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| “ | Welcome to Barcelona, b-tch. | „ |
| ~ Zara to Tory, her most famous quote. |
Zara Malik is a supporting antagonist of Season 6 of the YouTube Red/Netflix series Cobra Kai.
She is the female champion of the Iron Dragons and a famous influencer that developed a rivalry with Tory Nichols during her time at the Sekai Taikai.
She is portrayed by real life multi-time Taekwondo champion and actress Rayna Vallandingham.
Biography[]
Zara trained at the Iron Dragons for an unknown period of time before meeting Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do. Her inflated ego that spawned as a result of her mass social media platform made her think she was superior to other fighters, so when Tory started to gain popularity, she saw her as a threat. During the first event, she and Axel are able to defeat Tory Nichols, Kwon Jae-Sung, and Yoon easily. Following the matches, she vlogs her experiences, dubbing herself to be the "Queen of Karate", and mocks Sam and Devon Lee for their struggles in the first matches.
Sleeping with Robby to annoy and distract Tory, her plan proved to be successful.
Tory eventually got fed up with Zara and stole her phone to announce Zara's true side as a lying schemer to the world, which as a result made Zara lose a few sponsors. This made Zara target Tory during the Sekai Taikai brawl, though Robby proved that he loved Tory instead of Zara by choosing to side with her to fight against Zara.
Zara appeared to be shocked by Kwon Jae-Sung's death, as she, liked everyone else, stopped fighting upon the accidental suicide of the Cobra Kai fighter.
Personality[]
From the start, Zara has shown multiple sides to her personality, such as her egotism when bragging about her invincibility on the mat to her fans online, to her ferociousness on the mat itself. She has also been seen as a major flirt, instantly becoming attracted to Robby Keene from the moment she saw him, as well as flirting with two guys at a bar.
Zara also has a fear of losing her popularity, as shown when she becomes bitter towards Tory Nichols when the other competitors in the Sekai Takai began to root for her after she won a match. She sees her chance to get revenge on Tory by stealing Robby from her and sleeping with him when she sees him alone at the bar; and after having sex with him, she repeatedly brings it up whenever Tory is around, just to further torment her.
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Trivia[]
- Zara Malik's actress, Rayna Vallandingham, is a real life martial artist who was a 13x taekwondo world champion and a degree in black belt.
- Zara's surname is "king" in arabic.
- It is unknown what country Zara had originated from, though given her surname and accent, she is likely either Southeast Asian or Arabic.
- Zara's one-night stand with Robby has faced some controversy as it can be considered sexual assault, due to Robby being drunk and not remembering anything while Zara clearly did.
- When asked about it, Hayden Schlossberg said it was not assault as "she wasn't drugging/tricking/forcing him in any way". However, Jon Hurwitz agreed with a fans' sentiment that Robby did not consent.
External links[]
- Zara Malik on the Karate Kid Wiki
