Thought Daniel LaRusso was the hero of The Karate Kid as he took on his bullies and emerged victorious with a little help from Mr Miyagi?
Wrong!
This new fan theory about the 1984 classic reveals that it’s actually ‘Cobra Kai’ member Johnny Lawrence who is being bullied by new kid Daniel.
LaRusso is accused of being a violent sociopath enraged with teenage angst who quickly becomes obsessed with Johnny’s ex-girlfriend with Miyagi branded a ‘demon sorcerer’ while Lawrence becomes the ‘flawed hero’.
This video supports Barney Stinson’s theory in How I Met Your Mother about how Lawrence, played by William Zabka, was the real hero who was deafeted by a ‘scrawny loser… Read the full story