List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters

Last updated February 14, 2024

This list of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters reflects fictional characters from The Karate Kid franchise. Josh Heald, Jon Hurwitz, and Hayden Schlossberg define the following works as canon: The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), The Next Karate Kid (1994), and the Cobra Kai television series (2018–present).^[1] Hurwitz clarified that the Karate Kid television series is not canon, but an easter egg from it appears in Season 3 of Cobra Kai.^[2]

Overview

An ^A indicates an appearance through pre-recorded material.
An ^F indicates a performer stood in as a character's body-double for fight sequences.
A ^Y indicates an actor or actress portrayed a younger version of their character.

Character	Films	Television series
Daniel LaRusso	Ralph Macchio
Mr. Miyagi	Noriyuki "Pat" Morita	Noriyuki "Pat" Morita^A
Mr. Miyagi	Fumio Demura ^F	Noriyuki "Pat" Morita^A
John Kreese	Martin Kove	Martin Kove
John Kreese	Martin Kove	Barrett Carnahan^Y
Johnny Lawrence	William Zabka	William Zabka
		Owen Stone^Y
		Thomas Parobek^Y
Ali Mills	Elisabeth Shue
Lucille LaRusso	Randee Heller
Bobby Brown	Ron Thomas
Tommy	Rob Garrison
Dutch	Chad McQueen	Chad McQueen^A
Jimmy	Tony O'Dell
Mrs. Mills	Sharon Spelman	Deborah May
Freddy Fernandez	Israel Juarbe	Israel Jurabe^A
Sato Toguchi	Danny Kamekona	Danny Kamekona^A
Sato Toguchi	Danny Kamekona	Akihiro Kitamura ^Y
Chozen Toguchi	Yuji Okumoto	Yuji Okumoto
Chozen Toguchi	Yuji Okumoto	Shigi Ohtsu^Y
Kumiko	Tamlyn Tomita
Yuna	Traci Toguchi
Terry Silver	Thomas Ian Griffith	Thomas Ian Griffith
Terry Silver	Thomas Ian Griffith	Nick Marini^Y
Mike Barnes	Sean Kanan
Jessica Andrews	Robyn Lively
Amanda LaRusso	None	Courtney Henggeler
Samantha "Sam" LaRusso	None	Mary Mouser Reese TinLee^Y
Miguel Diaz	None	Xolo Maridueña
Robert "Robby" Keene	None	Tanner Buchanan
Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz	None	Jacob Bertrand
Demetri Alexopoulos	None	Gianni Decenzo
Carmen Diaz	None	Vanessa Rubio
Tory Nichols	None	Peyton List
Kenny Payne	None	Dallas Dupree Young
Anthony LaRusso	None	Griffin Santopietro

List of characters

The Karate Kid (1984)

Character	Actor	Description
Daniel LaRusso	Ralph Macchio	The protagonist of The Karate Kid franchise. He has recently moved to Los Angeles from his native New Jersey, and takes up karate to defend himself. One of the main characters in Cobra Kai.
Mr. Miyagi	Pat Morita	A Karate master from Okinawa that served as a teacher for both Daniel LaRusso and Julie Pierce.
Ali Mills	Elisabeth Shue	Daniel and Johnny's former high school girlfriend. Later married (but divorced) oncologist Gregory Schwarber, her husband.
Johnny Lawrence	William Zabka	The top student of the Cobra Kai dojo, being the two-time defending champion of the All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships and Daniel's high school rival. Protagonist of Cobra Kai.
John Kreese	Martin Kove, Barrett Carnahan (young)	The main antagonist of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai. Johnny's sensei and a co-founder of the Cobra Kai dojo. Served as a Special Forces veteran in the Vietnam War before opening the Cobra Kai dojo with his comrade and friend, Terry Silver.
Lucille LaRusso	Randee Heller	Daniel's mother, a widow, and Amanda's mother-in-law. She was concerned with how Daniel was being harassed by Johnny and his gang. In Cobra Kai, she and Amanda have a troubled relationship later fixed by Lucille's granddaughter Samantha.
Bobby Brown	Ron Thomas	Trained under John Kreese's dojo, Cobra Kai, and was later tasked to kick Daniel "out of commission" by injuring his knee. He later left Cobra Kai completely for his actions. In season two of Cobra Kai, he is a pastor.
Tommy	Rob Garrison	A friend of Johnny and the third Cobra Kai member to be defeated by Daniel. Tommy later left Cobra Kai due to Kreese severely beating him up. In Cobra Kai, Tommy has brain damage and is terminally ill, so Johnny, Bobby and Jimmy take him on one last camping trip together, Tommy then admits to Johnny that he too had a crush on Ali years ago. In the morning, Johnny, Bobby and Jimmy discover that Tommy died peacefully in his sleep. The actor passed away in 2019, not long after filming.
Jimmy	Tony O'Dell	A friend of Johnny and Cobra Kai student who's quiet and is the only brown belt in the group. He was a witness to Bobby injuring Daniel. In the second season of Cobra Kai, he is married with two sons.
Dutch	Chad McQueen	A friend of Johnny and Cobra Kai student that bullies Daniel. He is the fourth person to be defeated by Daniel, and is a witness to Kreese assaulting Johnny for his second place win. In Cobra Kai, it was mentioned that Dutch was sentenced to prison at Lompoc Federal Penitentiary, after McQueen opted not to return, being committed to his racing company and no longer being interested in acting.
Darryl Vidal	Himself	The third-place winner of the All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships tournament. He is the only person to shake hands with Johnny. Vidal was described in Cobra Kai as a third-generation black belt.
Freddy Fernandez	Israel Juarbe	A high school student and friend of Daniel.
Susan	Juli Fields	Ali's best friend who dislikes Daniel and is later seen cheering for Daniel.
Barbara	Dana Andersen	Ali's friend who, like Susan, dislikes Daniel at first but cheers him on later.
Mr. Mills	William Bassett	Ali's father who talks with his daughter about going out with Daniel instead of Johnny.
Mrs. Mills	Sharon Spelman	Ali's mother who silently judged Daniel.
Mrs. Mills	Deborah May	30 years later in Cobra Kai, Ali's mother disapproves of the fact that Ali is getting a divorce.
Mrs. Milo	Frances Bay	A miserable old lady that lives in the same apartment building as Daniel.
The Referee	Pat E. Johnson	The referee of the ring that appeared in the first three Karate Kid films.
Jerry Robertson	Larry B. Scott	A student at the Cobra Kai dojo who is not a part of Johnny's gang. He was the first Cobra Kai member to be defeated by Daniel in the 1984 All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships tournament.
The Announcer	Bruce Malmuth	The announcer for the tournament who appeared in the first two Karate Kid films.
Judy	?	Daniel's first girlfriend when he was in New Jersey. In Season 2, Episode 1 of Cobra Kai, Daniel mentions that his mother moved him out of New Jersey to California where he met Ali.

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)

Karate Kid actor Martin Kove briefly appeared as John Kreese in the beginning of the film. Additionally, Karate Kid actors Rob Garrison (Tommy), Ron Thomas (Bobby Brown), Tony O'Dell (Jimmy), and William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence) were in the movie.

Character	Actor	Description
Kumiko	Tamlyn Tomita	Briefly has a relationship with Daniel during his visit to Okinawa. She started a dance company in 'Cobra Kai' and helps Daniel and Chozen to resolve their decades-long rivalry.
Chozen Toguchi	Yuji Okumoto	The main antagonist for The Karate Kid Part II, where he is Daniel's main rival. He is Sato's nephew and the top student of his dojo. In 'Cobra Kai', Chozen is the sensei of Miyagi-Do in Okinawa and later helps Daniel in his feud with Cobra Kai.
Sato	Danny Kamekona	Chozen's uncle and Mr. Miyagi's former best friend. He was arranged to marry Yukie, but she had already fallen in love with Miyagi. In the third season of Cobra Kai, it was revealed that before he died, he matured, was respectful towards Mr. Miyagi, made Tomi Village a tourist attraction and reformed Chozen.
Yukie	Nobu McCarthy	Mr. Miyagi's childhood girlfriend and Kumiko's aunt. Yukie and Sato were planned to marry each other, but Yukie in actuality loves Miyagi. This led to a death match between Sato and Miyagi, in which Miyagi decided to forfeit. In the third season of Cobra Kai, it is revealed that Yukie died and Kumiko had inherited her property.
Yuna	Traci Toguchi	Young girl who lives at Tomi Village; saved by Daniel from a typhoon. Revealed in Cobra Kai as the Senior Vice President of Sales for Doyona International.
Toshio	Joey Miyashima	Chozen's friends who helped to torment Daniel.
Taro	Marc Hayashi	Chozen's friends who helped to torment Daniel.
Miyagi Chōjun	Charlie Tanimoto	Miyagi's father; trained both Miyagi and Sato.
Ichiro	Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad	Old villager that lives in Tomi Village; witness to Daniel's first confrontation with Chozen when Chozen is exposed as a fraud.

The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

Karate Kid actors Randee Heller and Martin Kove reprised their roles as Lucille LaRusso and John Kreese in the film.

Character	Actor	Description
Terry Silver	Thomas Ian Griffith	Main antagonist of The Karate Kid Part III and Cobra Kai. Co-founded Cobra Kai with John Kreese, a war comrade and friend of his. Later returned in 'Cobra Kai' to help Kreese get Daniel and Johnny out of business.
Mike Barnes	Sean Kanan	Secondary antagonist of The Karate Kid Part III. Returns in 'Cobra Kai' season 5 as a furniture store owner.
Jessica Andrews	Robyn Lively	Came to work in her Aunt Pat's pottery shop (across the street from Daniel and Mr. Miyagi's shop) after Elizabeth-Anne Rooney ruined her relationship; spent time with Daniel LaRusso, but they decided to just be friends. Appeared briefly in Season 5 of Cobra Kai as the cousin of Amanda, Daniel's wife.
Snake	Jonathan Avildsen	Terry's henchmen who helps torment Daniel.
Dennis	William Christopher Ford	Silver's henchmen who helps torment Daniel; a karate practitioner that rarely speaks, only having two lines in the entire film.
Uncle Louie (Louie LaRusso Sr.)	Joseph V. Perry	Daniel's uncle and Lucille's brother-in-law; becomes ill.
Milos	Jan Triska	Terry Silver's butler.
Margaret	Diana Webster	Terry Silver's secretary.
The Announcer	Rick Hurst	Announcer of the All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships tournament in The Karate Kid Part III.

The Next Karate Kid (1994)

Karate Kid actor Ralph Macchio does not appear as Daniel LaRusso in this film.

Character	Actor	Description
Julie Pierce	Hilary Swank	Protagonist of The Next Karate Kid. Teenage girl who lost her parents, Susan and her unnamed father, now living with her paternal grandmother Louisa Pierce. Is a frequent victim to bullying; was taught karate for becoming violent.
Lieutenant Jack Pierce	NA	Julie's late grandfather, husband of Louisa Pierce, father of Julie's unnamed father; officer with the 442nd Infantry Regiment (United States) during World War II; was taught karate as a message of thanks for saving Mr. Miyagi's life.
Louisa Pierce	Constance Towers	Julie's grandmother, wife of Jack Pierce, mother of Julie's unnamed father; was sent away to Los Angeles to bond with Julie.
Colonel Paul Dugan	Michael Ironside	Main antagonist of The Next Karate Kid. Leads a JROTC-style program, Alpha Elite, at Julie's school.
Eric McGowen	Chris Conrad	New student who joins Alpha Elite to someday be accepted into the Air Force Academy; bonds with Julie.
Ned Randall	Michael Cavalieri	Secondary antagonist of The Next Karate Kid. Skilled academy student and gang leader of the Alpha Elite; fought Eric.
Charlie	Walton Goggins	One of Ned's friends; student of the Alpha Elite.
Abbot	Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad	The monks. Abbot is the lead monk of the monastery.
Tall Monk	Jim Ishida
Monk	Rodney Kageyama
Buddhist Monk	Seth Sakai
Senator Daniel Inouye	Himself	Made a cameo giving the opening speech at Arlington National Cemetery for a commendation for Japanese-Americans who fought in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II.^[3]

Cobra Kai (2018–present): returning

Cobra Kai picks up 33 years after The Karate Kid, with the following characters that made a return: Johnny Lawrence, Daniel LaRusso, Lucille LaRusso, John Kreese, Bobby Brown, Tommy, Jimmy, Ali Mills, Mrs. Mills, Kumiko, Chozen Toguchi, Yuna, Terry Silver, Mike Barnes, and Jessica Andrews.

Cobra Kai: Season 1 (2018) introductions

Karate Kid actor Randee Heller reprised her role as Lucille LaRusso (Daniel's mother) in this season while Martin Kove reprised his role as John Kreese in the season finale.

Character	Actor	Description
Amanda LaRusso (née Steiner)	Courtney Henggeler	Daniel's wife and co-owner of LaRusso Auto Group, a chain of car dealerships; Samantha and Anthony's mother.
Miguel Diaz (Miggy)	Xolo Maridueña	Main character of Cobra Kai. Johnny's neighbor; 15-year-old Ecuadorian American teenager with asthma; was beaten up by bullies and later became the first student in Johnny's Cobra Kai dojo; begins an on-off relationship with Samantha LaRusso, but has a rivalry with Robby Keene; later trains under Miyagi-Do; meets his father, Hector Salazar, in Season 5.
Samantha “Sam” LaRusso	Mary Mouser; Reese TinLee (child)	Daniel and Amanda's teenage daughter who was taught karate by her father at a young age; is in an on-and-off relationship with Miguel Diaz; suspended from a school brawl for two weeks, then decides to restart Miyagi-Do. In Season 4, she trains under Johnny and Daniel's dojos; experiences an identity crisis after losing the All-Valley tournament.
Anthony LaRusso (Ant)	Griffin Santopietro	Daniel and Amanda's son; Samantha's younger brother; sent to summer camp where he becomes more active; is peer pressured into bullying new student Kenny Payne; later exposes Terry Silver for bribing the tournament referee in Cobra Kai's favor.
Louie LaRusso Jr	Bret Ernst	Daniel's cousin; works at LaRusso Auto; torched Johnny's car with his biker buddies in revenge for defacing Daniel's billboard and disrepecting the family.
Carmen Diaz	Vanessa Rubio	Miguel's mother; dated a British man named Graham; told Miguel that his father does not know who his own son is.
Rosa Diaz (Yaya)	Rose Bianco	Miguel's grandmother and Carmen's mother.
Robert Swayze "Robby" Keene	Tanner Buchanan	Johnny's estranged teenage son; drops out of school when he gets in trouble for drugs before moving in with the LaRussos; becomes Daniel's first student in Miyagi-Do and becomes rivals with Miguel; expelled from West Valley High School for crippling Miguel at the end of the school brawl, later reconnecting with Johnny and joining with his father to find Miguel; is in a relationship with Tory Nichols.
Shannon Keene	Diora Baird	Johnny's ex-girlfriend and Robby's mother, alcoholic. Goes into rehab later.
Sid Weinberg	Ed Asner; Michael H. Cole (Young)	Johnny Lawrence's stepfather, retired film producer; funds the Cobra Kai dojo.
Laura Lawrence	Candace Moon	Johnny Lawrence's mother and Robby's grandmother. Died before Robby was born in 2002.
Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz	Jacob Bertrand	Demetri's best friend and one of Miguel's high school friends; is bullied for his cleft lip; joins Cobra Kai, where he takes on the moniker of Hawk because of his aggressive personality.
Aisha Robinson	Nichole Brown	Samantha LaRusso's best childhood friend, later one of Miguel's friends in Cobra Kai; was transferred out of school after a brawl.
Demetri Alexopoulos	Gianni Decenzo	Eli's childhood best friend and a member of Miguel's high school friend group. Joins Miyagi-Do after Hawk's personality change causes him to become a bully.
Bert	Owen Morgan	Diminutive junior student of Cobra Kai; fights Nathaniel but is taken away by one of the security guards; bullies Kenny Payne along with Nathaniel.
Kyler Park	Joe Seo	High school boy of a wealthy Korean American family originally from Irvine.
Moon	Hannah Kepple	One of Sam's friends and Hawk's girlfriend at West Valley High; is a very self-acclaimed pacifist that does not condone violence. Attempts to ease the tension between the Cobra Kai students and Miyagi Do students by inviting them to a party, to no avail.
Lynn ("Homeless Lynn")	Susan Gallagher	Homeless woman who hangs around the strip mall.
Tom Cole	David Shatraw	Owner of Cole's Autos on Van Nuys, a rival automotive dealership;
Rhonda	Carole Kaboya	Sid's caregiver, who is a target of Sid's verbal abuse.
Armand Zarkarian	Ken Davitian	Armenian American real estate tycoon.
Roland Zakarian	Alex Huff	Armand's son.
Cruz and Trey	Jeff Kaplan & Terayle Hill (respectively)	Robby's former friends who spend their time committing petty theft; both were sent to jail by the start of Season 3.
Daryl	Keith Arthur Bolden	African American member of the All Valley Committee; announcer for the 2018 and 2019 All Valley Under-18 Karate Championships.
Ron	Matt Lewis	President of the All Valley Committee; invites pop star Carrie Underwood as a guest performer for the All-Valley tournament before the qualifying matches.
Sue	Cara AnnMarie	Only female member of the All Valley Committee.
George	Kurt Yue	Asian American member of the All Valley Committee; close friend of Daniel.
Xander Stone	Talin Chat	Represents Topanga Karate; 2017 All Valley Under-18 Karate Champion.
Patricia Stone	Suehyla El-Attar	Xander's mother.
Mrs. Jenkins	Linda Boston	Vice-Principal of North Hills High School.
Mr. Palmer	?	Science teacher at West Valley High School.
Judy	Kylie Delre	Rich woman who gets into a heated argument with Johnny.
Abe	Jayden Rivers	Cobra Kai students who later defected to Miyagi-Do karate.
Frank	Cameron Markeles	Cobra Kai students who later defected to Miyagi-Do karate.

Cobra Kai: Season 2 (2019) introductions

Actors from The Karate Kid, Rob Garrison (Tommy), Ron Thomas (Bobby Brown), Tony O'Dell (Jimmy), and Randee Heller (Lucille LaRusso) made guest appearances during this season.

Character	Actor	Description
Tory Nichols	Peyton List	Athlete from a poor family; joins Cobra Kai, later expelled from school for inciting a school brawl and was forced to take on a day job waitressing at a sushi restaurant to make ends meet. Is in a relationship with Robby.
Raymond "Stringray" Porter	Paul Walter Hauser	A Cobra Kai student, a manchild and a member of Hawk's gang. Is put on probation, but later is able to return when Terry coerces him into a deal.
Chris	Khalil Everage	One of the Cobra Kai students, but then leaves to join Miyagi-Do.
Mitch	Aedin Mincks	One of the Cobra Kai students, but gets kicked out by Kreese and then joins Eagle Fang, but then ends up defecting back to Cobra Kai.
Sunny Mitchell	Kathleen Hogan	Host of the annual Valley Fest.
Sandra Robinson	Kim Fields	Aisha's mother; boasts about how Cobra Kai changed her daughter's life for the better.
Mrs. Moskowitz	Caroline Avery Granger	Seen in a flashback where she urges West Valley High over the phone to do something about the cyberbullying inflicted on her son, Eli about his facial deformity.
Big Red	Christopher Ryan Lewis	Cobra Kai student; Lil Red's older brother.
Lil Red	Shane Donovan Lewis	Cobra Kai student, then joins Miyagi-Do; Big Red's younger brother.
Mikey Miller	Chris Schmidt Jr.	One of the Cobra Kai students and the second-in-command of Hawk's gang; supporting antagonist in Seasons 2 and 3; quits Cobra Kai.
Graham	Alex Collins	British man who dates Carmen.
Piper Elswith	Selah Austria	Moon's ex-girlfriend; joins Cobra Kai along with her teammates; inspired Sam to use her Eagle Fang training instead.
Melissa	Gena Shaw	Woman who hits on Johnny at the bar; later spends time drinking with Johnny.
Cutter	Stephan Jones	Construction worker who loans Johnny his cement mixer truck for the Cobra Kai students to manually rotate the drum as part of their strength training.

Cobra Kai: Season 3 (2021) introductions

Actors from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II, Elisabeth Shue (Ali Mills), Ron Thomas (Bobby Brown), Tamlyn Tomita (Kumiko), Traci Toguchi (Yuna), and Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) all made guest appearances during this season.

Character	Actor	Description
Shawn Payne	Okea Eme-Akwari	Juvenile detainee at Sylmar Juvenile Corrections.
Rodney	Grayson Berry	Tory's apartment complex landlord; harasses Tory for rent.
David	Jesse Kove	College varsity captain in 1965; enlisted for the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, but chose to bully John Kreese throughout high school.
Betsy	Emily Marie Palmer	Kreese's girlfriend from his youth; originally David's girlfriend; her death causes Kreese to become devastated.
Captain George Turner	Terry Serpico	Kreese's commanding officer during the Vietnam War; taught his team his style of self-defense which would become the foundation of Cobra Kai karate.
Ponytail	Seth Kemp	One of John Kreese's old Vietnam buddies; shot dead by the Vietcong.
Councilperson Roberts	Zele Avradopoulos	City councilmember who wanted to ban the All-Valley Under 18 Tournament due to the aftermath of the school brawl; made a compromise that students must sign a waiver.
Dee Snider	Himself	In Cobra Kai, he is a heavy metal singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the band Twisted Sister; Miguel went through security to go to one of his concerts.^[4]

Cobra Kai: Season 4 (2021) introductions

Thomas Ian Griffith reprised his role as Terry Silver from The Karate Kid III, and actors from The Karate Kid and The Karate Kid II, Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) and Randee Heller (Lucille LaRusso), made guest appearances.

Character	Actor	Description
Kenny Payne	Dallas Dupree Young	Younger brother of Shawn Payne and the son of a U.S Army soldier; joins Cobra Kai in an attempt to fight back against his bullies, initially as Robby's protege; in Season 5, he becomes one of the top students behind Tory in Silver's Cobra Kai.
Devon Lee	Oona O'Brien	Student and member of the debate team at West Valley High School who joins Eagle Fang; later joins Topanga after the former shuts down.
Kandace	Rebecca Lines	Tory's maternal aunt.
Lia Cabrera	Milena Rivero	Student at West Valley Middle School, childhood friend and crush of Anthony LaRusso.
Charlotte	Phoebe French	One of Terry Silver's newly recruited female students who joins Cobra Kai.
Lindsey	Gianna Graziano	Another female student recruited by Terry Silver alongside Charlotte and Piper Elswith.
Cheyenne Hamidi	Salome Azizi	Terry Silver's girlfriend; app developer.
Vanessa LaRusso	Julia Macchio	Louie LaRusso's sister, Daniel's cousin, second year graduate student in child psychology.
Zack Thompson	Brock Duncan	Student at West Valley Middle School, one of Anthony's friends; suspended from school because of bullying Kenny.
Greg Hughes	P.J. Byrne	Stingray's next door neighbor; later beaten up by Stingray for Greg pointing out Stingray's underage drinking.
Slade Wang	Alex Boyer	Student at West Valley Middle School; member of Anthony's gang who helps Anthony catfish Kenny; later suspended along with his friends.
Marcus	Jaden Labady	Member of Anthony's gang who helps him bully Kenny at school; eventually suspended.
Carrie Underwood	Herself	In Cobra Kai, she is a multi-Grammy Award-winning country pop singer who is invited by Ron to the 51st All-Valley Karate Tournament.

Cobra Kai: Season 5 (2022) introductions

Sean Kanan and Robyn Lively reprised their roles as Mike Barnes and Jessica Andrews from The Karate Kid III,

Character	Actor	Description
Hector Salazar	Luis Roberto Guzmán	Miguel’s biological father, Carmen's ex-husband and a criminal in Mexico.
Joanne	Rachelle Carson-Begley	Amanda’s mother who lives in Ohio and who divorced her husband after he cheated on her. She supports Amanda when she has a difficult moment in her marriage.
Elizabeth-Anne Rooney (Lizzie-Anne)	Sunny Mabrey	Rival and former classmate of Amanda and Jessica, whom Jessica refers to in The Karate Kid III.
Kim Da-eun	Alicia Hannah-Kim	Granddaughter of Kim Sun-yung and summoned to the USA by Terry Silver
Kim Sun-yung	Don L. Lee; flashback	South Korean sensei who was a master of Tang Soo Do karate during the Korean War; built the philosophy of the Cobra Kai dojo: "Strike first, strike hard, no mercy."
Gunther Braun	Carsten Norgaard	German representative for the Sekai Taikai karate tournament.
Gabriel	Owen Ham	Criminal who beats up John Kreese in the prison; implied to have helped Kreese fake his death and escape prison.
Sensei Odell	Tyron Woodley	One of Kim Da-eun's six hired senseis.
Dr. Emily Folsom	Tracey Bonner	Psychiatrist at John Kreese's prison; Kreese used her keycard to escape prison.

Additional adaptations

The Karate Kid (1989 animated series)

The animated series had different voice actors for the following characters: Joey Dedio as Daniel LaRusso, Robert Ito as Mr. Miyagi, and Janice Kawaye as Taki Tamurai.

The Karate Kid (2010)

Character	Actor	Description
Dre Parker	Jaden Smith	Protagonist of The Karate Kid. Goes into training for self-defense after being bullied; later wins in the Open Kung Fu Tournament. Moved from Detroit, Michigan, to Beijing, China.
Mr. Han	Jackie Chan	Chinese maintenance man who becomes Dre's Shifu; lost his wife and son to a car crash.
Sherry Parker	Taraji P. Henson	Mother of Dre Parker.
Cheng	Zhenwei Wang	Main antagonist; Dre's arch rival; top student at the Fighting Dragon studio run by Master Li.
Meiying	Wenwen Han	Dre's love interest, violin player; her parents deem Dre to be a bad influence, but Dre rehearses a written apology to Meiying's father in which he asks for forgiveness.
Liang	Shijia Lü	One of Cheng's friends, second-best student at the Fighting Dragons studio; disqualified due to injuring Dre's leg.
Master Li	Yu Rongguang	Cheng's Kung Fu instructor; instructs Liang to deliver an illegal strike to Dre's leg.

Broadway

In January 2020, a Broadway musical adaptation of The Karate Kid was revealed to be in development. Amon Miyamoto served as the director, with an accompanying novel being written by the original film's screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen. Drew Gasparini is the lyricist and composer of the score, while Keone and Mari Madrid choreographed the play. Kumiko Yoshii and Michael Wolk will serve as producers, with The Kinoshita Group. The cast will include Jovanni Sy as Mr. Miyagi, John Cardoza as Daniel LaRusso, Kate Baldwin as Lucille LaRusso, Alan H. Green as John Kreese, Jake Bentley Young as Johnny Lawrence, Jetta Juriansz as Ali Mills, and Luis-Pablo Garcia as Freddie Fernandez.^[5] The adaption debuted in St. Louis in June 2022.^[6]

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<i>The Karate Kid</i> (TV series) Television series

The Karate Kid is a 1989 American animated children's television series which debuted on NBC's Saturday morning lineup. It starred Joey Dedio, Robert Ito, and Janice Kawaye. It is based on the Karate Kid series of films, and was produced by DIC Enterprises, Saban Entertainment and Columbia Pictures Television.

Yuji Don Okumoto is an American actor of Japanese descent. He is best known for his role as Chozen Toguchi in The Karate Kid franchise. He has also appeared in such films as Better Off Dead,Real Genius, True Believer (1989), American Yakuza (1993), Contact (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Only the Brave (2006), Inception (2010) and Driven (2018).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel LaRusso</span> Protagonist of The Karate Kid franchise

Daniel LaRusso is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Karate Kid franchise. He is the protagonist of The Karate Kid's film trilogy and one of the two protagonists in its spin-off series Cobra Kai.

The Karate Kid is an American martial arts drama franchise created by Robert Mark Kamen. The series follows the journey of various coming-of-age teenagers who are taught in the ways of martial arts by an experienced mentor in order to stand up for themselves after being bullied, or assert their dominance towards others.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnny Lawrence (character)</span> Fictional character from the Karate Kid franchise

John "Johnny" Lawrence is a fictional character of the Karate Kid media franchise. Played by William Zabka, he appears as the secondary antagonist of The Karate Kid, a minor character in The Karate Kid Part II, a flashback character in The Karate Kid Part III, and one of the two protagonists of the sequel television series Cobra Kai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Kreese</span> Fictional character from The Karate Kid franchise

John Kreese is a fictional character and the main antagonist of The Karate Kid media franchise. Portrayed by Martin Kove, he appears in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and The Karate Kid Part III (1989). He also appears in the sequel television series Cobra Kai. He is a Vietnam veteran and a deranged karate sensei who founded Cobra Kai alongside Terry Silver. He initially served as Johnny Lawrence's karate sensei, before going on to become his archenemy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Terry Silver</span> Fictional character from The Karate Kid

Terrance "Terry" Silver is a fictional character and the secondary antagonist of the Karate Kid media franchise, portrayed by actor and martial artist Thomas Ian Griffith.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kumiko (character)</span> Fictional character from the Karate Kid franchise

Kumiko is a fictional character portrayed by Tamlyn Tomita in the film The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and in the third season of the sequel series Cobra Kai (2021).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chozen Toguchi</span> Fictional character from the Karate Kid franchise

Chozen Toguchi is a fictional character who appears as the main antagonist of the motion picture The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and a supporting character of the series Cobra Kai (2021). He is portrayed by Yuji Okumoto, whose performance has received widespread acclaim.

<i>Cobra Kai</i> (season 1) Season of television series

The first season of Cobra Kai was released on YouTube Red on May 2, 2018 and consisted of 10 episodes. The series is a direct sequel to the original four films in The Karate Kid franchise, focusing on the characters of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence over 30 years after the original film.

<i>Cobra Kai</i> (season 2) Season of television series

The second season of Cobra Kai, stylized as COBRA KAII, was released on YouTube Premium on April 24, 2019, and consisted of 10 episodes. The series is a direct sequel to the original four films in The Karate Kid franchise, focusing on the characters of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence over 30 years after the original film. This is the final season to be originally released on YouTube's streaming service as Netflix would acquire the streaming rights to Cobra Kai following YouTube's decision not to renew the series past a third season.

<i>Cobra Kai</i> (season 3) Season of television series

The third season of Cobra Kai, stylized as COBRA KAIII, was released on Netflix on January 1, 2021, and consisted of 10 episodes. The series is a direct sequel to the original four films in The Karate Kid franchise, focusing on the characters of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence over 30 years after the original film. This is the first season to be released on Netflix after YouTube decided to sell the series following the first two seasons. YouTube ordered the season in 2019 and initially set a 2020 release date which was delayed after Netflix's acquisition.

<i>Cobra Kai</i> (season 4) Season of television series

The fourth season of Cobra Kai, also known as Cobra Kai IV, released on Netflix on December 31, 2021, and consisted of 10 episodes. The series is a direct sequel to the original four films in The Karate Kid franchise, focusing on the characters of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence over 30 years after the original film. It is the second season to be released in 2021 and second to initially release on Netflix after the first two seasons released on YouTube. The season was also released on DVD on September 13, 2022, a few days after the premiere of the show's fifth season.

<i>Cobra Kai</i> (season 5) Season of television series

The fifth season of Cobra Kai, also known as Cobra Kai V, was released to Netflix on September 9, 2022, and consisted of 10 episodes. The series is a direct sequel to the original four films in The Karate Kid franchise, focusing on the characters of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence over 30 years after the original film. This is the third season to be released to Netflix.

Mike Barnes is a fictional character in the Karate Kid film franchise, serving as the central antagonist of the film The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and also in a supporting role of the fifth season of the sequel television series Cobra Kai. He is portrayed by Sean Kanan.

References

↑ Goldberg, Lesley (January 1, 2021). "'TV's Top 5': How 'Cobra Kai' Could Expand Its "Miyagi-verse"". Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 18, 2021.
↑ Jon Hurwitz [@jonhurwitz] (September 25, 2020). "The Karate Kid cartoon is not canon. But there is an Easter Egg from it in Season 3" (Tweet). Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Twitter.
↑ "FEMININE KARATE KID IS HEAVY-HANDED". scholar.lib.vt.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
↑ "Watch Dee Snider Perform a Concert During Cobra Kai Season 3". Ghost Cult Magazine. January 4, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
↑ Lefkowitz, Andy (January 22, 2020). "New Musical The Karate Kid, Based on the Hit '80s Movie, Aims for Broadway". Broadway Buzz. Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
↑ Bahr, Sarah (2022-06-01). "Strike First, Strike Hard: How 'The Karate Kid' Became a Musical" . The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-06-23.

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[mv-1] Goldberg, Lesley (January 1, 2021). "'TV's Top 5': How 'Cobra Kai' Could Expand Its "Miyagi-verse"". Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 18, 2021.

[jhtwitter-2] Jon Hurwitz [@jonhurwitz] (September 25, 2020). "The Karate Kid cartoon is not canon. But there is an Easter Egg from it in Season 3" (Tweet). Retrieved January 23, 2021– via Twitter.

[3] "FEMININE KARATE KID IS HEAVY-HANDED". scholar.lib.vt.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

[4] "Watch Dee Snider Perform a Concert During Cobra Kai Season 3". Ghost Cult Magazine. January 4, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[Broadway-5] Lefkowitz, Andy (January 22, 2020). "New Musical The Karate Kid, Based on the Hit '80s Movie, Aims for Broadway". Broadway Buzz. Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24.

[:0-6] Bahr, Sarah (2022-06-01). "Strike First, Strike Hard: How 'The Karate Kid' Became a Musical" . The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-06-23.

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