Top 10 Saddest Cobra Kai Moments
Certainly! "Cobra Kai" isn't just about action; it's packed with emotional and dramatic moments that leave a lasting impact. Here are some of the most poignant and heart-wrenching scenes from the first four seasons:
### Emotional Moments in "Cobra Kai"
1. **Daniel's Betrayal of Robby**
- The fallout between Daniel and Robby after the latter feels betrayed by Daniel's mentorship choices, leading to a significant rift in their relationship.
2. **Miyagi-Do Dojo Trashed**
- The heartbreaking scene where the Miyagi-Do dojo, symbolizing Mr. Miyagi's legacy, is vandalized and destroyed, impacting Daniel and his students deeply.
3. **Hawk Breaking Demitri's Arm**
- The shocking moment when Hawk, driven by anger and loyalty to Cobra Kai, betrays his friend Demitri by breaking his arm during a confrontation.
4. **Johnny's Struggles and Redemption**
- Johnny Lawrence's journey of redemption and personal struggles, including moments of reflection and regret, adds depth and poignancy to his character arc.
5. **Robby's Conflicts and Choices**
- Robby Keene's internal conflicts and choices, torn between different loyalties and father figures, often lead to emotional and pivotal moments.
6. **Tory's Backstory**
- Exploring Tory Nichols' difficult upbringing and motivations behind her actions adds a layer of sympathy and complexity to her character.
These scenes not only showcase the intense drama of "Cobra Kai" but also highlight the deeper emotional themes and character dynamics at play. If there are other dark or emotional moments you found particularly impactful, feel free to share!
### Emotional Moments in "Cobra Kai"
1. **Daniel's Betrayal of Robby**
- The fallout between Daniel and Robby after the latter feels betrayed by Daniel's mentorship choices, leading to a significant rift in their relationship.
2. **Miyagi-Do Dojo Trashed**
- The heartbreaking scene where the Miyagi-Do dojo, symbolizing Mr. Miyagi's legacy, is vandalized and destroyed, impacting Daniel and his students deeply.
3. **Hawk Breaking Demitri's Arm**
- The shocking moment when Hawk, driven by anger and loyalty to Cobra Kai, betrays his friend Demitri by breaking his arm during a confrontation.
4. **Johnny's Struggles and Redemption**
- Johnny Lawrence's journey of redemption and personal struggles, including moments of reflection and regret, adds depth and poignancy to his character arc.
5. **Robby's Conflicts and Choices**
- Robby Keene's internal conflicts and choices, torn between different loyalties and father figures, often lead to emotional and pivotal moments.
6. **Tory's Backstory**
- Exploring Tory Nichols' difficult upbringing and motivations behind her actions adds a layer of sympathy and complexity to her character.
These scenes not only showcase the intense drama of "Cobra Kai" but also highlight the deeper emotional themes and character dynamics at play. If there are other dark or emotional moments you found particularly impactful, feel free to share!
Transcript
00:00Get out of here!
00:02Please!
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 saddest Cobra Kai scenes.
00:13Don't you get it? They're never gonna stop making fun of me. I'm a loser!
00:17That's not true.
00:20For this list, we're looking at some of the most dramatic and emotional moments from the first four seasons of this show.
00:25If you're not caught up yet, consider this your spoiler alert.
00:30Did we miss a particularly dark moment? Remind us in the comments.
00:35Number 10. John Kreese takes over.
00:38The hell do you think you're doing?
00:39What does it look like? I'm teaching my students.
00:42Everyone told Johnny it was a mistake to let Sensei John Kreese back into his life.
00:46After all, the hardcore sensei had a reputation for essentially brainwashing and attacking students.
00:52But since Johnny was looking for a second chance in his life, he thought Kreese deserved one too.
00:57The brutal sensei was let back into Cobra Kai and trusted with students.
01:02But in the end, Kreese betrayed his former disciple by encouraging kids to have no mercy and stealing the dojo.
01:09I did warn you about this.
01:12I told you not to show weakness.
01:16Get out.
01:18This is my dojo.
01:19All Johnny wanted to do was get his life together and bring back Cobra Kai the right way.
01:24It was devastating when Kreese manipulated him yet again and poisoned a well-intentioned dream.
01:30This was a mistake.
01:36You want Cobra Kai.
01:40It's yours.
01:41Number 9. The Halloween Party.
01:43Better watch out, Ria. That bum's not here to save you this time.
01:46That's not a bum, he's my sensei.
01:48Miguel initially wanted to learn karate to defend himself against the people in his school who constantly harassed him.
01:54He got his chance to break out his new fighting skills at a school Halloween party.
01:58After listening in on a conversation Kyler's having with his twisted pals, Miguel decides to go on the offensive.
02:04But there are just too many opponents for Miguel to take on all at once.
02:08They get the best of him and beat him senseless.
02:10No, no, no! Grab him! Get him!
02:12Let me go!
02:14Watch out! Pick him up!
02:16No, no!
02:18Come on, Kai!
02:20After the harrowing scene, Johnny finds Miguel crumpled on the floor.
02:24But things don't get better from there.
02:26Once Miguel's mom learns about what happened, she asks Johnny to stay away from her son.
02:31I don't want you ever coming near my son again. Do you understand me?
02:36I'm sorry. I should never have gotten involved.
02:38No! Cobra Kai never does!
02:40Number 8. Dehawking Hawk.
02:42Who did this?
02:44Cobra Kai.
02:47What?
02:49Kreese and Silver did this. They need to pay.
02:51Before Hawk got a reputation as a powerful fighter,
02:54he was just a shy kid named Eli who was self-conscious about the scar on his face.
02:58One of the main ways he decided to help pull focus from his lip was by getting an iconic mohawk.
03:04I'm flipping the script.
03:06Wait, are you the kid with the lip?
03:08Nice cut, bro.
03:09Unfortunately, his hairstyle doesn't last after he leaves Cobra Kai for a new dojo.
03:14When Hawk least expects it, his old allies attack him and cut off his mohawk.
03:19Their choice to destroy the main symbol of Eli's transformation absolutely shatters his confidence.
03:25It's tough to watch someone who was once so lively and sure of himself
03:29feel like the only thing that made him special is gone.
03:33Eli, what happened?
03:40Number 7. Trashing Miyagi-Do.
03:43Let's finish the fight.
03:45While Hawk was still hanging out with his Cobra Kai buddies,
03:51he took part in a horrible act of vandalism.
03:54After losing a public fight against Miyagi-Do students,
03:57he decided to take his negative emotions out on the dojo.
04:00Hawk and a few of his Cobra cronies utterly wrecked the Miyagi-Do dojo.
04:04While the damage to the buildings was bad on its own,
04:07they really crossed the line by stealing Mr. Miyagi's Medal of Honor.
04:11They even took Mr. Miyagi's Medal of Honor.
04:14Dad?
04:21The devastated look on Daniel's face as he uncovers each act of vandalism speaks volumes.
04:27It was clear that Cobra Kai's destructive acts hurt him more than a punch ever could.
04:33Hell, I know you don't earn a Medal of Honor by stealing it.
04:39Number 6. Kenny gets harassed by his peers.
04:42My life has been miserable.
04:45They chased me, beat me up.
04:50Everything about Kenny's story in his debut episode is pretty tragic.
04:54On his very first day at a new school,
04:57he starts getting harassed by a group led by Anthony LaRusso.
05:00Kenny also has to spend a lot of time home alone
05:03due to busy parents and the fact that his brother's in juvie.
05:07Everything starts looking up when a girl from his school
05:09supports Kenny's cosplay and invites him to meet up.
05:12Unfortunately, this meeting was just part of a cruel prank
05:16Anthony and his friends were playing.
05:18He's wearing glitter, you gotta get a close-up of that.
05:20Stop it.
05:21You gotta post that.
05:22No, don't!
05:24Watching Kenny cower in fear from his tormentors is heartbreaking.
05:28The poor kid gets harassed so much,
05:30he's unfortunately driven right into the hands of Cobra Kai.
05:34I don't know how I'm gonna keep going.
05:38I don't feel safe.
05:39Yeah!
05:41Number 5.
05:42Hawk breaks Dmitri's arm.
05:44While Hawk was really drinking the Cobra Kai Kool-Aid,
05:48he aimed a lot of his venom directly at his former best friend Dmitri.
05:52It was awful watching their tight bond slowly crumble away.
05:56Take it down or we take you down.
05:59You'd actually hurt me?
06:01But their lowest point comes during a fight in a laser tag arena.
06:05After Hawk gets the best of Dmitri, the Cobra Kais aren't satisfied.
06:09They pressure Eli to break the arm of his old friend.
06:13No, please stop!
06:13Eli, stop!
06:14Stop!
06:15It's- it's me!
06:16Don't do it!
06:17No!
06:19Help me!
06:20Do it!
06:21Finish him!
06:22Although Dmitri begs to walk away,
06:24Hawk goes through with the dark act.
06:26In the aftermath, we witness a Miyagi-Do student scream in pain
06:31and a Cobra Kai disciple become full of regret.
06:34But we don't see any evidence that Dmitri and Hawk were ever friends.
06:58Over the course of the series,
06:59Johnny and Miguel went from having a strict sensei and student relationship
07:03to behaving more like a father and son.
07:06Although they didn't always express their feelings openly,
07:09it's obvious they cared about each other.
07:11That's why Miguel didn't hesitate to get his heavily intoxicated
07:15and battered sensei to bed in the party time episode.
07:18After Johnny settles in,
07:19he gives an emotional speech about being a father.
07:22Oh, I want to be a father to you.
07:25I really do.
07:27I try to protect you.
07:28I try to be there for you.
07:30Just suck at it.
07:31I really suck at it.
07:32But in a crushing twist,
07:34it's revealed that the speech is meant for his son Robbie.
07:37I love you.
07:40I love you too, Robbie.
07:42Miguel is absolutely devastated by Johnny's words.
07:46We struggled not to cry along with him
07:48as he painfully turned away from his father figure.
07:52Daniel betrays Robbie.
07:54Robbie, I need to apologize to you.
07:56But I caused all of this.
07:58I'm the one who-
07:58I know you blame yourself, but I let you down.
08:01During an intense fight,
08:02Miyagi-Do student Robbie accidentally commits a serious crime.
08:06The frightened kid immediately runs away from the scene.
08:09Robbie's mentor Daniel eventually finds the disheveled young man
08:13after a long search.
08:14At first, it seems like the two are going to figure out
08:16a way out of this bad situation on their own.
08:19Unfortunately, Daniel decided to tell the cops
08:21that Robbie was ready to face justice.
08:23What did you do?
08:24I told him that you're going to turn yourself in.
08:26Trust me, the sentence will be much lighter this way.
08:28No, no, no, no, I can't.
08:29You can and you have to, Robbie.
08:30You just kept me talking so I wouldn't leave.
08:32No, I was trying to help you.
08:33The confused and hurt young fighter is left with no choice but to get arrested.
08:38Robbie thought he could completely trust his sensei,
08:41but Daniel's move pushed the kid away from the light
08:44and into a truly dark place.
08:46I will visit you every day, I promise.
08:49Don't bother.
08:52Number two, Miguel Falls.
08:54The bad blood between Miyagi-Do and Cobra Kai students
08:58boiled over and culminated in a massive fight between the two dojos.
09:02After Miguel shows mercy during the end of the clash,
09:05Robbie kicks him over a high railing.
09:14The young Cobra Kai student is left motionless and unconscious on the stairs.
09:18Once Miguel reaches the hospital,
09:20it's unclear if he'll ever fully recover.
09:23Just when we think this scene could not hurt more,
09:26we hear the voicemail he left Johnny before the accident.
09:29I'll come by the dojo after school.
09:31My mom's working tonight,
09:32so maybe we can grab a burger at that place you like?
09:35All right, talk to you later.
09:36We were left wondering if the injury could have been prevented
09:39if the message had been heard earlier.
09:41Since Miguel's tragedy was one of the last scenes shown in 2019,
09:46fans were left with this depressing ending until the show returned in 2021.
09:51Miguel is in the hospital because of you.
09:53He showed mercy to Robbie King because of you.
09:55If he dies, that's on you.
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10:12Tommy was one of the original Cobra Kai's from the first Karate Kid movie.
10:17After he gets grim news from doctors,
10:19he gets a visit from Johnny and friends.
10:21The group of Cobra Kai students have a blast hanging out and fighting together.
10:26Tommy and Johnny also have an emotional heart-to-heart
10:28while camping in the woods.
10:30But suddenly, tragedy strikes.
10:32Tommy and Johnny are in the hospital because of you.
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10:39But suddenly, tragedy strikes.
10:42When Johnny wakes up,
10:43he sees his friends desperately trying to revive Tommy.
10:46But it's too late.
10:48Tommy, wake up!
10:50Come on!
10:51Tommy!
10:53Empty space.
10:55Don't do this.
10:55Tommy, wake up!
10:56What are we living for?
10:59Rob Garrison played Tommy to perfection in this episode.
11:02Sadly, the actor passed away the same year this episode aired.
11:06Every time we revisit this tragic episode,
11:09we feel the weight of losing both Tommy and the unforgettable Rob Garrison.
11:14You still got one thing that's more important than anything, Johnny.
11:19What's that?
11:22Time.
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