What the show is sorely lacking among a lot of those conflicts, however, is female characters.

The second part introduced a lot of new characters courtesy of the Sekai Taikai.

Its made abundantly clear that the Iron Dragons know who their best fighters are as well.

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They dominate the fight.

Vallandingham was the youngest Taekwondo black belt to become a tournament champion at just eight years old.

She is a 13-time world champion.

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Zara is positioned to be the new rival for the main female characters of the series.

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Trash talk is one thing, but Zaras karate is pure.

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She allows Tory to think that she slept with Robby (Tanner Buchanan) to mess with her head.

On the mat, however, Zara plays by the rules.

Wolf never has to get her to break someones leg.

Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) whispers something in Zara’s (Rayna Vallandingham) ear before her fight against Tory in Cobra Kai Season 6 Ep 14

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She never resorts to bending or breaking the rules to be the winner.

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While nothing actually happens between them, she allows both Robby and Tory to initially think that something did.

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She is popular and pretty and tends to get away with just about everything at school.

She targetsSams friend Aisha (Nichole Brown)with insults and makes her feel small.

Once Aisha stands up to her once, however, that storyline is over.

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Only one gets a truly significant amount of screen time too - Tory.

They are not even given the chance to simmer in their villainy.

They overcome their differences and become friends, even training together.

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The audience gets to pull back Torys layers to see that.

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The male villains in the series far outnumber the women.

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The male characters are villains for decades in some cases.

Zara wholly represents the new generation of karate, even while being a villain.

Vallandingham was chosen to model for the 2025 swimsuit issue ofSports Illustrated.

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A strong social media presence helps to keep the interest up in a public figure.

She is absolutely the kind of character the audience loves to hate, andCobra Kaineeded more women like her.

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