John Kreese

John Kreese is the true villain in the Karate Kid series. He is a founder of the Cobra Kai dojo and a ex-special forces vietnam veateran. Kreese instructs his students that mercy is for the weak, and an enemy deserves no mercy. He also order his students to use illegul strikes to there opponet at the All Vally Tournament. However his best student, Johhny Lawrence lost by Daniel in the tournement. Getting angry at Johnny for winning second place and for calling him sick and sadistic loser, he violently chokes Johnny with his arms, ordering his students to stay back, even hit one of his students. However he was stopped by Miyagi and all his students depart from his dojo, and lost his Dojo. In Part III he plots revenge against both Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of his old vietnam buddy Terry Silver, after listening to his story. So Silver hires Mike Barnes to harrass and defeat Daniel at the All Valley Tournement. However Daniel defeats Mike Barnes with dissapointed Kreese throws something at the audience for cheering for Daniel. He doesin't appear in the Next Karate Kid, however a character named Master Li, mirrors John Kreese in a 2010 Remake.