Top 10 Dumbest Mistakes in Cobra Kai
Great idea for a list! "Cobra Kai" is filled with dramatic and sometimes questionable decisions by its characters. Here are some of the most unbalanced decisions made by characters on the show up to season 5:
1. **Johnny Lawrence Fighting Solo** - Johnny often takes on battles by himself without backup, leading to some disastrous consequences.
2. **Destroying Johnny's Car** - Daniel LaRusso's decision to destroy Johnny's car in a fit of rage reignites their rivalry and sets off a chain of negative events.
3. **Trying to Take Down Kreese** - Multiple characters have attempted to take down Kreese, often underestimating his cunning and ending up in worse situations.
4. **Robby Joining Cobra Kai** - Robby Keene's decision to join Cobra Kai creates conflict with his father, Johnny, and sets him on a darker path.
5. **Miguel Fighting with an Injured Back** - Miguel Diaz's decision to fight despite his injury showcases his determination but also his recklessness.
6. **Samantha's Decision to Confront Tory Alone** - Samantha LaRusso often confronts Tory Nichols without backup, leading to intense and dangerous encounters.
7. **Hawk's Aggression** - Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz's aggressive actions, such as vandalism and bullying, often backfire and complicate his relationships.
8. **Daniel Reopening Miyagi-Do** - Daniel LaRusso's decision to reopen Miyagi-Do to counter Cobra Kai reignites old rivalries and creates new conflicts.
9. **Amanda Confronting Kreese** - Amanda LaRusso's attempts to confront Kreese directly often escalate the situation rather than defusing it.
10. **Kreese Manipulating Students** - John Kreese's manipulative tactics, like pitting students against each other, often lead to chaos and violence.
These decisions not only drive the plot forward but also highlight the complex and often flawed nature of the characters. Including these in your list will surely resonate with fans of the show!
1. **Johnny Lawrence Fighting Solo** - Johnny often takes on battles by himself without backup, leading to some disastrous consequences.
2. **Destroying Johnny's Car** - Daniel LaRusso's decision to destroy Johnny's car in a fit of rage reignites their rivalry and sets off a chain of negative events.
3. **Trying to Take Down Kreese** - Multiple characters have attempted to take down Kreese, often underestimating his cunning and ending up in worse situations.
4. **Robby Joining Cobra Kai** - Robby Keene's decision to join Cobra Kai creates conflict with his father, Johnny, and sets him on a darker path.
5. **Miguel Fighting with an Injured Back** - Miguel Diaz's decision to fight despite his injury showcases his determination but also his recklessness.
6. **Samantha's Decision to Confront Tory Alone** - Samantha LaRusso often confronts Tory Nichols without backup, leading to intense and dangerous encounters.
7. **Hawk's Aggression** - Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz's aggressive actions, such as vandalism and bullying, often backfire and complicate his relationships.
8. **Daniel Reopening Miyagi-Do** - Daniel LaRusso's decision to reopen Miyagi-Do to counter Cobra Kai reignites old rivalries and creates new conflicts.
9. **Amanda Confronting Kreese** - Amanda LaRusso's attempts to confront Kreese directly often escalate the situation rather than defusing it.
10. **Kreese Manipulating Students** - John Kreese's manipulative tactics, like pitting students against each other, often lead to chaos and violence.
These decisions not only drive the plot forward but also highlight the complex and often flawed nature of the characters. Including these in your list will surely resonate with fans of the show!
Transcript
00:00I mean, if this guy's with you, what the hell, Daniel?
00:02This is just a giant misunderstanding.
00:05Oh, if this is misunderstanding, you better call ambulance.
00:09Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 dumbest mistakes
00:14in Cobra Kai.
00:15I told you.
00:16This was inevitable.
00:17For this list, we'll be looking at the most unbalanced decisions made by characters on
00:27the Karate Kid sequel show.
00:29If you're not caught up on the martial arts melodrama up to season 5, be on guard
00:34for spoilers.
00:35Want to share more false moves from your favorite characters?
00:38Step into the comments below.
00:41Number 10.
00:43Robby tries to fight alone.
00:45During a beach trip with the LaRussos, Robby discovers his old gang is stealing from people.
00:50He single-handedly confronts the unruly goons while recording the encounter to promote Miyagi
00:55Unfortunately, Robby brought his fists to an orf fight.
01:04The goons hit him with a surprise attack because they don't believe in honor.
01:08Luckily, Daniel arrives to save the day before Robby could be too seriously harmed.
01:14Daniel's refusal to publish the footage as promotion for Miyagi-Do teaches his pupil
01:18a valuable lesson that karate shouldn't be used to make viral videos.
01:25Additionally, Robby's poorly planned confrontation was also a lesson in knowing when to pick
01:36your battles.
01:44Number 9.
01:45Pressuring Miguel to fight.
01:47It's been a hard year for Miguel leading up to the pivotal 51st annual All-Valley tournament.
01:52After recovering from a severe back injury, his sensei Johnny kept pushing him to defeat
01:57Cobra Kai on a big stage.
02:00Miguel's also pressured into showing no mercy to his friend Eli.
02:14And to top it all off, the young fighter aggravates his old back injury while competing.
02:19But Johnny ignores all of that and continues to push Miguel when he's clear to fight.
02:34The insurmountable pressure causes the young fighter to run away to Mexico to find his
02:38father.
02:39If Johnny had just eased up, Miguel might have stayed behind and fought.
02:43But the sensei's bad attitude pushed his surrogate son into his dangerous biological
02:48father's arms.
02:58Number 8.
03:00Louis destroys Johnny's car.
03:02After Cobra Kai's controversial entry into the All-Valley tournament, Daniel's cousin
03:06Louis proposes sending a harsh message to their sensei Johnny.
03:18This most dishonorable suggestion is immediately shut down.
03:22However, Louis and a pair of bikers still insist on vandalizing and torching Johnny's
03:26beloved Pontiac Firebird.
03:36This boneheaded decision leads to all the vandalizers getting knocked around by the
03:40Cobra Kai sensei.
03:42Although Daniel replaces the car for free, the vehicle incident increases the tension
03:46between him and Johnny.
03:47Louis' reckless behavior also temporarily costs him his job at LaRusso Auto Group.
03:52He should have known there would be consequences to picking a fight with the karate master.
04:09Number 7.
04:10Wearing the FBI shirts.
04:19During Johnny and Robbie's quest to find Miguel in Mexico, the father and son are forced
04:23to change their outfits after their shirts get dirty.
04:26The duo decides to throw on a pair of matching novelty FBI shirts.
04:30While this decision would normally just be tacky, it veers into wildly idiotic territory
04:35because Johnny knows that Miguel's father is a dangerous man.
04:39As soon as a crooked pop hears that people with FBI shirts are walking around, he flees
04:43with his son.
04:48Johnny's shirt also causes him to get into a scrap with a fighter that works for Miguel's
04:53dad.
04:54The Cobra Kai sensei could have avoided an intense match and reunited with his surrogate
04:58son sooner if he had worn a different shirt.
05:08Number 6.
05:10Kreese tries to control Silver.
05:19When Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang united against Cobra Kai, Sensei John Kreese turned to his
05:24old unstable army buddy slash businessman Terry Silver.
05:28The crooked entrepreneur tried to leave karate behind after his last scheme against Daniel
05:32at the All-Valley Tournament crashed and burned.
05:35But Kreese manages to manipulate Silver into becoming a Cobra Kai sensei once more.
05:40However, this alliance majorly backfires.
05:43Kreese's attempt to control Silver's increasingly erratic actions caused their relationship
05:48to become increasingly strained.
05:50Eventually, the businessman decides he has had enough of being told what to do.
06:01Silver then executes a scheme that ends up framing an old friend for assault.
06:10Kreese would have avoided jail time if he didn't try to lean on his most unstable
06:14and scheming friend.
06:24Number 5.
06:26Moon makes Cobra Kai's and Miyagi-Do's mingle.
06:41After the kindly Moon attempts to make Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do's students bond by inviting
06:45them to a party, it becomes clear that this was a big mistake.
06:50During the party, Sam LaRusso gets intoxicated and kisses Miguel while his girlfriend Tori
06:54sees.
06:56The consequences of that decision don't become clear until after Robby takes Sam to
06:59Johnny's place to sleep it off.
07:01When a concerned Daniel tracks his daughter down, he loses his cool and gets into another
07:05serious fight with Johnny.
07:07In the end, the kiss carries the biggest consequence.
07:21It becomes a motivation for Tori to start a fight with Sam that turns into a big school
07:25brawl.
07:26Moon's innocent gesture for peace indirectly spiraled into an all-out hallway war.
07:37Number 4.
07:38Amanda tries to take Kreese down.
07:51A violent clash between Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do students at an arcade inspires Amanda to confront
07:56John Kreese in his own dojo.
07:59Irritated by the sensei's nonchalance about the situation, she impulsively slaps him in
08:04the face.
08:05Amanda also pushes the situation further and demands to get authorities involved.
08:09But by the time she makes good on that threat, Kreese has already filed a restraining order
08:13against her for assault.
08:27As a final measure, Amanda tries to convince the sensei's landlord to stop renting the
08:31dojo out.
08:32But Kreese overpowers the building owner's goons and sends snakes to her job for good
08:36measure.
08:37While it's nice to see Amanda step up in the karate war, she simply wasn't ready
08:42to battle Kreese.
08:54Number 3.
08:55Tory attacks the LaRusso home.
09:07Members of the Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang camps try to bring their two dojos together to fight
09:11their common Cobra Kai enemy.
09:13However, negotiations don't go that smoothly, and they have to pause the peace summit when
09:18Tory leads Cobra Kai in a raid on Sam's house.
09:21While it ends up being one of the best fights of the series, it represents one of Tory's
09:25worst moves on the show.
09:35Not only did the surprise attack bring Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang students closer together, but
09:40it also caused the talented hawk to defect from Cobra Kai completely.
09:44The brawl also led to Daniel and Johnny putting aside their differences to team up.
09:48Tory's terrible assault ultimately brought two of her worst enemies together.
09:57Number 2.
09:58Mike, Chosen, and Johnny break into Silver's home.
10:12Mike Barnes was understandably upset after his former Cobra Kai ally reduced his furniture
10:17store to ashes.
10:19Eventually, he convinces Chosen and Johnny to break into Silver's home so they can
10:23all take the villain down.
10:25Within minutes of arriving inside, Mike gets knocked unconscious by two cheap blows.
10:30Johnny is also attacked by five Cobra Kai senseis at the same time, and Chosen suffers
10:40the worst fate when a dishonorable Silver slices a Miyagi-Do sensei when his back is
10:45turned.
10:46While the trio's efforts stalled Silver and his goons for a while, the three men could
10:49have fought their enemies in a better location if they had just been patient.
10:54Mike, Chosen, and Johnny might have avoided pain if they hadn't rushed into the snake
10:58stem.
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11:21Number 1.
11:23Johnny Gives Kreese a Second Chance Shortly after Cobra Kai wins an All-Valley
11:27title, Johnny Lawrence's old sensei John Kreese comes out of the woodworks.
11:31The blonde fighter initially refuses his old mentor's attempts to return to Cobra Kai.
11:36Johnny changes his mind after learning that Kreese has fallen on hard times, but no good
11:51deed goes unpunished.
11:53Kreese slowly slithers his way into the hearts of various Cobra Kai students.
11:57The entire dojo soon becomes loyal to him.
12:06During Kreese's tenure, he teaches students toxic principles, helps give Silver power,
12:11and even turns Robby against his father.
12:14It was decent of Johnny to give an old enemy a chance at redemption, but there's no question
12:18that giving John Kreese an inch was one of the biggest mistakes in Cobra Kai.