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* {{Mook}}: He's part of Kyler's gang that bullies Miguel, but doesn't have much characterization compared to Kyler and Brucks. As a matter of fact, he's the only member of Kyler's gang that doesn't have any lines.

* TookALevelInDumbass: In the first film, he was a strict but fair referee, rightly disqualifying Bobby for his illegal kick to Daniel's knee and immediately giving Johnny a warning for an illegal elbow in the final. In ''Part III'', he shows an absurd level of lenience to Barnes's cheating, allowing him to give Daniel a low blow and punch him between rounds, both of which should have been instant disqualifications, and gives him no less than five completely ineffective warnings without ever following through with the DQ.

!!!'''Played By: Hiro Koda

!!!'''Played By: Marcus Young

!!!'''Played By: Christopher Conolley

* StronglyWordedLetter: He constantly warns Mike Barnes that he'll be disqualified if he commits one more foul, but never actually disqualifies him, making it clearly this is a completely empty threat.

* TookALevelInDumbass: In the first film, he was a strict but fair referee, rightly disqualifying Bobby for his illegal kick to Daniel's knee and immediately giving Johnny a warning for an illegal elbow in the final. In ''Part III'', he shows an absurd level of lenience to Barnes's cheating, allowing him to give Daniel a low blow and punch him between rounds, both of which should have been istant disqualifications, and gives him no less than five completely ineffective warnings without ever following through with the DQ.

!!All Valley Karate Tournament Board

!!Topanga Karate
[[folder:Topanga Karate]]
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!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/CobraKai''
A dojo that competes in the All Valley, most notable for training 2017 champion Xander Stone. In Season 5, the dojo is bought out by Terry Silver as he expands Cobra Kai.

* HufflepuffHouse: They're arguably the next most important dojo in the show after Miyagi-Do, Cobra Kai and Eagle Fang, given that the reigning champion in Season 1's All Valley is their student, but they remain {{Flat Character}}s with the exception of Devon, and even then most of her development occurs when she is a member of other dojos.
* PacifistDojo: Implied. Their champion is an AllLovingHero and their sensei tells Devon to watch her aggression during her training.
* TheQuisling: With the exception of Devon, every single member of the dojo immediately and enthusiastically joins Cobra Kai when they get bought out.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Of Locust Valley Karate Club (despite them still being active as of the 51st Annual All-Valley tournament), as the valley's most prominent karate HufflepuffHouse.
* TheWorfEffect:
** Perhaps due to Xander Stone's high-end tenure as their top student, Topanga could have been considered as the best karate school in the All-Valley. All of that changes when Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do make their triumphant returns, explicitly seen when Miguel beats Xander 3-1 and Robby also makes it to the finals.
** After Cobra Kai wins the 51st All-Valley, Terry Silver uses his charisma and greater accessories to buy out Topanga, showing how Cobra Kai is taking over the Valley with his expansion.

[[AC:Students]]
[[folder:Xander Stone]]
!!Xander Stone
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!!!'''Played By:''' Talin Chat

->''"And as I look around this arena, I pray for every race, religion, and gender that we can all live together in peace."''

The previous year's All Valley Under-18 Karate Champion who represents the Topanga karate school. He makes into the semi-finals during the championship in the Season 1 finale.

* AffectionateParody: Of the heroes of 80s martial arts movies like ''[[SelfDeprecation The Karate Kid]]''. He goes out of his way to give an [[AnAesop Aesop-tastic speech about "fighting against hatred"]] and uses a flashier martial arts style that focuses more on looking cool than being an effective martial art.
* AllLovingHero: Parodied. Xander is a NiceGuy who shows respect to all of his opponents, including when [[SoreLoser Aisha]] tells him to "eat shit", and he makes a very over-the-top speech about promoting tolerance and inclusion. Johnny, who's very much an AntiHero, finds this extremely annoying and tells Miguel to kick him in the face, to which his student readily agrees.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Why he barely defeats Aisha and why he loses to Miguel. His method of fighting seems to focus more on flash than inflicting damage. Put against someone like Miguel [[SimpleYetAwesome whose moves are simple yet quite powerful]], he loses the semi-final match three points to one.
* CurbStompCushion: Despite suffering a loss where Miguel scores two points in a row against him, Xander manages to score a point off-screen and loses 1-3.
* DanceBattler: The guy really loves to show off his flips. While it winds up being effective against a MightyGlacier like Aisha, it is part of the reason he loses to Miguel in the semi-finals.
* {{Expy}}:
** Of Daniel [=LaRusso=] in his youth. A Caucasian martial artist going up against one of the students of Cobra Kai in a martial arts tournament who's a full blown AffectionateParody of movies like ''The Karate Kid.'' The only things missing are an Asian mentor and a parody of the Crane Kick.
** Of Vidal from the original movie as well. A tough martial artist (in this case the defending champion) that defeats a Cobra Kai member, only to lose to the ace of the dojo to show how tough said ace is.
* GracefulLoser: He takes his defeat from Miguel very well, offering his opponent a congratulatory handshake and bow after the match. His [[StageMom mother]], on the other hand...
* MauveShirt: He exists solely to show how far Miguel has come as a fighter and that the latter and his contemporary [[TheAce Aces]] such as Robby and Hawk are on a league of their own.
* NiceGuy: To an almost obnoxious degree.
* RedOniBlueOni: Easily the Blue to his mom's Red. While Xander remains composed and respectful before, during and after his fights, Patricia can be heard screaming at the top of her lungs at her son to punch his opponents in the face and angrily declares his defeat to Miguel to be bullshit even as Xander is a GracefulLoser and shakes Miguel's hand.
* SheepInSheepsClothing: He gives a rather lengthy speech about "fighting against hatred" just before the semi-finals. His speech can be interpreted as a publicity stunt, but the fact that he acts like a GracefulLoser after being defeated by Miguel suggests he is indeed a nice guy. The values taught by Sensei Rosenthal makes it clear that Xander's speech is definitely genuine.
* SoapBoxSadie: He takes time right before the semi-finals to go on a long speech about fighting intolerance. Even the nicer (and ethnically diverse) members of Cobra Kai find the speech annoying. Though this might not be all Xander's own fault because there's a possibility that his StageMom made him like this.
* TheWorfEffect: On both ends of this. During the championship, he is able to fight on par with and eventually defeat Aisha, who is arguably Cobra Kai's second best student. However, he loses to Miguel, Cobra Kai's star pupil, during the semi-finals. This is mostly done to show off the extent of Miguel's fighting skills before Robby has to fight him.
* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: He's not shown at the 51st All Valley Tournament and given his and his mom's passion for the tournament, it's likely he just aged out of the bracket. This doesn't explain his absence in Season 5 when the Topanga dojo is bought out by Terry Silver, though it's entirely possible he just wasn't in class that day.
* WouldHitAGirl: He has no bones about going all out against Aisha, though downplayed since he's obviously not trying to genuinely hurt her, given that it's point karate.

[[AC: Former Students]]
[[folder:Devon Lee]]
See Devon in [[Characters/TheKarateKidCobraKaiAndAssociates Cobra Kai and Associates]].
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[[AC:Associates]]
[[folder:Patricia Stone]]
!!Patricia Stone
!!!'''Played By:''' Suehyla El-Attar

The mother of Xander Stone who's very enthusiastic about his karate.

* RedOniBlueOni: Easily the Red to Xander's Blue. While Xander remains composed and respectful before, during and after his fights, Patricia can be heard screaming at the top of her lungs at her son to punch his opponents in the face and angrily declares his defeat to Miguel to be bullshit even as Xander is a GracefulLoser and shakes Miguel's hand.
* SoreLoser: She doesn't take it very well when [[TheWorfEffect Miguel beats her son in the semis 3-1]].
* StageMom: She clearly takes way too intense of an interest in Xander's karate competitions, and is presumably one of the "karate moms" that Amanda admits to being creeped out by.

!!Sekai Taikai Representatives

[[folder:Gunther Braun]]
!!Gunther Braun
!!!'''Played By:''' Carsten Norgaard

The head of the Sekai Taikai representatives who visit the Valley to assess Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do/Eagle Fang for entry into the tournament.

* ClosetGeek: Besides being a karate promoter, he's also implied to be just as much of an actual martial arts enthusiast, as his CommonalityConnection with Johnny over ''Film/RockyIV'' would suggest. This is likely why he's appreciative of Eagle Fang's more... rugged training regiment.
* TheComicallySerious: He's a very dignified and composed man, which makes it all the funnier when he gets sprayed with chunks of watermelon by Sam and reveals himself to be a huge fan of ''Film/RockyIV''.
* CommonalityConnection: He and Johnny bond over their love of ''Film/RockyIV''.
* FunnyForeigner: He's TheComicallySerious in keeping with most depictions of Germans as hilariously humorless in fiction.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He seems like another self-serious karate tournament head honcho until he very enthusiastically joins in with Johnny referencing ''Film/RockyIV''.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He gives both dojos fair chance to impress the committee and ultimately allows them both into the tournament after they demonstrate the worth in their vastly differing styles. He also stresses that the quality of each dojo's students will be the decisive factor, rejecting Silver's subtle attempts at bribery with his promises of corporate sponsorships and American TV deals if Cobra Kai is allowed in. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Plus, he doesn't take it personally when Sam accidentally gets watermelon all over him while demonstrating Eagle Fang training methods.]]
* SeriousBusiness: He believes that ''Film/RockyIV'' helped end the Cold War and reunite East and West Germany.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He means well with his decision to hire a local referee to adjudicate the tryouts between Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Fang, but this just gives Silver another chance to bribe a ref. Luckily, Sam is able to overcome the ref's bias and secure the win over Devon, preventing Miyagi-Fang from being unjustly shut out of qualification.

!CDCR Prison
[[folder:Dr. Emily Folsom]]
!!Dr. Emily Folsom
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!!!'''Played By:''' Tracey Bonner

A psychiatrist at the correctional facility who regularly gives John Kreese therapy sessions during the latter's time there.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Kreese believed he could easily manipulate her into vouching for a reduced sentence, but she isn't fooled for a second by his crap and even forces Kreese to actually confront some of his past demons.
* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: She is one of the few characters besides Johnny and Daniel to see right through Kreese's bullshit of trying to paint himself as a decent guy just to secure himself an early release. Justified, as Dr. Folsom is a career prison psychologist and has dealt with manipulative sociopaths for years. However, this is later subverted when Kreese tricks her into thinking that she made an emotional breakthrough with him to surreptitiously purloin her keycard for entering and exiting the prison grounds (though in her defense, Kreese had in fact made ''huge'' personal progress, even if he still couldn't resist an attempt at breakout.).

[[folder:Gabriel]]
!!Gabriel
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!!!'''Played By:''' Owen Harn

An inmate who harasses Kreese until the latter beats him into a pulp.

* BaitAndSwitch: In the season finale, he shanks Kreese in the prison cafeteria in seeming revenge for Kreese beating him up earlier. After Kreese's body is hauled away, however, it is revealed that the shanking was a ruse (using melted jello for blood) to give Kreese an opening to escape from prison.
* BullyingADragon: He thinks he can get away with harassing Kreese because of his age. Like all other non-karatekas that come across one of the series' main senseis, he gets his comeuppance, from Kreese himself, and then some.
* KnowWhenToFoldThem: After being beaten up by Kreese, he makes no attempt at revenge and indeed becomes Kreese's fawning henchman. He even collaborates with Kreese's plan to break out of prison (via a fake shanking), despite it being a golden opportunity to snitch on Kreese or simply shank him for real.
* WouldHarmASenior: He learns the hard way when that senior is, as everyone calls him, a very skilled karate sensei.

!Other San Fernando Valley Residents

[[AC: Present Day]]
[[folder:Lynn the Homeless Woman]]
!!Lynn the Homeless Woman
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!!!'''Played By:''' Susan Gallagher

->''"This is my mart! You ain't hustling at no point at my mart!"''

A crystal meth-abusing homeless woman who "hustles" the mini-mall where the Cobra Kai Dojo is located.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: She occasionally flirts with Johnny and accuses him of stalking her, to his disgust.
* AccidentalInnuendo: In-universe. There are a couple of instances where Lynn twists what Johnny says to her to take on a suggestive meaning, much to the latter's dismay.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: At one point, Johnny attempts to hire Lynn to hold up a sign advertising the Cobra Kai dojo, but she soon loses interest and uses the sign as a roof for her stuff.
* BeautyInversion: Lynn looks like an old, meth-addled street woman, yet the same definitely could not be said of her actress, Susan Gallagher.
* CrazyHomelessPeople: Lynn doesn’t appear to be mentally balanced, and she scares the crap out of Yasmine and Moon when approaching their car to demand money. (Though in fairness, the latter was more because Yasmine and Moon are [[RichBitch rich girls]] who fear/despise the poor than anything Lynn actually ''does'' to them.)

[[folder:Nestor]]
!!Nestor
!!!'''Played By:''' Vas Sanchez

The shopkeeper of a bodega in the same strip mall as Cobra Kai.

* AesopCollateralDamage: He suffers financially when Zarkarian raises the rent on his shop thanks to Daniel manipulating him in an effort to drive Cobra Kai out of business. While Daniel realizes he took his grudge with Johnny too far after a WhatTheHellHero speech from Amanda, this is of no help to Nestor, who is never going to get his money back.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a total slob who handles food in a very unhygienic way and is unnecessarily rude to Johnny, but he clearly has a soft spot for Miguel and Robby and is ultimately just an ordinary guy trying to make a decent living.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: He complains about Silver and Daniel treating his store like a conference room and not buying anything, but wisely backs down when the deranged old sensei gives him a DeathGlare.
* MinorWithFakeID: Nestor falls victim to one of these by Hawk in Season 1. Given that Daniel's stunt with Zarkarian caused the rent for his shop to rise up, it is equally likely that he knew and didn't care and could not pass up a paying customer's big purchase considering that Hawk was buying a case of beer and ''eight'' bottles of vodka.
* OddFriendship: Season 4 implies he's developed one with Robby, as the two share a SecretHandshake when the latter enters his store.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's a very minor character with only a handful of scenes across the series, and yet he is responsible for the chain of events that leads to Cobra Kai's reopening and everything else that occurs in the entire show. He refuses to sell beer to Kyler and his friends after Miguel accidentally outs them as being underage, which leads them to beat him up in front of Johnny and eventually provoke Johnny into kicking their asses, which is what inspires Miguel to request karate lessons from Johnny to defend himself from them, and THAT in turn leads to the rebirth of Cobra Kai.

[[folder:Judy]]
!!Judy
!!!'''Played By:''' Kylie Delre

A spoiled, abrasive customer of Johnny Lawrence who gets him fired from his handyman job. She later appears as an attempted date for Johnny, courtesy of an ill-considered dating app.

* BitchAlert: Starts berating Johnny immediately after her introduction. After a few minutes of her crap, Johnny can't help calling her out on it.
* TheBusCameBack: She reappears midway in Season 2 after her minor appearance in the series' premiere, apparently as another date for Johnny.
* FailedASpotCheck: In season 2, Judy somehow failed to recognize Johnny on the app (despite their previous hostile meeting) before scheduling a date.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After her bitchy, Karen-like encounter with Johnny in the series' premiere, Season 2 implies she's ''struggling'' to find a significant other, given that she's using dating apps.
* MsFanservice: Her first appearance is a WalkingSwimsuitScene, while her second appearance has her wearing a flattering dress as a blind date to Johnny.
* NeverMyFault: She utterly refuses to accept that Johnny installed her TV on the "wrong" wall only because her dumb instructions were to install it across from the door in a room with ''two doors''.
* NoNameGiven: Her name is never mentioned aloud.
* RichBitch: She looks to be well-off given the house she lives in, and is an unbearable piece of shit that not only picks on every petty mistake Johnny makes, but shoots down his sincere offers to fix them.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When she recognizes Johnny after encountering him again through the dating app, she very quickly leaves the scene.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She's a very minor character only making small appearances in two of the series' episodes (and both PlayedForLaughs, no less), yet she is responsible for the chain of events that leads to Cobra Kai's reopening and everything else that occurs in the entire show. She gets Johnny fired from his job after a series of petty arguments and mistakes, which results in Johnny trying to seek a new purpose in his life, eventually finding one in opening a new dojo after getting into a fight with Kyler and his goons.

[[folder:Trey and Cruz]]
!!Trey and Cruz
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!!!'''Played By:''' Terayle Hill (Trey) and Jeff Kaplan (Cruz)

Robby's two hoodlum friends. They make their living by trafficking in stolen goods, but they're not above resorting to violence to get their way.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: InUniverse, Shannon doesn't know Cruz's name, but describes him as "vaguely Latin".
* DirtyCoward: While a third, unnamed guy accompanying the pair restrains Robby, Cruz brandishes a switchblade and prepares to knife the helpless Robby.
* DualBoss: They fight Robby in a 2 against 1 brawl when Robby tries to stop them from robbing Daniel's dealership.
* EvilDuo: Downplayed, since neither is all that smart, but Trey is the more conniving one, while Cruz is dumber and more aggressive. The "helpless without a reasonable third party to moderate them" aspect of the trope is highlighted by the fact that they initially have Robby playing exactly that role, and they become much less competent after he walks out on them.
* ImNotAfraidOfYou: While they have mad respect for Daniel after that CurbStompBattle at the beachfront, Cruz laughs Johnny off as a pathetic loser. Unfortunately for Cruz, the latter action [[BullyingADragon turns out to be a bad idea]].
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: The two don't face any legal consequences for their crimes after Robby scares them out of trying to rob Daniel's dealership. Come their next encounter with Robby in season 2 (backed up by a third guy, Derek), however, Daniel arrives to Robby's rescue and effortlessly floors his attackers. By the start of season 3, both are in jail for their many crimes, and Cruz gets bitchslapped by Johnny twice (with the added humiliation that the guards are clearly aware of the slappings but don't care to intervene).
* TextualCelebrityResemblance: While describing Trey, Shannon says that he looks like Music/ChrisBrown.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Robby wasn't exactly a good kid when he was introduced, but their influence on him certainly didn't help. In Season 3 Shannon explicitly says that whenever Robby got into trouble, these two weren't far behind.
* UnskilledButStrong: During the dealership fight, the two are eventually able to beat the karate trained Robby, despite no indication that they have any formal training. Granted, Robby's karate training has only been going on for a few weeks. The only reason they don't beat Robby to a pulp is because Robby points out that they're being filmed on a security camera, meaning they would be caught if they tried to rob the dealership.
* VillainRespect: They develop this for Daniel after he kicks their asses at the beach, even going so far as to call him "Mr. [=LaRusso=]" when Daniel and Johnny visit them in jail.
* WeWillMeetAgain: Cruz warns Robby to "watch his ass" after their attempt to rob Daniel's dealership fails, before fleeing with Trey.
* TheWorfEffect: An interesting retrospective example. Their fight with Robby at the dealership is partly done to give the audience a gauge of Robby's karate skills. Although Robby puts up a good fight, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome he ultimately loses since he's outnumbered two to one and only has a few weeks of training]], and Trey and Cruz only leave after he points out that a security camera is filming them. Now compare that to Miguel, who could easily defeat four bullies trained in wrestling just 2 episodes ago. It really shows the difference in skill and experience when Robby has to fight Miguel in the tournament.
* WouldHarmASenior: They, along with their inside man, don't hesitate to attack Daniel when he steps in to defend Robby. It doesn't end well for them, as he makes short work of them. (It's also a DownplayedTrope, as Daniel is only in his early fifties at this point.)

[[folder:Armand Zarkarian]]
!!Armand Zarkarian
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"So you want me to scratch your balls. How you going to scratch my balls?"'']]
!!!'''Played By:''' Ken Davitian

->''"You have more students, you have more money. You have more money, you pay more rent."''

A wealthy developer who owns many properties in the Valley, including the strip mall where the Cobra Kai dojo is located.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive:
** Downplayed in Season 1. He does double the rent for his tenants without considering their ability to keep paying it, but Armand legitimately believes he's matching the market rate. He's last seen telling his son to be harsh and resolute in his trade.
** In episode 4 of Season 2, he decides to increase the rent for the Cobra Kai dojo again just because Johnny's business is booming and he can easily pay it.
** Played with at the end of Season 2, in that while [[spoiler: he signed ownership of the Cobra Kai dojo over to Kreese while Johnny was away on his weekend trip with his old friends, Johnny only ever made a "handshake deal" with Zarkarian for the dojo and technically never actually owned it. Then again, Kreese also mentions that said landlord told him he never liked Johnny.]]
* CrankyLandlord: Actually worse than most examples of this trope. Armand couldn't care less if his tenants' businesses are legal, as long as they can pay (and keep paying) the rent no matter how much he jacks it up. And yes, he ''is'' cranky all the time.
* DirtyCoward: He brings his two burly nephews along to evict Kreese. When Kreese makes short work of them offscreen and demands to know why he had a change of heart, Armand quickly sells the [=LaRussos=] out to him.
* GoodParents: While he has his faults, he is a good father to his son Roland. He takes him to lobster night when Daniel invites them, and he takes him with him to show him how to raise rent on people. Letting him know you have to be tough, though he should have made sure Roland was paying attention to him instead of his phone at first.
* JabbaTableManners: Even in a fancy country club or in someone's private home, his table etiquette is horrible.
* JerkassHasAPoint: When Amanda tries to convince him to evict Kreese, he points out that Kreese has given him no reason to do so, as he is an excellent tenant who always pays his rent on time, and that it is unethical for him to discuss his and Kreese's lease agreement with the [=LaRussos=]. Armand may be a FatBastard and a very shady businessman, but he's absolutely right on both points.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Both him and his burly nephews get their asses kicked in Season 3 by Kreese when trying to unethically evict him.
* NoSocialSkills: Incredibly blunt, barely groomed, and lacking in everything but simple business savvy. It's even revealed that the reason he was kicked out of the Encino Hills Country Club in the first place is because he was caught urinating in the showers, which he tries to rationalize with "everybody does it".
* SelfMadeMan: Perhaps Armand's only redeeming quality alongside being a good father. During his conversations with Daniel, the latter attempts to flatter him by reminding him that neither of them were born into wealth (unlike everyone else at the country club).
* UnwittingPawn: Daniel plays him like a fiddle to manipulate him into raising Johnny's rent. He never even realizes it wasn't his own idea.

[[folder:Lyle]]
!!Lyle
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!!!'''Played By:''' Matt Borlenghi

A pawn shop owner in the Valley who has constant encounters with Johnny.

* DeadpanSnarker: Almost exclusively, although he is constantly dealing with Johnny, which would be enough to irritate anyone.
* {{Foil}}: To Tom Cole. Both share an antagonistic relationship with a main character. Tom Cole at first just seems harmless if rude but then makes a serious attempt to poach Daniel's business from under him. Lyle's problems with Johnny is more frustration with his cluelessness, but even then he offers genuine advice to help him.
* HiddenDepths: Would most people suspect this sardonic proletarian to actually be a dedicated family man that willingly runs not one, but three pawn shop locations to be able to adequately provide for that family? He also empathized with Johnny when he complained about how unfulfilling his new job was and imparted to him that as long as there was something or someone worth doing the job for, it's worth enduring the breaks that come with it.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He constantly derides Johnny for trying to sell him useless crap, even though, as Johnny points out, his entire job revolves around buying and selling useless crap.
* JerkassHasAPoint: He's very dismissive of Johnny, but he's not wrong that everything Johnny tries to sell him is worthless and that it's not his job to teach Johnny how to use technology. Given how absurdly HopelessWithTech Johnny is, it's hard to blame him for getting frustrated with him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is constantly putting Johnny down and is by all appearances a typical sleazy pawnshop owner. He admits in a moment of sincerity that he hates his line of work but it helps him support his three kids and gives sincere advice to Johnny about shitty jobs being easier when you know who you’re doing it for.
* NiceToTheWaiter: He seems to have a soft spot for low-wage workers as he offers Johnny some of the food he delivered and gives him some honest advice to help him with a job he clearly hates.
* PetTheDog: Despite his antagonistic relationship with Johnny, he does give him some sincere advice about the importance of providing for your loved ones even if it means doing jobs you hate.
* SitcomArchNemesis: He's sure to trade barbs with Johnny any time they meet.

[[folder:Tom Cole]]
!!Tom Cole
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"The Valley's big enough for two auto kings, am I right?"'']]
!!!'''Played By:''' David Shatraw

->''"Look, I believe in karma. What goes up, over a balcony, must come down."''

Daniel [=LaRusso=]'s local business rival in the auto dealership industry. While his enmity with Daniel is non-violent, Cole is not above trolling Daniel or even poaching his employees.

* BullyingADragon: He's the first of many to ''think'' Daniel is merely pretending to be a "karate guy". Even after Daniel cites his two All-Valley tournament wins, Cole unwisely continues to needle him. His boba tea pays the price for it.
* TheBusCameBack: After one appearance in Season 1, he's only referenced by other people until he returns in Season 3.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Cole's jerkassery in seasons 1 and 2 was hurtful to Daniel, but not particularly immoral. In Season 3, he crosses a new line by secretly convincing Doyona to drop Daniel's dealership, which will run Daniel out of business. And yes, he continues to be an insulting jerkass while he's at it.
* EvilCounterpart: To Daniel in regards to their profession. Granted, Tom is not so much evil as much as just being a colossal douche; while Daniel is a BenevolentBoss and HonestCorporateExecutive (as long as Cobra Kai isn't involved), Tom treats his employees with indifference (he never bothered to correctly remember Anoush's name) and implied to try to sneak in bogus charges to less attentive buyers. Cole is basically the "sleazy car salesman" that Daniel feared turning out like when Mr. Miyagi pitched sales as a possible career field for him years back.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Says to Daniel that "Nobody likes to do business with a bully" in the same scene where almost every line out of his mouth has been to insult Daniel or threaten his business.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While his antics vary between PokeThePoodle and KickTheDog he does bring a lot of valid points in his first appearance:
** While gimmicky, a cactus is a more responsible plant to own than a bonsai, given California's frequent droughts.
** He rightly points out Daniel is making a bigger deal of Tom's American-laden commercial than need be.
** He notes that Daniel takes too much pride in winning the All Valley Karate Tournament in high school and the accomplishment isn't as big a deal as he treats it as.
* KickTheDog: He clearly enjoys rubbing in Daniel's face how badly his dealership has suffered as a result of the negative PR from the school brawl in Season 3. Even worse, he cracks jokes about Miguel's life-threatening injuries.
--> "I heard things weren't going so well at the dealership. [[LackOfEmpathy Guess that's what happens when you put kids in comas, am I right?]]"
* MeanBoss: While not a slave-driver, Tom is negligent and unappreciative of his employees; he treats Anoush like an errand boy and constantly misremembering his name. It gets to the point that Anoush decides to inform the [=LaRussos=] about Cole's underhanded deal with Doyona and jumps ship.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: While it takes most of Season 3 to play out, his attempts to run the [=LaRusso=] Auto Group out of business ultimately saves Daniel both professionally and personally.
** Professionally, [[spoiler:this allows Daniel to run into Yuna, the same person he helped save in a typhoon 34 years ago. Said woman is now willing to help Daniel save his business relationship with Doyona International.]]
** Personally, [[spoiler:Daniel's trip to Okinawa allowed him to meet with a reformed Chozen, who ultimately teaches him the secret PressurePoint techniques that save his life during the fight with Kreese in the season finale. In season 4, Chozen goes even farther and becomes Daniel's ally against Cobra Kai.]]
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: In Season 1, Cole is mostly a jerkass {{Troll}} to Daniel, and Daniel humiliates him during his one appearance. In Season 2, Cole doesn't appear on-camera, but makes quite a hit on Daniel's business, as Daniel is unable to keep him from swiping some of [=LaRusso=] Auto Group's best salespeople. By Season 3, he's signed an exclusive deal with the main distributor for many of the major Japanese car companies, convinces them to cut their ties with the [=LaRussos=] and tries to buy the dealership out from under Daniel and Amanda. [[spoiler:Only a massive dose of KarmicJackpot prevents his complete victory.]]
* OpportunisticBastard: While it never goes beyond the confines of their business rivalry, Cole always seems ready to take advantage of Daniel's misfortune, be it the billboard vandalism or his distraction with Cobra Kai.
* PokeThePoodle: After Johnny spray-paints a dick on Daniel's billboard, he rubs it in Daniel's face by ordering 100 sausage pizzas for [=LaRusso=] Auto Group. Then there's also the subtle jab at Daniel's bonsai deal that he put into his Revolutionary War-themed commercial.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Not to be confused with his actual nemesis (Johnny, and later Kreese and Silver), Tom is [=LaRusso=] Auto's rival in the car dealership business.
* TwoFirstNames: Cole is a common male given name.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: "I'm not really a Revolutionary soldier, and you're not really a karate guy". One spin kick later, Cole's boba tea begs to differ.
* VillainyFreeVillain: He never does anything illegal or truly morally reprehensible in seasons 1 and 2. He was just a jerk, and not as bad as Daniel or Johnny had been the same season. In Season 2, he does take many of Daniel's best employees, but he does so by offering better salaries than what Daniel does. [[spoiler:Anoush]] only took the deal because Daniel blew off the opportunity to match it. In Season 3, he [[NotSoHarmlessVillain dramatically exits this trope]] with a plan that would have ruined Daniel's business but for an incredible stroke of KarmicJackpot on Daniel's part.

[[folder:Rodney]]
!!Rodney
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%%[[caption-width-right:350:''"I'm not here if you need to clean your dirties, come back tomorrow."'']]
!!!'''Played By:''' Grayson Berry

->''"See now if you had a man instead of a boy, maybe things would be easier for you. You wouldn't have to worry about paying rent."''

Tory's unsympathetic landlord, who torments her sexually out of rent-paying comeuppance.

* AssholeVictim: Kreese and Tory may be monsters on their own, but no one is going to feel sorry for the jerkass that the former roughed up and intimidated into giving up on the latter's back rent.
* BullyingADragon: He tries to sexually extort Tory, and nearly gets his arm broken for his audacity. He escapes with his arm (and leverage over Tory) intact, but fares much worse when Kreese enters the picture.
* CurbStompBattle: On the receiving end against Kreese. It's clear an average man like him stands no chance against a karate-trained Vietnam war vet.
* DirtyCoward: The only reason why Tory won't beat the shit out of this scumbag is because he'll remind her of her current legal situation and call her probation officer if she goes too far. When Kreese threatens his finger, he could only do nothing but ''beg for his mercy.''
* {{Ephebophilia}}: As if his sexual extortion wasn’t bad enough, Tory is also a minor.
* EvilerThanThough: Only a scumbag like him who doesn’t give a shit about Tory’s seriously ill mother and tries to extorts her (a minor) into sex can make [[RootingForTheEmpire the audience root for]] psychos like [[BigBad Kreese]] and [[TheHeavy Tory herself]].
* {{Fingore}}: On the receiving end of one. His finger is threatened by Kreese with the latter's cigar chopper if he does not back off from Tory and cancel her back rent.
* HateSink: He's a sleazy jerkass, who threatens to evict Tory for not paying her rent on time. That on its own may be standard procedure for any landlord, but he shows [[NoSympathy no sympathy towards Tory's situation with her sick mother]] and (worse yet) attempts to use the rent issue [[SexualExtortion to pressure her for sexual favors]]. When Tory tries to retaliate against him, he points out that he can call her probation officer if she doesn't go along with it. When Kreese learns about this, he threatens the man with a cigar chopper. It really says something [[EvenEvilHasStandards when you're so loathsome that John Kreese is disgusted by you]].
* {{Jerkass}}: He's such an unsympathetic asshole that he makes both Tory and Kreese look likable by comparison. He even gets his own violent comeuppance courtesy of Kreese himself.
* JerkassHasAPoint: When Tory gets on his case for his lack of maintenance on her apartment, Rodney does correctly point out that he's not much obligated if she keeps delaying her rent. And while his complete lack of sympathy for Tory and her mother's situation is detestable, he's also right in that it doesn't excuse that they're late on their rent and that it's not his problem to solve.
* KickTheDog: After he points out that Tory's parole makes her helpless to physically retaliate against him for attempting his SexualExtortion scheme, he walks away laughing cruelly at her.
* MoreHateableMinorVillain: Almost every trope here shows how much of an absolute scumbag he is compared to [[BigBad Kreese]] and [[TheHeavy Tory]].
* SexualExtortion: He tries to pull this by telling Tory that if she had a "real man" like him, her rent situation would be easier, going as far as to say he would either see her "tonight"... or later in the week with her rent check, while threatening to tell her parole officer about having assaulted him when he was harassing her. Tory is later seen counting her money with a desperate look, suggesting that she's considering accepting the landlord's "offer", but Kreese intervenes behind her back before that comes to pass.
* VeryPunchableMan: Dealing with this jackass for two minutes was enough to get Tory on the edge of violating her parole. Later, he is terrified by (and very nearly loses a finger to) Kreese.

[[folder:Greg Hughes]]
!!Greg Hughes
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/PJByrne

->''"Yeah, well it was Hughes who said, 'get your goddamn frisbees off my roof, or I'm calling the police!'"''

The next-door neighbor of Stingray's sister, who is fed up with Stingray's irresponsible behavior while living at her house.

* ButtMonkey: Thanks to Stingray staying over at his sister's place, nothing seems to go well for this guy.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He doesn't appear in Season 5, but this is justified, given that Stingray has moved into a new apartment gifted to him by Silver as part of his re-membership with Cobra Kai.
* CrankyNeighbour: Justified as Stingray continues to act obnoxious and his antics being a legitimate disturbance to the other neighbors.
* {{Expy}}: A man who just wants to live his life peacefully is (understandably) cranky over the fact that an obnoxious {{Manchild}} is living right next-door to him and causing him distress. [[Characters/SpongeBobSquarePantsSquidwardTentacles There's a certain octopus living under the sea that feels the exact same way]].
* JerkassHasAPoint: As rude as he is about it, he's 100% right about how much of a loser and inconsiderate neighbor Stingray is.
* NonActionGuy: He prefers dealing with his problems by calling the police.
* NotSoAboveItAll: He appears a mostly normal guy who is justifiably fed up with Stingray's {{Jerkass}} {{Manchild}} antics, though he does call Stingray the rather juvenile insult "Stink-Ray" throughout the episode. Not that Stingray doesn’t deserve it.
* PetTheDog: When he arrives to stop Stingray's party, he gives all the teens the chance to just go home and avoid being arrested for underage drinking and sincerely warns them about how much of a loser and bad influence Stingray is. [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished This only gets Greg brutally beaten up by Stingray while the teens cheer his name.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He calls Stingray out for being a pathetic {{Manchild}} who sponges off of those who feel sorry for him and hangs out with teenagers because he has no friends his own age. It would almost make you feel sorry for him if it wasn't for the fact that [[JerkassHasAPoint he]] is 100% right and Stingray [[SelectiveObliviousness arrogantly ignores everything he says]].
-->'''Greg:''' Okay, no one listen to this speed bump of a human. This is a loser, everyone. That's why he's partying with you, because he has no friends his own age.\\
'''Stingray:''' Okay. I warned you, but you just had to push it and make it personal.\\
'''Greg:''' I did, Stink-Ray. And you know what I'm doing right now? I'm gonna start pushing these buttons and I am gonna call the cops.
* VillainyFreeVillain: He's just a regular guy who is understandably fed up with Stingray's irresponsible behavior such as blasting heavy metal music in the middle of the night and hosting a WildTeenParty.

[[AC:1980s]]
[[folder:Mr. and Mrs. Mills]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You live in Encino, Daniel?"'']]
[[caption-width-right:427:[[labelnote:Click here to see Mrs. Mills in Cobra Kai]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/36e40a3d_6bed_4cd3_a550_c4344cf0576e.png[softreturn]''"Don't get me wrong. Colorado is beautiful."''[[/labelnote]]]]
!!!'''Played By:''' William Bassett (Mr. Mills), Creator/ShannonWilcox (Mrs. Mills, ''Film/TheKarateKid1984''), Deborah May (Mrs. Mills, ''Series/CobraKai'')
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheKarateKid1984'' | ''Series/CobraKai'' (Mrs. Mills only)

Ali's parents. They are very rich and very snobbish.

* BoyfriendBlockingDad: Both of them strongly disapprove of Ali dating Daniel and have no issue telling her this to her face and trying to push her towards Johnny instead, [[DownplayedTrope though they do stop short of outright forbidding her from seeing Daniel]].
* TheCameo: Mrs. Mills makes a brief appearance in Season 3 of ''Cobra Kai'' to welcome Ali back to the Valley for Christmas.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: They think [[JerkJock Johnny]] would be a better boyfriend to Ali than [[NiceGuy Daniel]], simply because Johnny's family are rich and Daniel is not.
* {{Irony}}: They prefer Ali to date Johnny because he's of the same socio-economic status as them. They're unaware that Johnny originally had a similar background to Daniel and only became rich through his mother marrying his stepfather.
* {{Jerkass}}: A pair of wealthy snobs who look down on Daniel and Lucille for living in Reseda and having a broken-down car.
* ParentPreferredSuitor: They would much rather see Ali date Johnny than Daniel.
* RichBastard: They're very rich members of the Country Club and look down on Daniel for being less well-off and living in Reseda.
* TookALevelInKindness: Mrs. Mills seems a bit nicer in her brief appearance in ''Cobra Kai'', having only friendly interactions with Ali and happily spoiling her grandchildren. However, Ali does mention that her parents disapprove of her divorce, suggesting they remain snobs to some extent.

[[folder:Darryl Vidal]]
!!Darryl Vidal
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!!!'''Played By:''' Darryl Vidal
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheKarateKid1984''

A skilled karateka representing Locust Valley Karate who winds up in the semifinals against Johnny.

* TheAce: Vidal is Locust Valley Karate's strongest student since he makes it to the semifinals with Daniel, Johnny, and Bobby. According to Kreese, Vidal was a third degree black belt when Johnny entered his first tournament.
* AlreadyMetEveryone: ''Series/CobraKai'' reveals that Johnny and Vidal fought at least once in previous All Valley Tournaments prior to the events of the first movie.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Downplayed. After Johnny wins a point against him, Vidal begins the next round by throwing some impressive jump kicks, only for Johnny to win his second point with a well-timed counter kick.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: According to ''Series/CobraKai'', Vidal was the 1981 All Valley champion and defeated Johnny in the quarterfinals of said tournament. A very impressive achievement, considering he couldn't have been any older than 15 at the time, making him the youngest known tournament winner in the franchise.
* HufflepuffHouse: Hailing from Locust Valley Karate, Vidal is the only semifinalist who is from neither Miyagi-Do nor from Cobra Kai. While the ''Cobra Kai'' series retroactively makes him important to Johnny's backstory, Vidal is mostly irrelevant in the original movie, which focuses on Daniel and Johnny's rivalry.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: ''Cobra Kai'' reveals that Vidal was a former All Valley champion and a formidable opponent for Johnny and his fellow Cobra Kai during their first few years.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: A retroactive example, thanks to the later ''Cobra Kai'' series and Vidal's limited screen time in the first movie. It turns out Vidal's victory over Johnny in Johnny's first tournament motivated Johnny into working harder and becoming a better fighter.
* WorfEffect: He's on the giving and receiving ends of this.
** Alongside Daniel, Vidal is the only competitor who outfights the Cobra Kai students, even defeating a tall Cobra Kai fighter.
** On the other hand, Johnny sweeps Vidal in the semifinals, [[CurbstompBattle winning a clean 3-0 against him]].
** In the 1983 All Valley Tournament, Vidal first lost to Tommy in the semifinals before losing to Bobby in the third place match.
* WorthyOpponent: Despite losing 3-0, Vidal performed well enough that Johnny Lawrence was willing to shake his hand after their match. It probably helped that Vidal and Johnny had a history with each other where Vidal defeated Johnny in his first tournament in the quarter-finals. His skills were good enough that even Kreese spoke quite highly of them.

[[AC:1960s]]

[[folder:Betsy]]
!!Betsy
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"Are you OK?"'']]
!!!'''Played By:''' Emily Marie Palmer

->''"But no matter what, I'll wait for you. Promise you'll come back to me."''

Kreese's girlfriend in flashbacks to the 1960's.

* TheCameo: [[spoiler:She makes a brief appearance in Season 5 where she represents Kreese's therapist and his own conscience.]]
* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:She dies in a car crash while Kreese is fighting in Vietnam.]]
* TheLostLenore: [[spoiler:The tie-in comic makes clear that her death is still a painful memory for Kreese around the time of the first film, and he still uses his AffectionateNickname for her, "dollface", with other women in the present day. In Season 5, seeing a vision of her while in a therapy session is almost enough to make Kreese ''cry'', which would be a first for him in this franchise, and he admits to his therapist that she was the love of his life.]]
* MoralityChain: [[spoiler:Her death plays a big role in turning Kreese into the violent sociopath he is today.]]
* NeutralFemale: Downplayed. She briefly tries to help Kreese in his fight with David, but backs off when David easily overpowers her.
* NiceGirl: She's very kind and friendly, and appalled by her abusive boyfriend David's bullying of Kreese.
* OneTrueLove: [[spoiler:Season 5 has Kreese confess to his therapist that Betsy was the love of his life and he was never able to love another woman the same way he loved her.]]
* SatelliteLoveInterest: We don't learn a great deal about her life beyond her relationship with Kreese.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She dumps David for the then-heroic Kreese when she sees what an abusive {{Jerkass}} David is.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's almost impossible to talk about her without mentioning [[spoiler:her death.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:She appears in only one episode before being KilledOffscreen.]]

[[folder:David]]
!!David
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"You scared, freak?''" ]]
!!!'''Played By:''' Jesse Kove

->''"Don't start a fight you can't finish."''

A varsity football player who dates Betsy and bullies Kreese.

* TheBully: In Kreese's childhood.
* CastingGag: He's played by Creator/MartinKove's son Jesse so that the audience is initially lead to believe he, and not the busboy he's bullying, is the young Kreese.
* CurbStompBattle: He and his friend receive this from John Kreese.
* DisproportionateRetribution: He {{Bitch Slap}}s Betsy all for making eye contact with and showing empathy for Kreese.
* HateSink: He picks on Kreese for just ''looking'' at his girlfriend Betsy, repeatedly calls him a freak, mocks his mother's suicide, crumples a U.S. Army pamphlet, trips Kreese (causing almost everyone else to laugh at him), [[WouldHitAGirl hits his own girlfriend]], and finally he and his friend assault Kreese in a two on one fight. Luckily, Kreese was able to beat both of them up and he ended up dating Betsy.
* JerkJock: He's a {{Jerkass}} varsity football player and is even wearing a letterman jacket, the quintessential Jerk Jock outfit in media.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's such an [[HateSink unsympathetic asshole]] that he makes Kreese look likable by comparison. He and his friend even get their own violent comeuppance courtesy of Kreese.
* KickTheDog: He makes disparaging remarks about Kreese for no reason other than to show how contemptible he is.
-->''"Can it, Betsy. A freak is a freak. If you love him so much, start a circus."''
* MoreHateableMinorVillain: The fact that his bully victim just so happens to be the future series' BigBad, [[TragicVillain John]] [[StartOfDarkness Kreese]].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He calls Kreese a freak because his mother committed suicide, reflecting the greater stigma against mental health issues in The60s.
* RedHerring: His appearance, attitude, and even casting[[note]]Creator/MartinKove's son Jesse[[/note]] make the viewer think that he is John Kreese. It's only when he laughingly rejects the army recruiter's offer, and the busboy picks it up when the true John Kreese is revealed.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: He tells Kreese not to start a fight he can't finish, then subsequently gets a rightful ass-kicking in return. Kreese quips that he's not afraid of his victimizer before slugging him a final time.
* VeryPunchableMan: The guy and his friend are despicable to the point that watching Kreese take them down in a fight is all the more satisfying.
* WouldHitAGirl: He has no problem smacking Betsy across the face, all because she made eye contact with Kreese.

!Okinawa

[[folder:Toshio and Taro]]
!!Toshio and Taro
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!!!'''Played By:''' Joey Miyashima (Toshio) and Marc Hayashi (Taro)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII''

Chozen’s friends who help him beat up Daniel and also harass Mr. Miyagi and Kumiko.

* BullyingADragon: Toshio and Taro along with Chozen try fighting ''Mr. Miyagi'' of all people. Saying they lost is an understatement.
* {{Jerkass}}: They are very rude and obnoxious jerks like Chozen and they enjoy tormenting Daniel. You know they are bad when ''Mr. Miyagi'' of all people picks one of them off the ground to hit them ''again'' (in the face no less!) rather than simply knock them down like he did with Johnny's gang, Kreese and Silver.
* {{Mook}}: They hang around Chozen as his lackeys to do all his dirty work.
* NoNameGiven: Their names are not mentioned anywhere in the film, and are only listed in the credits.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Toshio and Taro aren't seen nor mentioned in the Cobra Kai series besides a few flashback scenes. However, since Chozen redeemed himself and became a better person, it is possible that they also changed their ways at some point.

[[folder:Yuna]]
!!Yuna
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[[caption-width-right:250:''"I'm about to save your business."'']]
!!!'''Played By:''' Traci Toguchi
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'' | ''Series/CobraKai''

->''"Don't worry. It's been a long time since we met. I was a child then and it was during a typhoon."''

A friend of Kumiko and the Senior Vice President of Sales at Doyona International.

* BigDamnReunion: She and Daniel share a hug after she reminds him that she was the same girl he saved during a typhoon in Okinawa.
* ChekhovsGunman: Previously appeared in ''Part II'' as the young girl Daniel had rescued.
* DeusExMachina: Just as it seems Daniel has no hope of getting a deal with Doyona and therefore may have to sell his dealership, he reunites with the little girl who he saved during the storm back in ''Part II'', who is now all grown-up and is in fact the Senior Vice President of Sales at Doyona International.
* IOweYouMyLife: Daniel saving her from a super typhoon when she was a child is ultimately the main reason she provided him with the KarmicJackpot mentioned below.
* KarmicJackpot: The young girl Daniel saved decades ago ended up becoming an important business official and is reunited with him right when his company was in danger.
* NamedInTheSequel: She was not named in ''Part II''.

!Mexico

[[folder:"Hector Salazar"]]
!!"Hector Salazar"
!!!'''Played By:''' Manuel Eduardo Ramirez

->''"Look man, I'm not the guy you're looking for. And honestly, I've never known a fucking Carmen. Now if you don't fuck off, all these guys you see here are gonna beat the shit out of you. So go to fucking hell."''

The leader of a gang in Mexico who tells Miguel he's not the Hector Salazar that he's looking for.

* ClusterFBomb: Gives one in Spanish to Miguel when the latter assumes he's the Hector Salazar he's looking for. It's a bit surprising, considering little use of F-words in the series.
* DeadpanSnarker:
** He makes quite a few quips when Miguel repeatedly asks him if he's Hector Salazar.
-->'''Miguel:''' Uh...my mother is Carmen Diaz.\\
'''"Hector":''' Your old lady sounds hot.\\
'''Miguel:''' She's from Ecuador.\\
'''"Hector":''' What is this? Is something wrong with your head?
** He also gives one to his cousin after seeing him get his ass kicked by Miguel.
-->'''"Hector":''' You're gonna let him beat you up, cousin?
* PetTheDog: Despite being a shady foul-mouthed asshole, he at least lets Miguel in (when his cousin refuses) when he’s looking for answers regarding Hector Salazar. He mainly just cusses out Miguel and threatens physical harm to him, but other than that leaves him alone when Miguel walks out on him.
* RedHerring: He's easily believable as Hector Salazar, as he looks and acts as bad as Carmen describes him (being an unsympathetic gang leader who threatens violence to Miguel when the latter asks him questions). Except he doesn't know who Carmen or Rosa is, making it massively obvious that he's not Hector Salazar. This Hector was prominently featured in the Season 5 trailer too with the trailer hinting that Miguel will have to deal with gang-related issues from associating with him. In the actual season, this Hector only appears once and after Miguel takes down one of his men, he intimidates Miguel into leaving but otherwise leaves him alone.

[[folder:Owen]]
!!Owen
!!!'''Played By:''' Josh Lawson

->''"As for your money, I'm gonna end up with it either way, so we can do it the easy way or the fun way."''

A scammer from Australia who settles in Mexico.

* TheBogan: He's an Australian man who scams people for a living via pickpocketing.
* BullyingADragon: He and his gang members attempt to pickpocket Johnny's wallet while helping him find Miguel. When Johnny immediately finds out, he goes along with his "fun way" of kicking Johnny's ass. Like the vast majority of other non-karatekas in the show, he gets his ass kicked and then some.
* ConMan: Him and his group's modus operandi.
* CurbStompBattle: He and his gang are on the receiving end of one by Johnny and Robby.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: When Owen and his group scam Miguel out of his money, he at least gives back some of his money rather than leave him high and dry in a foreign country. Owen admits to Johnny that all the directions he gives are real, but still intends on getting money out of him either way.
* ImprovisedWeapon: On the giving and receiving end. Owen uses a surfboard to hit Johnny and use it to protect himself from Johnny's punches. On the other end of this trope, Johnny knocks Owen out with his own radio by smashing it on his head.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Surfboard in his case.

!Boston


[[AC:Alpha Elite]]

[[folder:Colonel Paul Dugan]]
!!Colonel Paul Dugan
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!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelIronside
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheNextKarateKid''

The lead instructor of Alpha Elite, who encourages his students to be vicious brutes.

* BadBoss: As with John Kreese before him, he ultimately tries to force his recruits to commit actions that they are not comfortable with, and squanders whatever respect that they had for him in the process (in addition to his loss to Mr. Miyagi).
* BaldOfEvil: Balding, but every despicable characteristic associated with the trope fits Dugan perfectly. To wit, the guy's an unhinged, authoritarian KnightTemplar.
* DirtyCop: He uses his position as a school security consultant/rent-a-resource officer as cover to abuse students (including his Alpha Elite recruits), while providing those recruits the opportunity to blackmail others by planting false evidence (as Ned does to Julie).
* EvilMentor: He not only encourages the worst excesses of his Alpha Elite students as a school enforcement outfit (all but inviting them to abuse and take advantage of their authority over the other students on school grounds), but effectively turns them into an illegal youth paramilitary organization (willing to commit vandalism, blow up vehicles, and seemingly even attempt murder to settle scores with fellow students outside school grounds).
* KnightOfCerebus: While he may not match up to the likes of Miyagi in skill (though, in fairness, almost no one does), he is an unhinged, authoritarian KnightTemplar with a HairTriggerTemper who takes the unforgiving "No Mercy" philosophies of previous antagonists up to eleven by exacting DisproportionateRetribution against ''minors'' for perceived petty crimes or even just slights against authority (up to and including training his Alpha Elite recruits to ''blind vandals with spray paint'' and ''force-feed children candy wrappers'' as respective punishments for graffiti and littering).
** Notably, he lasts longer against Miyagi than both of Kreese's fights put together, and about as long as Terry Silver, implying that he is actually quite a skilled fighter.
* PostFinalBoss: While he is the last villain fought in the original Franchise/TheKarateKid quadrology, his fight against Mr. Miyagi is pretty much a CurbStompBattle on his end. Even the face-off featuring Julie against Ned was far more intense than Dugan attempting to "put Miyagi's lights out." Justified, since Julie's antagonism with Ned is the main focus.
* SenseiForScoundrels: He runs a ThugDojo to corrupt his students, similar to Kreese.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Dugan insists on running the Alpha Elite as if they were some kind of prestigious military academy, rather than a high school security team.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He serves as one to John Kreese from the earlier films in the franchise, to the extent of Miyagi beating/humiliating them in almost the exact same way.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: His JROTC-like [[DirtyCop Alpha Elite]] program is embraced by the school district, the police and the local community in general, allowing himself and his followers to mete out abuse to students at will while covering their tracks with the local authorities. He is even given the last word on what student punishments should be.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Is seen performing the sleeper hold and snapmare during an Alpha Elite training session.

[[folder:Ned Randall]]
!!Ned Randall
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!!!'''Played By:''' Michael Cavalieri
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheNextKarateKid''

Colonel Dugan's star pupil in the Alpha Elite, and an aggressive bully who sexually harasses Julie.

* ClimaxBoss: While Dugan is the film's BigBad and is the one fought last (by Mr. Miyagi, [[CurbStompBattle who sweeps him]]), Ned is the one who directly antagonizes Julie for most of it. As such, Julie and Ned's battle is given more focus.
* CrazyJealousGuy: When [[LustObject Julie]] gets together with Eric, Ned begins terrorizing his former teammate. Ironically, being ordered by Dugan to finish Eric off shows that [[EvenEvilHasStandards even Ned has standards]].
* DirtyCoward: He can't even fight Julie one on one without resorting to the cheap trick of throwing sand in her eyes.
* TheDragon: Ned is Dugan's star pupil and his go-to guy everytime he wants something done.
* EntitledToHaveYou: He harasses Julie and makes her life miserable for daring to reject his advances, and later turns his attention on Eric when Julie starts dating him, throwing a brick through Eric's car when he sees the two kissing.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite Ned despising Eric for "stealing Julie from him" and being an overall shitty person, he and the other Alpha Elites were bothered when Dugan orders them to finish their former teammate off.
* TheHeavy: He's the main threat to Julie for most of the film, though Dugan is the BigBad.
* InsaneTrollLogic: When Eric calls out the stupidity of the Alpha Elite bungee jumping into prom, which resulted in one member breaking his arm, Ned's only response is "At least he was brave enough to try it", as if that justifies pulling such an obviously dangerous stunt.
* {{Jerkass}}: A spiteful, misogynistic bully who torments Julie as revenge for her refusing to go out with him and breaks Eric's car window out of jealousy.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Ned uses his position as an Alpha Elite to make aggressive moves on Julie.
* SmugSnake: He laughs at the idea that Julie could fight him, only for said fight to be a total CurbStompBattle in Julie's favour even after he blinds her by throwing sand in her eyes.
* StalkerWithACrush: He's heavily fixated on Julie and is seen trailing her for much of the film. When she gets together with Eric, Ned wastes no time terrorizing his former teammate.
* TwoFirstNames: Randall is a common male given name.

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!!Eric [=McGowen=]
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!!!'''Played By:''' Chris Conrad
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/TheNextKarateKid''

A member of the Alpha Elite who frequently criticizes Dugan's harsh methods and becomes Julie's love interest.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: He becomes Angel's caretaker when Julie goes training at the monastery with Mr. Miyagi.
* NiceGuy: Eric is kind, friendly and a good boyfriend to Julie.
* OnlySaneMan: Eric is the only member of the Alpha Elite who questions Dugan's ridiculous pseudo-military training methods. In fact, compared to the psychotic Dugan and the rest of the Alpha Elite, aggressive JerkWithAHeartOfGold Julie and {{Cloudcuckoolander}} EccentricMentor Mr. Miyagi, Eric is pretty much the only main character in ''The Next Karate Kid'' who behaves like a normal human being, and he's stunned by most of the bizarre events that unfold around him.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Upon realizing how hopelessly shitty people the members of Alpha Elite are (Dugan especially), he quits the group altogether.
* TokenGoodTeammate: The only member of the Alpha Elite who isn't a violent bully. When he finally realizes this, he straight out quits.

!Ohio

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!!Elizabeth-Anne Rooney
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!!!'''Played By:''' Sunny Mabrey

An unpleasant woman and former classmate of Jessica Andrews and Amanda [=LaRusso=].

* AlphaBitch: Implied. Elizabeth has stolen Jessica's boyfriend, given Amanda an EmbarrassingNickname based on something Amanda is ashamed of, bullies others, and has a GirlPosse even as an adult.
* ArchEnemy: Continues to be this to Amanda [=LaRusso=] and Jessica Andrews during their adult years.
* CastingGag: Sunny Mabrey (Elizabeth-Anne) headlined the TV movie ''Film/EscapingDad'' in which her and Courtney Henggeler's (Amanda) characters play best friends.
* ChekhovsGunman: She's mentioned in a brief line by Jessica in ''Part III'' before appearing in the flesh in Season 5 of ''Cobra Kai''.
* FutureLoser: Implied to be this in the present day as when she bumps into Jessica and Amanda at a bar, she mocks them over high school drama that happened decades ago and tries to ridicule Amanda for now being in the "Coastal Elite".
* HateSink: She's not exactly the most likable person to be around, as demonstrated by her callous attitude and referring to Amanda as "Babe Ruthless", despite Amanda clearly not wanting to be reminded of her past moniker. And that's not even considering what she did to Jessica and her boyfriend during high school.
* HighSchoolRejects: Clearly peaked in high school because she still harps on what she and her friends did when they were teenagers.
* {{Jerkass}}: Back in TheEighties, she stole Jessica's boyfriend, and she mocks Amanda for trying to hide her DarkAndTroubledPast as a member of the social elite upon her return to Ohio before starting a bar fight with the two for no good reason.
* LaserGuidedKarma: She gets a sharp kick in the stomach from Sam for attempting to assault Amanda.
* LastNameBasis: She contemptuously refers to Jessica and Amanda by their surnames, and Jessica returns the favor.
* MoreHateableMinorVillain: Terry Silver is Season 5's BigBad, but him being a diabolical mastermind with an impressive combat skill coupled with some tragedy regarding his psyche (as well as a series of PetTheDog moments to his students) make him all the more entertaining to watch and root for at times. Whereas Lizzie-Anne on the other hand is nothing more than an arrogant, spiteful, and snide "middle-aged mean girl" who hasn't matured ''one bit'', given her continuous hassling of Jessica and Amanda — and doesn't have any redeeming qualities to remedy that. Even Kim Da-Eun manages to provide some understatement by at least being overly dedicated to her grandfather's legacy despite being a psychopath along with showing a soft spot for Devon Lee. Why is Lizzie-Anne such a bitch? Who knows...
* TheResenter: She seems to resent Amanda for moving away from Ohio and becoming a wealthy business owner in California while she was left behind.
* SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: Lizzie-Anne is the same AlphaBitch she was in high school.
* ShadowArchetype: She's an unwanted reminder for Amanda of her criminal past and the type of bitter, resentful person she used to be.
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: When she prepares to retaliate against Amanda in a BarBrawl:
-->'''Elizabeth-Anne:''' You asked for it, bitch!
* UnseenNoMore: Mentioned only by Jessica during ''Film/TheKarateKidPartIII'', Lizzie-Anne finally appears in the flesh during ''Cobra Kai'' Season 5.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Implied. Jessica considers her a "traitor" for stealing her boyfriend.
* {{Womanchild}}: Her constant hassling of Amanda and Jessica even in their adult years indicates that she hasn't matured one bit since high school.

!Animals

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!!Clarence
!!!'''Played By:''' N/A
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/CobraKai''

A hamster used by Kreese in one of the lessons through a SecretTestOfCharacter as a means to weed out the weaker karatekas.

* JerkAss: He's such an unsympathetic asshole that he makes both Tory and Kreese look likable by comparison. He even gets his own violent comeuppance courtesy of Kreese himself.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Not him; instead, he invokes this in Tory and Kreese. Only a scumbag like him who doesn’t give a shit about Tory’s seriously ill mother and tries to extorts her (a minor) into sex can make [[RootingForTheEmpire the audience root for]] psychos like [[BigBad Kreese]] and [[TheHeavy Tory herself]].

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He calls Kreese a freak because his mother committed suicide, reflecting the greater stigma against mental health issues in The60s

* TheOneThatGotAway: For all of Eli/Hawk's talk about being TheCasanova and flirting with other girls, it's clear his heart always lied with Moon and he'd get back together with her in a heartbeat if he could. [[spoiler:When he makes his HeelFaceTurn, he wins back her affections.]]

* BadBoss: {{Downplayed}}. While not a slave-driver, Tom is negligent and unappreciative of his employees; he treats Anoush like an errand boy and constantly misremembering his name. It gets to the point that Anoush decides to inform the [=LaRussos=] about Cole's underhanded deal with Doyona and jumps ship.

* DerailingLoveInterests: In the first movie, she was a NiceGirl who was willing to stand up for herself. In the second movie, she crashes Daniel's car, doesn't offer to pay damages, and leaves him for a football player all in one scene. Daniel had every right to be furious at her. Ultimately subverted in ''Series/CobraKai'' where it's revealed [[spoiler:Ali "leaving him" for the football player was just a misunderstanding Daniel overreacted to and the car damages were actually his fault.]]

!!!'''Played By:''' William Bassett (Mr. Mills), Shannon Wilcox (Mrs. Mills, ''Film/TheKarateKid1984''), Deborah May (Mrs. Mills, ''Series/CobraKai'')

* ArchEnemy: Continues to be this to Amanda LaRusso and Jessica Andrews during their adult years.

* {{Mook}}: He mainly serves as a part of Anthony's (or rather Zack's) gang. To add on further, he doesn't have any lines to begin with!

* ForWantOfANail: If she hadn't hit Johnny's car back in the first episode, he would still be wallowing in his own misery and never restart Cobra Kai.

* {{Jerkass}}: They are very rude and obnoxious jerks like Chozen and they enjoy tormenting Daniel.

* RedHerring: He's easily believable as Hector Salazar, as he looks and acts as bad as Carmen describes him (being an unsympathetic gang leader who threatens violence to Miguel when the latter asks him questions). Except he doesn't know who Carmen or Rosa is, making it massively obvious that he's not Hector Salazar. This Hector was prominently featured in the Season 5 trailer too with the trailer hinting that Miguel will have to deal with gang-related issues from associating himself with him. In the actual season, this Hector only appears once and after Miguel takes down one of his men, he intimidates Miguel into leaving but otherwise leaves him alone.

* SheepInSheepsClothing: He gives a rather lengthy speech about "fighting against hatred" just before the semi-finals. His speech can be interpreted as a publicity stunt, but the fact that he acts like a GracefulLoser after being defeated by Miguel suggests he is indeed a nice guy.

* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: She is one of the few characters besides Johnny and Daniel to see right through Kreese's bullshit of trying to paint himself as a decent guy just to secure himself an early release. Justified, as Dr. Folsom is a career prison psychologist and has dealt with manipulative sociopaths for years. However, this is later subverted when Kreese tricks her into thinking that she made an emotional breakthrough with him to surreptitiously purloin her keycard for entering and exiting the prison grounds (though in her defense, Kreese had in fact made ''huge'' personal progress, even if he still couldn't resist an attempt at breakout).

* SelfServingMemory: DownplayedTrope. When Ali recounts how she and Daniel broke up and how he was a CrazyJealousGuy, [[spoiler: she also later admits that she may have exaggerated her relationship with her college friend as something more in order to egg Daniel on]].

* OldFlame: Mildly for Daniel, especially considering Amanda ''is right there'', and [[TheMissesAndTheEx ends up liking Ali]]. (She does, naturally, snarkily note that Ali got "two hugs".) Heavily for Johnny, whom she takes on a nostalgic date, snuggles with, and almost kisses.

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!!!'''Played by:''' Jaden Labady

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!!!'''Played by:''' Matt Lewis

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!!!'''Played by:''' Kurt Yue

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!!!'''Played by:''' Terayle Hill (Trey) and Jeff Kaplan (Cruz)

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!!!'''Portrayed by:''' William Bassett (Mr. Mills), Shannon Wilcox (Mrs. Mills, ''Film/TheKarateKid1984''), Deborah May (Mrs. Mills, ''Series/CobraKai'')

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