20 Characters Who Would Thrive in Cobra Kai

No one thought that Cobra Kai would have blown up like this. It feels like from conception onward that it would just be a fun niche Internet video that is played for nostalgia and for laughs in spite of its drama. Yet, here we are, in its fifth season on one of the largest streaming platforms on Earth. It’s so weird… yet so right.
The secret sauce in Cobra Kai isn’t just the nostalgia, but the characters on the show. The members of the dojo follow the “Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy” mantra from the perspective of bullies and the bullied alike. Whether you agree with its teachings or not, the dojo turns the overlooked into badasses, the misguided meek into the brave, and the violent into… well, more violent.
It makes one wonder what characters in popular culture would fit in with the Cobra Kai ranks. Here are some top candidates we think would thrive in the dojo.
Biff Tannen from 'Back to the Future'

Nelson Muntz from 'The Simpsons'

Vic Mackey from 'The Shield'

Piere Hawthorne from 'Community'

Misty Quigley from 'Yellowjackets'

Michonne from 'The Walking Dead'

Mac from 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'

Wayne from 'Letterkenny'

The Crooked Ninja Turtle Gang from 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'

Spinelli from 'Recess'

Krillin from 'Dragon Ball Z'

Kobra from 'Mortal Kombat'

Eddie Kingston from All Elite Wrestling

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Judy Gemstone from 'The Righteous Gemstones'

Andre Johnson, Jr. from 'Black-ish'

Guy Gardner from DC Comics

Guillermo de la Cruz from 'What We Do In the Shadows'

Casey Jones from 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'

Amethyst from 'Steven Universe'

Dan from 'Street Fighter'
