The Miyagi-verse (Karate Kid/Cobra Kai) Timeline

[Maciej Jankowski]

I'm not quite sure what you are saying here. Legends officially connects 2010's reboot film to the universe. The shrine does connect TAS with the overall universe but not officially and the writers and producers of CK already said that. You can include the shrine but invent a different story surrounding it.

i'm saying that CK showrunners do not control the franchise and altho they said TKK 2010 is not canon Sony greenlight a film which acts as sequel to CK and the 2010 film and the CK people weren't even involved

 

[DaddyRomeo]

i'm saying that CK showrunners do not control the franchise and altho they said TKK 2010 is not canon Sony greenlight a film which acts as sequel to CK and the 2010 film and the CK people weren't even involved

Right. I get that. But it's canon-by-proxy. It isn't in a separate universe. Whether or not the CK showrunners are involved is irrelevant.

 

[Pro Bot]

Right. I get that. But it's canon-by-proxy. It isn't in a separate universe. Whether or not the CK showrunners are involved is irrelevant.

Are you talking about The Karate Kid (2010) or the animated series? If we agree it's canon, it's the same universe. If we don't, it's in an alternate universe that continues after the third film.

I mean, here's what I see. Cobra Kai is in the same universe as the films. The films are in the same universe as the animated series. Cobra Kai references the animated series and doesn't contradict it in any way.

So, canon-by-proxy also applies to the animated series, only backwards. It just depends on how strongly you subscribe to the showrunner's comment. I feel that it's cleaner if there's only one Karate Kid universe. The 2010 film for example is canon, but it had absolutely no connection to the films before the new one. The animated series, meanwhile, is a direct continuation AND has a tie to the new show.

I see this as similar to James Gunn saying Agent Carter, Daredevil, and I am Groot aren't canon to the MCU. Just me though. I would like to see it added, even if you decide to place it in an alternate continuity.

 

[DaddyRomeo]

I am saying the 2010 film is canon to CK and all the films via 2025's retcon. I am just torn on the Animated Series because it's so ridiculous. If I had to place the Animated Series, it's gotta be late 1989 to mid 1990, four years after the events of The Karate Kid III.

Wow, Gunn said those weren't canon to the MCU? That's opposite of what MCU's handlers have said. And there are major connections between them...but that's a whole other ballgame.

 

[Pro Bot]

I am just torn on the Animated Series because it's so ridiculous.

I get that. Lots of things share the same universe with ridiculous things though. I don't see anything wrong with magic being part of this universe and never being brought up again. Heck, I'd be the first to argue that Slippin' Jimmy is absolutely Breaking Bad canon because it's official and doesn't contradict despite being, honestly, far more ridiculous than The Karate Kid animated series.

 

[Pro Bot]

Slippin' Jimmy is absolutely Breaking Bad canon

I'm pretty sure there's a fart demon in that show, by the way.

 

[DaddyRomeo]

UPDATE: 2/21/25

Cobra Kai is done. The 4-issue comic has been added. I am working on adding the animated series now (thanks to @JudgeDreddpool for that).

SO. MANY. MONTAGES.

Holy shit, I am not kidding. The final season had at least a montage per episode, save for maybe two or three of them. So, if you're looking at the final bit of the timeline and seeing a bunch of episode's names printed about 24 times straight, that's why. I get that Netflix pulled a Stranger Things with this show and made them pad out the show but this could have easily been done in 10 episodes and told the same story.

In any case, the timeline is pretty much current. The animated show is silly and doesn't advance anything important, just like The Next Karate Kid and the reboot. Someday, I hope that they put Julie Pierce (Hillary Swank) in a Cobra Kai film or a Karate Kid film. It would be criminal not to at this point.

 

[Pro Bot]

Looks great!

 

[Assasin]

Thanks to the author for his hard work

 

[ObiWan]

Cobra Kai 1x06 "Quiver": (0:23:49 - 0:26:00)

There is no continuation of the series

 

[ThePMan]

UPDATE: 2/21/25

Cobra Kai is done. The 4-issue comic has been added. I am working on adding the animated series now (thanks to @JudgeDreddpool for that).

SO. MANY. MONTAGES.

Holy shit, I am not kidding. The final season had at least a montage per episode, save for maybe two or three of them. So, if you're looking at the final bit of the timeline and seeing a bunch of episode's names printed about 24 times straight, that's why. I get that Netflix pulled a Stranger Things with this show and made them pad out the show but this could have easily been done in 10 episodes and told the same story.

In any case, the timeline is pretty much current. The animated show is silly and doesn't advance anything important, just like The Next Karate Kid and the reboot. Someday, I hope that they put Julie Pierce (Hillary Swank) in a Cobra Kai film or a Karate Kid film. It would be criminal not to at this point.

I'm having issues accessing the first page of this thread - it only comes up with an error message after buffering for several seconds. This hasn't been affecting any other threads on this site, which is bizarre. Do you know what could be causing this? Is it a dead file link or something?