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cobra kai fan blog by brazilian fan~~ [ sam ] and [ miyagi-do ] apologist™ i do fanfics and headcanons for a living

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hi, welcome to my tv-karate blog 🐍/🌳

A sideblog dedicated to posting original content about Cobra Kai, my reblogs can be found on the main. My fave is Miss Sam LaRusso and I'm a multishipper, my OTP is Samtory/LaNichols, but I also like SamRobby and LawRusso (+ Amanda)

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I think it's been long enough since the end of the show for me to start gaslighting this tag into remembering samtory as a canon ship

this is my villain arc

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Johnny and Carmen getting married and the show flashing to clips of the binary brothers and samtory during the speech???? Hello???????

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WHAT THE HELL EAS THAT

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ih8toryh8ers is a harasser from X called Przberry2000 who's been targeting anyone who likes Sam for several months. Hopefully Tumblr support does something about him.

Imagine making THIS EFFORT

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Hey, I just wanted to check in on you. Are you okay?

Hey, yeah! I'm good.

Actually, I was so confused when I got your ask. So I went to check if there was something off on my Tumblr and only then I saw that person's rant. It didn't show in my updates on Tumblr, so I had to manually check the last posts.

I'm amused.

I understand the frustration and the anger that person might have, but I won't engage. There's nothing for me to say about it. I just wanna make more gifs and post more fics.

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Sam LaRusso in S06E09

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...as mary dies

Xolo: Now that we are stepbrothers it's going to be weird when we start making out Tanner: Yeah, I got stuck in the washer once Xolo: There's a market for that Tanner: There is Mary: (deceased live)

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Absolutely LUDICROUS that people INSIST that Johnny (and others) are entitled to LaRusso money.

Especially Johnny who constantly berates and disrespects every single member of the family. Blames Daniel for everything bad in his life. Disrespects Mr Miyagi KNOWING how important he is to Daniel. Has never behaved like a mature adult!

But of course, the LaRusso's are the bad guys because HOW DARE THEY HAVE MONEY while this incompetent disrespectful GROWN ASS MAN doesn't have anything?!!

The LaRussos never EVER thought twice before helping anybody. But they're not RESPONSIBLE to fixing the problems of EVERYONE around them just because they have money.

Johnny is not a baby. Johnny is not even a good friend. And no matter how much he spits on Daniel's face, Daniel NEVER uses his economical situation against Johnny. NEVER.

But Johnny uses EVERYTHING against Daniel.

Johnny needs to woman up.

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Sam LaRusso not sleeping with her gf in S06

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I have noticed that every time the Laser Tag Fight is brought up people blame Sam for instigating that fight arguing "Cobra Kai wasn't attacking them, they were just harassing someone at their job".

Yet, these same people will come for this girl's throat whenever they mention how she was being snarky with Tory at the children's party.

Hmmmm.........

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I really love that we got Sam standing up for Tory at least twice. And I mean throwing herself into danger to defend her old rival physically, without thinking twice. I think these scenes, as small as they are, prove how much heart this girl has.

Back in S5, she and Tory had barely talked calmly for the first time and she could not tolerate Sensei Kim abusing Tory -- Tory, the same one who had caused her immense pain and trauma in a personal level (who had not even apologized at that point).

Then, in S6 she basically throws herself again, literally, to defend Robby and Tory in the brawl. No second thoughts. No hesitation. There was another girl coming for her ass but all she wanted was to defend her friends.

That's truly sweet and though haters will ignore all of these grand gestures, I think proof is proof. Sam LaRusso is a forgiving, badass friend to have.

But

I think it's important that we get TORY leading the rescue this time. Tory has only hurt Sam. To have her stepping up from a passive friendship into an outward defender would be such a huge thing. Sam knew her as an opponent and now as a friend. But if she saw Tory stepping up to protect her, it would blow her freaking mind. She would need 6 work days to assimilate the event.

Imagine how important it would be for Sam to have her attacker officially proving that she's not only beyond their rivalry, but also willing to step up on her behalf!

My girl Sam deserves this. She deserves this coming full circle. I don't think we'll get the satisfaction, but damn, these two characters NEED this

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The daughter of the Karate Kid only having an apathetic "oh I did karate as kid" narrative tie with Karate as the early basic premise, in a Karate show, is disgraceful

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Proving how easy it is to write BASIC compelling arcs for Sam LaRusso (2/2)

This last season's (and others) treatment of Samantha is unforgivable, I did this out of spite whenever I had the time to write, so here goes. (part 1)

main conflicts for season 6 especifically .

TORY TRAUMA — Tory is finally on Miyagi Do, she and Sam can slowly rebuild from the mess of those two last years. Yet, the mess is just too great for a simple talk and cordial looks to fix. Sam is relieved and happy that Tory escaped Cobra Kai's toxicity and is giving Miyagi Do a chance. This however creates two big anxieties: The perfect friend. Sam knows how tough it was to get on Tory's good side, she knows how important it is to keep her as a friend, so she overworks herself trying to make this work. She's overly nice, overly attentive, overly self-sacrificing. She lets Tory win when they sparr, she laughs at her jokes even when she doesn't get it, she smiles and plays the gentlewoman all the time, she opens doors, helps to carry things, keeps checking on her to make sure she's alright, and all of this is made out of extreme anxiety. The other side is her fear. Sam knows what Tory is capable of, she's felt it for too long. Doesn't matter how much psychological development she gets, the trauma is still fresh, still burns on her skin, is still felt on her scalp. Tory is just a lot of scars that are forever marked on her skin, and this she can't change with smiles and a good talk. So, despite her optimism and relief, she still fears, she still watches carefully. She puts herself close to Tory to try to make her happy all the while being unconsciously terrified that the blonde might simply turn around and attack again. Still, no matter how much it triggers her, she will work hard and quietly to make this new thing work.

SEKAI TAIKAI — I believe it isn't a stretch to suggest that Sam might've competed in Karate Championships as a child when she still trained with Daniel and Mr. Miyagi. We know Mr Miyagi doesn't like competition, but Daniel wouldn't let that chance pass. So Sam might've collected a few trophies and medals as a kid when competing only meant a big Karate game and she got to fight different new kids. Nothing psychologically damaging or heavy. That is until the AVT. Then there's Robby's injury, Miguel's change of character, and competition becomes something serious and unjustified. Sure, her first AVT was to save her dojo, but she was probably already uncomfortable with the kind of stakes those championships were holding. It wasn't fair and it wasn't right. Her defeat on the AVT shattered her confidence and likely set her off into a spiral of insecurities, self-hatred, and deep shame. She failed her dad, she failed Robby, she failed her friends, and in a way, she feels she failed My. Miyagi. Now, they're in for a world championship, despite having very little competition experience in general. Among all the teens, she's likely the only one who went through championships the most, but even that wasn't relevant because she was too young and never competed internationally. Sam isn't stupid, she knows they're about to bite something much greater than they can chew, yet, it's her chance to fix every mistake she made on the AVT and attempt to restore the pride of her dad and her team.

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TORY TRAUMA — Tory is also putting on work to try and convince Sam she's not a threat anymore. Maybe Tory notices how hard Samantha is trying, and even pities her for it. She wants to make this peace last too, she's ready to overcome her unfair distaste for the girl and start some proper healing. Her small actions help to diminish Sam's fears, they do create a new collection of supportive moments that should slowly help both to experience a much better new chapter. If we keep the death of Tory's Mother, it would definitely be the hiccup in their development. The moment Sam learns of it and how senselessly Tory was fighting in the Captaincy duel, she's both heartbroken for the girl, but also hyper-aware that her skills have to be sharp, Tory is showing every sign she's about to get back on her bad habits and Sam would suffer for it. Suddenly Sam isn't just going to the Sekai Taikai thinking only of redeeming herself for her dad and her team, she has an unresolved journey with Tory.

SEKAI TAIKAI — With the addition of Tory back in Cobra Kai two of her biggest conflicts pile up again. It's a new rendition of the AVT, the very thing she wanted to escape. Her anxiety does get the best of her a couple of times, but Robby is there, her friends are there, her dad is there. She begins to notice their support did not depend only on her wins or her success, they loved her anyhow, now she's more than ready to give a win to them, out of gratitude and just have a good time doing the thing she learned to love again. Hopefully Tory is back on their team by this point and Sam can make a new identity for herself beyond her mistakes from High School.

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Proving how easy it is to write BASIC compelling arcs for Sam LaRusso (1/2)

This last season's (and others) treatment of Samantha is unforgivable, I did this out of spite whenever I had the time to write, so here goes. (part 2)

main conflicts .

KARATE TRAUMA — Sam was raised under Daniel's and Mr. Miyagi's teachings from day one. She loved training with her dad and ojichan because to her it was a fun game at the time. Then, as she grew out of toddlerhood it became a serious martial arts training. Daniel and Miyagi knew it was important to raise a girl who could defend herself in a world that was out to get them, plus they had this time to bond and spend high-quality time together. After the death of Mr Miyagi, Sam feels triggered by Karate. It reminds her too much of him and how soon he was taken from them. It reminded her how Karate couldn't save him. She stopped believing Karate could ever save her too.

SURVIVING HIGH SCHOOL — Until High School, Sam was a proud nerd who had the best time with Aisha. However, as time went by, she observed how nerds and unpopular people were harassed and humiliated. Not only that, but by the last half of her elementary school experience she was being bullied alongside Aisha and grew really scared of what was coming for her in High School. Which is why she did her best to fit in with the cool kids and change her whole self. It was something incredibly hard and draining to do. The whole time she felt anxious, like they'd find out she was a farce at any moment. She felt guilty and conflicted for leaving Aisha and turned a blind eye to all the bad things her group did, as a way to guarantee her stay. The series then explores this, the consequences of her choices, how they turn against her, how she deals with becoming the popular crowd's main target for a long while, the psychological scars, and finally: how she slowly rebuilds her self-confidence and how she does everything to make up for what she was complacent with for Aisha.

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KARATE TRAUMA — How Robby changes everything The arrival of Robby in her family's life brings not only fulfillment for her dad who craved a student, but it also causes the first sparkle that should heal her heart wounds about karate. He's a new, bright, kind, and gentle reminder of what it was like to train with her dad and Mr. Miyagi. He makes her remember the joy of practicing it, the gratification of refining a technique, the importance of a bond with fight mates, and the happiness she can still experience despite her awful loss. He's the key to bringing her back and inadvertently shows her the way to soothe her wounds about her past. This creates a tight bond between the two and makes them excellent fighters, especially together.

SURVIVING HIGH SCHOOL — Everlasting Consequences Sam won't escape the result of her choice, which means that even though she makes progress with Aisha, they won't get back to being friends like before, and that's when Tory shows, and Sam is incredibly jealous because she knows she fucked up and her old best friend is now in arms with this new beautiful fearless girl whom she can't ever compete with. Cue the start of sapphic drama for my own indulgence. On top of that, she'll forever be treated as persona non grata by the popular crowd who will take every chance to harass and create rumors about her.

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Sam to Tory: You call me princess so much it's time for you to start treating me like one