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| “ | It's not that. It's this kid, Kenny. I thought I could take him under my wing. Be the mentor I wish I had when I was younger. But when I saw him today, it, uh... It's like looking in a mirror. I realized I screwed everything up. I had all this hate inside of me. For you and for Miguel. And I thought I could use Cobra Kai to control that. But it just made things worse and now it's never gonna get better. | „ |
| ~ Robby realizing his mistakes and reconciling with Johnny Lawrence |
Robert "Robby" Keene is one of the four main protagonists (alongside Miguel Diaz, Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence) of the YouTube/Netflix series Cobra Kai.
He is the son of Johnny Lawrence and a student of Daniel LaRusso. Initially a troublemaker that breaks the rules, Robby begins to change his ways after working with Daniel LaRusso. He becomes the first disciple of the new generation of Miyagi-Do Karate, and becomes one of the best.
Unfortunately, a fight with his rival Miguel Diaz, in which he severely and gravely injures him by accident, gives him a short sentence in juvie. Following his release from juvie, however, Robby is left angry towards Daniel and Johnny, leaving him susceptible to the smooth-talking John Kreese. Through corruption from Kreese, Robby is recruited into the new Cobra Kai Dojo, betraying Daniel and Samantha in the process and to seek revenge against his father and Miguel.
However, he eventually realizes his mistakes, rejoins Miyagi-Do, and becomes friends with Miguel.
He is portrayed by Tanner Buchanan.
Biography[]
Season 1[]
Robby is Johnny's estranged son from a failed relationship with Shannon Keene. Johnny is absent for much of Robby's childhood which causes a strained relationship between the two. With his mother frequently behind bars and his father absent since his birth, Robby has no role models in his life. Robby falls in with drugs, stealing, and dropping out of school. After his father, who had a change of heart, hears about this, he comes to Robby's aid and tries to convince him that he loved him and wanted him to have a good life. Robby did not believe his father and refuses to go back to school.
But after discovering that Johnny has changed his ways and seemingly wants to start a closer relationship with him, Robby visits the Cobra Kai dojo to talk to his father, only to see him hugging his student Miguel Diaz. Convinced that Johnny likes his student more than his own son, Robby plots his revenge by getting a job at Daniel LaRusso's car dealership. However, Robby thrives in the job and develops a friendship with Daniel. Throughout the second half of the first season, Daniel teaches Robby karate the same way Mr. Miyagi taught him, and in the process becomes the father figure and mentor that Robby never had and the two become very close. Robby also stops his bad behaviour and begins to change his ways, too. He forms a bond with Daniel's daughter, Samantha LaRusso.
But after discovering that Robby lied to Daniel about his relationship with his father Johnny Lawrence, Daniel bans him from his house and auto dealership. Robby enters the All Valley Karate Tournament alone and faces off against Hawk in the semi-finals. He loses the first point to Hawk, but wins the second point by using the lessons Daniel taught him. Hawk begins to taunt Robby and in response Robby mocks Hawk's Mohawk. Angered, Hawk kicks Robby while his back is turned and dislocates Robby's left shoulder, which results in Hawk's disqualification and Robby's advancement into the finals. At the urging of his wife, Amanda, Daniel forgives Robby and becomes his coach in the All-Valley Tournament. Miguel, who had hated Robby after a misunderstanding involving his girlfriend, viciously attacks Robby's injured shoulder. Robby puts up a tough fight and scores 2 points against Miguel despite his injury. While trying to help Miguel up, Miguel yanks Robby's arm and further injures his shoulder. With the next point deciding the winner, he ultimately loses to Miguel. Following the tournament Johnny apologizes to his son, and Robby replies, "It's okay, dad.", implying that he does still love his father despite their misunderstandings. Daniel is impressed that Robby maintained dignity, focus, and fair play during the match, as well as performing a two-legged kick that not even he was able to master. In the end, Daniel re-opens Miyagi-Do Karate and takes Robby in as his first student.
Season 2[]
Robby begins training with Daniel. While training with Daniel, Robby's arm heals and he is able to take off his cast. While shopping with Daniel they run into Johnny. When Daniel goes to pay Johnny tries to talk to him, but Robby is still mad at him and he tells Johnny he is having a hard time forgiving him. When Johnny accuses him of trying to torture him by training with Daniel whom he refers to as a prick, Robby defends Daniel and says he is a better man than he (Johnny) will ever be.
Sam soon joins the dojo and starts training with Robby. Robby's home-life isn't great as Shannon soon takes off with some guy, leaving Robby home alone with no food or electricity as bills go unpaid. When Robby mentions to Sam about his mom leaving and Sam tells Daniel, who has Robby come stay with him, Sam and Amanda.
Robby along with Sam and Daniel have trouble getting students to join the dojo at first mainly due to Cobra Kai out-promoting them. However, after sometime their luck changes when a bullied victim named Demetri requests to join and they gladly accept. At the mall Demetri is cornered by Hawk and other Cobra Kai members, but Robby and Sam come to his rescue and beat up the bullies. Robby's, Sam's, and Daniel's luck further improves when a handful of Cobra Kai students (including Chris and Nathaniel) leave because of the vicious teachings and join Miyagi Do, though Robby and Sam are at first unhappy that the students joining are the ones that tried to beat up Demetri in the mall.
Robby and Sam develop feelings for each other. While Robby initially thinks it is a bad idea for them to date, the two soon realize thy cannot hold their feelings back and start dating. When someone knocks on Sam's door Robby opens it and sees Miguel. He asks him why he is here, and Miguel says he came to give back Miyagi's Medal of Honor which Hawk stole when he trashed the dojo earlier. Not wanting Sam to know Miguel gave it back because he does not want her to rekindle with him, Robby hides it in his pocket and later puts it outside so someone could find it which Demetri does the next day.
Eventually, Robby and Sam agree to tell her parents about their relationships, but put that on hold when they see Shannon in the house. Shannon apologizes to Robby for leaving him, and tells him she is going to rehab so she can get better.
Robby and Sam go to Moon's house for a party the night before the first day of school. During the party Sam gets drunk, and unbeknownst to him Aisha tells Sam that Miguel returned the Medal of Honor and a drunken Sam and Miguel share a kiss. Other events occur with Demetri mocking Hawk in front of everyone, when Hawk and Mitch are about to attack him, Robby and Chris jump in and face off with the latter. After the cops arrive, Robby tells Sam he will take her home but Sam tells him not to because she does not want her parents to see her drunk. He then takes her to Johnny's house and the two spend the night with him.
The following morning Robby tells Johnny that he will tell Daniel that it is his fault he and Sam did not come home, but after Daniel comes into Johnny's house he tells Robby he has lost his trust and forces Sam to leave. Johnny takes Robby to school which he appreciates. Before class he tells Sam that Miguel gave him the Medal of Honor. Sam, who already knew, asks why he did not tell her before, to which Robby replies he was scared their relationship would be put at risk if he did. They kiss and then go to class.
When Cobra Kai student Tory reveals that Sam and Miguel kissed at Moon's party, Robby has a shocked look on his face. Tory then attacks Sam, causing Robby to push Tory against a wall and try to stop the fight. However Miguel arrives and, unaware of Robby's true intention, tackles Robby which causes the two to fight and a huge brawl between the Cobra Kai and Miyagi Do students. Robby and Miguel have a long fight. At times Robby has the upper hand and at times Miguel has the upper hand. When Miguel tells Robby that Sam loves him more than Robby, an enraged Robby aggressively attacks Miguel and gains the upper-hand, but this is short-lived as Miguel recovers, and flips Robby over and traps him in an arm lock. Miguel decides to let him go after remembering Johnny's advice to show mercy and even apologizes to him. However, an enraged Robby attacks Miguel and kicks him off a railing, severely injuring him. Robby is shocked at what he just did. When Samantha screams "Robby what did you do?". Robby runs off from the scene.
While at the hospital, Daniel expresses shock over what Robby did to Miguel. At the Cobra Kai Dojo, Hawk angrily tells Johnny that his lesson to Miguel about showing mercy which Miguel followed by showing mercy to Robby, led to Robby severely injuring Miguel. It is currently unknown where Robby is; it's most likely he has either gone into hiding or he has been arrested for his role in Miguel's hospitalization.
Season 3[]
Robby is on the run from the police and officially a fugitive, wanted for the part he played in kicking Miguel over a railing at West Valley High School. He has also been expelled from West Valley High. The police make urgent appeals to find the boy, and show a photo of Robby during a news segment that Johnny watches. He and Daniel decide to work together to find Robby, who has stolen a '93 van from the LaRusso Auto Group. Robby knew that the company would not notice the van was missing as it is a trade-in and nothing flashy. He removes the GPS tracker from the van and ditches it far away from where he ultimately resides. He cuts his hair rather short and appears homeless, in an attempt to be unrecognizable by the police who are looking for him.
Robby visits his mother Shannon at her rehab centre and she gives him a sandwich to eat and comforts him and he cuts his hair even shorter. Daniel arrives and tries to reason with Robby, explaining that he spoke to a lawyer and his sentence will be much lighter if he turns himself in. Before Daniel can explain, the police arrive and Robby realizes that his former boss turned him in. He tries to run but is apprehended by the officers before he can flee. Daniel promises to visit everyday, but Robby coldly tells him not to bother as he is taken to a juvenile detention center. Robby's time in juvenile hall is rough, as he is targeted by a fellow detainee Shawn. He attempts to stay out of trouble by reading a book. He also refuses to speak with Daniel when he calls.
One day, while watching TV and eating lunch, Robby watches Sam on the news talk about Miguel and her attempts to raise money for his surgery. She mentions that she hopes that Robby did not mean to hurt Miguel. Shawn begins to mock Sam and Robby snaps at him to shot up. Shawn then challenges him to a fight and attacks him, but Robby blocks his punches and kicks the two goons, but one of the goons rams into him and slams him on the table, and punches him in the ribs, while the other goon kicks him. Shawn grabs Robby and shoves him against a locker. Shawn then throws Robby on the ground and his goons and stomps on him. Robby is sent to the infirmary but when he returns, Shawn takes his pillow.
Johnny arranges to see Robby accompanied by reverend Bobby Brown, but is occupied with Miguel's surgery turnout and misses the meeting with Robby. Bobby tells Robby to give it more time but he leaves and tells Bobby that this was a waste of time. Robby then does community service in the hopes he will be released early. Johnny attempts to talk things through, and seems to be following through with his attempts for the first time. He oversteps later and grabs Robby's arm causing him to push his father away and spill the soup. When he returns to juvenile hll, Shawn mocks Robby by saying he has no one and that both his dad and girl left him. He also vandalized Robby's bed.
In the days that follow his old resentments, heartbreak over his perceived betrayals at the hands of those he came to trust and the overall state of his life resurface. He is visited by John Kreese, who talks to him about Johnny and advises him to defend himself in prison. Robby initially tells Kreese to leave him alone, but is intrigued by the man and researches Kreese. He also checks his email and begins to respond to an email from Sam when Shawn unplugs the computer. He challenges Robby again but a security guard interrupts. The next day, Shawn makes a fake friendly gesture to Robby, but Robby, who has reached his limit with the abuse he's receiving in juvie and the mental games from Kreese, retaliates by striking Shawn first. They engage in an intense fight and Robby gains the advantage over Shawn rather quickly, though the fight spreads into the halls. Two guards pull the boys apart, and Robby smiles at Shawn while bloodied. After meeting with the warden, Shawn and Robby both admit to not "snitching", which leaves them with a mutual respect.
After being released from juvenile prison and assigned to probation, Johnny and Daniel attempt to reconnect with him, but Robby cuts ties with both of them because of them turning him to the police. He goes to the nearby Juvie office to fill out probation forms, when Tory comes from the office. Robby gets up and looks like he is about to attack Tory. Tory warns him not to and if he fights, he will go back to Juvie. He calms down and they exchange insults as Tory started the fight but Robby ended it. Tory tells Robby that she and Miguel broke up a few days ago. She warns him about Sam and attempts to explain that Sam will go to Miguel, but Robby defends Sam. He believes Sam is a good person but Tory is not so sure. Before she leaves, she tells him to write check the "stable" box next to home life.
After leaving the office, Robby goes to see Sam at the Miyagi-Do Dojo and wants to rekindle their relationship despite being angry her father. He walks in on Sam and Miguel training together and they are in a compromising position. This angers Robby who believes they are dating making him believe Tory was right about Sam. He harshly insults Sam and accuses her of cheating with Miguel. He believes that her relationship with Miguel is why she stopped writing, and she counters that he stopped replying. He snaps back that it was hard to write back when he was "getting his face busted in" daily. She is surprised by this while Miguel tries to nicely explain that she had PTSD from the fight. Things escalate quickly between Miguel and Robby, and attempts to throw a punch at Miguel. Sam blocks Robby and pushes him away, telling him to stop. Thinking she has betrayed him for Miguel ever since Moon's party, Robby breaks up with Sam and tells her that Miguel and Sam deserve each other, admitting that their relationship was a mistake. Robby leaves in anger over the amount of betrayals and leaves Sam devastated about her break up with Robby. Later in the night, Robby realizes he does not have anywhere to go and ends up the Cobra Kai Dojo.
He sleeps at the dojo and is taken under the wing of John Kreese, though Robby is reluctant to trust the man. Hawk nearly tries to attack him and still has a grudge at him for what he did to Miguel but Kreese says he is here to stay. He is noticed by Tory who invites him along to a mission with Kyler, Hawk and some other Cobra Kai members. The groups breaks into the zoo to steal a cobra for Kreese, but are interrupted by a security guard. Thinking the mission failed, the group retreats but Robby appears with the snake. He befriends the Cobra Kai's, though Hawk's anger toward Robby remains. He begins training with the dojo and stays relatively focused on his karate training.
When Johnny arrives at Cobra Kai after the attack on the LaRusso family home, he sees Robby training with Kreese and is surprised by the alliance. Johnny and Kreese begin fighting as Johnny refuses to rejoin the dojo, with Kreese now wanting to kill Johnny. The fights is eventually stopped by Robby, who defends Kreese and attacks Johnny for being responsible for his suffering. Johnny instantly switches to the defense and refuses to fight his son, though Robby is intent on unleashing his pent up anger. He shouts that he is responsible for everything bad that's happened, and lunges. Johnny blocks Robby's attack and accidentally pushes him into the lockers. He hits his head and is unconscious, much to Johnny's dismay. Robby eventually regains consciousness, just as the fight between Johnny, Daniel, and Kreese is over. Robby stands next to Kreese much to the shock of Daniel, Johnny, Miguel, and Sam, who have all gathered outside the dojo. Robby coldly tells them to all leave, before retreating into the battered dojo with Kreese. He begins his training with Kreese to defend Cobra Kai in the tournament to determine which dojo will stay in the valley.
Season 4[]
On the first day back of practice, Kreese reprimands Robby for being late, though Robby reminds Kreese that he never said he was going to join Cobra Kai. He has no intention of being a pawn in the fight against Mr. LaRusso or his father. Kreese doesn't view Robby as a pawn but as a King, reminding him that the outcome of a championship will follow him for the rest of his life. He references Daniel and Johnny as examples of the impact winning or losing can have. He also lets Robby stay in the dojo as long as he needs. Robby is has an unexpected confrontation with Tory, who chastises him for not being present at the LaRusso house fight. She calls him out for still defending Sam and being on the defense - something that won't work in Cobra Kai. After a conversation with Sam at the skate park, it proves enlightening for Robby, who refuses to give her what she wants for the first time. He has no interest in starting over with his father, or giving Miyagi-Do another chance. In fact, Robby decides to join Cobra Kai by leading the class in warm-ups. While they initially refuse to work with him, he proves himself by dodging every attack made by the students. He only loses to Tory, who believes he should stay in the dojo. As he leads class, he explains their enemies are working together, which is precisely why he's teaching them Miyagi-Do karate - so they can beat Miyagi-Do karate.
He becomes a mentor of sorts to the young Kenny Payne, whose bullying at school brings him to Robby, per the request of his older brother Shawn. Robby recalls Shawn's alliance in juvie, and takes Kenny under his wing when Cobra Kai makes him a pariah. He teaches the boy to use his speed, not to flinch away from a fight but run towards it, a lesson that helps Kenny join the dojo.
Kenny tells Robby that he got everything down but Robby leg sweeps him. Terry Silver then spars with him but is easily defeated by the sensei. Robby goes to Johnny's apartment where he confronts his father about Eagle Fang and bullying Kenny. Johnny tells him not to do anything bad and reminds him of his expulsion. He also tells him about Cobra Kai and how Kreese brainwashed him the same way he brainwashed Johnny. He goes to a drive-in with Cobra Kai where they end up in a confrontation with Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang. They go to the baseball diamond but are drenched by the sprinklers.
After a class session, Robby and the Cobra Kai's ambush Hawk at a tattoo shop and nearly cut off his mohawk in revenge for betraying Cobra Kai, drenching them and bullying Kenny.
At a convenient store, he approached by Daniel tells him about Terry Silver. He tells him that he will end up in a bad path after his training with him. Robby then leaves after Silver arrives.
During another class session, Kreese has Robby and Kenny spar with each other. Robby kicks Kenny but when he apologizes, he leg sweeps him and wins, causing Terry to win the whole sparring match.
He asks Tory to the high school prom and she accepts. While at the prom, Robby and Tory dance with each other. Unbeknownst to them, Sam and Miguel were watching. During Stingray's afterparty, Sam insults Tory but when Tory retaliates, Sam attacks her and tackles her to the ground. Miguel tries to stop her but then tackles Tory when the latter tries to attack Sam. Robby arrives and attacks Miguel, believing he is attacking Tory. Tory then kicks Sam to the ground. Sam and Miguel then fight Tory and Robby, but Sam, Tory and Miguel are pushed into the pool by Robby.
On the day of the All-Valley, Robby shows off is offensive skills in the skills competition. After defeating his opponent, he advances to the semifinals. Before his match, Daniel LaRusso confronts him about how he taught Miyagi-Do to the Cobra Kai's. Robby tells him his goal is to win but Daniel tells him that he really didn't learn anything in Miyagi-Do because of that. He ends by teaching them another Miyagi-Do lesson: "never put passion over principle. Even if you win, you lose". In the quarterfinals, he is matched with Kenny despite being classmates. After defeating Kenny, Robby advances to the semifinals. He faces off with his former classmate Demetri Alexopolous and easily defeats him and advances to the finals.
Robby then witnesses Kenny beat up Anthony LaRusso in revenge for his bullying and has to pull him off. After Kenny threatens Anthony, Robby chastises him but Kenny clarifies that he's Cobra Kai. At this point, Robby realizes that his mentorship with Kenny has now corrupted him. The finals of the boys division is between Robby and Eli Moskowitz. Robby scores the first point but Eli ties the match. Their fight goes to sudden death, the first since the 1985 All-Valley Tournament. Before the match, Robby bows to Eli, upsetting Terry Silver. Kreese tells him to use his anger to win. Robby and Eli's fight becomes intense when the two take off their gi; Robby because of his gi falling off, and Eli matches him and shows off his hawk tattoo. During the fight, Robby has the upper-hand but gets distracted when Kenny tells him to finish Eli. Eli takes advantage of the distraction and kicks him off. Unfortunately, Robby loses the match, causing Eli to become the boys champion. After the tournament, Robby visits Johnny at Cobra Kai. Johnny praises his tournament performance but Robby tearfully explains how Kenny became corrupt and that he messed up everything during his time in Cobra Kai and can't be fixed. Johnny tells him that he got in the way of Robby and Daniel's relationship and allows him to blame Johnny for everything. Robby tells him that he's sick of blaming his father. Johnny and Robby then hug, reconciling in the process.
Season 5[]
After Johnny discovers Miguel has went to Mexico, he has Robby accompany him under the guise of a road trip. Though initially upset when discovering the truth that they truly came to find Miguel, Robby bonds with his father as they go along. After Johnny's car was towed away due to his inability to speak Spanish when he is asked to move it to a different spot, Robby participates in a chili pepper contest which he wins by secretly switching the last pepper with candy before the two gets the car back. They managed to find Miguel and bring him home.
Upon returning to the Valley, Robby quits Cobra Kai, severing ties with both Kenny and Tory when he met them at the water and tried to convince them to quit. Despite this, he continues to fail to get along with Miguel, much to the dismay of Johnny, who has discovered that Carmen is pregnant with his second child. In a last-ditch effort to force the two to be friends, Johnny forces to the two to fight their rivalry out. The fight escalates to a point where Miguel almost kicks Robby over the railing, much like Robby did to him at the school fight, but chooses not to. Robby explains he wasn't thinking straight when he kicked Miguel, and explains that if he could, he would take it back. The two then become friends, and Robby rejoins Miyagi-Do, reconciling with Daniel, Hawk, and the rest of the students in the process. He also trains Anthony after hearing that Kenny's been bullying him.
While having dinner at the LaRusso's, Robby explains that he and Miguel agree to let Hawk represent the boys for the boys portion of the Sekai Taikai demonstration since Hawk recently won the All Valley. Despite Hawk's loss to Kenny, Sam wins her match and Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang qualify. To celebrate, they have a party at Miguel's apartment. Robby and Miguel were able to stop Tory and Sam's fight when Tory reveals to Sam that Silver rigged their All Valley finals. When Robby appeared at the Cobra Kai dojo and tried to get the students to turn on Silver, they refused with the exception of Tory.
After Sam and Tory made up and agreed to join forces, they appeared to all the other Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang students to inform of their plan. Robby assists Tory and the others in breaking in to the dojo, only for the students to arrive, where Robby attempts to convince Kenny to redeem himself, but fails. While Robby pushes Kenny away, Kenny then uses "Silver Bullet" technique on him, which leads to Robby losing his breath to an extent. Robby is then being beaten up by Kenny and a few Cobra Kai's, but is saved by Miguel. Robby and the Miyagi-Fang's were able to hold off the Cobra Kai's long enough to allow Anthony to upload the video of Silver confessing the bribed referee to Tory on YouTube and this shocks Kenny and all the Cobra Kai's. In the aftermath of Silver's defeat, Robby makes up with Tory and Kenny.
Season 6[]
Part 1[]
Robby has been reinstated back into West Valley High School. He has moment with Tory who was with Devon Lee and the couple shares a kiss after Robby reveals to her that he's officially a student again. While on the way to Miyagi-Do, Johnny plans to have Robby and Miguel train at the Eagle Fang warehouse only to see that its been demolished. Arriving at Miyagi-Do, Robby and Miguel notices that Tory and Sam are training the opposite of each other as they're struggling to get along. With Robby and Miguel able to work out their differences from the past, they make it their goal to have Tory and Sam do the same. They take them on a double date at Golf N' Stuff in order to help them get along better, the date goes awkward. After the couple has their own private conversation, Robby spots Kenny in the arcade, playing games by himself. Due to Robby abandoning him at Cobra Kai under Terry Silver’s leadership, Kenny still refuses to talk to him. Robby tries to reconcile with Kenny and convinces him to join Miyagi-Do, however things are cut short when Kenny’s older brother and Robby’s former rival Shawn appears, having been released from juvie, warns Robby to stay away from Kenny. Things get heated which leads to Shawn attacking Robby. Robby refuses to fight either brother and uses his defensive skills to avoid their attacks until Shawn hurls Robby to the floor with his immense strength, Miguel then steps in along with Sam and Tory, who manage to stop the fight from escalating and this helps the girls get along now that they worked together. Eventually, Kenny, after being convinced by Shawn to let go of his anger, joins Miyagi-Do where's he's greeted by Robby, Miguel, Anthony, and everyone.
At the Diaz apartment, Miguel is reading his Stanford personal statement to Johnny, Robby, Carmen and Rosa and they are happy with how he wrote it. However, the pipe in their apartment breaks and the plumber is still working on the situation.
Carmen is having her gender reveal at the LaRusso house. While setting up, Miguel and Robby are impressed with Sam and Tory working together and being friends. Robby and everyone cheers when Johnny and Carmen reveals that they are having a girl. At Miyagi-Do, Devon approaches Miguel and Robby on how they got Sam and Tory to be friends as she notices them doing sloppy moves during training. Later, Hawk shows a video of Gunther revealing that the tournament will take place is in Barcelona, Spain. However, he explains the selection process and that each dojo would need to pick six fighters, much to the disappointment of the students.
At West Valley High School, Miguel, Robby, Sam and Tory talk about the tournament and Robby explains that they have champions and runner ups who have a guaranteed selection. Before the tournament, Mike Barnes has the students undergo rigorous training processes. After the first session, Robby is one of the twelve students who moves on to the next round. After completing the next round, Miguel, Robby, Sam, and Tory are chosen to go to Barcelona.
Later, Robby and Tory practice where she reveals to him that Kreese, who is still on the run for breaking out of prison, tried to recruit her in his dojo and she rejects him. Robby praises her for this and promises not to tell anyone for their safety. He also tells her that they are in this together and aim to share the champions podium together as girlfriend and boyfriend as the two share a heart warming moment. Robby, Sam, Tory and Miguel are the ones chosen to step up and fight to be captains of Miyagi-Do, unfortunately there can only be 2 captains, the 2 captains chosen will be the people who fight in the finals of the tournament. This means Robby must face Miguel one last time to prove who is the best fighter and who will lead Miyagi-Do. Robby and Tory plan to train each other and meet at the park. However, Tory doesn't show up to the park as Robby tried calling her all day and she wasn't seen at school. He continues to train alone at the apartment, where he as flashbacks of him placing second in the last two All Valley's. Miguel approaches him and tells him that even if they fight, they don't have any bad blood. He vents to him about college but he tells him about his situation. Before their conversation escalates, Carmen offers burgers but Robby declines. Miguel leaves and Robby tries to call Tory but to no avail.
The day of the fight, Robby and Miguel are up first to determine who will be the male captain for Miyagi-Do, Johnny feeling conflicted steps down as Daniel tells him he’ll referee the match. Johnny wishes both his son and step-son good luck as the two step onto the mat. Robby looks around to see that Tory still hasn’t shown up confusing him and also causing him to worry. Their match begins and Miguel wins the first two points. However, after seeing Tory, Robby mounts a comeback and beats Miguel and becomes male captain. The two share a fist bump hoping that there's no hard feelings between them. Robby is glad that Tory finally arrive but he doesn't notice how bad a state Tory is in. Johnny referee Sam and Tory's match. During their fight, it is cut short by Amanda and Daniel where Tory reveals to everyone that her mother recently died, much to Robby (who finally realized why she’s been unreachable) and everyone's shock. A grief stricken and devastated Tory wants to continue the fight however Daniel wants it to stop. Robby tries to help Tory along with the LaRusso’s but she is so angry and upset, she storms off and quits the team and presumably karate. Due to Tory not being able to compete, Sam is awarded female captain for Miyagi-Do and Hawk, who originally lost his chance to earn a spot back in the forest, replaces Tory. The daughter of Daniel LaRusso and the son of Johnny Lawrence are both gifted the captains headband from their respective parents as Robby looks up to Johnny who smiles and expresses how incredibly proud of his son he is, as Robby smiles back at him.
Miyagi-Do arrives at the Sekai Taikai in Barcelona as Robby and Sam lead their teammates Miguel, Devon, Demetri, and Hawk to lineup on the mat looking over at all the other rival dojo’s. While getting ready, they see the new Cobra Kai, led by Kreese and Kim Da-Eun and their fellow students, led by Kwon Jae-Sung. Shortly, Tory appears with them, revealing that she has rejoined Cobra Kai and Kreese. Robby looks on who seems heartbroken and betrayed as he stares back at his girlfriend standing next to the Cobra Kai students, much to his, Sam, and Miyagi-Do's shock.
Part 2[]
With all of the competing dojos in Barcelona, the competition gets underway. But because of Tory defecting from Miyagi-Do and rejoining Cobra Kai, Robby is completely thrown off balance and botches up several of his matches which almost costs his team the game already. Things only get worse for Robby after Tory “breaks up” with him, leaving Robby heartbroken and confused. Robby’s new rival Kwon Jae-Sung notices this and takes advantage of Robby’s weakness, constantly taunting him about his relationship status with Tory. Meanwhile, Tory is fighting better than she ever has, allowing Cobra Kai to surpass most other dojos in terms of points scored. After Miyagi-Do were nearly eliminated by the Japanese dojo, Hirobukan, Miguel berates Robby for not focusing as captain. He advises him to man up or forfeit the headband to him. Robby starts to think about it after Miguel helps the team win against the Dublin Thunders.
A few days into the tournament, while Miguel and Johnny head back to LA to check on Carmen's pregnancy situation, Robby and the gang hit up a local bar to clear their heads. There, Kwon and some of his team including Tory also arrive. He once again messes with Robby’s head by lying to him and making Robby think that Tory and Kwon are having sex. Angered by this, Robby almost makes a move on Kwon, but stops himself due to being in a public bar. Kwon then leaves with Tory, leaving Robby by himself in his soon to be drunken state. After seeing Robby being neglected by Tory and antagonized by Kwon, the female Iron Dragons captain Zara approaches Robby. The next morning, Robby finds himself waking up in bed with Zara, but due to his hangover, he can’t remember much from the previous night apart from some flirting, dancing and a few intimate moments. Zara reassured Robby she remembers and that she really enjoyed herself before kissing Robby. Tory then steps out of the elevator to see the pair making out, which now throws Tory off her game.
Robby and Miyagi-Do learns from Daniel and Chozen about Terry Silver's return and that he owns the Iron Dragons. They informs this to Miguel and Johnny when they arrive back with Kenny, who will take Devon's spot. Robby, still not being able to properly focus on the contest due to what’s happened with Tory, Kwon, and now Zara has once again failed to win his match against the local dojo, Furia de Pantera. By this point, Robby is starting to get frustrated with himself and contemplates quitting the tournament and handing his captain’s position over to Miguel. The boys talk and thanks to Miguel’s wise words, Robby regains his confidence and focus. His leadership is now improved and this, combined with Kenny's skills, allows Miyagi-Do to win their match against the Brazilian dojo, Redentores. Robby and the students have a talk in the locker room about the tournament being the last time fighting together as a team before hugging as a group and regaining focus. Meanwhile, Tory is still thrown off guard after seeing her new arch rival making out with Robby and finding out the pair slept together. This causes her to lose a couple fights and put Cobra Kai down on the ladder.
Meanwhile, Robby is finally able to get his head on straight, and uses his newfound anger for Kwon to drive him to defeat every opponent that stands in his way so he can take Kwon down himself. He gets his chance when Miyagi-Do and Cobra Kai are tied at 2-2. During the match, Tory confronts Robby on his hookup with Zara. She reminds him of their agreement to pausing their relationship with Tory telling him that she never had a thing with Kwon as he's messing with his mind. Kwon and Robby are the final competitors to fight in this match, and each one of them is relieved that this moment has finally arrived. The two boys throw everything they’ve got at one another and they are evenly matched. Robby then starts gaining the upper hand on Kwon, but doesn’t tag Kwon just yet as he wants to make Kwon suffer more first. After driving Kwon crazy and seeing he’s had enough, Robby finally ends the fight by kicking Kwon in the head and winning the match. This gets Cobra Kai eliminated and Miyagi-Do advances to the semi finals. Robby, Miguel and the others celebrate their victory over Cobra Kai, and see Tory walking away in sadness and disgrace. Robby looks over at Tory with sadness, but Miguel assures him she’ll come around.
At the hotel, Robby apologizes to Tory but Kwon approaches him and Robby tells him he is lucky to not fight him again. Miyagi-Do then learns about Cobra Kai's reinstatement following the disqualification of the Russian dojo, Tiger Strike. Robby is set to face against Iron Dragon student, Axel Kovacevic, in the semi-finals. Miguel, Johnny, and Daniel trains Robby and Sam for their matches while exploring different parts of Barcelona in the process. During the match, Axel gains the upper hand on Robby. However, when Axel throws him to the Cobra Kai students, Kwon restrains and cheap shots Robby that prompts Miguel to try to aid him, but an angry Axel pushes him out of the way which results in an all-out brawl between the dojos. During the brawl, Robby fights Kwon, Yoon, and Cobra Kai, while Miguel fights Axel. Robby and Miguel team up to fight several opponents from other dojos. After seeing Tory struggling with Zara, Robby saves Tory and upon seeing that Robby has chosen her over Zara, the pair once again reinstate their relationship. The couple, along with Sam, then team up to fight Zara and the Iron Dragons. Robby fights Kwon again before the latter fights Axel. The fight is then stopped when Kwon accidentally impaled himself with Kreese’s knife while he tried to kill Axel much to everyone’s shock; especially Robby, as he likely feels somewhat responsible for his death as he amplified Kwon’s anger to the point that he couldn’t control himself and accidentally took his own life by being reckless.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Johnny Lawrence - Father, Former Enemy, and Co-sensei
- Shannon Keene - Mother
- Mr. Lawrence - Paternal Grandfather
- Laura Lawrence - Paternal Grandmother
- Sid Weinberg - Paternal Step-Father
Friends/Allies[]
- Tory Nichols - Girlfriend
- Miyagi-Do Karate - Teammates
- Daniel LaRusso - Sensei, Father Figure
- Chozen Toguchi - Co-sensei
- Samantha LaRusso - Ex-Girlfriend and Close Friend
- Miguel Diaz - Former Arch-Rival turned Close Friend and Brother Figure
- Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz - Former Enemy turned Close Friend
- Demetri Alexopoulos - Friend and Temporary Enemy
- Kenny Payne - Friend, Mentee, Temporary Enemy
- Anthony LaRusso
- Chris - Temporary Enemy
- Nathaniel - Temporary Enemy
- Bert - Former Enemy
- Devon Lee
- Mitch - Former Enemy
- Miyagi-Do students - Temporary Enemies
- Eagle Fang students - Former Enemies
- Amanda LaRusso
- Carmen Diaz - Former Enemy
- Shawn Payne - Former Juvie Inmate and Former Enemy
- Mike Barnes
Enemies[]
- Cobra Kai Dojo
- John Kreese - Former Sensei
- Kim Da-Eun
- Kwon Jae-Sung † - Arch-Rival
- Yoon Do-Jin
- Cobra Kai students
- Trey & Cruz - Former Friends
- Iron Dragons
- Terry Silver - Former Co-sensei
- Axel Kovacevic
- Zara Malik - One Night-Stand and Temporary Crush
- Iron Dragon students
Gallery[]
External links[]
- Robby Keene at the Villains Wiki
- Robby Keene at the The Karate Kid Wiki
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