Kenny himself after the latter gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He mocks Kenny for playing nerdy video games while being a secret fan of the exact same game.
* IGotBigger: He went from a little fat kid to a tall, thinner kid, [[BigLittleBrother towering over his older sister]], to the point Johnny didn’t even recognise him.
* JabbaTableManners: When he's not busy being a spoiled, rotten excuse of a son, or playing video games that is. He often stuffs his face such as drinking melted butter off of the ramekin.
* JerkassHasAPoint: When Daniel finds out that Anthony paid someone to clean the cars at the dojo rather than do it himself, he begins to lecture him and asks him what Mr. Miyagi would have thought, to which Anthony responds by saying he doesn't care because he only met Mr. Miyagi as an infant and all Daniel ever does is talk about how great he was even though Anthony can't even remember him. While he is being disrespectful, he is right that Daniel is a huge broken record about Mr. Miyagi's past and shouldn't try to force everyone to be exactly like him.
* JerkassRealization: He comes to regret his treatment towards Kenny during the course of Season 4, and offers to help Daniel out with the dojo or the dealership to make up for his actions.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In a DeletedScene from season 1, he ''almost'' gets a heartwarming moment with Daniel. He says that his father is a karate legend and that he loves him. It's just a ploy to get some money for an Xbox out of Daniel though. Otherwise subverted by Season 4 when he learns the hard way to become a better person.
* JockDadNerdSon: Daniel was a skilled soccer player and a two time Karate champion. Anthony is a LazyBum who doesn’t like his [[WaxOnWaxOff father’s training]] and is a ClosetGeek.
* KickTheDog: He makes Kenny's time in school hell every opportunity he gets.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He and his buddies get their butts handed to them after picking on Kenny one too many times and it's this in part that finally alerts his parents to his bullying behavior, leading to him being grounded and restricted from his beloved electronics for it. And that's not even getting into the NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Kenny metes out to him in the season finale.
* LazyBum: He prefers playing karate video games (e.g. ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'') to actually learning the art from his dad. It's later shown he'd be open to learning karate if Daniel weren't so insistent on the WaxOnWaxOff method of teaching. Though this may not always be the case, because he lost a subtle amount of weight in Season 2, likely from the summer camp activities. In Season 3, his only scene shows that he has gotten even thinner, courtesy of his actor. And by Season 4, he's made the full transformation into...
* LeanAndMean: He's now at his most athletic. Unfortunately, he's still a rude, bullying {{Jerkass}}.
* MaliciousMisnaming: Gets frequently referred to as [=LaPusso=] by [[FairWeatherFriend his friends]] whenever he shows hesitance with taking part in their bullying or getting into a fight. [[CorruptTheCutie Kenny]] takes to calling him this by season's end.
* MilesGloriosus: In Season 4, we learn that Anthony convinced his classmates that he's trained in martial arts due to his dad's reputation. Knowing [[LazyBum what we already know]] about Anthony, it's pretty much a [[BlatantLies Blatant Lie]]. There are several hints that his gang is very much aware of this, as they will also make fun of Anthony always shying away from actually trying to fight. By season 4's finale, he suffers a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown from his former victim Kenny, who realized he's not actually able to back up all of his talk.
* MirrorCharacter:
** Interestingly enough by Season 4, it becomes clear that Anthony has become one to Johnny Lawrence himself circa ''[[Film/TheKarateKid1984 the original Karate Kid]].'' Being raised in wealth has turned him into a spoiled brat who's taken to bullying a new transfer student, much like Johnny in the original film. The only difference is that since Anthony lacks Johnny's karate skills, he relies on cyberbullying (an act which Johnny considers to be cowardly and would never do himself).
** Anthony and Demetri/Yasmine. All three are sarcastic and foul-mouthed. Although while Demetri starts out as a victim and joins the good guys at Miyagi-Do, gaining strength against bullies, and Yasmine starts out as an AlphaBitch who mellows out after Aisha's payback and dates Demetri, Anthony goes from a SatelliteCharacter known for nothing more than eating, complaining and playing video games to, in season 4, a PeerPressuredBully who gains his strength from bullying others weaker than him.
** Moon starts out as a peer-pressured bully before coming out of Yasmine's ToxicFriendInfluence and turning into a nice person. Anthony starts out as a sarcastic put-downer (a bit in the style of Yasmine and Demetri) and in season 4 becomes a peer-pressured bully to Kenny, who is driven to Kreese's and Silver's Cobra Kai for help.
** Anthony and Kenny: Both are middle-school kids with "nerdy" tastes. However, while Kenny is more-or-less open about them, Anthony is a ClosetGeek who (uncomfortably) bullies Kenny in order to make himself look cool to his friends, driving the latter straight into Cobra Kai's hands.
** Both Raymond and Anthony are deadbeats that mooch off their wealthy families while they lackadaisically invest in their hobbies (karate and video games, respectively). However in Season 4, Anthony starts to turn his behaviour around after his father puts his foot down with him for his bullying, whereas "Stingray" remains feeling entitled with his place in Cobra Kai and (as far as we've seen) his family had made no attempts to curb his childish behaviour. Anthony had even shared Stingray's body habitus before [[FormerlyFat his growth spurt slimmed him down considerably]], as if to symbolize his maturing as a person as opposed to Raymond's total stagnation.
* MyDadCanBeatUpYourDad: He frequently boasts about Daniel's karate skills to the people he comes across and thinks he can beat up anyone.
* PeerPressuredBully: While he's still a {{Jerkass}}, Anthony's bullying of Kenny is mainly fueled by his friends egging him on and calling him [[EmbarrassingNickname Lapusso]]. At times, you can see regret in his facial expressions whenever he went too far with the bullying. He even admits in the end that he bullied Kenny because he just wanted to impress his friends.
* PutOnABus: Aside from a single scene at the start and end of Season 2, Anthony spends most of the season away at camp. His only appearance in Season 3 is being with Amanda while she chastises Sam for teaching the Miyagi-Dos behind her back, with Anthony speaking like a disappointed father to Sam to rub it in.
* RejectedApology: Decides that the best time to apologize to Kenny for being such a jerk to him all season long would be right after the latter has lost his karate match with Robby, on top of Kenny having fully embraced the Cobra Kai philosophy (i.e. "No mercy"). [[SarcasmMode Surprisingly,]] [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Kenny wastes no time taking his frustrations out on Anthony.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: Prior to season 4, he didn't really play a significant part in anything. He was just kind of there to annoy everyone.
* SexIsViolence: He was born from a "sparring" session between Daniel and Amanda.
* SpoiledBrat: He is a rude little shit obsessed with video-games. Even Daniel is aware of it as he outwardly fantasizes about tossing Anthony into the pool after the kid rudely demands a soda.
-->'''Anthony:''' Dad, where the hell's my drink? Hurry up!\\
'''Daniel:''' ''[cheerfully]'' You know what? I'm gonna throw him in the goddamn pool!
* StrongFamilyResemblance: By Season 4, the actor playing him has started to look a lot like how [[Creator/RalphMacchio his onscreen father]] used to look like in TheEighties. This only highlights how [[{{Foil}} they're complete opposites]] in personality even further.
* TheUnfavorite: His mother has joked that unlike his sister, Anthony was an accident, and he gets much less attention from his parents than Sam does. In season 4, Daniel's cousin Vanessa, who studies child psychology, points out that the boy has been raised more by video games than by his parents. She even deliberately aggravates Amanda by asking why she loves her daughter more than her son.
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[[folder:Lucille [=LaRusso=]]]
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->'''Played by:''' Randee Heller

Daniel's mother. She has a difficult relationship with Amanda.
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: Every time she visits she can’t help but criticize anything Amanda does as a wife and mother.
* StrugglingSingleMother: After Daniel's dad passed away, she had to raise him alone and she had to work really hard to manage it.
* ThickerThanWater: She’s a firm believer that family should take care of each other, which is why she is so insistent that Daniel employ his cousin Louie despite being a terrible employee and an asshole.
* TookALevelInJerkass: While she was a bit overprotective of Daniel when he was a kid, she was also very kind to others. Here, she unfairly criticizes everything Amanda does while cooking and hosting and coldly dismisses any of her completely justified complaints about Louie's terrible work behavior. The two of them are getting along much better by the time Daniel returns home from a day of training with Robby, which Sam claims credit for, but she remains coy about what she said or did to turn it around.
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[[folder:Louie [=LaRusso=] Jr.]]
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->'''Played by:''' Bret Ernst

Daniel's cousin, who works for him at the car dealership. While Daniel may have his share of hot-headed decisions, Louie is much worse, and ''his'' schemes usually careen head-first into realism.
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* BullyingADragon: Destroying the car of a former karate champ turned sensei wasn't his smartest idea. Predictably, he and his biker friends get their asses handed to them.
* TheBusCameBack: He's absent for all of Season 2 after getting fired, but the [=LaRussos=] rehire him in Season 3.
* CameBackStrong: He's a much better employee in Season 3 than he was before, even beating Anoush at his strength - sales.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Louie hardly ever thinks his schemes/pranks through, so they all have glaring flaws.
* DirtyCoward: In Episode 8, Johnny beats up Louie's biker friends for destroying his car and demands that the scared Louie give him Daniel's address. At first, Louie tries to take responsibility for his actions, but after one biker sets fire to Johnny's car and a now angrier Johnny repeats the question, Louie tells Johnny where his cousin lives.
* DumbassNoMore: When he's rehired in Season 3, he proves himself to be a significantly more competent employee, having picked up inventory management skills in his previous job. In Season 4, when he recommends that Daniel and Amanda consult his sister Vanessa on dealing with Anthony, it proves to be a great idea as she really does know a lot about child psychology.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He wanted to destroy Johnny's car to send a message to not mess with Daniel anymore, but draws the line at setting the car on fire and potentially endangering the neighborhood. He also thought the vandalized billboard was hilarious when he thought it was a random prankster. When he found out it was an attack directed at Daniel, he was furious.
* {{Foil}}: To Stingray. Both were immature [[{{Manchild}} man-children]] who were leeching off their well off relatives and absolutely blew it. Unlike Stingray, who learned absolutely nothing, Louie used that time to better himself and earn himself his job back and be a valued employee. While he still can be immature from time to time he at least knows when to put it away and be serious. Also, unlike Stingray who is completely selfish, Louie did care about Daniel even before his CharacterDevelopment and after Daniel fired him. While a minor point, it's shown Louie and his sister have a great relationship, while Stingray's sister just views him as a mooch but feels too sorry for him to put her foot down. Stingray is what Louie would have been if he ''hadn't'' matured and took responsibility.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Foolish to Vanessa's Responsible -- Louie is more of a lout and implied to be incapable of making a stable living unless he relies on {{nepotism}}.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The only reason anyone tolerates him is because he is Daniel’s cousin, and even then...
* HiddenDepths: Louie ''is'' good at one thing: inventory. It's how he notices that one of their trade-ins, a '93 Dodge Caravan, [[spoiler:was stolen off the lot by Robby]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: When his family has become desperate enough to hire him again in Season 3, Louie starts taking his job more seriously which shows that despite his obnoxious and immature antics, he still cares for his family.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He initially seems like a guy who cares about his family and could be likable if he just stopped being immature and lazy. But every time it seems like he is going to redeem himself, it never follows through and he ultimately betrays Daniel's trust to save his own skin. While it took him until Season 3, [[TookALevelInKindness he does finally grow out of it.]]
* {{Nepotism}}: He's pretty clearly an employee at [=LaRusso=] Auto Group because of his family ties to Daniel rather than merit. Daniel finally fires him when Louie crosses the line by vandalizing Johnny's car.
* PetTheDog: When he runs into Johnny again in Season 4, he tries to be friendly with him and assures him that he doesn't hang out with the biker gang anymore.
* PoisonousFriend: Subverted. He ''tries'' to be this for Daniel, doing things that are meant to benefit his cousin but that Daniel would never do himself because of his morals. However, Louie's ham-fisted attempts at doing this usually lands Daniel in even more trouble than at the start.
* TheSlacker: He’s a lazy bum who often misses work, so Amanda has to pick up the slack herself.
* StoutStrength: He's tall and large, and has no trouble holding a scared Anoush in a BridalCarry - or run with Anoush still there when he gets scared himself.
* ThickerThanWater: The only reason Daniel employs him is because of Lucille's insistence, despite all the abundant shortcomings of the guy. It's also his only redeeming quality which prevents him from being a complete HateSink, he cares about his cousin. However, Louie's loyalty isn't complete as he does things behind Daniel's back which Daniel wouldn't approve of and easily gives up his address when Johnny has him cornered. That said, Louie is also one of the first to visit Sam when she's injured in the school brawl, which played a huge factor in him getting rehired by Daniel.
* ThoseTwoGuys: He is almost always seen in the company of Anoush.
* TookALevelInKindness: {{Downplayed}}. After getting rehired, he does appear to have cleaned up his act a bit and legitimately tries to help his family stay in business. That said, he is still prone to delving back into his oafish antics.
* {{Troll}}: After getting in trouble for pranking Robby, he pranks Robby a second time. Downplayed, in that the second prank was substantially less stupid-dangerous than the first, and Daniel (and Robby, once he gets past anger and embarassment at being fooled a second time) think its ActuallyPrettyFunny.[[note]]First time, he told Robby to move a car on the showroom floor, which could have easily put someone in the hospital; the second was telling Robby to take a thick brown envelope with the day's sales reports to Daniel's house, in the envelope is an adult magazine.[[/note]]
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[[folder:Vanessa [=LaRusso=]]]
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->'''Played by:''' Julia Macchio

->''"I mean, I can't say for sure what his deal is. But my educated guess would be that he has environmentally-induced Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, possibly related to a screen dependency, or full-blown IGD. Regardless, I'd want to look at the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. It's an evolving science."''

Daniel's cousin and Louie's sister. She's a grad student studying child psychology.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Amanda refers to her as "Creator/MarisaTomei Junior", but she proves to be highly knowledgeable in child psychology.
* CastingGag:
** Creator/RalphMacchio's real-life daughter plays a family member of his character who assesses Daniel's parenting skills.
** Her nickname of Marisa Tomei Jr. is likely referring to the actress' role in the film [[Film/MyCousinVinny My Cousin Vinny]], which appropriately enough also stars Ralph Macchio (and had a pivotal scene where, just like Vanessa, Tomei's character proved to have ''far'' more expertise than other characters assumed).
* {{Expy}}: She's pretty clearly inspired by Mona Lisa Vito from ''Film/MyCousinVinny'', as a seemingly ditzy woman with a strong Brooklyn accent who [[BunnyEarsLawyer turns out to be very intelligent in her chosen field]] (cars for Mona Lisa, child psychology for Vanessa). Amanda even compares her to Mona Lisa's actress Creator/MarisaTomei.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Responsible to Louie's Foolish -- while she can also be a bit abrasive, Vanessa is more insightful with people (given her profession) and has more going for her career-wise than her brother.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Subverted. Daniel and Amanda ''think'' she's this because of her ditzy demeanor, but she really does know her stuff.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She makes it a point of not officially diagnosing Anthony with any disorders until she gathers all the facts, which includes analyzing Daniel and Amanda ''first'' and consulting the DSM-IV.
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!Miyagi-Do Karate
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[-[[caption-width-right:300:'''Daniel:''' Don't be a snake in the grass. Be a champion.]]-]
->''"Inner peace. Focus. Balance. These are just some of the skills that you will master when you join Miyagi-Do Karate."''
-->-- '''[=Daniel LaRusso=]'''
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* BigThinShortTrio: Chris, Demetri, and Nathaniel.
* DoingItForTheArt: Subverted InUniverse. The dojo's commercial has Daniel flat-out say all lessons are free, but this isn't fully out of altruism. Daniel knows that Johnny can't afford to do the same, so giving free lessons will lure students away from Cobra Kai. It's one of his methods to destroy Cobra Kai.
* EnemyMine: They eventually form one with Eagle Fang, first during the [=LaRusso=] house fight against Cobra Kai, and eventually in preparation for the All-Valley tournament (with Johnny and Daniel as co-sensei).
* FatalFlaw: Pride. Not helped in any way by what he told them about his time at Cobra Kai, Daniel had the Miyagi-Do students so convinced that they are automatically in the right during their feud with Cobra Kai that they subconsciously escalate the tensions and partake in actions that go against Mr. Miyagi's MartialPacifist teachings.
* {{Foil}}: Miyagi-Do's BigThinShortTrio become this to Cobra Kai's (later Eagle Fang's) Mitch, Hawk, and Bert, respectively.
** Mitch and Chris are the stockier students of their respective dojos. Mitch, however, immediately fell right in with Cobra Kai while the sensitive Chris had trouble adjusting to the dojo's hyper-aggro way of thinking and eventually decided it wasn't for him. Mitch generally remained a FlatCharacter throughout Season 2 whereas Chris arguably becomes the most developed Miyagi-Do student who remains a secondary character overall.
** Demetri and Eli were both social outcasts that found self-confidence thanks to karate. Eli's transformation into Hawk saw him abandon his old "pussy" ways entirely in contrast to Demetri who continued to revel in his nerdy interests. Their fighting methods are also a sharp contrast to one another; Hawk being an all-out offensive steamroller while Demetri is almost a purely defensive combatant.
** Nathaniel and Bert are the smallest members of their respective dojos, but are the inverse of each other in several other ways. Bert is not particularly vocal nor as overtly aggressive as his dojo encourages, and is Cobra Kai's TokenGoodTeammate along with Aisha. Nathaniel retains Cobra Kai's combative nature and pugnaciousness even after defecting to Miyagi-Do, which in practice makes him the dojo's TokenEvilTeammate. Also, Nathaniel is the more overtly nerdy of the two and is never seen to express a romantic/sexual interest in anyone, while Bert is something of a secret pervert.
* GiveMeAReason: How they interpret Miyagi's "karate for self-defense only", due to Daniel's failure to properly explain it. This leads to them deciding that "self-defense" means that rather than throw the first punch, they can provoke the Cobras into doing so.
* GoodIsNotNice: Chozen reveals to Daniel that the version of Miyagi-Do karate that was taught to him wasn’t the full version, which while a solid karate form was only idealizing the positive pacifistic aspects of Miyagi-Do. [[spoiler:The original version of Miyagi-Do Karate was in part a killing art, and used a mix of offence and defence in order to stop their enemies. As Chozen put it, taking away an opponent’s ability to fight is also a valid method of Miyagi-Do.]]
* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: The "Good" to Eagle Fang's "Bad" and Cobra Kai's "Evil". While Eagle Fang is colored red and applies a MartialPacifist philosophy onto a [[CombatPragmatism direct, strength-driven]] fighting style, and Cobra Kai is a ThugDojo that thinks ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption, Miyagi-Do is a PacifistDojo who's colors are white and blue, their techniques based on balance and focus, and its sensei Daniel being TheHero of ''The Karate Kid'' franchise.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: When Sam takes over command of the dojo in Daniel's absence in Season 3, they take a much more aggressive attitude in their rivalry with Cobra Kai, to the point of essentially acting like Cobra Kai themselves, "striking first" by starting fights with Cobra Kai during a soccer game at school and in the laser tag arena at Golf 'n' Stuff (albeit after Cobra Kai had been harassing and provoking them). [[spoiler:Daniel, having learned his lesson from the previous season, manages to set them straight when he returns from Okinawa, returning the dojo to its PacifistDojo philosophy and encouraging his students to show Cobra Kai forgiveness and compassion rather than seeking revenge.]]
* KnightTemplar: Thanks to Daniel's teachings of Cobra Kai being AlwaysChaoticEvil, along with admittedly quite a few Cobra Kai students [[TookALevelInJerkass taking levels in jerkassery]], the Miyagi-Do students, unfortunately, have a tendency to believe in their own righteousness to a fault. Several scenes through season 2 and 4 see the Miaygi-Do students actually be the instigator of the conflicts because of this. Johnny actually finally calls Daniel out on this in Season 4.
* LogicalWeakness: The dojo's defensive approach to karate proves to have one major weakness in Season 4. Because their fighters rely on reacting to an opponents attacks, it leaves them open to falling for feints and combination attacks. [[spoiler:Cobra Kai takes advantage of this in the All Valley after Robby teaches them all of their moves and by the quarterfinals, only Sam, Eli, and Demetri are left in the running.]]
* MirroringFactions: Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do are this to each other throughout Season 2, with everyone having a direct counterpart on the other team ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg except Stingray]]).
** Miguel and Robby are both TheAce of their respective dojos, who have a romantic relationship with Sam and are {{Foil}}s through their relationships with Johnny, with Miguel being his surrogate son and seeing him as a positive father-figure, while Robby is his biological son but has a very poor relationship with him.
** Aisha and Tory are both {{Foil}}s to different aspects of Sam's personality. Aisha represents who Sam could be if she had embraced her ClosetGeek side instead of rejecting it, while Tory is more of an EvilCounterpart who takes Sam's hot-headedness UpToEleven and resents her privileged lifestyle, having grown up in a poorer family. The three also form a FreudianTrio, with Tory as the Id, Sam as the Ego and Aisha as the Superego.
** Hawk and Demetri were both previously nerds who were bullied at school. While Demetri was generally accepting of his lot in life and happy with the few friends he had, Eli completely rejects his nerdy interests and cultivates his "Hawk" persona to bury his past as a victim. They also represent their dojos mantras taken to a logical extreme, with Hawk being completely merciless and aggressive while Demetri is almost purely defensive.
** Mitch and Chris are both TheBigGuy and have a WeUsedToBeFriends dynamic.
** Bert and Nathaniel are the smallest members of their respective dojos. Bert is a NiceGuy and a ButtMonkey who serves as something of a TokenGoodTeammate to Cobra Kai, while Nathaniel is very aggressive and a TokenEvilTeammate to Miyagi-Do.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: GentleGiant Chris is the nice, aggressive and short-tempered Nathaniel is the mean, while snarky and cynical but generally averse to violence Demetri is the in-between.
* PacifistDojo: Daniel's approach to martial arts, focusing on concepts like inner peace and balance in contrast Cobra Kai's flashy, aggressive mindset -- although some of the Cobra Kai washouts who join Miyagi-Do take a little longer to adopt the "balance" teachings than others. [[spoiler:It also fails to quite live-up to that standard in Season 2, becoming more of just a straight up counterpart to Cobra Kai, escalating tensions rather than de-escalating them. In fact, Demetri is the only one who actually practices this during the school brawl, attempting to get help from the teachers or flee until Hawk corners him and he's faced with no other choice but to defend himself. Thankfully, Daniel realizes his error and rights the dojo's course in Season 3.]]
* PoorPredictableRock: Come season 4, Robby reveals that inherent flaw behind the teachings of Miyagi-Do. [[spoiler:Not only their pride but on a fundamental level Miyagi-Do is an entirely defensive style of fighting that relies on counter attacks. With the exceptions of Eli and Demetri, all the male students perform poorly come the one-on-one tournaments, because Robby taught the Cobra Kai students how they utilize their counter-attacks.]]
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue (and boy, do they ever try) to Cobra Kai's red.
* RivalDojos: In Season 2, with Cobra Kai, of course. [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}} and then {{Subverted}} with Eagle Fang in Season 3. Initially, both dojos are more focused on Cobra Kai, but there's still lingering tensions between them due to the past events of the series. However, that goes away the second Tory launches a gang assault on both of them.]]
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: When some Cobra Kai students defect to Miyagi-Do midway through season 2, both the former Cobras and the Miyagis have difficulty accepting each other, and several of them nearly come to blows several times. Daniel's very first challenge is moving them past the "teeth-clenched" part. And when Sam comes up with the idea of [[EnemyMine allying with Eagle Fang]], there's the initial challenge of getting everyone to agree to how to make it work given Eagle Fang is made of former Cobra Kai students who engaged the Miyagi-Dos in the school and/or arcade fights.
* TheTeam:
** The core members almost perfectly fit the FiveManBand dynamics in Season 2, albeit with the additional presence of Nathaniel as the TagalongKid. Daniel is TheLeader, as the dojo's Sensei who guides the dojo's philosophy and recruitment strategy. Robby is TheLancer, as Daniel's [[TheAce top student]] and more cynical {{Foil}} who takes a more aggressive stance against his father and disagrees with Daniel's decision to allow former Cobra Kai students to join. Chris is TheBigGuy, as the physically strongest dojo member. Demetri is TheSmartGuy, who makes a lot of nerdy references and uses a more analytical fighting style to make up for his lack of physical strength. Sam is TheChick, as the emotional center of the team who helps Robby with his home life and is quick to leap into a fight with Cobra Kai to defend Demetri.
** These dynamics are switched up in Season 3 after Robby goes to juvie. Sam takes over his position as TheLancer, running the dojo in Daniel's absence and making the decision with Miguel to [[spoiler:make an alliance with Eagle Fang]] behind his back. Demetri takes on the role of TheHeart, giving a passionate RousingSpeech to convince [[spoiler:Bert and Mitch to join their alliance]] and being the one most frequently put in danger to emphasize the stakes. He also retains the dual role of TheSmartGuy as he is put in charge of [[spoiler:planning the logistics of the new combined dojo.]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Across the board for Chris, Demetri, and Nathaniel. [[spoiler:In Season 2's final brawl, all three of them manage to outfight their Cobra Kai counterparts -- Mitch, Hawk, and Bert, respectively.]]
* TricksterMentor: Daniel initiates new students with this manner, instructing them to perform chores like fence painting in the same manner Mr. Miyagi taught him. Thing is, even when charging nothing, this approach turns off a lot of prospective students.
* WorfHadTheFlu: In Season 4, [[spoiler:most of their members get knocked out early in the All Valley Tournament because Robby had taught Cobra Kai all of the dojo's moves beforehand to give them an advantage.]]
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[[AC:Founder]]

[[folder:Nariyoshi Miyagi]]
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/PatMorita
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheKarateKid1984'', ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'', ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'', ''Film/TheNextKarateKid'', Series/CobraKai (archival footage)

->''"Lesson not just karate only. Lesson for whole life. Whole life have a balance. Everything be better. Understand?"''

->''"In life, we'll always lose our way. But it is people, not the signs, that guide us back to the right path."''

The late mentor and father figure of Daniel [=LaRusso=] and Julie Pierce, and the founder of Miyagi-Do Karate.
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* TheAce: A decorated war veteran--a recipient of the Medal of Honor--as well a powerful martial arts master. Mr. Miyagi is also a humble and peaceful man who possesses several talents, as well the wealth and ability to get along with almost everybody. He is also a good role model for Daniel and Julie, his students who eventually come to see him as a paternal figure. Even to this day, he remains the best fighter Miyagi-Do has ever produced with no one even approaching his level. Best shown with how Mr. Miyagi was able to effortlessly defeat Kreese while the latter was in his prime, but Daniel barely gets the upper hand against a Kreese who is well into his 70's.
* BecameTheirOwnAntithesis: Subverted. The beginning of ''Part II'' sees him about to mercilessly strike down a helpless Kreese during a confrontation between the two while reminding him of Cobra Kai's mantra, but stops midway and comically tweaks his nose instead.
* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Daniel multiple times throughout the series.
** From the first movie, he quickly dispatches of Johnny and his friends. He also saves Johnny from being choked by Kreese.
** In ''Part II'', he chases off Chozen and his friends, who were also vandalizing the property of the Miyagi family.
** In ''Part III'', he stops Barnes' assault.
** He also saves Eric from being beaten up by Dugan in ''The Next Karate Kid'' after the former shows up late for Alpha Elite training.
* BigGood: Miyagi was the benevolent force for Daniel, acting as both his karate teacher and surrogate father. Unfortunately, [[WithholdingTheBigGood he is no longer around]] for the events of ''Cobra Kai''.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Despite approaching sixty in ''Karate Kid 2'', he's fully capable of chopping a tree in half with his bare hand.
* ChildrenRaiseYou: Admits to Yukie that he felt lost until he met Daniel.
* CombatPragmatist: As far he's concerned, if you find yourself in a fight without rules you should do everything necessary to get your attacker to back off, such as [[DeadlyDodging dodging in such a way they horribly cut up their arms]], [[GroinAttack hit them in a "primary target"]], or using the [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown Drum Technique]], and teaches Daniel to do the same. He also follows up with inflicting only the necessary damage, nothing more (and calls the Drum Technique as for emergencies only as it could ''kill'' someone), and leaving as soon as possible.
* CoolOldGuy: One of the defining ones of the 1980s.
* CurbStompBattle: Basically every fights he gets in, usually ends with him effortlessly disposing of his foes:
** In the first movie he saves Daniel from Johnny and his Cobra Kai buddies by beating them all. He makes short work of every of them, even when attacked by two Cobra Kai students at the same time. Johnny is quickly overwhelmed and driven off without putting up a significant fight.
** In the second film, he saves Johnny from his abusive master John Kreese, who attempted to choke him out of spite for losing the All Valley tournament. Rather than fight him, Miyagi just dodges Kreese's attacks and lets him break his own hands by punching through the windows of two cars before submitting the abusive sensei. Later on he takes on Chozen and his friends when they attack his house and Daniel, beating them one-by-one quickly before taking on Chozen himself. Chozen manages to hit him with a spear, but only because Miyagi was making sure Daniel was ok and had his back turned, the old master easily incapacites Chozen despite being unnarmed.
** Though ultimately he doesn't fight Sato, it's implied Miyagi was the superior fighter since he broke a tree in two in order to save his old friend when a storm attacked Okinawa.
** When Mike Barnes and his goons attack Daniel and his house in the third film, Miyagi shows up and makes them retreat immediately. Then he follows Daniel to the Cobra Kai dojo just to find Mike, Kreese and Terry Silver tormenting Daniel. He knocks out Barnes by throwing him against a wall, outclasses Kreese in a direct fight and humilliates Silver without breaking a sweet. ALL under 1 minute.
** Finally, in The New Karate Kid. Miyagi easily defeats and humiliates colonel Dugan in front of his own students.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Back in Okinawa, he was in a LoveTriangle with his best friend and a young girl he loved, which he dealt with by leaving for America, causing the girl (who loved him) to remain a spinster for the rest of his life and his best friend to harbour a murderous grudge against him for most of his life. To make matters worse, he had moved to America shortly before the outbreak of World War II, so he and his newly-pregnant Japanese-American wife were thrown in an interment camp. As the Japanese were invading Okinawa Miyagi volunteered for the United States Army and won both the Purple Heart and Medal of Honor, but the experience of fighting and killing people traumatised him and to make matters worse, he learnt that his wife and child died during complications in childbirth, and medical help that may have saved her never came because of the anti-Japanese racism in the camp. Oh, and his father back in Okinawa died lonely and miserable because Miyagi never visited enough and stayed away, while his former best friend devolved into a CorruptCorporateExecutive who is bullying the local population.
* DeadManWriting: Kumiko shows Daniel a collection of letters that Mr. Miyagi wrote to Yukie while he was still alive, but the very last letter was written the exact week he died.
* DeadpanSnarker: He doesn't speak often, but when he does it's usually this.
-->'''Daniel:''' You think you could break a log like that?\\
'''Miyagi:''' Don't know. Never been attacked by tree.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Although he's long dead by the time of ''Series/CobraKai'', his last letter to Yukie reveals that he lived out his golden years as a much loved and honorary member of the [=LaRusso=] family, and he was truly happy and at peace towards the end.
* EccentricMentor: A fan of rebuilding old cars who acts as a maintenance man on his property yet is apparently quite wealthy.
* ElectiveBrokenLanguage: He usually speaks with [[AsianSpeekeeEngrish a stereotypical Asian accent]] and [[ThirdPersonPerson refers to himself in the third person]], but he drops his speech mannerisms while arguing with Sato, making clear that his way of speaking is an affectation.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Spent his last week in the hospital reflecting on his life, and retained his sense of humor up till his death.
* FightMagnet: For a guy who doesn't want to fight, Mr. Miyagi beats up a lot of people.
* FishOutOfWater: In ''The Next Karate Kid'', he proves to be a little out of his element dealing with Julie. For example, he accidentally walks in on her once, freaking her out. He immediately apologizes, citing that he and Daniel used to enter each other's rooms all the time and it was no big deal. He also has some trouble trying to buy her a prom dress, since he has no idea what she would like and can't ask her because he wants it to be a surprise. All of that said, he gets a handle on things fairly quickly.
* GeniusBruiser: Very much into the philosophy and ideas behind karate plus a man of many other talents.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: He encourages a devastated Daniel to continue his fight against Barnes during the finals of the 1985 All-Valley Tournament in ''Part III''.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: If Mr. Miyagi has any flaws, it's probably the fact he tends to underestimate the gravity of situations he's involved in across the movies. The fact Kreese has taught his students to be bullies capable of beating Daniel half to death while also being potentially dangerous to them himself clearly shocks the man. He's also genuinely heartbroken to discover Sato not only is still angry but fully intends to ''kill'' him.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Mr. Miyagi is a kind, nice man that genuinely loves Daniel like a son, but mess with his protege and he will show you exactly how tough he is. The Cobra Kai students leaned that the hard way in the first film, Chozen learned it the hard way in the second one, and Sensei Kreese, Mike Barnes, and Terry Silver learned it the hard way in the third one.
* HeroicSacrifice: While it doesn't end up happening in the second film Miyagi agrees to fight Sato to ensure the survival of the village, knowing it could lead to his death when he could easily abandon these people and return to america without being any worse off for it.
* HeartbrokenBadass: While Mr. Miyagi was serving with distinction for the United States in World War II, his wife and son died due to complications during childbirth in the Manzanar Japanese Internment Camp. Decades later, Mr. Miyagi is still haunted by the loss.
* HumbleHero: ''Karate Kid II'' shows through the character of Sato that Miyagi could have used his martial arts skills to make himself a fortune through various means. However, he refutes such a life in favor for one as a simple handyman. Miyagi also tries to persuade Daniel from not entering the tournament circuit and using his skills for fame and glory, suggesting "Early Retirement." He even rejects displaying the Medal of Honor he won in World War II, stating that all the medal showed was that he was lucky, not that he was brave.
* LikeASonToMe: Daniel saw him as a surrogate father and he returned the sentiment, and viewed Sam like his granddaughter.
* MartialPacifist: Mr. Miyagi teaches Daniel how to defend himself but constantly discourages him from using karate for sports or to hurt people. As he explains to Daniel knowing martial arts isn't enough, because sooner or later you'll face [[AlwaysSomeoneBetter someone who knows more]]. For that reason Miyagi always hated fighting growing up.
** As he says to Julie in ''The Next Karate Kid,'' "Fighting not good. But if must fight, ''win.''"
* MyGreatestFailure: It turns that he has a few in the first sequel: he left the girl of his dreams behind to go join the war, he didn't visit his father enough before he died, and he left his best friend on bad terms. Also serves as a NicejobBreakingItHero as he realizes the depth of his screw up.
* NiceGuy: Mr. Miyagi was an unambiguously good person. He was kind, forgiving, thoughtful, and he only used violence as an absolute last resort.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Tried to do the right thing by announcing his love for Yukie publicly but that incited his best friend to want to kill him in a DuelToTheDeath, so he left Okinawa instead. What happened in the meantime was Yukie preferred to become a spinster rather than get married to another man, Sato fumed over the insult for decades, and his father was left broken hearted. Miyagi's TheStoic demeanor breaks a couple of times as he realizes the depth of his screw up. [[KidHasAPoint Even Daniel points out they probably should have just eloped.]]
-->'''Miyagi:''' Nobody perfect.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Nariyoshi Miyagi was heavily based upon [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Djun_Miyagi Chojun Miyagi]], creator of the ''goju-ryu'' style that is taught in the movie.
* NotSoAboveItAll: At the end of the ''The Next Karate Kid,'' he insists that fighting is not good. But he winks at Julie when he tells her that if you have to fight, win.
* OldMaster: Not actually all that old at the beginning but reaching the end of his middle years.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Generally acts like a somewhat doddering old man when he's actually a GeniusBruiser.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: The only time Miyagi drops his AsianSpeekeeEngrish act and referring to himself in third person is when he tries to reason with Sato.
* OurFounder: His portrait is prominently displayed on one of the dojo's walls.
* PapaWolf: Snaps into action whenever Daniel is outmatched in a fight.
* ParentalSubstitute: As time goes on, Mr. Miyagi becomes more and more of a father figure to Daniel.
** It's all but stated outright that he's taken the place of Julie's departed father as well.
* PosthumousCharacter: Even seven long years after his passing, Mr. Miyagi's influence continues to play a role in Daniel's life and his actions throughout the series. Daniel would yearn for Mr. Miyagi to be there for him in the flesh to guide him during an emotionally troubling time.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Being a MartialPacifist, he is this to Daniel and Julie, such as when Julie tells him to do what her grandmother does, telling Julie off, and telling her she made a mistake, Mr. Miyagi tells her he does not need to say anything.
* {{Retcon}}: In a deleted scene from the first film, Miyagi tells Daniel that the reason he left Okinawa for America was to avoid being conscripted into the Imperial Japanese Army (Miyagi even refers to himself as a "draft dodger" in the scene). In ''The Karate Kid Part II'' Miyagi's reason for fleeing to America was changed to his desire to avoid fighting Sato.
* SoProudOfYou: His final letter to Yukie before his death states that he is proud of the man Daniel has become ever since the two first met, and is thankful to have been a part of his life.
* RetiredBadass: A martial artist ''and'' a World War II veteran (who was even awarded the Medal of Honor).
* SoProudOfYou: He nods and smiles at Daniel after his student wins the All-Valley Tournament.
* TellMeHowYouFight: Miyagi is a MartialPacifist who's art is a family-trade and has found some form of peace in his old age. Naturally, Miyagi-do is a form of karate that emphasizes counterattacks and DeadlyDodging, any real offensive moves he takes is quick, decisive and exploits flaws in his opponent's stances. The manner he teaches it to Daniel -- [[WaxOnWaxOff through household chores that build up his core muscles and provide muscle-memory]] -- reflects the style's grassroots origins, the style having been brought to Okinawa by his ancestor and perfected through the ages.
* TooCleverByHalf: He is less arrogant than most examples of this trope. However, he still seems unable to resist opportunities to be clever, even when it goes counter to his goals. His WaxOnWaxOff teaching regimen in the first movie (or rather, his refusal to explain it) almost drives his student away. His impromptu bet at the bar in the second movie may have paid for Daniel's college, but also humiliated the man he was trying to talk out of a duel to the death with him. His "sweep" joke in the third movie drove Daniel straight into the arms of the EvilMentor when he needed support.
* TranquilFury: Miyagi wore a cold expression while he systematically beats up Barnes, Kreese, and Silver in short order when coming to Daniel's defense.
* TricksterMentor: Enjoys playing games with Daniel that usually end up teaching him what he needs to know.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: Particularly in ''Karate Kid II''. Men like Kreese and Sato seem to have no idea just how powerful of an opponent Miyagi actually is.
* VeteranInstructor: Miyagi is a master martial artist who served in the U.S. Army during World War II (he even earned the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration a serviceman can receive).
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Subverted. For all the flak Mr. Miyagi's accent has taken over the years, it is an extremely accurate Okinawan accent. Pat Morita learned it from his stunt double, who was a recent immigrant from Okinawa.
* WorldsGreatestWarrior: Mr Miyagi is, hands down, the most powerful, skilled and experienced fighter of Karate Kid. Not only is he still in prime shape despite his age, his skills allow him to beat/dispose of any enemy (sometimes several at once) with little effort. Throughout the films there's no one who could ever match Miyagi's skill, and he's never took a hit during a fight (Chozen did land a hit on him, but that was only because Miyagi was making sure Daniel was ok when he attacked him). Not even other masters like John Kreese, Terry Silver or Sato Toguchi come close to his level. Also shown that he can turn any of his students into badasses and Daniels students also benefit from him posthumously.
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[[AC:Students]]

[[folder:Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz]]
See Eli's character page [[Characters/CobraKaiEliMoskowitz here]].
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[[folder:Demetri Alexopoulos]]

See Demetri’s Character page [[Characters/CobraKaiDemetriAlexopoulos here]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chris]]

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Who's badass now?"'']]
->'''Played by:''' Khalil Everage

->''"I'm not gonna throw the first punch."''

Chris joined Cobra Kai after the All-Valley Tournament along with his friend Mitch. Despite being the largest of the teenage cast, he is also the least aggressive and confrontational. For a time, Chris and Mitch served as lackeys in Hawk's personal gang, but Chris became increasingly disillusioned with Cobra Kai's aggressive ways. When Daniel confronted Johnny over the vandalism of the former's dojo, Chris became the first Cobra Kai student to walk out and join Miyagi-Do.
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* ApologeticAttacker: When Chris gets a hit in on Demetri during training, he apologizes.
* BashBrothers: In a deleted scene posted by John Cihangir, Rickenberger's actor, Chris and Mitch are shown handily working together to defeat Doug Rickenberger during the house fight.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Right up to the final brawl of Season 2, Chris tries to avoid violence as much as possible, be it when he is part of Hawk's gang chasing Demetri, having Demetri frustrate him by throwing his (sincere) apologies back in his face, or being confronted by his former friend Mitch at the end. Only when Mitch actually throws the first punch does Chris decide to lay the smackdown -- [[ThrowTheBookAtThem and lay it he does]].
* CombatPragmatist: Chris may not welcome violence, but when he's in a bind, he doesn't hesitate to use whatever he can get his hands on, such as when he used a [[ThrowTheBookAtThem textbook]] beat Mitch during the school brawl and when he grabbed a [[FryingPanOfDoom frying pan]] to smack Doug Rickenberger in the [=LaRusso=] house fight.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Or from worse. Chris is one of the students who decides to leave Cobra Kai to join Miyagi-Do. Unlike some of the other defectors, particularly Nathaniel, Daniel doesn't have to spend any effort reeducating him out of Cobra Kai's "no mercy" mindset.
* GentleGiant: He's a big fella, but Chris is a relatively sensitive and non-confrontational individual who "never liked it here" during his time at Cobra Kai. As a result, he has no trouble fitting in with Miyagi-do.
* GoodIsDumb: He tends to be the most clueless of the Miyagi-Dos, such as not knowing what a fulcrum is despite being in high school.
* GoodIsNotSoft: Chris is a GentleGiant who prefers to avoid fighting, but when he has no other choice, he can dish it out and knock his opponents around with ease, as Mitch learns the hard way.
* ImprovisedWeapon: A recurring specialty of his. Whenever he's forced into a real fight, he won't hesitate to use any nearby objects, whether it's a [[ThrowTheBookAtThem book]] or a [[FryingPanOfDoom frying pan]], as a weapon to give him an advantage.
* MookChivalry: When he was part of Hawk's gang, Chris is the only one who was reluctant to fight Demetri and even suggested Hawk to let him go, as he felt they'd made their point by scaring him away. Hawk, however, dismissively brushes him off for trying to think for himself.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Hawk's relentless bullying of Chris plays a large part in his decision to abandon Cobra Kai for Miyagi-Do after the mall fight.
* NiceGuy: Which is why he never quite fit into Cobra Kai. He joins just as Kreese returns and is extending his influence over students. He tries to stop Hawk from assaulting Demetri and only reluctantly and regretfully helps him out of loyalty. Hawk and Mitch vandalizing the Miyagi-Do property was the last straw for him and he joins Miyagi-Do to make amends. Even when confronted with his former friend Mitch, he refuses to throw the first punch.
* ScaryBlackMan: Averted. Anything intimidating about Chris really just comes down to him being larger than most of the other students at either dojo. And even then, Chris never outwardly appears nor acts in any aggressive or menacing manner (except when he was rightfully angry at Demetri for snubbing his sincere apology for assaulting him at the mall with Hawk). Even when he was with Hawk's Cobra Kai gang, he (unsuccessfully) tried to be the voice of reason.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He's easily the sensitive guy to Mitch's manly man. Especially played straight during their time in Cobra Kai together, in which Chris was ''very'' reluctant in the Cobra Kais' antics (eventually leading to his defection), whereas Mitch is proud to go along with everything Hawk does and remains loyal (at least before Kreese kicks him out).
* StoneWall: In many ways a SpearCounterpart to Aisha, Chris is overall a defensive fighter, preferring to block and evade attacks before finishing the fight in one decisive move.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Upon Chris's initial recruitment to Miyagi-Do, he and Demetri can't stop bickering, so Daniel sets the two of them to move a heavy stone as a team. At first, they spend as much time insulting each other as they do actually trying to lift the stone, but once they finish the job they form a solid friendship.
* TellMeHowYouFight: [[GentleGiant Peaceful and sensitive by nature]], he makes it clear that he's not going to throw the first punch. Once it does get thrown, he responds either with a block or a retaliation. ''Then'' he [[ScrewTheRulesTheyBrokeThemFirst goes ahead with the fight]].
* ThrowTheBookAtThem: How he takes Mitch down -- by smashing him in the head with a textbook.
-->'''Mitch:''' ''[while Chris is sprawled on the ground after a kick]'' Should have stayed in Cobra Kai. Could have been a badass.\\
'''Chris:''' ''[strikes him out]'' Who's badass now?
* TokenGoodTeammate: Initially this to Cobra Kai. Already disillusioned with the jerkassery of his classmates, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he finally quits]] once he learns about how Hawk vandalized Miyagi-Do's dojo and stole Miyagi's medal of honor. He also becomes this to Miyagi-Do as he's the only one who doesn't try to provoke Cobra Kai in any way or show any active aggression.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Deconstructed. Cobra Kai's macho attitude causes them to treat all new recruits this way, giving them demeaning nicknames and treating them like lackeys to the more senior dojo members. However Chris is such a NiceGuy that he quickly grows sick of this, interpreting their behaviour as just plain abuse rather than the friendly ribbing it's intended to be, which is ultimately one of the factors that causes him to abandon Cobra Kai for Miyagi-Do.
* TheWorfEffect:
** Gets hit with this in Season 3 as he goes down in every major fight that occurs just to show how much stronger Cobra Kai has become.
** In Season 4, he's knocked out of the All Valley in the qualifying stages by Kyler to show how Cobra Kai has gained an advantage from Robby teaching them Miyagi-Do moves.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nathaniel]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"If you died, I wouldn't even attend your funeral."'']]

->'''Played by:''' Nathaniel Oh

->''"I love math humor."''

One of the former Cobra Kai students, he joined Miyagi-do with Chris and the others.
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* AsianAndNerdy: He's Asian, and Bert calls him a nerd when they brawl. He also laughs at a math joke during Moon's party.
* TheGlassesComeOff: When Bert breaks his glasses, Nathaniel takes them off and knocks him to the ground for some MMA-style "ground and pound" until a security guard separates them and drags them away.
-->'''Nathaniel:''' ''[to Bert]'' Oh, now you're in trouble.
* GoodIsNotNice: In stark contrast to Chris, Nathaniel carried the Cobra Kai mindset with him to Miyagi-Do (much to Daniel's frustration). It never quite washes off -- when Bert challenges him in the school brawl, Nathaniel eagerly responds to Bert's TrashTalk with a Johnny-esque "[[BringIt Come and get it, dickhead]]."
* HazyFeelTurn: He leaves Cobra Kai for Miyagi-Do after Hawk trashes their dojo, but it doesn't count as a proper HeelFaceTurn as his attitude doesn't really change and at this stage both dojos are still mostly sympathetic.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is one of those who defects to Miyagi-Do after Hawk vandalized Daniel's dojo, though he still retains a hot-headed and confrontational personality.
* LaserGuidedKarma: He bullies Kenny throughout Season 4 due to his youth and allegiance to Cobra Kai (despite the latter having no idea about the war going on between the three dojos). Fast forward to the All-Valley, and ''Kenny'' is the one who eliminates him using ''Miyagi-Do techniques.''
* MadeOfIron: Nathaniel gets jumped by Hawk and Mitch following their fundraiser for Miguel's surgery. When the Miyagi-Do group later tell Sam about the stolen donation, he is seen thoroughly bruised and bloodied but is otherwise perfectly able to walk and stand without aid.
* TheNapoleon: Let's just say his aggressive and assertive streak don't exactly correspond with his stature.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: He's the tiniest of the Miyagi-Do students, but he can hold his own easily. When he throws down with Bert, Nathaniel is clearly the superior fighter of the two.
* PrecisionFStrike: Has the honor of saying it in Season 3, after he shows up at Sam's front door beaten up by the Cobra Kais (with the money for Miguel stolen in the process).
-->'''Nathaniel:''' They kicked the ''fucking'' shit out of me!
* SitcomArchNemesis: Despite sharing little screen time together, he and Bert seem to have an unexplained animosity for one another.
-->'''Bert:''' I hate your stupid face so much.\\
'''Nathaniel:''' If you died, I wouldn't even attend your funeral.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Downplayed. Despite remaining firmly dedicated to Miyagi-Do after leaving Cobra Kai, he never does quite let go of the latter dojo's BringIt attitude towards fighting.
* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Bert are in this territory by Season 4. They insult each other as much as they did when they were enemies, but it's clearly more light-hearted and they're pretty much inseperable.
* TheWorfEffect: In Season 4, he's knocked out of the All Valley in the qualifying stages by Kenny to show how Cobra Kai has gained an advantage from Robby teaching them Miyagi-Do moves.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Abe]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''”What if we fall?”'']]
->'''Played by:''' Jayden Rivers
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* BlackAndNerdy: Implied to be this due to being a part of Johnny's original RagtagBunchOfMisfits and having NerdGlasses.
* EveryoneHasStandards: While he previously dealt with Johnny's TrainingFromHell during his time at Cobra Kai, he's clearly aghast when Johnny wants him and the other current Miyagi-Do students to [[{{Roofhopping}} jump across a gap between two rooftops]] as part of their combined training.
* TheGenericGuy: Has little to no lines (with one being his reaction to Johnny's roof training), and pretty much only serves as a background Cobra Kai (and later Miyagi-Do) member.
* HeelFaceTurn: Joins Miyagi-Do (alongside Chris, Nathaniel, Lil Red, Frank) after realizing how far Cobra Kai has fallen.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lil' Red]]
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->'''Played by:''' Shane Donovan Lewis
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* CainAndAbel: Becomes the Abel to Big Red after defecting to Miyagi-Do.
* TheGenericGuy: Has no lines, and pretty much only serves as a background Cobra Kai (and later Miyagi-Do) member.
* HeelFaceTurn: Joins Miyagi-Do (alongside Chris, Nathaniel, Abe, Frank) after realizing how far Cobra Kai has fallen.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone calls him Lil' Red, in and out of universe, and his real name has not been revealed. [[spoiler:However as revealed by Counselor Blatt during the aftermath of the soccer fight, his last name could be Caldwell or Johnson (being Big Red's brother)]].
* SiblingRivalry: The dojo rivalry sets him and his brother Big Red against each other when the former abandons Cobra Kai for Miyagi-Do after Hawk, with Big Red's help, trashes the Miyagi dojo. Of course, you probably wouldn't know this [[AllThereInTheManual just from watching the show.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Frank]]

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->'''Played by:''' Cameron Markeles
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* TheGenericGuy: Has no lines (except for one response to Nathaniel after the car wash fundraiser), and pretty much only serves as a background Cobra Kai (and later Miyagi-Do) member.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Stiven]]

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->'''Played by:''' Tony Vo
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* TheChewToy: Is this to Hawk during most of the fights between Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do. While he is brave enough to take him on, Hawk's far superior skill and greater experience makes this a CurbStompBattle on Stiven's receiving end.
* GoThroughMe: He makes an admirable attempt to defend Sam from Tory during her gang assault on Sam's house by intercepting the latter as she chases the former through the house. Unfortunately, [[CurbStompBattle Tory defeats him in seconds]].
* MadeOfIron: Even after Hawk breaks a vase over his head during the home invasion, he's able to get up to try and help Sam. At the end of the episode/season in the group shot without any signs of damage or even lingering animosity towards Hawk.
[[/folder]]

[[AC:Former students]]

[[folder:Julie Pierce]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Hilary Swank
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheNextKarateKid''

A teen in Boston struggling with emotional issues who becomes Mr. Miyagi's student.
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* ActionGirl: Eventually. It takes training under Mr. Miyagi to become one.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She eventually drops her cold behavior and starts warming up to Miyagi.
* DudeMagnet: She attracts Eric and Ned's attention. She reciprocates the former's feelings while she's more bothered by the latter's advances.
* IntergenerationalFriendship: She shares this with Miyagi who's old enough to be her grandfather.
* KindlyVet: One of the subplots of the movie has her nursing an injured hawk back to health.
* SourOutsideSadInside: It's suggested that the reason behind her bitterness is because of her parents' deaths, as well as her grandmother treating her as if she were the latter's daughter (who was Julie's now deceased mother) and being harassed at school by a jerk with power (Ned) of whom she has repeatedly rejected his advances.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She starts out being unusually cold to Miyagi and her grandmother.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Robby Keene]]

See Robby's character page [[Characters/CobraKaiRobbyKeene here]]

[[/folder]]

!Associates
[[AC:[=LaRusso=] Auto Group]]

[[folder:Anoush Norouzi]]
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->'''Played by:''' Dan Ahdoot

->''"Look, I know you and Daniel have beef. He kicked your ass in high school, you've been stewing, but I got enough crap to deal with without getting involved in your little karate soap opera, so..."''

Daniel's employee at the car dealership.
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* BeleagueredAssistant: [[spoiler:In Season 3, Tom Cole - his new boss - can't even remember his name. He comes back to Daniel after Daniel makes him a better offer.]]
* CasanovaWannabe: He talks constantly about all the women he dates, who by his own description have a ton of issues and low self-esteem.
* HiddenDepths:
** He's a bit of a sleazebag, but he does give Daniel sound advice when it comes to having to deal with Sam and her dating life.
** [[spoiler:Despite working for Tom Cole at the start of Season 3, he still holds stronger loyalty to the [=LaRussos=], which stirs him to disclose to them about Tom's upcoming contract with Doyona and eventually decides to work for them again because he recognizes that the [=LaRussos=] have always treated him better and were good people, despite the stigma they were receiving as a result of the school fight.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal:
** In season 2, he winds up quitting and taking a job with Tom Cole after Daniel's focus on Miyagi-Do forces him to pick up the slack, being hit with a lot of extra responsibility with no promotion or extra pay accompanying it. The business lunch he was supposed to have with Daniel and Amanda, which Daniel blew off for more time training his students, is the last straw.
** Then in season 3, he goes back to working for the [=LaRussos=] because in spite of the above, they did treat him better and were never intentionally negligent. Also, Tom Cole doesn't seem to know Anoush's first name (calling him "Faroush" at one point) and never seemed to care to.
* OnlySaneMan: In Season 2, he's joined Amanda in recognizing how ridiculous Daniel and Johnny's feud is and just wants to focus on the business at the car dealership instead of getting involved.
* ThoseTwoGuys: He is almost always seen in the company of Louie. However he doesn't seem to like him all that much.
* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Louie are constantly making fun of each other, and Anoush often seems irritated by Louie's immaturity, but it's clear that the two are very good friends.
[[/folder]]

[[AC:Okinawa]]

[[folder:Chozen Toguchi]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Now let us see how much you really know."'']]
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->'''Played by:''' Yuji Okumoto

->''"If an enemy insists on war, then you take away their ability to wage it."''

The nephew of the late Sato and former enemy of Daniel.
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* TheAce: It's revealed that Chozen kept being trained by Sato after his defeat to Daniel in the second film. And unlike Daniel, Chozen dedicated his whole time to practice Miyagi-Do karate with no other business to worry about and with no restrictions. By the time he and Daniel meet again 35 years later Chozen has become a master of Miyagi-Do himself and proves to be far better fighter than Daniel defeating him in a sparring match with little effort. Daniel eventually asks him to teach him, which Chozen gladly accepts.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] to be better than Johnny. Not only has he found perfect balance in life, Johnny is still trying to figure out how to defend against the crane kick, Chozen actually managed to do that successfully, ''decades'' ago in ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII''.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Thinks Daniel is kind of ridiculous challenging him with Bonzai karate in the town where karate was invented. He’s grown out of this when he is reintroduced.
* TheAtoner: Chozen has spent his life atoning for the misdeeds of his youth, and ultimately confesses to Daniel that his regret is difficult to overcome.
* BadassInANiceSuit: He is seen wearing a fancy, black formal top (and bottom) [[spoiler:when he appears at the end of Season 4, agreeing to work together with Daniel to stop Silver's Cobra Kai]].
* BigBad: In Part II. While he was already the DragonInChief, after Sato pulls a HeelFaceTurn and disowns him Chozen becomes the lead villain, outright trying to ''murder'' Daniel in a fight to the death.
* BreakTheHaughty: Nothing went well for him once Daniel arrived in Okinawa. His uncle shut him up at every turn, Daniel caught him cheating the villagers with false weights, Kumiko falls for Daniel, Daniel bested him at breaking ice blocks (earning him a huge wager that Uncle Sato forced him to honor), Miyagi curbstomped him when he and his friends attacked Daniel, then he got exposed as a coward when the storm hit, and Sato disowned him. That was just the prelude to the big showdown at the end, [[CherryTapping which he lost]].
* TheBully: Pretty much uses his position as Sato's heir to bully the village.
* TheBusCameBack: He and Daniel have not seen each other in over three decades since the end of ''Part II'', until he encounters him at a bar, on Kumiko's invitation.
* CallBack:
** During their sparring, Chozen ultimately immobilizes Daniel, holding the latter's head and preparing a finishing strike in the exact same way that Daniel did to Chozen at the end of ''Part II'', including honking the nose instead of delivering the finishing blow.
** Chozen also ends up saying his famous line ''[[Film/TheKarateKidPartII "You keep for your collection"]]'' yet again, albeit in a far more civil context this time.
* ConfirmedBachelor: Like Kumiko, he outright tells Daniel he never got married or had kids.
* CoolOldGuy: Chozen has mellowed down quite a bit, and is on friendly terms with Daniel now.
* CruelMercy: [[spoiler:When defeated by Daniel. Daniel offers Chozen the choice "Live or die?" Chozen chooses death, but Daniel instead tweaks his nose and drops him to the ground, shaming him in front of the entire village.]]
* DeathSeeker: Defied. He was this way at the end of ''Part II'', especially after losing to Daniel in the final fight, but his uncle guided him back to sanity.
-->''"After our fight, I felt great shame. I... I wanted to die. But, my uncle saved me. He gave me a chance to prove myself. I spent my life trying to do just that. But... regret is sometimes difficult to overcome."''
* DirtyCoward: On only one occasion does he face Daniel unaided, and even then he has Daniel cut off any help. Also, he refuses to go help Daniel rescue the bellringer girl, even when his uncle orders him to do it.
* DragonInChief: He bullies Daniel throughout the movie, mirroring the rivalry between Sato and Miyagi. He also is disowned by Sato after his HeelFaceTurn for refusing to save the bell-ringer girl during the typhoon, which leads to him being the FinalBoss in the story.
* EvilCounterpart: To Daniel.
* EvilIsPetty: Despite being the surrogate son of a fantastically wealthy businessman, he still cheats the dirt poor villagers.
* FailedASpotCheck: He insists that forcing Daniel into a fight to the death by threatening Kumiko will restore his honor in the eyes of the village. His blinkered RevengeMyopia keeps him from noticing how ''everyone'' watching this unfold is clearly horrified by Chozen's behavior and is rooting against him in their duel.
* FauxAffablyEvil: His first scene.
* TheGadfly: While he TookALevelInKindness and forgave Daniel following the events of ''Part II'', he decides to act like he still holds a grudge as part of being a TricksterMentor and just to have a laugh.
* GenerationXerox: Like his uncle, he holds a vendetta against his romantic interests suitor.
* HonorRelatedAbuse: He holds a warped outlook on honor, to the point that he threatens to end Daniel's life if he insults it.
* HourglassPlot: In ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'', Chozen [[FauxAffablyEvil starts out as welcoming and friendly to Daniel]] before quickly revealing his true colors as [[KnightofCerebus vicious and rotten to the core]]. When Daniel and Chozen first meet again in ''Series/CobraKai'', Chozen does start out as aggressive and intimidating (albeit with a slight sense of honor) before revealing himself to be a [[ReformedBully completely changed person for the better]], ending their encounter on cordial terms.
* {{Hypocrite}}: For all his talk of honor, he never fights Daniel fairly, either having backup or having Daniel cut himself off from help, and WouldHitAGirl.
* ItsAllMyFault: In contrast to Johnny who considered Daniel the antagonist during the events of the first film, Chozen has long owned up to his actions in the second film and accepts that he was the one at fault. He's spent much of his adult life atoning for his misdeeds and is happy to learn that Daniel forgives him for everything that happened.
* KnightOfCerebus: He's a much more vicious rival than Johnny Lawrence, and is the only villain in the Daniel [=LaRusso=] trilogy that has murderous intentions toward Daniel himself.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Chozen has long redeemed himself by the time he meets Daniel again, but the only details he provides are that he went through a period of great shame following his loss to Daniel, until his uncle Sato helped him find purpose again.
* MrFanservice: He rips open his shirt to reveal his chiseled pecs and washboard abs. And his tight shirts reval his huge biceps too.

* OldMaster: He seemed to have dedicated his whole life to karate and teaching Miyagi-do. When Daniel invites him to see him off, Chozen mentions that he had a class to teach.
* RedemptionPromotion: Although Daniel defeated him in ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'', since his offscreen HeelFaceTurn Chozen has become a master practitioner of Miyagi-Do karate and completely outclasses Daniel in their friendly rematch.

* RedemptionRejection: Sato pleads with him to let go of his grudge and forgive Daniel, but Chozen throws it back his face:
-->'''Sato:''' Chozen! I was wrong... ''hate'' is wrong. Don't do this!\\
'''Chozen:''' I cannot hear you, uncle. [[IronicEcho I am dead to you, remember?]]
** He later accepts Sato’s offer at redemption.
* ReformedBully: A much straighter example than Johnny. While Johnny was a JerkJock who, as a teen, used to pick on nerds, especially Daniel, and even as an adult is a bit of a {{Jerkass}} and even thinks swirlies are hilarious, Chozen was an even worse bully who would use his position and Martial Arts training to lord over pretty much everyone and even attempted to murder Daniel and Kumiko. As an adult he is much more civil and even expresses regret over his behaviour. He is even a [[OldMaster martial arts teacher]] and is more than happy to teach Daniel the Miyagi-Do pressure point technique. [[spoiler:At the end of season 4, he agrees to help Daniel in his mission to finally end Cobra Kai.]]
* {{Revenge}}: PlayedForLaughs. It seemed like Chozen wants revenge on Daniel for his defeat decades before, but when it appears he's about to deal Daniel a deathblow, he honks his nose. Chozen gleefully admits that he's waited years to do that.
* ShadowArchetype: To Johnny as the main antagonist of their respective films, but with a caring mentor (Sato) by his side, he has truly become a better person. While Johnny was still haunted by his defeat at Daniel's hands 35 years ago and has become a beligerent drunk and a loser, Chozen took a chance to reflect upon his deeds and decided to make a change from within, starting with himself and becoming a well-respected karate master. Johnny is still in the middle of his path to true reformation, while Chozen has already went through it all.
* SilverFox: While he, like the rest of the cast, has aged, he still is a very handsome fellow. If his huge bulging biceps are any indication, he still is as much of a MrFanservice as he was [[Film/TheKarateKidPartII years ago]].
* StillGotIt: The TrainingMontage involving him and Daniel shows that he hasn't just retained his fighting skills; he is leagues ahead of his former nemesis.
* TheTeetotaler: Doesn't drink anymore, in contrast to his past self, who once assaulted Daniel and Kumiko at a club while drunk.
* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: He takes Kumiko hostage and threatens to cut her throat unless Daniel fights him.
* TookALevelInBadass: While Daniel has become an OldMaster himself, Chozen repeatedly gains the upper hand when the two of them are sparring. Probably helps that Chozen has been a full time practitioner and teacher in the years since while Daniel had to prioritize his family and business during that timeframe.
* TookALevelInKindness: Chozen appears to not have changed much come his first encounter with Daniel in over three decades. However, this is only an act, and he reveals that his experiences following the end of ''Part II'' have humbled him over the years. After an extended training montage, the two depart on good terms. It is also revealed that Chozen ultimately made up with Sato and even Kumiko (at least enough for her to feel comfortable inviting him to meet Daniel again).
* WorldsBestWarrior: Chozen has spent his life not only trying to atone for his mistakes but also improving his fighting skills even after Sato died. Thanks to Sato teaching him several techniques that Miyagi never taught to Daniel, Chozen managed to surpass his former nemesis, whom he defeats easily when they fight again. With Miyagi and Sato dead, Chozen is the best fighter in the whole series, with not even Johnny or Kreese being on his level.
* WouldHitAGirl: He strikes Kumiko across the face and knocks her unconscious when she tries to help Daniel in the fight against him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sato Toguchi]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:So coward. You return!]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Danny Kamekona
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII''

An influential businessman in Okinawa who seems to have a dark history with Mr. Miyagi.
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* AntiVillain: Lampshaded by Miyagi after Sato gives him time to mourn his father before demanding that they fight.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Even more than Chozen and clearly where he got it from.
* BigBad: Of the second movie as his desire to fight Miyagi to the death for dishonoring him drive him to antagonize not only Daniel and Miyagi but also Tomi Village as a whole. [[spoiler: After his HeelFaceTurn, Chozen takes this spot from him.]]
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: John Kreese was a mostly disconnected antagonist who let his students do all the job of directly antagonizing Daniel and Miyagi, he also shows no honor whatsoever and is shown to be very racist towards foreigners. Sato is a far more active antagonist, directly and outwardly antagonizing not only Daniel through Chozen, but also antagonizing Miyagi directly and personally, as well as Yukie and the other Tomi Village villagers; however he's also shown to have a legitimate sense of honor even towards his enemies, letting Miyagi mourn his father and honoring Chozen and Daniel's bet despite losing money in it. [[spoiler:Unlike Kreese, he sees the errors of his ways and reforms; and would eventually help Chozen reform as well.]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He's a wealthy industrialist whose supertrawlers have greatly depleted the local fish population, forcing the former fishing village to scrape by via small farming. He also owns all the land in the village and forces its residents to rent from him. [[spoiler:He drops this aspect after his HeelFaceTurn with ''Series/CobraKai'' outright stating that when Tomi Village fell on hard times, Sato took it upon himself to help them all avoid falling into poverty by modernizing Tomi Village and giving the people stable jobs, money and livelihoods.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Pulls a HeelFaceTurn after Miyagi saves his life, with Chozen taking over as the villain.]]
* DuelToTheDeath: Tries to force Miyagi into one of these, intending on getting back at his former friend for disgracing him
* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler:Miyagi holds no grudge against him despite the fact he actively planned to murder him and severely antagonized him, though the fact that Miyagi lived through World War II and took a path of peace and forgiveness might have been the cause of it, as is the fact that Sato outright cooperates with the people of Tomi Village after the storm.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite being a real bastard [[spoiler:at first]], it's shown that Sato does possess a sense of honor by giving Miyagi time to mourn his father's death before their DuelToTheDeath and honoring the bet that Daniel could break more ice blocks than Chozen. [[spoiler:He proves that his HeelFaceTurn after Miyagi saves his life is real by saving an unconscious Daniel who had just saved Yuna, a little bell-ringer girl, from dying in the storm]].
* EvilCounterpart: To Miyagi. He's a tournament and flash loving CorruptCorporateExecutive who is also mildly racist towards outsiders. [[spoiler:After his HeelFaceTurn he instead begins taking more on Miyagi's positive qualities instead and even helps Chozen redeem himself and become a better person by the time of ''Series/CobraKai''.]]
* GutturalGrowler: A very strong one that emphasizes his antagonistic status. [[spoiler:He loses most of it after his HeelFaceTurn]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After Miyagi saves his life while proving that Sato was never his equal in skill which humbles him down from his previous actions and prompts him to help the villagers rebuild Tomi Village]].
* HonorBeforeReason: Fumes for 30 years against Miyagi's insult to him.
** Subverted because despite his hatred for Miyagi, he honors the ice blocks bet and was genuinely impressed when watching Daniel prepare to break the board. [[spoiler: Also, he's willing to let go of his hatred after seeing Miyagi save his life and outright risks himself to save Daniel's life.]]
* MurderTheHypotenuse: His plan with Mister Miyagi when they were teenagers. Miyagi left Japan instead, only to find Yukie ''still'' didn't want to marry him.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: ''Series/CobraKai'' reveals that [[spoiler:Sato saved his nephew from crossing the DespairEventHorizon following his defeat by Daniel in ''Part II'', and helped set Chozen on the path to becoming a good and honorable man. He also kept training Chozen to the point where his nephew proves to be completely out of Daniel's league by the time of their rematch, even in a friendly sparring session]]
* OldMaster: Is the head of Okinawa's largest karate dojo and was personally trained by Mr. Miyagi's own father making him one of the most skilled fighters in the franchise. [[spoiler:He's still no match for Miyagi at all, however.]]
* PetTheDog: After Mr. Miyagi's father dies, he gives him three days to mourn before their big fight. Another is that even though he felt embarrassed by Chozen losing the bet with the ice blocks, he nonetheless honors the bet and tells him off for embarrassing him.
* RivalTurnedEvil: How Sato is set up to be. It turns out it's not so much evil as HonorBeforeReason and he only became rivals with Miyagi due to both harboring feelings for Yukie. [[spoiler:After his HeelFaceTurn, he drops both aspects.]]
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[[folder:Kumiko]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Many tried...but none of them fought to the death for me."'']]

->'''Played by:''' Creator/TamlynTomita
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'', ''Series/CobraKai''

->''"Put good out into the world, and good will come back to you."''

The niece of the late Yukie and Daniel's former love interest.
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* AmicableExes: She and Daniel were romantically involved for a short time, decades ago. When they reconnect, both of them are absolutely thrilled to see one another, with no hint of any hard feelings or unresolved conflict.
* TheBusCameBack: She and Daniel reunite in Okinawa for the first time in over three decades since the conclusion of ''Part II''.
* TheConfidant: She listens to a troubled Daniel while also sharing with him her past troubles, and helps him out with his emotional problems.
* ConfirmedBachelor: Despite her aunt's wishes, Kumiko has remained unmarried throughout her whole life. Which leads to...
-->'''Kumiko:''' I stayed, uh... What was your word for it? A "free agent".\\
'''Daniel:''' Come on, I'm supposed to believe that a guy never got a ring on that finger?\\
'''Kumiko:''' Many tried. But... none of them fought to the death for me.
* DudeMagnet: If what Kumiko says is 100% true, many ''did try'' to fall in love and marry her. Unfortunately, none of them lived up to Daniel's standards.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: After everything she went through in the second film, she achieved her dream of dancing internationally with a renowed troupe.
* GenerationXerox: Like her Aunt Yukie never married and continued to love Miyagi from Japan, Kumiko's relationship with Daniel now seems to echo this.
* HiddenDepths: As a person raised with traditional Okinawan culture, Daniel jokes that Kumiko's favorite thing about London [[BritsLoveTea must have been their tea]]. It was seeing Music/TheCranberries in concert.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: She fixes Daniel's karate and business problems in the US without even a hint of it guaranteeing Daniel will go on with his life without her.
* MightyWhiteyAndMellowYellow: She's surrounded by Asian men she doesn't show the slightest bit of interest in, but as soon as Daniel shows up at the front door... Then again, the other suitor with a chance was ''Chozen'' of all people.
** {{Justified}} as Chozen undoubtedly scared off any other potential suitors given his treatment of Daniel-san.
* NeutralFemale: Subverted. She tries to pull Chozen away from Daniel during their last fight. It doesn't work, but the effort is appreciated.
* NiceGirl: She's never less than friendly and welcoming to Daniel and Miyagi; indeed, she gets on well with anyone who's not Chozen. She remains on good terms with Daniel even after not having seen each other for over three decades, and helps him out with his emotional and business troubles. She's even quite cordial to Chozen, who tried to kill her once [[spoiler: (although the shame-leverage there might have helped with getting him to help Daniel)]].
* OldFlame: Chastely with the married Daniel, [[spoiler:probably with some {{Foreshadowing}} for Ali's reappearance]]. Nothing happens, but they're both clearly delighted to see each other and spend time with each other again. Daniel even says it feels like it's been minutes since they saw each other, not decades. This gets sneakily lampshaded when Kumiko lights an actual ''lantern'' before reading [[GenerationXerox Miyagi's letters to Yukie]] to Daniel.
* TheOneThatGotAway: Kumiko seems to consider Daniel to be this to her, with shades of her OneTrueLove. She mentioned many pursuers, but none ever willing to face potential death for her like he did.
* PutOnABus: Daniel mentions in ''Part III'' that she chose to take a job with a dance company in Tokyo instead of coming back to the United States with him. He seems less bitter about it than Ali though, possibly because he knew how much she wanted to be a traditional dancer as opposed to just dumping him for another guy, therefore he knows she's following her dream. We see what becomes of her in ''Cobra Kai'' season 3.
* TricksterMentor: She does Miyagi proud by secretly arranging for Daniel to meet with Chozen again, leading to Daniel burying the hatchet with Chozen and learning a new special technique.
* TrueBlueFemininity: She wears a blue kimono during her famous dance scene, which even has an ocean design on it.
* UnkemptBeauty: Try as she might, she can't quite keep her hair out of her face in her youth.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Emphasized by her [[KimonoIsTraditional wearing a kimono]] and performing the Japanese tea ceremony.

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[[folder:Yukie-san]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Nobu [=McCarthy=]
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII''

Mr. Miyagi's ex-girlfriend, who still harbors a deep love for him.
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* ChristmasCake: [[InvokedTrope By her own decision]], since she chose to remain a spinster than becoming a prize wife to Sato.
* MamaBear: A blink if you miss moment, but before Chozen breaks out the knife, Yukie was the first one to try to run across the bridge to try to get Kumiko away from him.
* ParentalSubstitute: To Kumiko, her orphaned niece.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Similar to Kumiko.
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[[folder:Yukie-san]]
->'''Portrayed by:''' Nobu [=McCarthy=]
->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII''

Mr. Miyagi's ex-girlfriend, who still harbors a deep love for him.