We are 3 weeks away from the battle for the Soul of the Valley, and on December 9th, we
finally got the official trailer for Cobra Kai Season 4! With some of the teasers seen
this past year, we finally had some answers for some scenes, and as always, we also got
left with more questions. Will Johnny and Daniel stay together as a team? Will Terry
get the best of Daniel? Will Kreese get the best of Johnny? With so much riding on the
line, December 31st can't get here fast enough to answer these questions. In the meantime,
this is my breakdown and theory of everything we know about Cobra Kai Season 4 so far.
First, let's break down the official trailer shot-by-shot or rather scene by scene. As
we see Johnny gearing up to train by loading up his mix tape into his Walkman and tightening
his headband, we hear Daniel telling Amanda that “if he and Johnny can work together
and win, Cobra Kai will be out of business," as they get ready to teach their combined
class. We cut back to Day 1 of training at the end of Season 3, where Johnny is giving
his speech to the class, and we see him sparring with Hawk. Daniel is then shown sparring with
Demitri. We finally see the end of the shot where everyone is meditating in Miyagi-Do,
and we see Miguel is there, with Johnny trying to keep his focus but starts to watch everyone
else. Similar to Season 2's cement truck training, Johnny takes some of the Miyagi-Do students
for some very unorthodox training in what he's teaching them to take some kind of ECW
bump and getting them to land on some mattresses from high up. Daniel advises that they're
going to get “sued” in what seems to be some more unorthodox training – the first
with a barrel being lit on fire, and the next shot where Demitri is restrained by tape with
a couch cushion on him, and Johnny telling him to “tighten up that core.” As we hear
Kreese telling the class “the enemies are working together,” we see Johnny being open
minded about Miyagi-Do and waxing the car, as he practices the motion and then spits
in his hand for Daniel to shake it. As we cut back to Kreese inside the dojo, telling
the students that the enemies are combining their styles, we cut back to Daniel doing
push ups on his knuckles (an old Cobra Kai training method), while Johnny looks on in
a scene from previous trailers where Johnny and Daniel were training inside a warehouse,
followed by Daniel training with the pitching machine like Miguel did in Season 1, with
Johnny cheering him on. As Tory and Kyler walk into the Cobra Kai dojo, they see Robby
standing there in a full Cobra Kai gi as if he's teaching (which I presume to be not long
after the Season 3 House Fight). Part of Kreese's speech gets cut as we see him visit an old
familiar friend – Terry Silver, convincing him that he's the only other person that knows
how to teach Cobra Kai. As Terry Silver shows that he still has what it takes to do some
real damage, Kreese simply laughs and asks, “you miss this, don't you?” as we see
Silver tying his hair back once again. As Cobra Kai dons some new gear with Kreese and
Silver standing together at the head of the class, Silver is shown talking to Kreese at
dinner, saying “I just want to make sure this time, we win.” In what seems to be
a correct prediction by many of you with Robby using Miyagi-Do to his advantage while now
being part of Cobra Kai, he claims to know the enemy's playbook and is shown teaching
the class some of Miyagi-Do's defense techniques. Silver is then shown goading Robby in either
some one-on-one training or with Robby trying to take out his frustration, and Silver easily
counters and disarms Robby, telling him that “a man can't stand, he can't fight.” As
we hear the words “Daniel LaRusso,” we get some flashbacks to Karate Kid 3 and what
we presume to be a face off at the Miyagi-Do Dojo, with Kreese and Silver approaching Daniel
and Johnny. Kreese uses his tricks once again to try to make Johnny turn against Daniel,
and to an extent, we see it working as Johnny looks on to Daniel training Miguel and the
Eagle Fang students in the way of Miyagi-Do. This presumably also leads to a conversation
with Daniel and Johnny at the bar, with Daniel claiming he “wants what's best for Miguel
and all of your students,” and Johnny replying “Oh, so know you know what's best for Miguel?”
We then cut to a shot of Cobra Kai students at the prom – Kyler, Edwin, and what seems
to be Piper, Moon's ex-girlfriend. As Miguel and Sam are seen dancing, we cut to see Tory
and Robby walking in together, as they're both seen by Miguel and Sam while overhearing
Johnny telling Daniel “you circle around your problems your whole life, waiting for
trouble to show up at your doorstep.” Daniel insists that “you can't strike first with
this guy,” with Terry Silver staring at someone past the camera, more than likely
after a confrontation in a locker room (presumably at the Dojo or the Tournament). Terry is shown
confronting Daniel at the convenience store insisting “he has a little bit of Cobra
Kai in him,” and we then cut to Daniel training once again. Daniel is shown training Miyagi-Do
students again, with Miguel jumping rope with chains, and Robby telling Daniel “everyone
thinks their way is the only way...” as we cut back to Tory sparring in Cobra Kai.
Daniel and Demitri are shown sparring again in gis, we see Johnny training Miguel and
the Eagle Fang students again (presumably after the team splits up), and we then cut
back to a scene where previously I thought it was Hawk attacking Robby inside the Cobra
Kai dojo, but we see now it's Robby sparring with Kyler and someone else "Chozen-style."
Daniel is visiting Miyagi's grave once again, where we also see Johnny and Carmen presumably
talking to Miguel about them being together, and we see the new kid Kenny walking through
school and stepping into Cobra Kai with Robby narrating “Truth is, it doesn't matter which
way you fight as long as it works.” We then see Hawk staring down both Robby and Kenny,
with Miguel also there, while cutting back to Silver saying, “no fighting before the
tournament.” Sam is also there during the Hawk and Robby staredown, in the confrontation
with Cobra Kai next to Miguel, Tory also staring back from the other side, and we hear a voice
saying (more than likely Daniel) “we'll settle this on the mat.” We see Silver and
Kreese bowing to each other, as do Daniel and Johnny in their gis at the tournament.
We hear Ron at the All-Valley meeting proposing some kind of new stipulation or match up (something
that Daniel may have likely proposed) that would “Revolutionize the tournament,”
with George saying “God help us all.” As we are being welcomed onto the mat, we
see Robby flipping onto the mat, Sam showing off some Sais, and possibly Miguel dueling
not with a Miyagi-Do student, but with a Locust Valley Student. This could mean that Darryl
Vidal could make a return as a sensei or simply his school is back in the tournament, but
I wouldn't be surprised with the former statement as his name has been mentioned both in Season
2 and 3.
Let's talk about some of my previous speculations and see if they still hold up, or if we can
now debunk them with the trailer coming out. One of the first theories that has been persistently
talked about since the end of Season 3 is the possibility that Daniel and Johnny will
eventually split ways. During the All-Valley teaser, I speculated that this could be unlikely,
but now I think this theory can actually hold up. With the heated conversation in the bar
and with Kreese playing more tricks on Johnny's insecurity with Daniel training Miguel, it
is clear in some of the shots of the trailer that they eventually start to train their
students separately. Funny enough, in the breakdown of the TUDUM skit and the teaser
shown then, this was also hinted at with the Eagle attacking Xolo, solidifying him as Eagle
Fang. As I also mentioned at this time, Cobra Kai will often throw in hints in skits, interviews,
the video game, etc for things that are likely to happen in the future of the show. Despite
all of this, I still think that it's very likely that although they are competing separately,
they will still work toward the common goal of taking down Cobra Kai. I can't help but
feel that Daniel is asking Johnny for some help with his eventual and most likely fight
with Terry Silver, and with Johnny more than likely going for another fight with Kreese.
One of the earlier points I mentioned is that it's possible that Mike Barnes could make
an appearance, because the series constantly drilling it into our heads that Daniel is
a two-time All-Valley Champion, though it glosses over the fact that Johnny is one too,
and the fact that they left out any kind of footage showing Daniel's second championship
win. I think at this point with the way the All-Valley teaser presented the rivalry with
Daniel and Johnny, it was a hint to further show that there will be friction between Daniel
and Johnny once again at the tournament. We could finally see a true spar between the
two senseis at the All-Valley, but this again would be unlikely and mostly focus on the
students fighting in the competition, unless it's a new stipulation that Ron is proposing
where the senseis also fight. As far as Mike Barnes, I think it's clear to say that this
role will at least be filled by Robby, becoming more ruthless than ever and doing what he
can to get an edge over Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang, even if it means teaching Cobra Kai
what he knows about Miyagi-Do.
And how can we forget Hawk? So far, everything that has been shown I would assume are earlier
shots of the season where his mohawk is still red, or the fact that he still has one. There
is still more than likely a chance that he will go through some kind of radical change,
especially given the fact that they made it so blatant to hide his mohawk in the All-Valley
teaser. What puzzles me is that there is hardly any footage of him at all in the newest teaser.
In the previous teaser prior to the full trailer, he obviously has some beef with the new kid
Kenny, and this is also explored a little more in this trailer. We can also debunk the
shot of the trailer where I assumed Hawk to be fighting Robby in the dojo; as I mentioned
before, it was clearly Kyler fighting Robby, with another student alongside him also trying
to fight Robby.
We also can't forget about our new couple, Tory and Robby. As seen in the All-Valley
teaser, Tory and Robby were seen sparring together, and in the previous teaser, there
was a shot of Robby looking at Tory in the dojo. We also saw Robby dipping someone at
the prom presumed to be Tory, and with the newest trailer, we can confirm it is indeed
Tory as Robby's date. How either of them got back into the prom is hard to say, given that
Robby and Tory were both expelled; if I had to guess, Silver probably slipped someone
some money and was able to pull a favor to allow them to attend prom. This could also
be a ploy by Kreese and Silver to also play mind games with Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang before
the tournament, and although Silver said “no fighting before the tournament,” I think
it's safe to say that this would still be some kind of tactic to goad Miyagi-Do and
Eagle Fang to “strike first,” so Cobra Kai can claim self-defense. This would also
go back to my TUDUM teaser breakdown with the skit and the shot of Robby dipping Tory
at the time could hint at a huge confrontation at the prom. As far as the All-Valley, it
is very odd we haven't seen any footage of Tory, outside of being in her competition
gi, in any footage of all showing her at the All-Valley. This could circle back to the
redemption arc that may happen to her before the tournament as I speculated in the previous
teaser, but this still may be unlikely at this point. It could be very possible though
that Robby could still win, given the fact that he is teaching Cobra Kai how to counter
the Miyagi-Do techniques. Again, we will just have to wait to see as far as the outcome
of the tournament.
As far as Devon, we still don't see any new footage of her at all in this trailer, and
that could be for a good reason. I think it's safe to say that we can debunk from the All-Valley
teaser that this is actually Sam jumping from rooftop to rooftop. The person in the shot
is wearing the same clothes as Sam does in a shot from the trailer, and we know that
Johnny is up to his unorthodox training once again, specifically with a rooftop. Sam is
also wearing these clothes in the same scene sparring with Daniel, and also meditating
with Miyagi-Do. It could also be Sam in the gymnastics scene, as the person at the edge
of the shot could be Daniel in his brown coat, as he's seen wearing this while talking to
Silver and Robby in the convenience store.
Last but not least, our buddy Terry Silver. Up until this point, we've seen very little
of him compared to other characters, and rightly so to build the anticipation. As I mentioned
in my previous teaser breakdown, I think it's very likely we can see some sort of fight
or physical confrontation between him and Daniel, with Daniel being trained by Johnny,
and Terry Silver showing he still has what it takes, while also sparring with Robby,
Kreese, and working on the heavy bag. Honestly, I don't think anybody would complain about
seeing Silver and Daniel fighting, or Kreese and Johnny fighting again for that matter.
I feel no matter how the tournament ends, one side will be unhappy and it's more than
likely a brawl could break out at the Tournament.
Finally, let's talk a bit about the poster, and something that stuck out to me on the
official trailer. First, the poste itselfr. As you may have seen on my community post
or my Twitter, I noticed something about the poster right away. They are all paired off
if you look at one character from the other – Silver and Daniel, Kreese and Johnny,
Miguel and Robby, Sam and Tory, Kyler and Demitri, and Kenny and Hawk. These would all
make sense given that, outside of Kyler and Demitri (though this rivalry can clearly stem
from Season 1 and Season 3), these have been shown in one or more of the teasers and trailers
we've seen up to this point. It's easy to say that these are all going to be some of
the driving plot lines of the Season.
Also, we do see the return of a character, and one you may not expect – Piper. Now,
why would she return? Piper was Moon's girlfriend she dated over the summer during Season 2.
However, Moon may have broken up with her right before school started, as we saw her
flirting with a guy during the soccer game in Season 3. You can actually clearly see
her here when Kreese and Silver are instructing the dojo together, and you can also see her
next to the Cobra Kais during their prom picture. Why Piper joined Cobra Kai is unclear at the
moment, but I suspect this could also involve Hawk in the mix. Perhaps as part of his arc
to redeem himself, he will have to put his jealousy aside in the event that he has to
face Piper in the tournament. Or on the flip side, Hawk seeing Piper and still being upset
over his break up with Moon, could revert back to his old ways and try to antagonize
Piper leading up to and during the tournament. This could also tie in with why he was beef
with Kenny – maybe Kenny joins Cobra Kai to boost his confidence and because of Hawk
antagonizing Piper, (he comes to her aid) and then suddenly Hawk makes Kenny his enemy
for sticking his nose in someone else's business. Again, pure speculation at this point but
it's interesting to note that such a minor character like Piper is given some spotlight
by joining Cobra Kai.
Hey guys, sorry for the difference in audio quality, but as I was editing, someone pointed
out to me in the Discord Server that Devon is actually IN the trailer. If we freeze the
frame where Sam is demonstrating her Sais, you can actually see Devon in the background,
wearing an Eagle Fang gi standing next to Miguel. So if Devon is actually the gymnast
in this prior scene, that would mean that Johnny successfully recruited her to Eagle
Fang, and maybe not to show off everything about her backstory, they probably only put
her in this minor shot in the full trailer.
December 31st will be here before we know it and we will have been fortunate enough
to get two Cobra Kai seasons this year – Season 3 on January 1st and Season 4 on December
31st. I personally can't wait until Season 4 comes out, and until then, I'll be re-watching
episodes and the original movies to prepare myself for a New Year's Eve binging on Cobra
Kai Season 4.
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