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let's begin welcome to watch mojo and
today we're counting down our picks for
the top 10 most shocking cobra kai
moments
that the real stories only just begun
daniel's hot
heard you were throwing a party hope you
don't mind if we crash
for this list we'll be looking at
moments from this martial arts series
that
kicked us out of our seats in case
you're not
caught up on the first three seasons
consider this your spoiler alert
which cobra kai moment shocked you the
most let us know in the comments
number 10 tommy dies the redemption arcs
helped make kobrakai such a shocking
show
we never expected to empathize with
tommy after he told johnny to put daniel
in a body bag
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it's established at the start of a
heartbreaking episode that tommy could
succumb to a terminal illness
at any time but you forget he's sick
when you see him
and his fellow cobra kais emerge
victorious from a bar brawl
and as tommy and johnny share an
insightful conversation around a
campfire we're given a glimmer of hope
that he'll recover
he's still got one thing that's more
important than anything johnny
it's that
time reality sinks back in the next
morning when the guys discovered tommy
passed away in asleep
although he knew his demise was
inevitable it's harrowing
and awfully ironic seeing tommy in a
body bag
because cobra kai
never dies number nine
eli transforms into hawk eli
is relentlessly ridiculed in person and
online
because of a cleft lip scar his sensei
johnny isn't much better
nicknaming him lip hey lip
yeah you the one with the freaky lip who
do you think i'm talking to but after
johnny encourages eli to flip the script
we witness a radical transformation eli
draws attention away from his scar by
entering the dojo with the domineering
mohawk
like a cobra he shed his skin and
emerged more badass than ever
wait you're the kid with the lip nice
cut bro
eli later surprises us by adding a back
tattoo
however it's the initial shock of seeing
his mohawk that sticks with us the most
it's the moment that eli becomes hawk
just as johnny doesn't recognize him at
first
it's still hard for us to fathom that
eli and hawk are
one and the same i said take it down
you think i'm afraid of you i know who
you really are
eli number eight hawk breaks dimitri's
arm
what do you want payback throughout the
series
hawk evolves from a timid nerd to a
ruthless punk who resembles his former
tormentors
he even targets his old friend dimitri
several times
so it was a pleasant surprise to see
dimitri kick hawk into a trophy case
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their rematch however is more shocking
than satisfying
although miyagi doe holds their own
against cobra kai during a brawl
it all goes downhill once tori shows up
and causes sam to panic
the showdown reaches its boiling point
when hawk pins down dimitri
and is pressured into breaking his arm
no please stop be like
stop stop while we've seen hawk cause
his former friend harm before
he's never gone this far but the
conflicted look on his face before and
after the break suggested eli
is still in there
number seven house ambush heard you were
throwing a party
hope you don't mind if you crash it's
where you don't have to do this
it's too late on december 19 1984
daniel defeated johnny in the all valley
karate championship
30 odd years later december 19 turns
into d-day at the larusso residence
as miyagido and eaglefang try to make a
truce for peace
kobrakai wages war by throwing bert
through a window
this surprising moment is followed by a
shocking brawl in the house that is full
of unexpected revelations sam summons
the strength to stand up to tori
miguel has a rematch with kyler and most
surprising of all
hawk confronts the monster he's become
never underestimate your enemy
i made you what you are his moment of
truth comes when he turns on his
teammates to save dimitri
although it's one of the show's most
brutal fights yet its resolution leaves
us on a hopeful note
you better watch your back
he won't have to he's got friends
watching it for him
number six twig equals terry
hey twig come look at this you need to
call me that
uh yeah maybe get a little muscle on the
street branches and we'll talk all right
he's got a point sweetie
long time karate kid fans wondered if
crease's ponytail-wearing buddy terry
silver would appear in the vietnam
flashbacks
silver was a veteran who served as both
karate kid part 3's main villain
and kobrakai's original owner the
audience quickly assumes he's the
soldier with the ponytail and cocky
attitude in the flashbacks
but shortly after ponytail expires the
captain says harsh words to a scrawny
guy nicknamed
twig is that because of me it's all my
fault yeah
granted it hasn't been a hundred percent
confirmed that twig
is terry silver but we find it highly
unlikely that kris saved two buddies
named
silver during the war twig even repeats
an important line of dialogue terry said
in the karate kid part 3.
i owe you man you don't owe me anything
if terry doesn't return for season four
it'll be a real shock i owe you men
you stay my ass anything you need
i'm there for you number five chosen
returns
i know things are unfinished with your
business
but then your son it will work out
on a business trip to japan daniel is
delighted to cross paths with his former
love interest kumiko again
of course she's not the only character
from karate kid part two who makes an
appearance
as daniel and kumiko sit down to a
friendly drink they're interrupted by
the antagonistic chosen daniel's hot
the audience shares daniel's surprise
and horror as chosen sternly calls his
name from across the room
what's perhaps even more shocking is
this former villain doesn't throw a
punch or make threats
more than three decades after chosen
tried to end daniel's life
he bows to his old rival it's not often
that a show catches us off guard two
times in a row but we didn't anticipate
chosen's return
or eventual redemption and it means
anything chosen i
i forgive that means a great deal
number four daniel learns robbie is
johnny's son
as robbie kept pushing johnny away he
formed an unlikely paternal bond with
daniel
but robbie neglects to reveal that
daniel's longtime rival
is also his father we all knew that the
truth would come out eventually
however that didn't make it any less
uncomfortable when they all wound up in
the same room together
after butting heads numerous times the
old rivals find some common ground
but all the goodwill that's been built
up is thrown out the window when johnny
sees robbie at the larusso house
johnny i forgot to tell you you're not
the only one around here with a student
i have a student of my own
what the hell is wrong with you hell's
wrong with you hey there back off
dad an enraged johnny can't bear to see
his son training with the enemy
and daniel felt betrayed by the student
he started seeing like a son
ultimately robbie's deceit leaves him
without a teacher
or father figure you lied to me please
get a plea
and don't come back to this house not to
the dealership not ever
you got that ever again number three
john crease is alive during season one
johnny mentions that his old cobra kai
sensei passed away
john crees is dead we're very sorry for
your loss
give me a break since john crease was
one of the best villains
in the movies the audience was
disappointed to learn that he wouldn't
appear in the series
but the showrunners gave fans what they
wanted in the season finale
after his dojo wins the all valley
karate championship
johnny is visited by a shadowy figure at
night who delivers a classic villain
monologue
cobra kai is back where it belongs
back on top
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everyone closed the book on us suddenly
crease reveals himself with a cigar in
hand
we guess we shouldn't have been too
surprised after all this wasn't the
first time that reports of chris's death
were exaggerated
unfortunately i arrived too late
i buried john last week nevertheless
this bombshell was a kick-ass way to
finish off the first season
number two the captain the cobras and
crease
i'm sorry it has to end for you like
this crease
but only one of us is coming back and i
still got something to live for we
already knew that crease was merciless
but kobrakai still managed to keep us
guessing about how far he'd go
we're given our answer in the season
three finale when he's forced into a
death match with captain turner over a
snake
pit before the fight began turner
revealed that he hid the news about
chris's girlfriend passing away in an
accident
that girlfriend of yours back home
what's her name betsy
yeah well she's dead
are you a liar no letter came just as we
got orders for this mission
when reinforcements show up the soldier
gets the chance to bring his captain to
safety
blinded by loss and vengeance kris kicks
turner into the snake pit
i will make that mistake again trace
no mercy
the flashback scene mirrors his equally
heated fight against johnny in the
present
if daniel hadn't intervened johnny
likely would have met the same dire fate
as turner
minus the snakes before we unveil our
top pick
here are a few other shocking honorable
mentions miyagi dough gets trashed
this is the line and you just crossed it
they even took mr miyagi's medal of
honor johnny's car gets destroyed
is it possible to feel bad for an
automobile yes it is
hey [ __ ] burning hell
stingray wins coyote creek never
underestimate the guy who played richard
jewell
you know the thing about stingrays they
lie in weight
for the perfect opportunity to strike
the red team just won ayesha demolishes
miguel
not bad for her first day
miguel defeats robbie a rivalry comes
full circle
in reverse
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number one miguel's fall
settle down i'm sure we can figure this
out
the season two finale hit us with plenty
of shocking moments after an all-out war
breaks out on the first day of school
the most jaw-dropping moment happens
atop a staircase
after a long fight miguel gets robbie
right where he wants him
but miguel decides to follow johnny's
advice and show his enemy mercy
i wasn't taught the difference between
mercy and honor and i paid the price for
it
if i'm extra hard on you it's only
because you have the potential to be
better than i ever was
you want that don't you the merciful
path proves to be his downfall
robbie retaliates and accidentally kicks
miguel over the ledge
and a show full of hard-hitting moments
nothing hurt more than seeing miguel
free-fall before landing back first
on a staircase railing cobra kai
constantly leaves us asking who to root
for
but the outcome of this fight begs an
even more layered question
is showing mercy always the right choice
i did
you taught me i showed mercy
why did this happen to me do you agree
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