“Cobra Kai” is a present with a fully large ensemble solid. Positive, there are just a few key characters that the Netflix sequence follows fairly religiously — primarily “The Karate Child” holdovers Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), in addition to varied shut associates, members of the family, and sworn enemies that trickle in over time. Nonetheless, as new youngsters be a part of the various dojos and outdated characters from the franchise return, there are quickly dozens of named characters crane kicking one another across the San Fernando Valley.
With so many individuals within the combine, it is solely pure for the occasional combatant to drop completely out of the image. Take Aisha Robinson (Nichole Brown), who’s a “Cobra Kai” mainstay for the present’s early episodes, however strikes out of the neighborhood after the large faculty struggle close to the tip of the sophomore season. As main “Cobra Kai” character Samantha LaRusso’s (Mary Mouser) finest pal, Aisha makes a quick comeback within the season 4 episode “Kicks Get Chicks.” Nonetheless, Aisha followers have to attend till season 6 episode 5, titled “Better of the Finest,” to listen to what she’s been as much as since then. As Sam mentions through the episode, Aisha is about to embark on a model new educational journey, as she’s been accepted to the College of California in Santa Cruz.
Aisha is Cobra Kai’s first feminine pupil
Aisha leaves main character standing on the finish of season 2 — simply earlier than the multi-season arc of outdated villain John Kreese (Martin Kove) and, later, Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) taking up Cobra Kai will get really severe and results in the introduction of the Sekai Taikai competitors as the final word take a look at of karate prowess. Successfully, she easily (and properly) exits stage left the second her highschool turns right into a karate brawl as a direct results of a bunch of Nineteen Eighties karate weirdos reliving their outdated highlights reel.
Nonetheless, it is value noting that she might possible very a lot cling within the later seasons’ fight image as nicely, ought to she so need. Aisha is Johnny’s second Cobra Kai pupil ever, and seems to be a powerful fighter who’s deceptively highly effective and fast. Nonetheless, the Valley’s karate scene proves to be altogether too dramatic and brings out the sort Aisha’s worst traits. Luckily, she will get a straightforward exit from the sport when her household strikes out of city. That is in all probability a wonderful growth for her, contemplating that characters truly begin dying by the point “Cobra Kai” season 6 half 2 rolls round.
Aisha’s look in “Cobra Kai” season 4, episode 6, “Kicks Get Chicks,” reveals that she’s since sworn off karate and embraced a extra peaceable, smart way of life, and the revelation that she’s been accepted to a college is one more signal that the character has her life in a much better order than simply about anybody else on the present. Whereas she may nonetheless make another look in the third and last a part of the ultimate season of “Cobra Kai,” it appears that evidently her private arc has reached a reasonably good conclusion.
“Cobra Kai” season 6 half 3 premieres February 13, 2025, on Netflix.
