
The Season 5 trailer showed that Terry Silver brought Sensei Da-Eun in from overseas to help train his students, so it was clear that he had a lot of respect for her. More importantly, though, Netflix just debuted clip that confirmed she's related to an elusive and legendary Karate Kid character figure. The trailer's limited footage proved that she's relentless. Along with Barnes, Silver has also recruited Sensei Kim Da-Eun to his cause. Mike Barnes didn't appear in the trailer, but fans know that Barnes will play a prominent this season, as Terry Silver will likely employ him in some elaborate plot to get revenge on Daniel LaRusso. With Cobra Kai expanding, Terry Silver needed more sensei, and as the Season 5 trailer showed, he'll have his own group of karate goons - but two of them will stand out. However, Chozen won't be the only new character in Season 5. That expansion will be the primary focus of Season 5, as Daniel recruits Chozen to join the fight.

In their absence, Terry Silver franchised Cobra Kai and expanded all over the San Fernando Valley. After Daniel and Johnny's alliance failed to defeat Cobra Kai, they were forced to resign as sensei.

Silver had promised Barnes a huge stake in Cobra Kai, too, so it appears that Silver’s been planning (during Season 4) to deliver the goods to Barnes.Season 5 of Cobra Kai is less than a month away, and as usual, the stakes couldn't be higher. Both of them were banned from the All Valley Tournament at that time, due to their antics, which included plotting a brutal takedown of Daniel. Silver also alludes to calling in some helpers, and it’s at least one of these people will surely be Karate Kid III antagonist Mike Barnes. Whereas Kreese’s entire existence revolves around Cobra Kai, which has now been seized from him. Because if Silver moves against Johnny, then Daniel LaRusso and Eagle Fang/Miyagi Do groups will surely rally in his defense. I’ll take good care of him too.”Īnd where does Kreese’s story go from there? He’s pretty f*cked, at least at first. Nor did it look good for Johnny, since Silver added, “And don’t worry about Lawrence. The cops showed up at Silver and Kreese’s post-tournament, fireside-and-champagne meetup and arrested Kreese for aggravated assault and attempted murder. Netflixĭuring one of the final moments of the fourth season, Silver revealed his dastardly betrayal of Kreese while declaring, “I’m shedding my weakness.” From there, we learned that Silver forced Stingray (playing sobbingly by Paul freaking Hausser) to blame Kreese for beating the holy hell out of him, when it was Silver all along. And then he engineered Kreese’s exit, or so it seems.

Then Terry began to really play his hand, seizing the microphone and announcing a Cobra Kai expansion to set up dojos all around the Valley and surrounding areas. In the short term, was this a good idea? Oh sure, Terry ended up rigging a tournament win for Tory (unbeknownst to Tory until afterward), which tipped the balance in favor of Cobra Kai, despite Hawk‘s triumph. However, the show has sealed the deal by providing us with delicious villainy from sensei John Kreese, who came back a few seasons ago and reclaimed Cobra Kai from Johnny Lawrence, only to (ultimately) shoot himself in the foot by bringing The Karate Kid III‘s Terry Silver back into the mix.

Granted, there were a few slight moments of weakness in Season 4, like when worst character Anthony LaRusso received way too much airtime and when the missing Aisha returned, but only for a few minutes. (Spoilers for The Karate Kid spinoff Cobra Kai will be found below.)Ĭobra Kai has so much fun amping up the bad guys amid the warring dojos, all while the show appeals to both younger and older generations alike.
