Who Are Kreese's New Students?
The Cobra Kai Season 6 trailer revealed John Kreese's new students. This development was hinted at in season 5. Cobra Kai season 5's ending created an uncertain future for Kreese. Kreese escaped from prison and worsened a situation that could have been reversed by Terry Silver's downfall. It was not immediately clear how Kreese would return. But in the teaser trailer, Kreese declared "Cobra Kai is back," confirming that Kreese will have a presence at the Sekai Taikai tournament. Despite his dojo falling apart, Kreese will still have students at the tournament.
Kreese's declaration in the trailer, the stakes of the season, and the new footage show that Kreese will be at the Sekai Taikai tournament. Even though Silver defeated his dojo, Kreese will still have students at the tournament.
Kreese's New Students Are Probably From Kim Dae-Eun's Dojo
The young fighters in the trailer are new to the series, but their introduction is likely to be set up. This is confirmed by the fact that Sensei Kim Dae-Eun is training the children alongside Kreese in the trailer. This confirms that the students are the ones Kim was referring to when she spoke of her dojo "back home" in Cobra Kai season 5. In the show, she mentions that Tory and Devon wouldn't "last a day" in her dojo. Kim had students during this time, but left South Korea without them to assist Silver in building up Cobra Kai into a Sekai Taikai contender.
The trailer confirms that Kim Dae-Eun's students are now training with Kreese. This is likely to be a major part of Season 6. Kim Dae-Eun is a skilled martial artist, and her students are likely to be a formidable force.
Kreese's New Students Are The Perfect Final Villains For Daniel & Johnny
Relying on Kim's students to win the Sekai Taikai feels like the perfect way to complete Kreese's battle with Johnny and Daniel. While their training - up until this point - isn't the result of Kreese's teachings, it's important to note that they follow the same mantras that Kreese has been teaching for decades. After all, Kreese and Kim are both branches from the same tree; Kim is the granddaughter of Kim Sun-Yung, the founder of the style of martial arts that Kreese uses and one of his two mentors.
Kim's students represent the same ideas that Johnny and Daniel have been fighting against. This makes them fitting adversaries for the main characters. Any other new villain group would feel disconnected from the overarching narrative. Cobra Kai will pit Miguel and Robby against a familiar threat, even if the characters themselves aren't.
The New Cobra Kai Threat
The new Cobra Kai students are a formidable threat to Johnny, Daniel, and their students. These students are trained in the same style of martial arts as Kreese and Kim Dae-Eun. They are likely to be just as ruthless and aggressive as their mentors.
The arrival of Kreese's New Students is a major turning point in the Cobra Kai saga. It will be interesting to see how Johnny and Daniel deal with this new threat.
