Laura Lawrence, Johnny's mother, was a kind character and always had his best interests at heart, even if things didn't always turn out well. Even on her deathbed, she pleaded with her horrible rich husband Sid to watch over Johnny. She wanted Johnny to have a father figure after his own ran off on them when he was a only a child. Johnny did get lots of nice material things from Sid but only because he wanted to keep Laura as a trophy wife, not because he actually cared about her son. It was through the karate lessons at Cobra Kai, reluctantly paid for by Sid, that he made some new friends, as well as a father figure in John Kreese. Having all 3 father figures let him down, as well as losing his mother was sent Johnny down the downward spiral.
