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He also is dismissive of Eli saying that he might be on the autism spectrum, saying that he doesn't know what that is but he should "get off it pronto".

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Johnny goes to a hospital where he meets former Cobra Kai friends Bobby and Tommy and soon, Jimmy. Tommy has been diagnosed with cancer. Knowing that Tommy does not have much time to live, the four spend the day hanging out so Tommy can spend his final day having good memories. That night, Tommy admits that he had feelings for Ali and encourages Johnny not to give up hope that he can change the course that his life took. Tommy dies in his sleep, which devastates his friends. Upon his return to his dojo, Johnny finds out that Kreese has been poisoning his students' minds and turning them into corrupt and vicious human beings, and angrily forces Kreese to leave the dojo for good. O'Neal, Sean (June 8, 2010). "William Zabka". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020 . Retrieved November 10, 2019. Vas, Gergo (24 August 2015). "Proof That Daniel Was The Real Bully In The Karate Kid". Kotaku . Retrieved 21 June 2018. After leaving Cobra Kai, Johnny became aimless for decades, spending most of his time partying and eventually dated a fellow alcoholic, Shannon Keene. Laura died in 2002, shortly before Johnny's son and oldest child Robby Keene was born in February of that year. Johnny took his mother's death hard, and while grieving went on a drinking binge that caused him to miss his son's birth. After that, Johnny broke up with Shannon and became estranged from Robby for the next seventeen years.

They are Johnny's friends. Johnny met them likely when he joined Cobra Kai as a student. The five would always hang out together. Among the four, he was closest to Dutch, who was his right-hand man. When Daniel comes into the picture, Johnny and his friends would bully and harass him. After discovering that their sensei Kreese is truly a horrible human being, they leave the dojo. Johnny has cited events that took place in Mexico and Reno, Nevada with his friends that took place over the years, that usually involved drinking, women, and debauchery. During this time, Johnny starts taking his relationship with Carmen more seriously, which leads to some awkwardness with Miguel. After learning that new Cobra Kai co-sensei and Kreese's old friend Terry Silver has loaned Robby a car and bribed Shannon with money and a job offer, Johnny confronts him at the old Cobra Kai dojo. In the ensuing fight, Silver handily defeats Johnny but Kreese intervenes and ends the fight before Silver can finish him off.

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Once enrolled, Johnny was taken under Sensei Kreese's wing, where he rapidly advanced in his learning. One day, after Johnny was awarded his blue belt, Kreese found Johnny crying. Johnny explained the problems he was having at home, but Kreese was unsympathetic to Johnny's plight. He told Johnny harshly that the instant tears left his eyes he becomes a loser and that he did not train losers. Kreese forced Johnny to shout that he was a winner, which Johnny did, and in doing so, shed his timid, meek demeanor he had been up to that point. Johnny was once the troubled rich kid of the Valley who started a feud with the new kid Daniel LaRusso, which went on for over thirty-years. His vicious training in martial arts by John Kreese made him a formidable opponent, and he was the top student at the Cobra Kai dojo. After losing the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny's life turned upside down and remained that way into his adulthood, and he became the estranged father of Robby Keene. In an attempt to reclaim his life, Johnny reopens Cobra Kai Dojo and becomes a sensei to an entirely new generation of students. The thematic genesis for Cobra Kai began with a few works of pop culture. First, the 2007 music video for the song " Sweep the Leg" by No More Kings stars William Zabka (who also directed the video) as a caricature of himself as Johnny, and features references to The Karate Kid, including cameo appearances by Zabka's former Karate Kid co-stars. [14] [15] In a 2010 interview, Zabka jokingly discussed this video in the context of his vision that Johnny was the true hero of the film. [16] In 2013, Macchio and Zabka made guest appearances as themselves in the television sitcom How I Met Your Mother (" The Bro Mitzvah"). In the episode, Macchio is invited to Barney Stinson's bachelor party, leading to Barney shouting that he hates Macchio and that Johnny was the real hero of The Karate Kid. Towards the end of the episode, a clown in the party wipes off his makeup and reveals himself as Zabka. [17] This influenced the launch of Cobra Kai, which gives a balanced perspective for Johnny, Daniel, and other characters. [18] Zabka continued to be a recurring character throughout the ninth season of the show. After hearing from Miguel that Kreese's stories aren't adding up, Johnny becomes suspicious. He follows Kreese into a homeless shelter. When the two meet face to face, Kreese explains that he couldn't get reenlisted in the army because they wanted young blood, and he has been living in the homeless shelter for a long time. Remembering the blows he himself has been dealt over the years, Johnny puts his full trust in Kreese. Mr. Miyagi: [on Daniel's birthday, after having already given him his present, the karate gi he will wear at the tournament] Go outside. Something show you. Daniel: What? Mr. Miyagi: Number two present. [leads Daniel outside] Daniel: [walking and talking] Number two present? You don't have to give me anything. You've given me enough already. [Miyagi keeps walking, silently] No really, I'm serious. Mr. Miyagi: [stops and points to his fleet of antique cars] Choose. Daniel: [surprised and hesitant] Oh, no... Mr. Miyagi: Hai! Hurt old man feeling. [points again] Choose.Daniel, Mr. Miyagi and Ali go out onto the tournament quadrangle, where they are stopped by an official.] Official: Hold it. Only teachers and students on the competition floor. I'm sorry. Daniel: Oh, but he doesn't speak English and I can't understand his instructions without her. She's his translator. [Mr. Miyagi says something unintelligible.] Official: What did he say? Ali: He said you reminded him of an uncle of his in Tokyo. Official: [flattered] Well, I guess it is all right. [Mr. Miyagi says something unintelligible.] Official: What's that? Ali: He says you're very kind. Official: Thank you. Mr. Miyagi: Welcome. Johnny grew bitter, resentful, and believed his "glory days" to be the 1980. So much so, that he purposefully surrounded himself with 1980s memorabilia - his car, movies, technological aversions, his apartment decor, and music - in an attempt to ignore the present day and the hardships around him. Most galling of all, however, was Daniel's success. He believed his old rival has succeeded where Johnny failed. His anger and resentment towards Daniel grew, as he was certain that Daniel's arrival in his life was why everything went wrong for him, and why it hadn't improved. It was easier for him to put blame on those around him instead of taking responsibility for his own actions and bad choices. He developed a flippant attitude and general disregard for decent manners and professional expectations of conduct. He developed a sharp wit, brutal sarcasm, and a unique sense of humor. He still hadn't learn to respect the rules, often bantering with shop owners and ignoring laws he didn't like. Johnny also became extremely self-centered and self-oriented. He only intervened in the harassment of Miguel Diaz because the fight was near his beloved car - he had no care for the boy involved. Miguel saw Johnny's martial arts moves and convinced Johnny to train him. Gonzalez, Sandra (April 29, 2013). " 'How I Met Your Mother' recap, 'Bro Mitzvah': The REAL Karate Kid". ew.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020 . Retrieved May 12, 2018. Daniel and Johnny go to prison to visit former Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese. He tells him about a time he and Terry Silver trained with Kim Sun-Yung and the Sekai Taikai tournament. Kreese adds that if Cobra Kai wins the tournament, they will go global. Griffin, David (9 May 2018). "Cobra Kai: Ralph Macchio and Billy Zabka on Reigniting Their Classic Karate Kid Rivalry". IGN . Retrieved 21 June 2018.

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Johnny uses an air horn to wake the boys from their apartments, shouting at them in his signature " quiet!" shout. Unleashing Sensei Lawrence, he tells the two that he's had enough of their drama and tells them to put their fists where their mouths are. They said any time and any place yesterday, so this is the time and the place. No tournament rules, no pads, just the two of them. They're going to fight until it's all out of their systems. The boys face one another and begin a rather brutal fight. It spills over to the second floor balcony, and Johnny tries to stop the fight by shouting at them from below. They fight around the railing and Johnny hurries up the steps to stop them before they repeat history. By the time he arrives, the boys have reached an understanding and are apologizing for their past mistakes and roles in hurting one another. Johnny is relieved they put it aside, as he couldn't imagine them still fighting when the baby comes. This stuns both boys, and Johnny realizes he's let it slip. He tells them to pretend to be excited when he and Carmen tell them. Miguel screams " holy shit" with glee, and Robby grins as they congratulate Johnny on the news. The trio heads to the Diaz apartment for Olive Garden, and Carmen comes home to find the peaceful dinner. She tells Robby he's always welcome at their house, pleased that Johnny finally got them to friendly terms. Motivated by his success with Miguel, Johnny creates a new martial arts dojo called Eagle Fang, composed of Miguel and several other students that Kreese has expelled from Cobra Kai, including Mitch and Bert. Johnny also reconnects with Ali briefly for the Christmas holidays and finally gets closure with her and ends his rivalry with Daniel, while Miguel does the same thing at the students' level by rekindling his romance with Sam and negotiating an alliance between the students of Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang. While Johnny refused at first, his rekindled rivalry with Daniel changed his mind. He taught Miguel the same tactics Kreese taught him, unknowingly continuing a cycle of violence and trauma. Miguel attempted to help Johnny transition into modern times, including the basic right to allow women into Cobra Kai. Johnny's sexism, racism, and ableism became apparent to Miguel, as he believed Miguel could "get over" his asthma and belittled Eli Moskowitz's scar to make a point. While his abuse did ultimately make Eli transition into "Hawk", an arguably stronger version of himself, "Hawk" also became a cruel, viscous, and vindictive bully alongside Miguel. However, Johnny slowly became more open-minded at the insistence of Miguel. Johnny's mentorship of Miguel bothered Robby, since Johnny was uninvolved in Robby's life but involved in Miguel's, a boy Robby's age. Robby plotted revenge against Johnny by befriended Daniel. While this made Robby a better person, it also infuriated Johnny, who saw Robby as just another person Daniel stole from him.

One day in 2017, Johnny receives a phone call from one of his friends. He then goes to the hospital, where he meets Bobby, Jimmy and Tommy, with the latter being placed on hospice care. Dutch is the only one not present as he is in prison, but is mentioned and given a toast by the others. Johnny, Jimmy and Bobby take Tommy out of the hospital for the day, and the four hangout. Later that night, Tommy and Johnny have a conversation, where Tommy suggests to Johnny that he should use his good health and time to find another women or make ends with Ali. The following day, it is revealed that Tommy peacefully passed away in his sleep, leaving the remaining trio to grieve the loss of their dear friend. Johnny remains close to Bobby Brown after the event, but drifts from the others as they return to their lives. The Karate Kid's villain speaks out against bullying". Polygon.com. 16 November 2015 . Retrieved June 21, 2018.

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Look... 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?" ―Johnny Lawrence to Miguel Diaz [src] Although Johnny didn’t necessarily hate Daniel, he was still jealous of him, as Daniel rose to success as an auto salesman, while Johnny's fall from the riches left him in a dilapidated apartment. In 2017, they were forced together once more when Daniel's teen daughter, Samantha LaRusso, was involved in a hit-and-run with Johnny's classic car. His car was towed to the LaRusso Auto Group. Daniel is kind to him, while Johnny isn't happy to see him, though the pair remained civil. However, their rivalry is reignited when Johnny reopens Cobra Kai. Johnny was in a fight with a group of punk students who were harassing a homeless person, one of which is Kyler, Samantha's than-boyfriend. Kyler lied to Daniel that he was jumped by Johnny for no reason, sparking Daniel to confront Johnny. Johnny defaces one of Daniel's LaRusso Auto billboards in retaliation, pushing Daniel to do everything he can to shut down Cobra Kai, an act that infuriates Johnny. Johnny, Daniel and Chozen meet with the Sekai Taikai organizers to explain about their combined skills and tell the committee that their students should qualify. Gunther, the head of the committee, is impressed with their teachings. While having dinner with the LaRusso's, he meets with Miguel, Robby and Eli to talk about who will represent the boys for the boys demonstration. Miguel and Robby tell Johnny that they volunteer Eli to represent them. Despite Eli losing, Sam wins her match and Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang qualify for the tournament. He once demanded Miguel and the rest of his dojo "man up", accepting no excuses, as seen by his "curing" Miguel of his asthma by saying that will not be a handicap in his class and discarding his inhaler.Daniel: How come you didn't tell me? Mr. Miyagi: Tell you what? Daniel: That you knew karate? Mr. Miyagi: You never ask? Daniel: Well, where did you learn it? Mr. Miyagi: Father. Daniel: But I thought he was a fisherman. Mr. Miyagi: In Okinawa, all Miyagi know two things: fish and karate. Karate come from China, sixteenth century, called te, "hand". Hundred year later, Miyagi ancestor bring to Okinawa, call karate. "empty hand". Daniel: I always thought it came from Buddhist temples and stuff like that. Mr. Miyagi: You watch too much TV. Daniel: That what my mother tells me. Johnny and the Diaz's join the LaRusso's to take pictures with Miguel and Sam before their prom. When he gets home, Shannon Keene approaches Johnny about how she encountered Silver. She explains that he gave Robby a car and Shannon money. Shannon ends saying that he needs to deal with them. When Johnny goes to Cobra Kai, he answers Silver's call and tells him to stay away from Robby. He threatens to beat him up and Silver tells him to go to a familiar street: Magnolia and Lakershim and tells him he knows it well. Johnny learns that the place is the original Cobra Kai dojo. When he arrives, Silver fights him and defeats him, much to the horror of Kreese who has refused to finish him off due to his reluctant friendship with him. After the fight, Johnny drowns his sorrows in alcohol. When Miguel brings him to his room, Johnny calls him Robby, upsetting him.