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

Martin Kove'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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Do you think there's room for redemption with John Crease?

I think John Creae has done enough wrong in the world where he's, he's definitely going to go to hell.

The question is the question is, you know, how he spends his last remaining, you know, days on earth?

And so the question is, well, what is redemption at the end of the day?

It's interesting because, you know, when you create these shows, you know, fans like to see characters change and be redeemed.

But at the same time, you love, you know, the characters to, you know, stay true to what you love about them.

And you know, John Crease is a character that we as kids were afraid of.

Um And I think if we totally changed him, you may not like him anymore.

It's finding that balance of staying true to the character that you like while having them learn and grow.

And I feel like, you know, crease may learn and grow, but it also may be too late.

So we'll see how things shape up.

And uh in the final season, we think the, the uh line between good and bad continues to be blurry on the show.

All of the villains over the course of the season believe that they're doing what's right.

They believe that they're, that they're good and that, you know, the, the people standing in their way are the villains in their own lives.

You know, and that, that goes with, you know, crease that goes with silver.

These are all people who at their core believe that they are doing the right thing and that their philosophies are helpful to the next generation.

You know, in season six, you know, we've reupped crease uh as a villain on the show uh in the eyes of Johnny and Daniel.

Um but that's all because, you know, the last time he saw them, uh he was uh locked up in, in a jail cell uh unjustly and was, you know, given an opportunity to maybe leave that jail cell with their help and instead they left him in there and, and said some harsh words and then they were on their way out.

So, you know, he's more riled up than ever to uh to take down Johnny and Daniel uh at the psyche T tournament.