In 1984, The Karate Kid introduced the world to Daniel La Russo, Johnny Lawrence, and the legendary Sensei Mr. Miyagi, telling the story of Daniel as he moves from New Jersey to The Valley and is bullied by Johnny Lawrence and his fellow Cobra Kai Karate members. Mr. Miyagi saves Daniel and agrees to train him with his unconventional methods in the art of Karate so that he can protect himself from his bullies before entering and winning the All Valley Karate Championship. With a lot of 80s cheese, this underdog story expanded into a franchise containing two sequels, a requel, and a reboot on the big screen.