Kreese's Most Redeeming Moment According To Cobra Kai Fans

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Fans appreciate Kreese for his decision to help out Tory

During Season 3, John Kreese is once again the sensei of the Cobra Kai dojo and has begun educating a new generation of students on his aggressive and sometimes underhanded combat methods. One such pupil, Tory Nichols (Peyton List), shows incredible promise as a martial artist, but her personal life gets in the way of her training. Chiefly, her landlord, Rodney (Grayson Berry), has not only hassled her about her late rent but has gone as far as to make unwanted advances toward her as well. Upon learning this, Kreese threatens Rodney and even attacks him, thus putting Tory's worries to rest for the time being.

According to the "Cobra Kai" Reddit community, Kreese's choice to stick up for Tory stands out as his most redeeming moment. "It was the only time that I supported him," said SethF1988 in a thread about the scene from NifflerOwl, and they weren't alone by any means. Digging into the meaning of this moment further, Any_Solid9083 believes "he does genuinely care for others, although he has bad ways of showing it," citing Kreese's complicated relationship with Johnny as evidence of this. At the same time, as MrSuperFly04 and several others posit, Kreese may have only attacked Rodney to keep Tory on his side.

Whether he did it for his own gain or not, John Kreese uncharacteristically went out of his way to help one of his students in a huge way. He may not always show it, but there may be some good hiding within the grizzled Cobra Kai sensei after all.