Cobra Kai season 6, part 3, marks the end of the Netflix series and the return of several powerful players. The ending of season 6, part 2, saw catastrophe strike the Sekai Taikai, as one of the competitors, Kwon, was killed after a massive brawl broke out. This brought an unceremonious end to the global tournament. Of course, the senseis of Cobra Kai couldn't just sit back and let this be the end of everything they fought for. Cobra Kai season 6, part 3, sees the final rounds of the Sekai Taikai resumed, this time at the location Karate Kid audiences know and love.

As always, Cobra Kai season 6, part 3, puts special attention on students back to the Sekai Taikai, this time hosted at the Valley. Here, the captains for Miyagi-Do, Cobra Kai, and Iron Dragon face off for the championship title. Cobra Kai season 6, part 3 is full of exciting twists and turns, and its the crew of excellent cast and their characters that truly pull off an impactful ending.

William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence

Date Of Birth: October 20, 1965

• Active Since: 1982

William Zabka first rose to fame playing Johnny Lawrence in 1984's The Karate Kid. Throughout the rest of the '80s, he developed a reputation for playing excellent teenage villains. Some of his most notable projects include Just One of the Guys (1985), Back to School (1986), and the TV series The Equalizer (1968). Over the years, Zabka has guest starred in several series like How I Met Your Mother, but he remains most recognized for his leading role in Cobra Kai as his original 1984 villain.

Johnny Lawrence has come a long way since The Karate Kid. The final part of the final season of Cobra Kai sees him as a sensei for Miyagi-Do next to once-rival Daniel LaRusso. Even better than this, Johnny has a baby on the way and a woman he loves—a stark contrast compared to where he started in Cobra Kai season 1.

Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso

Date Of Birth: November 4, 1961

• Active Since: 1979

Raph Macchio is most recognized for playing Daniel LaRusso in the three original Karate Kid movies from 1984 to 1989—a role he returned to in 2018 for Cobra Kai. Daniel wasn't Macchio's first credit, however. Before the first Karate Kid movie was released, the actor had appeared in the 1983's The Outsiders. After wrapping up The Karate Kid Part III, Macchio played a prominent role in the 1992 movie My Cousin Vinny.

Daniel LaRusso is the underdog karate champion who started it all. When he returned to Cobra Kai, he played a surprisingly antagonistic role, swapping places with Johnny as the affluent bully. However, in season 6, part 3, Daniel and Johnny have developed a heartwarming friendship. The primary problem in Daniel's life at this point in the story is his conflicted memory of Mr. Miyagi.

Xolo Maridueña as Miguel Diaz

Date Of Birth: June 9, 2001

• Active Since: 2012

Xolo Maridueña, born and raised in Los Angeles, California, kicked off his acting career by playing Victor Graham in the drama Parenthood (2012). This ultimately led to his 2018 Cobra Kai role, which is what truly elevated Maridueña into stardom. Since beginning to portray Miguel Diaz, Maridueña has broken into the world of DC superheroes with 2023's Blue Beetle.

Miguel Diaz was Johnny's first student at the newly established Cobra Kai, and the two have remained close ever since. Though Miguel initially fell victim to the more damaging ways of John Kreese's old dojo, he has since become a solidly moral character. Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 saw Miguel learn to his Sekai Taikai captain and old rival, Robby. Part 3, however, takes Miguel on a fresh, exciting journey as he goes back to his roots with sensei Johnny Lawrence.

Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene

Date Of Birth: December 8, 1998

• Active Since: 2009

Born and raised in Ohio, Tanner Buchanan first appeared in the hit TV show Modern Family in 2010. From there, the actor managed his first leading role with 2016's Designated Survivor, ultimately leading to his prominent position in Cobra Kai in 2018. Since his first season as Robby Keane, Buchanan has appeared in projects like Netflix's He's All That (2021) and How to Date Billy Walsh (2024).

Buchanan plays Robby in Cobra Kai, the at-first estranged son of Johnny Lawrence. As of Cobra Kai season 6, part 3, Johnny and Robby have sorted out all their differences and are closer than ever, fighting under the Miyagi-Do sigil. Part 2 was quite a journey for Robby, whose confidence took a hit when his relationship with Tory fell to pieces. However, the Netflix series' final installment sees Robby back on the top of his game.

Mary Mo as Samantha LaRusso

Date Of Birth: May 9, 1996

• Active Since: 2002

May Mo began her career in the early 2000s as a voice actor in animated children's projects, such as Eloise: The Animated Series (2006), in which she played the titular character. Before ing Cobra Kai for season 1, Mo played the primary role in 2007's Life is Wild and Lacey Flemming in 2011's Body of Proof.

Sam is a powerful fighter and the only teen in the series to have taken lessons from Mr. Miyagi himself.

Mo's Cobra Kai character, Samantha LaRusso, is the oldest child of Daniel LaRusso. She quickly hit it off with Johnny's first Cobra Kai student, Miguel Diaz, in season 1, and though their relationship had some ups and downs, they are going strong in Cobra Kai season 6, part 3. Sam is a powerful fighter and the only teen in the series to have taken lessons from Mr. Miyagi himself. This relationship is ultimately pivotal in her Cobra Kai ending.

Peyton List As Tory Nichols

Date Of Birth: April 6, 1998

• Active Since: 2002

Peyton List has been acting since she was very young. Her first significant appearances were in 2008's 27 Dresses and Bereavement. From there, List gained her first major role in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise (beginning in 2011), in which she played Holly Hills. List's other notable projects include Thinning (2016), The Thinning: New World Order (2018), Valley Girl (2020), Hubie Halloween (2020), and The Inheritance (2024).

List's Cobra Kai character, Tory Nichols, becomes Cobra Kai's queen bee under John Kreese's guidance, and she develops a close relationship with the man as a result. In later seasons of Cobra Kai, Tory's morality began to shift, and she patched up her relationship with Sam and other Miyagi-Do rivals. She was supposed to fight for Daniel's dojo in the Sekai Taikai but made a last-minute change that shocked her friends. Going into Cobra Kai season 6, part 3, Tory must deal with the death of her co-captain, Kwon.

Martin Kove as John Kreese

Date Of Birth: March 6, 1947

• Active Since: 1971

Martin Cove's first acting projects include 1970s movies like The Last House on the Left (1972), Capone (1975), and The Four Deuces (1975). This ultimately led to his playing John Kreese for the first time in 1984's The Karate Kid. Kove appeared in both sequels and returned to play his iconic villain in Cobra Kai's first season.

John Kreese was Johnny Lawrence's sensei and father-like figure at Cobra Kai, but this fell apart when the student lost against Daniel at the All-Valley tournament in 1984. Since then, Kreese's relationship with just about everyone has been tumultuous. He brought a knife to the Sekai Taikai, intending to murder Terry Silver with it, but this action ultimately led to the death of one of his own students. This is something Kreese has to grapple with in Cobra Kai season 6, part 3.

Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver

Date Of Birth: March 18, 1962

• Active Since: 1984

Thomas Ian Griffith gained notoriety playing Catlin Eqing in the soap opera Another World from 1984 to 1987, at which point he ed up with the Karate Kid franchise playing Terry Silver in 1989's The Karate Kid Part III. From there, Griffith appeared in a handful of direct-to-video action movies and the 1998 movie Vampires, among other projects

Griffith returned to play Terry Silver in Cobra Kai, and this villain quickly became the overarching threat to Johnny and Daniel's dojos. While Silver was arrested at the end of Cobra Kai season 5, he made a surprise return in season 6, part 2, when it was revealed that he had purchased the Iron Dragon dojo led by Sensei Wolf. This gives Silver an unfortunate stake in the Sekai Taikai going into Cobra Kai season 6, part 3.

Yuji Okumoto as Chozen Toguchi

Date Of Birth: April 20, 1959

• Active Since: 1985

California-born actor Yuji Okumoto's acting career took off in 1985 when he appeared in projects like Crime Killer, Real Genius, and Better Off Dead. This was when Okumoto stepped into his most prominent role, playing villain Chozen Toguchi in The Karate Kid Part II. Since then, the actor has appeared in projects like Inception (2010), Young Justice (2011-2013), New Girl (2018), The Paper Tigers (2020), and more.

He confessed his love to Daniel's old Karate Kid Part II interest, Kumiko, at the end of season 5, but his resulting heartbreak drove him into the arms of Sensei Kim in Cobra Kai season 6, part 2.

Chozen ed the heroes of Cobra Kai and hasn't looked back, becoming one of the most beloved characters of the series. He confessed his love to Daniel's old Karate Kid Part II interest, Kumiko, at the end of season 5, but his resulting heartbreak drove him into the arms of Sensei Kim in Cobra Kai season 6, part 2. Chozen demonstrated more of his excellent fighting skills at the big Sekai Taikai brawl but has to deal with the consequences like everyone else in season 6, part 3.

Alicia Hannah-Kim as Kim Da-Eun

Date Of Birth: July 28, 1987

• Active Since: 2003

Alicia Hannah-Kim, born and raised in Australia, began her career in the early 2000s with appearances in projects like White Collar Blue (2003), Rush Hour 3 (2007), and Grey's Anatomy (2009). More recently, Hannah-Kim appeared in Heatwave (2022) and Minx (2022), the same year she ed the cast of Cobra Kai.

Hannah-Kim plays Sensei Kim Da-eun in Cobra Kai, the granddaughter of John Kreese's original teacher, Master Kim. She started out hard and cruel, but by Cobra Kai season 6, part 2, she had begun to see how damaging Kreese and Silver's dojo drama really was. After her own student died at the Sekai Taikai, Kim was forced to make some tough decisions in Cobra Kai season 6, part 3.