Terry Silver

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==Summary==
Terrance "Terry" Silver is the main antagonist of The Karate Kid Part III and Seasons 4 and 5 of Cobra Kai.
Terry is a close friend of John Kreese from their shared time in the military. He is the wealthy former owner of DynaTox Industries, a toxic waste facility. He co-founded the first Cobra Kai Dojo alongside Kreese, serving as the original corporate owner of the dojo. He later helped enact revenge on Daniel LaRusso after Kreese's humiliation in the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament. Silver hatched an elaborate, time-consuming, and expensive plot to trick Daniel into training with him. He planned Daniel's loss in the All Valley Karate Tournament, to redeem Cobra Kai. His plan failed, and the dojo closed.
Thirty years later, Silver was enticed back to Cobra Kai by John Kreese, who once again needed his help. This time, they worked together to led a new generation of Cobra Kai students to victory. After leading their students to victory, Silver ended his one weakness by having Kreese arrested, effectively usurping the dojo.
As the sole Sensei of Cobra Kai, he works to ensure that Cobra Kai is the leading dojo in the world, which involves him hiring several senseis that trained under his master, one of whom is the latter's granddaughter, cheating and deceiving his way into being picked by Sekai Taikai, and stopping anyone that got in the way. However, his cheating at the All Valley Tournament was eventually exposed by the Miyagi Fang students and Tory, and this, combined with him being defeated by Daniel, leads to his students leaving him and he himself being arrested for his crimes, ultimately ruining his plans yet again.
==Powers and Stats==
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Name: Terrance "Terry" Silver
Origin: The Karate Kid
Gender: Male
Age: 30sAt least 18 in 1968 when he fought in Vietnam making him at least around 35 by Karate Kid; taking place in 1985 | Late 60sCobra Kai takes place 33-34 years after the Karate Kid trilogy, making him at least around 69 by Season 5 applying the previous reference's age
Classification: Human, Martial Artist, CEO of DynaTox industries (former), U.S. Army Lieutenant (retired), Corporate Owner and Sensei of Cobra Kai Dojo (former)
Powers and Abilities: 
*Superhuman Physical Characteristics 
*Martial Arts (Proves to be one of the most skilled martial artists in Miyagi-verse)
*Social Influencing (A charismatic manipulator, one who, ever since Karate Kid 3, Terry was able to fool the likes of Daniel and Mr. Miyagi with a facade of a fake story he made up while toying with Daniel's emotions. He demonstrates to be a powerful speaker, capturing the All-Valley's attention and turning their attention to praise Mike Barnes despite his brutal reputation compared to Daniels more likable memorable praise from the previous year. Continuing to Cobra Kai, where he captured the attention of his students while instilling his philosophy into them, very similar to John Kreese. He can manipulate the likes of Daniel's wife, who had previously thought Terry was bad while twisting her perspective that Terry is fighting for a good cause. He had further corrupted the minds of his students, such as Kenny, a previous cowardice kid loyal to Robby, who turned into a confident bully who no longer listened to Robby. An example on display is when Terry Silver had such large control over his students that they only merely "heard" Robby's please to help them but never listened)
*Weapon Mastery (Has shown to be skilled in wielding a sword during his fight with Chozen, Chozen completely mastering everything in karate, with Terry almost managing to kill Chozen in his fight; although ultimately losing to Chozen. As a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant, he should be a skilled gun wielder)
*Pressure Points (Via The Silver Bullet Technique. Which Kenny used to "knock the wind" out of Hawk And Robby by striking a nerve near the sternum)
Attack Potency
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|-|Post-Timeskip=Street level (Managed to fight toe to toe with Chozen Toguchi while both were intoxicated.https://twitter.com/McSchlossberg/status/1568997856887054336 With the tides of the fight changing many times, Chozen only narrowly besting him. A younger version of Chozen can break a piece off a stone statue. Hyan Woo, who can fight Johnny and Chozen, stated it'd be impossible to defeat Terry Silver. Defeated Post-Timeskip Johnny when Terry had concussed him beforehand; Johnny could destroy the middle portion of two concrete cylinder blocks in a single strike. Bested a drunk and unbalanced Post-Timeskip Daniel. Easily bested Robby Keene who can fight Tory Nichols who can break the center portion of a thick stone slab. This also extends to Robby easily beating Kyler Park who can pulverize the middle portion of five stone slabs)
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Speed: Athletic Human running speed, Peak Human combat speed with Superhuman attack speed and reactions (Superior to his Post-Timeskip counterpart. Casually caught a punch from Pre-Timeskip Daniel before it could hit a punching bag. Should be comparable to John Kreese, who could dodge a punch from Mr. Miyagi. Easily kept up with Mike Barnes, although it's unknown how staged the scenario was) | Athletic Human running speed, Peak Human combat speed with Superhuman attack speed and reactions (Kept pace with Post-Timeskip Johnny, who is capable of keeping pace with an MMA fighter. Kept pace with an unbalanced Post-Timeskip Daniel who caught a fly with chopsticks when he was younger)
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (Comparable with John Kreese) | Peak Human (Restrained an enraged unbalanced Post-Timeskip Daniel, even stating that Daniel "never had the strength" to match him. Although Daniel later restrains him which begs to differ that Daniel is relative in some respect. Overpowered Post-Timeskip Chozen in a blade lock)
Striking Strength: At least Street level (Superior to his Post-Timeskip counterpart. Could knock down Mike Barnes with a single punch, despite placing a book to protect Mike from most of the strong impact of the said punch. Although it was a staged scenario to an unknown extent) | Street level (Knocked down Post-Timeskip Chozen in two blows. He incapacitated Post-Timeskip Johnny with only six blows, although all these blows were notably vital ones. Incapacitated and hospitalized Post-Timeskip Daniel in their first fight)
Durability: At least Street level (Withstood a kick from Mr. Miyagi and shrugged it off. Should scale from AP. More durable than his Post-Timeskip counterpart) | Street level (Only merely stunned by attacks from Post-Timeskip Chozen including ones that used the backend of a Sai. Took multiple hits from an angry Post-Timeskip Johnny and instantly recovered from them. Johnny is capable of shattering the middle portion of two concrete cylinder blocks. Took numerous hits from Post-Timeskip Daniel before going down) 
Stamina: Athletic (As a retired Vietnam veteran in his physical prime and consistent in training, he should be on this level. Superior to his Post-Timeskip counterpart. Kept up for some time with Mr. Miyagi) | Above Average, likely higher (Kept up with Chozen Toguchi without tiring while receiving a gash across his neck, then shortly after was able to fight to the same extent with Daniel Larusso)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with Katana
Standard Equipment: None notable
* Optional Equipment: Boxing gloves, swords, trophy
* Can Pilot: 1973 Ford Courier Custom Convertible, 1981 Gillig Phantom 35' | 2018 Mercedes-Maybach S 560 [X222]
Stamina: Athletic (As a retired Vietnam veteran in his physical prime and consistent in training, he should be on this level. Superior to his Post-Timeskip counterpart. Kept up for some time with Mr. Miyagi) | Above Average (Kept up with Chozen Toguchi without tiring while receiving a gash across his neck, then shortly after was able to fight to the same extent with Daniel Larusso)
Range: Standard Melee Range, Extended Melee Range with Katana
Intelligence: Gifted
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|-|General=Experienced in the military in the Vietnam War even gaining the rank of Lieutenant. Mike Barnes, a 10th Degree Black-Belt Upcoming National Champion, considered being trained by him and Kreese. Terry Silver became infamous for tormenting Daniel in The Karate Kid Part III, corrupting his mind and completely changing his fighting style, and making him more aggressive than ever before. Silver even did the unthinkable when he created a schism between Daniel and his beloved sensei, Mr. Miyagi. He created a division again between Daniel and his beloved wife, Amanda. Using mind games on all students of Cobra Kai, easily manipulating them even more quickly and precisely than John Kreese. Easily convinced Johnny to come to an old dojo by tugging on his emotions. Made a successful philosophy of his martial arts, which is about targeting the opponents weakness, balance, sight, breathing, and focus, stating that If a man can't stand, breathe, or focus, he can't fight and that finding out your opponent's weakness is the best way to defeat them, which is proven to be true during his fights with Johnny, and when he trained the students of Cobra Kai. Managed to convince an All-Valley Tournament and a Sekai Taikai qualification referee to accept a bribe. Framed Kreese for a brutal assault to take the dojo from him, shedding his weakness. Considered Daniel's mind as "small". Stated to be "smart" by Kreese, who is on this level of intellect. Daniel noted that Silver always thinks "two steps ahead of you." He is exceptionally clever and can see through people lying, even wise men like Chozen Toguchi, although this was only due to Chozen's mistake rather than Terry knowing all along, then again, Daniel noted that the undercover plan always had a limited amount of time, and that Silver will see through them sooner or later. Burned Mike Barnes's furniture store down and successfully left no evidence behind. Convinced Kim Da-Eun to join him as his business partner in Cobra Kai. He is an excellent public speaker and can handle situations with much pressure while keeping on a facade, mostly while staying calm and collected. He is also a skilled pianist, swordsman, and business leader. Portrayed as one of the most competent and intelligent characters in the series
|-|Combat=Terry Silver has a major expertise in martial arts, with Terry Silver and John Kreese both regarded by WOG in the karate kid films as more skilled than the feared national champion, Mike Barneshttps://twitter.com/McSchlossberg/status/1294904158835732480; and despite falling out of karate for over 30 years; when the latter started training again while in advanced age, he was still capable of performing up with some of the best. Hyan Woo, one of Kim Da Eun's international ringers, was able to fight toe to toe with Chozen and Johnny in their first encounter, considered defeating Terry Silver impossible. This continued when Terry Silver could utilize his dirty tricks to defeat Johnny Lawrence who has versatility in fighting multiple opponents at once. He is able to easily best Robby Keene who can respectively solo an entire karate dojo. Terry Silver's most impressive feat is going toe to toe with Chozen Toguchi. Whom had trained his entire life for all his years, who can respectively defeat six martial arts masters with ease
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Standard Tactics: Terry Silver relies on tactics he names "Quick Silver," which is taking out opponents' ability to breathe, stand, and see. He "takes away" his opponent's ability to see by waiting for an opponent to attack and hitting them square in the nose, so he chokes on his blood and tears. He takes away the opponent's ability to breathe by striking at their ribs, ultimately hitting their lungs. While vague with how he takes away the ability for someone to stand, he is likely referring to his "sweeping the leg" or breaking someone's balance. In addition to this fighting style is his Cobra Kai philosophy of always striking first, striking hard, and showing no mercy. He employs a method of doing anything to win, using cheap shots such as vitally attacking someone when they're off-guard and throat strikes. He uses a vast array of parrying accompanied by strikes and various kicks; his hand strikes usually stun an opponent and utilize his kicks to knock them down. Terry Silver has a habit of telegraphing as to intimidate opponents and make them cower away in fear. He prefers rough but calm and collected grappling, such as restraining both of an opponent's arms. If there is a pause in battle with a clear opening to the sternum, he will employ his Silver bullet technique (See notable attacks/techniques). Other than his fighting style is psychological warfare that Terry Silver specializes in; picking and antagonizing the other opponent into attacking him while Terry openly makes it clear he is in control and passively aggressively encouraging them, eventually planning to end the opponent on terms of turning their aggression into being in fear.
Weaknesses: Human limitations | Same as before. He is somewhat mentally unstable without his medications. Suffering from PTSD, although he has since embraced it, making it more of an asset to his philosophy
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Silver Bullet: A strike towards the opponent's sternum that would cut off the air to their lungs.
==Explanations==
Terry Silver was originally trained in the art of Tang So Doo by Captain George Turner for the purposes of unarmed combat while serving in Vietnam; a Korean style of martial arts that balances kicking and punching, and relied on using the hips to produce more power behind kicks. Along with fellow soldier and lifelong friend John Kreese, he learned the basics while serving in the army and later studied it more extensively still under the tutelage of their former commanding officer's master Kim Sun-Yung of South Korea sometime thereafter, and became a highly skilled practitioner himself. Like Kreese, Terry strikes first and hard, and emphasizes on speed and an arsenal of kicking techniques to overwhelm his opponents. He easily bests Snake and Dennis, whom he had hired to train Mike Barnes, during his sparing match with them, even though he is prone to telegraph his moves on occasions because he fights to impress or shock those around him as much as he does to beat his adversaries. His defensive capabilities, however, leave much to be desired, as he is so accustomed to overwhelm inferior opponents by fighting aggressively, that he ends up leaving himself open to the more shrewdly calculated counters of Mr. Miyagi, who easily counters his strikes and uses well timed offensive strikes to beat him with ease.
Thirty years later, Silver is still a brutal striker with his kicks. He crippled the well-trained Johnny Lawrence in a matter of minutes, though this occurred during a sneak attack where Johnny wasn't given the opportunity to fight fair. However, fighting dirty has become Silver's method, with his speed and precision adding to the unwavering strength he wields. His strength alone and relentless blows put Raymond, a grown man, into a coma.
==Notable Matchups==
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