He then attacks Miyagi after the latter stops from seriously injuring Johnny before getting beaten with little effort. Kreese verbally berates Johnny for losing, breaks his trophy and chokes him and even harms his students Bobby and Tommy, thus showing everyone that he is a sore loser. For him, life is a battlefield, and one must fight for it by any means necessary, much like a soldier willing to do anything to survive in the battlefield. Miyagi, but unlike him, Kreese sees his students are more like soldiers than martial artists, which caused him to be unforgiving towards his teaching. During the All-Valley Tournament, he showed how low he was willing to stoop in order to win by instructing Bobby to put Daniel out of commission during the semifinals and Johnny to sweep his leg in the finals.ĭespite being a soldier like Mr. John Kreese was a vicious and ruthless teacher who taught his students to be ruthless and merciless against their opponents. He is also portrayed by Barrett Carnahan during Kreese's flashback scenes. He is portrayed by Martin Kove, who also played Ericson in Rambo: First Blood Part II. Managing to retake the dojo for himself through nefarious means and poising to install his beliefs in a new generation of students, Kreese's grasp over the new Cobra Kai puts former rivals Lawrence and LaRusso together to end Kreese's legacy. Miyagi twice, Kreese retreated from the valley for several decades, but resurfaced years later when Lawrence restarted the Cobra Kai dojo. After being defeated by LaRusso and his teacher Mr. He is the arch-nemesis of Johnny Lawrence (who was also his former best student) and Daniel LaRusso. He is a deranged karate sensei and Vietnam war veteran who founded the infamous Cobra Kai dojo, where he taught his students a philosophy of "no mercy", encouraging generations of bullies. He serves as the overarching antagonist of Season 1, the main antagonist of Season 2 and Season 3 (and the main protagonist of his flashback arc), the overarching antagonist of Season 4 and the overarching anti-hero of Season 5. Kreese returns as the main antagonist of the YouTube Red/Netflix series, Cobra Kai. John Kreese, known mononymously as Kreese, is the main antagonist of The Karate Kid franchise, serving as the main antagonist of The Karate Kid, the opening antagonist of The Karate Kid Part II and the overarching antagonist of The Karate Kid Part III. ~ John Kreese after his return in Cobra Kai. ~ John Kreese to Johnny Lawrence after taking his Cobra Kai dojo from him at the end of Season 2 of Cobra Kai. One day you will thank me for this Johnny. ~ John Kreese congratulating Johnny Lawrence for winning the All Valley Karate Tournament at the end of Season 1 of Cobra Kai. Everyone closed the book on us, they thought we were done, but now they see that the real story's only just begun. You did what I always thought you could do. An enemy deserves no mercy.Ĭongratulations. Here, in the streets, in competition, a man confronts you, he is the enemy.
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