Cobra Kai bosses tease if John Kreese is destined for redemption in Season 6

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Martin Kove&#39;s character was the first antagonist of the Karate Kid franchise, and Cobra Kai showrunners tell Yahoo UK what viewers can expect from him.

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00:00Do you think there's room for redemption with John Kreese?

00:05I think John Kreese has done enough wrong in the world where he's definitely going to go to hell.

00:12The question is, you know, how he spends his last remaining, you know, days on earth. And so

00:21the question is, well, what is redemption at the end of the day? It's interesting because,

00:25you know, when you create these shows, you know, fans like to see characters change and be redeemed.

00:30But at the same time, you love, you know, the characters to, you know, stay true to what you

00:37love about them. And, you know, John Kreese is a character that we as kids were afraid of.

00:44And I think if we totally changed him, you may not like him anymore. It's finding like that

00:51balance of staying true to the character that you like while having them learn and grow. And I feel

00:58like, you know, Kreese may learn and grow, but it also may be too late. So we'll see how things

01:04shape up in the final season. We think the line between good and bad continues to be blurry

01:10on the show. All of the villains over the course of the season believe that they're doing what's

01:14right. They believe that they're good and that, you know, the people standing in their way

01:20are the villains in their own lives. You know, and that goes with, you know, Kreese, that goes

01:25with Silver. These are all people who at their core believe that they are doing the right thing

01:31and that their philosophies are helpful to the next generation. You know, in season six, you know,

01:37we've re-upped Kreese as a villain on the show in the eyes of Johnny and Daniel. But that's all

01:44because, you know, the last time he saw them, he was locked up in a jail cell unjustly and was,

01:51you know, given an opportunity to maybe leave that jail cell with their help. And instead,

01:55they left him in there and said some harsh words and then they were on their way out. So,

02:00you know, he's more riled up than ever to take down Johnny and Daniel at the Sci-Fi Tournament.

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