Cobra Kai Season 3: All Returning Karate Kid Movie Characters In Order Of Appearance

Cobra Kai is back for Season 3 and 8 Karate Kid movie characters have returned for the next installment. Here they are in order of appearance.

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When Cobra Kai launched back in 2018, fans of the original Karate Kid films were excited at the prospect of not only seeing what happened to their favorite characters 30 years after the events of the movies, but also getting to see a new cast of characters learning the martial art and showing off their karate skills.

Plenty of original Karate Kid characters returned to reprise their roles in the first two seasons, some of whom appeared in the third season as well including, of course, Johnny Lawrence and Daniel LaRusso. But fans were extra excited at many other characters who returned.

Some of them were rumored or confirmed to be appearing on the season prior to the January 1, 2021 release. But others were a complete surprise.

8 Johnny Lawrence

Starting off the episode, fans got to see a depressed and dejected Lawrence at rock bottom who is, of course, one of the main characters of the show and the returning ones from Karate Kid. Drinking heavily, unkempt, and starting bar fights, he had nothing left. He lost his dojo, his potential girlfriend, any chance of a reconciliation with his son, and his protégé was fighting for his life in the hospital.

Johnny’s was the first face fans got to see on the new season, and thankfully, the black eyes, dirty hair, and tattered clothing was quickly replaced with the old Johnny everyone knows and loves as the hero of the show once he found his purpose again.

7 Daniel LaRusso

The other main character, Daniel changed in some ways and stayed the same in others, both from the first two seasons and the original Karate Kid movies. Upset over what happened between Miguel and Robby, his daughter being injured, and his business and dojo flailing, Daniel had lost his way.

He knew he needed guidance, but instead of crying his sorrows away, he picked up and went to Okinawa. Originally, it was for a business meeting and to visit Mr. Miyagi’s village in hopes that it would bring clarity. But the trip brought forth so much more.

6 John Kreese

Still the same horrible man he was since the ’80s, Kreese was seen continuing to run the Cobra Kai dojo he took from under Johnny’s helm like it was a boot camp. He hadn’t changed his ways at all.

While Kreese didn’t appear until the end of the first season, he became a bigger part of the second season. And in season three, he became even more so the primary antagonist and the driving force behind Johnny and Daniel finally working together.

5 Bobby Brown

Bobby first appeared in the second season when Johnny went out for a night on the town with his old high school buds, including Jimmy and the terminally ill Tommy – the young boy who, in the original movie, yelled “get him in a body bag!” Sadly, actor Rob Garrison who played Tommy passed away in real life not long after the season was released.

Bobby was the only friend who appeared in the third season. He was in two scenes: first when a drunken Johnny crashes his church sermon, and second when he meets with Robby in juvenile hall, intending to accompany Johnny for a visit but he never shows up. In the original Karate Kid movie, Bobby was the second-best student and most notably threw his black belt to the floor in front of Kreese, quitting Cobra Kai over his disgust of what Kreese asked them to do to Daniel.

4 Kumiko

Originally in the movie sequel The Karate Kid Part II, Kumiko was Daniel’s love interest, a dancer and the niece of Mr. Miyagi’s former girlfriend and long-time love Yukie. Daniel ends up fighting with Chozen, the nephew of Sato, the man Yukie refused to marry, to defend his uncle’s honor. Chozen holds a knife to Yumiko’s neck and challenges Daniel to a fight to the death.

Daniel happens upon Kumiko in the Okinawa village and they catch up over drinks. Having inherited her aunt’s home after her death, Kumiko shares a box of letters Mr. Miyagi wrote to Yukie over the years, including one in which he speaks Daniel’s praises. This, along with Kumiko setting up a meeting between Daniel and Chozen, finally leads Daniel on the right path.

3 Chozen Toguchi

While fans knew Chozen would be reprising his role in the third season, his appearance was funnier than fans probably expected. After some awkward conversation, Chozen shows Daniel that there are teachings of Miyagi-do than Mr. Miyagi never taught him. He also fights him in one of the less exciting yet still best fight scenes, pretending that he’s about to hit him hard only to honk his nose and laugh hysterically.

Chozen, a clearly changed man, admits that he had to fight to regain his honor and went through some dark times since their battle. He then goes on to teach Daniel new techniques using pressure points in the body that can take an enemy down.

2 Yuna

A surprise appearance, right before heading back to America after believing that he was unsuccessful in securing a lengthened contract with the Doyona automakers to save his dealership, Yumiko surprises Daniel with an old friend he doesn’t recognize.

Turns out this woman is Yuna, the young girl from the village in Karate Kid II who got caught in a typhoon, right by power lines, but was saved by a brave young Daniel who took her to shelter. She never forgot him risking his life for her. It turns out Yuna grew up to be a successful businesswoman who just so happened to be the Senior Vice President of Sales for none other than Doyona.

1 Ali Mills

Fans hoped that Ali would show up in the new season, but how? There was lots of fan speculation that she might be the talented surgeon brought in to save Miguel’s life. But after a quick blonde-headed fake-out, it was confirmed this wouldn’t be the case.

Would Elisabeth Shue, who had a packed schedule with roles on shows like The Boys, have the time for a cameo in Cobra Kai? It turns out she did. Near the end, Johnny finally gets back on to Facebook, sees her message, and strikes up a conversation. Visiting her mother for Christmas, she meets Johnny for lunch after which they have an impromptu date at the fair where they reminisce about the good ol’ days. Ali then reunites with Daniel as well at a posh country club party where she helps the pair realize how much alike they are. Will this be the last fans see of Ali or will she be back for season four? Fans will have to wait and see.

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