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Love when people with no ties to karate in the show are like "that's not normal"

Do you think that Terry is particularly impressed by any of the Cobra Kai teens? Not just the kids in Cobra Kai, but the Miyagi Do kids as well?

Eh, no, not really? Maybe? No?

I don't think the current generation of Cobra Kai teens is raw enough for Terry. Juxtapose them all with Mike Barnes in the 80's, who was also a teen. Now that was Terry's cup of tea, more like. Mike Barnes never needed to be reminded, told or reprimanded to hurt Daniel, for example, like Tory needed to be with Sam during the tournament, also as an example. Mike Barnes was here winning and losing points, prolonging the agony, scaring Daniel to the point of petrified trauma and where he couldn't even contemplate fighting (even though he very much had the skill), he was throwing him and Jessica off of cliffs and being way too much into it at all, busting into Miyagi's Little Trees and vandalizing the place with Snake and Dennis, stealing the actual little trees that nearly bankrupted both Mr. Miyagi and Daniel, wreaking havoc, wreaking mayhem for a paycheck like the mercenary that he proudly is, busting up things and being a true agent of chaos the likes of which tickles Terry's sadistic appetites just fine. In Terry's own words, he was perfect. Or in Margaret's words, he was obnoxious. Either ways, meanwhile ---

Tory feels too much obvious sympathy for the enemy (Sam).

Tory is also visibly displeased at the referee being bribed.

In Terry's opinion, only a special type of backstabber snitches on themselves.

Robby is on the verge of reconciliating with his neglectful father. Who is also the enemy (Johnny).

Kenny is a bit too young.

Stingray is literally begging and pleading to be let into Cobra Kai.

Who's left? Kyler?

Thing is, from Terry's point of view and based on Terry's tastes and philosophy (and probably an overall generational disconnect), Cobra Kai lacks that bit of 'unf' incarnated in a perfect fighter who has both the skill and the innate mercilessness and downright Machiavellian ruthlessness needed to actually be a star in every sense. I don't think anyone specifically qualifies or stands out in that regard. His standards are quite high. As for the Miyagi Do's? The Miyagi Do's are Miyagi Do's. They're children and he views them like children. Don't think he has an opinion on the Eagle Fangs other than seeing them as lowbrow and a bit of a joke, cruel as that may sound --- Terry is Terry. Which is why him reconnecting with Mike Barnes (in case it does happen in Season 5) seems so valid. Mike Barnes would've been the most rabid, opportunistic dog Terry was ever in possession of where students were concerned and he would've missed and found immense convenience in such violence and tenacity because the kids of today he's surrounded with simply lack it.

Well, in the amounts he prefers it, anyway.

@quirkyrogue I'm mesmerized by this entire article and the details for Robby's character and his relationships with the other characters. But it also shows 3 characters who want to go good for Robby who were Daniel, Shannon, and Tory. Each of his interactions (despite Daniel's mistake and guilt of putting Robby in Juvie) were pure genuine and kindness. Shannon's will to make a change for Robby contrasts Johnny's inability to make a change for Robby. While both parents know they've neglected Robby, Shannon was the one who made the change for Robby, while Johnny lamented and decided to drink away his problems as if they would disappear.

The description of how Robby's presence has a positive affect on others, regarding Sam, Tory, Kenny, and Daniel. He has a positive influence on other characters in contrast to Miguel who is only Sam's boyfriend to Daniel, while Tory didn't really care for Miguel nor did she find him attractive or the special connection she has for Robby.

Robby's genuine influence and his treatment to others make him have a strong bond with others that when he turns his back on Daniel and Johnny to Kreese after being hurt, traumatized, neglected and betrayed it forced the dojos to come together since Robby's skills are excellent and superior. How he had built these relationships with Daniel and his family, Kenny, and Tory is what makes him a central character of the show.

How Cobra Kai Fails Robby Keene

Yes, this is about both the show and the characters in it. And no, this is not meant to hate on the show or any character whatsoever. What I will point out is something the show is showing us through its framing, writing, and narrative choices. These are the 3 keywords I will be using a lot in this essay. Please make sure that you fully understand their meaning to understand what I say better.

[Word count - 3.8k words. I got carried away. What’s new?]

With the disclaimers out of the way, let’s go, baby!

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Robby Keene is easily the most intriguing character in Cobra Kai to me. Mostly because I couldn’t slot him in any archetype when I started watching. 

He isn’t the protagonist – he is billed 5th and introduced all the way in the 4th episode. He is not the quintessential hero or good guy because he is introduced as running scams. That should mean that he is the antagonist? Well, stealing some money so you can have food and having remorse while doing it really disqualifies you for that. He is neither the a-hole with the heart of gold because my guy is so quiet in nature.

The closest I could come up with was him being someone like Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of the Hunger Games series. She doesn’t have a distinct personality because all her energy goes into survival. Similarly, Robby doesn’t fit in any clear archetype because all his energy goes into survival as well. He regularly chucks his self-esteem down the drain and does what he needs to to survive – from running scams to allowing being bullied.

Robby’s story has been fascinating all through S1 to S4. I’m amused at how much prominence he holds in the narrative while simultaneously being treated unfairly than other characters. He is the 4th main character and is directly in competition with Miguel. And things are pretty bleak for the guy…

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No but seriously, why do people like to put so much bullshit on Robby when it comes to Kenny? “Kid’s now in cobra Kai because of Robby, it’s all his fault!” Like surprise asshole 😭 Robby is a kid too!! He is not an adult (like Johnny, Daniel, Silver, Kreese and to go on) he is barely 17, what the hell were you expecting? For the kid to wake up one day and magically forget about his own traumas and became a super Sensei? Like no, get some help instead of putting all the blame in a teenager while avoiding the fact that the adults created all this shit. Robby is a victim as much as Kenny and all the rest of the kids, including Sam, Hawk, Miguel and to go on.

NOT A BULLY

What if Anthony didn't try to fight Kenny that night? What if he stood up to Zack and his fake friends? What if he helped Kenny instead of bullying him?

(HEY GUYS!!! Just thought of a random idea of what ifs: And this came to mind! Enjoy!)

SLIGHT TRIGGER WARNING: Bullying, abuse, slurs

No, no guys you know what's it called? It's the trying-to-not-shit-in-my-pants dance!"

That shouldn't have been something Anthony had said the moment he joined in with his 'friends', Zack, Marcus and Slade verbal onslaught on the new kid; Kenneth or Kenny— something like that. The point is the entire bus was laughing at the African American middle schooler, who slumped in his seat in pure embarrassment. For some reason, the insult he threw at Kenny felt sour…and wrong on his tongue.

It bothered him the entire bus ride. Even after the laughter died down, especially from Zack, Anthony still feels himself in a dispute of what he did. Sighing, he takes out his PS Vita, begins playing Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

"It's whatever. We only insulted him one time. It's not like we will pick on him."

And he's hoping he's right.

— — — — — —

His thoughts from earlier went downhill when he hears Zack say something disturbing.

"Yo let's mess him up in basketball and juke his legs."

"Wait what? Zack, what are we doing?"

The LaRusso middle schooler looks at his friend with widened eyes.

"We're gonna embarrass him in front of the whole gym."

"Zack I thought we were only doing that one time on the bus-"

"Are you gonna be a wimp, LaPusso?"

The slur of his Italian surname cut Anthony's sentence. Irritated, Anthony forces himself to oblige to his blond haired friend's bullying tactics to impress his friends. But the more he thought about it, the more it made Anthony's stomach churn.

Friends don't peer pressure each other into doing bad things, right?

It turns out Kenny— now he remembers, outperforms them in basketball. Zack, Marcus and Slade were all groaning and annoyed at their losses. The moment Anthony tries to mess up Kenny's score however guilty he's feeling right now, the ball bounces on the hoop and before Anthony can move, it slams right on top of his head. This made him fall to the waxed gymnasium floor.

"I'm sorry about that. It was an accident." The meek yet apologetic tone of the new kid reaches Anthony's ears. He looks up to see Kenny lend him a hand, despite a nervous and hesitant expression on his face.

Anthony wanted to slap his hand away, hit him, make him pay. Make him stop talking with Lia which he saw in class earlier. But instantly those thoughts were out of his head, shocked with how cruel and violent he sounded internally.

He takes Kenny's hand, prompting him to lift Anthony up from the floor. He hears footsteps run towards them.

"Anthony are you alright?" The feminine voice of Lia makes him turn heads to see the girl he has a crush on. If he didn't feel embarrassed before, he's much more embarrassed after getting hit on the head with a ball. This was so embarrassing! Bullshit!

"Yeah. It was nothing." Anthony shrugs, feeling queasy from getting caught by Lia getting hurt and with Kenny helping him out. The awkwardness Anthony, until he hears Kenny speak.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hit you with the ball-"

"Dude just drop it okay? It's nothing." Anthony curtly replies, before turning around and getting away. At least he didn't insult him.

The moment he gets to where his friends are, he finds Zack scowling at him.

"What the hell was that?"

"What do you mean? I got hit with a ball."

"Then you should have punched him in the face. You're being a real pussy, LaPusso!"

"Stop calling me that." Anthony warns. He's heard enough with the name slurs.

"Then stop wimping out like a 5 year old. Look," Zack points behind Anthony. "Now Shitty dancer is taking away your so-called girlfriend."

Anthony glances to Zack's direction and to his melancholy and slight envy, he sees Lia being friendly with Kenny. It pains him from seeing this.

"Wow…that's gotta hurt." Marcus adds.

"He's taking your girl LaPusso." Slade comments.

"Are you going to let this kid claim her like his territory, LaPusso?"

The name slurs, along with how Zack was viewing her like nothing more than a piece of meat, made Anthony storm off. Wanting to be far away from his supposed 'friends'. The more he thought, the more he realized how much of a horrible influence Zack and them were to him.

They were like…his sister's friends when she broke up with that douchebag jock, Kyler— very 'big jackass' name. As vague as it was, he found out how rumors were spread around her school because she 'went down on Kyler'. Which was utter bullshit because he knows his sister is better than that and she wouldn't do something gross. But her 'friends' outcasted her from the popular group.

They were similar to his friends. It…frightened him.

Maybe…no, being friends with Zack was a mistake. He thought that by insulting Kenny that one time this morning would impress Zack. But then after doing it himself and hearing Zack and the other two until now tease him all day, he realized how bad Zack is.

His dad and mom would be furious to find out Anthony is friends with a bully. A trio of bullies to be specific.

"I just hope that today is the end of this bullying shit."

— — — — — —

"No."

He says, facing Zack with a glare. He's tired of this shit, it burned and churned his stomach and insides from how messed up Zack and his friends truly are.

Zack forced Anthony to catfish Kenny by posing as a girl online to lure him in as a fan-get together for Dungeon Lord. By dressing as his favorite character.

Not only is this against Anthony's will, but Zack takes his own cellphone and uses it to record Kenny and what they were about to him until Kenny smacks Anthony's phone out of Zack's hand, damaging it on the pavement. Anthony watches in horror as the other 3 bully Kenny and decimate his Dungeon Lord cosplay.

And they finally restrain the poor middle schooler, trying to coerce Anthony to get a free shot and beat him up using his karate skills that were nonexistent in him. It was his last straw.

"What you said LaPusso-"

"I said no. I'm not going to hit him."

Anthony's response caused the atmosphere around them to become tense and cold. The wind being the only thing to make noises, at first.

"So you're going to be a wuss and a pussy? Letting this kid steal your girl and walk all over you?" Zack challenges, stepping towards him.

Anthony seethes through his nostrils, giving his former friend a hardened glare.

"I'm not going to hit him. I'm not going to be a bully. I'm not going to do what you say anymore." Anthony replies. The three boys look at him in shock. "I'm not a bully."

"Oh, so you're going to defend him? You're his protector now, LaPusso?" It's Zack who asks with venom.

"It's LaRusso, Zackass." He spats. "Being friends with you was a mistake."

Zack pushes Anthony from hearing his snark. "You are a real fake piece of shit." He mocks, before clearing his throat "'My name is Anthony LaPusso, I'm a middle schooler who plays Dungeon Lord and Tekken, and loves to be a loser to his rich mommy and daddy like a little pussy-!"

CRACK

The popping of a muscle echoed the air as Zack falls down harshly, shouting while he clutches his nose. Kenny and his captors are flabbergasted by the sight as Anthony punches Zack right in the face.

Even Anthony stood there paralyzed. All he saw was red before he found Zack on the ground. He realizes he punches his former friend when his knuckles begin to hurt.

"You fucking jerk! You--broke my nose!" Came the hollering of Zack. Anthony knew that. He knew he struck first and punched him. He didn't know what came over him but he knew the situation was going to get worse from here.

The next thing he knew, Anthony was on the ground, getting assaulted by three teens. Getting punched, kicked, and shoved on the ground. Kenny, who was released by his captors, sits in pure shock and horror of the events played out. Unable to move, sickened by the violent sight.

As if they knew to stop, the three boys stopped their onslaught and ran off, after hearing dogs barking at them as if they would get caught.

Anthony lays on the dirt ground, clutching his stomach in pain and groaning from the bruises on his face.

He didn't know how long he was laying in the ground for. But his vision of the nighttime sky is obscured by a dark skin and familiar African American teen.

"H-Hey, are you alright?" Kenny asks, hesitancy dripping in his tone. Anthony gives him a deadpan look despite the pain. "S-Sorry, that was a stupid question."

"It doesn't matter. It's whatever." Anthony utters out. He was more worried about the pain and bruises on his face. His parents are going to raise hell on Earth when they see him like this.

"No no it-it does matter. They beat you up. A-And you have a black eye." Kenny tries to reason with him, hesitant if he should help him.

"Why do you care? Shouldn't you leave me here and run because of who I used to be with?" Anthony snaps, yet he coughs out air, causing him to groan in pain from his stomach getting kicked on.

"Because…you…you helped me from getting bullied. From getting hurt. You let them beat you up instead of me." Kenny stammers out. Kenny wants to help the poor teen who saved him.

"W-What are you doing?" Anthony chokes out.

"I'm gonna help you. And take you home."

The younger LaRusso stares at him with bewildered eyes. "You? To take me home? After what I did earlier?"

"Then why did you stop them from hurting me? Because you didn't want to bully me." Kenny cuts him off. "Let me help you. It's the least I can do. Plus I can't leave you by yourself like this."

If Anthony could gape, he would. But the bruises on his face would make him yelp in pain. With no effort to resist, Anthony allows Kenny to lift him up and help him.

"Where do you live?"

"Um…" Despite allowing him to help, he felt reluctant to reveal his address. "1734 Escalon Drive…" He trails off.

The duo managed to get to the LaRusso estate. After a very long walk, they finally reach the familiar driveway of the mansion. Even though Kenny's from Encino himself, he felt small looking at Anthony's place. When they passed by larger mansions, Kenny knew Anthony comes from a family with money.

"This…is your house?" Kenny stammers, looking at the luxury Tuscan-style villa.

"Yeah, it is. My parents own a car dealership franchise." The moment that left Anthony's mouth, it hits Kenny like a truck.

LaRusso…LaRusso Autos.

"Your dad is Daniel LaRusso? The guy who owns multiple car dealerships and a karate dojo?"

"Y-Yeah he is. Wait, you never knew?" Anthony questions him confused. "My last name alone is different from everyone else's. The moment someone mentions LaRusso, everyone in The Valley knows they are talking about my dad and the car dealership franchise."

"Sorry, I just didn't connect it at first." They walk up to the door. Anthony, too dazed to look for his house keys, rings the doorbell.

"Hey," Anthony calls out to Kenny who glances back. "Thanks for…um helping me. I didn't think you'd…you know after what happened."

"It's okay. After you defended me from them, I forgive you for saying what you said back at the bus." Kenny answers.

"It was stupid of me. I shouldn't have said that because it wasn't right of me." Anthony responds weakly.

"You only did it because you wanted to impress them, right?" At Kenny's question, the younger LaRusso nods. "Then they weren't your friends to begin with. They peer-pressured you to do things out of spite."

"Well, looks like I'll be a target too tomorrow." Anthony laments. The fact that he'll be the ire of Zack will trouble him.

"Hey, you can stay with me tomorrow for school. I'm just someone who is new. I can be your friend." Kenny gains Anthony's attention from this. The remaining awkwardness in the atmosphere left, replaced with a friendlier air. "I'm Kenny Payne."

"Anthony LaRusso." He offers Kenny a weak smile.

The door swings open, startling both teens.

"Anthony there y- Oh my god! What the hell happened!? Daniel!" The woman, appearing middle aged with short brown hair in casual clothing, shouts at Anthony with worry. To Kenny, this must be Mrs. LaRusso.

The instant said patriarch of the LaRusso Auto family appears, his face morphs to that of horror and anger.

"Anthony! Are you okay!? What the hell happened!?" Right on cue, Daniel sees Kenny beside his son. "You are…?"

"My name is Kenny, s-sir."

"As much as we'd like to do formalities, can you boys tell me what happened?" Amanda, the fierce mother of Anthony asks.

"Mom…Dad…I can explain…" He muses, his voice dry.

"There were these 3 boys who were bullying me and tried to hurt me. Anthony stopped them and tried to make them leave but they started to attack him and beat him up." Kenny explains for Anthony. "They called him all kinds of slurs and beat him."

The LaRussos were shocked. Their very own, gamer and software geek son stood up for this boy? Without any knowledge of karate? If the situation didn't turn out bad, they would have been ecstatic, especially Daniel. But right now, their youngest child had just been beaten up.

"Really? You saved him from getting hurt?" Daniel asks out, simply astounded.

"Yeah Dad…they wanted to hurt him badly. I just wanted to…help out a friend." He replies while being mindful of the pain.

"They also broke his phone." Kenny takes out the broken iPhone that once belonged to his friend.

"No wonder why I couldn't get a hold of you." Amanda said with frustration.

"I am very glad you stood up for your friend Anthony, but they really beat you up badly." Daniel tells him, eyeing all the marks.

"And you," Amanda faces Kenny "Thank you for bringing our son back to us. I didn't know what could happen if you weren't there to help him home."

Kenny felt shy from the praise. "It-It was just me helping out a friend, Mrs. LaRusso." Kenny repeats what Anthony said.

"Please call me Amanda." Said woman corrects him before she turns to Anthony and takes him.

"Mom, Dad, what is- oh my God Anthony! What happened!?" A feminine voice calls out, appearing as a teenage brunette who has similar features to Anthony.

"Sam, please get me the first aid kit." Amanda instructs her eldest daughter. "Your brother got beaten up by a trio of assholes. His friend brought him home. But please get me the first aid box."

Just as Sam goes back inside, Daniel pats Kenny's shoulder, getting startled.

"Kenny, I'm really glad you helped our son get home. You are a true friend to him. We appreciate you for helping." Daniel praises. Kenny felt a mixture of shyness and joy from hearing this. He gives him a small smile.

"You're welcome Mr. LaRusso."

"Do you live around here?" The male asks. Kenny shakes his head.

"No sir. I live on the other side of Encino."

Daniel's mouth parts open. "So the two of you walked that far to here? Jesus that is a long walk. Let me drive you home. I can make sure you are back safe and sound."

Before Kenny can kindly decline, Anthony speaks up. "Kenny, take my dad's offer. He's really insistent in helping people out of kindness and generosity." This earned a knowing smile from both of his parents.

"Sure Mr. LaRusso. I'll go." Kenny responds. With that Daniel went to go and start his four door Audi sedan.

"Hey." Anthony calls out to Kenny. "See you at school tomorrow?"

Kenny simply smiles. "Yeah, I'll see you at school."

Kenny shows him a fist. Realizing what Kenny is doing, Anthony fist bumps Kenny before the latter joins Mr. LaRusso in the car.

Kenny wasn't a bad person at all…Kenny just became his friend.

The latter thought the same thing about Anthony. He became his first friend.

and this is why my ass is staying FAR away from miguel x reader tumblr fics. most of the ao3 fics on there for him are teen but then for some reason there's an abundance of miguel/johnny on there (not miguel & johnny but miguel/johnny) which concerns me. im just hoping that that they mistagged but... that's a lot of people mistagging.

bruh... like babe seriously? ik that the actors are fine as fuck (and they are fine as fuck) but the characters are minors. like op said, xolo, jacob, gianni, (+ griffin, and dallas and oona tho idk if people are being weird about oona and devon) started out on the show as young as 16 (griffin/dallas/oona even younger than that). they're all grown now but don't be fucking WEIRD!

this is going to be controversial but this fandom is very perverted....i just wanted to see if I could find some new eli fics to celebrate the release of s6 but tell me why the tag is filled with so much smut?!

these characters are canonically MINORS! it makes me feel so gross that there are explicit fics with photos of these literal children on them! xolo, gianni, and jacob were under 18 when cobra kai started, doesn't it make you feel gross that the face of your smutty fic is a child?

i wanted to keep my mouth shut on it but like c'mon. can't we do better?