Why Terry Silver Rocks

[@danbh84]

I love how he grew his ponytail as a tribute to his friend who died in Vietnam

[@OneBroccoliLookingBoi]

Loooooooooooooooool

[@danbh84]

@@OneBroccoliLookingBoi get a grip

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

That was so awesome. Obviously the 3 of them were very close and Terry is VERY loyal to both of his friends. He honored ponytail by growing one and honored Kreese by helping him.

[@valiantham6072]

Was that really the case? I assumed something like that after seeing ponytail die but I wasn’t sure.

[@danbh84]

@@valiantham6072 yh

[@PaulRizzo]

That scene where Silver is behind the wall laughing at each time Daniel hits the wooden dummy is terrifying. He’s an absolute psycho.

[@yungnibba3405]

That and smart scary combinations

[@barrymichaels2663]

He was great 🤣

[@calderone5559]

Very weird indeed...

[@kbanghart]

To me it just came off as weird. That maniacal laugh never sold for me. Martin Kove has always been the better villain. Just my opinion. Plus the scene where he's trying to hurt Daniel didn't make sense either, hard training makes you harder, if you don't quit.

[@gruphenio6787]

I was in tears laughing when I first saw that scene!! 😂😂

[@michaeljames6817]

I'm surprised the actor didn't become more well-known after this. He has so much presence to him in this movie it's unreal.

[@-SPECTRE-]

Agree he is like the aplha. Every man wanna become like him, i didn't even know he was 1.96. Damn. I wish i hit 1.96. I only have a year to grow. I am 1.94 now

[@craigt2003]

probably because he's a man's man...HollyWood don't like Alphas...they prefer sissy simp actors for the boys to look up to.

[@-SPECTRE-]

@@craigt2003 correct

[@craigj4979]

@@craigt2003 thats true his career didn't really go anywhere and he was great in this. but he doesn't seem like the kind of guy who licked hollywoods ass he did his own thing and said f u if he didn't like it

[@-SPECTRE-]

@Ty Browne 😂

[@GinoGabriel-t5c]

I just finished watching Cobra Kai season 4, and I have to say, Terry Silver is the best thing to happen in the whole series. Really excited for season 5.

[@danielmiller2357]

Ive been anticipating this cameo since season 1! He didnt live up to this video, but I enjoyed his role anyway.

[@asawirhusnain5264]

💯

[@JohnWiIkesBooth]

That plot twist at the end just made me all the more excited to see him take over in Season 5! Let’s go!!!

[@DaveJenvey]

Yeah he was brilliant wasn't he, total psychopath, the twist at the end was so unexpected and dark. Silver makes John Kreese look like a pussy cat.

[@geneticfreak84]

He completely stole the show. Amazing.

[@ahmedparker9851]

Daniel: "I'm not gonna fight!" Silver: "You don't have to! You can just stand there and let him kick your ass!"

[@lidaaletap2646]

I love how they laugh after saying that xD

[@ascendancy4900]

Lmfaooooo

[@ascendancy4900]

And the way he mocks Miyagi when he's about to fight him kills me everytime. Lol!

[@heroblok6]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I always loved that part

[@unidoubt]

@@lidaaletap2646 Yeah How could one not laugh at that lol ;D

[@StefP.]

This actor was loving every millisecond of this movie. Smiling like a complete nutter all the time.

[@cdreyes81]

He always kinda scared me as a kid. He played evil so well. Hated the guy and it worked. Now I totally respect it

[@yoyo2ma]

He was only like 26 or 27 in the movie, a few months younger than Ralph Machio. Yet he was still so believable as a Vietnam vet and friend of John Kreese.

[@kbanghart]

It was stupid then, still stupid now. KK3, I mean. But finally Cobra Kai flash backs got it right

[@mikekaraoke]

@@kbanghart In your opinion

[@kbanghart]

@@mikekaraoke shared by many moviegoers, evidenced by the box office

[@brianplyer2831]

He was the guy kreese called at the end of season 3 and the man who said “I owe you” in the Vietnam flashbacks

[@chriszone50]

@Brian Plyer Yea, I know.

[@_petertaylor]

The man was revealed as Silver. Episode 6 the Captain says it when the one guy gets shot.

[@tsdobbi]

The Hilarious thing is Terry Silver is supposed to be nearly as old as Kreese but the actor that plays him is younger than Ralph Macchio.

[@joseescobar2076]

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[@cyproductions2062]

@@tsdobbi brooo 🤯 Ralph was older than him in that movie? He looked so young 😂

[@spidey677]

Terry Silver stepped down from running a million dollar empire to kick a high school kids ass

[@samwilsoncaptainamerica233]

He was in college in the 3rd movie

[@cmbaz1140]

Dedication...

[@GangstaStan010]

Well, dude made money in his sleep. When you're that financially secure boredom becomes a thing. lol

[@ryanericw]

He didn't step down he took a leave of absence lol

[@palabrajot505]

Million dollar empire? Who are you, Dr. Evil? Multi billion.

[@sabrinalove-me-lots4088]

Terry has so much charisma, despite being a bad guy you just can't help but admire him.

[@razkable]

hes so evil and embraces it and enjoys it..how can you hate a character written that well?..

[@geraldshields9035]

Let's be real though: You don't EVER want to encounter someone like that in real life! I know a instructor at my college that was like that. Charming and Charismatic, but a racist!

[@NotCharAznable]

Nah he’s cringy.

[@zemocon2868]

That's the reason why people vote people such as Hitler or Trump to lead them. Even though Trump is just a dumb buffoon with zero charisma. But evil admires evil. And, of course, denies the existence of evil to escape responsibility. As if one could argue the color black doesn't exist.

[@botrjez]

@@zemocon2868 The audacity of comparing your former president and Hitler in the same sentance, in your asinine diatribe, shows the level of your intelligence.

[@accepthisname]

3 is the weakest of the trilogy, but Terry was the best thing about it. His overacting and backstory is pure 80's

[@illfather7066]

I liked 1&3 ...the 2nd was the weaker 1 for me....except for the beginning of the 2nd one lol

[@glockymc4611]

@@illfather7066 I agree , 2 is my least favourite , 3 is probably my favourite

[@illfather7066]

@@glockymc4611 yeah the karate bad boy was pretty intense in 3..Daniel went and got fat b4 that one lol...but that girl was a little cutie tho....I haven't watched any of the new series...I laughed when my son told me about becoming a series but after watching some KZbin vids on it they played it all really well surprisingly...u learn johnnyscdad was an abusive alcoholic and shit that went on behind the scenes of the movies..looked pretty decent...I just watch much tv these days...but yeah...3. Lol

[@illfather7066]

Oops don't watch much tv these days

[@greendusk93]

1 and 3 are my favorites. But I still enjoyed 2 very much.

[@JRMAV1]

Terry Silver is that friend who talks through the whole movie.

[@chembleton]

stolen comment

[@GangstaStan010]

Because he bought the theater

[@tucker6063]

@@GangstaStan010 and bought the rights to the movie

[@themoongateofficial]

There’s a reason my friends say I remind them of him(also have black hair I can put in a pony tail🤣)

[@connorbegley2539]

"I love it when he pounds him"

[@JDY-11]

After seeing the flashbacks of Silver in Vietnam it's so interesting seeing how different his personality was then compared to Part 3. War truly does change a man!

[@vv1034]

Yep

[@hardface7590]

And cocaine

[@MrPuml]

So you are getting wisdom out of a fictional tv series? Isn't it a bit like saying "Look what Tony Stark build. Man can truly accomplish anything.":D

[@makasete30]

@@MrPuml shhh. Dude, let him have this epiphany. Don’t spoil the moment of highest number of KZbin likes,...

[@piettro4636]

@@MrPuml A great part of what makes movies and series so cool is how they can make us understand things we wouldn't understand otherwise

[@Handwshonly]

Well this aged well

[@ItssJustZero]

He still rocks

[@voidlin6687]

He rocks in jail

[@SpaceDad42]

Pun intended?

[@patrickriek4281]

​@@voidlin6687this didnt age well

[@voidlin6687]

@@patrickriek4281 indeed …

[@drdoomprevails1439]

Why didn’t Thomas Ian Griffith become a huge action star? He was a good actor, a legit martial artist, great presence, seemed like a no brainer

[@heroblok6]

He did some b karate movies, lettin the ponytail down and rockin a huge trenchcoat😂💪🏻

[@kbanghart]

Cuz he was just mediocre maybe. In KK3 he was, for me. Remember, Hollywood is so competitive, and back then there were so many other big stars. If he had one or two really good movies to help him break out, that would have helped, but I don't think it ever happened. Nothing to be ashamed about, tons of other actors follow the same path. Doesn't mean he failed

[@andrewa9064]

This was during the boom in martial movies so it would be difficult to differentiate him given he didn't have much of a fight in Karate Kid 3

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

He was the writer on the show Grimm

[@Hi.Shadow]

He kinda favors Steven Segal in the looks department. Maybe that’s why his career didn’t take off, Hollywood didn’t need another Steven Segal martial artist.

[@Cosmaastra]

Love Terry Silver and the actor that plays him. Have tons of respect for him

[@Cosmaastra]

also, so glad he came back for Cobra Kai. I have rewatched it 4 times now just to watch his fight scenes!

[@ricksterdrummer2170]

Terry Silver is what Heath Ledgers Joker would’ve been as a business man.

[@ChrisAtheist]

The actor would be a perfect joker He should be Casted in teen Titans as joker However he could be another villain who is a maniac

[@mast3rchief536]

Nah American Psycho would be that. Funnily enough, played by Christian Bale.

[@Omaru1982]

@@mast3rchief536 and funnier still, he murdered the Joker in that film.

[@ricksterdrummer2170]

@@mast3rchief536 Nah, Bale was too crazy for the Joker in that one. haha

[@mast3rchief536]

@@ricksterdrummer2170 Yeah but its kinda understandable when this guy says 'if Heath Ledgers Joker was a business man' I just think of Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. Shows Bales talent if he can play Batman and also play like a psychotic Batman villain.

[@Paragon231]

Daniel's actor in this film: 27 Silver's actor in this film: 25

[@tsdobbi]

Silver's actor could obviously pass for being like 31 in the movie and still having possibly served in Vietnam. Hostilities between the US and North Vietnam "officially" concluded in january 1973. So arguably someone who got in country at 18 years old in Jan '72 and served a whole year, would have been 31 in '85 when Karate Kid 3 takes place. The question is if he will look nearly 70 years old on Cobra Kai, lol.

[@kerryrose4870]

Silver's actor looked so much older than 25 in this film. He's like the opposite of Ralph Macchio.

[@BusinessOfFear]

Nah, Ralph Macchio is only 4 months older than Thomas Ian Griffith. Macchio just looks really young, and is shorter by like 6 or 7 inches.

[@classicrichard]

Well they also have people who look 35 years old playing high school students in Kreese's flashback lol. Maybe an homage to the original? haha.

[@iaimfortheeyes]

I noticed that too

[@DecadesApartProductions]

Terry Silver has always been my favorite villain in the Karate Kid series. When Kreese picked up that phone at the end of Season 3, I was like "MY BOY!" Thank you for making this video so I can send it to my friends and family instead of trying to explain to them why Silver is king.

[@KenCole]

You're welcome and thanks for sharing!

[@keesh9886]

Ikr the same

[@Mark-px8jt]

Let's show Mr. Kreese how he's going to get his business back!

[@FriedLobsterFilmsMovieCompany]

As a kid I didn't know terry silver was his name, I always dubbed him as "The Evil Sensei With The Ponytail"

[@bestbigbros1102]

LMAO bro! I said MY BOY too!! loooool

[@1FaithMan1]

I'll take the heat: Terry Silver is a seriously underrated movie villain! Period

[@ronalddepesa6221]

💯 agree

[@philiom7724]

I'm so glad to see so many people realize Karate Kid 3 is a good sequel! The end with Miyagi pleading to Daniel breaks my heart every time! And yes Terry Silver is great!

[@LiamStillwell]

its funny how back when this movie was released, Silvers character was criticized for being overacted... yet is now retrospectively loved by the fanbase for his charisma. i think all the stars are pointing towards his return for season 4... i just hope its the original actor.

[@dmangelsm1188]

I could never stand his character. In my opinion it makes the film feel like a cheap B movie. Myoggi was great as always, though. Pat Morita was robbed if he never got an Academy Award for portraying the character.

[@celestialbeing985]

@@dmangelsm1188 miyuhggy*

[@thatguyoverthere11]

Actually, then and now, I'm pretty sure it divided people right down the middle. Gene Siskel, for example, said he nearly saved the movie, while Cobra Kai Theory just put out a 600K video calling him the part that killed its credibility or, at best, something to laugh hysterically at. It seems like there's no getting around both that he nails how charismatic people can terrifyingly use it to force their will on others, and that he's a cigar-smoking, scenery-chewing evil businessman, in a franchise that started out mostly grounded in reality. EDIT: Screen Rant's video, not Cobra Kai Theory's

[@arap8217]

@@thatguyoverthere11 Just a personal preference, but I'd say Gene Siskel's take holds much more weight when it comes to film criticism, than someone's whose, until that cow finally went dry and died, sole reason for popularity and credibility was riding the Star Wars hype train, often doing nothing more than appealing to the lowest common denominator of SW fandom.

[@thatguyoverthere11]

@@arap8217 Don't get me wrong, I would too. I'm just speaking to the OP, who implied that the critics dismissed him, before the the fanbase took shape and finally gave him his due, when in fact, both have pretty much always been split.

[@GroundhogJay]

"He sits menacingly in dark cars while puffing cigars". That's how you know he's a legit bad guy.

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

In real life he is the most dangerous man in these movies.

[@Disconnect350]

The actor has black belts in TaeKwonDo and Kenpo karate.

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

@@Disconnect350 yes I enjoyed his excessive force fight scenes. At 6ft5 he would have insane range on his kicks.

[@scottishbananaclan]

@@lordoffaiyum9727 he almost got a hit on Mr. Miagi

[@martincito1977]

If George Lucas made a movie of Palpatine, this actor is DART SIDIUS in real life

[@steveg2251]

Apart from Pat Johnson, Ron Brown and Vidal.

[@Miranda_Writes]

One of the most fun villains in movie history!

[@KenCole]

Heck yeah!

[@t1mman]

Well, one year later, Terry Silver returned, and he still rocks!!

[@KenCole]

Heck yes!

[@dightonazpeitia4350]

“Now the real pain begins, AGAIN Danny-boy.”

[@samuelwoods164]

The thing I like most about Silver is his constant raucous laughter, even when he is doing something abhorrent, that guy knows how to have fun.

[@Samhaim1234]

The man deserved an oscar

[@greatest_bumble_bee_dude]

This guy is just making excuses for extremely bad behaviour plus antics already mentioned Excuses excuses

[@brettmajors69karaoke]

Damn right.

[@AM-jx3zf]

He did, man

[@gregorypost2308]

If he and when he comes back to rediscover this role he very well may earn himself an Emmy.

[@silk7171]

It was a Memorable performance...

[@ElProllo-86]

Watched Season 4 today. Terry Silver is incredible in it

[@clickman443]

I remember by the time kk3 came out, my friends and I were kind of over Daniel and the overdramatic whining and Jessica lol. We were quoting Silver and Barnes all summer. Totally awesome to have silver back in cobra Kai, my guess is Barnes isn't far behind

[@KenCole]

Couldn't agree more

[@reedharrington6954]

Silvers gonna love Robbie if he grows out a ponytail again

[@SilasOsterwalder-yx3tj]

He doesn’t grow it out in season 4 It’s just his regular hair until he makes it the ponytail once again

[@cmstrike]

YES. This is quality content. Terry Silver is an absolute blast and I cannot wait to see him again.

[@KenCole]

Thank you and I’m excited along with you. Never thought we’d ever get to see him again!

[@crystalwater505]

I try to model my life after Terry Silver....minus the evil of course. I do admire other aspects about him. He never seems bothered, easily deals with his issues, charismatic, good looking, successful, well spoken, etc. I thank Terry Silver for helping me get out of my shell.

[@KenCole]

Terry could be a hell of a role model if he didn't enjoy evil so much. A lot of great qualities.

[@mryellow9655]

Your life must be sad

[@botrjez]

@@mryellow9655 and you must be a blast at parties.

[@mryellow9655]

@@botrjez I dont party

[@hououinkyouma3864]

Now just to find a good illegal waste dump

[@jayemel]

Ken needs to do another video on how Terry Silver is handled perfectly in season 4 of Cobra Kai, leading the concept of No Mercy in another level which even Kreese becomes a target.

[@IM-xs3uv]

Terry Silver is one of my all-time favourite villains. The guy looked like he was always having the time of his life. He absolutely loved being the bad guy. Smart, clever, dangerous, arrogant but actually able to back it up.

[@steelerfan757]

You know you’re a badass when Conti gave you your own theme music. Can’t wait to see Terry Sliver in season 4 so he can say AHHSAH AHHSAH AHHSAH when he fights .....Bring Mike Barnes back too lol.

[@trevorphilips9065]

Now the real pain begins Danny boy.

[@chriszone50]

@Alien West There were no signs of them being racist, they hate Mr Miyagi for the same reasons they hate Daniel.

[@kevionrogers2605]

@Alien West correction they are Korean Karate practitioners also known as Tang Soo Do.

[@talbertobarbossa75]

Not true, they both called Miyagi a slope, but Terry did so a lot more often, and also mocked asian karate screams in the same way Tom Cole and Kyler's gang did in season 1.

[@robertlduncan12]

@Alien West If they were trained by a South Korean, they probably learned it from him. South Korea and Japan have a rocky relationship with each other to this day, let alone Vietnam era when they'd have trained.

[@Josh-vq1ec]

They could explain terry's hyperbolic behaviour in the show as him being on cocaine. It is L.A and it was the 80's

[@dmangelsm1188]

One of the great things about Cobra Kai is how they take bits of characters & expand on it in realistic ways that stay true to the character. Im betting that Silver comes back much more subdued, explaining that he was high all the time in the 80s & now wants to make amends. The twist would be that even though he's subdued now, he's still a sociopath, only sober now. A quiet, contemplating villain is much scarier than a loudmouth ridiculous one. There were seeds of that in KK3 so it would work.

[@lanalu9738]

Especially since his behavior does change a lot throughout the movie itself. In that sauna scene he seems high off his rocks LOL but in the bubble bath he’s a calm calculating businessman. Makes sense!

[@seasonalmommy7173]

No sh**

[@armand531]

Dude, u called it!

[@orlandoigno482]

Bruh….

[@mrbarbastathiss3739]

"Did you come here to teach or to be taught?" "It's blood. So what? Make believe it's his. This guy wants to break you, humiliate you, stomp you into the ground!" "Danny, Danny, Danny. From the moment you met me I've been making you do things you didn't wanna do." "We have an agenda here, Daniel. It's really very simple. Either you fight one fight on one day or you fight every day for the rest of your life!"

[@whatever]

Great video! Possible correction, at 6:00 "From Terry, we first learn Cobra Kai's catchphrase (Cobra Kai, Never Dies)". There appears to be a chant of "Cobra Kai, Never Dies" in the first film at the start of the tournament when Ali is explaining the rules to Daniel. Though some argue this chant is heard as "Cobra Kai, Live or Die". It's unclear, and the subtitles do not clarify.

[@KenCole]

Thank you! Yeah I listened to that in KK1 and it did seem very fuzzy. So I figured it was safe to give Terry the honor of introducing it 😁

[@oriboiman144]

It's very clear they are saying it in the first movie, but no one use it in conversation before Terry in KK3, so your info is half right in my opinion, btw Silver will be in Cobra 4 season

[@Dwood777]

I think it was "Cobra Kai, win or die!"

[@danwarner7816]

He wealthy and businessman he will has some fun with dayona in season 4. 😮

[@Anamnesis]

Agreed on all these points. Silver is a great character. Reminds me of Palpatine, he just delights in being the bad guy and gleefully chews on all his scenery. The only critique I have is the anachronistic suggestion that he was old enough to have served in Vietnam. The actor was born in 1962 and would have been 13 by the conclusion of the war in 1975. Would've made more sense for him to have been involved in the conflicts in Lebanon or Grenada based on his age.

[@theerrantwanderer]

It does help that Thomas Ian Griffith has generally looked a lot older than his actual age and is somehow able to pull off the role of someone much older quite convincingly though

[@chrishess5526]

I can see Johnny bringing up Silver's name to Daniel and Daniel just having this oh shit look on his face. Johnny would say He can't be worse then Kreese right? And Daniel would just say nothing his face would say it all.

[@BusinessOfFear]

@A Cobra Kai Fan Daniel needed training, and Silver was the only one who he could turn to.

[@usman5140]

@A Cobra Kai Fan nothing more? Silver is wealthy and Kreese was recently homeless. Silver can do a lot of damage in season 4 with all that wealth.

[@hongkongcantonese501]

Silver was Danny's Kreese and more. Silver beat you in your head without ever throwing a punch by playing the long game.

[@usman5140]

@A Cobra Kai Fan you just said why he wants to come back again, for personal revenge. The parameters aren’t at all the same as last time and he could have done way worse if he wanted to. Daniel would have been toast if it weren’t for Mr. Miyagi who no one has ever laid even a finger on.

[@usman5140]

@A Cobra Kai Fan I think it became his shame. He saw that despite all his skill, deceit and wealth, he couldn’t lay a finger on an old man. I think they will see this as an opportunity to do a better job with the character than the third movie did.

[@planktonsoares9007]

" He negociates evil deals in a bubble bath " LOL

[@MF-qs5oe]

It's such a dichotomy watching KK3. He's over the top and hilarious and yet you feel like he's really the only villain to have truly terrified Daniel.

[@dmangelsm1188]

Prediction for season 4: LaRussos tried to evict Cobra Kai from their land in S3...Silver will buy out the dealership property from the bank & try to evict the LaRussos from their land in S4.

[@matthewponce8706]

🤔

[@mannyistheman2221]

Very plausible

[@dmangelsm1188]

@Yug Mittal Ooh, nice. They might do a legal contract where if Miyagi-do/Eagle Fang wins the tournament, Silver gives back their homes (just like in Karate Kid II !!!)...but if Cobra Kai wins, he puts them all on the street.

[@FirearmTutorials]

Great video and analysis. Terry Silver's character is a vilian you want to like for some reason.

[@KenCole]

Exactly!

[@ctcentralinfo]

They were pulling inspiration from Scarface/Tony Montana, another great over the top character, with conducting business while smoking a cigar in a bubble bath.

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

Yup straight gangstee

[@abigailwatson1619]

I definitely agree with you there. 😎 Plus, I can see an AU crossover between the 1983 film *Scarface* and the *Karate Kid* films where an ethical vampire version of Daniel LaRusso is lying in a bubble bath (but without the cigar), while Tony Montana watches from afar, the latter soon realizing Daniel isn’t exactly human when he recalls the time he saw Daniel’s vampiric nature when he’d tried to shoot him with his “little friend” (a M16 with an M203 40mm grenade launcher attached to the barrel) for the first time, only to have Daniel rise up and the bullet wounds disappear without a trace.

[@strumdynasty3050]

Terry Silver was the first live action cartoon character.

[@Sporkmaker5150]

Oh, a wiseguy!

[@o2ksumbody]

He’s actually Baek doo San from tekken fighting game

[@seasonalmommy7173]

He's real life M. Bison

[@khriscaplinger483]

Terry silver was the best villian in all the karate kid movies, when he returns in cobra kai it will be very awesome! Ive been wanting terry silver to return more than any other character from the karate kid series.

[@kriolekawublirr2957]

& it is so very really far long awhile of after every all this have been change to past moving through forth with date & years.

[@jayandrews2803]

Say what you want about the man but Terry Silver is a great fighting instructor that actually taught Danny how to fight and defend himself and taught him some real world fighting principles

[@AnthonyArgyros]

Terry is my favorite character in the series. Honestly I liked him best when Kresse came to his house and Terry wanted to be left alone to his peaceful life.

[@tobiaslewis8285]

Man I LOVED this video, the way you described the Character in FULL detail, the easter eggs no one knew, the behavior patterns he has and History... EVERYTHING about was BADASS!! Very enjoyable!

[@KenCole]

Thank you!

[@tobiaslewis8285]

@@KenCole I'm watching this over & OVER....

[@DavidJameson89]

Kreese definitely called him in his last scene of the season. Looking forward to seeing Silver in S4 of Cobra Kai.

[@benignobrionesiii]

I said the same thing. He definitely called him.

[@danny.4506]

I cannot wait it’s gonna be a master piece

[@smoothcriminal5650]

its here now

[@CornholioPuppetMaster]

Some random guy with a ponytail just went to his first audition and became Terry fuckin silver

[@richardmoores]

He was a Broadway actor who also knew karate

[@ChannelForty2]

I'm so glad he came back, he was amazing in season 4!

[@marcussundholm8727]

YOU WERE RIGHT! They bringing him back :)

[@KenCole]

SO happy right now, can't even tell you.

[@americanpaisareturns9051]

“Let him up punk!” - Terry Silver

[@mjrmrz5932]

What are u his mother?

[@Iqbal-im8of]

@@mjrmrz5932 Maybe..

[@Outtathedepths]

@@Iqbal-im8of 😂😂😂😂

[@Yabuturtle]

Even if the movie is mediocre, you have to appreciate the fact that they wrote such an incredible villain for it. He stole the show for sure.

[@dominiqueodom3099]

Terry Silver is a monster of a man,and I cant wait for his return. I honestly want to see his friendship with John Kreese. "NOTHING IS FOR FREE"

[@DrSonus]

He's a psychopath. Whoever played him did a good job of playing a " joker"type character

[@kbanghart]

He wasn't good

[@godzillasimpson8357]

Ever kicked someone in the face in the pale moonlight

[@kbanghart]

@Jake Stockton and other KK fans

[@bradenmerriman5206]

@@kbanghart the fans are wrong then

[@kbanghart]

@@bradenmerriman5206 nope we're right. But you can also be right with your opinion.

[@johnperez7715]

This video aged like wine.. A fine wine.

[@KenCole]

Haha, thank you John!

[@bleedingcrystal4722]

He moves so gracefully and his height just helps make his karate look so great. So many fight scenes had to limited in the movies because they focused on great actors as opposed to good actors that knew karate. If Griffith has kept his karate up to par, I can’t wait to see a fight between him and Johnny, whose karate also looks pretty dang good. I remember when the I saw KK3 in the theaters and most people at school hated it and saw Terry as too over the top to take seriously but the perception has changed a lot over the years. I can’t wait to see what he brings to CK

[@NH1973]

He looked incredible doing that kata in the mirror. So fluid and graceful

[@Behindthejab]

Yeah I cringe every time Daniel does karate

[@Guns7469]

I loved when Terry and Mike Barnes have that mocked fight on Miagi's property and right at the end Terry kicks him in the ass on the way out😂😂

[@Bossman525]

It would be interesting to know more about Sensai Kim Son Yung of Korea. Maybe the king cobra himself?

[@KenCole]

Totally agree.

[@Pierre-LucBeauregard]

pretty sure we will

[@jakebradford4272]

who is king cobra

[@craigj4979]

yh and interesting too see silver start training as it seemed like he didn't yet know karate in the flashbacks

[@jesseochocki3491]

I love Mr. Silver but this story of linking everything to the origins is comical.

[@StormAutoAdventures]

Man, you hit the nail right on the head regarding Terry Silver, along with his return! I'm so happy he's back! I cannot wait for season 5! I bet Mike Barnes and possibly Snake could return as some of the friends Terry wants to help run Cobra Kai while John Kreese is dealing with his legal troubles ha ha! Should be exciting to watch!!

[@KenCole]

It’s amazing he’s back!

[@CaseyCJL]

Glad i'm not the only one who was captivated by this actor. He did a really good job.

[@geraldarmstrong5646]

Man, how many times have we heard that “kreese is dead” in the franchise?

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Twice now

[@kornygerm]

As Daniel would say, Dead my ass.

[@cmbaz1140]

Cobra kai never dies !

[@texasrockshillcountry6574]

Yes, that got old real quick.

[@Pancake3225]

Terry Silver really was the highlight of the Karate Kid 3 for me.

[@joeluigi2008]

I think the 'curse' of the Karate Kid films' actors is to make them age well.

[@christang5671]

"His personality is as greasy as his ponytail."

[@MF-qs5oe]

I watched this film on New Years Eve so I was a little drunk but in between me laughing at the parts that were completely over the top and ridiculous was actually a very well acted film of Silver manipulating, terrorizing and emotionally and physically diminishing Daniel to the point that I genuinely believed and understood why Daniel was so scared of him and Mike Barnes. I think the psychological warfare was well played for the most part. Very interesting to see where they take this character.

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Terry Silver may be a hyped up cartoon bad guy but he is damn sure LOYAL to his friend Kreese.

[@dmangelsm1188]

Just had an idea: what if he doesn't care about Kreese (he was possibly going to rip him off with the percentages). What if his ego cant handle owing anyone anything so he just wants to settle the debt.

[@marcopineda9507]

@@dmangelsm1188 the backstory says otherwise, plus both of them have a bone to pick with Daniel

[@dmangelsm1188]

@@marcopineda9507 Yep, you're right! He also owes a debt to Daniel (revenge) that he wants to settle (it's probably been burning him up for years). BTW, Narcissists with Sociopathic tendencies (like our buddy Silver) don't actually care for anyone. People are just things to be used & tossed when they're done. Interesting that you can actually see the seeds of him ripping off Kreese in KK3. I just wish they would have shown a foundation of that in the flashbacks in Cobra Kai. Generally people like that will show tendencies in adolescence before it becomes full-blown.

[@the-ironclad]

Man I thought Kreese was a badass villain, this man blows Kreese out of the water. Great character depth and analysis.

[@wrecklessintent7638]

I found it interesting how you compared Kreese to Vader and Silver to Palpatine! That's pretty good analogy, I couldn't agree more.

[@MedalionDS9]

I've been trying to articulate why I love Karate Kid 3 so much, sometimes even more than part 2.. because of this over the top 80's villain... thank you for at least articulating its strongest asset.. the main villain, Terry Silver

[@GUYBITTON]

He is my favorite villan character in the karate kid saga I pray they put him in cobra kai season 4! Best Villain Ever!

[@zaymax_7]

This video is even more refreshing after seeing season 4

[@anti-socialspaceape6745]

He rocks simply for the best line in film history! ”I LOVE IT WHEN HE POUNDS HIM!”

[@skullkid8094]

A year later after season 4 he even rocks harder now

[@MrFox619]

just looked up Thomas' imdb. Homie is a legit fighter. Great actor

[@elvishassassin1]

It will be interesting to see how Terry Silver's appearance in Season 4 will change the dynamic between Kreese, Johnny and Daniel since Johnny never interacted with Silver (presumably) but Silver has history with both Kreese and Daniel.

[@SCRaetz]

If Danny gets into legal trouble, he has his/my.... Cousin Vinnie. 🤣

[@dmangelsm1188]

They need to do this as an Easter Egg.

[@jakebradford4272]

Cousin Vinnie vs Terry Silver, and silver should be lucky if there is no phone receiver 📞 around 😂

[@marcopineda9507]

Na, Terry will just bribe the police, the judge and jury that he's been snorting cocaine. He'll just be a pest that have to be taken down first as a sample to Daniel that no matter how rich he is, he won't be as rich or powerful or as influential as him.

[@ZetaCancri]

I like Terry Silver even though he's a sociopath lol

[@Isaistr8]

@BPJ He's not good looking at all

[@ZetaCancri]

@BPJ because he's handsome and cunning

[@officialcoachdanny]

One of the best videos on Silver I’ve seen, my second favourite villain of all time after Clubber Lang, been on the edge of my seat for 3 seasons and even the mention of his name gets me excited, now we know he’s coming back I was so thrilled at the ending of S3, Thanks for a great video on the legend himself

[@KenCole]

You're welcome, and I'm excited along with you!

[@frizzyred1292]

He has the best smile ever.

[@NekroGGRE]

He did such a good job in Both Karate Kid 3 and Cobra Kai. Was by Far my favorite character in Cobra Kai.

[@controllerbrain]

"A man can't see he can't fight" He obviously hasn't seen Bloodsport.

[@SamJohnson-rz5cx]

My first thought too

[@blackmetalcumbia]

when i hear bloodsport ost reminisce me of street fighter music

[@bobh2537]

The movie "The new karate Kid" with mr Miyagi there she is also blindfolded

[@marklower007]

Yea never know when some1 has extensive training in blind folded tea partys and pulling fish out of a well

[@jthomasaustin]

Terry was so full of himself, he didn't realize that he would have been better off actually converting Daniel.

[@nebularain3338]

That's not how revenge works.

[@Heretic1981]

@@nebularain3338 Would have been a great revenge on Miyagi, basically turning Daniel into a Robby from Cobra Kai S3 and alienating them. But they focused their revenge scheme on Daniel, oops

[@samahissimplistic]

@@Heretic1981 Exactly. Johnny and Danny are both pretty hurt by the fact Robby is with Kreese now.

[@jthomasaustin]

@@nebularain3338 seems like the gentlemen above covered it for me, thanks, guys!

[@AdrianIsaacs]

Something I have been considering: Johnny was very close to Kreese during his teenage years when he was a Cobra Kai student. In the first season, Johnny said that Kreese had been like a father to him. If this is the case, how could Johnny have not known who Terry Silver was, seeing as how Terry bought that dojo for Kreese? Seems that Kreese would have mentioned all of this to Johnny at some point.

[@purple8289]

I actually think the opposite. Kreese would do everything he could to hide the fact that he needed an army buddy to bankroll his dojo and want to be seen as the sole owner of it.

[@AnimeFridays]

One of my favorite villains. Thomas Ian Griffith is such a phenomenal actor

[@jchic0876]

Who's here after it was announced that Terry Silver will in fact be a part of Cobra Kai season 4?!

[@WrathofTron]

Bet you never thought this would be the season 4 recap we would all end up needing?

[@KenCole]

Haha, no but I'm very happy that it is!

[@divinity176]

Best part of KK3 _ where the 3 bad guys are standing around covered in paint busting a gut like they didn't all just get beaten up by a geriatric...

[@devinewynder5443]

Never thought we’d have a Karate Kid Universe but here we are. The lore is actually interesting and in the Cobra Kai series you see just how good of actors all the characters are. To make something as silly as tournament karate so dramatic and intense. The classic & new character are all good I don’t think there’s a character I don’t like.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Hit it on the nail with the Silver to Miyagi dichotomy of WW2 vs Vietnam. It was a big deal for the Vietnam combat vets to come back home and face verbal or even physical attacks, in addition to being discriminated against. In many instances it was even the WW2 vets against them so they were not necessarily united even as veterans. We saw something depicted on screen even greater - Rambo, a vietnam vet vs Sheriff Teasle, a Korean war vet who spat on those who served in Vietnam.

[@MVangelmx]

I’ve always loved Terry Silver so much

[@eon001]

I'm going to have to re-watch KK3. I have not seen it since I was kid. All of the Terry Silver nuances went over my head. And I totally missed the Vietnam connection with him and Kreese. I just remember the betrayal moment to Daniel.

[@clay_reznor647]

This actor is amazing.

[@_scyas_1827]

I've always wondered why a millionaire businessman would drop his day-to-day business to harass a teenage boy ? And how does one make money by dumping toxic waste in Borneo ?

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

You would have to have been in Vietnam or prison to really understand the debt of gratitude that Twig aka Terry Silver owes his dear friend John Kreese.

[@TEDSHOTTHAT]

Well he has allegiance to Kreese as he put it! I owe u johnny, i owe u!! So the fact that hes rich dont mean squat.

[@grunt-sw8si]

Its probably more about saving money with the dumping. He wouldn't have to pay for permits for disposal, cost for disposal, and wouldn't have to pay bribes if they just dump...

[@ronalddepesa6221]

Terry silver doesnt just make a comback, his character DOMINATES the show!!

[@sonnykouf]

Terry Silver did really well in Season 4, his appearance and what he did made a big difference and now Cobra Kai season 5 has lots of possible outcomes. Obviously, we know one guaranteed part of season 5, that Miguel is looking for his father other than that Silver made a big impact on season 4 but we will see what will happen in season 5!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@1leafo]

LMAO I ACTUALLY THOUGHT YOU WERE WARDELL

[@sonnykouf]

@@1leafo Lmaoo