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{{Charact|image1=KylerSeason3.png|name=Kyler|relatives=Unnamed Parents|friends=[[Brucks]] (best friend, actually unclearly)<br>[[John Kreese]]<br>[[Tory Nichols]]<br>[[Robby Keene]]<br>[[Eli Moskowitz]] (briefly)<br> [[Doug Rickenberger]]<br>[[Edwin]]<br>[[Mikey]]<br>[[Rory]]<br>[[A.J.]]<br>[[Sarah]]<br>[[Cobra Kai Dojo|Cobra Kai Students]]|enemies=[[Miguel Diaz]] (rival; bullied) <br>[[Johnny Lawrence]]<br>[[Samantha LaRusso]]<br>[[Demetri]] (bullied) <br>[[Eli Moskowitz]] (bullied) <br>[[Aisha Robinson]] (bullied) <br>[[Daniel LaRusso]] (indirectly) <br> [[Mitch]] <br>[[Chris]]<br>[[Eagle Fang Karate]] <br> [[Miyagi-Do Karate]]|love_interest(s)=[[Samantha LaRusso]] (ex-girlfriend)|affiliation=[[Cobra Kai Dojo]]|first_appearance=[[Ace Degenerate|"Ace Degenerate"]]|last_appearance=[[December 19|"December 19"]]|portrayed_by=[[Joe Seo]]}}{{Quote|It's payback time, [[Miguel Diaz|Rhea!]]|Kyler to Miguel|December_19}}
 
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'''Kyler''' is a recurring character in [[Cobra Kai|''Cobra Kai'']].
 
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|name=Kyler Park<ref>"[[First Learn Stand]]"</ref>
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|status=Alive
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|relatives =
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|friends=*[[Edwin]] (close friend)
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*[[Piper Elswith]]
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*[[Kenny Payne]]
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*[[Mitch]] (ally)
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*[[John Kreese]] (ally/former sensei)
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*[[Cobra Kai Dojo|Cobra Kai]] students
 
*[[Eli Moskowitz]] (briefly)
 
|enemies=*[[Miguel Diaz]]
 
*[[Samantha LaRusso]]
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*[[Eli Moskowitz]] (rival)
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*[[Demetri Alexopoulos]]
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*[[Robby Keene]]
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*[[Tory Nichols]]
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*[[Terry Silver]]
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*[[Anthony LaRusso]]
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*[[Eagle Fang Karate]] students
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*[[Miyagi-Do Karate]] students
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*[[Mitch]] (formerly)
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|love_interest(s)=*[[Samantha LaRusso]] (ex-girlfriend)
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|affiliation=[[Cobra Kai Dojo]] (formerly; quit)
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|first_appearance="[[Ace Degenerate]]"
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|last_appearance="[[Head of the Snake]]"
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|portrayed_by=[[Joe Seo]]
 
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{{Quote|It's payback time, [[Miguel Diaz|Rhea!]]|Kyler to [[Miguel Diaz|Miguel]]|December_19}}
 
'''Kyler Park''' is a major recurring character in ''[[Cobra Kai]]''.
   
He is a rich high school bully who targeted [[Miguel Diaz]] until Miguel began to learn [[Cobra Kai Dojo|karate]] and stood up for himself. Kyler later joined [[Cobra Kai Dojo]], where his previous wrestling skills made him an above average student.
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He is a rich high school student who bullies students of a lower status than himself. His bullying of [[Miguel Diaz]] prompts Miguel to take [[Cobra Kai Dojo|karate]]. Kyler later joined Cobra Kai himself, remaining there until he, along other students, quit upon learning [[Terry Silver]] had bribed the referee in the 2019 All-Valley Tournament so Cobra Kai would win, disgusted by their sensei's lack of morality.
   
 
==[[Cobra Kai]]==
Kyler is a bully and a coward as he bullies people weaker than him, but backs off and shows fear if someone is stronger than him.
 
 
==Cobra Kai==
 
 
===[[Season 1]]===
 
===[[Season 1]]===
Kyler is first shown going into a liquor store with his friends to buy alcohol despite being underage, but Miguel accidentally exposes them. Kyler, angry at Miguel, pushes him onto [[Johnny Lawrence]]'s [[1991 Pontiac Firebird|car,]] angering Johnny. Kyler and his friends make fun of Johnny, and Kyler even pushes him. In retaliation, Johnny kicks Kyler in the face. Kyler and his friends attack Johnny, but Johnny defeats all of them.
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Kyler and his friends are at a liquor store, attempting to buy alcohol despite while underage. Miguel accidentally exposes them for being under twenty-one, which provokes Kyler. He shoves Miguel into a [[1991 Pontiac Firebird]] moments before he and his friends ambush Miguel. The owner of the firebird, [[Johnny Lawrence]], angers over the aggression near his car. The teens mock Johnny with Kyler pushing the man. In retaliation, and to stop them from harming Miguel further, Johnny kicks Kyler. Things quickly escalate into a brawl in the parking lot. Kyler and his friends run off before the police can arrive and arrests Johnny.
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Meanwhile, Kyler begins a relationship with [[Samantha LaRusso]]. Her father [[Daniel LaRusso|Daniel]] invites him to dinner, though Daniel notices the bruises on Kyler's face and body. Kyler lies that he and his friends were just hanging out when Johnny attacked them. Wanting to take action, Daniel confronts Johnny about the incident. He learns the truth about the fight, which makes him suspect that Kyler isn't the good kid he claims to be. This incident reignites the rivalry between Johnny and Daniel.
   
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During the Halloween party at [[West Valley High School]], Kyler asks Sam to come with him into an empty classroom. He shows her his belt and tries to make sexual advances. Daniel bursts in, having seen them enter the room together. Mortified, Sam demands an answer from her father. Daniel tries to explain that Kyler isn't a good kid, but explains the teen had a bracelet that he claims to have been giving to Samantha, it was his grandmothers and he wants her to have it. Sam is touched by the gesture and thanks her boyfriend. Kyler quickly leaves to give her and Daniel some privacy. In the locker room, Kyler boasts to his friends about his antics. They see Miguel and begin to mock him over his recently learned karate lessons. Miguel gets mad and kicks Kyler, knocking him and his friend down. Brucks shoves Miguel into the locker and punches him. Kyler and his friends then drag Miguel on the ground and lock the doors. Kyler then tells his friends to hold Miguel up, Kyler then grabs a lacrosse stick and proceeds to beat Miguel with it. This leaves Miguel severely wounded and almost unconscious.
Kyler becomes attracted to Samantha, and the attraction is mutual. Her father [[Daniel LaRusso]] invites Kyler to their house for dinner. At the LaRusso house, Daniel notices the bruises and Kyler's face, but Kyler lies about himself and his friends getting jumped by Johnny, which plays a role in igniting the rivalry between Daniel and Johnny, as Daniel actually went to the newly developed Cobra Kai dojo to confront Johnny over the incident. Johnny, however, reveals the truth of what really happened, leading Daniel to suspect that maybe Kyler was not as innocent as he seemed, and kept a closer eye on him.
 
   
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A few days later in the school library, Kyler and [[Brucks]] continue to bully Miguel, Eli, and Demetri. Kyler drop Demetri's backpack in the trash, staining it with yogurt. Their antics also showns signs of verbal abuse. Once Kyler and Brucks leave, feeling proud over their antics, though unbeknownst to them Samantha witnesses the whole thing. They go on a movie date where she asks him about the incident in the library. He lies that he and his friends were just joking with them. She doesn't believe him but he tries to persuade her to stay using sexual advances. She quickly pushes him away but he grabs her arm to keep her. She uses karate to push him away, then storms out of the theater, breaking up off their relationship.
Kyler attempts to make a move on Sam during a school Halloween party and have sex, but his attempt fails as Daniel walks in the room he and Samantha are in, though Daniel does not catch Kyler's true intentions, as Kyler quickly comes up with a cover story to explain what he was "really" doing. In the boys locker room Kyler and his friends run into Miguel. They mock Miguel's karate. An angry Miguel then kicks Kyler, which causes him and a few of his friends to fall on the ground. Kyler and his friends then gang up on him and beat him up. At the school library, Kyler and [[Brucks]] bully Miguel, Eli and Demetri, though unbeknownst to him Samantha watches what he is doing, leading her to realize that her dad was right to suspect him. She confronts him while they are watching a movie at the movie theater, but he lies about them joking around. Seeing through his lie, Samantha dumps him, then fends off his advances with her own karate.
 
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After being dumped by Samantha, Kyler gets revenge by spreading lies about her performing fellatio on him in a movie theater and considering herself superior to their friends [[Yasmine]] and [[Moon]], which causes her to lose her friends and become an outcast. When Samantha confronts him in the cafeteria, Kyler makes fun of her. When Miguel tells him to leave her alone, Kyler pushes Miguel, insults his karate and attempts to punch him, but Miguel blocks his punch and counters him. An angry Kyler then attacks Miguel, but the latter easily counters him and knocks him on the ground. Kyler's friends then attack Miguel, but Miguel beats them up as well.
 
   
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The aftermath of the breakup proves key in Kyler's life, as he spreads rumors that he hooked up with Samantha in the theater. His rumors cause problems for Samantha and her friends, as they begin to isolate her. She confronts Kyler in the cafeteria, as the rumors aren't true and she wants him to stop. He taunts her, which causes the other students to take note of their conversation. Kyler continues to belittle Sam and she readies herself to hit him. Suddenly, Miguel intervenes, telling him to leave her alone. Kyler laughs him off and pushes him, insulting his karate skills, before attempting to punch him. Miguel blocks and counters quickly. Kyler retaliates by throwing him onto the tables. Miguel ultimately throws Kyler to the ground then disarms his friends, and he ends up defeating them.
When Miguel and Demetri are walking in the hallway they see Kyler who turns around and walks away after seeing Miguel. When Kyler, Brucks, Yasmine and Moon come to the lake to celebrate Yasmine's birthday, they see it is crowded with so many people Yasmine does not associate with. Yasmine tells Kyler to tell everyone at the lake to get out. He initially agrees to do that, but after seeing Miguel, he loses his nerve and he suggests they go somewhere else. Kyler and Brucks leave.
 
   
 
When Miguel and Demetri are walking in the hallway, they see Kyler who turns and walks away after seeing Miguel. When Kyler, Brucks, Yasmine and Moon come to the lake to celebrate Yasmine's birthday, they see it is crowded with so many people Yasmine doesn't typically associate with. Yasmine tells Kyler to tell everyone at the lake to get out. He initially agrees to do that, but after seeing Miguel, he loses his nerve and he suggests they go somewhere else.
===[[Cobra Kai (Season 2)|Season 2]]===
 
Kyler is not seen or mentioned at all. Despite not being seen during the school karate war on the first day of school, it is possible he witnessed it.
 
   
 
===[[Cobra Kai (Season 3)|Season 3]]===
 
===[[Cobra Kai (Season 3)|Season 3]]===
Kyler and Brucks are recruited into Cobra Kai by [[John Kreese]]. Upon arriving at Cobra Kai on his first day, Mitch attempts to mess with him, but Kyler retaliates by snapping at him, which results in Mitch becoming frightened. After recognizing his former bully victim Hawk, both Kyler and Brucks mock him. During his sparing match with Mitch, Kyler easily beats him, by dodging his strikes, blocking one of his punches, and tackling him to the ground and tapping him out with a choke. He is then ordered by Kreese to finish him off, which he does by punching him in the face. After his victory, Kreese replaces Mitch's spot with Kyler's because Mitch lost to an untrained fighter, and then proceeds to kick Mitch out of Cobra Kai. When Hawk protests, saying that Mitch has been loyal, Kyler just smiles evilly at Hawk, as Kreese says that Mitch is not Cobra Kai material. When Hawk angrily says he will fight Brucks, Kyler mocks him by saying "get him lip." However, when Hawk aggressively beats up Brucks, Kyler becomes horrified and even shuts his eyes and looks away. After defeating Brucks, Hawk heads back to his spot and glares at Kyler, but a scared Kyler looks down out of fear and discomfort.
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Kyler and Brucks are recruited into Cobra Kai by [[John Kreese]]. Upon arriving at Cobra Kai on his first day, Mitch attempts to mess with him, but Kyler retaliates by snapping at him, which results in Mitch becoming frightened. After recognizing his former bully victim Hawk, both Kyler and Brucks mock him. During his sparring match with Mitch, Kyler gets kicked by Mitch for fun. Angered, Kyler says "now you're dead". Kyler then defeats Mitch by dodging his strikes, blocking one of his punches, tackling him to the ground, and tapping him out with a choke. He is then ordered by Kreese to finish him off, which he does by punching him in the face. After his victory, Kreese replaces Mitch's spot with Kyler's because Mitch lost to an untrained fighter, and then proceeds to kick Mitch out of Cobra Kai. When Hawk protests, saying that Mitch has been loyal, Kyler just smiles evilly at Hawk, as Kreese says that Mitch is not Cobra Kai material.
   
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When Hawk angrily says he will fight Brucks, Kyler mocks him by saying "get him lip." However, when Hawk aggressively beats up Brucks, Kyler becomes horrified, and he even shuts his eyes and looks away. After defeating Brucks, Hawk heads back to his spot and glares at Kyler, but a scared Kyler looks down out of fear and discomfort.
When both he and Miguel encounter each other at the park, Kyler possibly indicates he wants revenge by glaring at him, while Miguel glares back. At school, he picks on Demetri by drawing the male genital on his cast which makes Yasmine hate Kyler now. One day, he along with Hawk, Robby, [[Tory]] and some other Cobra Kai members go to the zoo to steal a snake for Kreese. While the mission is aborted due to Kyler forgetting the snake pole which angers Hawk. But Kyler tells that he has to pass Trig or he is going to get in trouble with his dad. Luckily [[Robby Keene|Robby]] ends up getting the snake.
 
   
 
When both he and Miguel encounter each other at the park, Kyler possibly indicates he wants revenge by glaring at him, while Miguel glares back. At school, he picks on Demetri by drawing the male genital on his cast, as well as hitting him in humiliation when school ends, which makes Yasmine hate Kyler now. One day, he along with Hawk, Robby, [[Tory]] and some other Cobra Kai members go to the zoo to steal a snake for Kreese. The mission is aborted due to Kyler forgetting the snake pole, which angers Hawk. Kyler tells Hawk that he has to pass Trig or he is going to get in trouble with his dad. Luckily for him, [[Robby Keene|Robby]] ends up getting the snake.
Upon the invasion and fight in the LaRusso house, he fights one-on-one with Miguel in retaliation for the fight in the cafeteria a year earlier. He has the upper hand for most of the fight, even making Miguel bleed severely. However, Kyler having the upper hand may be attributed to Miguel having not fought, or trained much since recently recovering from his spinal injury that he suffered in the school brawl, as well as losing a lot of his strength (most notably his legs) because of his injury. However, after eventually regaining his confidence, Miguel defeats Kyler by kicking him twice, tackling him on the ground, and then punching him in the face, with the latter knocking Kyler out.
 
   
 
Upon the invasion and fight in the LaRusso house, he fights one-on-one with Miguel in retaliation for the fight in the cafeteria a year earlier. He has the upper hand for most of the fight, even making Miguel bleed severely. However, Kyler having the upper hand may be attributed to Miguel having not fought, or trained much since recently recovering from his spinal injury that he suffered in the school brawl, as well as losing a lot of his strength because of his injury. However, after eventually regaining his confidence, Miguel defeats Kyler by kicking him twice, tackling him on the ground, and then punching him in the face, with the latter knocking Kyler out. After emerging victorious, Miguel thanks him for the motivation.
==Personality==
 
Kyler is the typical modern bully who displays egocentric traits and a strong desire for being the center of attention around high school by all means, to the point of bullying unpopular students or those who are different or weaker than him. He hides his bratty and abusive nature in necessary occasions like when he met Sam's parents, and also knows how to play the innocent such as when he told [[Daniel LaRusso]] that he and his friends were attacked by "[[Johnny Lawrence|some homeless-looking guy]]" at a mini-mall for no reason (not mentioning that it actually was because he and his friends were unfairly attacking [[Miguel Diaz]] and accidentally hit Johnny Lawrence's car in the process) and when Daniel intervened in the middle of what would've been an act of oral sex with [[Samantha LaRusso]], he made up the excuse that he only wanted to give Sam his "grandma's bracelet" which he kept in his pocket (later admitting that the bracelet was just a part of his act and had used it before with other girls).
 
   
 
===[[Cobra Kai (Season 4)|Season 4]]===
Kyler shows to only care about his own gain and satisfaction, disregarding others. Demonstrated when he was Sam's boyfriend and pretended to be emotional and sweet around her but in reality only had lustful desires, to the point of not respecting Sam's rejection and attempting sexual assault (which resulted in Sam defending herself with karate, much to Kyler's surprise).
 
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While attending class at Cobra Kai, Kyler discusses his future with the fellow Cobra Kai's. Kyler tells that he wants to go to ASU (Arizona State University) while his father wants him to attend Harvard University. Tory is annoyed with his boasting, and points out that because he and his friends didn't handle their business, they lost the fight. He tells her that Hawk switched sides, but she points out that Miguel recently got out of a wheelchair and still beat him in a fight. Kyler snaps that he was present at least, which can't be said for the half-empty dojo since half the class quit, while Kreese listens to the discussion from his office.
   
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The next day at practice, Kyler sees Robby ready to warm the students up. He points out that Robby was never part of the team. Robby then makes a deal that if any of the students can land a hit on him he will leave. Kyler immediately tries to hit Robby, only to be swept to floor and beaten several times. Robby takes down the rest of the students as well and despite Tory managing to land a kick on him, she allows him to stay anyway. Robby begins to teach the group Miyagi-Do's tactics so they know what to expect.
When he lied to a disgusted Sam (who witnessed how he bullied Miguel, [[Eli Moskowitz]] and [[Demetri]]) that he actually didn't bully the other students but was just "messing around" instead, and when Sam broke up with him after his attempt of sexually assaulting her he invented lies to give Sam a bad reputation at school.
 
   
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[[Kenny Payne|Kenny]] arrives in search of Robby Keene, though Kreese insists that the boy must learn to defend himself. Kreese has Kyler warm Kenny up to see what skill he has. When Kyler attacks Kenny on the mat, the boy flinches and runs away each time. Kenny decides to try again a few days later, with Kyler ready for a second round. Once again, Kenny flinches as Kyler approaches him. As Kyler is making fun of Kenny and not looking, Kenny punches him in the face, earning his spot in Cobra Kai.
Despite being capable of causing physical and psychological abuse to those who were vulnerable, Kyler was extremely cocky and nothing but a coward on the inside. Shown when he had the tendency to attack in groups a once defenseless Miguel and repeatedly mocked him, calling his karate "lame-ass" and his sensei "a bum", also when he surprised Johnny Lawrence from behind with a poorly applied chokehold and thought he had the upper hand by exclaiming "What's the matter? Having trouble breathing?" Only to get immediately and effortlessly thrown onto the ground and later at Johnny's submission. He ultimately underestimated Miguel's skill when the latter confronted him and his gang (after rigorous karate training and preparation) in a fight, getting defeated alongside his minions, and publicly humiliated in front of the school. After that he became scared of Miguel to the point of not wanting to be anywhere near him.
 
   
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One day, Kyler tells Tory and Robby that his friend got him tickets to see the movie ''Bloodsport'', and invites them to join. They notice Kenny's depleted attitude, and the boy admits that some students at the high school bullied him, and adds that one of them had spiky red hair, referring to [[Hawk]]. Moments later, the class is introduced to their second sensei, [[Terry Silver]]. That night, Kyler and his friends watch the film and then give Kenny an outrageous food order that the boy can't possibly carry. Wanting to win their approval, Kenny obliges with the delivery. As he returns to the truck, he sees Bert and Nate talking before running into Hawk, dropping all the food. Kenny apologizes, but Hawk acts aggressively. Cobra Kai then approaches to support Kenny while the rest of Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang arrive to support their friends. Kyler wants to attack them now, but their agreement is to wait until the tournament. They agree to meet at the baseball diamond in 30 minutes. When Kyler and Cobra Kai arrive at the diamond, the lights are turned off and sprinklers start. They soon realize they were led into a trap. After getting wet, Kyler remarks they cannot let their enemies get away with this, and Robby assures him they won't.
After joining Cobra Kai he becomes a better fighter, but still dishonorable and a coward on the inside. He is shown to be a bully to people he deems weaker than him, such as Demetri. Despite mocking Hawk when he first joins Cobra Kai, he is shown to be scared of him after he aggressively beats up Brucks. Kyler seems disturbed and discomfort when Hawk was beating up his friend Brucks and left him to bleed.
 
   
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The following day, Kyler and his friends visit a tattoo shop where Hawk is waiting for a touch-up. They attack him in revenge for betraying them. The Cobra Kai's restrain Hawk using a piece of rope from Kyler. Robby then uses a razor blade to cut-off Hawk's mohawk.
Kyler bullies people weaker than him, but backs off and shows fear if someone is stronger than him. After being defeated by Miguel in season 1, Kyler is shown to fear him for the rest of the season.
 
   
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A few days later, Kyler and the rest of Cobra Kai attend the prom, later going to [[Stingray]]'s house to party.
In season 3, both he and Brucks mock Hawk and underestimate him. Kyler is shocked when he saw Hawk easily and aggressively beat Brucks. When Hawk pins Brucks to the ground and starts repeatedly punching him, Kyler shuts his eyes and looks away. Kyler then becomes scared of Hawk after the latter brutally beats up Brucks and glares at him after defeating him. These situations are further indications that Kyler is a coward deep down.
 
   
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In the skills competition of the [[All Valley Karate Tournament]], Kyler breaks some boards, and later 5 layer bricks with his head. In the one on one matchups of the tournament, he defeats Chris in a close match by utilizing Miyagi-Do's techniques, which advances him to the quarterfinals. His opponent in the quarterfinals is Eli, his former bully victim. Prior to the match, Kyler mocks his lip and says he will make him kiss the mat. Kyler, however, is beaten in a matter of seconds by Eli, while not winning a single point or landing a single strike. Despite losing, Cobra Kai wins the All Valley Karate Tournament when Tory defeats Samantha LaRusso in the girls' finals. As Tory wins, Kyler gets on the mat and embraces her on her victory along with the other teammates who flood the mat and congratulate her for her win. Later, Kyler schedules a party at his house to celebrate Cobra Kai's win. The Cobra Kai accompany him except for Tory, who finds out that Terry Silver bribed the referee to ensure she would win the tournament, something that Kyler and the rest of the Cobras don't know of.
Upon the invasion and fight in LaRusso's house, he is brave enough to fight Miguel, probably because he feels he has gained enough skills to beat him. Kyler has the upper hand over Miguel for most of the fight, but is aided by Miguel's karate being rusty due to him recently recovering from a spinal injury. He shows a lot of arrogance during the fight, such as taunting Miguel and arrogantly telling Hawk that Miyagi Do and Eagle Fang never had a chance. However, his advantage comes to an end, when Miguel regains his confidence, which allows him to defeat and knock Kyler out.
 
   
 
=== [[Cobra Kai (Season 5)|Season 5]] ===
Differing from most of the bullies, so far Kyler is shown to be one of the few without a justified reason or backstory as to why he does what he does if not for attention or having a feeling of superiority over others, showing little remorse and no signs of redemption, making him a highly deplorable person.
 
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Kyler continues to be loyal to the Cobra Kai Dojo, now under the leadership of Terry Silver. Kyler remains unaware of Silver's actions in regards to the end of the tournament as well as the fact that he had framed John Kreese with the assault and attempted murder of [[Stingray]]. Silver establishes a new dojo in Encino as well as in many other locations as part of his plan to expand Cobra Kai throughout San Fernando Valley and eventually the world, buying the finest of technological products, equipment, wardrobe, protein snacks and smoothies. Kyler was still continuing his bullying and harassment with the Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang's, as well as Anthony LaRusso by putting floaties on him at the water park. As the Miyagi-Do's and Eagle Fang's clashed, they decided to have a water slide race between Tory and Hawk, with Kyler acting as the announcer and that whoever won will stay at the park. Tory came out as the eventual winner due to Kenny puncturing a hole on Hawk's floatie.
   
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Disappointed with the skill of the local senseis, who previously worked at the different San Fernando dojos, Silver asks his old friend and granddaughter of Kim Sun-Yung, [[Kim Da-Eun]], and some of her fellow senseis from Korea to come to the United States to aid him in his plans. During a training session, Silver asks the male students to train with Sensei [[Odell]] whereas the females would train with Da-Eun. Silver picks Kyler and Kenny to face Odell together. Kyler, who assumes the position as leader, forces Kenny to do the work while he does nothing, which leads to Odell to overpower both of them rather easily, causing Kyler to rebuke Kenny. Following a heart-to-heart with Silver, Kenny is once again paired with Kyler and the former begins arguing with the latter, punching him in the face. An angry Kyler attacks Kenny, who gains the upper hand by pushing him away. Kenny then uses him as a jumping board to land a hard kick on Odell, pleasing Silver. With Cobra Kai continuing its expansion, he and Kenny along with the others continued bullying [[Anthony LaRusso]] when he refused to have a Cobra Kai T-shirt at one of their new locations, even forcing him to swallow a toilet that was left unflushed.
However, it is implied that Kyler's bullying stems from insecurity, as he mentioned in the zoo heist that his father was demanding that he pass trigonometry or he would defecate in Kyler's mouth. That implied that his parents are extremely strict and make him be a perfectionist, so his bullying is either his way of rebelling against his parents' strict authority or to gain power over those he deems to be inferior to his perceived perfection. This is merely a speculation however so it could simply mean he's both a terrible student and an overconfident brat.
 
   
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Upon hearing about the biggest karate tournament of the world, [[Sekai Taikai]], Silver chooses Kenny to represent the boys whereas Tory, who had become increasingly uncomfortable with Silver's ruthless and immoral methods, is picked to represent the girls. When Kenny succeeds in defeating Eli with the "Silver Bullet" technique from Silver, Kyler is one of the first to congratulate him, though he becomes disappointed when Tory runs away when she was supposed to face Samantha, who manages to defeat Devon Lee, despite the referee being paid by Silver to help Cobra Kai win. Cobra Kai wins the qualification, but Miyagi-Do nevertheless is able to qualify due to Gunther and the board being impressed by their fighting styles.
==Fighting Style==
 
Kyler started out as a wrestler and in fights he often relies on grappling moves such as tackles and chokes. Although lanky, he is strong enough to throw his opponents around, and he can punch with some degree of power. However, he is otherwise untrained and has no real defense, making it easy for skilled opponents such as Johnny and later Miguel to defeat him. Nevertheless, he appears to be the most formidable fighter in his gang of bullies, although that's not saying much.
 
   
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When the Miyagi-Dos and Eagle Fangs, joined by a remorseful Tory, break into the dojo in hopes of finding incriminating evidence against Silver, Kyler and Kenny lead the Cobra Kais towards the dojo. When Sam and Miguel wonder how they knew they were there, Kyler asks Mitch to come to them, revealing that Mitch had been a spy for Cobra Kai. Kyler is ecstatic for a fight to break out and confronts Tory over being a "traitor." Tory and Robby try to tell Kyler, Kenny and the others that Silver is a criminal that had fooled all of them, only for their words to fall on deaf ears and a fight breaks out between all fighters. Later, Kyler, [[Edwin]] and another Cobra Kai go upstairs and find Eli and Demetri investigating Silver's laptop, looking for something that would land him in prison. Kyler is surprised that Eli had somewhat regained his former identity as "Hawk," with Eli snapping back that while he may have gone through several changes, Kyler never stopped being the same arrogant and "stupid" bully that he always was. This triggers a fight between Eli, Kyler, Edwin and the other Cobra Kai. Eli easily gains the upper hand on all three of them. Kyler attacks Eli gain and while Eli initially has the upper hand a second time, Kyler soon turns the tables on him. However, Demetri intervenes by kicking him, and Eli then punches him. Kyler and his friends are then defeated by Demetri, with the latter knocking him out.
While fighting Johnny, he uses his wrestling techniques to throw Johnny to the ground and lock him in a poorly applied rear naked choke, but the more experienced Johnny quickly regains his feet and uses a hip toss to break the hold. During the lunchroom brawl, Kyler attempts the same choke on Miguel, but his adversary also escapes the hold and proceeds to defeat him and all of his friends.
 
   
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Once they regained consciousness, Kyler, Edwin and their fellow Cobra Kai go after Eli and Demetri, with Kyler pushing Eli so hard that the latter loses grip on the tablet with the evidence they need against Silver. Anthony grabs the tablet and is protected by the other Miyagi-Dos and Eagle Fangs, who fend off the Cobra Kais long enough for Anthony to post the video on the dojo's YouTube Channel. Kyler watches the video of Tory confronting Silver for using bribery to ensure Cobra Kai's victory in the tournament, severely shocking Kyler and his fellow Cobra Kais. Silver arrives too late and attempts to defend his actions prior to engaging in combat with Daniel LaRusso one last time, witnessed by the Miyagi-Do's and the ex-Cobra Kai members, which ends in Daniel's victory using the [[Crane Kick|crane kick]] to defeat him. Having had their eyes open on their Sensei's dark nature, Kenny, Kyler, Mitch and the other Cobra Kais remove their shirts and toss them to Silver, leaving clear that they wanted nothing more to do with Cobra Kai and they all abandon him and the dojo. An hour or so later, Silver is arrested by the authorities for his many crimes while Kyler attempts to take credit for Silver's downfall, claiming to be the one who saved everyone from his hands despite his bullying.
In season three, Kyler joins Cobra Kai and gains both better striking technique and some decent defensive skills. Kyler blends his wrestling with karate making him a better combatant. In his sparing match with Mitch, Kyler uses his defensive tactics and wrestling techniques to defeat him. He maintains the upper hand through most of his fight with Miguel in ''[[December 19]]'', but the advantage is aided by the fact that Miguel's legs haven't fully recovered from his injury he suffered at the school brawl. Even with this advantage, however, Miguel was eventually able to outmaneuver Kyler and knock him out with a single punch to the face, displaying that there is still a significant skill gap between them.
 
   
 
== Personality ==
Kyler is overall one of the strongest students and fighters at Cobra Kai. With Miguel leaving and Hawk defecting, Kyler is currently the fourth strongest student, after Robby (likely the strongest), Tory and [[Doug Rickenberger|Doug]].
 
 
Kyler is the typical modern bully who displays egocentric traits and a strong desire to be the center of attention by any means needed. He attacks unpopular students, or those who are different or weaker than him, and even more so if he and his allies outnumber their intended victims. He hides his abusive nature in necessary occasions, showing that he can morph to fit a situation if the outcome will eventually fulfill his desire for attention. He acted as the victim when describing the fight between himself and [[Johnny Lawrence]], knowing that it would make him appear less intimidating to Sam's parents. He demonstrated this again when Daniel prevented an act of oral sex with [[Samantha LaRusso|Sam]]. Kyler lied and told Daniel that he only wanted to give Sam his "grandma's bracelet" which he kept in his pocket. He later admitted that the bracelet was just a part of an act the he used before with other girls.
   
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Kyler shows to only care about his own gain and satisfaction, disregarding others feelings altogether. He is also volatile and mysognistic, believing that because Sam was hesitant to have sex that he could attempt to assault her. Sam, however, was trained in martial arts and expertly avoided the attack. Out of spite, Kyler spread rumors about Sam to give her a bad reputation, knowing that it would make her friend group turn away from her.
==Relationships==
 
=== [[Miguel Diaz]]===
 
Miguel is Kyler's first/main rival and former bullied victim. In season 1, Kyler begins bullying him, after the latter outs him and his friends for being underage at a liquor store. He pours pepto bismol on Miguel's head and calls him "Rhea", later push him to Johnny's car and Johnny intervenes to break up the fight as he tells Kyler and his friends to leave Miguel alone and his car. Kyler turns his attention to Johnny begins make fun of him and getting into a brief fight.
 
   
 
During the fight at the LaRusso's house, Kyler is brave enough to fight Miguel, but shows a lot of arrogance during the fight, such as taunting Miguel and arrogantly telling Hawk that Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang never had a chance. However, his advantage comes to an end, when Miguel regains his confidence, which allows him to defeat Kyler. Kyler's bullying could stem from insecurity, as his father is abusive, threatening physical harm if Kyler fails trigonometry.
In the days and weeks following the incident, Kyler continues to bullying him, such as beating him up in the Halloween party and pushing him in the library. However, Miguel becomes a skilled karate fighter at Cobra Kai and later defeats Kyler and his friends, for bullying and mocking Sam about false rumors. After being defeated, Kyler is shown to be afraid of Miguel for the rest of the season.
 
   
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Kyler remains at Cobra Kai after the showdown at the LaRusso house. Although he isn't on the level of several others students, Kyler is a very capable fighter and one of the best in the Cobra Kai dojo. He and his fellow classmates target Hawk before the tournament for revenge, due to him betraying Cobra Kai and joining Eagle Fang Karate, bullying Kenny and drenching them. The Cobra Kai's get their revenge by cutting Hawk's Mohawk, resulting in his confidence being dented temporally. During the All Valley, Kyler narrowly defeats Miyagi-Do's, Chris to reach the quarterfinals, where he faces off with Hawk, now going by Eli once again. Kyler is effortlessly defeated by Eli each round without being able to throw a punch or score a point against his opponent.
In season 3, they first see each other at the park, when Kreese attempts to convince Johnny to rejoin Cobra Kai. Despite not interacting, they glare at each other. Their last encounter this season is when they fight at Sam's house during the finale. Kyler gets all his payback on Miguel for beating him up at school cafeteria. Kyler has the upper hand over Miguel for most of the fight, and mocks him at times during the fight. While Kyler is likely benefitting from Miguel's legs not being back to full form yet, he ultimately loses in the end when Miguel regains his confidence.
 
   
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With Robby leaving Cobra Kai, Kyler believes he is the king, which makes him very arrogant. He proves to be a poor leader for Kenny when they had a test match against a sensei associated with Terry, ordering him around and criticizing him for not following in his footsteps, though Kenny later switches to leader and defeats Kyler under Terry's influence. Later, Kyler and the other Cobra Kai students find out the truth about Silver and are visibly disappointed as a result, even ditching their karate shirts in disgust, which could mean they'll be leaving Cobra Kai after discovering Silver's cheating and unsportsmanlike conduct. Leaving Cobra Kai shows that Kyler has some standards. However, he then tries to take credit for stopping the fight.
=== [[Samantha LaRusso]]===
 
Samantha is Kyler's ex-girlfriend and enemy. Kyler begins dating Sam in season 1 due to his lustful desires for her, though Sam is unaware of his intentions. During a Halloween party, Kyler attempts to seduce her. While his attempt fails due to a sudden appearance by Daniel, Kyler manages to hide his true intention from both. Their relationship however, comes to an end, when Sam dumps him, after witnessing him bullying Miguel, Eli and Demetri. Angry at Sam, he gets revenge by spreading lies about her, causing her friends to disown her as a result. When Sam confronts Kyler, he openly mocks her. Fortunately, for Sam, Miguel defends her and defeats Kyler and his friends.
 
   
 
== Fighting Style==
In season 3, they participate in the brawl in Sam's house in the finale. Despite being on opposite sides, neither cross paths with each other.
 
 
Kyler's fighting ability stems mostly from his wrestling training. He relies heavily on grappling moves such as takedowns and chokes. He is strong enough to throw his opponents around, and he can punch with some degree of power. However, he is otherwise untrained and has no real defense, making it easy for skilled opponents such as Johnny and later Miguel to defeat him. Nevertheless, he appears to be the most formidable fighter in his gang of bullies.
   
 
While fighting Johnny, he uses his wrestling techniques to throw Johnny to the ground and lock him in a poorly applied rear naked choke, but the more experienced Johnny quickly regains his feet and uses a hip toss to break the hold. During the lunchroom brawl, Kyler attempts the same choke on Miguel, but his adversary also escapes the hold and proceeds to defeat him and all of his friends.
=== [[Hawk|Eli Moskowitz]]===
 
Eli is Kyler's second rival and former bullied victim. In their one interaction in season 1, Kyler and Brucks mock Eli's scar on his lip. However, after Miguel defeats Kyler and his gang, Kyler doesn't go near Eli for the remainder of the season, while Eli joins Cobra Kai and becomes Hawk.
 
   
 
In season 3, Kyler is invited by Kreese to join Cobra Kai. In his tryout match Kyler uses his defensive tactics and wrestling techniques to defeat Mitch, leading to the latter's expulsion from the dojo. Kyler learns karate striking in addition to his grappling skills, making him a much more formidable fighter. At the end of season three Kyler maintains the upper hand through most of his fight with Miguel in "[[December 19]]", aided by the fact that Miguel's legs haven't fully recovered from the injury he suffered at the school brawl. Despite this disadvantage Miguel was eventually able to outmaneuver Kyler and knock him out with a single punch to the face.
When Kyler and Brucks join Cobra Kai in season 3, they mock Hawk, while the latter is angry that they have joined. Once Hawk starts easily beating Brucks, Kyler is shown to be shocked at how easily Hawk is countering all of Bruck's attacks. Once Hawk pins Brucks to the ground and starts repeatedly punching him, Kyler shuts his eyes and looks away. Once Hawk is done, he walks up and glares at Kyler, and Kyler is shown to be afraid of him. A few episodes later, Hawk and Kyler are shown to be civil to each other. However, after Hawk defects from Cobra Kai and sides with Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang, they likely return as enemies again.
 
   
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In season 4, Kyler learns Miyagi-Do Karate alongside the rest of the class from Robby, in order for them to learn Miyagi-Do's tactics for the All-Valley. He successfully breaks some boards, and then a 5 layer bricks with his head in the skills competition. He takes on eminent Miyagi-Do student Chris during the Round of 16. They trade points, up until 2-2 where Kyler edges [[Chris]] by utilizing Miyagi-Do techniques. Despite reaching the Quarter-Finals, he is easily defeated by [[Hawk]] in a matter of seconds. He was easily beaten by [[Robby Keene|Robby]] early in the season.
=== [[Yasmine]]===
 
Yasmine is Kyler's former friend, assistant and now enemy (with dislike on Yasmine's end). In season 1, they were part of the rude and popular crowd. Later in the season, when Kyler, Brucks, Yasmine and Moon come to the lake to celebrate Yasmine's birthday, they see it is crowded with so many people Yasmine does not associate with (organized by the Cobra Kai's). Yasmine tells Kyler to tell everyone at the lake to get out, but after seeing Miguel, Kyler gets scared and suggests they go somewhere else, causing an angry Yasmine to call him a coward. While Kyler and Brucks leave, Yasmine stays because Moon goes to the lake.
 
   
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In season 5, after Robby's defection from the dojo, Kyler has become one of its best students, though after he loses to Kenny during a training session, Silver would pick Kenny for the Sekai Taikai tryouts instead. During the final showdown in the dojo, Kyler was able to briefly gain the upper hand on Hawk, only to lose once Demetri joined the fight.
In season 3, while they don't interact Yasmine is unhappy when Kyler bullies Demetri, because the wedgie incident she suffered at the lake made her realize that she knows how being a laughingstock feels. It is unknown how Kyler feels about Yasmine, but it is fair to say Yasmine does not like Kyler anymore, because of her being a nicer and more empathetic person now.
 
   
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Kyler's skills, therefore, are above average, but they have repeatedly proven to be inferior to those of the opponents he fights against: his bullying attitude allowed Cobra Kai's teachings to hone his fighting skills, but Kyler has still lost to every opponent he has faced and has also done so rather quickly; the only times he has managed to hold out long enough has been because he was supported by his peers or because the opponent was injured. In addition, Kyler is prone to viciously attack opponents he considers weaker than himself, so it often happens that the latter do not turn out to be so and so, since he attacks assuming that they won't manage to strike back, they easily defeat him.
=== [[Demetri]]===
 
Demetri is Kyler's third rival and bullied victim. In their one interaction in season 1, Kyler and Brucks threw Demetri's backpack in the trash after bullying Miguel and Eli. However, after Miguel defeats Kyler and his gang, Kyler doesn't go near Demetri for the remainder of the season.
 
   
 
==Relationships==
After his arm got broken in season 3, Demetri finds himself again being bullied by Kyler. When Demetri accidentally bumps into Kyler in the cafeteria, he throws Demetri's lunch to the bin and the latter draws a penis on his cast and shows it to everyone, causing many to laugh — except for Miguel, Yasmine and the other Miyagi-Do students, who feel bad for him. Later in the hallway, Kyler smacks Demetri and mocks him for the defaced cast.
 
 
=== [[Miguel Diaz]]===
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Kyler is the former bully towards Miguel and the biggest reason for Miguel learning karate. Kyler and his friends target Miguel after the latter outs Kyler and his friends for being underage at a liquor store. Kyler pours pepto-bismol on Miguel's head calling him "Rhea", later pushing him into Johnny's car. Johnny intervenes to break up the fight as he doesn't want his car to be affected during the fight. In the days and weeks following the incident, Kyler continues to bullying him, such as beating him up in the Halloween party and verbally abusing him in the library. However, Miguel becomes a skilled karate fighter at Cobra Kai and later defeats Kyler and his friends, for bullying and mocking Sam about his false rumors. After being defeated, Kyler backs off his antagonistic mentality towards Miguel. During the attack on the LaRusso house, Kyler, seeking revenge, targets Miguel and mocks him during the fight. While Kyler is likely benefitting from Miguel's legs not being back to full form yet, he ultimately loses in the end when Miguel regains his confidence.
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===[[Samantha LaRusso]]===
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Samantha is Kyler's ex-girlfriend, though they became enemies after Kyler's sexist actions. Sam was unaware of Kyler's intentions when they began dating, as she believed he was a good person despite the warnings from her father. During a Halloween party, Kyler attempts to seduce her. While his attempt fails due to a sudden appearance by Daniel, Kyler conceals his actions from both of them by giving Sam a bracelet. She later learns that he gave the same bracelet to dozens of other girls, having lied to each of them of its significance in his life. After witnessing Kyler bullying Miguel, Eli, and Demetri, Sam breaks off their relationship. To spite her, Kyler spreads sexual rumors regarding Sam, which causes her to lose her friend group. When Sam confronts Kyler, he openly mocks her over the incident.
   
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===[[Hawk|Eli Moskowitz]]===
=== His Friends ([[Brucks]], [[A.J.]] and [[Rory]]) ===
 
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Eli is Kyler's arch-rival and former victim. Kyler and Brucks often mock Eli's scar, despite it being a biological abnormality that he can't control. When Kyler and Brucks join Cobra Kai, they mock Hawk until he easily defeats Brucks in a sparring match. Kyler is shown to be shocked at how easily Hawk is countering all of Bruck's attacks. When Hawk pins Brucks to the ground and starts repeatedly punching him, Kyler shuts his eyes and looks away. Once Hawk is done, he walks up and glares at Kyler, and Kyler is shown to be afraid of him. They become allies for a brief period during their time together in Cobra Kai until Hawk betrays them and joins Eagle Fang Karate. To get revenge on Hawk for betraying Cobra Kai and after Miguel pulls a sprinkler prank on Kyler and his allies, Kyler (along with Tory, Robby, and other Cobra Kai students) go into a tattoo shop where Hawk is at, and they pinned him down when Robby cut off Hawk's mohawk, stripping him of his confidence. However, during the tournament in Season 4, Eli and Kyler fight but Kyler is easily defeated. When the Eagle Fang and Miyagi Do infiltrate the Cobra Kai dojo to expose Silver, Kyler runs into Demetri and Eli and makes fun of them. When Hawk teaches Kyler the meaning of "life" and points out that he's stuck in his bully role, he states that he is too pathetic to understand, provoking Kyler to attacking him. During their fight, Kyler gains the upper hand on Hawk briefly, until he and Demetri team up and knock him out.
Kyler's friends Brucks, AJ and Rory, are part of his bully gang. The four bully Miguel, with Kyler and Brucks also bullying Demetri and Eli. However, after Miguel defeats Kyler and his gang, Kyler and his friends don't go near Miguel. Rory and AJ aren't seen after being beat by Miguel.
 
   
 
===[[Yasmine]]===
In season 3, Rory and AJ is not seen or mentioned at all, while Brucks and Kyler joins Cobra Kai. When they recognize Eli (now Hawk), they make fun of him. However, after Hawk brutally beats Brucks, Kyler is afraid of Hawk from then on. After being beat up by Hawk, Brucks is not seen or mentioned for the remainder of the season.
 
 
Yasmine is Kyler's former friend, assistant, and now enemy. They were part of the rude and popular crowd. When Kyler, Brucks, Yasmine and Moon come to the lake to celebrate Yasmine's birthday, they see it is crowded with members of Cobra Kai and Miyagi Do. Yasmine wants Kyler to tell everyone at the lake to get out, but after seeing Miguel, Kyler is scared and suggests they go somewhere else, causing an angry Yasmine to call him a coward. While Kyler and Brucks leave, Yasmine stays because Moon goes to the lake. Later, Yasmine is unhappy when Kyler bullies Demetri, because the wedgie incident she suffered at the lake made her realize how being a laughingstock feels.
   
 
===Other Relationships===
 
===Other Relationships===
 
*[[Brucks]], [[A.J.]], [[Rory]] (Former friend group)
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*[[Demetri Alexopoulos]] (Enemy/Victim)
 
*[[Daniel LaRusso]] (Father of Ex-Girlfriend and enemy)
 
*[[Daniel LaRusso]] (Father of Ex-Girlfriend and enemy)
 
*[[Johnny Lawrence]] (Enemy)
 
*[[Johnny Lawrence]] (Enemy)
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*[[John Kreese]] (Sensei)
 
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*[[Kenny Payne]] (Frenemy)
== Gallery ==
 
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==Trivia==
 
 
*Kyler was a fairly important character in the first half of season 1 due to his relationship with Samantha and rivalry with Miguel, but his role was significantly reduced after Sam dumped him and Miguel beat him up.
 
*Ironically, Eli, one of his bullied victim was becoming just like him, or even worse since at least he doesn't participate in vandalism.
 
*Kyler has been defeated by Miguel twice. The difference, however, Miguel was healthy in season 1 but in season 3, he was recovering from his injuries.
 
*Kyler's actions make him the main villain in the first half of season 1.
 
*Despite being a minor character, Kyler is indirectly responsible for the events occurring in the first two seasons:
 
**Bullying
 
**Miguel taking karate with Johnny.
 
**So, Kyler can be seen as the root cause of Daniel LaRusso's and Johnny Lawrence's rivalry resurfacing.
 
**Eli becoming Hawk and a huge bully.
 
**Cobra Kai being repopularized.
 
**John Kreese returning and corrupting the students.
 
**Daniel re-opening Miyagi-Do Karate.
 
**The Cobra Kai and Miyagi Do rivalry.
 
**And the major school brawl that resulted in Miguel being hospitalized.
 
**Caused Kreese to take Cobra Kai and Johnny's students away from him and forced Daniel to shutdown Miyagi Do.
 
**So in a way, Kyler can be seen as the central antagonist of the show.
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Kyler is has some common ground with fellow [[Cobra Kai Dojo|Cobra Kai]] member [[Robby Keene]]: They both dated [[Samantha LaRusso]] and that they are both enemies of [[Miguel Diaz]].
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
 
===[[Cobra Kai (Season 1)|Season 1]]===
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*[[Ace Degenerate|"Ace Degenerate"]]
 
*[[Ace Degenerate|"Ace Degenerate"]]
 
*[[Strike First|"Strike First"]]
 
*[[Strike First|"Strike First"]]
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*[[Cobra Kai Never Dies|"Cobra Kai Never Dies"]]
 
*[[Cobra Kai Never Dies|"Cobra Kai Never Dies"]]
 
*[[Counterbalance|"Counterbalance"]]
 
*[[Counterbalance|"Counterbalance"]]
* [[Quiver|"Quiver"]]
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*[[Quiver|"Quiver"]]
 
*[[Different but Same|"Different but Same"]]
 
*[[Different but Same|"Different but Same"]]
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* [[King Cobra|"King Cobra"]]
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===[[Cobra Kai (Season 3)|Season 3]]===
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*[[King Cobra|"King Cobra"]]
 
*[[Obstáculos|"Obstáculos"]]
 
*[[Obstáculos|"Obstáculos"]]
* [[Feel The Night|"Feel The Night"]]
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*[[Feel The Night|"Feel The Night"]]
* [[December 19|"December 19"]]
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*[[December 19|"December 19"]]
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|}
 
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===[[Cobra Kai (Season 4)|Season 4]]===
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*[[Let's Begin|"Let's Begin"]]
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*[[Then Learn Fly|"Then Learn Fly"]]
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*[[Bicephaly|"Bicephaly"]]
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*[[Match Point|"Match Point"]]
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*[[Minefields|"Minefields"]]
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*[[Party Time|"Party Time"]]
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*[[The Fall|"The Fall"]]
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*[[The Rise|"The Rise"]]
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=== [[Cobra Kai (Season 5)|Season 5]] ===
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* [[Long, Long Way From Home|"Long, Long Way From Home"]]
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*[[Molé|"Molé"]]
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* [[Downward Spiral|"Downward Spiral"]]
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*[[Ouroboros|"Ouroboros"]]
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* [[Bad Eggs|"Bad Eggs"]]
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* [[Taikai|"Taikai"]]
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* [[Head of the Snake|"Head of the Snake"]]
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== Trivia==
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*Kyler is the first bully to not be a part of Cobra Kai before joining them.
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*Kyler has bullied Miguel, Eli and Demetri but has been defeated by all three of them in revenge.
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*Season 4 reveals that his surname is Park, which is a Korean name. This would make him the first person of Korean descent to appear in the series. The second being [[Nathaniel]], and the third being [[Devon]] and the fourth being [[Kim Da-Eun]].
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* He is voiced by Joe Passaro in the video game.
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*Despite his relatively minor role, such as his absence in Season 2, Kyler is technically one of the several main antagonists of ''Cobra Kai''.
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"It's payback time, Rhea!"
―Kyler to Miguel[src]

Kyler Park is a major recurring character in Cobra Kai.

He is a rich high school student who bullies students of a lower status than himself. His bullying of Miguel Diaz prompts Miguel to take karate. Kyler later joined Cobra Kai himself, remaining there until he, along other students, quit upon learning Terry Silver had bribed the referee in the 2019 All-Valley Tournament so Cobra Kai would win, disgusted by their sensei's lack of morality.

Cobra Kai

Season 1

Kyler and his friends are at a liquor store, attempting to buy alcohol despite while underage. Miguel accidentally exposes them for being under twenty-one, which provokes Kyler. He shoves Miguel into a 1991 Pontiac Firebird moments before he and his friends ambush Miguel. The owner of the firebird, Johnny Lawrence, angers over the aggression near his car. The teens mock Johnny with Kyler pushing the man. In retaliation, and to stop them from harming Miguel further, Johnny kicks Kyler. Things quickly escalate into a brawl in the parking lot. Kyler and his friends run off before the police can arrive and arrests Johnny.

Meanwhile, Kyler begins a relationship with Samantha LaRusso. Her father Daniel invites him to dinner, though Daniel notices the bruises on Kyler's face and body. Kyler lies that he and his friends were just hanging out when Johnny attacked them. Wanting to take action, Daniel confronts Johnny about the incident. He learns the truth about the fight, which makes him suspect that Kyler isn't the good kid he claims to be. This incident reignites the rivalry between Johnny and Daniel.

During the Halloween party at West Valley High School, Kyler asks Sam to come with him into an empty classroom. He shows her his belt and tries to make sexual advances. Daniel bursts in, having seen them enter the room together. Mortified, Sam demands an answer from her father. Daniel tries to explain that Kyler isn't a good kid, but explains the teen had a bracelet that he claims to have been giving to Samantha, it was his grandmothers and he wants her to have it. Sam is touched by the gesture and thanks her boyfriend. Kyler quickly leaves to give her and Daniel some privacy. In the locker room, Kyler boasts to his friends about his antics. They see Miguel and begin to mock him over his recently learned karate lessons. Miguel gets mad and kicks Kyler, knocking him and his friend down. Brucks shoves Miguel into the locker and punches him. Kyler and his friends then drag Miguel on the ground and lock the doors. Kyler then tells his friends to hold Miguel up, Kyler then grabs a lacrosse stick and proceeds to beat Miguel with it. This leaves Miguel severely wounded and almost unconscious.

A few days later in the school library, Kyler and Brucks continue to bully Miguel, Eli, and Demetri. Kyler drop Demetri's backpack in the trash, staining it with yogurt. Their antics also showns signs of verbal abuse. Once Kyler and Brucks leave, feeling proud over their antics, though unbeknownst to them Samantha witnesses the whole thing. They go on a movie date where she asks him about the incident in the library. He lies that he and his friends were just joking with them. She doesn't believe him but he tries to persuade her to stay using sexual advances. She quickly pushes him away but he grabs her arm to keep her. She uses karate to push him away, then storms out of the theater, breaking up off their relationship.

The aftermath of the breakup proves key in Kyler's life, as he spreads rumors that he hooked up with Samantha in the theater. His rumors cause problems for Samantha and her friends, as they begin to isolate her. She confronts Kyler in the cafeteria, as the rumors aren't true and she wants him to stop. He taunts her, which causes the other students to take note of their conversation. Kyler continues to belittle Sam and she readies herself to hit him. Suddenly, Miguel intervenes, telling him to leave her alone. Kyler laughs him off and pushes him, insulting his karate skills, before attempting to punch him. Miguel blocks and counters quickly. Kyler retaliates by throwing him onto the tables. Miguel ultimately throws Kyler to the ground then disarms his friends, and he ends up defeating them.

When Miguel and Demetri are walking in the hallway, they see Kyler who turns and walks away after seeing Miguel. When Kyler, Brucks, Yasmine and Moon come to the lake to celebrate Yasmine's birthday, they see it is crowded with so many people Yasmine doesn't typically associate with. Yasmine tells Kyler to tell everyone at the lake to get out. He initially agrees to do that, but after seeing Miguel, he loses his nerve and he suggests they go somewhere else.

Season 3

Kyler and Brucks are recruited into Cobra Kai by John Kreese. Upon arriving at Cobra Kai on his first day, Mitch attempts to mess with him, but Kyler retaliates by snapping at him, which results in Mitch becoming frightened. After recognizing his former bully victim Hawk, both Kyler and Brucks mock him. During his sparring match with Mitch, Kyler gets kicked by Mitch for fun. Angered, Kyler says "now you're dead". Kyler then defeats Mitch by dodging his strikes, blocking one of his punches, tackling him to the ground, and tapping him out with a choke. He is then ordered by Kreese to finish him off, which he does by punching him in the face. After his victory, Kreese replaces Mitch's spot with Kyler's because Mitch lost to an untrained fighter, and then proceeds to kick Mitch out of Cobra Kai. When Hawk protests, saying that Mitch has been loyal, Kyler just smiles evilly at Hawk, as Kreese says that Mitch is not Cobra Kai material.

When Hawk angrily says he will fight Brucks, Kyler mocks him by saying "get him lip." However, when Hawk aggressively beats up Brucks, Kyler becomes horrified, and he even shuts his eyes and looks away. After defeating Brucks, Hawk heads back to his spot and glares at Kyler, but a scared Kyler looks down out of fear and discomfort.

When both he and Miguel encounter each other at the park, Kyler possibly indicates he wants revenge by glaring at him, while Miguel glares back. At school, he picks on Demetri by drawing the male genital on his cast, as well as hitting him in humiliation when school ends, which makes Yasmine hate Kyler now. One day, he along with Hawk, Robby, Tory and some other Cobra Kai members go to the zoo to steal a snake for Kreese. The mission is aborted due to Kyler forgetting the snake pole, which angers Hawk. Kyler tells Hawk that he has to pass Trig or he is going to get in trouble with his dad. Luckily for him, Robby ends up getting the snake.

Upon the invasion and fight in the LaRusso house, he fights one-on-one with Miguel in retaliation for the fight in the cafeteria a year earlier. He has the upper hand for most of the fight, even making Miguel bleed severely. However, Kyler having the upper hand may be attributed to Miguel having not fought, or trained much since recently recovering from his spinal injury that he suffered in the school brawl, as well as losing a lot of his strength because of his injury. However, after eventually regaining his confidence, Miguel defeats Kyler by kicking him twice, tackling him on the ground, and then punching him in the face, with the latter knocking Kyler out. After emerging victorious, Miguel thanks him for the motivation.

Season 4

While attending class at Cobra Kai, Kyler discusses his future with the fellow Cobra Kai's. Kyler tells that he wants to go to ASU (Arizona State University) while his father wants him to attend Harvard University. Tory is annoyed with his boasting, and points out that because he and his friends didn't handle their business, they lost the fight. He tells her that Hawk switched sides, but she points out that Miguel recently got out of a wheelchair and still beat him in a fight. Kyler snaps that he was present at least, which can't be said for the half-empty dojo since half the class quit, while Kreese listens to the discussion from his office.

The next day at practice, Kyler sees Robby ready to warm the students up. He points out that Robby was never part of the team. Robby then makes a deal that if any of the students can land a hit on him he will leave. Kyler immediately tries to hit Robby, only to be swept to floor and beaten several times. Robby takes down the rest of the students as well and despite Tory managing to land a kick on him, she allows him to stay anyway. Robby begins to teach the group Miyagi-Do's tactics so they know what to expect.

Kenny arrives in search of Robby Keene, though Kreese insists that the boy must learn to defend himself. Kreese has Kyler warm Kenny up to see what skill he has. When Kyler attacks Kenny on the mat, the boy flinches and runs away each time. Kenny decides to try again a few days later, with Kyler ready for a second round. Once again, Kenny flinches as Kyler approaches him. As Kyler is making fun of Kenny and not looking, Kenny punches him in the face, earning his spot in Cobra Kai.

One day, Kyler tells Tory and Robby that his friend got him tickets to see the movie Bloodsport, and invites them to join. They notice Kenny's depleted attitude, and the boy admits that some students at the high school bullied him, and adds that one of them had spiky red hair, referring to Hawk. Moments later, the class is introduced to their second sensei, Terry Silver. That night, Kyler and his friends watch the film and then give Kenny an outrageous food order that the boy can't possibly carry. Wanting to win their approval, Kenny obliges with the delivery. As he returns to the truck, he sees Bert and Nate talking before running into Hawk, dropping all the food. Kenny apologizes, but Hawk acts aggressively. Cobra Kai then approaches to support Kenny while the rest of Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang arrive to support their friends. Kyler wants to attack them now, but their agreement is to wait until the tournament. They agree to meet at the baseball diamond in 30 minutes. When Kyler and Cobra Kai arrive at the diamond, the lights are turned off and sprinklers start. They soon realize they were led into a trap. After getting wet, Kyler remarks they cannot let their enemies get away with this, and Robby assures him they won't.

The following day, Kyler and his friends visit a tattoo shop where Hawk is waiting for a touch-up. They attack him in revenge for betraying them. The Cobra Kai's restrain Hawk using a piece of rope from Kyler. Robby then uses a razor blade to cut-off Hawk's mohawk.

A few days later, Kyler and the rest of Cobra Kai attend the prom, later going to Stingray's house to party.

In the skills competition of the All Valley Karate Tournament, Kyler breaks some boards, and later 5 layer bricks with his head. In the one on one matchups of the tournament, he defeats Chris in a close match by utilizing Miyagi-Do's techniques, which advances him to the quarterfinals. His opponent in the quarterfinals is Eli, his former bully victim. Prior to the match, Kyler mocks his lip and says he will make him kiss the mat. Kyler, however, is beaten in a matter of seconds by Eli, while not winning a single point or landing a single strike. Despite losing, Cobra Kai wins the All Valley Karate Tournament when Tory defeats Samantha LaRusso in the girls' finals. As Tory wins, Kyler gets on the mat and embraces her on her victory along with the other teammates who flood the mat and congratulate her for her win. Later, Kyler schedules a party at his house to celebrate Cobra Kai's win. The Cobra Kai accompany him except for Tory, who finds out that Terry Silver bribed the referee to ensure she would win the tournament, something that Kyler and the rest of the Cobras don't know of.

Season 5

Kyler continues to be loyal to the Cobra Kai Dojo, now under the leadership of Terry Silver. Kyler remains unaware of Silver's actions in regards to the end of the tournament as well as the fact that he had framed John Kreese with the assault and attempted murder of Stingray. Silver establishes a new dojo in Encino as well as in many other locations as part of his plan to expand Cobra Kai throughout San Fernando Valley and eventually the world, buying the finest of technological products, equipment, wardrobe, protein snacks and smoothies. Kyler was still continuing his bullying and harassment with the Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang's, as well as Anthony LaRusso by putting floaties on him at the water park. As the Miyagi-Do's and Eagle Fang's clashed, they decided to have a water slide race between Tory and Hawk, with Kyler acting as the announcer and that whoever won will stay at the park. Tory came out as the eventual winner due to Kenny puncturing a hole on Hawk's floatie.

Disappointed with the skill of the local senseis, who previously worked at the different San Fernando dojos, Silver asks his old friend and granddaughter of Kim Sun-Yung, Kim Da-Eun, and some of her fellow senseis from Korea to come to the United States to aid him in his plans. During a training session, Silver asks the male students to train with Sensei Odell whereas the females would train with Da-Eun. Silver picks Kyler and Kenny to face Odell together. Kyler, who assumes the position as leader, forces Kenny to do the work while he does nothing, which leads to Odell to overpower both of them rather easily, causing Kyler to rebuke Kenny. Following a heart-to-heart with Silver, Kenny is once again paired with Kyler and the former begins arguing with the latter, punching him in the face. An angry Kyler attacks Kenny, who gains the upper hand by pushing him away. Kenny then uses him as a jumping board to land a hard kick on Odell, pleasing Silver. With Cobra Kai continuing its expansion, he and Kenny along with the others continued bullying Anthony LaRusso when he refused to have a Cobra Kai T-shirt at one of their new locations, even forcing him to swallow a toilet that was left unflushed.

Upon hearing about the biggest karate tournament of the world, Sekai Taikai, Silver chooses Kenny to represent the boys whereas Tory, who had become increasingly uncomfortable with Silver's ruthless and immoral methods, is picked to represent the girls. When Kenny succeeds in defeating Eli with the "Silver Bullet" technique from Silver, Kyler is one of the first to congratulate him, though he becomes disappointed when Tory runs away when she was supposed to face Samantha, who manages to defeat Devon Lee, despite the referee being paid by Silver to help Cobra Kai win. Cobra Kai wins the qualification, but Miyagi-Do nevertheless is able to qualify due to Gunther and the board being impressed by their fighting styles.

When the Miyagi-Dos and Eagle Fangs, joined by a remorseful Tory, break into the dojo in hopes of finding incriminating evidence against Silver, Kyler and Kenny lead the Cobra Kais towards the dojo. When Sam and Miguel wonder how they knew they were there, Kyler asks Mitch to come to them, revealing that Mitch had been a spy for Cobra Kai. Kyler is ecstatic for a fight to break out and confronts Tory over being a "traitor." Tory and Robby try to tell Kyler, Kenny and the others that Silver is a criminal that had fooled all of them, only for their words to fall on deaf ears and a fight breaks out between all fighters. Later, Kyler, Edwin and another Cobra Kai go upstairs and find Eli and Demetri investigating Silver's laptop, looking for something that would land him in prison. Kyler is surprised that Eli had somewhat regained his former identity as "Hawk," with Eli snapping back that while he may have gone through several changes, Kyler never stopped being the same arrogant and "stupid" bully that he always was. This triggers a fight between Eli, Kyler, Edwin and the other Cobra Kai. Eli easily gains the upper hand on all three of them. Kyler attacks Eli gain and while Eli initially has the upper hand a second time, Kyler soon turns the tables on him. However, Demetri intervenes by kicking him, and Eli then punches him. Kyler and his friends are then defeated by Demetri, with the latter knocking him out.

Once they regained consciousness, Kyler, Edwin and their fellow Cobra Kai go after Eli and Demetri, with Kyler pushing Eli so hard that the latter loses grip on the tablet with the evidence they need against Silver. Anthony grabs the tablet and is protected by the other Miyagi-Dos and Eagle Fangs, who fend off the Cobra Kais long enough for Anthony to post the video on the dojo's YouTube Channel. Kyler watches the video of Tory confronting Silver for using bribery to ensure Cobra Kai's victory in the tournament, severely shocking Kyler and his fellow Cobra Kais. Silver arrives too late and attempts to defend his actions prior to engaging in combat with Daniel LaRusso one last time, witnessed by the Miyagi-Do's and the ex-Cobra Kai members, which ends in Daniel's victory using the crane kick to defeat him. Having had their eyes open on their Sensei's dark nature, Kenny, Kyler, Mitch and the other Cobra Kais remove their shirts and toss them to Silver, leaving clear that they wanted nothing more to do with Cobra Kai and they all abandon him and the dojo. An hour or so later, Silver is arrested by the authorities for his many crimes while Kyler attempts to take credit for Silver's downfall, claiming to be the one who saved everyone from his hands despite his bullying.

Personality

Kyler is the typical modern bully who displays egocentric traits and a strong desire to be the center of attention by any means needed. He attacks unpopular students, or those who are different or weaker than him, and even more so if he and his allies outnumber their intended victims. He hides his abusive nature in necessary occasions, showing that he can morph to fit a situation if the outcome will eventually fulfill his desire for attention. He acted as the victim when describing the fight between himself and Johnny Lawrence, knowing that it would make him appear less intimidating to Sam's parents. He demonstrated this again when Daniel prevented an act of oral sex with Sam. Kyler lied and told Daniel that he only wanted to give Sam his "grandma's bracelet" which he kept in his pocket. He later admitted that the bracelet was just a part of an act the he used before with other girls.

Kyler shows to only care about his own gain and satisfaction, disregarding others feelings altogether. He is also volatile and mysognistic, believing that because Sam was hesitant to have sex that he could attempt to assault her. Sam, however, was trained in martial arts and expertly avoided the attack. Out of spite, Kyler spread rumors about Sam to give her a bad reputation, knowing that it would make her friend group turn away from her.

During the fight at the LaRusso's house, Kyler is brave enough to fight Miguel, but shows a lot of arrogance during the fight, such as taunting Miguel and arrogantly telling Hawk that Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang never had a chance. However, his advantage comes to an end, when Miguel regains his confidence, which allows him to defeat Kyler. Kyler's bullying could stem from insecurity, as his father is abusive, threatening physical harm if Kyler fails trigonometry.

Kyler remains at Cobra Kai after the showdown at the LaRusso house. Although he isn't on the level of several others students, Kyler is a very capable fighter and one of the best in the Cobra Kai dojo. He and his fellow classmates target Hawk before the tournament for revenge, due to him betraying Cobra Kai and joining Eagle Fang Karate, bullying Kenny and drenching them. The Cobra Kai's get their revenge by cutting Hawk's Mohawk, resulting in his confidence being dented temporally. During the All Valley, Kyler narrowly defeats Miyagi-Do's, Chris to reach the quarterfinals, where he faces off with Hawk, now going by Eli once again. Kyler is effortlessly defeated by Eli each round without being able to throw a punch or score a point against his opponent.

With Robby leaving Cobra Kai, Kyler believes he is the king, which makes him very arrogant. He proves to be a poor leader for Kenny when they had a test match against a sensei associated with Terry, ordering him around and criticizing him for not following in his footsteps, though Kenny later switches to leader and defeats Kyler under Terry's influence. Later, Kyler and the other Cobra Kai students find out the truth about Silver and are visibly disappointed as a result, even ditching their karate shirts in disgust, which could mean they'll be leaving Cobra Kai after discovering Silver's cheating and unsportsmanlike conduct. Leaving Cobra Kai shows that Kyler has some standards. However, he then tries to take credit for stopping the fight.

Fighting Style

Kyler's fighting ability stems mostly from his wrestling training. He relies heavily on grappling moves such as takedowns and chokes. He is strong enough to throw his opponents around, and he can punch with some degree of power. However, he is otherwise untrained and has no real defense, making it easy for skilled opponents such as Johnny and later Miguel to defeat him. Nevertheless, he appears to be the most formidable fighter in his gang of bullies.

While fighting Johnny, he uses his wrestling techniques to throw Johnny to the ground and lock him in a poorly applied rear naked choke, but the more experienced Johnny quickly regains his feet and uses a hip toss to break the hold. During the lunchroom brawl, Kyler attempts the same choke on Miguel, but his adversary also escapes the hold and proceeds to defeat him and all of his friends.

In season 3, Kyler is invited by Kreese to join Cobra Kai. In his tryout match Kyler uses his defensive tactics and wrestling techniques to defeat Mitch, leading to the latter's expulsion from the dojo. Kyler learns karate striking in addition to his grappling skills, making him a much more formidable fighter. At the end of season three Kyler maintains the upper hand through most of his fight with Miguel in "December 19", aided by the fact that Miguel's legs haven't fully recovered from the injury he suffered at the school brawl. Despite this disadvantage Miguel was eventually able to outmaneuver Kyler and knock him out with a single punch to the face.

In season 4, Kyler learns Miyagi-Do Karate alongside the rest of the class from Robby, in order for them to learn Miyagi-Do's tactics for the All-Valley. He successfully breaks some boards, and then a 5 layer bricks with his head in the skills competition. He takes on eminent Miyagi-Do student Chris during the Round of 16. They trade points, up until 2-2 where Kyler edges Chris by utilizing Miyagi-Do techniques. Despite reaching the Quarter-Finals, he is easily defeated by Hawk in a matter of seconds. He was easily beaten by Robby early in the season.

In season 5, after Robby's defection from the dojo, Kyler has become one of its best students, though after he loses to Kenny during a training session, Silver would pick Kenny for the Sekai Taikai tryouts instead. During the final showdown in the dojo, Kyler was able to briefly gain the upper hand on Hawk, only to lose once Demetri joined the fight.

Kyler's skills, therefore, are above average, but they have repeatedly proven to be inferior to those of the opponents he fights against: his bullying attitude allowed Cobra Kai's teachings to hone his fighting skills, but Kyler has still lost to every opponent he has faced and has also done so rather quickly; the only times he has managed to hold out long enough has been because he was supported by his peers or because the opponent was injured. In addition, Kyler is prone to viciously attack opponents he considers weaker than himself, so it often happens that the latter do not turn out to be so and so, since he attacks assuming that they won't manage to strike back, they easily defeat him.

Relationships

Miguel Diaz

Kyler is the former bully towards Miguel and the biggest reason for Miguel learning karate. Kyler and his friends target Miguel after the latter outs Kyler and his friends for being underage at a liquor store. Kyler pours pepto-bismol on Miguel's head calling him "Rhea", later pushing him into Johnny's car. Johnny intervenes to break up the fight as he doesn't want his car to be affected during the fight. In the days and weeks following the incident, Kyler continues to bullying him, such as beating him up in the Halloween party and verbally abusing him in the library. However, Miguel becomes a skilled karate fighter at Cobra Kai and later defeats Kyler and his friends, for bullying and mocking Sam about his false rumors. After being defeated, Kyler backs off his antagonistic mentality towards Miguel. During the attack on the LaRusso house, Kyler, seeking revenge, targets Miguel and mocks him during the fight. While Kyler is likely benefitting from Miguel's legs not being back to full form yet, he ultimately loses in the end when Miguel regains his confidence.

Samantha LaRusso

Samantha is Kyler's ex-girlfriend, though they became enemies after Kyler's sexist actions. Sam was unaware of Kyler's intentions when they began dating, as she believed he was a good person despite the warnings from her father. During a Halloween party, Kyler attempts to seduce her. While his attempt fails due to a sudden appearance by Daniel, Kyler conceals his actions from both of them by giving Sam a bracelet. She later learns that he gave the same bracelet to dozens of other girls, having lied to each of them of its significance in his life. After witnessing Kyler bullying Miguel, Eli, and Demetri, Sam breaks off their relationship. To spite her, Kyler spreads sexual rumors regarding Sam, which causes her to lose her friend group. When Sam confronts Kyler, he openly mocks her over the incident.

Eli Moskowitz

Eli is Kyler's arch-rival and former victim. Kyler and Brucks often mock Eli's scar, despite it being a biological abnormality that he can't control. When Kyler and Brucks join Cobra Kai, they mock Hawk until he easily defeats Brucks in a sparring match. Kyler is shown to be shocked at how easily Hawk is countering all of Bruck's attacks. When Hawk pins Brucks to the ground and starts repeatedly punching him, Kyler shuts his eyes and looks away. Once Hawk is done, he walks up and glares at Kyler, and Kyler is shown to be afraid of him. They become allies for a brief period during their time together in Cobra Kai until Hawk betrays them and joins Eagle Fang Karate. To get revenge on Hawk for betraying Cobra Kai and after Miguel pulls a sprinkler prank on Kyler and his allies, Kyler (along with Tory, Robby, and other Cobra Kai students) go into a tattoo shop where Hawk is at, and they pinned him down when Robby cut off Hawk's mohawk, stripping him of his confidence. However, during the tournament in Season 4, Eli and Kyler fight but Kyler is easily defeated. When the Eagle Fang and Miyagi Do infiltrate the Cobra Kai dojo to expose Silver, Kyler runs into Demetri and Eli and makes fun of them. When Hawk teaches Kyler the meaning of "life" and points out that he's stuck in his bully role, he states that he is too pathetic to understand, provoking Kyler to attacking him. During their fight, Kyler gains the upper hand on Hawk briefly, until he and Demetri team up and knock him out.

Yasmine

Yasmine is Kyler's former friend, assistant, and now enemy. They were part of the rude and popular crowd. When Kyler, Brucks, Yasmine and Moon come to the lake to celebrate Yasmine's birthday, they see it is crowded with members of Cobra Kai and Miyagi Do. Yasmine wants Kyler to tell everyone at the lake to get out, but after seeing Miguel, Kyler is scared and suggests they go somewhere else, causing an angry Yasmine to call him a coward. While Kyler and Brucks leave, Yasmine stays because Moon goes to the lake. Later, Yasmine is unhappy when Kyler bullies Demetri, because the wedgie incident she suffered at the lake made her realize how being a laughingstock feels.

Other Relationships

Appearances

Season 1

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Trivia

  • Kyler is the first bully to not be a part of Cobra Kai before joining them.
  • Kyler has bullied Miguel, Eli and Demetri but has been defeated by all three of them in revenge.
  • Season 4 reveals that his surname is Park, which is a Korean name. This would make him the first person of Korean descent to appear in the series. The second being Nathaniel, and the third being Devon and the fourth being Kim Da-Eun.
  • He is voiced by Joe Passaro in the video game.
  • Despite his relatively minor role, such as his absence in Season 2, Kyler is technically one of the several main antagonists of Cobra Kai.

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References

           Cobrakai Villains

Main
John Kreese | Terry Silver | Kim Da-Eun | Kyler Park

Season I
Kyler Park | Yasmine | Brucks | Rory | Tom Cole | Louie LaRusso, Jr. | Sid Weinberg | Trey | Cruz | John Kreese

Season II
John Kreese | Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz | Tory Nichols | Mitch | Doug Rickenberger | Trey | Cruz | Tom Cole | Armand Zakarian

Season III
John Kreese | Tory Nichols | Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz | Robby Keene | Kyler Park | Mitch | Doug Rickenberger | Brucks | Tom Cole | Trey | Cruz | Sid Weinberg | Captain George Turner | Shawn Payne | David

Season IV
Terry Silver | John Kreese | Tory Nichols | Robby Keene | Kenny Payne | Kyler Park | Anthony LaRusso | Shawn Payne

Season V
Terry Silver | Kim Da-Eun | Kenny Payne | Hyan-Woo | Kyler Park | Mitch | Hector Salazar | John Kreese | Kim Sun-Yung