But as Johnny starts to put Cobra Kai back together, and raise a new generation of bullies, we start to see how he considers Daniel to be the antagonist — stealing his girlfriend and messing with Johnny at the school dance.
We see Johnny in a different light, and it flips the script of what The Karate Kid means.
The biggest surprise about Cobra Kai is that the series helped us see longtime bully Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) through a new lens.
We catch up with the former karate championship 34 years after losing to Daniel (Ralph Macchio) in the All Valley Karate Tournament.