That's right, y'all, I rewrote (the first two episodes of) my old Simply Miraculous fic. As I explain in the note, I noticed a lot of inconsistencies and aspects I simply was not satisfied with. So, I just did it again. The format will be largely changed, I'll be doing important episodes as individual works and others as shorts, and I'll be throwing in some original episode ideas as well.
I managed to write 7 chapters out of the first two episodes, so I hope everyone likes it.
What is Cobra Kai was or had a Musical? Well, this is what I think a couple of the songs in Season 1 would be like.
As someone who views the beginning of the show as both Johnny and Daniel being the main characters, the first song of the hypothetical musical should definitely be a duet between them. However, since the show was known for being 'The Johnny Spinoff' in it's earlier seasons, I think it's fitting that Daniel's POV comes first, an upbeat, piano and ukulele heavy section with generally happy themes. About 75% through Daniel's section, it transitions to a commercial for his autoshop where he sings about his great deals and awesome ethical code and it's all going gre-
And then the TV shuts off and we see Johnny's reflection in the screen. We get a bitter, guitar-heavy section of Johnny ranting about how his life has gone completely downhill ever since that one tournament. It goes until the chorus kicks in, where Daniel and Johnny sing their sections together and it ends with the lines, "And it's all uphill/downhill...from here." Obviously the song would be called From Here.
Next, I'm thinking a Miguel and Johnny duet of Miguel trying to convince Johnny to teach him karate after he saved him from Kyler. Think if My Superhero Movie (TTGTTM) and The Other Side (TGS) had a lovechild. Miguel starts singing about how he can make him strong and then Johnny cuts in about how karate ruined his life and that Miguel is better off just not drawing attention to himself. It ends with Johnny yelling at Miguel to fuck off and Miguel does, well, fuck off. The song would be called What You Could Make Me.
The next song is admittedly somewhat odd to place here but it's a Demetri solo called Under The Radar, basically about how it's better for social outcasts like them to stick to themselves and while he could yearn for something bigger, he finds that time better spent studying for MIT, building models, basically nerd stuff. I'm not entirely sure what it would sound like, but I think it would have some Daft Punk style tech motifs. I also just think it would be funny if Demetri was the first character to get a solo. It shouldn't be more than a minute and a half long though.
Next is a Kyler Villain Song (that sentence feels so wrong to type). It's basically the inverse of Under The Radar where it's basically Kyler just bragging about being tough and popular and saying how nerds like Miguel can't even hope to step up to gods like him. Just Kyler riding an ego high for two minutes. I'd call it Hopeless.
Then, a Miguel solo. It would take place after Carmen forbids him from training with Johnny. It'd be similar to How Far I'll Go except with Spanish guitars and drums. It'd definitely have aspects of What You Could Make Me, Hopeless, and Under the Radar in there. It'd be called Break The Cycle and the chorus would always start with 'If I could break the cycle' until the last one where it's 'When I break the cycle'.
The next song is a song for my glorious ki-Robby, I mean Robby. It would take place when Johnny goes to confront him at his mom's house when he's hanging out with his scumbag friends. It's basically an alternative rock song about how Johnny blew his chance to actually be a father to him so he better not pretend to care now. It would be similar to Hell is Forever from Hazbin Hotel, especially with Robby's friends providing background vocals and how it would end with Robby literally throwing Johnny out of the apartment. This song would be called Second Chances Don't Exist.
The next song takes place when Daniel visits Miyagi's grave, where he considers Amanda's words about being an asshole for raising the rent. It's about how much Cobra Kai's hurt him but he's lost himself in his trauma and shit like that. I guess it can be called I've Lost Myself or something like that. Honestly, not to sure on that name so consider it a placeholder.
Next up, a Hawk solo. This song is, and I'm not joking, just Let It Go from Frozen. It's about Eli's transition into Hawk, starting with him lamenting about his status and vulnerability before resolving to make a change and become a different version of himself, craft a new persona, spread his wings and become The Hawk. I'd call it Flip The Script.
Up next is a song about Daniel training Robby through the unconventional ways of Mister Miyagi, think Warrior of the Mind from Epic The Musical except less intense and with some flutes and drums. It would be Daniel heavy but Robby would have a few lines about how all this training sucks and he feels like it's just a way to make him do chores. That is until he sees the progress he's made thanks to the training and the final chorus is a full on duet between the two. Idk what this song would be called so feel free to suggest any names.
Then, definitely a love duet between Miguel and Sam, I don't actually have an example to compare it to so this section will be short as hell. I don't have a name for it either lmao.
Next, you know that scene in the junkyard of Johnny training the new Cobras? Turning it into a song. It would be if You've Got The Touch and Make A Man Out Of You did a fusion dance, and it would most likely be a Johnny solo. It would also be an inverse of the Daniel-Robby song from earlier. I'd call it something like Pain is Progress. (Not very sure on this name either).
The season would end with a reprise of From Here, with Daniel and Johnny both thinking about their respective victories and losses in the tournament, Daniel reassuring Robby that his second place trophy while Johnny laments about having misled his students and driven his son further away. The reprise would end with Kreese literally appearing in the dojo and singing the last line. Alright, so, since I don't want this to be too long and Cobra Kai is a VERY long series, I'm going to do one of these for each season. And they split Season 6 into parts for some reason, each part will have it's own post. @queen-cobra now you can stop RUSHING ME (jkjk)
Y’all remember when we used to ship Nathaniel and Juleka?😭
Okay so I’m rewatching the Descendants trilogy and honestly, hot take, I love Chad. He’s such a prick but he’s funny and not in a “it’s funny to watch him get hurt” way but in a “his delivery is hilarious” way.
Also, I just got to the scene where Doug talks about Happy’s son and now I wanna see him.
Have your plate ready in an hour or two🙏
If you've been keeping up with my 'What If Cobra Kai Was A Musical' posts, I hope you're in for a long read, because Season 3's already the longest one and it's not even done
I can’t wait to show you guys the version I have of her in my head, she goes clinically insane after Season 3
I let it go long, I let you stray too far
Now I know, now I know, now I know exactly what you are
Na-na-na-na-na-na, a motherfucker
Na-na-na-na-na-na, a motherfucker
I don't think you meant to hurt me
'Cause I don't think it meant a thing at all
At all, at all, at all
At all, at all, at all
At all, at all, to you
Na na na, na na, na
The motherfucker
Na na na, na na, na
The motherfucker
I never saw your scars
I never knew your pain
Now I know, now I know
Now I know we’ll never be the same
But I, I keep on waiting
Waiting to miss you less than I do
And I do, oh, I do, yes I still do miss you
But maybe it's all on me
Dismissing every sigh and every glance and every turn
No, no, no, he's a motherfucker
Maybe there's something here for us to glean
For you to teach and me to try and learn
No, no, no, he's a motherfucker
'Cause you may never change, but I can’t help but yearn
What if I’d been by your side?
What if I’d noticed the signs?
What if we just don’t align?
All this what if, what if, what if, what if, what if, what if
Why, why, why, why why why, makes me BURN!
I don't think you meant to hurt me
'Cause I don't think it meant a thing at all!
Well, did it?
No, not at all
At all, at all, at all
Didn't mean a, didn't mean a
At all, at all, at all
Didn't mean a, didn't mean a
At all, at all to you
Na na na, na na, na
The motherfucker
Na na na, na na, na
The motherfucker
Na na na, na na, na
The motherfucker...
Johnny on Instagram Live two days after Miguel taught him how to do it: Y'all ever heard of bussies? Carmen in the next room: huh? Johnny: I'll tell you what, I tried it for the first time the other day. LOVED it. Miguel, watching in school: Oh my god, we need to tell him. Robby, laughing so hard he's suffocating: Don't you DARE. Johnny: Didn't think I would, but I love bussies. Amanda: Oh dear. Daniel: What's wrong, it's a decent place. Amanda: *whispers in Daniel's ear* Daniel: OH- Johnny: Big fan of bussies now. Silver: At least the blonde has good taste. Kreese: Maybe if he wasn't mispronouncing the name of the gas station. Silver:...gas station? Johnny: Real friendly place, they told to come inside, I did. Tory: Okay, why's my boyfriend suffocating himself? Miguel: *shows Tory the live* Tory:....HA- Johnny: Had the time of my life, I actually left for a minute, came inside again, just as much fun the second time around. I'll be honest, I'll probably stop for a bussies every time I see one from now o- Devon, crashing through the window: STOP-
You ask if Tanner Buchanan is queer so you can make fun of him. I ask if Tanner Buchanan is queer because I want a piece of that. We are not the same.
I actually have a hypothetical dynamic for them😭
It’d be funny if they’re dynamic completely contrasts Sam and Robby’s post-breakup dynamic. Sam and Robby are pretty close and supportive to each other after their breakup so Tory and Miguel should be absolute bitter exes.
Barely concealed, mutual animosity.
It’s not like, intense, it’s more random petty potshots. Like Piccolo and Vegeta’s dynamic in DBZA.
It’s not like they don’t have reasons to not like each other, Miguel totally cheated on Tory in the Season 2 penultimate episode after a month or two of leading her on.
And Tory, well, she’s at least 50% responsible Miguel’s paralyzation😭.
That’s just how I’d do it, though, the canon dynamic of them just being unfathomably awkward now is hilarious.
Tory: So….
Miguel: Yeah…
……
Robby and Sam: We’re back!
Miguel and Tory: Oh, thank god.
remembered amongst other things how the cobra kai writers completely ignored the toriguel dynamic post s3