History Characters / TheKarateKidMiyagiDoAndAssociates

* 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 and Silver (in succession no less!) while the latter were in their prime, while middle-aged Daniel barely gets the upper hand against a Kreese who is well into his 70's (and then only through the help of pressure point techniques that Miyagi didn't need to use) while his fight against an elderly Silver [[spoiler:ended in a brutal one-sided fight the first time and only managed to defeat him the second after Silver was visibly weakened and exhausted from a fight against Chozen]].

** In ''Part III'', he stops two of Barnes' assault.

* 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, while middle-aged Daniel barely gets the upper hand against a Kreese who is well into his 70's (and then only through the help of pressure point techniques that Miyagi didn't need to use).

** In ''Part III'', he stops Barnes' assault.

* TookALevelInBadass: Goes without saying since it’s a martial art founded on teaching defense in Riker of war and crafted by [[WorldsGreatestWarrior Miyagi]] so that anyone who learns it becomes a more formidable version of themselves. Chris, Demetri, and Nathaniel make great improvements in their skill a short time after joining. and in Season 2's final brawl, all three of them manage to outfight their Cobra Kai counterparts -- Mitch, Hawk, and Bert, respectively. Even more so for all of them when they truly merge with Eagle Fang and learn to blend both styles and work as a team. The Miyagi Fangs are able to take on the Cobra Kais in the climax of Season 5 when they have more than twice their numbers.

* WorldsGreatestWarrior: Mr. Miyagi is, hands down, the most powerful, skilled and experienced fighter of the ''Karate Kid'' franchise. 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 taken 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 Daniel's students also benefit from him posthumously.

* 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.

!!Nariyoshi Miyagi

* WorldsGreatestWarrior: Mr. Miyagi is, hands down, the most powerful, skilled and experienced fighter of the Karate Kid franchise. 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 taken 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 Daniel's students also benefit from him posthumously.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Deconstructed. Unlike Mitch who was more than happy to go along with his nickname [[spoiler:at first]], Chris was not happy with being constantly hazed and demeaned by the senior Cobra Kai students Hawk, Bert, Aisha and even Miguel who came up with the nickname "Douchebag" for him.

* FireForgedFriends: Has two instances of this, both being from each Binary Brother.
** With Demetri in Season 2. When Chris joined Miyagi-Do after the Miyagi-Do dojo trashing incident, Demetri understandably did not trust Chris as he was part of Hawk's gang who attacked him at the mall earlier in the season. After a few verbal disputes, the two managed to work together and lift an overturned rock together at the dojo and from then onwards, the two overcame their differences and have become genuine friends.
** With Hawk in Season 4. Chris and Nathaniel were very understandably uneasy at the idea of Hawk joining the Miyagi-Fang alliance and did not accept him one bit, considering that Hawk was the ringleader of harassing Chris at work and beating up Nathaniel. When Hawk [[spoiler:joins Miyagi-Do after getting his mohawk cut off and ready to make genuine amends again]], Chris was more than happy to greet and welcome Hawk. Before the Season 5 finale fight at the flagship dojo, Chris and Hawk are on good terms as he was willing to greet Hawk specifically with a handshake when he showed up.

* 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, he 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 and at Mitch for insulting his mother). Even when he was with Hawk's Cobra Kai gang, he (unsuccessfully) tried to be the voice of reason.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Mitch. Chris really doesn't want to fight him at first, but during the school brawl, Chris takes him down when Mitch leaves him no other option. They're briefly seen fighting again during the brawl at the end of Season 5, where it's implied Chris won, taking Mitch out of commission for the final part of the fight.

* OddNameOut: The only one of the three main dojos of the franchise that doesn't have AnimalThemeNaming.

* 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.

* 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, he 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.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Disappears after Season 3.

* TookALevelInBadass: '''Both of them.''' From bullied nerds to some of the best fighters in the valley. They've come a long way since their introduction in Season 1. It says something when the best insult Kyler can come up with in the Season 5 finale is calling them "Yasmine's and Moon's bitches", which is really just a reminder that they've managed to form relationships with two of the prettiest, most popular girls in school.

* TookALevelInBadass: '''Both of them.''' From bullied nerds to some of the best fighters in the valley. They've come a long way since their introduction in Season 1.

* MrFanservice: He rips open his shirt to reveal his chiseled pecs and washboard abs, which can give ''Johnny Lawrence'' a run for his money. And his tight shirts reveal his huge biceps too. He also goes SkinnyDipping in the ''Cobra Kai'' Season 5 premiere and shows he's still in great shape for his age.
* NiceMeanAndInbetween: Of Daniel's three Karate rivals, he's the Mean to Mike's Nice and Johnny's In-Between as throughout Season 5, he's frequently shown to be ReformedButNotTamed. [[ZigZaggedTrope Zigzagged]], however, as Mike himself has his ReformedButNotTamed moments, especially when he fought Chozen and in the season finale, Chozen comes across as more of a NiceGuy when compared to Barnes.

* OlderAndWiser: Chozen's character development since ''The Karate Kid II'' is very evident, to say the least.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Chozen is supposed to be around the same age as Daniel and Johnny (50's), but in real life, Yuji is actually ''63.'' Made even more jarring that he's '''three years older''' than the much YoungerThanTheyLook Thomas Ian Griffith, even though Terry Silver is supposed to be elderly compared to Chozen. Interestingly, out of all the actors who have played Daniel's rivals, Yuji Okumoto is the only one who is older than Creator/RalphMacchio.

* OlderAndWiser

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/PatMorita
!!!'''Dubbed by:''' Creator/RogerCarel (European French, ''Part I'', ''Part II'' and ''The Next Karate Kid''), Creator/GerardHernandez (European French, ''Part III'')

* WorldsGreatestWarrior: Mr. Miyagi is, hands down, the most powerful, skilled and experienced fighter of the Karate Kid franchise. 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 taken 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.

!!!'''Played by:''' Yuji Okumoto, Shigi Ohtsu (1972 flashback)

!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Danny Kamekona, Akihiro Kitamura (1972 flashback)

!!!'''Played by:''' Khalil Everage

!!!'''Played by:''' Nathaniel Oh

!!!'''Played by:''' Jayden Rivers

!!!'''Played by:''' Shane Donovan Lewis

!!!'''Played by:''' Cameron Markeles

!!!'''Played by:''' Flaco Reyes

!!!'''Played by:''' Tony Vo

!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/HilarySwank

!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/TamlynTomita

!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Nobu [=McCarthy=]

!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ConstanceTowers

* FakeGuestStar: He's present for the entirety of ''Cobra Kai'' Season 5 but is only credited as a guest star, though with AndStarring citation.

!!!'''Portrayed by:''' Constance Towers

* BigBrotherInstinct: Heartwarmingly, he develops this towards Daniel once he agrees to help him stop Terry Silver. Chozen acts like a caring and supportive big brother to Daniel throughout Season 5 and is outraged to the point of seeking revenge after Silver beats Daniel.

* BigBrotherInstinct: In the Season 5 Finale, he "protects the egg (Anthony [=LaRusso=])" alongside the rest of his Miyagi-Fang friends when Anthony uploads the video incriminating Silver to Cobra Kai.

* 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.

* GoodIsDumb: Downplayed. He tends to be the most clueless of the Miyagi-Dos, such as not knowing what a fulcrum is despite being in high school. However, his ability to use various items lying around as weapons hints that he is very intelligent, just perhaps not the most bookish.

* 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.

* 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).

* 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.

* 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 behavior 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.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Mitch. Chris really doesn't want to fight him at first, but during the school fight, Chris takes him down when Mitch leaves him no other option. They're briefly seen fighting again during the brawl at the end of Season 5, where it's implied Chris won, taking Mitch out of commission for the final part of the fight.

The nephew of the late Sato and former enemy of Daniel.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Mitch. Chris really doesn't want to fight him at first, but during the school fight, Chris takes him down when Mitch leaves him no other option. They're briefly seen fighting again during the brawl at the end of Season 5, though it's unclear which of them won.

* 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.]]

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Despite approaching sixty in ''Karate Kid II'', he's fully capable of chopping a tree in half with his bare hand.

* GoodIsNotSoft: Mr. Miyagi is a kind, nice man that genuinely loves Daniel like a son, but mess with children while he's around, and he will show you exactly how tough he is. The Cobra Kai students leaned that the hard way in the first film, Chozen and Kreese learned it the hard way in the second one, Kreese (again), Mike Barnes, and Terry Silver learned it the hard way in the third one, and a bunch of raucuous jerks and Colonel Dugan learned it the hard way in ''Next Karate Kid''.

[[folder: Louisa Pierce]]

* NotGoodWithPeople: Very antisocial at first but even then she had a soft spot for Angel, a hawk she was tending to.

** 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.

* 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.

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: Of Daniel's three Karate rivals, he's the Mean to Mike's Nice and Johnny's In-Between as throughout Season 5, he's frequently shown to be ReformedButNotTamed. [[ZigZaggedTrope Zigzagged]], however, as Mike himself has his ReformedButNotTamed moments, especially when he fought Chozen and in the season finale, Chozen comes across as more of a NiceGuy when compared to Barnes.

* 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. He's still no match for Miyagi, however.]]

* PetTheDog: After Mr. Miyagi's father dies moments after [[DyingWish pleading his son and Sato to reconcile]], Sato can't bring himself to deny his former sensei despite his anger and gives Miyagi three days to mourn before their big fight. Another moment is when even though he feels embarrassed by Chozen losing the bet with the ice blocks, he nonetheless honors the bet and tells his nephew off for embarrassing him.