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Mike Barnes is a fictional character in the Karate Kid film franchise, serving as a major antagonist of the film The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and also in a supporting role of the fifth and sixth seasons of the sequel television series Cobra Kai. He is portrayed by Sean Kanan.
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He is first introduced as the secondary antagonist in The Karate Kid Part III.In Cobra Kai, he is a mentioned antagonist in season 1, cameo antagonist in season 2, flashback antagonist in season 3, and a minor redeemed supporting protagonist in season 5 and the first part of season 6.
Mike Barnes is a renowned, skilled, and vicious karate fighter who competed in tournaments around the country, winning more fights than he lost. He has little care for his opponents' well being, earning him the nickname, "Karate's Bad Boy" in a magazine. He was one of the best up-and-coming professional Karate fighters in the country, as he was a t...
The Karate Kid Part III
In 1985, Terry Silver spotted Mike Barnes in a karate magazine that dubbed him "Karate's Bad Boy," and tells him over the phone that he wants him to fight Daniel LaRusso and to beat him at the next All Valley Karate Tournament. In return, Silver will give him 25% ownership of his new Cobra Kai dojos that he plans to open. When Barnes arrives at Silver's house, he is introduced to two teenagers from Terry's neighborhood named Snake and Dennis, who will take care of him and his training. Barnes...
Barnes was permanently banned from competing in All-Valley karate due to his, Silver's and Kreese's actions, leading to him being forced to retire from performing karate professionally. He took this hard because he felt like his life had been taken from him due to the fact that karate was the only talent he had. As he aged, Mike worked different od...
Johnny Lawrence seeks to enroll his Cobra Kai Dojo in the upcoming All Valley Karate Tournament, only to learn that the dojo holds a lifetime ban for poor unethical conduct committed by Mike Barnes, Terry Silver, and John Kreese. Johnny, however, reveals that he has never met Mike Barnes and does not believe he should be held to the standard of a former member.
When Daniel explains his brief time in Cobra Kai to his students, Barnes's photo appears in a flashback when Daniel was training with Silver for his match against Barnes.
Daniel takes his daughter Sam to the All Valley auditorium and tells her of the time that he almost lost the tournament to fear. Sam erroneously assumes that he is referring to the 1984 tournament against Johnny, but Daniel clarifies that it was the 1985 tournament. Daniel, who always hid information of the time he joined Cobra Kai from his family out of shame, had not told her of this until now. Daniel refers to Mike only as his "opponent" and says he was ruthless as clips from their fight a...
"You back out of this and this will seem like a pretty nice dream compared to what we all will do to you... and what we'll *all* do to her."―Mike Barnes threatens Daniel and Jessica"There's nothing you've got that I can't counter. Your karate's a joke."―Mike Barnes to Daniel LaRusso1. "Classic Silver. Why get your hands dirty when you can pay someone to do it for you?" 2. ―Mike Barnes mocking Terry Silver Mike was hired by Terry Silver due to his reputation as a karate world champion, offering 20% ownership of his future chain of Cobra Kai dojos. Upon meeting and while Barnes was grateful for the invitation, he immediately tried to negotiate with Silver in order to gain more, which resulted in him having 50% ownership of the dojos if he won the All Valley Tournamen...
Mike Barnes was particularly hired to defeat the young Daniel LaRusso on the All Valley Karate Tournament. When Daniel refused to enter the tournament, Mike started threatening and even straight up assaulting LaRusso and his friend Jessica Andrews in order to make him sign the application to the tournament. Despite the multiple beatings he gave to Daniel along with his aggressive demeanor towards him, he also mentioned that him not entering the tournament would affect his financial future, ma...
Other Relationships
1. Mr. Miyagi† (Former Enemy) 2. John Kreese(Former Employee/Former Ally) 3. Johnny Lawrence(Friend/Ally) 4. Chozen Toguchi(Friend/Ally)
"I'm what he's talking about, shithead."―Mike Barnes to Daniel LaRussoMike Barnes was presumably the most evil character in the Karate Kidseries given the fact that he was willing to constantly terrorize someone he didn't even know for money. Fortunately, he reformed...In the fourth season, during Kreese's arrest, Silver revealed that he'll call upon old friends to help him out with Cobra Kai while Kreese deals with his legal troubles. This hinted Mike Barnes' re...Due to his return and redemption in the fifth season, Mike Barnes is one of the only ex-rivals of Daniel who had not known about John Kreese's arrest. He is initially the only ex-rival to not even...It should be noted that Mike's comment about how he "thought maybe it was just best to leave the past where it is" means he was the only main character in the entire franchise who actually accepted...- Terry Silver. Terry Silver is worse than John Kreese because who in the hell would see that man and decide to use his wealth to bankroll his grudge against an old man and a teen.
- John Kreese. His ideology may have been better explained in Cobra Kai Season 3, but that doesn't make John Kreese any less a psychopath. It's one thing to teach kids to fight back against the problems in their lives, and it's quite another to teach them to combat it by being the aggressor.
- Chozen Toguchi. Chozen may not be the most skilled fighter of The Karate Kid franchise, but he's no slouch either. His talent exceeds that of Johnny Lawrence, but it's fair to say Mike Barnes was a clear step above judging his encounters with Daniel.
- Mike Barnes. The most skilled opponent Daniel LaRusso ever faced and one of the only ones he admitted to being afraid of. Mike Barnes was more or less an enforcer beholden to Terry Silver and John Kreese's will, but he was also just a terrible beast of a person.
Dec 12, 2021 · In The Karate Kid Part III, Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) had a convoluted, evil scheme to destroy Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio). After beating Johnny (William Zabka) and Chozen (Yuji Okumoto) in the first two Karate Kid movies, Daniel faced his most menacing antagonist yet when Silver came to the Valley.
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May 10, 2024 · A popular theory regarding The Karate Kid postulates that Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) is the real villain of the film, and that Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) is actually the good guy in the story.
Jun 30, 1989 · The Karate Kid Part III: Directed by John G. Avildsen. With Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively, Thomas Ian Griffith. Ostracised villain John Kreese attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of a Vietnam War comrade, the wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business.
