Many rivalries have been established in Cobra Kai, and season 5 can explore each of them in a distinct way. Through four seasons, the theme of rivalry has been at the center of Cobra Kai – a direct consequence of The Karate Kid's legacy. Whether for karate disputes or for much more complex reasons, personal feuds are one of the most, if not the most, used plot lines on the show.
Obviously, for a story based on a sport, competition and rivalries naturally come with it. However, the problem for the Cobra Kai characters is that their rivalries often lead to negative effects on their lives and the lives of their friends. Not only that, thanks to senseis like Kreese and his strike first Cobra Kai mentality, those personal affairs are used to justify terrible actions and start major conflicts. Cobra Kai's iconic school fight and the LaRusso home invasion are perfect examples.
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From senseis to students, almost every character in Cobra Kai has their own rival. Some of those rivalries are restricted to the mat, while others are played out in the characters' everyday lives. With feuds like Miguel and Robby's going for almost the entire show, Cobra Kai season 5 may be the time for some characters' issues with each other finally be resolved.
Cobra Kai's original rivalry – the one that has been carried since Karate Kid. At this point, being always at odds with each other seems almost like an automatic behavior for Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence. While Cobra Kai season 3 had promised that those two would finally work together, season 4 proved that it would not be that easy. From their first lesson together in the mission to stop Cobra Kai, Daniel and Johnny
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