Cobra Kai has integrated beloved cast members from Karate Kid into its compelling new narrative and allowed them to evolve and grow with time.

Ralph Macchio has had quite a comeback as his character Daniel LaRusso, who debuted in The Karate Kid over 40 years ago. The series Cobra Kai picked up Daniel and Johnny’s ( William Zabka ) lives decades later,

At the end of Cobra Kai Season 6 Part 1, it looked like there was just one major antagonist left for our heroes to deal with — assuming they could put their own differences aside to survive the Sekai Taikai, that is — with things finally coming to a head with John Kreese (Martin Kove). In Part 2, though, we quickly learn just how wrong that is.

Macchio also appears in “The Karate Kid” music video, which you can watch above.

Cobra Kai season 6 part 2 quietly revealed that a minor but crucial character from the original Karate Kid trilogy died at some point in the past.